Chapter 8: Kiana: Hime... Aunt Himeko?
~Frieren: Beyond Journey's End World~
"Wow! So strong—!"
Stark marveled at Stelle's skill, and even more at her courage, to be able to charge forward so decisively, seizing the fleeting opportunity, she was simply... a natural-born warrior.
"Although I'm not a warrior, I can't give you too much guidance, but watching her fight, you should be able to discover your own shortcomings,"
Frieren said calmly.
In Frieren's view, among the characters who have appeared so far, if ranked by strength, the strongest should be Kafka and Silver Wolf, followed by Dan Heng and Stelle, and then March 7th and Arlan.
Kafka's swordsmanship is exquisite, but even more dangerous is her ability, called Word Spirit.
Frieren thought for a long time, and apart from plugging her ears, she couldn't find a reasonable way to restrain it for the time being.
Silver Wolf's close combat strength is not obvious, but the troublesome thing is still her ability, similar to teleportation magic, according to her, it's
"Just throwing out a coordinate at random."
Dan Heng and Stelle are very strong in close combat—especially Dan Heng, his marksmanship is truly airtight, dazzling.
As for March 7th, she's more like a group favorite.
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[ The Voidranger Trampler, who had just been beaten violently by the Trailblazer, did not die on the spot, but struggled to let out a roar towards the sky, after which a large number of Voidranger: Reavers were summoned, surrounding everyone.
At this moment, a sound of air being torn apart rang out, and a delicate drone flew from afar, sweeping across the sky like a whirlwind, turning all the Voidranger: Reavers into dust wherever it went.
Due to the speed being too fast, the Voidranger: Reavers didn't even have time to react before their bodies were cut into pieces by the blades on the drone. ]
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~Demon Slayer World~
"This...!"
At the Demon Slayer Corps' residence, Shinobu Kocho couldn't help but exclaim after seeing the drone's ghostly speed and destructive power.
So... so strong!
Even in the eyes of the Pillars, who have undergone thousands of trials, the drone's speed can be considered extremely fast, almost on par with the Sound Pillar Tengen Uzui's speed.
In the eyes of ordinary swordsmen, let alone seeing the attack clearly, they probably wouldn't even have time to react.
The key is that this iron lump of a machine doesn't need to be tempered like the Pillars, spending ten or even dozens of years to train. As long as you have one, you can kill demons with extremely high efficiency.
Because it flies so high and fast, except for the Upper-Rank Demons that you might not encounter once in decades, probably no other demons can destroy it.
It's simply a trash mob grinder!
But...
Shinobu Kocho's originally bright eyes gradually dimmed again.
This is clearly a creation that doesn't belong to their world, let alone a perfect 1:1 replica, probably even imitation would be difficult.
A heavy iron lump can fly in the sky... let alone figuring out the principle, just imagining it makes Shinobu Kocho feel incredible.
But she didn't want to give up so easily.
Shinobu Kocho stepped forward and advised Kagaya Ubuyashiki,
"Master, I think our Demon Slayer Corps should invest manpower and energy in that new type of weapon. If we can research it, it will definitely become a major help in our fight against demons."
Before Kagaya Ubuyashiki could speak, the Wind Pillar Sanemi Shinazugawa impatiently interrupted,
"Hey, hey, Shinobu, are you kidding me? That kind of weapon is obviously not something people in our world can create, right? Even if we could create it, how many years would it take? Fifty years? A hundred years?"
"But we've been fighting demons for thousands of years, and there's still no result, right? If we can use dozens or hundreds of years to advance the extermination of demons... even if it's just a small step, I think it's worth it."
Shinobu Kocho looked directly into Sanemi Shinazugawa's eyes,
"Although none of us will see that day, isn't that day worth our perseverance?"
"Mm."
Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded, he very much agreed with Shinobu Kocho's words, but he also decided to listen to Sanemi's opinion,
"Sanemi, what do you think?"
"I think the martial arts of these otherworldly humans also have their merits. Whether it's that woman named Kafka or that young man named Dan Heng, they're both quite strong. Although we can't learn that mind-controlling Word Spirit, there are still things worth learning from their moves."
Sanemi Shinazugawa's words were also approved by the Stone Pillar.
The Pillars' strength relies on various types of Breathing Styles, and their moves have also been fixed for thousands of years. I
f they can incorporate the martial arts moves of otherworldly humans on this basis, it might really bring new vitality to their Breathing Styles.
"That makes sense."
Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at Sanemi appreciatively,
"Both of your suggestions are very good, so let's act separately. Shinobu, you will be in charge of researching new weapons, and the other Pillars will find ways to record the moves of Dan Heng and the others."
"No matter what kind of differences arise, our goal is only one."
Taking a deep breath, a trace of sharp killing intent finally appeared on Kagaya Ubuyashiki's disfigured face. He braced himself and sat up, gritting his teeth, and said word by word.
"Kill Muzan, exterminate all demons!"
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[ After seeing the drone's cover, Dan Heng decisively made a judgment, covering everyone to quickly going to the elevator.
The elevator door closed in time, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, their tense bodies finally able to relax.
When the elevator arrived, the camera angle changed, showing a woman with fiery red hair.
The woman's appearance is elegant and dignified, wearing a black military coat made of high-end fur, half-off-shoulder, with a white high-slit dress inside, and black and gold patterns embellishing her waist and cuffs, giving her an indescribable air of grace and luxury.
Her pair of golden eyes contains a gentle smile, looking gentle and intellectual.
Especially those long, slender white legs under the high slit, are simply a level ten straight-man slayer. ]
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~Frieren: Beyond Journey's End World~
"Ahhh—I want to adventure with a big sister like that!! This is the reason I became an adventurer!!"
Realizing that the big sister in the light curtain could only be seen but not touched, Sein, sitting by the wall, let out a heart-wrenching wail while holding a wine bottle.
Red hair! Mature woman! A flawless appearance and figure!
Every aspect was dancing on Sein's XP.
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~Honkai: Impact 3rd World~
And when this beautiful, mature woman, who looked only in her twenties, revealed her full face, Himeko, who was working as a teacher in a certain Valkyrie Academy office, suddenly showed a look of shock,
"Ah...? That's me?"
This time, it wasn't just Bronya who was stunned; Mei and Kiana also widened their mouths,
"Hime... Aunt Himeko?"
"Himeko..."
On the other side, Welt Yang, who was working as an animator in a certain company, began to tremble slightly with the pen in his hand.
Why is Himeko in there? And her dress and temperament are completely different, but that face is undoubtedly carved from the same mold, but looking the same is one thing, why is the name also the same?
But I must say, she's quite beautiful.
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(Translator-kun: Don't worry, Welt, you will see yourself in there. )