I will swear to protect the beauty with my life

Chapter 722: How should I practice Maki Ikeuchi?

Fang Wuwei asked the elves for help, and they naturally agreed.

Although most of the elves still surrounded Nibutani to help her with this and that, some elves were coordinated to surround Zhangye and assist her in using magic to enter a deep meditation state.

It's not that they are idle, but the surging power of the God of Thunder from Fang Wuwei made them feel Fang Wuwei's sincerity, and this sincerity deeply moved them.

So they resolutely sent out a group of elves to help Fang Wuwei, and said that if there was anything else in the future, he would just let them know and they would definitely help.

Seeing Zhang Ye enter a deep state of meditation and begin to absorb the magic power around him, Fang Wuwei lowered his head and continued to study the book in his hand and the large pile beside him... Even if he ignored those theoretical books and only read the magic books that recorded magic, there were still a lot to read...

Until the sun set, when Fang Wuwei was still holding up his head to read a book, Ikeuchi Maki woke up and stretched his body, and the sound he made startled him.

“Ha… cool…”

"Don't make any weird noises."

Ikeuchi Maki scratched her head a bit awkwardly, chuckled, and stood up by supporting herself on the floor. However, seeing that everyone around her was still meditating, she lowered her voice.

"Has the concentration of magic power decreased? Is it so fast this time? Didn't it last for a whole night last time?"

"Look at how many people there are this time... not to mention... that person is here."

Looking in the direction of Fang Wuwei's finger, Ikeuchi Maki discovered Nibutani who was madly absorbing magic energy like a black hole. She silently imitated Fang Wuwei, clapped her hands and bowed to Nibutani to show her respect.

"Please bless me, Morisummer-sama...Please don't leave me behind next time when Master goes out. (Very quiet voice)"

"Ok?"

"My name is morisummer. May I be well-educated and have great fortune."

"Do you think I'm deaf?"

Ikeuchi Maki smiled awkwardly, but Fang Wuwei's face was full of speechlessness.

So Ikeuchi Maki slowly put away the silly smile on her face, walked over to Fang Wuwei, sat cross-legged, and looked serious.

"I've told you several times that you and I have changed now, whether in status or strength... I can no longer take you out casually."

At least not now.

Fang Wuwei sighed helplessly and closed the book in his hand. The golden combat uniform of the Spear and Sword Crusaders was reflected in a golden fluorescent light. He wore it on his body. It fit perfectly and shone brightly with golden light, which made Ikeuchi Maki feel itchy.

Ever since Fang Wuwei went on missions without her several times, Ikeuchi Maki has talked to Fang Wuwei about it many times and even begged him earnestly several times, but it was still of no use. No matter how much she said, Fang Wuwei would still leave quietly the next time, and she always found out from Yongta the next day that Fang Wuwei had run away again.

Every time, Ikeuchi Maki would feel sad and angry... He said that she was his eldest disciple and that he wanted her to grow into a qualified guardian who could protect the world, but he refused to let her go out to gain experience. He only knew how to work behind closed doors and train by himself in this little world every day.

Is this reasonable?! Is there such a master?!

Ikeuchi Maki stared at Fang Wuwei's face, then lowered his eyes to look at the Crusade emblem on Fang Wuwei's chest, and let out a long sigh.

"Master, you won't let me go out to train, so how can I become stronger? Didn't you say that I am your trump card when you are not in this world? If I am not strong enough, how can I be your trump card?"

In Ikeuchi Maki's opinion, a big part of the reason why her master could become so strong was that he went out to other worlds to save people every day. Just like fighting monsters and leveling up, one can become strong only through experience. So she complained to Fang Wuwei.

Fang Wuwei just silently discarded the Gun and Sword Crusaders' uniforms and then sighed.

He was actually quite helpless. A very realistic reason was that the reason he could become stronger after going out was actually because of the existence of the system and the Spear and Sword Crusaders. Even if Maki Ikeuchi went out, it would be difficult for him to have a significant improvement except for gaining combat experience.

But it’s better to have it than nothing. How can you become strong without experience?

So Fang Wuwei was actually not opposed to taking Ikeuchi Maki out to do missions together. She had followed him out twice before. Once was for Demon Slayer, which made him realize Ikeuchi Maki's plasticity, as well as her true character and kindness. And once was for Naruto, when she single-handedly killed a Reincarnationist whom he didn't have time to deal with.

But now, this world has another fighting force, the Dark Flame Dragon who is more powerful than Maki Ikeuchi. In this case, Maki Ikeuchi's position is a bit embarrassing. She is said to be the guardian of the world, but when a real fight breaks out, once the Dark Flame Dragon God starts killing, with such a huge gap in combat power, she, Maki Ikeuchi, will be like a roadside dog with no sense of existence and will be of no use at all.

It's the same with or without her, so Fang Wuwei really plans to pick up the training of Ikeuchi Maki again, let her follow him, try to face the real battlefield, and truly grow up.

As a human being, it is inevitable that she will have her own ideas, but generally speaking she is quite obedient. Even if she has her own ideas, she will still act according to what Fang Wuwei asks her to do. What's more, her incredible passive ability is also a great help.

The more powerful Fang Wuwei became, the more he felt that Ikeuchi Maki's passive aura-obstructing power was against the will of heaven. It was so against the will of heaven that even though he had ascended the throne of the God of Thunder, when his divine power was fully overflowing, Ikeuchi Maki was still as blurry as a mist in his perception.

I could finally sense it, but it was still so vague that it was almost non-existent, and it was extremely easy to ignore it.

What kind of physique does she have to have such a heaven-defying passive ability? Even if she has the blood of the Space God, she can't... Damn, could it be that she has also regressed to her ancestral state?

Fang Wuwei had a new guess.

However, he quickly shook his head, threw away the thoughts, looked at Ikeuchi Maki, who was kneeling on the ground in front of him with a puzzled and depressed look on her face, and slowly shook his head.

He has been promoted to a full-time employee now and has teammates. He can no longer take Ikeuchi Maki with him everywhere like before... and his first experience of forming a team was not a pleasant one. If all the Crusaders were like this, and he wanted to take his little apprentice with him on a mission, he would probably be intercepted on the spot by them, and then Maki Ikeuchi would be left at the headquarters and not allowed to go with them.

If this is really the case, Fang Wuwei can understand that it is reasonable to be stopped when carrying people on such a life-and-death mission, so he will not rashly bring Ikeuchi Maki with him.

Unless... the headquarters allows it, the director allows it, the teammates allow it, and the task is simple, he will try to take Ikeuchi Maki with him and let her go out for practice.

In order to comfort Maki Ikeuchi, Fang Wuwei could only helplessly tell Maki Ikeuchi, who was so depressed that she was about to cry, that he would definitely take her with him if he had the chance.

During those missions when Fang Wuwei was still a non-staff member, it wasn't that Fang Wuwei didn't plan to bring Ikeuchi Maki with him, but she wasn't there at the time, and the system was urging him to do it...

She didn't seize the opportunity.

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Everyone...Happy Valentine's Day. Although I know you don't have a lover, I still wish you a happy Valentine's Day.

I hope you find your lover soon. I won’t say anything more. I’m going to go to bed and cry first.