Chapter 38: You Claim You Haven’t Read My Light Novel
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“What are you writing?” Kujou Sara asked, puzzled.
In her impression, the Fatui were all about brute force, so why would this guy be writing?
Maybe after his visit to Yae Publishing House, he got the strange idea after reading “A Legend of Sword.”
Ridiculous—writing light novels isn’t something just anyone can do…
Initially, Kujou Sara didn’t care about what Bai Luo was writing.
However, when she casually picked up the manuscript next to him, she froze.
“My Electro Archon Can’t Be This Cute?!”
Did Kujou Sara know about this book?
Of course, she did.
This book had recently taken Inazuma by storm, with even hand-copied versions circulating among the resistance.
Not just light novel enthusiasts, but even some ordinary citizens had been influenced by their friends and family to buy the book.
At first, Kujou Sara read the book with a critical mindset.
She feared it would undermine the Shogun’s dignity in the eyes of the people.
But the more she read, the more engrossed she became, forgetting her initial purpose.
Especially when she discovered a character named Kujou Ayase, a Tengu general in the book, she immediately saw herself in the character.
Although she was annoyed by the subtle hints of pairing her with Yae Sakurako in the story, the sweet interactions between Ayase and the Raiden Shogun had her nearly blushing with excitement.
Unfortunately, no matter how much she tried to pry, the people at Yae Publishing House wouldn’t reveal the author’s identity.
They claimed it was under orders from Lady Yae, quashing any thoughts she had of using her official status to force the information out.
She had thought it impossible to find the author, but unexpectedly, she stumbled upon the information without even trying.
Though she hadn’t found evidence linking Bai Luo to the mysterious intruder, she had inadvertently discovered the identity of the light novel author.
“You read my work too?” Bai Luo was taken aback and asked.
These past few days, he hadn’t gone out much, and when he did, it was straight to the Tenshukaku.
So even though his subordinates mentioned his book was popular, he hadn’t grasped just how popular it was.
“No, as the current general of the Tenryou Commission, why would I read such a book?” Kujou Sara replied, standing upright and exuding righteousness.
But her tightly gripping the manuscript betrayed her true thoughts.
There really is a second volume.
She wanted to read it, badly.
“Um, could you put the manuscript down?” Bai Luo was worried she might accidentally damage the draft he had worked so hard on.
Kujou Sara instinctively wanted to put it down, but quickly collected herself.
Clearing her throat, she said with a serious tone, “I have some knowledge about this book, but to prevent you from writing anything inappropriate, as a general of the Tenryou Commission, I need to review it.”
Despite her words, her eager expression gave her away.
This behavior was akin to covering one’s ears while stealing a bell.
“But… don’t you have other tasks to attend to?” Bai Luo asked.
With such a significant event happening at the duel, he doubted she had leisure time to read here.
As Bai Luo guessed, Kujou Sara’s expression changed immediately.
“I do have tasks to complete; I’ll review the manuscript next time.” Reluctantly, she put the manuscript back and stood up to leave the room.
However, she soon turned back.
“Whatever you do, don’t write Kujou Ayase and Yae Sakurako as a couple!”
Bai Luo: “……”
After confirming Kujou Sara had truly left, Bai Luo summoned his subordinates.
Although he had witnessed the entire duel at the training grounds, everyone else thought he had been at home writing the whole time.
To prevent any suspicion, he had to send his men to gather information.
Just as Bai Luo predicted, Kujou Sara, who had reached the Tenryou Commission’s entrance, noticed the Fatui members hastily leaving the courtyard.
She frowned at first but then relaxed. While the Fatui infiltrating Inazuma wasn’t good, Bai Luo sending someone to investigate showed he wasn’t connected to the mysterious intruder.
It seemed her suspicions were unfounded.
With everyone gone, Bai Luo finally had time to review the new skills he had obtained.
During his encounter with the Raiden Shogun, he had already used several skills, such as the Kuzu-Ryu-Sen.
[Elemental Burst: [Kuzu-Ryu-Sen] Suppresses the target for one second, causing all damage during this period to be true damage.
If [Battousai] is in a severely injured state, the skill automatically transforms into Amakakeru-Ryu-No-Hirameki, dealing significantly higher true damage.]
The one-second suppression was why the Raiden Shogun couldn’t move, and the true damage was even more terrifying.
Regardless of how thick your armor was or how advanced your defenses, they were useless against this attack, which directly affected the body.
The only way to counter it was to have a strong enough physique to withstand the blow.
Otherwise, it was unavoidable.
After using the Kuzu-Ryu-Sen, the screeching sound of sheathing his blade was also one of his skills, but it could only be used when the reverse blade was not yet sheathed.
[Active Skill: [Ryu-Myo-Sen]
Sheathes the blade at high speed, producing ultrasonic waves that cause nearby enemies to temporarily lose hearing and fall into a state of silence, unable to use any elemental abilities during the effect.]
Though brief, this was deadly for those heavily reliant on their Visions and elemental powers.
The sheathing of the blade followed by rapid movement was a result of another skill.
[Active Skill: [Sou-Ryu-Sen]
Increases movement speed by 275% and grants immunity to control effects for one second. The next strike within three seconds will hit twice.]
This double hit was essentially utilizing the same strike trajectory with an additional sheath strike.
Even if the first strike missed, it provided cover for the second sheath strike.
Overall, this made his attacks nearly unavoidable for those unaccustomed to his fighting style.
Not many would expect the sheath to be used as a weapon.
The reason Kamisato Ayato was almost cut down by Bai Luo was not just his lack of preparedness but also his underestimation of this strike.
Who would have thought this seemingly casual strike would rival the elemental skills of a Vision holder?
Had Bai Luo not quickly sheathed his sword, the Shogunate and the Kanjou Commission would likely be hunting him and Kaedehara Kazuha worldwide.
In conclusion, he was quite pleased with his new Class.
Even if he had to use [Battousai] for some shady activities in Inazuma, it would be much easier now.
After all, with so many offenses already, what was one more?
No crime could be worse than injuring the Raiden Shogun herself.
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- Chapter 314: The Area Ahead…
- Chapter 313: I’m A Fatui
- Chapter 312: Diona
- Chapter 311: The Detained Human
- Chapter 310: The Ausbilder Has Arrived
- Chapter 309: Heading to Mondstadt
- Chapter 308: The Statue of the Seven
- Chapter 307: Friendly Fire Doesn’t Exist
- Chapter 306: A Motherly Slash
- Chapter 305: The Overturned Tenshukaku
- Chapter 304: A Poor Imitator
- Chapter 303: Void: Singer’s Sword
- Chapter 302: Battle with the Raiden Shogun Again
- Chapter 301: Papaya and Crucian Carp Soup?
- Chapter 300: Eat a Sunsettia to Ease the Sourness
- Chapter 299: The Shrine Maiden’s Food
- Chapter 298: A Man Imprisoned by Knowledge
- Chapter 297: Void: Lover’s Veil
- Chapter 296: Dendro! It’s Dendro! It’s Actually Dendro!
- Chapter 295: Who Said the People I Bring Can Only Use Dendro?
- Chapter 294: What Did I Teach You?
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- Chapter 292: The Two People He Respected Most
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- Chapter 288: Leaving Aside the Fact That Battousai Is the Ausbilder
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- Chapter 278: The Fruit That Makes a Fox Bristle
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- Chapter 275: He’d Forgotten She Always Wore One
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- Chapter 273 - 272: The Feeling of Losing a Vision
- Chapter 272 - 271: The Bystander Beyond the Fool’s Game
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- Chapter 263 - 262: Extra Story—A Winter Nights Lazzo
- Chapter 262 - 261: He Really Does Know Everything
- Chapter 261 - 260: Sunrise, Sunset
- Chapter 260 - 259: The Harbinger’s Visiting Card
- Chapter 259 - 258: Ms. Hina’s Offline Handshake Event?
- Chapter 258 - 257: Bai Kokomi?
- Chapter 257 - 256: The Conscription of Watatsumi
- Chapter 256 - 255: The Fallen Star Who Never Returned
- Chapter 255 - 254: Living as a Little Tanuki Forever
- Chapter 254 - 253: Sayu’s Secret Ranking
- Chapter 253 - 252: Standing Guard: The Fox’s Chain, Link by Link
- Chapter 252 - 251: The Smiling Fox
- Chapter 251 - 250: Borrowing Someone
- Chapter 250 - 249: Miyuki
- Chapter 249 - 248: I’ll Never Be Able to Marry Now!
- Chapter 248 - 247: Sister, Just What Have You Been Keeping?
- Chapter 247 - 246: You’ll Get Used to It Eventually
- Chapter 246 - 245: The Ausbilder’s “Authority”
- Chapter 245 - 244: Scaramouche’s Plans
- Chapter 244 - 274: Lady Narukami Is Angry
- Chapter 243: Bai Luo? He’s My Little Brother
- Chapter 242: Bai Luo’s Silver Tongue
- Chapter 241: Played Right Into Their Hands
- Chapter 240: His Real Vision… Was Dendro
- Chapter 239: The Arataki Gang’s External Brain
- Chapter 238: Kuki Shinobu
- Chapter 237: Two Birds of a Feather
- Chapter 236: So Who Really Lost Out?
- Chapter 235: A Detailed Explanation
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- Chapter 233: Aisa Bathhouse
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- Chapter 230: The Pink-Haired Fox
- Chapter 229: The Fish of the Tenshukaku
- Chapter 228: Hahahahaha
- Chapter 227: Put It on Sara’s Tab, Will You?
- Chapter 226: The Ausbilder Holds the Blade; Kokomi Lies on the Chopping Block
- Chapter 225: Words of Wisdom
- Chapter 224: The Shrine Maiden with the Mask
- Chapter 223: I Know What I’m Doing
- Chapter 222: Reunion with Kujou Sara
- Chapter 221: Hm? A Cat?
- Chapter 220: Little Tanuki, Do You Want to Hear a Tune?
- Chapter 219: A Blanket on the Beam
- Chapter 218: The Doctor’s Reaction
- Chapter 217: Kokomi, Mind Broken
- Chapter 216: "I Am Battousai"
- Chapter 215: We Fatui Were Villains to Begin With
- Chapter 214: Bai Luo’s Game Plan
- Chapter 213: Extra Story: On Bai Luo (In-Game Line)
- Chapter 212: The Fatui Come Knocking
- Chapter 211: My Kamera Comes with Built-In Filters
- Chapter 210: Do You Still Remember Miss Hina?
- Chapter 209: Kamisato Ayato’s Concerns
- Chapter 208: I Only Have One Disciple
- Chapter 207: The Spinning Yellow Tanuki
- Chapter 206: Trial’s End
- Chapter 205: Void Genome
- Chapter 204: Starburst Stream
- Chapter 203: Chiyo The Tiger-Bite
- Chapter 202: Aimless Journey to the Abandoned Station
- Chapter 201: The Tengu Maiden
- Chapter 200: A Snezhnayan Liyue Native, Come from Mondstadt, Now Residing in Inazuma
- Chapter 199: Tengu Sweeper
- Chapter 198: Iwakura Michihiro
- Chapter 197: The Tanuki with a Spiked Club—Don’t Mess with Her
- Chapter 196: The Blade That Severs Bonds—Hakuen Michimitsu Amenoma
- Chapter 195: Can You Do Me a Favor?
- Chapter 194: That Man Is Just Too Scary
- Chapter 193: The Sunsettia Chain Reaction
- Chapter 192: Sayu, Played to Pieces
- Chapter 191: Sunsettia. It’s Sweet. Want One?
- Chapter 190: An Execution Order
- Chapter 189: Sayu’s Island-Hopping Journey
- Chapter 188: Your Highness
- Chapter 187: The Archer Class Really Is Made Up Of Archers
- Chapter 186: EMIYA
- Chapter 185: Nowhere to Run
- Chapter 184: Kamuijima Cannons
- Chapter 183: The Shogunate’s True Intent
- Chapter 182: New Weapon Detected – Erhu
- Chapter 181: A Soulful Melody, Where Can One Find a Kindred Spirit Across the Horizon?
- Chapter 180: A Hearty Meal
- Chapter 179: Kind Words Can’t Persuade Anyone
- Chapter 178: That’s Not My Head, That’s My Chest
- Chapter 177: The Mirror Maiden
- Chapter 176: If You’re Gonna Chase Thrills, Go All the Way
- Chapter 175: Lavender Melon Soup and Naku Weed
- Chapter 174: The Levels of Training
- Chapter 173: Yasumoto and Washizu
- Chapter 172: Miss Hina
- Chapter 171: Bai Luo’s Secret Weapon
- Chapter 170: Higi Village
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- Chapter 168: Musoujin Gorge
- Chapter 167: Nathan
- Chapter 166: An Insider Among the Resistances
- Chapter 165: The Duel Invitation from the Maguu Kenki
- Chapter 164: Fort Mumei
- Chapter 163: Let Me Try My Blade
- Chapter 162: The Ward on Yashiori Island
- Chapter 161: Memories of Watatsumi
- Chapter 160: Farewell, Scaramouche
- Chapter 159: The Strange Ronin
- Chapter 158: Battousai Is the Ausbilder?
- Chapter 157: Three Hundred Million Mora… Just Put It on the Rich Guy’s Tab?
- Chapter 156: Gorou
- Chapter 155: Killing the Fish for Its Eggs
- Chapter 154: Sunsettias? A Whole Cart
- Chapter 153: This... Is the Art of Killing
- Chapter 152: The Gentle Swordsman
- Chapter 151: The Rats on Watatsumi Island
- Chapter 150: Is Lord Battousai a Fatui Member?
- Chapter 149: Battousai-san, Do You Know How to Use a Sword?
- Chapter 148: It’s So Good to See You Alive with My Own Eyes
- Chapter 147: Ksenia
- Chapter 146: Igor’s Smooth Sailing
- Chapter 145: You Don’t Want Others to Know Your True Identity, Do You?
- Chapter 144: Well Done, Little Collei
- Chapter 143: Caviar
- Chapter 142: The Emperor Smiled Kindly
- Chapter 141: Is He Really Battousai?
- Chapter 140: Watatsumi Island
- Chapter 139: What? Watatsumi Island? Isn’t That Ritou?
- Chapter 138: Zhongli and Childe’s Doubts
- Chapter 137: Dual Blades
- Chapter 136: Kirito, The Black-Clad Swordsman
- Chapter 135: The Black-Clad Swordsman
- Chapter 134: Battle Against Beisht
- Chapter 133: Could This Kid Have Hurt the Geo Archon?
- Chapter 132: How About I Take Care of This Crazy Woman for You?
- Chapter 131: Osial’s Wife?
- Chapter 130: Thunder Descends! The Annihilation of the Sea Monster
- Chapter 129: The Battle Between Zhongli and Tartaglia
- Chapter 128: The Sea Monster
- Chapter 127: The Third Class
- Chapter 126: Bai Luo Hasn’t Stirred Up Trouble for Thirty-Seven Hours
- Chapter 125: The Many Aspects of Life, A Unique Acidity
- Chapter 124: Should Schrödinger’s Coffin Lid Be Held Down?
- Chapter 123: Bai Luo’s Intentions
- Chapter 122: Tianquan, So It Really Was You
- Chapter 121: Bait To Be Taken
- Chapter 120: A Night Talk with Beidou
- Chapter 119: Could It Be a Sunsettia?
- Chapter 118: My Name is Himura Kenshin
- Chapter 117: A Duel with Tartaglia
- Chapter 116: Put It on La Signora’s Tab?
- Chapter 115: The Gnosis
- Chapter 114: Do You Still Remember Osial?
- Chapter 113: Then Destroy It
- Chapter 112: Mr. Yun
- Chapter 111: Boss Yun
- Chapter 110: What Is This?
- Chapter 109: Heartfire of the Earth
- Chapter 108: Gather! O river of light that’s guided by the fairies!
- Chapter 107: Battle Against the Ancient Geovishap
- Chapter 106: You Call This Thing a Lizard?
- Chapter 105: I Like You the Most
- Chapter 104: That Strike, Not Beyond Reach
- Chapter 103: Shenhe
- Chapter 102: Chongyun
- Chapter 101: How About Adding Three More Sunsettias?
- Chapter 100: The Second Young Master (or Miss?) of Feiyun Commerce Guild
- Chapter 99: Bai Luo, You Sneaky Scoundrel
- Chapter 98: All Threads, No Flesh
- Chapter 97: "Ow"
- Chapter 96: Salt-Baked Duck
- Chapter 95: Doctor Baizhu
- Chapter 94: A New Patient at Bubu Pharmacy
- Chapter 93: You’ve Got Another Duck Out There
- Chapter 92: The Ausbilder Must Have His Reasons for Doing This
- Chapter 91: The Young Adeptus
- Chapter 90: Almond Tofu
- Chapter 89: I Didn’t Want To Suffer The Sourness Alone
- Chapter 88: Fairy Glitter
- Chapter 87: Hiten Mitsurugi Style: Ultimate Technique—Amakakeru-Ryu-No-Hirameki
- Chapter 86: Stab It In, and the Power Will Surge
- Chapter 85: I’ll Let You Have Three Moves
- Chapter 84: Missing a Soul? Or a System?
- Chapter 83: "I Have Many Names, But Here, Call Me Zhongli"
- Chapter 82: Put it on Childe’s Tab
- Chapter 81: The Ninth Company’s Katarina
- Chapter 80: With the Ausbilder Gone, Mondstadt Can Finally Have Peace
- Chapter 79: Leaving
- Chapter 78: Wings of the Wind
- Chapter 77: A So-Called First Meeting is Actually a Long-Awaited Reunion
- Chapter 76: The Unreasonable Fatui
- Chapter 75: Reverse Blade Sword – True Strike
- Chapter 74: She’s Just a Child, After All
- Chapter 73: Collei’s Battle
- Chapter 72: A Gift for Collei
- Chapter 71: Going Home
- Chapter 70: The Sealed Archon Residue
- Chapter 69: Help Me Train a New Recruit
- Chapter 68: Sumeru’s Cyno
- Chapter 67: Collei’s Gift
- Chapter 66: Guests from Sumeru
- Chapter 65: The Brightest Star—BK201
- Chapter 64: Night Talk
- Chapter 63: The Missionary
- Chapter 62: Bai Luo’s Plan
- Chapter 61: A Rogue’s True Affection
- Chapter 60: Lisa, uh… Sister
- Chapter 59: Guess Where the Milk Came From?
- Chapter 58: Hilichurls
- Chapter 57: The Bai Family Deep Hypnosis Technique
- Chapter 56: Collei
- Chapter 55: Diluc’s Defeat
- Chapter 54: The Doom of Krobber
- Chapter 53: A Modest Gift
- Chapter 52: Kaeya Alberich
- Chapter 51: Plato
- Chapter 50: Seamus Pegg, the Seneschal of the Church of Favonius
- Chapter 49: Master Diluc
- Chapter 48: Mondstadt
- Chapter 47: The Disappearance of Ksenia
- Chapter 46: A Treasure Hoarder’s Nightmare
- Chapter 45: The Tsaritsa’s Letter
- Chapter 44: Fireworks Fade, But Bonds Remain
- Chapter 43: Arataki Itto’s Mental Health Bail Certificate
- Chapter 42: Speculations About the Vision
- Chapter 41: The Mysterious Harbinger
- Chapter 40: Sole of the Deep
- Chapter 39: Aftermath
- Chapter 38: You Claim You Haven’t Read My Light Novel
- Chapter 37: Binding Weapons
- Chapter 36: The Reverse Blade Sword
- Chapter 35: Kuzu-Ryu-Sen
- Chapter 34: Quantum
- Chapter 33: The Musou no Hitotachi
- Chapter 32: Farce
- Chapter 31: Welcoming the Shogun
- Chapter 30: Kaedehara Kazuha
- Chapter 29: The Draw of the Blade
- Chapter 28: There Will Always Be Creatures on the Ground Who Dare to Face the Might of Thunder
- Chapter 27: The Interest of Yae Miko
- Chapter 26: Yae Miko
- Chapter 25: Grand Narukami Shrine
- Chapter 24: The Kamisato Siblings
- Chapter 23: Shirasagi Himegimi
- Chapter 22: My Electro Archon Can’t Be This Cute
- Chapter 21: Shogun’s Favorite
- Chapter 20: Do You Shed Fur?
- Chapter 19: Bai Luo’s Request
- Chapter 18: Just Want to Buy Some Tricolor Dango
- Chapter 17: The Wise and Beautiful Lady Guuji…
- Chapter 16: Not a Tanuki, but a Mujina
- Chapter 15: Delusion Factory
- Chapter 14: The Arrival of the Wanderer
- Chapter 13: Enthusiastic Thoma
- Chapter 12: Have You Heard of the Musou no Hitotachi?
- Chapter 11: The White Cat and Its Master
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 2
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