Anime, but the Phantom Thieves of Heart

Compared to Shimada who was stunned on the spot by Lan Ke's attack, Lan Ke retracted his bamboo sword and once again assumed a "middle section" stance, looking no different from before.

Looking at Lan Ke's calm and composed look, Busujima Saeko's eyes suddenly lit up.

"As expected, Narukami has gotten stronger again..."

Because of the upcoming 'exam week', the Kendo Club has temporarily suspended club activities for some time. Busujima Saeko naturally didn't know about Lan Ke's changes today, but until this moment she reaffirmed her thoughts.

Although he didn't know how Lan Ke did it, he was indeed growing as rapidly as he expected.

But compared to the calm Lan Ke and Busujima Saeko, many young apprentices were a little stunned, as if they didn't know what was going on.

"what is going on?"

"Did the newcomer take the initiative to attack?"

"I do not know……"

Compared to the young people's astonishment, the middle-aged people headed by Dahe and the stronger young disciples saw clearly what had just happened.

"That 'newcomer' didn't break any rules. He blocked Shimada's slash with his midsection, and at the same time, he shifted his body to move the bamboo sword from the front to the right side, allowing Shimada's attack to slip away while he slashed upwards... But..."

"But what?"

"Which style of move is this?"

Swordsmanship, or to put it more directly, all ancient fighting skills are technologies that exist for the purpose of "killing the opponent most efficiently", so many moves are similar because they pursue the same goal.

The Umbrella Bar

Although kendo is different from swordsmanship, as a competitive sport, it also seeks to win with minimal effort.

Moves like Lan Ke's are completely contrary to traditional kendo rules.

yi ling yi er er ba san ling jiu ba

Faced with the discussions of the crowd, Lan Ke completed the "Zanshin" according to Saeko Busujima's previous instructions and placed the bamboo sword in front of him again.

Although no words were said, the meaning was very clear——————keep going!

Not only was the attack blocked, but the opponent even "defeated" him before he could react. Coupled with Lan Ke's "provocation", the opponent seemed to have activated his "fighting spirit" and completely put aside the loss of the previous defeat.

Nothing else matters!

Even if I die from exhaustion, I must hit the new one tonight!!

Then------

"Senior?"

Lan Ke, holding the bamboo sword, looked no different from a quarter of an hour ago, even his breathing was not disordered. Shimada, who was Lan Ke's opponent before, was now lying on the ground. If it weren't for the opponent's chest still heaving, people might think that Lan Ke had been "infected" with some strange BUFF by Kudo Shinichi.

Busujima Saeko, who was usually very strict with her apprentices, was unusually not angry. She just asked the apprentice who had a better relationship with Shimada to carry the other person away. However, she was instinctively a little afraid when passing by Lan Ke.

It was obvious that they had shown hostility towards Lan Ke before.

Although Shimada is not the strongest among the apprentices, nor is he the 'weakest among the Four Heavenly Kings of the Poison Island', after seeing Lan Ke sparring with the other group... no, maybe it should not be called sparring, but 'playing' is more appropriate, Zhong Ren only has one concept in his mind.

"This guy is definitely not an ordinary thug! We must use our full strength!"

Everyone looked at the 'adult group' who were eating melons on the side.

As adults, they originally did not want to get involved in the quarrel between young people. After all, although it was impossible to lose, if they won they would be regarded as bullying children. Who would be willing to do something that is thankless?

However, even though everyone knew that Lan Ke was Saeko Busujima's friend and was not here to challenge her, someone still had to stand up at this time.

Da He, who had led the group earlier, simply stepped forward.

"I'm planning on participating in a competition soon. Since there are no restrictions on weapons, I want to gain some experience fighting against other schools. Boy, come at me with whatever moves you have!"

Dahe's words made everyone's eyes light up. It was obvious that the other party was planning to take a defensive stance. In this way, as long as Lan Ke gave up voluntarily, he would not be considered bullying the weak, and it would be safer.

After all, you need to consider holding back when attacking, but you can go all out when defending.

However, Lan Ke's next words made the originally solemn atmosphere at the scene become a little strange.

"Unrestricted competition? Can we use guns?"

"Just think about it and you know it's impossible, right? Using something like this isn't even a competition, not to mention that only the 'Normal' can barely cut off the bullets. If I really encounter such an opponent, I will definitely give up..."

Lan Ke originally just made a casual joke, but he didn't expect to get unexpected information.

Cut down the bullet with a knife?

This world formed by the fusion of countless worlds is indeed outrageous.

However, Lan Ke still instinctively looked at Busujima Saeko beside him, as if asking if the other party was joking.

Perhaps in order to increase Lan Ke's recognition of the "Busujima Dojo", Busujima Saeko did not avoid this issue.

"If it's just an ordinary pistol, father can do it, but it's difficult with a rifle. However, if you really encounter such an opponent, I think it's more effective to cut the person than to cut the bullet."

Although Busujima Saeko's remarks were somewhat dangerous, they did confirm Lan Ke's guess.

Lan Ke was indeed very interested in this topic, but now was not the time to chat, so Lan Ke adjusted his attitude and took his stance.

The only difference from before was that this time Lan Ke showed a standard upper-level stance, and it was obvious that he was ready!

"Taihe-senpai! I'm coming!!"

"Great!! Come on!!"

Faced with the energetic Lan Ke, the opponent also showed no weakness and took a mid-range stance to defend.

But just as he was getting ready, he heard a sound of heavy footsteps, and then a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

'not good! '

He almost instinctively raised his bamboo sword and tried to swing it away.

"Crack~"

Unfortunately, accompanied by a crisp sound, the bamboo sword in the opponent's hand was deformed and bent, and the blade pressed directly on his shoulder.

At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind.

What a heavy sword!!

Chapter 31 Are all the Federation’s pilots monsters?

Lan Ke's full-strength sword strike startled everyone, even Lan Ke. After all, in recent days, apart from the sword fight with "Bukujima Saeko (Shadow)", his stronger opponents were Fujimura Taiga and Busuki Saeko.

The former completely played him around, and the latter severely suppressed him in kendo. Even if he could gain some advantages by relying on his physical fitness, he could not control him for long.

So in his opinion, although this middle-aged man in front of him looked a little unreliable, he took every step very steadily and was definitely not just a talker.

But unexpectedly, his attack seemed to be more effective than he imagined?

Until this moment, Lan Ke did not realize that although he had been in a tough fight before, it also depended on what kind of "monster" his opponent was. In addition, with the decisiveness honed by countless actual combats and physical fitness far beyond that of ordinary people, this attack was not surprising.

But even Lan Ke himself was a little surprised, but Busujima Saeko seemed extremely calm.

After all, she knew very well that Lan Ke's greatest advantage, besides his incredible speed of improvement, was his physical fitness that she envied. It was normal for 'Da He' to be suppressed when caught off guard.

In other words, it wouldn't be a bad thing if this method could make the other person more cautious.

After the initial surprise, Dahe not only didn't care at all, but the smile on his face gradually became brighter.

"That's a great strike! But you can't defeat me with just that!"

Perhaps because of the Lan Ke sword, the opponent's voice was a little low, but as the last word was uttered, a powerful force burst out from the opponent's sword.

Although it was not enough to directly deflect Lan Ke's sword, it was enough to create a flaw in Lan Ke's attack.

Taking advantage of this slight flaw, he suddenly tilted the bamboo sword in his hand, and the sword in Lan Ke's hand, which was pressed down with all his strength, also deflected unconsciously.

"Stab~"

The moment the bamboo sword slid away, the opponent turned around suddenly, and the bamboo sword in his hand also rotated and swung towards Lan Ke's abdomen!

"Crack~"

But at this moment, the bamboo sword in the opponent's hand stopped in front of Lan Ke's forearm.

It was obvious that the other party finally controlled the sword in his hand.

But why does the bamboo sword still make a crisp sound even though it has clearly stopped?

It's very simple, because Busujima Saeko, who had been standing aside, took action.

They saw that the other party had appeared on the side of the two of them at some point and blocked the bamboo sword in Lan Ke's hand with a wooden sword.

"What a scary kid~"

Dahe couldn't help but sigh.

I just don't know whether it was because of Lan Ke's initial swift slash, or because of the knife that Busujima Saeko helped block.

After all, unlike him, if it weren't for Saeko Busujima's help to block Lan Ke's final instinctive blow, he might have already fallen.

Because the fight between Lan Ke and Da He was so fast, from the time Lan Ke swung the first knife to the opponent's counterattack, it only took a few seconds, and many people didn't even react to what happened.

In fact, it was very simple. Although Lan Ke did not expect that his opponent would be able to break free and counterattack under his suppression, he still reacted at the first time.

Perhaps because the 'Phantom Thief Suit' was wearing a metal glove with arm guard on his right hand, he almost immediately used his arm to try to block the possible attack.

At the same time, his left hand almost instinctively swung down the bamboo sword in his hand.

Lan Ke finally realized what he had done and was stunned at first, then he quickly bowed and apologized.

"Sorry! Senior! I..."

"Hahaha!!"

Before Lan Ke could finish his words, he was interrupted by a hearty laugh. He saw the other party putting away his bamboo sword while laughing, but then his face suddenly became stern.

"Boy! Do you look down on me?"

"of course not……"

"We agreed beforehand that you would attack with all your strength. My counterattack was 'unexpected'. So even if you struck me with that sword, it would be my fault. Or do you think I couldn't dodge it?"

Although he knew that the other party said this to comfort him, looking at the other party's confident look, Lan Ke really wanted to nod, but in the end he chose to accept the other party's kindness.

But at this moment, Lan Ke didn't seem to realize that he had unknowingly become accustomed to accepting other people's kindness instead of deliberately avoiding strangers.

But unfortunately, before he could think about it, the other party simply turned around and looked at everyone in the gym.

"Alright~! I think this guy is more than qualified to be a 'sparring partner', what do you think?"

Everyone looked at each other, as if trying to confirm each other's opinions. No one knew who spoke first, but when the cheers of "Welcome to the Dokujima Gym" came from the crowd, everyone shouted unconsciously. Even the young people who had been hostile to Lan Ke before were now awestruck with a hint of admiration.

They didn't know that the outcome of the match between Lan Ke and Da He couldn't be determined because of the 'preconditions'. They only knew that Lan Ke seemed to have tied with the senior whom he could only look up to.

When someone steps on your head, you often can't help wanting to pull him down or surpass him;

But when someone stands on the top of a mountain and looks down at you, you can often only look up.

They are in much the same situation now.

Busujima Saeko, who had been silently guiding all this, stood on the edge of the crowd and looked at Lan Ke with a smile, as quiet as a peony in the courtyard.

Seeing that the welcome was almost universal, Busujima Saeko spoke again and took over the leadership.

"Ming-senior, now that you've changed into your kendo uniform, how about starting your 'part-time job' today?"

At first, Lan Ke instinctively wanted to refuse, but then he seemed to find that he had no reason to refuse.

I originally came to the dojo with the intention of 'upgrading my skills', and there was no need to 'level up' today, so the only problem was...

"I need to call and talk to my guardian."

"Of course~"

Lan Ke trotted to the corner, took out his cell phone from his backpack and started practicing with Jotaro Kujo.

Jotaro Kujo on the other end of the phone was stunned when he first heard that Lan Ke was planning to work at the "Bushima Dojo". His first reaction was - did I give you too little pocket money?

It's not surprising that Jotaro Kujo would have such thoughts for a stupid father who has been in a cold war with his daughter for many years.

But fortunately, he quickly realized that Lan Ke must be learning kendo.

But if he remembered correctly, the "Bushima Dojo" should be a very famous dojo in Tokyo. He seemed to have heard people in the store talking about it when he bought a "school entrance gift" for Lan Ke last time.

Generally speaking, one needs to pay a hefty tuition fee to learn kendo in this kind of dojo, but Lan Ke didn't mention this. I guess he must have good talent and was noticed by the people in the dojo?

After just a moment's pause, Jotaro Kujo agreed.