Chapter 743
Body Development
Chapter 743 Body Development
“Then, Miss Ais, I will go to Miss Philwiss to ask for her advice on chanting.”
Lefia told the Sword Maiden where she was going, then left the Hearth House and headed to the Dionysus Familia's encampment.
Broly went into the shampoo-scented bathroom, took a quick shower, and came out soon after.
"Ms. Ais."
Broly, having washed himself clean, went to greet the Sword Princess. Ais, who had changed her clothes, came over, still dressed in white bodysuits.
"Mr. Broly, is there anything I can help you with?"
The swordswoman girl who came up to him looked at the Saiyan boy with a puzzled expression, wondering why he had called her over.
"You said you'd help me improve my strength so I could take revenge myself, but I just thought of another way to help you improve your strength in the bathroom."
"Hey, what's the method?"
Ais's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked.
"It's qi (vital energy)."
Broly didn't keep them in suspense and answered directly.
"Is it the special energy you used at your fingertips, Mr. Broly, in the Arena of Death and when you were dealing with the carnivorous plants?"
"Correct."
Broly nodded.
The swordswoman's current swordsmanship bottleneck cannot be overcome in a short period of time.
However, the ability stats can be increased by gaining experience from simply killing monsters.
However, Ais's level is Lv.5, and the monsters that can give her experience normally must be high-level monsters from the deepest areas.
This is the surface, so there aren't that many high-level monsters for the girl to hunt down.
After much thought, the only way Broly could think of to further enhance the girl's strength was through his own rage.
"I have a [Qi Gong S] development ability. Since my development ability [Luck] can be shared with you through the Wings skill, I believe that the [Qi Gong S] development ability should also be shared with you."
"But I didn't feel anything."
Ais looked somewhat bewildered.
"Development ability is not a skill or magic, and cannot be cast by simply chanting incantations or meeting certain conditions."
Ability like Luck, if it weren't for a real increase in the drop rate of monsters, would be almost imperceptible.
And I think the same applies to Qigong. If you've never sensed Qi before, it's naturally difficult to effectively utilize this unfamiliar power.
"But how can I use this power that you have shared?"
"This is what I'm going to do: teach you how to use Qi."
"What's wrong, what's wrong, Broly? Are you going to teach Ais a new skill or magic?"
Tiona peeked out of the room; she had clearly heard the conversation between the two people in the hallway, though not all of it.
"It's not about skills and magic, but about developing abilities."
Broly began to explain, and at that moment, the door to the next room opened a crack, allowing Ryu to peek in secretly.
. . . .
"Is 'qi' a kind of magical energy?"
Broly took the swordswoman downstairs to the main hall of the Hearthfire Mansion and began teaching her about ki.
However, Ais doesn't quite understand the existence of Qi, and she always subconsciously tries to mobilize the magic power within her body.
"Magic represents spiritual energy, while Qi is a more general term for energy. The body, spirit, and vitality are all considered part of Qi."
Broly explained.
"Simply put, it's an energy that combines physical strength, magic, and bodily vitality, right?"
Tiona then added a question from the side.
"Well, that's understandable."
Broly nodded.
"Using magic consumes mana, swinging a greatsword consumes stamina, and when injured, the body will instinctively repair itself, consuming vitality. These are all easy to understand."
But how can one use the special energy you mentioned, a combination of these three elements, without using magic, wielding a greatsword, or injuring oneself to trigger the body's natural self-healing mechanisms?
Tiona raised a question.
"When you practiced Qigong with me, didn't you feel anything special in your body?"
Broly also raised questions.
"No."
Tiona shook her head immediately.
"I can feel a slight fluctuation in magic power, like the feeling of about to unleash a spell or skill."
Ais did have a feeling, but the direction of that feeling was somewhat subtle.
"Let me try again."
As Tiona spoke, she once again imitated the Saiyan boy's movements and began practicing the ki-training punches.
She has a good talent; she learned it after only practicing it once.
She was punching with her eyes closed, seemingly following Broly's description that everything has breath.
I'm trying to use my imagination to mobilize the energy within my body.
"Pfft~"
And when the last punch was thrown, an additional sound rang out.
"Hey, is this what qi is?"
Tiona opened her eyes in surprise, looked at her fist, and asked.
"No, you just farted."
However, Broly gave a direct negative answer.
Although farting is a type of gas, it is clearly not the gas used in qigong.
"Ugh, this is way too difficult!"
Tiona complained and plopped down on the floor, then looked at the swordswoman next to her.
"Ais, you possess the wing skill, can you feel it now?"
Tiona felt that she couldn't sense the Qi, probably because she wasn't a user of the Wings skill.
"I can only sense magic."
Ais shook her head, indicating that she also couldn't sense the presence of Qi, that mixed energy.
"It's weird..."
Broly frowned. He had thought that since magic existed in this world, teaching Ais to sense ki would be a relatively simple matter.
But now it seems a bit difficult; the energy of magic is interfering with the girl's perception of her own qi.
This contrasts sharply with Sakura and Rin from the Type-Moon world, and Broly doesn't know what went wrong.
Well, this is actually a matter of divine grace. It grants the possibility of using magic to some races in the DanMachi world who were originally unable to use magic, but it also affects the perception of other kinds of energy by those who possess divine grace.
"Here's what we'll do, give me your hands."
Broly thought for a moment, then extended his hand to the two of them.
"What do you want to do?"
As Tiona asked, she reached out and took the boy's hand in front of her, and Ais did the same.
"Can you feel my energy now?"
After grasping them, Broly transferred his energy to them and asked them questions.
"I can feel it, it's warm."
Ais answered.
"Is this what qi is?"
Tiona was somewhat surprised.
"Next, I will use my energy to circulate within your bodies. See if you can follow my energy and mobilize your own energy."
Broly decided to guide Ais and Tiona, who was also interested in Qi, to perceive its existence through hands-on instruction.
However, after the energy spread a short distance up their palms—or rather, before they had even gone halfway up their forearms—Broly suddenly realized that his energy had dissipated.
No, that's not right...
Broly carefully sensed it and realized that it wasn't dissipating, but rather being absorbed, like the effect of a healing spell leaving the target after it's cast.
Broly conducted a test and found that once the gas was released more than two centimeters beyond the body, it would become uncontrollable.
Offensive ki-throwing techniques are relatively normal, as evidenced by the monsters killed by the finger-pointing sword. However, gentle, non-offensive ki seems to be used as a technique to instantly replenish the energy of others. Well, ki can indeed be used in this way, Broly knew that, but he hadn't expected his ki to become uncontrollable after leaving his body by two centimeters.
Is it due to the effects of the overload training skill?
This was the only reason Broly could think of for his shortness of breath.
"Mr. Broly, what's wrong?"
Ais felt the warmth lingering on her forearm and not extending upwards, so she couldn't help but ask.
“I’m a little short of breath right now, so I can’t flow through your bodies just by shaking hands. I might need to move my hands and change the parts of your bodies I touch in order to make the flow of energy around your whole bodies. Miss Ais and Miss Tiona, can you accept me doing this?”
Broly snapped out of his daze and asked the two of them.
"Uh, like the massage you did for us last time?"
Tiona asked curiously.
"Pretty much, except that it might cover some areas that weren't covered during the last massage."
Broly nodded.
"That's no problem."
"That's what the Amazonian girl said casually."
"Miss Ais, please go first."
Ais nodded, not refusing to be the first to arrive.
Tiona didn't argue with this, knowing that she was only there to get some benefits.
Ryu listened from the side, initially not understanding what was going to happen next.
But when the Saiyan boy's hand followed the swordswoman's hand upwards...
From the forearm to the upper arm, then to the shoulder, and from the shoulder to the back and then to the waist.
Just as they were about to touch her buttocks, the elf lady in charge of keeping watch finally realized what was happening and quickly stepped forward to stop them: "Stop, stop! What are you doing?"
"Uh, I was helping Miss Ais sense her Qi, what's wrong?"
Broly looked at her with some surprise.
"I know, but do I have to touch your butt too?"
Ryu felt that areas like the buttocks should be avoided.
"Uh, my Qi can only penetrate two centimeters now. Without touching it like this, it's difficult for Miss Ais to clearly feel the flow of Qi throughout her body."
"Oh, so if that's the case, you're not just going to touch my back, you're going to touch my front too?"
Liu asked, her eyes wide.
"Well, that's how it is."
Broly nodded.
"Miss Ais, aren't you going to say something?"
Seeing the boy's frank admission, Ryu felt somewhat powerless. She wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say. After all, since Seele hadn't made a decision yet, she really didn't have the right to say anything to the boy that he "shouldn't have done this." She could only look at the swordswoman sitting there being touched and ask her.
"Uh……"
Upon hearing this, Ais blinked, looked at the elf's somewhat serious expression, pondered for a moment, and then said, "It's alright, Miss Ryu. If being touched can make me stronger, I would be very willing to be touched by Mr. Broly."
Liu: “…”
Seeing that the elf lady was silent, Broly continued to ventilate Ais's body.
"Um……"
As his palm gradually approached her heart, the swordswoman's face grew increasingly red.
But this isn't shyness, it's...
"Ah, I think I can feel the presence of Qi within my body."
Ais said, her breathing slightly rapid.
"Yes, the heart is the source of vitality for the body, and it is also the part of the body with the most Qi."
Broly's hand stopped on Ais's chest. He could clearly feel the swordswoman's heart beating strongly beneath his palm as he channeled his energy into it.
"Miss Ais, quickly control your qi and spread it to the places I just touched."
Broly quickly said.
"Ah."
The swordswoman agreed, and the energy activated by Broly within her body was consciously controlled and circulated.
"Ais, how are you feeling right now?"
Tiona asked curiously from the side.
"It feels like using Wind Spirit Swiftness, and your body is temporarily strengthened."
After sensing the Qi, manipulating it seemed to be no problem, and Ais had the energy to answer the Amazon girl's questions.
"Remember this feeling, I'm taking my hand back."
Broly offered a reminder, and Ais nodded.
However, when the Saiyan boy withdrew his hand, the swordswoman couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
"what happened?"
Tiona, standing nearby, quickly inquired about it.
"It's nothing, it's just that the feeling of being strengthened has suddenly weakened a lot."
Ais answered.
"Of course, after my energy is withdrawn, the only thing that will continue to maintain the enhancement and amplification effect on your body is your own energy."
Broly offered an explanation.
"Ah."
Ais could understand, but the feeling of her body being suddenly filled with powerful energy, and then suddenly being pulled away from it, still gave her a subtle sense of emptiness.
It's a bit like being halfway through making love, and before you're even satisfied, your partner suddenly pulls you away.
"Broly, now that Ais is better, let me give it a try too."
Seeing that Ais was alright, he started practicing his internal energy cultivation techniques to familiarize himself with the flow of energy within his body, while Tiona urged Broly to hurry up as well.
Having the experience of activating Ais's Qi, Broly was quite adept at it and also activated the Qi within Tiona's body.
However, perhaps because Tiona is not a user of the wing skill and did not share his development ability [Ki Gong S], the Ki she activated was more than ten times weaker than Ais's Ki.
However, upon learning of this situation, Tiona was not disappointed at all. Instead, she smiled and said, "I am already very satisfied with having a means to further enhance my combat abilities."
She's an optimist and seems completely unaffected by internal conflicts.
Suddenly, Tiona remembered something, looked at the tavern elf who had been watching the whole time, and said to the Saiyan boy, "By the way, Broly, this is such a good thing, why don't you help Ryu develop it too?"
Upon hearing this, Broly looked at the tavern elf: "Ryu, do you also want to learn how to use ki?"
"Ah, this..."
When questioned by the Saiyan boy, Ryu instinctively took a step back.
"I don't need to..."
Before she could finish refusing, Tiona had already slipped behind her.
"Don't be so polite. Didn't you say in the bathroom that you came to Broly to break through your strength bottleneck? Quickly sit down and receive the baptism of qi."
Liu: “…”
He didn't mention his lame excuse for staying with Broly, but he did say it in the bathroom when the Loki Familia girls asked him why he came.
What was initially thought to be a plausible, perfunctory explanation now feels like a self-inflicted wound.
But can she now say that she came here to keep watch, not to improve her so-called strength?
Yes, that won't do.
Therefore, the elf girl could only close her eyes, bite her lip, and silently accept the entire process of the Saiyan boy developing his ki.
Compared to Ais and Tiona, Ryu's reaction seemed a bit too sensitive. When she could sense the Qi, her face and the tips of her ears were already the color of red apples, and her body was trembling slightly.
"Uh, Ryu, all done."
When Broly said that, Ryu almost breathed a sigh of relief.
Just treat him like a child who hasn't grown up yet...
Ryu's face flushed slightly. She glanced at the Saiyan boy and silently told herself this, before quickly returning to normal.
"You can sense the energy now, and your strength has increased, but you don't seem very happy?"
Tiona looked at her and asked, somewhat puzzled.
"Thank you, I'm very happy, it's just that I'm not very good at expressing my happiness."
Ryu's icy expression crumbled at the Amazon girl's words, and she forced a stiff smile to express her joy at her increased strength.
(End of this chapter)