I teach kendo in Tokyo

Gosho Noo Keijiro looked at Kazuma: "As expected, you are an opponent worth fighting. And your strength actually improved after the duel with Hiroshi-kun.

"I can't help but wonder if if I beat you here, my strength will also jump up a level."

Kazuma: "I feel the same way. After defeating you here, will you reach a new level? This is what I want to know most now."

Keijiro laughed loudly: "That would be so pleasant. Is there anything more attractive than being able to become stronger? It's a pity that now we can only fight with this toy-like bamboo sword. If I can pull out my love To win or lose between a sword and your real sword, that must be one of the great pleasures in life."

Just as Kazuma was about to respond, Keijiro said again: "I heard that you and your beloved sword have overcome countless obstacles together. I guess the sound of the sword when you pulled it out was extremely sweet - just like me and my love. Like a knife."

Kazuma frowned, could this guy say that he once held his own sword in actual combat?

This guy also has a combat level?

The other party had already put on a mask, and Kamizumi was looking at Kazuma with urging eyes.

So Kazuma also put on a mask and covered his thoughtful face with a grille.

While Honami's slender fingers were tightening the straps of the helmet, they lightly touched Kazuma's crotch neck.

"Come on." After tying the rope, Honami gently patted Kazuma's shoulder and said softly.

After Kazuma reached the starting line, Masago Kamizumi immediately started to follow the process.

There is always a feeling that the old man can't wait to see the two of them duel.

After the "Start" command was given, Keijiro directly launched the attack.

The huge body seemed to flash in front of Kazuma.

Such speed, coupled with that size, creates a majesty like a heavy truck.

Except for his heavy footsteps, almost all other sounds in Kazuma's ears were drowned out.

The bamboo sword is like the saber wielded by a knight, powerful as a sword.

But Kazuma instantly judged the strength of the blow and could take it.

The bamboo knives met, and the crisp sound resounded throughout the gymnasium.

Kazuma turned his wrist, intending to deflect the opponent's sword path and launch a thrust at the same time.

For this reason he moved forward.

Because of the previous referee's penalty, the penalty standard in this game has been raised to the highest level.

Without stepping, it is not a complete attack action and will not be punished.

But the opponent took advantage of Kazuma's steps and quickly moved forward, suddenly reducing the distance between the two to only the size of a fist.

There was no room for anything except two intertwined bamboo knives.

In this case, it is no longer possible to attack with a bamboo knife.

In actual combat, you should use your feet or grab it with your hands.

At this moment, Kazuma understood that the other party was as eclectic as himself and liked to use flexible and changeable playing methods to deal with various situations.

In this state, I'm afraid the opponent will take advantage of his weight——

As soon as Kazuma thought this, the opponent made an "oh oh" sound and rushed forward quickly, forcing Kazuma to keep retreating.

Fortunately, Hema Xiapan's basic skills are very solid, and even if he is forced to retreat, there are no flaws.

Fortunately, there is no "lose if you go out of bounds" rule in kendo, otherwise the opponent would have directly pushed Kazuma out of the competition area to win.

In a kendo duel, if one of the two sides goes outside the boundary of the competition area during the confrontation, the referee will issue a reset command to allow both sides to return to the starting line.

In addition, if the bamboo swords are "crossed" for too long, the referee will forcibly separate them with a password.

Keijiro guessed that the duel time was coming soon, so he took the initiative to stop advancing and retreated.

After the two distanced themselves again, he praised: "The basic skills are good."

"Isn't that natural?" Kazuma responded.

Before he finished speaking, Keijiro stepped forward again - the referee did not order a reset, so the game continued.

Keijiro can launch his next attack at any time.

This time he changed his strategy and used a series of fast but light blows.

Because the attack was too fast, Kazuma could not seize the opportunity to counterattack, but the corresponding opponent's attack basically failed to break through Kazuma's blocking defense.

As a result, the two entered a stage of "pull-and-pull" like a table tennis match.

Keijiro adjusted his steps while attacking quickly.

Kazuma also matched his footsteps and moved in the opposite direction. The two of them quickly attacked and defended while circling.

The soldiers who seemed to have no routine came to cover up the water and the earth, but they were actually competing in basic skills.

Whoever "can't hold back" and makes a mistake first will lose immediately.

The crackling sound of bamboo swords clashing lasted for almost a minute, and Kazuma decided to take the lead in changing his moves.

After blocking the new sword, he forcibly turned the bamboo sword over, pressing Keijiro's sword to the side to prevent him from sheathing it——

However, the opponent stepped back to distance himself, and took advantage of the increased distance between the two to pull the knife out of Kazuma's suppression.

"It seems that the strategy of forcing you to make mistakes has also failed." Keijiro said while setting up the bamboo sword, with uncontrollable excitement in his voice.

After saying that, he made a protruding hand gesture.

"So what?" He looked at Kazuma with interest.

Kazuma also assumed a protruding posture.

Keijiro grinned: "Hahaha, interesting! Very interesting! Come on then!"

He activated his teeth and thrust towards Kazuma——

Kazuma also started at the same time.

He knew very well what Keijiro was thinking: This guy planned to use his arm length.

If the postures are the same, the one with the longer arm will definitely hit first.

Since Kazuma has seen through the other party's intentions, it is certainly impossible to let him succeed.

Kazuma aimed at the first blow of his opponent's bamboo sword.

The two bamboo knives collided in the air, and then bent sharply at the same time——

Keijiro shook his wrist.

So his bamboo knife slid sideways!

The two bamboo knives were straightened at the same time, and the blades passed by each other while shaking.

Kazuma turned aside, and the whizzing bamboo knife brushed his shoulder.

And his bamboo sword also hit Keijiro's upper arm.

Keijiro: "Is my huge size a disadvantage? That's not bad, Kiryu-kun!"

The opponent couldn't dodge because he was too big.

However, this is of no use, because it misses the effective part and has no effect except leaving a bruise on the opponent's arm.

Since the opponent has practiced kendo for many years and has actual combat experience, bruises of this level cannot even hinder the opponent's movements.

Kazuma carefully observed each other's movements, and sure enough, there was no sign of any sluggishness at all.

Gosho Noo Keijiro assumed the middle stance again.

Maybe he was thinking about how to continue the attack, but he showed no signs of attacking immediately.

He Ma also stood ready, and he really wanted to see what other moves the other party had up his sleeve.

At this time, he noticed the comments of the people around him again - he couldn't be distracted to listen to these comments just now.

"It's really a stormy attack and defense, the level is too high!"

"Idiot, that attack and defense just now wasn't really of a high level. It was just a competition of basic skills."

"I can't dodge their thrusts at all. I'm afraid I'll be killed instantly without reacting."

"Is this the strength of this year's Xiguo Wushuang candidates!"

In the commotion, Keijiro asked: "Aren't you going to attack?"

"I'm still waiting for you to attack."

"I've already attacked three times, it's your turn. If you don't attack again, both of us will be sentenced to passive play."

He Ma was speechless.

It was said that they were all sentenced to a negative game. In fact, Keijiro took the initiative to attack several times before, and it would not be considered a negative game just because of this short wait.

The real danger is Kazuma's side.

Kazuma must attack.

So Kazuma switched to the upper stance.

He recalled how he had just talked about Zhoulou Bosi's method of exerting his strength.

Although it is blocked by the kendo uniform, with Kazuma's superb eyesight, he can still roughly judge the steps of exerting force through the changes in the wrinkles on the kendo uniform.

How powerful can it be to follow the example of a gourd and draw a scoop?

With such doubts in mind, Kazuma stepped forward and performed an upper and lower slash!

After using it, he realized that he had forgotten the strange scream. How could Xue Xianliu miss this!

Kazuma: "wrrryyyy!"

At that moment Keijiro seemed distracted by the unexpected shout.

The late strange cry actually achieved unexpected results!

His blocking also had flaws because of this, and the bamboo sword almost fell away the moment he received the attack!

Kazuma heard Keijiro subconsciously exclaim: "Oh no! (the motor)!"

Almost at the same time, Keijiro strode back to distance himself, hoping to use distance to "pull" away Kazuma's attack.

But the speed of getting close to the horse is faster, and while moving forward, he swings the second sword non-stop!

Keijiro could barely block the sword, but because of his hasty block, the gap became even wider.

If there is no chance for a small flaw to be recovered, it will continue to expand under the continuous onslaught.

He Ma took advantage of the victory to pursue and swung the winning sword.

The moment he took action, Kazuma felt that he had "got it", so he shouted out his attack position: "Cross!"

Before he finished speaking, his bamboo sword hit Wuye Keijiro's armor.

Shangquan Zhengang raised a small flag: "One copy!"

There was silence.

A few seconds later, Kazuma's ears heard whispers from the crowd:

"That weird scream just now was considered opportunistic, right?"

"But he also screams strangely when he performs a move."

"The timing of his call was different from the regular display, so the Japanese athletes were stunned for a moment..."

While the crowd was talking, Keijiro raised his hand: "I've been fooled. Being distracted by a strange scream is because I don't have enough practice."

Kazuma: "That was actually just an accident. After I made the move, I suddenly remembered that the show-flow was going to cause a strange cry, so I made up for it."

"I see. I thought it was a bit childish as a ploy, although it worked."

Keijiro paused and continued: "You are stronger than I thought, Katsushika's Thunder."

When he heard this nickname, Kazuma almost lost his breath.

No, no, I will be Katsushika’s Thunder from now on, right?

At this time, Ueizumi Masako urged: "If you have anything to say, wait until the game is over and go back to the starting line."

So Kazuma and Keijiro responded with "Okay" and returned to the starting line.

Keijiro said loudly: "I won't make the same mistake again. Come on, attack me!"

There was excitement in his tone that couldn't be concealed.

Keijiro is enjoying the duel with a strong person.

However, the feeling of Kazuma is quite different.

Kazuma didn't know why, but he felt like he was stronger.

Obviously, in the previous confrontation, he had not taken any advantage, but Kazuma felt that he was a sure winner.

why?

Moreover, Kazuma was vaguely impatient - impatient with this "pretend" kendo duel.

Am I tired of dancing in chains?

Kazuma readied his bamboo sword while looking into his heart.

He stepped forward to attack, Keijiro blocked, and then forced his body forward to force the bamboo sword into a cross state.

Kazuma confirmed at this moment that he had indeed lost interest in this kind of duel with many restrictions.

Then let’s end it quickly——

At the moment when he thought this, Kazuma held his breath, his muscles all over his body bulged, and he withstood Keijiro's huge body.

Keijiro looked surprised and immediately stepped back to distance himself, alerting Kazuma to his next move.

However, Kazuma did not pursue, but resumed his sword-holding posture.

"It's time to finish," he whispered.

Then he rushed out like lightning.

**

Among the onlookers, Kenichi Konma suddenly smiled.

"This guy! He has been hiding his strength just now!" Kenichi Konma said firmly.

Komori Shanling frowned: "Is that so?"

"Yes, that's it! Or maybe he suddenly has a new understanding of the way of the sword! His speed is faster than before!"

Komori Shanrei is also a martial arts practitioner, so of course he can see that Kazuma's speed suddenly increased dramatically.

"Yeah... indeed." She said.

Kenichi Chima was even more excited: "It's like you suddenly accumulated enough experience points to upgrade while running a group! It's amazing!"

Komori Shanling frowned, obviously she didn't understand what running a group meant.

Kenichi Konma stared intently at Kazuma Kiryu who was still attacking and defending: "It's almost over. The big guy is already tired of dealing with it. The winner should be decided within a few dozen seconds!"

After the words fell, Kazuma in the field shouted "men", and then the bamboo knife hit Gosho Noo Keijiro's mask.

Kenichi Konma excitedly pulled Komoriyama's arm: "Look! Let me tell you! Doesn't this determine the winner?"

**

Gosho Noo Keijiro looked at Kazuma with an unacceptable expression, as if he wanted to say something.

Kazuma was the first to speak: "Gosho Noo-kun, as you just said, I am looking forward to fighting with you with my sword. This kind of pediatric showdown of dancing with shackles is over here."

Keijiro opened his mouth to speak, but suddenly glanced at the audience on Kazuma's right.

Kazuma also turned to look in the same direction, just in time to see Konma Kenichi.

Keijiro said: "You mean, just like what you and Konma-kun did?"

Kazuma nodded: "Yes. That's the real pleasure."

"Hahahaha, it makes sense. Indeed, sword fighting is a bit too childish. It just goes back and forth, and many of the moves in my style cannot be used. Let's fight another day, with real swords."

After speaking, Keijiro raised his hand: "I lost."

Ueizumi Masago announced loudly: "Kazuma Kiryu, two straight losses! The Tokyo University Kendo Club wins!"

Damn it, I forgot that today is New Year’s Eve, and I finally took the time to code a chapter... While I was coding, a child from a relative who I don’t know kept making a fuss, and my head almost exploded.