Bleach: Getting Stronger Starting from Teaching at the Spiritual Arts Academy.

Unohana was formerly the first Kenpachi, who called himself Yachiru. He was the Shinigami who mastered the most sword styles and had a deep understanding of Shikatori-ryu.

It is perfectly clear that "Senmai-no-Kara" is a very difficult sword technique to learn in the Shikatori school.

It is truly remarkable that Kensei Rokkaku was able to master the "Senmai Disarm".

Kotetsu Ayane suggested, "This time, we should let these two students who have learned Shikai avoid the assessment. It would be a shame to eliminate them prematurely."

"Agreed."

"If these two can settle their score in the final, it will be a wonderful story."

"Then let's change the draw rules and avoid opponents we've already drawn."

"good idea."

In a few words, the group finalized the rules for the upcoming lottery.

"Vice Dean Tsunayoshi, do you have any objections to this proposal?" Ayane Kotetsu asked.

"No, let's do it this way." Vice Dean Tsunayo was now unsure whether Kuchiki Sojun could win against Muguruma Kensei again.

If Kuchiki Sojun fails to reach the finals, the issue of Tsunayoshi Tokina's daily absences will be magnified infinitely, and the Kuchiki family may even intervene and expel Tsunayoshi Tokina from the Spirit Arts Academy. It would be better to simply let them avoid it.

After a series of shocks, even Vice Dean Tsunayo couldn't help but lower her expectations.

The most urgent task is to secure Tsunayoshi Tokina's position.

As for the competition for the position of captain of the swordsmanship club, what's wrong with letting Shichiru Shikato serve as the captain of the swordsmanship club for a period of time?

Vice Dean Tsunayo knew very well how the former vice dean had passed away.

"He's hopeless..." Vice Dean Tsunayo felt a headache coming on when she thought about having to revise Tsunayo Tokina's absence records every day.

The lineup he arranged for Tsunayoshi Tokinada was already quite impressive.

The next head of the Kuchiki family, the next head of the Ōmaeda family, the promising newcomer of the Amanmon family, and a bunch of descendants from noble families who value martial prowess were all assigned to Tsunayoshi Tokinada.

With such a huge advantage and a great hand at the start, how could he still manage to play it like this!

Chapter 121 Quarterfinals

A few days later, the True Sword Trial held by the Spirit Arts Academy took place as scheduled.

There were many more spectators today, with captains of various squads and representatives from many nobles coming to watch the battle.

After several rounds of elimination matches, the top eight have been determined.

In this elimination round, besides the disciples from July, many students in the class also performed very well in this competition.

The sword techniques they learned in July shone brightly in this competition.

Unlike the last assessment, I was no longer crushed by the other students.

During the last assessment, these students were still learning the basics of swordsmanship, and the gap between them and the students in Class One was too large, resulting in them ranking at the bottom.

In this assessment, many students made it into the top 32, and even a few students made it into the top 16.

All the viewers could see that the overall level of the class led by Shikagori Nanatsuki had improved significantly.

Kyoraku Shunsui flipped through the elimination round results sheet on the table and exclaimed, "Shikatori-kun's teaching ability is quite outstanding..."

Ayane Kotetsu couldn't help but sigh, "That's true. The fact that Shikatori-sensei's disciple is so talented can be explained by the disciple's good talent. If that's all there is to it, then we can only say that he's lucky, and at most he can be considered as having the ability to recognize talent."

"But the fact that he brought such good results to Class 2, which had a weaker foundation, shows that Mr. Shikatori's teaching ability is excellent."

Unohana joked, "I was thinking that if Shikatori-kun was wasting his talent at the Spirit Arts Academy, I would do anything to bring him to the Fourth Division. But I didn't expect that he is really good at teaching and educating people."

Kyoraku Shunsui laughed and said, "Captain Unohana shouldn't compete with Dean Kotetsu for people. Let Shikatori-kun stay in the Spirit Arts Institute so that the 13th Division can cultivate more fresh blood."

At that moment, a Grim Reaper presented a list: "Dean Kotetsu, this is the match schedule for the quarterfinals."

The quarterfinal match schedule has been finalized.

Kensei Muguruma vs. Tomoya Amanmon

Kōtsubi Jōemon vs. Iba Jirō

Shinji Hirako vs. Noriyuki Omaeda

Cilantro from Mole City vs. Sojun Kuchiki.

This time, all of July's disciples made it into the top eight!

Minister Yamada stroked his beard: "The quality of this year's top eight is really high. Kuchiki Aojun and Ōmaeda Kinosuke need no introduction, and the students of Shikatori-sensei are also very strong."

"Amanmon Tomoya seems to be a junior that the Amanmon family is focusing on cultivating."

"Iba Jiro... is the younger brother of Iba Vice-Captain, right?"

The vice-captain of the shooting range is the vice-captain of the Third Division. The Third Division currently has no captain, and the captain's affairs are temporarily handled by the vice-captain, so she also came to watch the match today.

The deputy captain of the shooting range smiled and nodded, saying modestly, "Jiro is indeed my younger brother, but he is not as good as the others and still needs to grow."

Jushiro Ukitake smiled and said, "Vice Captain Iba is too modest. Everyone knows that the Iba family values ​​swordsmanship very much. Jiro must be a master swordsman."

Department Head Nakano also laughed and said, "Half of the reason we're able to see so many talented juniors in one cohort is thanks to Vice Dean Tsunayo!"

Vice Dean Tsunayo's face was ashen; the fact that so many noble students chose to enroll this year was also the result of his lobbying.

Tsunayoshi's reputation was still very useful; most of the families he visited gave him face and allowed their juniors to enroll in the same year.

Even though he tried so hard, half of the top eight were not students from Class One!

He couldn't help but feel annoyed; how could he have forgotten about the Cilantro from Mole City?

Of the disciples who made it to the top eight, three were suddenly discovered, and it can only be said that Shichiru Shichiru was unlucky to have picked them up.

There is a chance to try and get the job from Cilantro City.

However, the Mochishiro family had abandoned martial arts for many years, and when the classes were divided, he looked down on the younger generation of the Mochishiro family. He deliberately assigned Mochishiro Kana and several lower-ranking nobles that he looked down on to Class Two. As a result, Mochishiro Kana's performance made him look bad.

But that doesn't matter now, because Kana Mochishiro's next opponent is Aoi Kuchiki.

Kana Mochishiro lost to Aoi Kuchiki in the last assessment, and the same result will happen this time.

As Vice Dean Tsunayo thought of this, a cold smile crept across her face:

"The top eight doesn't mean anything. Only those students who make it to the top four can secure a place in the 13th Division after graduation."

...

Kana Mochi and the others also received the match list.

“We weren’t lined up together, but the cilantro was lined up with Kuchiki Sojun,” Hirako Shinji said.

"It's okay, I'm determined to beat him this time. As long as we defeat our respective opponents, we can meet in the semifinals~" Kana Mochi waved her little fist.

"Just thinking about that scene is so exciting!" said Kotsubaki Jin'emon excitedly.

"No problem, I'll give you a good start!" Kensei Rokusha stretched his muscles.

“I’ve fought Amanmon Tomoya before. He’s not very strong, and I suppressed him so he couldn’t unleash his full potential. I watched his fights this year, and he has a lot of fancy moves and fast footwork. He might be able to dodge your Thousand Pieces Disarm,” Mochishiro Kana reminded him.

Kensei Muguruma's opponent is Tomoya Aman, a more flexible and versatile opponent.

"Understood. Dealing with him won't take much effort." Kensei Rokusha nodded confidently and walked towards the ring.

Amanmon Tomoya stepped onto the ring. He had a shaved head, was short, and had a pointed face, resembling a monkey holding a knife.

Amanto Tomoya stared cautiously at Mukuro Kensei's hands, his entire body tense.

When Kensei Rokusha placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, Tomoya Aman immediately flipped over and jumped away from his spot, constantly moving rapidly around the ring, never staying in one place for more than a second.

Kensei Muguruma's eyes twitched. Tomoya Amanmon was too fast; he couldn't lock onto Amanmon's position at all. He defeated Amanmon directly with a Thousand Pieces.

Kensei Rokusha simply stood still, waiting for Tomoya Aman to make a move. He couldn't keep jumping like that forever; such rapid movement was very tiring.

Just as Kensei Muguruma had predicted, Tomoya Aman couldn't hold back any longer when he saw that Muguruma hadn't drawn his sword.

He swiftly leaped behind Kensei Rokusha and thrust his sword at his waist.

Kensei Muguruma had been using his intuition to track Tomoya Amanmon's movements. When Amanmon appeared behind him, he reacted immediately, leaping into the air to dodge the attack and drawing his sword.

Amanmon Tomoya's thrust was a feint. Seeing that Mukuro Kensei had reacted, he rolled on the ground at an extremely fast speed.

After getting up and looking back, he was surprised to find that Kensei Muguruma had not used that terrifying Iaijutsu.

Kensei Rokugurashi pressed his left hand against the back of the sword, imbuing the blade with his spiritual pressure, and grinned:

"May you vanish into nothingness, Earth-Shattering Wind!"

Kensei Muguruma's Zanpakuto glowed with a blue light and transformed into a short dagger.

"He's used his Shikai!" Amanmon Tomoya was shocked. He had watched Kensei Rokusha's later matches and hadn't used his Shikai. He thought that Kensei wouldn't use his Shikai so quickly when facing opponents who didn't know how to use it.

"Very agile, huh? Then let's compare speed with the wind?" Kensei Rokusha brandished his short-bladed dagger, the wind swirling around it, transforming into sharp, linear blades, and flung it toward Tomoya Amanmon.

Amanmon Tomoya had no time to dodge; he felt a chill on his abdomen, and then a horrific wound suddenly appeared.

"I surrender!" Amanmon Tomoya was terrified. The speed and power were too terrifying. He couldn't dodge at all and almost had half of his body cut off.

"Kensei Rokkaku wins!" July announced the result of the match.

Chapter 122 The Battle of a Real Man

No one was too surprised by Kensei Muguruma's performance. After all, he had already mastered Shikai, which gave him a huge advantage. In the eyes of the audience, Kensei Muguruma was now a seeded player who could make it to the finals, just like Sōjun Kuchiki.

Next up for the match are Kotsubaki Jin'emon and Iba Jiro.

"Yo, finally I get to fight you. I've been looking forward to this battle for a long time." After drawing his Zanpakuto, Iba Jiro slung it over his shoulder, exuding a wild and untamed aura.

"It seems we're the same type." Kotsubaki Jin'emon drew his Zanpakuto. "Come on, Kotsubaki Jin'emon, please teach me!"

"Iba Jiro, reporting for duty!" Iba Jiro rushed forward and swung his sword at Kotsubaki Jin'emon.

clang--

After Kotsubaki Jin'emon raised his sword to parry, he judged that the opponent's spiritual pressure should be about the same as his own.

Iba Jiro is a tough opponent!

Kyoujin'emon became excited. His dream was to become a powerful swordsman like his teacher. He was not afraid of fighting. This kind of evenly matched battle was exactly what he longed for!

Kotsubaki Jin'emon pushed away Iba Jiro's Zanpakuto and stepped forward, intending to thrust his sword out.