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“If it’s just commentary, then it’s fine.” Yato stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming. Iroha Isshiki’s words had given him a vague idea.
"That's great!" Iroha clenched her fist, overwhelmed with excitement.
Chapter 14
"You mean, conquer?"
Saeko Busujima narrowed her eyes, her gentle voice turning deep.
Can I take this as a declaration of war against the kendo club?
"It's impossible."
The girl spread her hands, surveying the entire room with a disdainful air.
"Ultimately, I'm here to conquer this school."
"All fighting and martial arts-related clubs are my targets."
"But I don't have enough time to deal with the weak, so I'll start with the strongest. That way, the weak will at least be able to see reality more clearly."
What an arrogant statement!
Even those who found her extremely arrogant strangely did not feel any sense of rejection, as if they had already accepted the outcome she described.
"I see. I accept your challenge."
Saeko Busujima smiled slightly.
His gaze turned toward the judo club.
Mitsuha Mutsumi snapped to attention and immediately reacted, pulling a few people over to move the unconscious department head off the field, clearing the area.
"Speaking of which, we haven't introduced ourselves yet, have we? I am Saeko Busujima, the fourth-generation successor of the Busujima school."
Saeko Busujima revealed an identity she rarely mentioned to outsiders.
"Tianyu, Tianyu Zhanzhan."
The girl... Tianyu revealed a cold smile.
"It turns out it's her."
Yato, standing on the sidelines, stroked his chin, his tone revealing a sense of realization.
"Does the senior know her?"
Iroha Iroha looked on expectantly.
Yato nodded slightly.
"I've heard of her... the successor of the Kamichi-ryu school, one of the three major schools of ancient Ryukyu martial arts. But I advise you not to write it down. Since she doesn't intend to reveal her secrets, if you do, it might invite her revenge. This person's desire for revenge and control is much stronger than that of ordinary people."
"I, I know."
Iroha Ichiro immediately chickened out.
Although knowing the inside story but not being able to tell it is a terrible feeling, my life is more important than that.
On the field, Saeko Busujima once again assumed a fighting stance.
This was significantly different from his previous match against the Judo Club President.
The bamboo sword was held horizontally beside his ear, at eye level.
Before Isshiki Iroha could ask any questions, Yato explained, "This is 'Kasumi,' a common stance in Shinto-ryu, which is the starting stance. Its essence lies in the combination of momentum and power. You can look it up online for more details. Since Busujima-ryu is a school of its own, you can't just copy Shinto-ryu completely. You have to see how it performs in practice."
"Oh oh oh!"
Iroha nodded repeatedly, busy taking notes while looking up at the field, afraid of missing any exciting moments.
On the other side, Tenyu Zanzan glanced at the bamboo sword in Tokushima Saeko's hand and said in a tone that revealed neither joy nor anger, "You're planning to fight me with this?"
"Feel sorry."
Saeko Busujima's lips twitched, and she finally uttered a single word.
"Fine, whatever. You were going to lose anyway, shortening the process doesn't make a difference to me."
Tianyu Zhanzhan chuckled softly, as if he understood something.
"Up."
Saeko Busujima moved.
Her stance was more advantageous for movement than before, so when she chose to take the initiative, her speed was beyond imagination. Almost the instant she finished speaking, she was already in front of her opponent.
The bamboo sword struck down like lightning.
It's not iaido, but it's better than iaido.
Tianyu Zhanzhan let the bamboo sword fall on his body.
No, it hasn't completely landed on her yet.
At the very last moment before they touched, she moved her hand!
"—?!"
Saeko Busujima's pupils contracted, and she abruptly changed her move, using the blade of her sword to press down on the opponent's hand that was attacking her abdomen like a snake's tongue. The moment the crisis was averted, she thrust out her sword again.
Tianyu Zhanzhan turned her head slightly, and the bamboo sword pierced through the air, passing right through her hair, as if she had dodged a sharp arrow.
Despite the danger, he appeared calm and composed.
"……interesting."
Watching Saeko Busujima attack and immediately retreat to create distance, regardless of the outcome, Ameha Slash picked up a broken strand of hair from her shoulder, his smile becoming increasingly playful.
"Your footwork is starting to resemble Yun Yao's style."
"..."
Faced with her opponent's praise, Saeko Busujima frowned and glanced down at her training clothes.
There is an additional bevel on the left side of the abdomen.
You can vaguely see her delicate skin.
If you look even closer, you can see bloodstains on the skin.
The scene was unusually quiet.
Everyone was stunned by the incredible skill of the two in their attack and defense.
"W-Wow, that was fast... What happened? Eh, it looks like Busujima-senpai's clothes have a tear. Was that tear there before?"
Isshiki rubbed her eyes and said.
"These two are really impressive."
Yato sighed softly.
None of the weapon-wielding fighters he had ever faced could match the skill of these two.
He couldn't resist using the system to check the attributes of these two people.
Name: Saeko Busujima
Skill: Poison Island Style Swordsmanship Lv6
Strength, Agility 1.8, Constitution 1.1, Total 4.4”
……
"Name: Tianyu Zhanzhan
Skill: Uechi-ryu Martial Arts lv7
Strength 1.4, Agility 2.0, Total Constitution 4.9
……
These two have already mastered their own style of martial arts quite well, especially the Heavenly Feather Slash, whose level 7 skill left Yato in awe.
Keep in mind that level 10 is defined by the system as 'fully learned'. Even if Bruce Lee were to be resurrected, his Jeet Kune Do might not be rated as level 10.
Of course, this also depends on the concept, practicality, and richness of content of a martial art.
Haven't there been countless martial arts styles that have been eliminated throughout history? It can't all be lost due to some special reason, and there's no such thing as "living on handouts" (meaning being forced to eat only the most basic and readily available martial arts).
However, despite Saeko Busujima and Slash Ameha's extremely high skill level, their attributes are not particularly noteworthy. This is probably a disadvantage of being a woman.
After all, not everyone can be a born freak like a tiger or the Wu clan.
Tenyu Zanzan and Busujima Saeko are what ordinary people with talent should be like.
"If I continue to hone my skills for a few more years until I reach my physical peak, I should be able to easily make it into the top 16 even if I participate in the Kengan elimination tournament, right? But that only applies to Tenyu, since weapons are not allowed in Kengan."
Yato rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.
"Senior, please tell me quickly what they did!"
Isshiki Iroha reminded him somewhat helplessly.
"There's not much to explain. Busujima tried to use the strengths of Shinto-ryu to finish off his opponent with a single strike when the opponent didn't fully grasp his own strength, but the opponent's reflexes were just too fast."
Yato spread his hands.
"Although the Ground Style is a hand-to-hand combat style, it was created to deal with enemies who are armed. To put it more extremely, it is to enable oneself to kill enemies as quickly as someone with a weapon, even without a weapon. Therefore, this school specializes in hand-blade techniques."
"The tear in your clothes that you see is the result of the opponent's hand strike. If Busujima hadn't retreated, what you'd see now wouldn't be torn clothes, but ripped flesh."
At this point, Yato paused. He had originally wanted to say that the location corresponded to the liver and kidneys, and that Tenyu had clearly targeted the internal organs with excessive force. However, considering that Iroha was still a student, he swallowed the rest of his words.
But even these things alone are already quite shocking.
"Is all fighting... this exaggerated? The one with weapons is worse than the one without."
Ichiro Yu swallowed hard.
Yukino nodded in agreement.
However, seeing the two people on the field, her chest was filled with indescribable emotions.
That feeling of being unrestrained and free, of holding real power in your hands.
Frankly speaking... she's not unpleasant.
(Although the synopsis says it won't include other fighting anime, Armed Girls doesn't count! That's a romance harem anime! It only has a tiny bit of action element (just kidding)!)
Chapter 15
Having narrowly escaped a life-threatening crisis, Saeko Busujima has become noticeably more cautious.
However, for the time being, I still don't know how to deal with the other party's counterattack.
It felt like facing a snake.
If you lean in, you'll get a bite.
They even specifically targeted the weak points of the human body.
Being injured and forced to leave the field is a minor matter; the key issue is the reputation of the kendo club.
"I've clearly encountered someone I can fight with all my might, yet I can't bring myself to give it my all. It's ironic, both for my opponent and for myself."
Saeko Busujima smiled bitterly to herself, her face serious, and took a deep breath.
Using the secret footwork of the Poison Island style, he approached the enemy with a figure that swayed like a willow leaf.
"Oh?"
Tianyu Zhanzhan raised an eyebrow, seemingly recognizing the origin of this move.
"Visual deception can indeed confuse reflexes, but to what extent can you do it?"
As before, his posture was relaxed.
They didn't seem to be making any defensive moves.