The strongest witch is a boy [Comprehensive]

The mountain where Ise Jingu is located is densely forested and the environment is quiet, which is very suitable for self-cultivation.

Just imagine, a secluded mountain forest, a gentle breeze, sparkling water, mixed with the water vapor from the waterfall in the wind, and the bright sunshine shining on the body, as if it can melt all the darkness, and the body and mind seem to be melted into this breath Go, what kind of image is this?

Of course, the wish is beautiful, but it is not necessarily true whether it is realistic.

For example, right now, there is a slender priestess with long hair up to her waist, looking indifferently at the green pool in front of her that has repeatedly flooded him day after day.

"...How can I float peacefully on the water..."

The witch in white clothes and scarlet hakama quietly sighed while looking at the mirror-like Bitan in front of her.

The breeze passed through the forest, gently raising the maiden's long hair tied up with white sandalwood paper, and gently brushing the maiden's beautifully contoured cheeks.

Those pair of clear black eyes are more serene than this peaceful green pool, like the night sky, they can contain everything, and the faint smile in the eyes brushes over the hearts of others just right, leaving a mark gently, but will It makes people feel a subtle sense of distance.

Those eyes are not like the eyes of people of this age. The deep and serene, remote and mysterious make people think of a more divine existence.

When stared at by those eyes, it even creates the illusion of being stared at by a god.

Such a scene is as beautiful as a picture scroll, which makes people unconsciously step lightly and hold their breath, lest they disturb such a peaceful and quiet beauty.

If someone had told Shiina Kyo about the scene described above a month ago, he would have beaten the other party unceremoniously.

However, he himself looked at the water surface and the mirror for dozens of days. From the initial shock and questioning to anger and dissatisfaction, he is now completely used to it.

——Or rather, this is a kind of numbness between forced habit and self-defeating.

This witch is none other than Shiina Kyo who came to Ise from Kyoto.

This has been the No.30 day of his practice here.

Except for climbing up from the water faster and faster, Shiina Kyo hardly made any progress. No matter how much he tried, how he changed his posture, and how he tried to maintain his balance, he would definitely climb out of the two narrow planks within a dozen seconds at most. fall down.

Zhai Gong takes time out to visit Shiina Kyo every day, but he never asks what to do, just stands quietly by the side, staring quietly with a kind of loving and regretful eyes, even if he can speak, The content of the speech has nothing to do with "how to float calmly on the water".

such as……

"As a shrine maiden, don't panic even if you fall into the water, and maintain a graceful posture..."

"As a witch, you must have a perfect image, so you can't be embarrassed like this."

"As a witch, you must pay attention to 'cautious independence', even when you are alone, you must always remember the rules of the witch, maintain good self-cultivation, and do not make mistakes in every word and deed, because gods are everywhere and omniscient. If you only act gentle in front of people, then you will turn into a selfish and hateful face in front of people, and the gods will definitely hate you."

"As a witch..."

I don’t know how many such exhortations. In the beginning, Shiina Kyo would habitually slander, but after being repeatedly warned by Zhai Gong, “Don’t utter bad words, don’t feel resentful”, he had to force himself to keep his mind blank—because Those warnings have always come with Zhai Gong's gentle but unmissable attacks, every time he has to practice how to hold his breath in the water, otherwise he can only feel what it feels like to "drown".

Of course, it must be explained that Shiina Kyo did not silently endure the training of the Sai Palace just because of the absurd reason of "to become an excellent maiden", let alone because he has a hobby of being abused, he would be so quiet and obedient The only reason for this is that following Zhai Gong's instructions is very effective in restraining the demon sword in his body.

Since Shiina Kyo stepped into Ise, the flame-like lines wrapped around his left arm became quiet. With the accumulation of time in his practice, the demon sword seemed to have fallen asleep and there was no more sound. When Ri took a bath, he could clearly see that the lines covered under the curse cloth were the same as before, Shiina Kyo even had a feeling that "the curse and the demon sword do not exist".

After these 30 days, Shiina Jing's biggest change may be her temperament.

Because of the forced change of words and deeds, subtle changes have taken place in his temperament, and every minute and second of subtle changes have accumulated until they are visible to the naked eye, and there is the scene above that can be painted.

Don't show hatred, don't speak evil words, don't hold resentment, don't act rudely, don't panic, don't be gloomy, don't hesitate and cowardly, don't be arrogant...

These shrine maiden rules are like chains that bind Shiina Kyo tightly, and like a knife, they gradually remove all the traits that do not conform to these rules on him, making him more and more like Ise God The existing witches in the palace are generally——

Calm and gentle, calm and decisive, noble and introspective, compassionate and tough.

Well, maybe he doesn't have the pure heart of those priestesses who practiced since childhood. At least from the outside, he won't feel any disobedience when he stands among the priestesses of the shrine, just like a drop of water falling into the water. In the river, it melted silently.

In the eyes of any outsider, "Kyoko" is undoubtedly the maiden of Ise Shrine.

Shiina Kyo sometimes stands in front of the mirror in a trance.

——I always feel that if I continue like this, I will either change my personality or end up with a split personality...

The sad thing is that every time he was in a trance for less than ten seconds, he would reflexively force himself to clear all his thoughts, keep a clear and almost blank thinking, or just focus on thinking about one thing.

"As a maiden, you must be one in body and mind, what you do is what you say, and what you say is what you think." This is one of the countless exhortations and admonitions of Zhai Gong, who was also firmly held by Shiina Jing during countless times of almost drowning memorized.

Incidentally, Shiina Kyo has learned to swim this month, no matter how fast she swims, at least she can hold her breath for quite a long time.

This early morning, Shiina Jing did not rush into the water, but stood by the pool and thought seriously.

Since it is an ancient way of practice, it is impossible that there is no way to achieve it. However, it is impossible to calculate from physics if such a narrow board wants to bear the full weight and float peacefully in the water. Therefore, The conclusion is……

The practice of a "witch" cannot be achieved simply by using "ordinary" methods.

In the past month, he has repeatedly fallen into the water. It is not so much the failure of his practice, but a large part of the reason is that he did not really think hard, but with a kind of confusion of "do you really want to be a witch?" I was fooling around in a daze with the mentality of completing my homework.

This kind of hesitation finally disappeared today. The long and quiet demon sword strengthened Shiina Kyo's confidence that the power of "witch" and "Shinto" can restrain the curse, and he can finally calmly face the reflection in the water. For the first time, I seriously thought about the solution.

The buoyancy of the plank above the water could not support his weight.

Such a plank, purely relying on the buoyancy calculated by physics, can only barely float up to two or three-year-old children, so the answer must not be to reduce weight, but to try to increase buoyancy—or in other words, reduce the weight of the plank, that is, the water surface. on the weight.

The surface of the water seems calm, but as long as a little external force is applied, the complex and subtle forces of the water waves will make it difficult to maintain balance.

Shiina Jing stared at a fallen leaf spinning in the wind and falling on the water surface, causing a burst of ripples, and then slowly drifting along the water waves to the other side of the pool.

Even such light fallen leaves will swirl and float slowly on the water surface, let alone a person?

If you can't keep absolutely still on the water surface, you must counteract any "force" coming from the water all the time, so as to maintain a dynamic balance.

Thinking about it this way, the conclusion is fairly clear.

To complete this practice, at least two abilities are required.

Float - take advantage of the wind to reduce weight.

Shiina Jing remembered that the books he read this month did contain records of such techniques as floating in the air. The spells were not complicated and did not require much spiritual power. It was a very common and safe technique.

However, against the forces in the water...

Shiina Jing thought for a while, but he didn't have a clue. He frowned slightly, and then chanted the spell in a low voice, using spiritual power to summon the wind around him to form wings around him, and carried him lightly to the wooden plank on the water surface. .

This time the board did not sink immediately, and stopped after shaking slightly for a while, only moving slightly.

Shiina Jing lowered her head to look at the surface of the water. The water rippled around the boards, and the water flow was clearly seen between the two boards. The floating feeling from the soles of her feet clearly showed the turbulent force in the water.

"...Sure enough, it's not enough..."

Shiina Jing tried to sit down on his knees. This time he finally managed to sit on the surface of the water without falling into the water, but the two boards under him were gradually separated by the water flow. He tried to put the boards together. The consequences of this practice It was the water pool that gave him "resistance", the force from the water surface became more complicated, and the board shook more violently.

Shiina Kyo tried to use the wind to suppress the water, but the ripples on the water surface became more and more obvious. Finally, he sighed and walked back to the shore, turning his head to look at the palace standing quietly in the forest.

"Zai Gong, please teach me... how can I counteract the 'force' of the water surface?"

Saimiya, who was also wearing a shrine maiden costume, smiled gratifiedly.

"Jingzi, you are finally willing to practice with your heart. You can use the 'wind technique' of the five elements in a month. You really have excellent aptitude. If you can think of offsetting the power of water, you are already qualified to practice more advanced techniques. .Although it is possible to complete the trial by using the 'water technique' of the five elements to completely control this piece of water, the most orthodox way to pass is not by relying on 'skill', because it was originally to select whether the witches have the ability to practice the 'divine contract' technique ’ qualifications.”

Shiina Kyo keenly caught a very unusual word in these words.

"Divine contract?"

Saigong nodded with a smile, and walked slowly towards Shiinakyo, the figure against the light looked extraordinarily sacred, as if she was born and came from that brilliant light.

"Exactly, the magic contract technique, the technique of contracting with the gods, this is the first technique used by witches. A witch who cannot use the magic contract technique will not be able to approach the divine way after all, and can only wander in the world. Make a contract with the gods, please descend to yourself , the witch can become the representative of the gods in the world, exercise divine power, and save the world."

"A contract with God..."

"Exactly. Miko who cannot communicate with the gods is just a fake clay puppet, but a shrine who can only communicate with the gods becomes a doll in fine clothes. As a shrine maiden of Ise, you must always keep this in mind."

Zhai Gong showed a gentle and elegant smile, and his water-soft eyes instantly reflected the brilliance of the sword when he swung it.

"Witches worship the gods, but they don't exist for the gods. The witches serve the gods for the sake of human beings, in exchange for divine power to change the world."

Shiina Kyo was stunned for a few seconds, then nodded seriously.

"I remember."

Zhai Gong's eyes returned to the gentleness of the past, as if the sharpness just now was just an illusion brought about by the backlight.

"Then, I will teach you how to use the divine contract technique. Whether the maiden can use the divine contract technique, and what rules of gods can be summoned, it is a kind of power related to the spirit and soul that determines all this. We call it 'God' It is not the same as spiritual power, but it is related. Some people are born with powerful spiritual power, but do not possess divine bond power, although they can use various spells with their own spiritual power, But he can't summon even the lowest gods; there are also people who have no spiritual power but have powerful divine bonds. He is born to communicate with gods and can summon higher gods, but his body can't bear the power of the gods, and he will soon die. collapse; only with both spiritual power and divine covenant power can one successfully summon the gods without harming oneself, so as to use the divine power freely."

Shiina Kyo nodded to show that he understood.

Saimiya curled his lips.

"Kyoko, try to feel it, close your eyes, cover your ears, try to let go of your spirit, use your heart to feel yourself and the outside world... wake up the sleeping divine power, It externalizes into a wave-like existence, and uses it to counteract the fluctuations of the water surface. When you can completely maintain your balance on the water surface, you can initially use that power. This is the way to pass this test, here Those who fail are not qualified to practice the 'Divine Contract', whether they do not have the 'Divine Contract' or 'cannot use the Divine Contract', they are considered failures. Jingzi, you are not the one who will fail here, right? "

Shiina Kyo blinked.

What Zhai Gong said was "awakening the sleeping god's power", that is to say, telling him that he possessed this power.

That's right, Saimiya said at the very beginning that he has a rare and excellent talent as a priestess.If the divine contract technique was the first technique used by the witch, the talent he possessed must be a natural and powerful divine contract.

Having strength but failing to pass the test can only show that the person is wasting his talents, being lazy, stupid and arrogant.

Such a question makes it impossible to give a despondent answer.

Shiina Kyo replied with a smile: "...I see, I will try my best to master this power as soon as possible."

Saimiya smiled with satisfaction.

Shiina Kyo closed her eyes, and tried to let go of her spirit and use her "heart" to feel the outside world as Saigong said.

Although you can't see it, you can still hear the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves, smell the fragrance of grass leaves and water, and feel the gentle blowing. The scene around here has long been firmly remembered by Shiina Kyo. When he closes his eyes, he You can also easily construct the appearance of mountains, forests and waters in your mind.

What he has to do is to try not to rely on memory, but to use his "heart" to feel the same scenery.

Rebuild this mountain with heart.