26
Hidekazu
The anti-tapper pressed against Hidekazu’s staff and pulled on his ki, taking a steady stream from his inner stores to conceal within the metal disc. The strange sensation sent a numbing prickle around his torso where it touched while he prepared himself in front of the ghost stone.
The device showed just how little Hidekazu understood ki-engineering. Squirrelling away a portion of his energy wasn’t something he ever thought to try—why would having too much ki be a problem? But with the device at his side, somehow he felt right again. It had to work.
Barame gestured to the tablet floating in the centre of the room. “Itsuo is still investigating the cause. Are you sure you are prepared to try again?”
“Are you going to teach me without it?” Hidekazu said.
“What you need to
