Chapter 95 – Aiko’s Change
Aiko returned to Grandmaster, she was now used to being beaten up and she even put a few scratches on the stick, which greatly satisfied her.
'Hmpf! Look you are no longer invincible!' Aiko felt proud.
The Grandmaster smiled gently. She lowered her Sword Qi on the sword so that Aiko wouldn't be as demotivated. As such Aiko was able to scratch it.
'It shouldn't matter if I do this, at least it will get her motivated.' The Grandmaster thought, but she didn't expect to have such a substantial effect.
Aiko went into a frenzy, she no longer wanted to scratch it, but slice it in half. As such she was trying to aim into that same spot again and again.
'At first, she was getting stronger and stronger for no reason, but now she is refining the technique, which is more beneficial in the long run.' The Grandmaster praised Aiko in her mind.
...
Like this little less than half a year passed and there was a sudden change.
Aiko collapsed on the floor mid-fight.
The Grandmaster was mid-thrust but was able to stop due to her flexibility and years of experience.
'What in the world?' The Grandmaster tilted her head, she didn't understand what was happening and was unable to read Aiko's mind.
'It can't be 'that', right?' The Grandmaster was concerned and took Aiko away into her abode.
Along the way, she met up with the Jade Fox. For some reason, the Jade Fox was paralysed once she saw Aiko motionless. The Grandmaster didn't say anything before entering her room.
She had her own protective formations which she activated before walking out. Those formations wouldn't be able to stop her, but any other intruder would be at least slowed down, which would allow her to kill them.
"What happened?" Mei asked with a neutral expression, but her voice was dripping with worry.
"Nothing bad, you don't have to worry." The Grandmaster smiled, but she said this on purpose like this. This would make Mei restless and she would wait in front of her place before Aiko exited.
'You need to make up finally, while Aiko didn't seem to be affected she worried about you a lot, so it's only natural that you should worry about her. Aren't you two close?' The Grandmaster questioned Jade Fox in her mind. She didn't transmit those sentences and walked away, leaving the restless Mei behind.
...
A month passed. Mei was still waiting outside, waiting for the doors to open.
Meanwhile, Aiko finally woke up and bumped her head on the nearby shelf.
"Auch." She clutched her head.
Aiko was startled at her voice as it didn't feel as childish as before and what was more... she felt kind of strange...