I Reincarnated as a Shinai - Chapter 357

The room became quiet again after Stasis and Vinete made their move.

Stasis just went to the other side of the building to help Diether’s group so he quickly arrived at the battlefield and assisted them.

On the other hand, Vinete realized that Mourad and Rufus were actually in a more stable position with their long-range attacks.

It appears that with the help of Dingxiang, or the Kris Sword Arcana, they were able to move with great agility leaving behind their pursuers while they shoot them using their Rifle and Bow.

It was an incredible sigh for Vinete as she saw them being chased by 50 or so Dark Elves to no avail.

Going back to the room, or perhaps the Altar, Luoyang floated in front of the unconscious Reiji and remained silent.

“I know you’re awake, Reiji.”

Luoyang said with a cold voice… His words were no longer gentle as he started emitting a dangerous aura.

“Hmm? Who are you?”

Reiji still appears to be disoriented as he asked the Sentient Arcana in front of him.

“Well, it’s been many years since we last met. So I know that you’ve forgotten about me… Anyway, my name is not important. I’m here to ask you a few questions.”

Luoyang said.

“Ugh~”

However, the captured hostages suddenly started groaning as they seem to be about to wake up.

Luoyang looked at them briefly as he created dozens of swords made of his Spiritual Energy…

Swiiissh~ Swiissh~

The swords made of energy flew towards the poor Arcanists before hitting their temple head. The swords did not create any wounds at all, however, the Arcanists had surely died as they stopped breathing and lay their heads down.

“Hmm… I thought you wanted to rescue them?” Reiji asked after seeing the sword kill the Arcanists in one swift move.

The Taichi Sword Arcana was very decisive and dangerous.

“Huh? I came here for you, Reiji the Blessed Arcana. These Arcanists are just unlucky. There’s no way I’ll allow them to keep their lives after being tainted by the Dark Elves.” Luoyang said passionately as he shifted his focus on the Blessed Arcana.

“What do you want now?” Reiji asked.

He’s still helpless and unable to get out of the restrictions of the mysterious chain.

“I heard from Fern that you’re a Blessed Arcana. However, he was unable to discover which Deity had blessed you. Now, I’m here to ask you which Deity are you serving?”

Luoyang asked coldly. It was as if giving him a wrong answer would result in his aggression.

With Reij’s current condition, there was no way he would want to get to his bad side at the moment. At least until his disciples had come.

At the moment, although Reiji’s ability is greatly weakened, his disciples had come very close so even without pushing the limit of his Sense Link, he could still sense their rough directions and know they are just nearby.

Perhaps they are dealing with those sketchy Dark Elves who had transported him here.

“You’re right. I’m a Blessed Arcana. However, I can’t tell you that so easily. After all, I recently learned that the Deity I’m serving had many enemies. In fact, I heard from someone that all the other Blessed Arcana of that Deity are hungry for power… except for me, of course. I’m just new Blessed Arcana. I wasn’t even told what to do in this world. I just want to live long and use what I learned as a sword expert.”

“Oh~ Did you hear it from the Half-Step Deity of the Dark Elves?”

This time, it was Reiji who was a bit surprised.

“I see… So you guys know about his existence. He’s a bad news.”

“I know. That’s why I’m here to know whether you have come into terms with him and are working for him right now.” Luoyang asked.

“Ha! Do I look like I’m serving him right now?”

“Hmph! I can tell that although you’re restricted, the chains you have are giving you powers and strengthening your form. At this rate, you are probably equal to Mythical Arcana by now. Am I right? I heard that you weren’t even an Epic Arcana before!”

Luoyang finally said his doubts. However, he was still not over and started accusing Reiji.

“I also heard about how you were used by the Dark Elf General to fight against the Knight Champion at the Islefield Fortress of the Kingdom. With your strength, how could a mere Dark Elf of that level control you?”

“Ugh… So it was like that, huh.” Reiji said as something finally made sense to him.

“I think I know what you’re talking about.” He added. “However, it wasn’t me who wanted to be used like that. I’m still marked by the Half-Step Deity after all… and no! I’m not a Mythical Arcana yet. I’m still a Legendary Arcana at the moment. But if I can really achieve the Mythical Rank as you said, I think that I can erase the mark left behind by the Dark Elf King.”

Reiji then explained to Luoyang how he got the mark and how he can’t disobey some of the orders from the King.

Luckily, since the General died, he was left here on the altar to wait for further instructions from the Dark Elf King. Apparently, no one was allowed to use him except for that Dark Elf killed by the Knight Champion of the Sun Fire Knights.

This is the reason why Reiji was left here unused even though he possess a powerful might that could defeat the young Kendo Practitioners.

Reiji then further explained that the mad Assassin they killed actually wanted to remove his consciousness and put another that can be easily controlled.

It seems that this is the method that the Dark Elves use to create Sentient Arcana.

“That’s weird. If they can create Sentient Arcana, how come I haven’t seen them using such impressive weapons.” Luoyang expressed his doubts.

However, Reiji’s answer allowed him to understand what was really going on.

“Well, I witnessed how they turned humans into a Sentient Arcana so I know.. After being successful, they still have to send these Arcana back to the Forest to meet the Dark Elf King and to be granted some special powers… I guess you could say that it’s the Blessing from a Half-Step Deity.”