After calming Shirone down, we were able to move on with the lesson.
According to Kuroka, the most basic method of learning Senjutsu is through meditation, concentrating on your state of mind and quietly releasing your own ki, as well as feeling the natural ki of your surroundings. It is also the best way to develop one's skill in Senjutsu.
So my first task, and Shirone's, was to follow these steps that Kuroka had shown us.
"Senjutsu, however, has a fatal flaw, because while it allows the user to read and handle the power of the spirits, it could also take on the malice and ill will that flows in the world, so if an amateur misuses it, then the malice will end up corrupting the user. You have to be careful, though not to worry because I am already here so that you will have no trouble."
This is what Shirone thought had happened to Kuroka in the canon. She thought that her sister had been corrupted by the desire for power and had killed her "king" in a moment of madness.
Since my arrival here, this misunderstanding will no longer occur, and the sisters will not have to be separated. Shirone is not afraid of Senjutsu either and can train without any problems.
What's more, Shirone no longer has to reincarnate as Devil. Rias Gremory will have to find someone else to take his place as Rook.
Drako! You need to focus!
Concentrate.
Focus.
Concentrate.
"Boy, releasing your own ki is not as easy as finding your magic essence. In fact, it was your own reasoning that led you to shorten the time it should take you to find your magic essence. In other words, you got lucky."
Are four hours too short?
"For someone of your talent, yes."
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"But releasing the ki is not so simple, you cannot depend on your luck to achieve this. You have to achieve perfect concentration, unaffected by any other thoughts."
Why hasn't Kuroka said anything about this?
"Because she doesn't need to maintain perfect concentration. Just look at the little girl."
Shirone is sitting next to me with her eyes closed. Now that I look, she seems to be releasing something from her body.
I can't see it, but I can feel something being released from her body.
Is this the ki?
"Now look at the surroundings."
The environment?
The grass around us is growing, and the flowers are turning towards Shirone. It looks like they're trying to get closer to her. I can even see the tree trunks making their way to Shirone.
What's happening?
"This is the effect of Senjutsu. The Yokais have a special talent for practising Senjutsu. Nekoshou is a kind of high-level Youkai, using Senjutsu is something they can do on instinct."
I see. I, who am not a Yokai, have more trouble using Senjutsu.
"That's right. It's tough, but not impossible. The biggest problem you have is none other than your race."
Evil Child Dragon, huh?
"Your current lineup is evil by nature. [Tiny hero] could help you a little, but it's not enough."
Should I give up on Senjutsu for now?
"I wasn't saying that. Actually, I'd tell you to give up if you were anyone else. But you have something that anyone else doesn't."
The system?
"Yes, but I'm not talking about that right now."
What is it?
"Isn't it obvious? You have the creator of the multiverse by your side."
I know I have an old pervert by my side, you don't need to remind me. But I don't see how this is going to help me learn Senjutsu.
"I've indeed lost 99.9999% of my powers, but my soul still retains that 0.0001%. Giving you that skill and that Noble Phantasm consumed a lot of my power, but helping you right now is going to cost me less than snapping my fingers."
I'm interested.
"I'm going to help you achieve that total concentration. I'm going to seal up your seven desires and your six emotions. Don't worry, you'll get them back once you finish training."
Is that going to be effective?
"Yes. The only thing you will have in mind is to complete the training, and the malice and ill will that flows in the world will not affect you at all."
So, let's get to it.
"Okay, I'll wake you up once your body can't take any more training."
.........…
Kuroka was watching as Drako, and her younger sister made their way through Senjutsu.
Honestly, she did not expect much from Drako. On the other hand, she expected much from her sister.
The reasons she had were the same ones the old man had given Drako.
Kuroka is a very skilled user of Senjutsu and Youjutsu. She sensed from the first moment that Drako was an Evil Dragon, which is why she rushed to defend Shirone from him when they first met at Naberius Manor.
Being an Evil Dragon, he is more likely to be affected by negative energies than any other being.
But that's what she was there for, and there was also this other person who watched in hiding.
Kuroka had noticed that Mordred had not yet left the site, and was watching Shirone and Drako train. Kuroka was sure that Mordred was not watching out of concern for her Master, more likely she was bored, and this was her way of somehow alleviating that boredom.
But Kuroka was also sure that Mordred would act in case something bad happened to Drako.
Mordred was a strange woman, and Kuroka was unable to find out what she was thinking. At first glance, she seemed to be always bored and eager to pick a fight. Kuroka, however, thanks to his Senjutsu, was able to detect violent ki that Mordred was dislodging.
The Servant that Drako had summoned had an extreme hatred within her, a hatred that she seemed to be repressing.
Did she hate her father that much?
Then Kuroka and Mordred weren't so different.