Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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Is that considered cheesy?

"It's a good thing to let people know you're still alive," she said calmly.

Hua Hua Hua——

The waves crashed against the sharp edges of the bow, splitting apart and making a loud noise.

Hailing glanced down at the sea and squinted.

Beneath the waves, there seems to be something different.

Is it an illusion?

"Can't you just be more direct?" Li Xi complained. "Although I'm happy that you care about me."

"I didn't expect you wouldn't understand."

"I feel like you're looking at a monkey."

“Erqiliu (nine) Yizhuo Baliu Cuojuan”.

"It'd better be an illusion." Li Xi smirked.

“Yes, it’s not an illusion,” Hailing suddenly said again.

“(＃`O′) Hey!”

Lixi turned around, intending to retort, but saw that Hailing had taken out the Soul Gem at some point.

The Soul Gem appeared, and Hailing transformed in an instant, drawing her katana from her waist and slashing it out at the sea!

Silver light flashes.

"—I wasn't talking about you."

锔——!

The dark shadow that shot out from the sea broke in two, flew in the air for a short while, and finally fell to the ground.

Upon closer inspection, Lixi realized that it was a tentacle he had seen on the deck not long ago. He immediately took out the Soul Gem, switched to battle mode, grabbed a handful of fire, and threw it at the wriggling tentacle on the ground.

When the flames touched the writhing flesh of the tentacles, they immediately produced the sizzling sound characteristic of roasting meat. Accompanied by an extremely shrill scream that gradually weakened from the flames, the tentacles gradually shrank into a small lump of charcoal.

Just as Lixi's attention was still focused on the charred tentacle pieces, Hailing raised her eyes, her gaze passing over Lixi's shoulder.

"Lixi, behind you."

"understood!"

Without hesitation, Li Xi swung the Sealing Flame Sword behind him. The blade scraped against the air, creating a burst of flames that ignited the tentacles behind him as it struck them.

Another series of pitiful screams followed.

Lixi jumped off the railing and stood back to back with Hailing.

More than a dozen swaying tentacles rose from outside the bow of the ship, surrounding the two of them. The sea anemone that commanded these tentacles also revealed a blurry outline from the darkness.

There was a snap.

A sea slug landed on the deck, leaving behind a trail of disgusting slime.

"They're really here. I thought it was a joke." Li Xi clicked her tongue. "These familiars are really disgusting."

“I feel the same way,” Hailing said. “But there are even more disgusting things out there, so I suggest you prepare yourself.”

As soon as the words were spoken, two sea anemones crawled up from below the deck, and then the sea slugs that controlled them gradually revealed themselves.

The sticky, slippery skin gleamed disgustingly under the distant lights.

Two chandelier-like tentacles stared directly at Lixi.

"Hey, what the hell is that?" A tic-tac-toe mark popped out on Li Xi's forehead as he held a flame in his hand. "You've seen this guy before?"

"Yes, on the island." Hailing casually raised her sword and slashed down a flying tentacle.

"How many?" Lixi followed up with a fire, burning the severed tentacles into charcoal to prevent them from regenerating.

Although traces of regeneration can still be seen even after turning into charcoal, the process is already so slow that it is almost zero.

Flames are indeed a good solution.

“So many,” Hailing said. “Too many to count.”

She raised her katana to its highest point, aimed it at the center line of the sea anemone, and swiftly and accurately swung the blade down.

锔——!

When the sea slug's anemone tentacle was sliced ​​open along its midline by Hailing, and a pair of eyes glared at Hailing with murderous intent, it suddenly realized that it could no longer feel the eyes.

Then, a burning pain from the high temperature came from the area around the eyes.

boom---

Flames exploded on the sea slug's tentacles.

Li Xi stepped on the sea slug, using the Sea Flame Sword as a stepping stone by plunging it into its slimy body. With one hand, she grabbed the chandelier-like eye and ignited it with fierce flames. Her other hand remained in a throwing motion, and the explosive flames she threw had already shattered the sea slug's other eye.

"Hailing!" Lixi drew his Sealing Flame Sword and jumped off the sea slug, taking the opportunity to shout.

"I saw it."

Hai Ling said in a low voice, drew her knife and stepped forward, brushing past Li Xi.

The two instantly switched positions, and Hai Ling's katana pierced the wound caused by Feng Yan Sword, widening it to a horrifying width from bottom to top.

"------!"

The sea slug cried out in pain, its screams sounding like dozens of people piled up together.

Hailing drew her sword, spun her waist in mid-air, held the sword horizontally, turned and slashed across the vertical slit, making a horizontal cut in its place.

The large, cross-shaped incision almost completely severed the front half of the sea slug, and the bluish-black contents, filled with countless human faces, poured out like a burst dam.

Hailing used its momentum to dodge the splashing contents to the side.

But Lixi wasn't so lucky; she got soaked.

"Whoaaaaahh ...

"||Sorry, I forgot to mention that."

"So you mean you knew this stuff would smell so bad?!"

"I've already apologized," Hailing blinked innocently.

She herself had been soaked in the water and stank horribly, but apart from the stench and mental pollution, the contents did not cause any substantial harm.

So Hailing wasn't worried and ran straight to the side of the sea slug after landing.

"Lixi!"

Hailing brought herself to a sudden stop, her katana positioned at the lower end. She then used her katana to lift it to its highest point, twisting the blade before swinging it downwards.

This move is called "Hanging Snow"!

锔——!

With a flash of light, the sea slug's body was cut in three pieces at the waist.

"Aaaaaah, I get it!" Li Xi screamed in despair, plunging the Sealed Flame Sword into the ground.

She used the ground as a scabbard, concentrating all the flames into the sword, unleashing a wild and unrestrained "draw slash" that was completely different from Hailing's restrained swordsmanship.

VolcanoVip!

Boom!

The greatsword that shot out from the ground carried Lixi's body into the air, and the raging fire, like wildebeest galloping across the plains, completely pulverized the sea slug's body.

thump.

Plop, plop, plop.

The sea slug's body was almost sliced ​​into minced meat by the simultaneous attack from the two.

Fragments of burning metal fell into the sea like dumplings being dropped into a pot, stirring up a cloud of foul-smelling steam.

"call--"

Lixi landed on the ground, grabbed the bandages on the Fengyan Sword, hoisted the sword over his shoulder, and blew on it.

"Is this the end?"

She glanced down at the fragments of sea slugs that had fallen into the sea and spat out a mouthful of saliva.

"This smell is disgusting. A witch who creates such a tasteless familiar must also be tasteless."

"It should just be a preliminary advance."

Hailing shook off the bloodstains from her sword, slowly sheathed it, walked to Lixi's side, and patted her on the shoulder.

"It seems you've gotten motivated."

Which eye of yours saw that?

"That move just now was very powerful."

"Uh...it was developed recently."

"It seems you're developing your own system. Although this move is quite damaging to the floor, you couldn't have come up with a move that wouldn't harm your body before."

"What do you mean, huh? (＃`O′)"

"I'm praising you," Hailing said bluntly. "You've made great progress."

"Is that so... I think it's just so-so, definitely not as good as Xiangzi."

Although Lixi verbally resisted, she seemed to be quite pleased with the look in her eyes.

That's exactly the effect I wanted—to soothe the child.

While teasing Li Xi, Hai Ling took out her Soul Gem to confirm.

She had a lot of magic power, but she didn't have a single one left as insurance.

Hmm... it seems like she came here specifically for this reason.

“Oh right, I remember what I asked you for in the first place,” Hailing suddenly said.

"Huh? Didn't you come here to comfort me?" Li Xi patted the remaining contents off her body in disgust, turned her head, and stared wide-eyed.

Could it be that there's something wrong with me this time?

"Ah." Hailing blinked expressionlessly. "So that's what you thought."

"So what?"

Li Xi turned her head away shyly, her cheeks slightly flushed, and she scratched her cheek.

"So what exactly are you here for?"

"Comforting you was indeed one of my original purposes, but there's another one." Hailing stretched out her hand without any politeness, as if asking Lixi for something.

"Are there any Seeds of Lamentation left? Lend me one."

"What? It's such a trivial matter."

Lixi pursed his lips in disappointment, took out an unused Lament Seed from his pocket, and tossed it toward Hailing.

"Thanks, put this Seed of Lamentation on the tab, and I'll pay it back later," Hailing said casually.

“Next time you just need to ask me for them, I don’t need one or two more.” Li Xi shrugged. “But what else do you owe me? I don’t remember.”

"...It's normal that you forgot your promises and didn't remember what I owe you when it comes to matters of commitment."

Hailing turned around, raised the Seed of Sorrow held between her index and middle fingers, and walked away.

"I'm going to where I'm supposed to be and wait for orders. Take care."

"You too!" Lixi called out to her retreating figure, "But what exactly is that promise?!"

Hailing's figure receded into the distance, seemingly not intending to answer Lixi's question.

"Fine, don't tell me then! But don't blame me if I miss anything!" Li Xi shouted from behind.

Hai Ling shook her head, a barely perceptible smile playing on her lips, before gradually disappearing into the darkness.

A single meal's kindness deserves a life in return.