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After falling into one of the craters, both of them landed onto the ground in their normal forms with Mizuho on top of Chobei. The Bandit King was still processing what happened as the duo's injuries began to heal.
Got swallowed up by my own Tao.... I lost myself... to that dangerous, unknowable power...
He then looked up to see Mizuho still clinging onto him. Feeling guilty for injuring her, Chobei supported himself to move up, asking the swordswoman.
"Are you... alright? I'm sorry I lost myself."
"It's fine," Mizuho replied, "we can regenerate from our wounds, remember?" She got up to show him the stab in her stomach, revealing her exposed skin within a hole of her clothes instead.
Chobei noticed that Mizuho's face was covered in dry snot, so he tried wiping her with his rough right hand.
"Wh-what are you doing?" Mizuho nervously questioned.
"Cleaning you up a bit~" Chobei chuckled flirtatiously, trying to make her feel better.
The executioner stopped hugging the Bandit King as she sat down on her knees, covering herself blushing with her hands. "Thanks..."
"You're welcome..." The convict smirked before continuing with a comforting voice. "If I do anything like that again, I promise I'll try to think about Toma... and you."
They both smiled at each other as they stood up.
"It might be dangerous... but once we master these new forms of ours, no one can stop us."
Chobei then looked upwards. "Bottom of the valley, huh...? We fell a long damn way..."
"This... is much lower than when we fell into that pit... or in that forest where we started in."
"I get it." Chobei said as Mizuho's eyes widened.
"Huh?"
"The whole island's like one giant mortar bowl... with a bunch of ridges joining at the middle."
The swordswoman looked around to see her surroundings, stuttering at this epihany. "You're... right.... This place seems... artificial.... Is it a mine... a quarry... a temple?"
Abruptly, the duo heard pebbles dropping on each other. They both immediately looked to see a Soshin creating a tower of rocks as others were behind it.
"Not even giving a moment for us to think?" Chobei clenched his fists as he looked back to Mizuho as she prepared her sword.
"Well Chobei, it could a great opportunity to train our Taos."
"So... do you mind if we made a meal of you guys?" Chobei menacingly glared at the Soshin with an evil grin on his face.
The two charged towards the monsters and beat them into a pulp using Mizuho's katana and Chobei's fists as they were powered with their respective Taos. After they were done, the Bandit King was biting a piece of a Soshin's decapitated head while walking with Mizuho.
"These taste disgusting." Chobei said as he threw away the head.
"Of course they do, Chobei." Mizuho replied.
"Are you speaking from experience~?" he teased.
"No!" she yelled out. "It's just they're lowly cannon fodder. Plus, I ate a rotting human corpse, not those Soshin."
Chobei laughed as she made a disgusted face while remembering the taste. Then, their moment was interrupted by the arrival of a violet-haired man.
"How unusual..." said the mysterious man. "Impure ones... I see. Are you two that ones who slayed Mu Dan?"
The duo backed away in defensive positions, awaiting for the man's next move.
So strong.... Seems like this guy's using Tao, but... he's a cut above those Doshi things. Chobei grinned. He even has the same face as that Ju Fa guy.... Are they the same kind of creature?
"Fascinating." The man began to clapping, shocking the two and especially Mizuho. "Those warped Taos is evidence enough... that you two achieved hybridization after arriving here. We created the Waitanhua flower to convert human bodies into Tan, yet... even as the roots dug into you both, your Taos are your own. Highly unusual."
The purple-haired man began to create orbs of Tao as he blasted them towards the two. Chobei and Mizuho ran back as the spheres hit the ground, exploding upon contact.
Clearly we got no shot of winning like this... Chobei thought. We could always resort to those, but there's no guarantee I'd keep control.
As the Bandit King looked over to his executioner as she stared at him with understanding. Knowing what each other meant, they both transformed and charged towards the man, slashing at him as he nearly dodges each attempt.
Their speed and power... exceed what is attainable by humans.
Good... I haven't lost myself yet... but I'm hanging on by a thread.... These tentacles... move according to my reflexes... and then some move faster than my will could keep up. Chobei looked over to Mizuho as she had better control over her form. Heh... she's good.... If these roots keep spreading... they're gonna hijack my mind again.... Gotta end this nice 'n' quick... before that happens.
Finally, both Chobei and Mizuho pierced the man with both their tendrils as they started adding more until he bursted into pieces.
"So our hypothesis is true..." Mizuho said as she looked down upon the fragments of the man's body. "Their navels are their weak points."
"Yeah..." Chobei replied as he looked proudly at her. "I'm hitting my limit though... Better power down."
Unexpectly, the man appeared again behind them as they looked over his corpse. The duo backed off as they saw multiple clones of the same guy.
"Yes, incredible.... You two not only unleashed the Tao of the Waitanhua, but you even retained control. There's no precedent for this."
"I dunno about all that... but I guess that thing we shredded was some sorta body double?" the Bandit King suspected.
"This began as a mere scouting trip... yet I felt compelled to witness you both with my own eyes." The man began to stare at Chobei as he slowly smiled. "You're beautiful.... Please... call me Rien."
This shocked the duo as Mizuho felt something wrong within her stomach, as if Rien's words hit her. Then, they both tried attacking the man, but were stunted from reaching their limits. Then, Rien blasted them both with his Tao, knocking them out.
"Now, sleep."
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Author's Note:
I'll now pray for the forgiveness from my ancestors for writing a smutty chapter
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Adaption is Key (An Aza Chobei Fanfic)
FanfictionWhat if Aza Chobei had a different executioner? What would happen if an unranked woman of the Yamada clan took his brother's place instead? Mizuho may be looked down upon, but won't be underestimated by the Bandit King. This franchise belongs to Yuj...
