Marineford Military Academy, training ground.
Sephiroth looked at Ain, who wore a bewildered expression, and explained with a light chuckle, "Nothing is impossible..."
"The reason you couldn't injure me is twofold: first, your sword wasn't imbued with Armament Haki, and second, the quality of your sword isn't good enough."
"You can take your time to cultivate Armament Haki, but for a swordsman, without a matching famous sword, there's no chance of reaching the peak."
Hearing this, Ain couldn't help but sigh slightly, her tone a little disappointed. "Famous swords are not only expensive but also extremely rare; they are truly hard to come by. I don't know where I could possibly obtain one..."
Sephiroth's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with a faint smile, "If you want two famous swords, I can give them to you..."
"Ah! Really?"
A spark of desire flickered in Ain's eyes, and a hint of delight unconsciously crept into her tone.
As a swordsman, she naturally yearned for famous swords!
"Ah! No, although I really want a famous sword, that kind of thing is too precious. I can't accept it..."
"Don't worry! I won't let you accept them for free..."
"You'll need to pay a corresponding price."
The smile on Sephiroth's lips became more pronounced. Seeing the girl gradually falling into his trap, his heart was practically blooming with joy.
If Ain's Reverse-Reverse Fruit ability could be used by him, the technological knowledge of the moon would sooner or later be firmly grasped by the Umbrella Corporation!
As for giving Ain two famous swords...?
For ordinary top-tier sword forging masters, most of the time they only possess extremely high forging skills. Whenever they want to forge a famous sword, they often struggle to collect the necessary forging materials.
Therefore, to forge each famous sword, they need to prepare for years, decades, or even their entire lives to obtain their ideal forging materials.
However...
Sephiroth, who possesses the vast resources of the Umbrella Corporation, can easily obtain all sorts of rare forging materials that those masters only dream of!
Coupled with his top-tier sword forging techniques...
As for forging high-quality famous swords, the only remaining question is whether he is willing to spend the time doing it!
"Pri... price?"
"That... I don't have money..." Ain said weakly.
"I don't need you to give me money; I want something else."
Hearing this, Ain couldn't help but fall into contemplation. She was a poor student with no money and no special skills...
Besides that, what else did she have that could be exchanged for two famous swords?
If there was anything else about her that stood out, it might just be her face, which was quite pretty!
Could it be that the price the young man in front of her was talking about was actually wanting to give her two famous swords, and in return, she had to agree to date him...?
As a swordsman, Ain had always admired and respected Sephiroth, the Marine's number one Great Swordsman.
If Sephiroth wanted to be her lover, she wouldn't object; in fact, she might even be a little happy.
But...
They hadn't known each other for long, and they didn't understand each other well!
If they rushed into a romantic relationship, she felt it would be too hasty...
Thinking of this, Ain's face flushed slightly. She lowered her head and spoke in a timid and shy tone:
"Ah! Lieutenant General Sephiroth... I understand your intentions, but isn't this too fast?"
"Uh!? We've known each other for a while now...
This shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Hearing this, Ain's delicate body trembled slightly. Although she was still hesitant, her mouth spoke involuntarily:
"Ah! Bu... but... Okay!
Since you've said so, then I'll..."
"What are you two talking about?"
Domino, still wearing a brown uniform skirt and red knee-high boots, walked over to them, a slightly stiff smile on her face. It looked like they were in the middle of a confession and exchanging declarations of love.
Who could tell her what was going on...?
She had only gone back to the dorm to touch up her makeup, change into a "winning outfit" under her clothes, and spray a little perfume. The whole process took at most ten to twenty minutes.
But...
During this time, it seemed like some little bitch wanted to get ahead?
It was clearly her who came first, right!?
For something like this, can't we talk about who was here first!
Under the romantic confession atmosphere, a third party suddenly inserted herself. Driven by the shyness in her heart, Ain instantly panicked.
She turned her head to look at the blonde beauty who had suddenly appeared beside her and said in a flustered manner:
"Ah! Instructor Domino... I... we weren't saying anything..."
"Hmm! Just talking about some small matters. I want Ain to use her Reverse-Reverse Fruit ability to help me restore some ancient books," Sephiroth explained with a smile.
Ain nodded repeatedly, agreeing:
"That's right! That's right!... Just... Uh!? Restoring some ancient books."
By the end, the girl couldn't help but freeze, standing rooted to the spot, her head buzzing.
Wait! Did I misunderstand Sephiroth's words from the very beginning...?
Thinking of this, Ain felt terrible!
Recalling the words she had just spoken, her pretty face, which was already slightly flushed from shyness, instantly turned bright red with shame, like a red apple, and her body trembled slightly uncontrollably.
So Lieutenant General Sephiroth was talking about serious matters with her, but she was overthinking things and completely misunderstood his meaning...!?
Now, she was utterly mortified, wishing she could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it!
Sephiroth saw that Domino had now returned from the dorm.
So, he finally settled on:
"Then... Ain, I'll leave the matter of the ancient books to you! I'll come to your dorm tomorrow to find you. Once it's done, I'll give you the two famous swords as payment."
"Okay!"
Ain turned her head slightly and softly responded.
Now, she didn't dare to make eye contact with Sephiroth at a...