"No problem, I'm just responsible for driving the boat. Looking out for things is up to you."
The Traveler was at the very back of the cabin. Normally, she would be able to see the scenery outside the cabin, but now the windows were completely blocked by the two extra people.
Under the Traveler's control, the Waverider sailed from east to west. If one were to simply walk around half of Yashiori Island, it would take at least half a day. However, with the help of the Waverider, it would only take an hour.
What's more, they didn't need to go all the way around. They only needed to check the beaches adjacent to the mountains, which wouldn't even take an hour.
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Grand Narukami Shrine at night appeared exceptionally serene. The Sakura Tree's blossoms still bloomed, shimmering with faint glows in the dark night sky.
Just then, an eye formed of Lei appeared in the sky, and then a pure white arm reached out from it, breaking off a branch of the Sakura Tree.
"Hmm?"
Yae Miko in the side hall let out a puzzled sound after sensing this familiar electro element. Then she stepped out and saw that something seemed to be missing from the Sakura Tree.
However, Yae Miko didn't notice anything amiss. One could only say that the Sakura Tree was lush, and breaking off a small section wouldn't make a difference.
This left Yae Miko a bit bewildered. Appearing and disappearing suddenly, what was Raiden Ei trying to do?
That's right, the person who broke off the Sakura Tree branch was indeed Raiden Ei, and her reason for breaking off the branch was simple: the katana was almost forged.
A divine weapon naturally cannot use ordinary wood for its handle, as one cannot expect ordinary wood to withstand the transmission of a Archon's power.
But the Sakura Tree branch was different. First and foremost, the power Shiki inherited came from Raiden Makoto, and after Makoto's death, she returned to the Sakura Tree, meaning they originated from the same source.
The Sakura Tree might not be exceptional in other areas, but it was absolutely suitable for this purpose.
Although the current Shiki activating electro element would not damage the Kujikanesada, this was only temporary.
Her power could not remain at this level indefinitely. As time passed, ordinary weapons would certainly be damaged due to being unable to withstand the output of power.
This is where the advantage of divine weapons, or rather, innate divine artifacts, is demonstrated. Good weapons allow a Archon to concentrate their power more effectively when using it.
For example, it's the difference between eating rice with your hands and using chopsticks. Chopsticks are like a weapon that can help the user deal with various situations. After all, you can't always eat hot pot with your hands, can you?
Within the Isshin Pure Land, a slender katana, entirely pale gold in color, floated before Raiden Ei. Golden-yellow patterns were interspersed on the blade, not very distinct, but still discernible.
Furthermore, upon closer inspection, one would notice that the pattern layout closely resembled her Musou Isshin.
Well, to be precise, her sister's Musou Isshin.
The patterns after being forged by the Tenmoku master and apprentice were not as they are now. They transformed into their current appearance after absorbing a large amount of Raiden Ei's elemental power.
Raiden Ei and Raiden Makoto were twin Archons. Musou Isshin was Raiden Makoto's innate weapon, and its patterns were formed according to Raiden Makoto's power.
And this yet-unnamed katana, its patterns changed under the influence of Raiden Ei's power.
The patterns vary from person to person; their similarity is simply because they are twin Archons.
For example, the series of weapons forged by Morax all feature patterns imbued with Geo element style, such as Summit Shaper and Vortex Vanquisher.
At this moment, on the tang of the slender katana, the first eight characters of 'Lin Bing Dou Zhe Jie Erick' were already present, with only the last character 'Xing' remaining. This indicated that only one final step was needed for the katana to be completed.
Raiden Ei released her limited electro element, allowing the final 'Xing' character to slowly form, while simultaneously taking out the broken Sakura Tree branch and beginning to polish it.
She polished the branch to a curved shape, making it smooth to prevent splinters, and of course, for aesthetic reasons.
After all, the rough surface of a branch wouldn't look good.
As for why her electro element was running low... it was because this katana was too hungry.
After Raiden Ei abandoned her physical body, her power gradually weakened year by year. Five hundred years of time had long since deprived her of the strength she possessed during the Archon War.
Because whether human or Archon, all are composed of three parts: body, soul, and consciousness.
The body gives birth to the soul, and the soul allows a person to generate their own consciousness, commonly known as "I."
But the current Raiden Ei had abandoned her body. Even with the blessing of the divine artifact Musou Isshin, she could not avoid the weakening of her power.
However, the good news was that although it would weaken, there would be a bottom line. In other words, once it dropped to a certain level, it would not continue to decrease.
This was the case for Raiden Ei now. Five hundred years of time had already pushed her to the bottom line. Compared to her peak, she now only possessed half of her original strength.
But even with only half, she was still a Archon, not an existence that some petty individuals could covet.
And don't forget, she also had the Puppet Shogun! The Puppet Shogun possessed strength comparable to her at her peak, so it was fine for her elemental power to be consumed by the katana anyway; it would return after some rest.
But then again, in Raiden Ei's estimation, even forging a divine artifact wouldn't exhaust all of her elemental power. So why did this katana completely consume her electro element?
'Is it really because of these nine characters?'
She thought it was just nine characters, but these nine characters had completely consumed her elemental power. She wondered what effect the katana would have once it was completed.
The polishing of the handle was quick. Next was the tsuba.
However, she had already prepared this item a long time ago, just waiting for the katana to be completed to attach it.
The style was basically the same as Musou Isshin, except the colors were reversed. Musou Isshin was primarily purple with golden accents, while this katana was primarily gold with purple accents.
Oh, and the handle was also basically the same. Once everything was assembled, this slender katana would look like Musou Isshin's sister katana.
The two had similar color schemes, but the base tones were completely reversed, and one was long while the other was short.
'Hmm, once the katana is complete, I'll send it to Shiki. Speaking of which, who should I ask...'
Raiden Ei really wanted to go herself, but the Shogun had too many matters to handle recently, so she simply couldn't get away.
And she wanted to send it to the other party as a surprise. Otherwise, if Shiki came to her, wouldn't it seem li
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