Chihaya Aine is a member of the team Zero

The students watching the fight nearby also became interested. After all, this was much more interesting than boring sword swinging. Especially since they could openly watch Chihaya Aine, a strange but youthful and beautiful girl, this made many girls very happy. One of the girls even said, "Come on, classmate with beautiful pink hair," which caused a burst of laughter.

Kobayashi Kaori was a little unhappy that the audience couldn't keep quiet. She tilted her head and glanced at them angrily. She was even more unhappy that someone dared to cheer for Chihaya Aine. However, there were too many people and she couldn't remember all the grudges, so she had to let it go.

Chihaya Aine peered at the shorter Kobayashi Kaori through the slit in her visor. Her kendo uniform now fitted her perfectly, and even with the protective gear, she still looked petite and dainty. Hanging from her waistband was a black cloth strip with "Hideka" written horizontally in white and "Narita Mayumi" vertically—perhaps a nameplate for Kobayashi Kaori's friends for future competitions. Meanwhile, her hakama, now no longer a floor-length skirt, revealed two small, white feet.

“Greetings!”

"Prepare"

The temporary referee was a student who thought he had some knowledge of kendo and gave commands in a very strict manner. The kendo teacher explained some basic knowledge of the competition to the students outside the venue and was ready to guide them on how to watch and appreciate the kendo competition later.

"Um...excuse me, Mr. Yagyu. Oh, great, Mr. Yagyu, could you please come over for a moment?" The match was about to begin when the door to the kendo field opened. A school staff member poked his head out to greet the kendo instructor. The kendo instructor hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Sorry, everyone, please wait for me for a moment."

After saying that, she followed the staff member out of the kendo field, probably because the school wanted to see her about something.

Chihaya Aine squatted down with a sword in hand, looking at Kobayashi Kaori opposite her. She breathed in the air with a slight smell of metal and leather inside the mask, and felt a little strange - this was her first time to face an ordinary human being like this, but she didn't feel nervous at all. In the past, when she had faced vicious aliens and all kinds of strange monsters, she had been greatly shocked, but now facing real people, she didn't feel any pressure.

I even feel that... the opponent's strength is not as strong as I imagined, but a little weak!

Kobayashi Kaori also maintained a prepared posture and looked at Chihaya Aine. Seeing the bulge on her body, it was as if she saw the 2.5 million yen she had lost, which was hidden in Chihaya Aine's arms. She couldn't help but say, "Little white face, you make me very angry. Do you know why I'm angry? Because you always stand up for that big-bodied monster. Do you know how uncomfortable I am! But I'm not unreasonable. If you honestly let me beat you up and vent your anger, I will save you some face and let this matter go. How about it?"

Chihaya Aine flatly refused: "No!"

Everyone has a temper, but you're the biggest one. Why should I spoil you? If you feel bad, just hold it in. Why do you treat me like a clay figurine and want to manipulate me at will?

Kobayashi Kaori's face turned even uglier. "You're going to regret this. Get ready to lose face!"

"Come on if you have the guts!" Chihaya Aine refused to give in.

Before the two men even clashed swords, they were already exchanging verbal attacks. The two makeshift referees, besides Kita Ikuyo, were stunned. This didn't look like a practice match, and certainly not like a club match. Did they have a grudge? Was this a fight to the death, tainted by vengeance?

The kendo teacher never returned, and Chihaya Aine dared to talk back, which made Kobayashi Kaori even more impatient - I just hit you a few times to vent my anger and then let you go, but you insisted on asking for trouble, you don’t know what’s good for you!

She ordered decisively: "Let the game begin!"

Chihaya Aion looked straight ahead and said calmly, "Kita-chan, start the game!"

"Ah? Okay!" Kita Ikuyo saw Chihaya Aine was about to start, and without thinking much, she shouted, "Start!"

It took Kobayashi Kaori less than a second to stand up and slide forward, demonstrating her instantaneous reaction ability to the fullest. She roared, "You evil little white-faced man protecting the towering natural disaster, die!!"

The bamboo sword chopped straight towards Chihaya Aine's head, a standard Tang bamboo sword.

Kobayashi Kaori was determined to knock down Chihaya Aion in the fastest and most direct way to teach her a lesson. She didn't care whether the strike would be judged as invalid. Facing Chihaya Aion's mid-sword stance, she still chose to strike her on the head, deliberately wanting to embarrass her.

Her sword strike was as fast as lightning, showing the results of her hard training, but for Chihaya Aine, who had already crossed countless Shura fields, it seemed like a sparse and ordinary move.

However, despite her confusion, Chihaya Aine's body reacted naturally. She did not move her feet but swayed her body back and forth, moving forward and backward in an instant at such a fast speed that Kobayashi Kaori's bamboo sword almost brushed against her visor and torso as it chopped down in front of her. At the same time, the bamboo sword that was originally held with both hands was changed to one hand, raised from one side to the top of her head and then returned to being held with both hands, and it was also chopped down straight with the Tang Bamboo Style.

"I succeeded!" Kobayashi Kaori was secretly happy, but when she saw that the bamboo sword had hit her hand but there was no feedback from the impact of the bamboo sword, it was as if Chihaya Aine had become an illusion, and she was stunned.

"Afterimage technique?" She thought it was a sure hit, so she used all her strength. When she realized it now, it was too late to retract the sword. She looked up at Chihaya Aine, only to see her holding the bamboo sword high in both hands like a god descending to earth, and chopped it down at her forehead.

With a loud "bang", Chihaya Aine chopped Kobayashi Kaori's head with a sword, hitting her so hard that even the elastic bamboo sword was bent into a bow shape. However, she only used the same force as when Kobayashi Kaori wanted to hit her just now.

Without a single word, Kobayashi Kaori was struck hard on the forehead, sending her falling forward to her knees, her head slamming heavily in front of Chihaya Aine...

The scene was silent for a moment, and the audience didn't know how to react - it happened too quickly, less than two seconds at most, and they didn't even understand what was happening. Kobayashi Kaori had already prostrated herself in front of Chihaya Aine.

Chihaya Aine took a few steps back with a small jump. This was her instinctive reaction. She had been tricked so many times by the cunning and evil aliens that it seemed to her that she was a little too cautious. After all, she was in contact with various

I've fought aliens and monsters for life and death so many times, but I've never encountered one that offered its life voluntarily. Before my mind could even think about anything, my body began to suspect a conspiracy.

At this moment, one of the temporary referees, in doubt, raised his right hand, raised the red flag, and shouted at the top of his voice: "The face is valid, the red side gets one point!"

Kita Ikuyo and the other makeshift referee hesitated, not raising the flag. A Zanshin without a Kiai strike didn't count as a valid strike—if Chihaya Aine had simply called out, even without specifying where to strike, they would have given the benefit of the doubt, considering the bamboo sword had bent so badly against Kobayashi Kaori's head. But Chihaya Aine remained silent, her mouth tightly shut. This was a bit unreasonable.

Kita Ikuyo also became a little anxious, and shouted at Chihaya Aine outside the court: "Aine-chan, Kiai, Kiai!" Missing this good scoring opportunity made her more anxious than Chihaya Aine.

What a pity!

The audience outside also reacted, and those who knew the matter took the lead, and scattered applause sounded, which soon became a continuous one. Many girls looked at Chihaya Aine with blushing faces, unable to take their eyes away, with a cute look as if their hearts were beating fast.

Wow, what a handsome stranger classmate… I don’t know why, but he just looks so handsome and impressive!

Kobayashi Kaori was lying on the ground, just realizing what was going on. She was shaking with anger. This pretty boy had tricked her. Why didn't he tell her earlier that he was so powerful? She had pretended to be so weak and angry just now, but she was just trying to paralyze herself.

She rolled backwards, distanced herself, and climbed up, hunching over like a giant cat with its fur standing on end. She gnashed her teeth at Chihaya Aine and said, "You're so despicable! I won't let you go!"

Chihaya Aine didn't answer, but set up a small structure and waited for her - there was no point in saying more, the battle had begun, let's decide the outcome with swords!

Kobayashi Kaori finally started to get serious. After several exchanges, she realized that Chihaya Aine was definitely not the soft persimmon she had imagined. She used a waist-rib position to hide the bamboo sword behind her. Suddenly, her body seemed to shrink a size, and she roared angrily at Chihaya Aine: "Ahhhhhh——"

PS: I was happy to think that there was no TES game to watch on Thursday, but then I remembered that a certain inferior Yichuang was about to be resurrected.

Volume 1: Chapter 198: Beat Him Until He Conquers Him

She was threatening Chihaya Aion while increasing her own fighting spirit and momentum. However, she didn't scare Chihaya Aion, but instead scared the students who were watching - no one would have thought that Kobayashi Kaori, who looked very petite, had such a side to her. At this moment, she was like a beast possessed, a little tiger reborn.

However, what disappointed Kobayashi Kaori was that Chihaya Aine was not moved at all - in actual battles, there were many people who shouted more vigorously than her and cried more miserably, and Chihaya Aine was used to it.

Kobayashi Kaori's fighting spirit was already at its peak; she couldn't wait any longer. As the saying goes, "One attack is strong, the second weakens, and the third is exhausted." Waiting until one's momentum wanes only puts one at a disadvantage, something a wise person wouldn't do. With small steps, dragging her bamboo sword, she charged towards Chihaya Aine, who leaped forward to meet her as she stepped forward—taking the initiative and striking down the enemy was the best way to protect herself!

She took the initiative to meet the opponent quickly, almost causing Kobayashi Kaori to misjudge the distance between them and miss the opportunity to attack. However, her ten years of swordsmanship training were not in vain. She suddenly thrust the bamboo sword behind her, still extremely accurate, and headed for Chihaya Aine's throat, roaring loudly: "Thump! Thump! Thump!"

Chihaya Aine remained silent, staring intently at the tip of Kobayashi Kaori's sword, and suddenly stabbed out with her sword.

A teeth-grinding friction sound was heard, and Kobayashi Kaori's attack stabbed on Chihaya Aine's sword hilt, and it slid to the side. In Kobayashi Kaori's eyes, Chihaya Aine's sword tip became bigger and bigger...

The two men crossed each other, and the outcome was decided in a moment.

Chihaya Aion rushed forward a few steps before stopping, while Kobayashi Kaori was stabbed on the visor by a sword and fell to the ground directly - it was not that Chihaya Aion deliberately wanted to make things difficult for her head and hit her head everywhere to humiliate her, but Kobayashi Kaori's height...only the head was easy to be stabbed.

This time the audience outside the stadium understood. Both sides thrust their swords at each other, and the winner was decided immediately. There was a kind of extreme dynamic beauty, and they began to applaud and cheer. A referee who had become a fan girl was even more straightforward. She raised the flag for Chihaya Aine without hesitation. Unfortunately, she still didn't have the energy. Kita Ikuyo and another referee hesitated for a moment, but still didn't move.

This also made Kita Ikuyo even more anxious outside the court, and she shouted: "Kiai, Aine-chan, Kiai!" Looking at her posture, she wished she could just do Kiai for Chihaya Aine and get the matter over with - if there had been Kiai both times, according to the current situation, Chihaya Aine would have won the game and defeated Kobayashi Kaori.

Chihaya Aine turned a deaf ear to him and slowly raised her bamboo sword again. She wasn't here to compete. Winning a competition like this wouldn't bring her any medals or trophies, so it was meaningless to her. Today, she was here to beat up Kobayashi Kaori, so badly that she'd avoid him the next time she saw her! Winning the competition would only bring trouble, so she might as well keep fighting until she could finally defeat this annoying person who was causing trouble for no reason!

Kobayashi Kaori turned over and climbed up in embarrassment and annoyance, but she was a little horrified by the fact that Chihaya Aine had used the hilt of her sword to block and deflect her thrust even at such a high relative speed - that action looked simple, but it required eyesight, determination, and courage to do it, and in sword fighting, isn't it just such an inconspicuous action that determines life and death?

If he had used a real sword, his brain would have been pierced by the sword at this moment, and no matter how much he said, it would be useless!

Experts look at the details, while laymen just watch the excitement. She is considered an expert.

She looked at Chihaya Aine, who stood with a sword in hand and had an aura as deep as the abyss, and suddenly understood - the other party was a powerful enemy that she had never encountered in her life, and she should be ten thousand times more cautious in dealing with it.

She took a deep breath, regained her composure, and stood upright in the middle position. Her eyes narrowed into a line, and she shouted at Chihaya Aine, "I'm really angry!"

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Whether Kobayashi Kaori is angry or not is none of Chihaya Aine’s business.

There was no major conflict between the two of them. If Kobayashi Kaori had any dissatisfaction with her and came to talk to him, she was not the kind of person who was completely heartless. If she was indeed wrong, she would apologize and compensate, and she would never say a word.

But Kobayashi Kaori was so angry that she kept simmering down and had to pick a fight with him. They were all just two hands and one head, so who was afraid of who? She just didn't want to cause any trouble!

If it never ends, I’ll just fight until I’m convinced!

Chihaya Aine looked at Kobayashi Kaori, who was still full of fighting spirit after suffering two consecutive blows, and became a little more serious. She released the "Observation Eye" that she usually used in combat. Its function was to judge the opponent's next series of actions based on the details of the opponent's body posture.

Swordsmanship is never an act of chopping and killing with brute force, but usually requires a battle of wits and courage, which is one of the reasons why it is called the small art of war. The great swordsman Shinmen Musashi no Kami Fujiwara no Genshin, also known as Miyamoto Musashi, wrote "The Book of Five Rings" when he was living in seclusion in Lingyan Cave at the last moment of his life. This book is both a swordsmanship and a military strategy.

It's like playing chess. If you place a piece like this, how will the opponent respond? Is this response beneficial or not? Then what should you do... A mediocre chess player plans one step ahead, an expert plans ten steps ahead, a saint plans a hundred steps ahead, and the supercomputer AlphaGo plans the end game one step ahead.

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The same is true for magic. How many ways can the opponent respond to such an attack? If so, how should one respond? ... This cycle continues, and eventually a conclusion is drawn as to who will be killed.

When Chihaya Aine and Ultraman Zero were studying martial arts on Earth, they discovered that almost all ancient swordsmanship schools had a way of thinking called "pre-reading" in combat. The various schools in Japan also gave this ability strange names such as "Eye of the Heart", "He Thinks", and "Planning for Civil War", but in fact, the essence is the same and it is not a rare thing.

However, when it comes to Chihaya Aine, with the help of Ultraman Zero's ridiculously rich combat experience, the effect of this skill is much more intuitive.

As Chihaya Aion activated the "Eye of Observation," time seemed to freeze in an instant, transforming into a ball of viscous liquid. Countless translucent Chihaya Aion attacked Kobayashi Kaori in various ways, while countless translucent figures emerged from Kobayashi Kaori's body, either cutting her down, blocking her, or ducking to dodge her attacks. After a moment, the entire arena was filled with fighting figures, and figures were constantly being slain and disappearing...

Time resumed its flow, and Chihaya Aine took a triangle step with her bamboo sword in hand and ran towards Kobayashi Kaori.

The triangle step is nothing in the eyes of the spectators, it is just a circle, but in the eyes of the opponent it can sometimes create a "teleportation" effect. However, when Kobayashi Kaori is serious, her five senses are still very sharp. She accurately judged the direction of Chihaya Aion's slash, suddenly turned her body and slashed back, using the entry-level and final technique of the Itto-ryu "Cut Off".

Use the Chop-Punch Chop to break the enemy's slash and kill the enemy. It is called the entry-level technique because Chop-Punch is the core technique of Itto-ryu and should be practiced from the very beginning. It is called the ultimate technique because it can be used until old age and its power is infinite when used well.

When a sword comes, the trajectory is a line. When the sword comes, it cuts through the line accurately and knocks the enemy to the ground. It sounds simple, but for people who have not practiced, you draw a line on the wall and ask them to aim for a long time and still miss it. Not to mention that the reaction time when a sword comes is only a few tenths of a second, and it is mostly based on instinct. There is no time to aim.

Kobayashi Kaori's cut accurately hit Chihaya Aine's bamboo sword, but failed to break it - the ancient swordsmanship also has methods such as "listening to the force" and "using the force to attack", and has developed small techniques such as "leading down", "returning", and "sword entanglement".

Chihaya Aion made a fake slash to trick Kobayashi Kaori into cutting down, and controlled the sword with her left hand to suppress the opponent's bamboo sword, as if trying to throw her bamboo sword aside to create an opening for her, so that she could chop her down with one blow.

Of course, Kobayashi Kaori refused, and the bamboo sword in her hand began to spin instinctively, trying to twist her bamboo sword away. Unexpectedly, Chihaya Aine's move was also fake, and there was still no power in the bamboo sword. Kobayashi Kaori twisted it hard, and her bamboo sword was raised high. Although Chihaya Aine's bamboo sword was also raised, she was prepared. She changed her strategy and used one hand to move the bamboo sword behind her back and changed it to the other hand. Then, she chopped Kobayashi Kaori's forehead with one hand.

Kobayashi Kaori was caught off guard and was hit hard on the head again. She almost fell on her back. She staggered back a few steps and sat down on the ground.

Before Kobayashi Kaori could come to her senses while sitting there, Chihaya Aine had already slid forward, holding the bamboo sword in both hands and slashing it hard directly at her forehead - her first strike did not have enough energy, so it was not considered an effective blow, and the rules allowed her to continue chasing within three seconds after falling to the ground and losing her weapon.

Of course, Chihaya Aine's second attack was still weak and full of bad intentions.

Kaori Kobayashi was beaten into a toad-like position with her back to the sky, and the bamboo sword in her hand flew out of her hand. The audience cheered and laughed.

Chihaya Aion was not giving up and raised her sword to "finish off the attack", but was stopped by the temporary referee - Chihaya Aion always kept her mouth shut and refused to combine her energy. According to the "gas and sword consistency", the two temporary referees felt that she should not be given any points, but it also seemed wrong for her to keep refusing to combine her energy and beat up Kobayashi Kaori.

After all, he was a temporary referee and was unprofessional, so he was a little at a loss when faced with this situation.

After all, she came here today as Kita Ikuyo's friend. Chihaya Aine didn't want to get into conflict with other students, so she moved to the other side. Kobayashi Kaori was sprawled out for a moment before she finally reacted. She was furious. She rolled over and grabbed the bamboo sword. She stood up, not to mention calming down. Her eyes were bloodshot as she angrily shouted, "You...how dare you humiliate me like this?"

For the first time in her life, she was beaten into a toad-like state. The cheers and laughter from the people around her sounded like ridicule to her, making her feel severely hurt in her self-esteem.

Chihaya Aine repositioned herself to a more effective stance and smiled, "Those who humiliate others will always be humiliated. You've said that, Kobayashi Kaori-san! I don't know where I've offended you, but you keep trying to humiliate me by using my swordsmanship training. You should understand that all this is your own fault—even this competition was your suggestion. Have you forgotten? You have the courage to start, but not the courage to bear the consequences?"

"Asshole!" Kobayashi Kaori was speechless for a moment, shaking with anger. She rushed forward with her bamboo sword raised, shouting in shame and anger, "How can you be a hero if you cheated and got the upper hand?"

Just now, Chihaya Aine had set traps and used fake moves everywhere, which made her feel that her intelligence was suppressed and she couldn't use her strength. She was very angry, and after she realized it, it was even worse than being chopped into a toad with its back to the sky.

Chihaya Aine did not activate the "Eye of Observation" again. She just used it slightly just now, and the situation on the field became a mess. This made Chihaya Aine vaguely realize that this was not a power that should be used in this situation.

Besides, Kobayashi Kaori's breathing was disordered and she was obviously furious, so there was no need for it at all - she had just done it just in case. After all, it was not uncommon for the weak to defeat the strong in a sword fight.

Chihaya Aine habitually controlled the sword and used the non-edged side of the bamboo sword to block. This was a subconscious little action she made to avoid the blade from breaking when fighting with a real sword. In fact, it was unnecessary, and the bamboo sword would not break the blade.

Chihaya Aine blocked Kobayashi Kaori's slashing blow and instead pressed the bamboo sword towards Kobayashi Kaori, saying with a smile, "I just don't want to use my strength to bully you."

However, Chihaya Aine used a strength that was only slightly stronger than before she was strengthened, and after exerting force twice, she failed to force Kobayashi Kaori to retreat, which made her a little surprised.

Although it was only a slight increase, it still couldn't defeat Kobayashi Kaori. He didn't know whether it was because his physical strength was too weak or Kobayashi Kaori was too strong.

In terms of height and body shape, she should have had an advantage over Kobayashi Kaori in strength, but this was a bit unexpected.

Chihaya Aine and Kobayashi Kaori's bamboo swords were pressed against each other, their breathing could be heard, and they were temporarily engaged in a wrestling match.

Kobayashi Kaori also tried to push Chihaya Aion aside, and then take the opportunity to beat her up to save face, but she failed after trying twice. Her eyes rolled, and she suddenly raised her short legs and kicked Chihaya Aion in the side of the knee.

Kicking is strictly prohibited in kendo competitions. Chihaya Aine did not expect that she would commit a foul. She was not on guard and was afraid of hurting Kobayashi Kaori, so she did not dare to tense her body. For a moment, from the perspective of others, it looked like her body was tilted by the kick. However, because she had to resist her body's instincts, Chihaya Aine's strength was indeed lost a lot.

Kobayashi Kaori seized the opportunity and pushed Chihaya Aine back a few steps, causing her to lose her balance. She raised her knife and chopped at her head, shouting angrily, "Today I must chop off your beautiful head!"

"White violates the rules, Red gets one point!"

Kobayashi Kaori dared to kick someone, not to mention Kita Ikuyo who was already a close friend of Chihaya Aine, the other two referees also raised their hands without hesitation.

He took the flag in his hand and directly judged that Chihaya Aine scored on the spot.

PS: After watching tonight’s Yi Chuang, anyone who can’t help laughing out loud is a genius.

Volume 1: Chapter 199 "Beheading"

However, Kobayashi Kaori pretended not to hear and continued to chop with the bamboo sword without stopping. It left a series of afterimages and slashed madly, making it clear that she was determined to chop Chihaya Aine without hesitation.

Chihaya Aine has fought far more times than Kobayashi Kaori, and all of them were in an immersive and life-threatening situation, which made her nerves tough enough. She was not panicked even if she lost her balance. Facing Kobayashi Kaori's mad dog attack, she responded calmly. Although she was a little embarrassed, she not only blocked all of Kobayashi Kaori's attacks, but also forced her to retreat with a counterattack.

Seeing this, a more responsible passerby referee rushed over to stop Kobayashi Kaori from continuing to act like a rogue, but Kobayashi Kaori was so angry at the moment that she didn't care whether the game was going on or not. She stretched out her hand and pushed the referee almost to the ground, and was about to rush forward with her bamboo sword to kill Chihaya Aine.

However, with this break, Chihaya Aine had regained her composure and center of gravity. Otherwise, she might have had to exert a little more strength than a normal person could muster. After recovering, Chihaya Aine asked with a smile, "Who is cheating? Kobayashi Kaori, do you even have any dignity left?"

The audience also began to discuss the situation with dissatisfaction, and faint protests of "How despicable" could be heard. The girls were especially worried, and some of them held their hands to their chests, as if they were still worried about Chihaya Aine, afraid that she would be hurt by someone else.

Kobayashi Kaori was already furious, and the noise around her made her even angrier. She immediately turned around and yelled in frustration, "Shut up, everyone! Stop arguing!"

The scene was quiet for a moment, but Kita Ikuyo's classmates immediately joined forces and started booing her. Others, who had been neutral at first, immediately followed suit after seeing Kobayashi Kaori's rude attitude.

Kobayashi Kaori blacklisted 80% of the people present, then turned to Chihaya Aine and shouted confidently, "I'm not cheating. I practice Katori Shinto-ryu, and I'm naturally allowed to use my feet!"

Chihaya Aine slowly approached with a sword in hand and said with a smile, "So it's time for a swordfight now?"

Kobayashi Kaori chose to stay where she was, holding her swords against each other, and shouted, "It's been a long time since!" She judged that if she was bound by the rules of the kendo competition, she would have no chance, so she might as well ignore the rules and win with swordsmanship - there are many moves in swordsmanship that are mixed with physical skills, such as kicking, collision, chopping techniques, etc., which are not allowed to be used in kendo competitions. She thought Chihaya Aine probably has no experience in fighting against such things.

When Chihaya Aine slashed at her with her sword, she used Cut Down again, cut through the sword, and then pounced on her, making a fake slash at Chihaya Aine's chest. At the same time, she stretched out her foot to hook Chihaya Aine's ankle, making it impossible for her to take care of both the upper and lower parts.