DanMachi: Freya Familia’s “One-Blade Shura”

Reborn into the world of Dungeon Oratoria—an era where gods walk among mortals—Qianshuo begins a brand-new life. During his travels, he is ambushed by monsters that have escaped from the Dungeon. Pushed into a battle to the death, he crosses paths with Freya, newly returned from her journey through the desert. At the brink of death, Qianshuo burns away his very life and awakens the forbidden blade art—“Ittou Shura”. Azure flames coil around his swordlight. In that absolute dead end, his soul undergoes a transcendence. It is a radiance no one has ever seen before—light forged from pure swordlight itself. And in that instant, Freya realizes something: The “partner” she has been searching for… may have finally appeared. Afterward, Qianshuo—gravely wounded and hovering between life and death—is brought back to the Freya Familia. To repay the debt of that rescue, and to grow stronger, he chooses to join her familia. “Qianshuo— I want you to become the strongest.” That is Freya’s expectation of him. “I will become the world’s number one great swordsman!” That is Qianshuo’s vow in answer to her wish—his ideal, the dream he will stake everything on. …… And when Qianshuo completes the evolution of Ittou Rasetsu, ascending into the strongest swordsman of all— He finally notices something. The way Freya looks at him… is not the way a goddess looks at a mere follower. “Oh, right, Qianshuo. There’s one more line I forgot to say back then— Become the strongest in the world… and then become my partner. (…or rather.)”