Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

Kai Uesugi's eyes lit up.

The upper right section of each hand.

Kai Uesugi recognized this starting stance, which was very similar to the starting stance of the Jigen-ryu Dragonfly Eight Phases.

His father-in-law had used the Manifestation Flow to beat him before, so he recognized this starting move.

I have some knowledge of Superintendent Uesugi Kai.

In 1899, the Metropolitan Police Department established the "Tatei-gai" and "Wooden Tachi" forms for the Keishi-ryu style.

Leaving aside the Iai-gata (standing-up) form, the wooden tachi form is extremely influential and practical.

The design incorporates ten different schools of thought as the basic techniques for the wooden tachi form of the Keishi-ryu school.

Eight Phases

Variety

Eight days cut

Rolling

The sudden change in the lower section

Amida

One or two katanas

Shot down

Break

Position

The Keishi Ryuki Tachi is divided into ten types, with each of the ten schools taking one type to form its own style.

By combining the strengths of many, it can be said to be powerful.

As for the swords that Ishibashi and Tsukasa are using now, they should be the first and second swords of the Keishi-ryu school, the standard type of the Jigen-ryu school.

Although there are ten volumes of the Ideal One-Sword Style, which is a basic technique, Uesugi Kai does not intend to use it at this time.

He also slowly raised the bamboo sword, assuming the standard posture of the Shigenryu style.

In the audience, reporter Kazuhiro Miyata showed a slight expression of surprise:

Is it a demonstrative flow or a vigilant flow?

Over the course of several years, he has recorded dozens of kendo matches of all sizes, and he is very familiar with the characteristics of various styles.

Based on currently available intelligence.

Uesugi Kai should have practiced the Yoshin Ittō-ryū style, but he suddenly used the Shigenryū style's upper right slash as his starting move in the Taisho tournament.

It's strange, it's unexpected.

Miyata Kazuhiro secretly wondered how the youngest contestant in this competition, Shigenryu, would fare against the Metropolitan Police Department's Keishiryu.

It's worth noting that the Inspectorate style also adopted the form of the Exposition style, as one of the ten wooden dachi (swords).

The two are similar, but not entirely similar.

Now the Keishi-ryu is facing off against their own clan, and Uesugi Kai is a fighter who has never made a move and whose strength remains a mystery.

The last time that general of the Kasumi Shindo school met him, he surrendered immediately. It would be abnormal not to be curious.

The senior students on the sidelines of the competition venue also knelt down and watched Uesugi Kai in the center of the venue.

Nanmiao Wan muttered, "Why does it feel like my junior brother is being very serious today?"

Seeing that Hu Xinjing didn't respond, he instead mocked him: "You're the one who lost the first game. If you hadn't lost, how would the pressure have fallen on Junior Brother?"

"Ha! Mirror, my move was a one-hit wonder, how could you possibly understand it?"

Hu Xinjing smiled disdainfully: "Don't understand? Let me analyze it for you. In the first round, after you and Tsuchiya Yuki exchanged greetings, you had barely finished your greetings and stood up when, in less than a second, he killed you with a single move?"

"You collapsed before the referee even stood up straight. The TV commentator probably only opened his mouth, only said two words. You couldn't even see that the opponent was deliberately relaxing? Where was your rhythm?"

"How can you blame me? Let me explain."

Nanmyu Maru gestured with his hands.

"First of all, that guy Tsuchiya slowly got up, his body very relaxed. I thought he was going to use a middle stance, but who would have thought that he would raise his hand and suddenly switch to an upper stance, suddenly change speed, and his whole body flew up. You couldn't even see the speed in the mirror. When he flew up, the bamboo sword also flew up. The speed was too fast. How could I react in time!"

"Who could have imagined this? Mirror, could you have imagined it? You wouldn't believe it, would you? Even if you faced Tsuchiya Yuki, you would still lose. He's a vice-general!"

Lake Mirror clearly saw how difficult it was to react at that time, after all, Tsuchiya Yuki had grasped the rhythm too well, and had Nanmyu Maru under his control from the moment he bowed.

But he completely ignored Nanmyuumaru's explanation and deliberately mocked, "You lost so badly to a vice-general, while Uesugi was facing a general. You're still making excuses. You've wasted your time as a senior brother, yeah, wasted your time!"

"A vice-general? You want to go?" Nanmyu Maru kept waving his hands: "Come on, watch the game, stop bothering me."

All schools of swordsmanship are based on ancient styles.

Ancient sword techniques are only suitable for actual combat and not for competitive play.

—This rule places more emphasis on who the user is. Even if someone uses a deadly sword technique to compete, they can still score points if they control it properly.

It's all about understanding and integration.

Kazuya Ishibashi was surprised that Kai Uesugi would use Shigenryu to meet his attack.

Did Superintendent Hanamaru teach you that?

As Ishibashi thought to himself, he held the bamboo sword in his right hand and slid his feet to the right.

His gait was very alert, like a praying mantis ready to pounce at any moment, yet always on guard.

Kai Uesugi.

He followed the other person's steps; if the other person's steps went to the right, he would go to the left.

The two men held their knives in the same posture, their eyes locked on each other's subtle movements.

suddenly,

Uesugi Kai sprang to his feet and leaped forward, yelling at the top of his lungs, "Hah!!"

Ishibashi and Tsukasa did not underestimate him because of his youth, but even so, they were still stunned by his sudden burst of speed and quickly turned their heads to strike back with their swords.

'Can you apply what you've learned in a practical way?'

Turning his head was subconscious; his reaction was quick enough that his retaliatory bamboo sword struck the opponent's attacking bamboo sword.

When bamboo knives collide with each other, the impact force is multiplied, just like when objects moving at high speeds collide.

My ears were immediately filled with the loud sound of bamboo strips.

Yuki Tsuchiya, who was kneeling and resting behind the referee, clearly reacted to Kai Uesugi's move.

Nanmiao Maru laughed and said from behind, "Haha, junior brother is putting what he's just learned to use."

Higuchi Yoshiyuki commented, "His speed is very fast, not inferior to Tsuchiya at all, but he was still blocked by Ishibashi. It seems that they have practiced a lot."

It was contained.

Uesugi Kai didn't expect this imitation of the opponent's teammate's attack to be effective, so it wasn't a simple imitation attack.

He immediately shifted his weight to the side, swung his sword down with both hands, slid back, and the instant he was away from the opponent's bamboo sword, he stepped forward, leaned forward, and swung the bamboo sword upward to counterattack!

What a bizarre angle! ...Ishibashi and Tsukasa had never seen anything like it before. A slight pause passed through them, and they immediately took a step back.

Strange technique.

But it did have a devastating effect.

As Ishibashi Kazuya was pushed back, Uesugi Kai made a quick decision, changing his footwork to the dragonfly steps of the Jigen-ryu style. The entire bamboo sword swung from bottom to top, and he quickly gripped the handle of the bamboo sword with both hands.

He gripped the handle tightly, stomped his foot, and combined the power of his upper body and arms to slash downwards.

At the same time, he mustered his strength and shouted loudly:

"noodle!!"

The bamboo knife whistled through the air.

The moment the blades clashed, the exhilarating sound of bamboo slicing echoed in my mind.

In the audience, reporter Kazuhiro Miyata's pen scribbled crookedly as he stared intently at Kai Sugihara's movements on the field.

"Such a powerful attack."

He had already determined that this young man was not a novice in swordsmanship, but a fierce tiger with a soaring spirit.

Having watched the games for so many years, how could he not see the power of those two deadly moves that drove the police officers back?

He also heard a high school student next to him shouting things like "So handsome."

Uesugi Kai pressed forward relentlessly, each strike brimming with power.

The three referees kept a close eye on the moment the two attacked, and they would raise their flags if the mask was hit even once.

Blades clashed.

"He's incredibly strong."

As a police inspector, Ishibashi Kazutsukasa was clearly not to be underestimated. He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly and countered with each strike.

Then, he suddenly stepped back, clearing the center line, and angled his blade to defend against Uesugi Kai's slash.

At the same time, the player's bamboo sword swung back and tilted both hands, quickly striking back from the side of the opponent's bamboo sword and stabbing into Uesugi Kai's mask.

This move is called Sword Reversal, also known as Sight Cut.

By conceding a favorable position and allowing the opponent to attack, while simultaneously parrying, you can instantly strike back with your knife against the opponent's face.

Because the opponent is on the offensive, swinging your weapon will lengthen the opponent's hand and movement.

At this point, a counterattack will be completely effective.

It was clear that Ishibashi and Tsukasa had been preparing this move ever since they first exchanged blows and figured out Uesugi Kai's intentions.

This strike is sure to hit.

"noodle!"

Just as Ishibashi and Tsukasa were about to shout for noodles and jump back to preserve their lingering spirit,