The winter sun of St. Freya High School shone on the golden longsword in Li Xuan's hand. The replica of the [Xuanyuan Sword], as it was described, still reflected a golden brilliance. The patterns on its golden blade were profound and obscure...
"The golden sword with the strongest [Dominion] ability..." Walking on the campus path towards the dormitory, Li Xuan examined the golden sword in his hand, sorting through the information about it in his mind. "A super divine weapon left behind by the humans of the Previous Era..."
"Could it be that a prehistoric civilization existed in this world?!" Li Xuan frowned and muttered to himself. He suddenly felt that this world was much deeper than he thought... There was even a previous human civilization... Even the textbooks at St. Freya High School didn't describe these things... He suddenly became a bit interested in that so-called previous civilization... He would have to investigate it in the future, it was simply incredible...
"The power of the origin is sealed within the sword... what does that sentence mean..." Li Xuan softly spoke the information engraved in his mind, pondering it.
The power of the origin... if he remembered correctly, the fundamental forces of the universe... should be the strong nuclear force, the weak nuclear force, the electromagnetic force, and gravitation, these four fundamental forces.
Or perhaps this power of the origin referred to the origin of Honkai... but that was also impossible... In any case, he had never heard of what the so-called [Honkai] origin was.
"Forget it..." Li Xuan cast aside the wild thoughts in his head. Whatever this power of the origin was, he couldn't use it anyway, so there was no point in thinking about it... He'd deal with future matters in the future. First, he had to get through the 'Infinite Abyss'.
"Alright, next is... possessing the characteristics of being indestructible and sharp..." Li Xuan continued to sort through the information on the Xuanyuan Sword in his mind, analyzing it aloud. "In other words, the Xuanyuan Sword... can't be damaged and is extremely sharp, right?"
"..." Li Xuan stood on the empty path, raising the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand and staring at its golden blade and seemingly very sharp double edges under the sunlight...
"Hey!"
Suddenly, a hand slapped onto Li Xuan's unprepared shoulder. Li Xuan's hand trembled, and he almost swung the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand to cleave the person behind him in two...
"..." Kiana stared blankly at the golden sword just a few centimeters from her head, a cold chill running down her spine...
"Ahem... Kiana, sorry, sorry... it was a reflex, my bad," Li Xuan said, stunned for a moment before quickly lowering the Xuanyuan Sword and laughing it off. Being immediately on alert to any movement behind him was a habit he had developed in Nagazora City... After all, in a place teeming with monsters, if you weren't careful enough, you wouldn't see the next day's sun...
"You big idiot! This young lady was almost done in by you..." Kiana yelled loudly. For a moment there, she really thought she was a goner... Her back was covered in a cold sweat...
"If I died... *sniff*... if I died..." Kiana sniffled, her voice choked with tears. "If I died!... What would Mei do?! She'd become a widow!..."
"....." Li Xuan's apologetic expression froze... There were so many things wrong with that statement, from beginning to end... Kiana, are you really determined to go all the way with yuri?! You've even considered marriage...
"I challenge you to a duel!" Kiana shouted, jumping up and down in frustration. She reached into her pocket and pulled out the gray pistol she had just bought, the 'Colt Defender'.
"Calm down... Kiana," Li Xuan urged hastily. Why resort to weapons... after all, no one was hurt...
"Go to hell, you big idiot! Just let this young lady beat you up and we'll call it even..." Kiana raised the pistol and swung it at Li Xuan, butt-first. She hadn't taken the safety off; the trigger was still locked...
"Hey, hey... don't..." Li Xuan subconsciously raised the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand horizontally in front of him, trying to block Kiana's attack...
"Where'd you get this sword? It's so shiny..." Kiana said curiously, noticing the longsword Li Xuan held in front of him...
"..." But the next moment, Kiana's words came to an abrupt halt... Her eyes widened in shock and confusion, staring fixedly at the scene before her...
The Colt pistol, which Lingyi-niang, the owner of the St. Freya High School weapon shop, had described as 'made with a new alloy material, quite sturdy', shattered after just one forceful impact with the golden longsword in Li Xuan's hand...
Kiana had slammed the gray 'Colt Defender' against the blade of Li Xuan's Xuanyuan Sword. The alloy-made gun body, as if a stone striking an egg, was actually sheared in half by the blade. When the pistol was raised again... only half of it remained...
"..." The atmosphere became a bit awkward...
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Meanwhile... in the dormitories for students and staff at St. Freya High School...
"La la la~♪ (^?^*)~" Mei hummed a little tune as she walked towards the balcony, carrying a basket full of freshly washed clothes... As the only person in the entire dorm who could cook and clean, Mei was responsible for all the housekeeping, keeping the dorm neat and tidy. Her cleaning skills were considered a lifelong rival by a certain maid named Liv who wished to remain anonymous.
"The sun's out, I should hurry and hang the clothes to dry~" Mei glanced at the slightly dazzling sunlight and stretched her back, which was a little sore from being busy. She didn't find it to be hard work, though... instead, every time she saw everyone wearing clean clothes and eating the meals she had personally cooked, she felt a sense of happiness...
"Mhm~ Mhm~...." With a warm smile, Mei picked up a hanger and began to hang the clothes on the clothesline on the balcony.
"Oh, right..." Mei suddenly paused what she was doing and muttered to herself, "I haven't brought in the last batch of underwear yet..."
"I should probably bring in the previous batch of clothes first..." Mei gently put down the clean clothes, preparing to take the previously hung clothes back to the room...
"...Hmm, Kiana's, Bronya's... ahem, Auntie Himeko's underwear is still as unique as ever..." Mei couldn't help but blush a little as she looked at Himeko's sexy lace panties... Do all mature women wear black?
"And mine... huh?" Mei reached to collect her own underwear but grasped at empty air. The spot where her underwear had been hanging was now... completely empty.
"....." Mei paused, puzzled, and muttered to herself, "Where's my underwear?!"
(End of Chapter)