I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 271 Wuxiang Sword VS Ichinoda Sword
Because Longgu Middle School is the favorite to win the Yulong Banner, not only did it win the championship last year, but its historical record is also quite amazing. In the 100 years since the Yulong Banner was held, it has won nearly 30% of the championships.

Therefore, most of the audience did not pay much attention to the game here at first, until Arima Norimune defeated three people in a row and Tachibana High School directly sent out its main player after the defeat, which attracted the attention of many viewers.

After the vice-captain of Longgu Middle School suffered a crushing defeat, the audience who had been watching the game burst into thunderous applause.

Other spectators who were watching the game of their favorite or supported teams were startled by the sudden applause. They asked questions and craned their necks to observe.

Let me see what's going on.

"What's going on over there?"

"It is said that Ryugu Middle School was in a tough battle in the preliminary round. The vanguard, the second vanguard and the core were all killed by the opponent's vanguard. Vice General Sugiyama took action to deal with the opponent's vanguard, but was immediately killed by the opponent's main general. Now it seems that they are going to play the last game."

"Ah? You mean Ryukoku Junior High School, right? Who is the opponent, Momoyama Junior High School? Or Akita Junior High School?"

"It's Tachibana Junior High School."

"?" The interrogator fell into deep thought.

The enthusiastic audience member who answered looked at him in surprise and added an explanation: "Do you know the Tachibana Junior High School with a high deviation value, Xiaodongda?"

"Of course I know, but I didn't expect that students from Tachibana Junior High School could reach this level in kendo. And it would be more reasonable for this kind of competition to appear in the second half, right?"

The audience who asked the question was a little confused. It was not reasonable to encounter such a strong opponent in the preliminary round. Generally speaking, such high-intensity confrontations would occur in the second half of the game.

"Here it comes! The main general against the main general!" someone said.

"Ryugu Middle School is in danger. Tachibana Middle School has only lost one vanguard so far, and they still have the second vanguard, the middle guard, the deputy general and the commander ready to fight. Judging from the performance of the vanguard and the commander, although they are all first-year students, their swordsmanship is quite superb, especially the commander, who may have reached the level of a professional swordsman."

An audience member who supported Longgu Middle School hesitated for a second: "Maybe we underestimated the enemy, but it doesn't matter, as long as the main player of Longgu Middle School takes action, everything will be fine."

Shinji Gokado, who was sitting in the audience, listened to the discussion of the audience around him with a solemn expression. He originally thought that the other party was just a rogue who wanted to curry favor with the Jinguji family by relying on the shikigami and appearance, but he did not expect that he also had superb swordsmanship.

However, for now, the swordsmanship he displayed is still inferior to that of Zhenhui, who has inherited the sect's secrets.

Speaking purely of swordsmanship, this kid Zhenhui is already at the top of the swordsmen. Many swordsmen of the older generation are no match for him. After he grows up and hone his skills by fighting monsters, he may become the sword saint of the Gomon family.

Shinji Mikado was not worried about the outcome of the game, but was thinking about what to do next.

He actually had no animosity towards Higashino Yu. If Higashino Yu had not proposed to marry Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami, he would have actually entertained Higashino Yu warmly.

After all, the Gokado family and the Jinguji family are old friends. Higashino Yu saved Uncle Nobuaki of the Jinguji family. It is said that Kaori Shiori and A Jing were also saved thanks to his shikigami. In a sense, he can also be regarded as a guest of honor of the Gokado family.

It's a pity. He seems to be a good person, so why would he use the Jinguji family to coerce Jing?

Shinji Mikado sighed, his eyes falling on the back of Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami not far away. As long as this kid could lose face and let everyone know that he was a fool, the Jinguji family might quietly cancel the engagement for the sake of family reputation.

After all, there was no major publicity, so he still had a chance to save Ajing.

When he thought of this, he inexplicably recalled Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami's cold attitude when he met her two days ago, and he became silent.

Compared to when she was a child and would occasionally smile at me, now A Jing seems to be becoming more and more closed off. Is it because of family pressure?
His calm brown-black eyes gradually lost focus as he recalled past memories.

Under the guidance of the referee, the captain of Longgu Middle School and Higashino Yu walked into the competition venue, drew their swords against each other, and squatted down.

"I underestimated you. You are quite capable, but your journey ends here." The bamboo sword in the other party's hand did not shake at all, and he said in a deep voice: "The Shinto style of the Yumen sect, Yumen Maki."

Mikado Maki? Higashino Yu thought about it for a moment and remembered that it was the young man who stood next to Mikado Shinji that day.

Is there any conspiracy?

Due to insufficient information, Higashino Yu was unable to distinguish, but he thought that these demon hunters came from famous families and would not be like Kusaka Nagamasa, who was a second-generation rich man who had not been well educated. They should always be more particular in what they do.

Of course, even if the other party is not polite, I am not afraid and will be ready to turn against them at any time.

But you should report your school before the duel. This kid is also a swordsman at the level of a master of all schools.

Should I also report my genre? I always feel a little ashamed.

Dong Ye Yu hesitated for a second, but thought that he was now fighting on behalf of the Sky Blue Ittoryu, and that Shifan might still be able to sense something in the sword box, so he also took the middle stance and replied in a deep voice: "Sky Blue Ittoryu, Dong Ye Yu."

"Is it really Kaiden? Why didn't you tell me your school just now? Do you look down on Sugiyama-kun? Arrogant boy, retreat!"

With a loud shout, Masayoshi Goto chopped down on the head with the bamboo sword in his hand. It was a cutting technique, but the way he used it was different from that of ordinary students. There was an elusive will in it.

In fact, it is not very subtle if you put it bluntly. If you have to put it in a way, it is like a woodcutter who is skilled in chopping wood, a butcher who is accustomed to slaughtering, and a scholar who has read thousands of books. They are proficient to the extreme and then develop their own understanding.

It was a little frightening, as if a sword was about to strike him and he couldn't dodge it, or even lift the sword.

This guy is a bit shady. He deliberately doesn't mention the name of his moves, as if it's just a normal attack, but it turns out that he has a big move hidden inside. An ordinary swordsman might be killed on first sight if he encounters this move.

However, for a Qi-refining cultivator like Dongye Yu, it was nothing. The effect of his hand on his spirit was not as great as the charm of the fox monster before. He twisted his hand slightly, blocked the opponent's bamboo sword to dissipate the power, and at the same time wanted to accumulate power to stab straight forward.

"Wrong jade."

Mikado Maki narrowed his eyes and tilted his head to avoid the precise and fierce stab. At the same time, he kicked his feet and leaned his body backwards, while his hands continued to move, gripping the bamboo sword and slashing from bottom to top against the wind.

"Broken body!"

Dong Yeyu quickly changed his stab to a reverse blocking move.

Snapped!
The bamboo swords clashed, and this move used up almost all of Mikado Masaki's muscle strength, but he didn't even get his stance wrong. Instead, he got numb from the recoil force.

He was stunned for a second. When Sugiyama left the field earlier, he reminded himself that the opponent was very strong, but he didn't expect it to be this strong.

Before he could even catch his breath and regain his balance, Dong Yeyu had already pounced on him like a tiger.
"Cut the steel!" The sword hasn't arrived yet, but the Qi combination has begun. Most of the audience with loud voices can hear it. Even Yumen Maki is a little confused. Why are you yelling so loudly?

However, despite his complaints, Goto Masaki was always paying attention to the way his body exerted force and the position of the sword, without any pause in his movements, and he responded to Higashino Yu's movements.

Higashino Yu used a cutting technique, with the bamboo sword cutting from the lower left to the upper right, aiming at the opponent's body. Mikado Masaki then made a cutting block from the opposite direction, but he didn't expect that this was a three-hit move.

clatter! clatter! clatter!
Three sounds of bamboo swords clashing were heard. The bamboo sword in Dongye Yu's hand slashed three times in a row in a very short period of time. The sword shadows connected into one. After Yu Men Zhenhui blocked it with difficulty, his posture was unstable.

Good opportunity! Dong Yeyu seized the opportunity and used the floating boat crossing at the moment when he broke the opponent's posture with the last steel-cutting move and forced the opponent to stagger backwards.

He mobilized all the muscles and strength in his body, sprinted two steps, and at the same time, he tightly grasped the bamboo sword in his hand and swung it smoothly, delivering agile and powerful sword moves.

However, Goto Shinki's state seemed to change instantly. He regained his balance at an extremely fast speed, and the speed of the bamboo sword in his hand also became quite fast, blocking almost all of Higashino Yu's attacks.

Da! Da! Da! Da! Da! Da! Da! Da!
Seven voices rang out in succession, and he finally dodged Fuzhoudu's last killer move, Nifengzha, with a small jump. He stepped on the boundary line of the game and sprinted with all his might. He seemed to be one with the bamboo sword: "Xiangxia Sword!"

Dong Ye Yu saw that he crouched down and lowered his center of gravity, hiding all his vital parts, while focusing on his abdominal armor. This was considered a bit shameless - after all, in actual combat, there would be too many flaws if you attacked like this, but competition was different.

Moreover, Mikado Masaki was not tall to begin with, much shorter than himself, and his lower center of gravity made him quite unexpected.

If he took the sword head-on, he would not be able to predict his next move, so Dong Ye Yu did not choose to take the sword. He dodged sideways and blocked with his sword horizontally.

Sure enough, when Yumen Zhenhui and Dongye Yu passed by sideways, he twisted his feet and stabbed a sinister sword from bottom to top: "Guanhong!"

Shinji Mikado, who was sitting in the audience, came back to his senses after being yelled at by his cousin. He glanced at the two people on the field, as if he thought of something. His eyebrows twitched, and his powdered face flushed. He looked around and felt that it was inappropriate for his cousin to use such a sinister move.

As for you, it's really a waste to have such a nice name associated with such a sinister sword move.

Dong Ye Yu knocked the opponent down with one move, and at the same time secretly cursed the Japanese people's bad naming habits - after all, the insidious and vicious moves in the country can be recognized by their names, such as the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, the Bone-Splitting Hand and so on.

When Masaaki Goto saw that this trick didn't work, he was surprised - his cousin Shinji was also defeated by this trick.

It seems that this kid is also a habitual offender who uses dirty tricks.

He was thinking to himself that he might be on guard against Dong Ye Yu's dirty tricks, so he took advantage of his low center of gravity and attacked again.

Higashino Yu responded by cutting below, and the bamboo swords collided and there was a stalemate. Both of them held the sword hilts and looked for opportunities.

Mikado Masaki said seriously: "You are the first among your peers who can force me to use the ultimate meaning of the Ichi-no-dachi. You should be proud of it. But if your skills stop here, you will definitely lose."

Ichinoda? Higashino Yu observed the state of Gomon Maki for a moment, thinking, and guessed that this was probably some kind of state-based swordsmanship, similar to the Wuxiang Sword mentioned by the teacher, which could temporarily improve the level of swordsmanship.

After all, he suddenly blocked my Floating Boat Crossing move as if he had been hit, and even had the strength to fight back. It seemed like this kid's temperament was different.

Arima Shihan's soul was on the verge of collapse and he was unable to teach me physically. It was very likely that he lost to me before because his soul was in extremely poor condition.

It's a rare opportunity to meet a good opponent in a sword-fighting match. Dong Ye Yu doesn't want to break the situation by force, as that would be too boring.

"Your move won't last long, right? I see your breath is weakening quickly." Dong Ye Yu asked.

"It's enough to defeat you." Yumen Zhenhui snorted coldly, "Come again!"

The two exchanged a few moves, neither able to break each other's defense, but overall it seemed that Higashino Yu was at a disadvantage.

He was almost succeeded by the opponent several times. If it weren't for his extraordinary reaction speed that allowed him to block the attack every time, he would probably have been defeated by the opponent by now.

But Higashino Yu did not panic. Instead, a smile gradually appeared on his handsome face under the mask.

I think I'm almost understanding.

The reason why Higashino Yu fought with Gomon Masaki for so long was not because his swordsmanship was inferior to the other, but because he wanted to figure out the secret of the Musang Sword by observing the Ichinodachi.

The Wuxiang Sword and the Mengxiang Sword are both real swords of the Tianlan Ittoryu. They are swordsmanship of a higher level than the secret swordsmanship, and exist in imagination and theory.

Even Arima Shihan could only give a rough idea - he probably didn't know how to do it either, otherwise there would be no reason for him to duel with him when he started out as an apprentice.

During the duel with Yukato Masaki, through the elusive ultimate intention of the opponent, Higashino Yu felt something was about to burst out in his heart. He couldn't tell what it was, but he seemed to have touched the mystery of the Wuxiang Sword.

It’s not that Arima Shihan is not as good as Goto Mahie. After all, the two are separated by hundreds of years, and swordsmanship has developed rapidly in these hundreds of years, just like you can’t say that Newton is not as good as today’s college students majoring in mathematics or physics.

Simply put, Arima Shihan was a pioneer, while Gokado Masaki was just standing on the shoulders of giants.

At this moment, the audience, referees, media and people on the podium all held their breath.

Apart from the other players who were still competing, the entire stadium seemed to suddenly become much quieter, with only the occasional sound of war roars and bamboo swords hitting each other.

No one noticed, or rather, only a few people noticed that an old man appeared at some point in the match between Higashino Yu and Mikado Masaki.

His hair and beard were all white, and his messy hair was casually tied into a ponytail. His clothes were open, revealing his skinny chest. He looked at Dong Ye Yu, who seemed to be at a disadvantage, with an expectant look.

Time was gradually approaching the end of the game - kendo matches usually last five minutes, with three minutes of overtime.

Masaki Goto was exhausted and had started to gasp for breath.

There's something wrong with this kid.

Seeing that he was about to lose, but he managed to block his fatal moves every time, Maki Mikado suspected that he was teasing him.

So he made a prompt decision to deflect Dongye Yu's bamboo sword, quickly stepped back a few steps, squatted, and held up the back of the bamboo sword with his left hand. He held the bamboo sword in a mysterious posture as if it were a knife rack, with the tip of the sword facing Dongye Yu.

He shouted in a rather immature tone, "The secret sword of the Gomon Shinto style, Star Slash, is a wonderful sword move that I created when I was observing the stars at night. It is an honor for you to be defeated by this move."

(End of this chapter)