Prince of Tennis: A new Hextech Crafting System is refreshed every week.

Kitahara Akira assumed a mid-stance, his right hand supporting the upper part of the hilt, his left hand gripping the end of the hilt, his gaze calm and still.

He simply stood there.

It subtly gives people the illusion that swords and knives could be drawn at any moment.

Several students from the nearby dojo were stunned. For a moment, the bamboo swords in their hands froze in mid-air, and they forgot to swing them.

On the day they signed up for the course last week, they even guessed that Kitahara Akira would only last a month at most, mocking him as an idiot who would definitely waste a month without gaining anything and then leave in a sorry state.

Before a month had even passed, the time was up.

Whether Kitahara Akira achieved anything in tennis, they didn't know.

But look at how it is now.

Judging from Kitahara Akira's appearance, he's much stronger than the rest of them!

"You're kidding, right..."

"He's only been here for a week."

"We've all been training at the Hisumingkan for several years."

The group lowered their voices, their deliberately suppressed voices filled with disbelief, their expressions and eyes revealing a sense of helplessness and bewilderment.

If it weren't for the fact that a week ago, they had truly witnessed Kitahara Akari's clueless skill in holding a bamboo sword and his inability to assume a proper stance, they would have been completely lost.

None of them believed it.

Is it really possible that there's a genius in this world whose week is equivalent to several years of other people's lives?!

"Yokozama, Nagano!"

"You two concentrate and keep vibrating!"

Hasegawa accompanied the dojo master to Kyushu to participate in a kendo tournament.

Today, the dojo's teaching duties will be handled by Master Oshima, who is also a senior kendo instructor at the dojo. However, he is quite old and only occasionally substitutes for the dojo master when he is not present.

Reminding the few who were distracted, Master Oshima turned to look in Kitahara Akira's direction.

Swish! ... Swish! ... Swish! ...

Kitahara Akira calmly and deliberately swung his sword in the air, with each swing occurring at exactly the same interval, demonstrating exceptional control.

Each sword strike used nearly 70% of his strength.

Power converges at the tip of the sword.

The air was torn apart, and a whistling sound continued.

Master Oshima nodded repeatedly, his eyes filled with obvious satisfaction.

"Kubo has recruited another good disciple."

The basic vibration exercise is over.

Following Master Oshima's instructions, the students paired up, faced each other solemnly, and moved within a distance of one foot and one knife, ready for formal practice.

He was unaware of Kitahara Akira's teaching progress, but he saw that Kitahara Akira's bamboo sword was precisely controlled, with penetrating force, and the movements were fluid and seamless, with his breathing naturally synchronized with Su Zhen's.

They only considered him a student who had been studying for some time.

Therefore, I didn't pay attention to it.

Have them begin formal practice together.

In reality, Kitahara Akira has only learned a few stances and footwork so far; Hasegawa hasn't even started teaching the rest yet.

But he didn't say anything.

His gaze was calm, silently observing the students around him.

"noodle!"

"Master Oshima shouted."

Everyone slid forward with their right foot, and Kitahara Akira's eyes flickered slightly as he slid forward at almost the same moment.

As they slid along, he precisely captured the upward movement of everyone's arms, and without the slightest pause, Kitahara Akira raised his bamboo sword high in the air.

Then everyone shouted in unison.

"Noodles!" *n

At the same time, the attacker raises their sword to strike the opponent in front of them, while the opposing student uses a corresponding parrying technique to block. After the attacker makes an attack, they remain vigilant and immediately return to their original stance.

Kitahara Akira was unaware of the training content beforehand.

But the whole process showed no signs of unfamiliarity; his offensive rhythm was just like that of a seasoned veteran who had practiced many times.

However, if you record the scene and watch it ten or more times, you can do so.

A keen observer might notice that during the attack drill just now, Kitahara Akira's movements were almost identical to those of the student to his side.

Regardless of the distance the foot slides, the timing of the arm swing, or the trajectory of the bamboo sword strike...

Exactly the same.

It's practically a copy-and-paste job.

And that is indeed the case; Kitahara Akira is now capable of doing just that.

He can not only perfectly reproduce the sword-wielding movements of other students in an instant, but also make further improvements on that basis.

For example, the defender from just now is looking down at the bamboo knife in his hand, rubbing his numb palms.

"So heavy?!" she exclaimed in surprise.

A few minutes later, the entire set of exercises was over. Kitahara Akira had a general understanding of the techniques he had learned in Kendo, but he felt a little regretful.

The temple's publicity is not fabricated at will.

The Kyumeikan Kendo style does indeed incorporate many techniques that are based on tennis skills, and it is by no means weak in these areas.

However, Kitahara Akira is currently unable to spend his time on this.

Without him.

That's a bit too advanced.

He could force himself to learn it with three times the efficiency, but Kitahara Akira couldn't accept it a week later, so it was useless.

However, it wasn't entirely fruitless.

At least the footwork of "sending the foot" in this swordsmanship gave Kitahara Akira quite a bit of inspiration.

He lifted his right foot slightly.

Swish!

Push off with your left foot, engage your core muscles, and use the "send-foot" technique to glide out by stepping on the air.

For an instant.

Kitahara Akira appeared almost a meter in front of him as if by teleportation, and at the same time, he stomped down heavily with his right foot and raised his arm, transferring all the kinetic energy of the impact to the bamboo sword in his hand.

Brush and pull!

A loud, piercing whistle suddenly rang out in the dojo.

"—!"

The noisy practice area fell silent instantly, and all eyes turned to Kitahara Akira, wondering how the shriek had come from.

A few people, however, looked horrified and shocked.

Among them are Yokoyama and Nagano.

They had been watching Kitahara Akira closely, admiring his incredible skill in completing the practice, and marveling at his talent. But after witnessing that terrifying sword strike firsthand, they were all shocked.

The two were more than just amazed and surprised.

"What... kind of monster is he?!"

They couldn't understand the sword strike, nor did they know why an ordinary stepping slash could produce such a terrifying sound, but their bodies instinctively sensed a deadly threat and felt only fear.

Yokoyama felt a bitter taste in his throat and subconsciously swallowed.

The way Kitahara Akira looked at him was as if he were looking at another species.

"It's the characteristic of severing."

Kitahara Akira recalled the sword strike he had just unleashed in a moment of inspiration.

He quickly remembered the extra boost from Hextech Relentless Strikes.

【Relentless Combo】not only provides a Scythe of Vyse, but also amplifies the magic damage of each attack by the Scythe of Vyse wielder.

This magic damage applies to the "Amateur Tennis Player" class, resulting in an effect of "adding an additional 3km/h"; while for the "Kendo Apprentice" class, it changes to the description of "increasing the Severing trait".

However, this extra boost disappears as soon as the Hextech Refresh is activated.

Last week, Kitahara Akira rarely used the guinea pig to practice kendo, but the memories of using the guinea pig only a few times were incredibly clear when he was practicing at three times the efficiency.

Every detail of the movement and the way the force is applied is presented in my mind.

And that sword strike just now.

It was Kitahara Akira who subconsciously reproduced the "severing" characteristic through certain techniques.

Its sharpness and destructive power are formidable.

Even Kitahara Akira was slightly surprised.

At the same time, he also felt a little regretful. Obviously, the complexity of such advanced techniques must have exceeded the acceptable range under normal circumstances.

However, considering its power.

Kitahara Akira pondered for a moment and decided to keep him.

He plans to transform this move into a tennis technique, then break it down and compile it into a detailed instruction manual.

In this way...

Even if I lose the "patient learning" boost after a week, I believe I can master this skill again through learning.

Meanwhile.

Sanada, in the adjacent training ground, witnessed Kitahara Akira's sword strike with the [Severing] property in its entirety.

He stood there, stunned.

It's unclear whether he gained some inspiration from that sword strike or thought of something, but gradually, the anxious look on his face disappeared, and his eyes became brighter.

"Penetrating...severing..."

"That's right."

"After Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain, we need a profound technique that represents the ultimate power!"

The confusion in Sanada's eyes was gone.

Seeing that sword strike that seemed capable of cutting through everything, his long-standing confusion suddenly found its answer.

"The way to defeat Tezuka is not to avoid the Tezuka Zone, nor to avoid the Thousand Hammers and Hundred Refinements, but to defeat him head-on with the most powerful [Lightning]."

"This is my tennis!"