Finally, we have officially decided to challenge [Flames of Fire Dragon Mountain].
According to my research, not only is this place the most profitable, it's also relatively close.
In addition, if something ever happens in the Holy Kingdom in the future, having a base in the Demonic Kingdom is always a good idea.
However, we are still facing some problems.
Here's the list, from the relatively easy to solve ones, to the more annoying ones:
One of these problems is Kugime-chan's response : "I do not want to go because I will only become a hindrance". For the sake of resolving this issue, I will act today.
Clearly gently persuading her isn't going to work. It's not because it's inconvenient, it's simply too time consuming, so I might as well use the time to persuade her to strengthen herself instead.
Thus, cold morning, the snow is slowly falling from the sky, we went to the training court in the mansion.
Thus, on this cold morning, when the snow is falling slowly from the sky, we're now training in the center of the mansion's training grounds
Kugime chan is equipped with her Bio-Weapon, a bamboo umbrella, as well as a magic item in the form of a fan [Oiran of the Night gales], made of black silver and Jade.
ED Note:The fan's name is "夜風の太夫". While 夜風 is Night winds,の is kinda like ('s), 太夫 is a high ranking performer in Noh Theatre, a popular thetrical style in Japan characterized by its use of masks. There is no direct english translation for 太夫. Btw, I can always change it to "Yokaze no Tayū" which is how it would sound in Japanese.
As for me, I'm only armed with two trees, cut to form two poles 2-meters in length.
Both of us are protected by our Bio-Armor (in my case it's only from waist down, so I've worn my poncho).
Armor aside, the difference in attack power between two poles and living weapons and magic items combined is simply too overwhelming.
Not only can't I use them as defense since they're too fragile, if I tried to attack her head on, they'll simply break as well since they can't withstand the impact.
Well, it's good to give her a bit of a handicap. and even with the overwhelming difference in weapons, the 9 eyes on Kugime's face are now wide open, all of them showing fear and anxiety.
Well, even with this level of handicap, it's not that much of a problem. Effortlessly, I swung the two poles with my wrist and fingers while taking a step towards Kugime.
But, every time I take a step forward, Kugime takes 2 steps backwards. When I take 2 steps, she takes 6. The distance between is only increasing.
Accurately calculating my attack range at the last moment, she deftly avoided my attacks with a very small margin, just barely out of range.
I tried to observe how she would respond when I used a feint, and she immediately picked it up. However, it's probably the result of her gut feeling rather than observation, since she used some unnecessary movement.
So this time, I didn't use a feint, but an actual attack.
Using my wooden pole, I strike the pebble, and aimed it towards the serious face of Kugime. She even perceived the pebble, and avoided it.
Apparently becoming [9 Demon Divine Eyes (Kugimeki) Subspecies] maximizes her ability to collect and process information. She can analyze my behaviors. She even has a special ability where she can read my movements before I even began moving. If I moved at a constant speed, it's impossible for me to reach her.
I can do something similar, but Kugime is far faster and more accurate than I am. While this is all true, her superiority only lies within this domain. Her combat ability is still quite low as expected. Among the 8 Demon Generals, her physical capability is quite weak and frail.
Thus, she is unable to utilize her precognition abilities to their fullest potential.