48 Edelberg Mountain(1)

Observing the mountain from the lowest part of it, while the wind slightly moved his clothes, Ren had a curious look on his face when looking at the mountain, since in it was one of the strongest people in this world called Edelweiss which had the title of 'Twin Wings' and the strongest swordsman in the world.

As the most dangerous criminal in the world, she is the cause of the event known as the 'Baltic Crisis', since 15 years ago when Estonia was about to become the stage of war between the League and the Union. A young Edelweiss defeated '300,000' soldiers from both sides.

And Ren right now was in the place where Edelweiss was 'isolated' from the world, on top of the Edelberg mountain, located more than 9,000 meters above the sea, since he wanted to face her, to increase his skill level. [Sword Mastery]. Since this ability had not increased at all since he faced Ouma, his older brother, 2 years ago.

"Have you seen enough, Nii-sama?"

Breaking out of his thoughts upon hearing the soft and sweet voice that called out to him, Ren smiled slightly as he turned his gaze to Shizuku, who was looking at him curiously, as she still had no idea why Ren wanted to face off with the world's most wanted criminal.

"Yes, I was mesmerized by the beauty of the place"

"You should be hypnotized by my beauty"- Pulling out a tongue jokingly, Shizuku turned her gaze to her mother Hitomi, who had decided to accompany them and be their guardian for this trip.

"I already was"- Caressing Shizuku's silky hair lovingly as he watched her blush.

Ren decided to start their excursion - "Okay, now we can start climbing the mountain".

Listening to Ren, Hitomi and Shizuku nodded, as it had been a few minutes since they arrived at Edelberg Mountain, and they hadn't done anything apart from watching Ren who was looking at the mountain with a curious look on his face.

"Well, if something happens I'll take care of Edelweiss while you run"-Hitomi said with visible concern in her tone, since it was the first time someone had been looking for Edelweiss since the event 15 years ago or at least publicly.

"Don't worry, if something like that happens I have my trap card to stop and defeat her." Smiling confidently at Hitomi who visibly relaxed, the three of them began their trek to the top of the mountain.

"Why do you keep calling your powerful Noble Arts, trap cards?" Hitomi asked as she kept her attention to her surroundings, though with Ren's [Light Sense] ability, there wasn't much to worry about, since from her previous state Ren had trained him to see about 500 meters around him, which increased several times when he released his true form.

"Because they are literally that, they are trap cards. Besides, hadn't we had this conversation several times years ago?"- Looking at Hitomi with a blank stare, Ren could only see the slight smile on her face, which made him smile in equal measure.

"They've had this conversation more than twenty times."- Joining in the fun with their smile on their face, the group of three continued their walk towards Edelweiss's location, while having a pleasant conversation with each other.

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Stopping in front of a homely hut, a white-skinned girl with a voluptuous figure of long pure white hair that extends to her back, with bangs covering her forehead, with the left side of her bangs tilted to the right, while the right one leans slightly to the left, which increased its beauty with the crystal blue eyes it had.

Wearing something simple, she had only blue jeans a pale blue shirt and simple sandals, rocking in a rocking chair while she sipped with visible satisfaction in her eyes the chocolate that filled her glass. Edelweiss turned her gaze towards the group of three with a curious gaze.

"it is rare that 3 people come to me"- With a soft and mature voice coming out of his cherry lips, Ren smiled slightly since every time he entered his [Morningstar] state, the chains of destiny became visible to him, but doing that so many times, he could 'feel' who had the chains and who didn't. And the person in front of him, Edelweiss was a Desperado, someone who broke the chains of fate, also known as a Demon.

"It's rare to find a Desperado"- Placing himself in front of the girls who were looking at Edelweiss in alert, Ren smiled in his direction.

Hearing the words coming out of the boy who seemed to be around 15 to 17 years old, Edelweiss looked at him curiously, "Are you able to sense that I'm a Desperado, aren't you someone interesting?"

"I have been told a few times"

Watching the conversation between Ren and Edelweiss, Shizuku and Hitomi could only mentally sigh, since it seemed that their Son/Brother was someone who was not afraid of strong people, even worse, he was not afraid of a Desperado, which was a surprise for them, since Shizuku didn't know that and Hitomi didn't ask Itsuki about the registered Desperate people in the world.

"It was an interesting talk, but I would appreciate it if you would leave"

Hearing Edelweiss's words, Shizuku and Hitomi tensed their muscles in preparation for a fight, while Ren continued to watch Edelweiss with a calm smile.

"I'm sorry, but I didn't come here just to have a chat with you"-Approaching Edelweiss who looked at him with growing curiosity on her face, Ren stopped a meter away from her.

"Can you have a practice with me?"

Materializing a [Sword of Light] in his hand, as he looked at Edelweiss with a smile on his face, Ren waited for her reply.

Edelweiss raised one of her white eyebrows as she looked at the incredible manipulation that the boy in front of her had - "I don't think I can satisfy your desire to fight, even if your body has matured beyond your age, your age is still less than that of your body"- Edelweiss answered while looking at the silver-haired girl who seemed to be between 10 and 12 years old.

"And who said I was using the age my body showed to fight you?" Raising an eyebrow as his smile grew larger, Ren took his position, which didn't seem like a position at all, as he was holding his sword. which was pointing towards the ground and slightly towards Edelweiss, while his other hand dangled in place. It was not a position to pick up a sword.

"I won't give you another warning, are you sure you still want to fight me without showing your device?"- Got up from the rocking chair and placed the chocolate on a small wooden table next to her. Edelweiss walked slowly but firmly and strongly and stood at a distance of 50 cm from Ren.

"My Device is not a sword, so I will use this sword while fighting with you"- Maintaining his confidence while talking to Edelweiss, Ren looked at his sister and mother-"Could you let my family into your house? "

Looking at the two women behind Ren, Edelweiss nodded slightly -"I will, in return I want you to tell me how you knew I'm a Desperado"-Activating her Device that took the form of two wings-shaped swords. Edelweiss waited for Ren's answer.

"Sure, it seems like a fair exchange to me"-

Finishing his words, Ren could feel how something had formed in his soul, which also had a connection with Edelweiss's Soul.

"It seems that your Noble Art is something unique, were you able to make a contract using our Souls as payment in case one does not fulfill their part?" - Finishing checking the 'something' that was formed in his Soul that connected to the of Edelweiss, Ren could tell that Edelweiss Noble Art was something about contracts since he had seen some Animes and Fanfics about this kind of ability.

"Are you capable of feeling the things that happen in your Soul?" Edelweiss asked, thanks to the Noble Art of his Device. Edelweiss had a deeper connection to her Soul, because of the way it worked.

"I am very sensitive to their changes"

"You are a very interesting boy"

Smiling in response to Edelweiss, Ren turned his gaze to his sister and his mother, "Why don't you rest in the cabin, I'll be there in a few minutes."

Nodding at Ren's words, Shizuku smiled fondly at him, "I trust you, Nii-sama, see you in a few minutes."

Hitomi on the other hand looked worriedly at Ren "Try not to strain, see you in a few minutes Ren"- Giving a small kiss on Ren's forehead, Hitomi followed Shizuku.

"Why do your farewells seem like I'm going to die?" Shaking his head at that thought that came to his mind, Ren turned his gaze to Edelweiss "-" Now we can start "- And with those words said, Edelweiss took her position while keeping her gaze on Ren.

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