Chapter 23 - Mio Synch

Sriiiiing!!

 "Not a bad attack."

 Paaaang!!

 "Quite a heavy attack."

 Ngiiiing!!

 "Haaaaah!!"

 "Good reflexes."

 Tiiiiing!!

 On this bright morning, I did a little exercise with Mio.

 Uhm, this exercise started with warming up the body and running around the small streets around the city.

 However, for some reason, this little exercise ended with a duel match between me and Mio. In this duel match, I realized an unusual change in Mio's sword technique. The flow of the sword and the movements that Mio did became smoother than usual. The point of attack and defense techniques were very different from before.

 The change in Mio's sword technique surprised me, what just happened?

 Mio's sword technique has now changed and follows my sword technique.

 My sword technique is not much different from the Mio family's sword technique.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Yurification Quest

Steal a kiss while fighting Mio.

Reward: Mio Synchronization

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

We fought using real swords, previously we wanted to use wooden swords. However, its too light and will mess up the body's muscle memory. Using real swords is much better for training the body's muscle memory.

 Mio's attack and my sword swings improved. The small movements we made now turned into fast and complex movements. I lost my focus a little when the Yurification Quest appeared.

 Sometimes, Yuification Quests appear at the wrong time.

 Steal a kiss while fighting Mio?

 And Mio Synchronization?

 The rewards from the Yurification Quest are indeed unique. Even in the previous Yurification Quest, I got the right to own Mio completely.

 Different from before, this Yurification Quest looks quite easy.

 Baaam!!

 Mio and I took a fairly long distance. Mio's breathing sounded very heavy and tired.

 How about my condition?

 Thanks to the help of the Yurification System and my good relationship with Mio. I don't feel tired from this intense training. However, I can feel my body covered in sweat and a little sticky.

 This exercise is quite hard for a 5-year-old child, huh...

 "Lily-sama doesn't seem to be tired from this little warm-up. Do I need to increase my strength a little?" Mio asked with a smile.

 "M-Mio.. please be a little gentle," I replied.

 I could feel Mio's smile which had another meaning. As a Maid who always serves me, I understand the hidden meaning of Mio's smile very well. When Mio faces a challenging problem, she smiles thinly to face the problem in front of her seriously.

 I understand Mio's feelings.

 The hard training that Mio has been doing lately has trapped her in a lightless abyss. Mio is having a hard time finding an opponent that matches her development.

 Uhm! I would be very happy to be her training partner.

 It's just, Mio... Isn't this too much?

 At this moment, I felt a change in the aura around Mio. I saw a glimpse of Mio's body shadow slowly disappearing covered by cherry blossom petals flying around her.

 Cherry blossom petals scattered around my body and I could feel the danger getting closer.

 "Mio, isn't this too much-"

 Tiiiiingg!!

 My body moved to avoid after feeling the sudden attack and my hands moved to ward off Mio's surprise attack.

 Taaang!!

 I immediately counterattacked by locking the direction of Mio's sword movement and slowly approached Mio's body.

 My movements were quite fast to counter the attack and close the distance between us.

 Mio who realized her small mistake looked very surprised. I could see the expression on her face that was panicked and amazed.

 "Chuuu~" I kissed Mio's cheek as a counterattack and immediately moved away.

 "L-Lily-sama! Please be serious!" said Mio who looked annoyed.

 "Mooo! Even though I was serious about training!" Mio's expression now changed to a frown.

 "Ehehe.. Sorry, Mio" I replied to calm Mio's frowning expression.

 Eng! What is this?

 My vision suddenly changed. I could see traces of the Linked-In ritual that I had done. My ring finger and Mio's ring finger which were connected with a red thread were now shining brightly.

 Suddenly, a small piece of writing appeared in front of me.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Lily Schwartz De Rommel

- Linked Status –

[+] Sakura Mio

- Basics –

Gender: Female

Nationality: Aurora Kingdom

Age: 5

Birth Date: Winter, 5

- Skill Status –

[+] Sakura Mio Ability (Mio Synchronization: OFF)

[-] Skill – Regeneration

[-] Skill – Legendary Swordsmanship

[-] Skill – Basic Strength

[-] Skill – Stamina Recovery

[-] Skill – Perfect Parry

[-] Skill – Danger Sense

[-] Skill – Counter Attack

[-] Legendary Move Swordsmanship: Sakura Essence Movement

[-] Legendary Move Swordsmanship: Sakura Petals Movement

[-] Legendary Move Swordsmanship: Sword Ethic

[-] Legendary Move Swordsmanship: Precision Strike

[-] Legendary Move Swordsmanship: Elegant Taunt

[-] Mythic Skill Swordsmanship: Sakura Vanish

[-] Mythic Skill Swordsmanship: Sakura Dash

[-] Mythic Skill Swordsmanship: Sakura Aurora

[-] Mythic Skill Swordsmanship; Sakura Precision Attack

[-] Mythic Skill Swordsmanship: Sakura Taunt

- Hidden Status –

[+] Sakura Mio

[-] Legendary Sword

[-] Swordmaster Armor

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Mio Synchronization OFF? What status is this?

 Uh? Why is this? I suddenly want to approach Mio.

 "Mio.." I approached Mio and the red thread that connected between us shone brighter.

 Deg.. deg.. deg...

 Why is this? My body suddenly became strange and my heart beat fast.

 "Lily-sama.. can I hold Lily-sama's hand? For some reason I want to hold Lily-sama's hand" said Mio.

 I saw Mio's facial expression filled with a blush.

 "Eh? Like this?" I stretched out my hand and Mio quickly held it.

 When our hands met, the red string connected to our ring fingers shone brightly.

 I closed my eyes to block this dazzling light.

 My body felt strange in an instant as if my body was missing one important thing that had not been done.

 "Lily-sama.. Chuu!" I could feel the sensation of Mio's soft lips touching mine.

 At that moment, I could feel a big change happening in my body. It felt like my body and Mio's body were connected. The red string connected to our ring fingers was now loose and binding our bodies.

 [ Mio Synchronization Online! ]

 Ah! So this is what Mio Synchronization is called?

 Connecting in this way, it's not bad either.

 "Lily-sama.." Mio broke the kiss.

 "How strange, it feels like I'm connected to Lily-sama" Mio muttered while staring at my face.

 Mio then moved away and returned to her fighting position.

 "Lily-sama, one more time!" Mio's expression became more stern and serious.

 "This time, please don't joke around, Lily-sama!" Mio said to warn me.

 I took the same position as Mio, our swords facing each other and locking onto each other's targets.

 A small gust of wind blowing away the cherry blossom petals blocked our view. At that moment, our small fight happened again.

 Using the Sakura Dash and Sakura Vanish techniques, we disappeared and reappeared after the cherry blossom petals flew in the air.

 But, what is this feeling?

 I feel like our attacks are very harmonious.

 Paaang!!

 Taaang!!

 The small sparks from our two swords were covered with cherry blossom petals flying around us.

 Our sword movements looked very fast and it felt fun.

 Our fight lasted quite a while. I didn't feel tired with this fast fight and it seemed that Mio was also enjoying the rhythm of this fast fight.

 When our swords met, I could see Mio's expression smiling in satisfaction.

 "Umm... Onee-san?" Nimi suddenly appeared beside us.

 Our little fight stopped when Nimi called out to Mio.

 Mio and I immediately took a considerable distance and gave our last salute to finish this little fight.

 "Fuuuh~ that was quite a tough training! Nimiii~ is it time to prepare breakfast?" Mio asked as she approached her Spirit Little Sister.

 "Umm! Mama has finished preparing breakfast and Mama left a small message for Onee-chan."

 "Small message?" Mio was a little confused by her Little Sister's words.

 "If I'm not mistaken, Marquess Rommel's horse-drawn carriage will come to pick up Lily Onee-chan."

 "Ah! I forgot about this one! Lily-sama! Time to get ready to go back! Agghh!" Mio looked surprised as she turned her face towards me.

 Before I understood it, my family's horse-drawn carriage stopped right behind me.

 "ONEE-SAMAA!!"

 "LILY-NEE!!"

 Alice and Alyssa got out of the carriage and ran to hug my body.

 Eh?

 What happened?

 Why did Alice and Alyssa suddenly hug my body?

 It seems like something happened while I was outside the house.