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Chapter 45: Senjutsu (2)

After calming Shirone down, we were able to move on with the lesson.

According to Kuroka, the most basic method of learning Senjutsu is through meditation, concentrating on your state of mind and quietly releasing your own ki, as well as feeling the natural ki of your surroundings. It is also the best way to develop one's skill in Senjutsu.

So my first task, and Shirone's, was to follow these steps that Kuroka had shown us.

"Senjutsu, however, has a fatal flaw, because while it allows the user to read and handle the power of the spirits, it could also take on the malice and ill will that flows in the world, so if an amateur misuses it, then the malice will end up corrupting the user. You have to be careful, though not to worry because I am already here so that you will have no trouble."

This is what Shirone thought had happened to Kuroka in the canon. She thought that her sister had been corrupted by the desire for power and had killed her "king" in a moment of madness.

Since my arrival here, this misunderstanding will no longer occur, and the sisters will not have to be separated. Shirone is not afraid of Senjutsu either and can train without any problems.

What's more, Shirone no longer has to reincarnate as Devil. Rias Gremory will have to find someone else to take his place as Rook.

Drako! You need to focus!

Concentrate.

Focus.

Concentrate.

"Boy, releasing your own ki is not as easy as finding your magic essence. In fact, it was your own reasoning that led you to shorten the time it should take you to find your magic essence. In other words, you got lucky."

Are four hours too short?

"For someone of your talent, yes."

"But releasing the ki is not so simple, you cannot depend on your luck to achieve this. You have to achieve perfect concentration, unaffected by any other thoughts."

Why hasn't Kuroka said anything about this?

"Because she doesn't need to maintain perfect concentration. Just look at the little girl."

Shirone is sitting next to me with her eyes closed. Now that I look, she seems to be releasing something from her body.

I can't see it, but I can feel something being released from her body.

Is this the ki?

"Now look at the surroundings."

The environment?

The grass around us is growing, and the flowers are turning towards Shirone. It looks like they're trying to get closer to her. I can even see the tree trunks making their way to Shirone.

What's happening?

"This is the effect of Senjutsu. The Yokais have a special talent for practising Senjutsu. Nekoshou is a kind of high-level Youkai, using Senjutsu is something they can do on instinct."

I see. I, who am not a Yokai, have more trouble using Senjutsu.

"That's right. It's tough, but not impossible. The biggest problem you have is none other than your race."

Evil Child Dragon, huh?

"Your current lineup is evil by nature. [Tiny hero] could help you a little, but it's not enough."

Should I give up on Senjutsu for now?

"I wasn't saying that. Actually, I'd tell you to give up if you were anyone else. But you have something that anyone else doesn't."

The system?

"Yes, but I'm not talking about that right now."

What is it?

"Isn't it obvious? You have the creator of the multiverse by your side."

I know I have an old pervert by my side, you don't need to remind me. But I don't see how this is going to help me learn Senjutsu.

"I've indeed lost 99.9999% of my powers, but my soul still retains that 0.0001%. Giving you that skill and that Noble Phantasm consumed a lot of my power, but helping you right now is going to cost me less than snapping my fingers."

I'm interested.

"I'm going to help you achieve that total concentration. I'm going to seal up your seven desires and your six emotions. Don't worry, you'll get them back once you finish training."

Is that going to be effective?

"Yes. The only thing you will have in mind is to complete the training, and the malice and ill will that flows in the world will not affect you at all."

So, let's get to it.

"Okay, I'll wake you up once your body can't take any more training."

.........…

Kuroka was watching as Drako, and her younger sister made their way through Senjutsu.

Honestly, she did not expect much from Drako. On the other hand, she expected much from her sister.

The reasons she had were the same ones the old man had given Drako.

Kuroka is a very skilled user of Senjutsu and Youjutsu. She sensed from the first moment that Drako was an Evil Dragon, which is why she rushed to defend Shirone from him when they first met at Naberius Manor.

Being an Evil Dragon, he is more likely to be affected by negative energies than any other being.

But that's what she was there for, and there was also this other person who watched in hiding.

Kuroka had noticed that Mordred had not yet left the site, and was watching Shirone and Drako train. Kuroka was sure that Mordred was not watching out of concern for her Master, more likely she was bored, and this was her way of somehow alleviating that boredom.

But Kuroka was also sure that Mordred would act in case something bad happened to Drako.

Mordred was a strange woman, and Kuroka was unable to find out what she was thinking. At first glance, she seemed to be always bored and eager to pick a fight. Kuroka, however, thanks to his Senjutsu, was able to detect violent ki that Mordred was dislodging.

The Servant that Drako had summoned had an extreme hatred within her, a hatred that she seemed to be repressing.

Did she hate her father that much?

Then Kuroka and Mordred weren't so different.


Chapter 46: Ataraxia

"I'm going to perform the sealing now. The rest is your job."

I'll be in your care.

........................…..

Kuroka smiled when she saw that her sister was starting to use Senjutsu without any problems. She had high hopes for her sister's talent and wanted to see how far could reach her strength.

Since Kuroka had suffered the experiments over and over again, her potential had been limited. She can continue to improve, but she has little hope of reaching the pinnacle.

It is a pity, but it is the price to pay for her sister's safety. Kuroka's only regret was that she didn't meet Drako sooner, but that was impossible.

Now Kuroka only had to support Shirone and Drako in any way she could, at least until the day they both surpassed her, and that day was not far off. After that, it was enough for her to accompany them and have Drako's children.

Kuroka fixed her gaze upon Drako. He was looking at Shirone and seemed to be in awe of the phenomenon little Nekoshou was creating.

Soon after, Drako closed his eyes and tried to meditate.

"Is this Senjutsu so impressive?"

Kuroka turned and saw Mordred leaning against the tree.

"Actually, it's just another kind of magic. It is neither superior nor inferior to any other kind of power used in this world." Kuroka responded calmly.

"I do not understand, why would my Master want to train this kind of energy? He already knows how to use magic, why would he bother to practice this Senjutsu when he needs other things more?"

Mordred was incapable of understanding it. Her Master had told her nothing, but she was able to recognise that his Master's bow was a Noble Phantasm. Mordred didn't understand how a Master could get a Noble Phantasm, but surely it had to do with that system he had told her about before.

That system was capable of taking away Ayala and Gaia's control over a Heroic Spirit, so getting a Noble Phantasm wouldn't be too hard to do.

The only thing her Master lacks is precision. She was secretly watching him while training, and could only be described as pitiful.

He should continue to train his accuracy, why was he wasting his time with this Senjutsu?

"I believe Drako has a goal in training Senjutsu. If I'm not mistaken, he wants to learn how to use the Touki." Kuroka answered Mordred.

"Touki?" Mordred was curious when she heard this name.

Since she had been summoned by her Master, she had not stopped learning new things. Mordred would rather be fighting in the Holy Grail against other Servants, but learning new things could at least satisfy her boredom.

She had a goal to achieve, and that was to win the Holy Grail so she could get her wish.

To pass the test her father passed in his youth. The sword stuck in the stone.

If she had to wait a few years to achieve that goal, she didn't care.

Mordred is a person who uses any means to achieve his goal.

Victory, glory and honour were the only things that mattered to her.

"Touki is a technique that can be used by those who have trained in Senjutsu, through control of their life base, in other words, creating an aura of life force around their bodies. As such, it results in a tremendous increase in attack, defense, and speed. This even allows the user to counteract magical attacks by punching them or hitting them in some other way."

"How effective is this technique?"

"Well, it all depends on the person. Sun Wukong is a Yokai who has reached the level of a god, and is said to be able to fight and defeat the Ultimate Class Devils and High-Class Devils with ease, without even showing the true extent of his strength."

"Is he stronger than that old hag?"

That's what Mordred wanted to know. She didn't know the levels of power in this world, but she knew Tiamat was very powerful. Mordred didn't realise how powerful Tiamat was, but she was at least more powerful than a Servant like her.

"I wouldn't know. Tiamat is the most powerful dragon among the so-called Great Dragon Kings. She hasn't been heard from since Ddraig and Albion were sealed in the Sacred Gears. Has she reached the level of the gods? Personally, I think so."

Sacred Gears? Ddraig and Albion? That's the first I've heard of it. Seems there's more to this world than I thought. What's more, do the gods still exist here?

Mordred was about to keep asking Kuroka when the latter shook and ran to Drako. Mordred was surprised and approached to see what was happening.

"What's going on?" She asked the cat girl.

"Look around."

Mordred did that. She had already noticed that nature seemed to gather around the little white-haired cat.

No, it was different now. Nature no longer gathered around the little girl, now it was making her way to Drako.

You could see stems of plants climbing up Drako's legs. The plants were surrounding Drako.

"And believe that he has been able to reach this state," Kuroka muttered.

"What state? What's going on with Master?"

Mordred didn't understand anything.

"Ataraxia."

Another voice sounded behind them.

"Tiamat"

"Old hag."

Tiamat returned the greeting to Kuroka and ignored Mordred. She approached Drako, who was sitting in the lotus position next to Shirone and crouched down in front of him.

"There is a condition where there is no land, no water, no air, no light, no space, no limits, no limitless time, no being, no ideas, no lack of ideas, no this world, no that world, no sun, no moon. A condition where nothing exists, only the existence of the individual himself. A state of maximum concentration where for the person who reaches it nothing exists but him and his soul, which are perfectly united with nature."

Tiamat strokes Drako's forehead.

"That's the state Drako's in right now, a state of absolute perfection."


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