[139] : The Path to Godhood!

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"Then it's settled. From today onward, you're my student."

"Yes, Sensei!" Ais responded earnestly.

"That's all for today. Come find me in a couple of days when you're free. I've been quite idle lately."

"Understood!"

With that, Ais bowed excitedly and then left.

"A Student, huh!"

Watching Ais's departing figure, Mika's face was filled with a smile.

"Oh, seems like you really like having disciples, Mika!" Mellie, who had been watching the conversation between Mika and Ais from start to finish, suddenly leaned on Mika's back and whispered, "How about I play the role of 'Student' tonight?"

"Huh?" Mika, who had been immersed in the camaraderie between teacher and student, snapped back to reality upon hearing Mellie's words.

Seeing Mellie's mischievous eyes filled with amusement, Mika said helplessly, "Please don't ruin the pure relationship between teacher and student, okay?"

"Oh? So do you want it or not?" Mellie asked with a sly smile.

"...I guess I do," Mika replied softly.

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"Ais!"

When Ais returned to where she had been before after leaving Mika, she heard Riveria calling out to her.

"Riveria, what are you doing here?" Ais asked curiously.

Earlier, because Ais had been focused on Mellie, Riveria, knowing Ais's thoughts, had found an excuse to leave.

As for why Riveria was here now, naturally it was for Ais.

In her view, Ais was destined to return empty-handed from this trip.

So Riveria planned to comfort her.

"I was waiting..."

But before Riveria could finish speaking, Ais stepped forward and hugged her.

Recalling that Mika had agreed to teach her because of Riveria's favor, Ais was filled with gratitude towards Riveria.

"Thank you, Riveria!" Ais said earnestly.

"Thank me? Thank me for what?" Riveria asked, puzzled as she looked at Ais hugging her tightly.

Although she didn't understand what had happened, Riveria still reached out to hug Ais, comforting her, "Don't be sad. Even if you can't learn Mika's special techniques, you can still grow to become one of Orario's strongest. We all believe in you!"

Riveria wasn't lying.

She genuinely believed that Ais was not inferior to Mika and the others.

Even if Mika and his companions were progressing faster than Ais.

"Huh? But Mika-senpai has already agreed to take me as his Student!"

"No, I should call him Mika-sensei!"

Just as Riveria was thinking about how to continue comforting Ais, Ais's words snapped her out of her thoughts.

"Did you say Mika accepted you as his Student?"

"Yes!"

Ais nodded earnestly.

"Ah!"

Receiving a positive answer, Riveria's expression became dazed.

After a moment, Riveria regained her composure.

She shook her head and said, "Now we owe them a huge favor!"

Although she was also Mellie's teacher, Riveria didn't think that the knowledge she had taught Mellie could offset the knowledge Ais was seeking.

Even if she hadn't taught Mellie magic, Mellie would have figured it out herself through continuous adventuring.

She had only shortened Mellie's growth time.

But 'techniques to become stronger....'!

Especially techniques that could make the current Ais stronger, that was absolutely rare and invaluable to Orario's adventurers.

"Let's go, Ais!"

Turning around, Riveria said as she walked, "We need to report this to Finn and Loki immediately."

"Oh!"

Although she didn't understand why, Ais still followed Riveria's footsteps and walked towards the depths of the camp.

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"I say, aren't you a bit too eager?"

Sitting on a chair, looking at Ais standing in front of him, Mika couldn't help but sigh.

"Even though I'm your master, you can't just climb over the wall!"

"I'm sorry. I just wanted to find you, Sensei," Ais said softly, lowering her head.

Hearing Ais's apologetic tone, Mika shook his head.

This child was really too eager.

Although Mika and his companions had the habit of getting up early to train, they didn't get up before dawn.

After all, at their level, their martial skills had already reached a considerable degree.

If they wanted to continue improving, they had to undergo various life-and-death battles.

Simple practice was just a way to maintain their skills.

Therefore, since Ais had come to the Yahweh Familia before dawn, no one had opened the door for her.

So she decided to climb over the wall.

But she was detected by the barrier Mellie had set up, causing Mika and the others, who were sleeping, to wake up.

All one could say was that Ais truly was something else. A normal person would never think of climbing over their teacher's wall on the second day after becoming a Student.

Looking at Ais, who had her head down and seemed a bit dejected, Mika smiled and stood up.

"Since you're here, let's start training!"

For adventurers of Mika's level, sleep wasn't a necessity.

It was more of a habit.

Since they were already awake, they might as well begin.

Hearing Mika's words, Ais quickly raised her head.

Her previously dejected expression instantly became excited.

"Yes!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Yahweh and the other two, who had also been awakened, stood by the window, watching the master and student pair. They couldn't help but laugh.

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In the courtyard of the Yahweh Familia, Mika and Ais stood facing each other.

Looking at Ais's expectant face, Mika smiled lightly, "Are you eager to learn what I'll teach you?"

"Yes!"

Ais nodded vigorously.

"Then it's martial arts!"

Without any delay, Mika said directly.

To Mika, the only thing he could teach that could be passed on was martial arts.

After all, he had only experienced three worlds and had gained three abilities.

Breathing techniques ( from Demon Slayer ), Nen (from Hunter x Hunter), and magic (from Fate/Type-Moon).

Among these three abilities, Nen was the trump card for Mika and his companions. Until Mika gained strength that didn't fear any Familia, he wouldn't pass it on.

After all, it had too much of an otherworldly flavor.

Magic was the same.

Once other Familias knew they could travel to other worlds, even the best allies could become enemies.

After all, those gods were truly bored.

Therefore, the only thing left to pass on was the breathing techniques and related swordsmanship.

But Mika didn't intend to teach those.

Although the concept of breathing techniques was good, they were ultimately mortal sword techniques.

Even the swordsmanship passed down from the great heroes in the Type-Moon world was stronger than the breathing techniques.

But the concept of the breathing techniques was really good.

Therefore, Yahweh later used the concept of the breathing techniques as a Basis, absorbing her martial arts experience from the other two worlds, and created new "Martial Arts Breaths"!

Water, Fire, Wind, Thunder, and Stone.

These five new breathing techniques were all martial arts that could reach the Godhood.

And what Mika wanted to teach Ais was one of them.

That is, the Wind Breathing!

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"Martial Arts?"

Ais asked in confusion.

In her view, martial arts referred to weapon techniques or combat experience.

Not to boast, but Ais felt she was not inferior to any adventurer in this regard.

"Yes!"

"But the martial arts I'm talking about are not the same as what you're currently using."

"If we have to differentiate, I can only say that what you're using is martial technique, while what I'm going to teach you is the Path of Martial Arts."

Martial Technique and Martial Way.

That's how Mika differentiated them.

In his view, combat skills purely composed of battle experience could only be called techniques.

But the martial arts that Yahweh had researched and summarized, could be called the Path.

These two were completely different things.

"the Path of Martial Arts?"

Although she didn't understand what the Path of Martial Arts was, Ais, who wanted to become stronger, was willing to learn whatever Mika taught her.

Therefore, after listening to Mika's explanation, she earnestly said, "Please teach me the Path of Martial Arts!"

"Very good!"

Nodding, Mika smiled.

"The martial art I'm going to teach you is called the 'Wind Breathing.' This should be the most suitable martial art for you."

Ais was not purely human.

In her body flowed the blood of a spirit.

And that spirit was a wind spirit.

Therefore, Ais's affinity with wind was undoubtedly unparalleled in Danmachi world.

After all, spirits were avatars of the gods.

And generally, spirits and terrestrial species had reproductive isolation.

In other words, under normal circumstances, spirits couldn't have offspring.

The same was true for the gods.

Therefore, although he didn't know what had happened with Ais, a human like her, who carried the blood of a spirit and inherited the power of a spirit, was very rare.

"The Wind Breathing?"

"Yes. You're no stranger to the wind that accompanies you in battle, right?"

"Next, I'll teach you the Wind Breathing!"

For a warrior like Ais, the kind of training Mika and Tanjiro had undergone was completely unnecessary.

After all, she had already been tempered countless times.

What she needed now was to familiarize herself with the breathing method and then become attuned to the rhythm of the wind.

Unlike the breathing techniques in the world of Demon Slayer, the breathing techniques created by Yahweh were not meant to enhance physical abilities.

Instead, they were meant to synchronize with the breath of the elements.

Then, by better integrating with the elements, one could continuously enhance their affinity with that element.

Subsequently, this would passively improve their physical attributes.

Of course, these five "Paths" that Yahweh created after countless thoughts and experiments were not meant to enhance physical attributes.

They were techniques she specially prepared for Mika and the others.

According to her idea, when Mika and the others reached Level 10 and truly reached their limits, they could use these techniques to step into the Godhood, combined with the ultimate secret technique she was still developing, to complete the transformation from human to god.

By continuously absorbing the corresponding elements in a world without gods, they could transform themselves into elemental beings.

If they had practiced the "Breath of Water," they would become a water elemental being.

If they had practiced the "Breath of Fire," they would become a fire elemental being.

If they had practiced the "Breath of Wind," they would become a wind elemental being.

If they had practiced the "Breath of Thunder," they would become a thunder elemental being.

If they had practiced the "Breath of Stone," they would become a stone elemental being.

Finally, during a ritual, they would convert the elemental power into a purer divine power and obtain the corresponding divinity.

That is, Water God, Fire God, Wind God, Thunder God, Stone God.

When Mika first heard Yahweh's explanation, he was amazed for a long time.

After all, without a sound, Yahweh had already prepared the secret techniques for the three of them to become gods, which moved them greatly.

According to Yahweh's explanation, she was inspired by the Holy Grail.

Then, using the knowledge she had gained from the four worlds she had experienced, she created this ultimate secret technique after compiling everything.

Using Falna to construct a divine body.

Using Nen's versatility to simulate the structure of divine power.

Using the power of elements to form divinity.

Finally, the most crucial and important transformation secret technique.

Without this transformation secret technique, Falna, Nen, and elemental martial arts would just be unrelated special techniques.

Of course, the most important secret technique was still in its embryonic stage.

But Yahweh had already thoroughly understood the relevant principles.

As for why it hadn't been completely developed yet, besides Mika and the others not having reached the basic Level 10, it was also because Yahweh wanted to explore other worlds to see if she could gain other inspirations.

To make Mika and the others even more outstanding.

"Truly worthy of being modeled after the 'Almighty Goddess.' After being inspired by knowledge from other worlds, she was able to develop such a powerful secret technique."

After marveling in his heart, Mika refocused his attention on Ais, who was adjusting her breathing rhythm.

For Ais, Mika had high expectations.

In the future, Mika was bound to enter other worlds full of gods like Danmachi.

By then, the gods of Danmachi world could become Mika's strength.

Given the number of gods in Danmachi world, in the future, Mika and his companions could form a pantheon centered around the Yahweh Familia and then venture onto an even bigger stage across the multiverse.

But Danmachi world was very special.

How to put it, the gods of this world?

Too many of them were useless!

So compared to those gods who had become useless, Mika preferred to develop some new gods.

"I accidentally started thinking too far ahead. What's the use of thinking about the future now?"

Shaking his head, Mika refocused all his attention on Ais.

"Just as I thought!"

Watching Ais's breathing rhythm becoming increasingly attuned to the wind, Mika thought to himself.

The current breathing method of the Wind Breathing provided was just a general template.

To continuously improve the breathing method, one could only adjust their breathing through continuous practice.

As for how to adjust and in what direction?

These could only be explored and understood by oneself.

Normally, one should first teach the learner the forms, let them become familiar.

Then, through continuous practice, they would comprehend the rhythm of the wind.

Once they could sense the rhythm of the wind, they would practice the breathing method and continuously adjust themselves.

Finally, over time, they would continuously improve these two techniques until they merged.

By then, the technique would be considered mastered.

At that point, the practitioner would be just one step away from the Godhood in martial arts.

But Ais was different. With the bloodline of a wind spirit, she was practically cheating when it came to sensing the rhythm of the wind.

Now, in just a few minutes, she had already adjusted her breathing to match the rhythm of the wind.

She had already made small progress in the breathing method.

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