Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

'Upper Section' is indeed the most powerful of the three basic stances, but as long as the speed is high enough, so fast that the opponent's sword cannot be cut down, then the attack will be ineffective!

"Crack~!"

With a muffled sound, Busujima Saeko rushed towards Lan Ke like an arrow from a bow, but Lan Ke, who was attacking with all his strength, was even faster. Busujima Saeko only felt a red halo passing before her eyes, and she drew her sword without thinking too much.

"Ding ~"

With a crisp sound, the two swords collided and splashed dazzling sparks. Busujima Saeko, who was holding the sword with both hands to barely block Lan Ke's seemingly simple vertical cut, looked at the blade that was pressed down little by little, and the smile on her face became even brighter.

That's right!

That's what it feels like!

It was completely different from ordinary sparring. The feeling of dancing on the edge of a knife made her blood boil! !

It's really great!!!

"drink!!"

With a low roar from Busujima Saeko, she put her shoulder against the back of the knife and pushed Lan Ke away with all her strength, while at the same time, she swung the scabbard in her other hand towards Lan Ke's waist.

It was obvious that she intended to use the scabbard to simulate the 'dual sword style' and use it to force Lan Ke back.

Lan Ke did not choose to take this move head-on, but took a step back to avoid the scabbard attack and assumed a mid-range stance again.

Although the upper part is powerful, it is difficult to change moves. For someone as agile as Busujima Saeko... especially someone who knows her opponent well, she will continue to use this move.

You know, during this month's study and intensive combat training, not only his physical fitness, but also his skills have improved far beyond ordinary people. At least his shortcomings are no longer as obvious as before. Coupled with his strong enough physical fitness and the "Brick Flying Force", even if Lan Ke does not use special abilities and does not have the blessing of the Phantom Thief Suit, he is not at all inferior to a talented swordsman like Busujima Saeko, and can even suppress her faintly.

After all, Lan Ke is a standard 'practical combat flow'.

Abandoning some fancy moves, the moves that are purely trained to hit the enemy's vital points are refined and threatening at the same time...

Chapter 89: CG that others cannot unlock.

In the quiet and deserted dojo after school, the young girl's face flushed and she was breathing heavily, which sounded very exciting, but Lan Ke, the person involved, was not moved at all.

This was not only to respond to Busujima Saeko's determination, but also because he had no extra thoughts to think about these things.

After all, although Lan Ke completely suppressed Busujima Saeko in terms of physical fitness, the opponent was far superior to Lan Ke in terms of moves, and even if she showed a flaw for a moment, she would be caught by the opponent.

At this moment, Busujima Saeko was as dangerous and deadly as an assassin holding a sharp blade.

However, the opponent is almost at his limit. After all, physical fitness is not only reflected in "strength" and "reaction ability", but also in "physical strength".

In order to create opportunities for herself, Busujima Saeko continuously swung her sword to launch a violent storm of attacks on Lan Ke, but the price she paid was that her physical strength, which was already far inferior to Lan Ke's, was also rapidly consumed.

Facing Lan Ke who no longer hides her true feelings, Busujima Saeko knows the gap between the two sides better than anyone else, so she knows very well that simply delaying time is meaningless. Rather than being defeated without any ripples, she would rather burn herself with all her strength. Even if the final outcome is death, she hopes to die in the most splendid battle rather than waiting for death in humiliation and weakness.

But unfortunately, Lan Ke also did not intend to admit defeat.

If it was a real battle, Lan Ke would definitely choose to continue to consume Busujima Saeko's physical strength, just like his usual "bloodletting tactics", consuming the enemy step by step until the enemy could no longer resist and completely defeated him.

But now he was silently switching his middle stance to the upper stance again.

Since Busujima Saeko hopes that this battle will end in a climax, he will not avoid it!

Both of them gave up the complicated moves, and Busujima Saeko concentrated all her strength on the final "Iai".

The heavy breathing stopped abruptly.

"Clap~"

As her right foot stepped out, her whole body twisted along with it, and the power was transmitted from her feet to her waist and then to her arms like a spring, and she suddenly pulled the knife out of the sheath.

"Zi La~"

The blade and the scabbard made a harsh friction sound, as if a warrior in desperate situation was roaring for victory.

But Lan Ke, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly retreated his right foot and the sword force that was originally supposed to be a vertical slash turned into a left cassock slash.

Although it was just a difference in movement, he just avoided the blade that was supposed to chop towards his abdomen. At the same time, the long sword in his hand slashed down towards Busujima Saeko's neck.

Whether it was Lan Ke or Busujima Saeko, it took only a moment to transform from extreme stillness to extreme movement, and the amazing thing was that they both stopped when the blades were about to touch each other.

However, unlike Lan Ke who still had the strength to complete Zanshin and put away his sword, Busujima Saeko, who had originally bent her body downwards in order to burst out with a faster speed, could no longer control her body balance and fell forward directly.

Seeing this, Lan Ke didn't bother to pose and quickly grabbed Busujima Saeko.

Busujima Saeko, who forced herself to stop breathing in order to pursue greater explosive power, was now holding Lan Ke's shoulders and gasping loudly, like a person being rescued from drowning.

Feeling that Busujima Saeko was almost completely relying on his own strength and her hands were constantly trembling on his arms, Lan Ke knew that she probably didn't even have the strength to stand up at this moment, so he simply carefully let Busujima Saeko sit down.

What surprised Lan Ke was that when he let go, Busujima Saeko suddenly fell back and lay on the tatami.

Along with the heavy breathing, the other party's proud heart, which even the kendo uniform could not completely restrain, continued to rise and fall, attracting Lan Ke's eyes...

wrong!

"Senior! Are you okay?"

Facing Lan Ke's concerned question, Busujima Saeko, who was lying on the tatami with her arms outstretched, barely raised her right hand and shook it to indicate to Lan Ke that he didn't need to worry.

"Senior, are you really okay?"

What Lan Ke was referring to was not just the physical problem, but the strange feeling that the other party gave Lan Ke at the moment.

Lan Ke naturally knew that neither the 'Yamato Nadeshiko' who always had a smile on her face nor the 'princess warrior'-like opponent in the kendo field was all that she was, because he had personally seen the opponent being controlled by the twisted desires in his heart.

But even at that time, Busujima Saeko gave him a temperament that was very different from that of ordinary people.

But now the person lying on the tatami gave Lan Ke a feeling that "he didn't seem like the same person".

Faced with Lan Ke's words of concern again, Busujima Saeko also forced herself to turn sideways.

"It's okay, I just haven't swung a sword like this in a while, so I'm a little tired..."

Although she said that it was okay, her kendo uniform, which was already wrinkled due to the intense exercise, coupled with her hair sticking to her cheeks due to sweat and her cheeks flushed from the intense exercise, exuded an unusual temptation.

Lan Ke's eyes were unconsciously attracted to it, but when he realized this, he quickly lowered his head and looked away.

It was obvious that even though Lan Ke kept saying "I want to have a big harem", he was a complete rookie as he had never been in a relationship before.

And because of this, Lan Ke did not notice that although Busujima Saeko was tired, there was a smile hidden in her eyes.

It was obvious that Busujima Saeko also noticed Lan Ke's abnormality, but she didn't say much.

Although people always say that she "dedicated her whole body and soul to kendo", as Busujima Saeko said, she is not as pure as many people imagine. What she actually desires is "battle" rather than "kendo" itself. The reason why she poured all her energy into kendo is simply because it is what she has been learning since she was a child.

The reason why she rejected everyone who confessed to her was simply because these people did not meet her minimum requirements.

Apart from her unusual fighting desire, she is actually just like an ordinary girl.

I have fantasized about my other half and longed to be cared for and protected by my other half.

However, what makes her different from other girls is that what she desires is not to be protected in a distant place, but to be able to fight side by side with the other party.

So she would never allow herself to serve someone weaker than herself.

How could a group of people who couldn't even beat her have the qualifications to stand in front of her?

That all changed today.

Finally, someone defeated her in a fair duel, and more importantly, the opponent was younger and more talented than her. This meant that her future days would not be boring because she had a goal to pursue.

From this point of view, she even felt that she was happier than Fujimura Taiga.

As for his words and actions now, which are so different from his usual ones?

"So, don't worry, I'm just relaxing a little after having so much fun."

Facing the lazy Busujima Saeko, Lan Ke didn't know what to say for a moment.

In this way, one of them was doing it, and the other was lying on his back. Time passed slowly, but just when Lan Ke couldn't help but sneak a glance at Busujima Saeko's "tabbies" out of the corner of his eye, the other party suddenly spoke.

"Narukami-kun."

"Ok?"

"I'm almost done resting. Could you please help me up?"

Because he was peeking at Busujima Saeko, Lan Ke slowed down a little. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt like Busujima Saeko was looking at him and smiling?

No, the other person always has a smile on his face, right?

Faced with the somewhat helpless Lan Ke, Busujima Saeko couldn't help but want to laugh.

Who could have thought that the thief who had fooled half of the Metropolitan Police Department would be so at a loss in front of him?

If before he felt happy because his own desires were satisfied, now he felt it was fun because of Lan Ke.

But she did not tease Lan Ke, but spoke directly.

"I've almost recovered my strength. Narukami-kun, please help me move around a bit. I'm going to take a shower first, otherwise I'll feel uncomfortable being all sticky."

Listening to Busujima Saeko's words, Lan Ke blushed and finally couldn't help but complain.

"Senior, you don't need to explain in such detail."

In the face of Lan Ke's complaints, Busujima Saeko seemed calm and even asked a direct question back.

"Narukami-kun..."

"Ok?"

"Are you shy?"

As it turned out, Lan Ke overestimated himself.

The reason he could get along well with Xu Lun before was simply because he didn't regard her as a girl at all. Now, when a girl deliberately approached him, he had no power to resist.

In response, Lan Ke did not refute, but just quietly quickened his pace, trying to send the other party into the locker room first.

Looking at Lan Ke who didn't say a word as if she didn't hear anything, Busujima Saeko narrowed her eyes again.

Although she is always serious, Busujima Saeko seems a little strange at this moment, whether it is because Lan Ke knows her worst side, or simply because the person she is facing is Lan Ke.

But what is certain is that she felt very happy at this moment, which was no less than the progress she had made in kendo.

Unlike other girls who take a lot of time to wash and dress, Busujima Saeko, who gradually regained control of her body, simply took a shower, put on her school uniform, and walked out of the locker room with her wet long hair draped over her.

But when she saw Lan Ke leaning against the door of the men's locker room with his cell phone in his hand, she was obviously surprised.

"Narukami-kun?"

"senior?"

Busujima Saeko was puzzled as to why Lan Ke was waiting for her here, while Lan Ke was puzzled by the other party's surprised expression.

After all, in Lan Ke's opinion, there must be something going on after Busujima Saeko invited him to a "competition", but why did she look like she was surprised that he was still there?

For some reason, Lan Ke always had the illusion that the other person would not recognize him after pulling up his pants.

In order to dispel this strange feeling, Lan Ke simply talked about business.

"Senior, I have something to tell you about 'that matter'."

Although the two of them always used "that thing" to describe their communication, Busujima Saeko naturally understood, so she didn't refuse and nodded directly.

However, when Lan Ke and Busujima Saeko were standing in front of the locker room and talking, they did not notice someone walking towards the door.

Indeed, just as Busujima Saeko said, because of the message she sent in the 'gym group', no students from the Kendo Club would come today.

But what if... you're not a student?

Fujimura Taiga, the club instructor, finished organizing the test papers and was about to take them home for grading. She stopped by the gym to check on the status of the "tatami renovation". Coincidentally, she saw Busujima Saeko with wet hair and a blush on her face, and Lan Ke who had also taken a shower.

She was also a soloist, but having read many girls' comics, her eyes widened instantly...

Chapter 90 Tarot Demon.

Even under normal circumstances, Lan Ke and Busujima Saeko might not be able to detect Fujimura Taiga, not to mention that both of them have consumed a lot of physical strength and energy at this time. But the only good news is that both of them are relatively cautious and even when discussing the "Phantom Thief", they use "that thing" as a substitute.

So Fujimura Taiga didn't know that Lan Ke was a member of the "Phantom Thieves of Hearts" or even the leader.

But Fujimura Taiga heard some words that could easily be misunderstood because the news was cut off.

"Thank you for holding me up just now, Narukami-kun..."

"Senior, please don't blame me for being too rough just now..."

"It was a bit rough, but Narukami-kun, you were very manly just now~"

“It’s all because of you, Senpai…”