Japanese Terrorist: What? I'll fight Hellstar!

"I am Sato Soichiro, the teacher here."

Sato Shifan's voice was loud and clear. His gaze lingered on Kawakami Tomie for a moment, and he frowned slightly.

"You want to learn the Yagyu Shinkage-ryu school?"

No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't believe that such a delicate girl could endure the hardships of learning swordsmanship.

"Yes, I used to study modern kendo, but I hope to learn a more practical ancient sword style."

Amamiya Rin bowed slightly, her tone sincere.

"Have you studied this?"

Sato Shinan looked at Kawakami Tomie's slender, fair arms, which had no muscle definition and no calluses on her fingers from sword practice.

He probably only studied it sporadically, like fishing for three days and drying nets for two.

Sato Shisen thought this to himself, but didn't say it aloud.

He simply raised his chin, pointing towards the bamboo sword rack in the corner of the dojo.

"Go get a bamboo knife and make a middle section."

Before she finished speaking, the young disciple next to her had already run over, taken the lightest bamboo sword from the wooden shelf, and eagerly handed it to Kawakami Tomie.

Amamiya Rin took the bamboo sword, adjusted his stance, with his feet shoulder-width apart, left foot slightly forward, knees slightly bent but not locked, the bamboo sword held horizontally in front of his chest with the blade pointing diagonally upward, elbows naturally close to his waist, and his breathing quietly slowed down, with each inhale causing his abdomen to rise and fall slightly, echoing the point of force exerted by his arms.

"Such a steady stance!"

Sato Shisen, who had been crossing his arms, loosened his grip slightly, his eyes widening in surprise as he exclaimed in admiration.

He had practiced kendo for decades and taught his students for ten years. A novice's mid-section stance was either stiff or loose, but this girl in front of him... the angle of her bamboo sword was perfect, and her fingers gripping the sword did not exert any extra force. What was most remarkable was her steadiness, like a tree with its roots firmly planted. Although her body was slender, she made people feel that she could not be moved.

Judging from this stance, he's practiced modern kendo for at least 10 years.

"Bring me a bamboo knife."

Sato Shifu instructed his young disciples.

The young disciple quickly ran to a corner, took a bamboo sword, and handed it to Master Sato.

Master Sato gripped the bamboo sword, and with a slight downward movement of his wrist, the sword came to a steady stop in the middle section, the blade facing Tomie Kawakami.

"Come on, use your best moves, let me see how good your fundamentals are, and how I should develop a teaching plan."

The shouts in the training ground had subsided at some point, and the disciples slowed down, their eyes glancing in this direction almost imperceptibly.

Amamiya Rin nodded, slightly adjusting the point of force with the fingers gripping the bamboo sword.

In his meditative state, the sounds in the dojo seemed to slow down. The disciples' breathing, the lingering sound of bamboo swords clashing, and even the subtle sound of Sato Shisen's sleeves rubbing against his dojo robes were all clearly perceived by him.

He didn't rush to draw his knife. He first extended his left foot, followed closely by his right. His steps were small, but he maintained a good distance between himself and his opponent.

As Sato Shisen entered Kawakami Tomie's attack range, Amamiya Rin suddenly thrust his bamboo sword forward, the tip grazing the air as it aimed straight for Sato Shisen's throat, at an angle so tricky that there was no way to avoid it.

Sato Shisen's eyes narrowed suddenly, and he flipped his wrist, raising his bamboo sword to block in front of him.

With a crisp "clang," the clash of the blades made Amamiya Rin's palm go numb.

Ke Yugong Lin did not stop at all, and took half a step back with his left foot using the reaction force.

The bamboo sword sank down naturally, its blade grazing Sato Shisen's bamboo sword as it slid towards his waist.

"Quick reaction."

Sato Shihan gave a low hum, and as he moved his right foot to the side, he pressed down with his bamboo sword, precisely deflecting Amemiya Rin's bamboo sword.

The next second, his bamboo sword suddenly thrust forward, aimed directly at Kawakami Tomie's chest. It was a simple, straightforward mid-section thrust that blocked all possible evasion routes.

However, thanks to his ability to observe, Amamiya Rin had already predicted Sato Shisen's exertion from his subtle movements.

Taking advantage of the situation, Amamiya Rin sheathed his sword and circled around to Sato Shisen's side. He then slashed down with his bamboo sword using the kesa slash technique, precisely locking onto the right wrist of the opponent who was holding the sword.

Master Sato quickly lowered his wrist to dodge, the bamboo sword grazing the cuff of his gi, causing a wrinkle to appear in the black gi.

"Such a quick response!"

The disciples who were practicing stopped their movements, still holding their bamboo swords, but their eyes were fixed on the center of the arena.

Sato Shifan was even more surprised.

He originally thought the other party had only practiced fancy moves for a few years, since there weren't even any calluses.

But these moves were all aimed at real combat, with no superfluous movements, and every strike was precise and ruthless.

Without hesitation, Amamiya Rin slightly twisted his wrist the instant the bamboo sword grazed his uniform, and using the momentum of his sideways movement, thrust the bamboo sword straight at Sato Shisen's right rib with a draw-and-strike technique.

Sato Shihan's eyes sharpened, and he took a small step back with his right foot. He pressed his bamboo sword down diagonally, and the back of the sword precisely struck the side of Amamiya Rin's bamboo sword. The force was not heavy, but it was just right to redirect the attack into empty space.

The moment the bamboo sword was knocked away, Amamiya Rin, through his meditative observation, sensed the change in Sato Shisen's power. Just as he was about to sheathe his sword and change his move, Sato Shisen lunged forward, his right foot firmly planted in front, his left hand reaching out from the hilt, his fingertips precisely gripping Kawakami Tomie's hand, locking her point of attack like an iron clamp.

"That's enough, sparring is over."

After saying that, Sato released Kawakami Tomie's wrist and took two steps back.

The dojo was quiet for two seconds, then erupted into a commotion as the disciples discussed amongst themselves, their eyes filled with disbelief as they looked at Kawakami Tomie.

"She...she just exchanged several blows with the teacher?"

"That's no ordinary beginner, is it? That footwork, that angle of the blade..."

"They actually forced the instructor to use wrist-based techniques! That's the foundation of no-sword fighting!"

The disciples had been practicing for many years and had excellent eyesight, so they could naturally see the tricks in that brief exchange.

This seemingly delicate and beautiful girl, who looked as if a gust of wind could blow her away, was surprisingly ruthless and experienced in her actions.

Ignoring his students' commotion, Sato Shihan's gaze swept over Kawakami Tomie's palm.

Her slender fingers had few calluses, her skin was as delicate as tofu, and her palms were so beautiful that a murderer would risk being Ora'd to take them.

This is not a hand used for practicing swordsmanship.

"Your kendo foundation is very solid, no, not just foundation. To reach your level in modern competitive kendo, it would take at least a decade or more, and every move is aimed at the vital points, concise and efficient, with the style of ancient kendo. You absolutely cannot develop this kind of kendo without experiencing hundreds of life-or-death sparring sessions."

Sato Shisen commented on Amamiya Rin's swordsmanship with a mixture of surprise and doubt.

In his eyes, Tomie Kawakami was strange from head to toe. It was impossible for such a beautiful girl to have mastered such a level of swordsmanship.

"Because I'm a genius."

Using Tomie Kawakami's body, Rin Amamiya remained calm and composed.

"That makes sense... or maybe no! Never mind!"

Sato Shisen originally wanted to affirm Amamiya Rin's words, since kendo geniuses are not uncommon, but as soon as he said it, a problem arose.

One may be a genius in swordsmanship, but what about in actual combat? Without hundreds or thousands of real battles, one cannot strike with such precision and ruthlessness.

But Master Sato didn't delve any deeper. Everyone has their own secrets, and the apprenticeship system nowadays isn't like it was in ancient times; there's no need to get to the bottom of things.