You say this is a love game?

The price of both secret medicines is as high as 800 souls, even the same price as the "tar cloak" on his back, and there are purchase restrictions... Each secret medicine can only be purchased five times at most, and it will no longer refresh. After all, Kurosawa Ryojin is just a garbage collector, and his inventory is limited. If he sells it all, he won't be able to make it for Mizutani Makoto.

expensive!

Blood Mom is expensive!

But Mizutani Makoto also understood the effect of the secret medicine.

Leaving aside the basic attribute modifications, their true value lies in the special state during the efficacy.

The "strong" state means that the recovery of strength is greatly improved, and even various "resistances" are raised.

The "excited" state is more inclined to sensory assistance. The intuitive feeling is that the concentration is greatly improved, and his will and spirit enter an active state, and he has a certain resistance to various mental attacks.

It is normal that such a secret medicine is expensive.

When I have enough soul in the future, I will definitely buy all these secret medicines.

As for the last new product, Mizutani Makoto's eyes fell on this equipment.

"Water Tiger Hidden Magatama?"

This is an equipment that looks like magatama and should be classified as an "accessory".

The only new flower pattern has an interesting effect.

"Invisible."

Chapter 86: Master Kitajima on the top of the dojo tower.

Water tiger, a kind of man-eating monster.

It is mentioned in the "One Hundred Demons Night Parade" that it is a close relative of "Kappa". It is well known that Kappa's appearance is already very unpleasant, but as a close relative of Kappa, Mizutora not only does not correct this defect, but its appearance is even more unpleasant than Kappa.

The overall image is like a monkey with scales, and its appearance is extremely ugly. There is a solid iron armor on its back that can remain unscathed even when colliding with stones. The water tiger claws on its limbs can easily crush rocks, making it easy to climb. The key point is that this monster even has teeth in its stomach. After swallowing food into its stomach, its stomach will continue to chew until the flesh and blood are completely crushed.

It is said that water tigers live in the sea or rivers. They will lure humans into the water, suck their blood, and then drag the bodies back to the original place.

According to this legend, people who were killed by water tigers would not hold funerals for them. Instead, they would build a simple thatched hut in the field, place the body directly on a board, and then put it in the hut, leaving it to rot.

During the period of corpse decay, the water tiger that has sucked the blood of this person will also rot and die.

In all records related to water tigers, there is basically a description of "invisibility".

The most famous ability of the Water Tiger is its magical power to make its body invisible and disappear at will.

"Gear that renders the wearer invisible?"

It fits the legend.

Makoto Mizutani was very interested in this "Water Tiger Hidden Magatama".

In Soul Travel, I just like to do some weird and strange things.

However, he is short of money now, and this kind of "strange tricks" is still too advanced for him, so there is no need to buy it.

The whole thing can be put off until later, upgrading is definitely the priority.

Soon, Mizutani Makoto said goodbye to Kurosawa Ryohito.

He still has a lot to do next, for example, the "secret treasure in the mirror" that is almost in his hands, the mirror world formed by the two mirrors, is still waiting for him to explore.

But after careful consideration, he decided to put the matter of the secret treasure aside for the time being.

The world in the mirror might involve a strange story, so he planned to make preparations first.

Now his strength and spiritual power have skyrocketed, and he is eager to get familiar with this rising power.

And the best place for him to go is definitely the "Kendo Club Dojo".

This map is full of sword-playing apprentices or sword ghosts. Mizutani Makoto himself practices kendo. Compared with the unlimited fighting with Miss JK, he prefers to hold a blade and have a sword fight with the apprentices and sword ghosts in the kendo club. The more intense the confrontation, the more excited he feels.

This is the charm of fencing!

At the same time, Mizutani Makoto also has the desire to explore upward.

"drink!!"

In the Kendo Club's dojo, the apprentices who were sitting there all stood up. When the number of apprentices dwindled to a certain point, the Sword Ghost simply pushed through the door frame and rushed in, swinging his nodachi and slashing like a tank.

"Well done!"

Mizutani Makoto continued to fight with him using his sword skills.

After experiencing a sharp increase in his attribute values, Mizutani Makoto is now able to use his cleverness to fight the Sword Ghost head-on.

Of course, it is impossible to fight the opponent with brute force like a fool.

Sword Demon is not a human being at all. Just like Mizutani Makoto, who is also a paper-based player, his maximum strength is not as good as Onimushi and Ninomiya Xiang. This involves the issue of racial talent.

His eyes quickly scanned the incoming sword's momentum, and he raised his two swords to block it. As the enemy's and his own swords intersected, Mizutani Makoto's eyes focused, capturing this fleeting opportunity.

——Flint Slash!

The left sword cleverly avoided the sword ghost's nodachi, and the right sword caught up fiercely, and the blade slashed at a tricky angle!

When the enemy is close to us, the wrists, body and legs all burst out with coordinated strength, without raising the sword, and suddenly launch a lightning-fast slash.

This slash is as fast as rushing lightning, and as fierce as a raging fire, it is carried out with all one's strength, and it flashes by as fast as thunder and fire. It can also be called the "Thunder and Fire Slash".

Mizutani Makoto rarely has the opportunity to fight with others with swords, and this is the first time he has used the "Flint Slash" in actual combat.

Kill with one strike!

The right knife directly swept across the sword ghost's neck, and the entire head was cut off by him.

At this point, the first layer was successfully opened.

He relied on his personal strength to navigate among the monsters, without even needing to use the "eyes of the woman by the window".

"Fencing is still fun."

After the battle, Mizutani Makoto also conducted a new round of comparisons.

Although he is clearly a "paper middle-ranking figure", the Sword Ghost's actual combat threat is not inferior to some embarrassing paper upper-ranking figures... Yes, I'm talking about that portrait ghost.

Among all the paper figures, whether it is the ghost bear, the Ninomiya statue, or the piano ghost, they all have their own unique secrets or unique features. Only the portrait ghost pretending to be Beethoven left him with a despicable label. As for his actual combat level... he really doesn't feel any threat.

Makoto Mizutani guessed it was a configuration problem.

After comparing it with the small map of the Kendo Club, the feeling becomes even more obvious.

The kendo apprentices in these dojos are said to be of lower rank in paper terms, but if you really put them together with the Ksitigarbha monk and Miss JK of the same level to fight crickets, the kendo apprentices will definitely have a big advantage.

The reason is - weapons, kendo.

Unlike the small fish that can only fight without restrictions, they are well-trained small fish.

They have the advantage of weapons and a certain amount of kendo wisdom, which is enough to make them stand out among players of the same level.

This further proves one thing: spiritual power and combat power are not directly linked; rank only indicates the level of spiritual power. At least at the Paper level, where novices fight each other, a little more spiritual power or a little less spiritual power seems to be less effective than external weapons or internal skills.

Just like Yoshiko Satori, she is a paper mid-level player and can even be killed by Ksitigarbha.

Ghost Bear, Ninomiya Image and the like, their values ​​in some aspects are evaluated to be no weaker than those of the same level.

As for the Sword Ghost, with his extra-long nodachi and entry-level kendo techniques, he should be able to fight the Ghost Bear for dozens of rounds... If he can be given an advantageous venue, even if the Sword Ghost's spiritual power is not as good as the Ghost Bear's, the outcome is still uncertain.

These are all opponents that Mizutani Makoto has defeated, so he has a say.

"Based on this, a dojo where everyone wears armor and wields swords should be considered a high-level dungeon in the school."

Mizutani Makoto looked up at the ceiling, his mind wandering.

A tower with four floors in total.

What level of BOSS will be on the top of the tower?

Mizutani Makoto admitted that he was still interested.

Anyway, it’s all about pushing maps and leveling up.

After a short rest, Mizutani Makoto picked up his two swords and went straight up the stairs to the second floor.

On the second floor, there are still a group of kendo apprentices, but they have explored the map before. There are two sword ghosts on this floor.

This time, Mizutani Makoto finally had enough strength to kill the two sword ghosts.

There are also wandering soul junk that can be looted on the second floor, but the highlight is of course the diary that Satori Yoshiko found in the corner.

[Fragments of Kendo Club Diary]

[Description: I heard people say that Bei Dao-sensei seems to have gone crazy? He keeps yelling about how the knife doesn't recognize him. It's so pitiful. He's clearly a master of the Tenshin-ryu school and has such a bright future, so why did he go insane?]

I have seen before that this "Teacher Bei Dao" bought a knife and then thought about knives every day.

The story continued to move forward, and Mizutani Makoto shook his head secretly.

It's quite obvious.

This dojo is most likely related to the "knife" mentioned in the diary.

Yoshiko Satori leaned on Mizutani Makoto's shoulder and looked at the contents of the torn pages of the diary, frowning.

"For a knife?"

"right."

"Yako, I don't understand. Why would you go crazy over a knife?"

Facing Satori Yoshiko's confusion, Mizutani Makoto thought for a moment and said slowly:

"From a swordsman's perspective, a good sword is truly something you can't take your eyes off."

It is undeniable.

As a swordsman who practices kendo, Mizutani Makoto's enthusiasm instantly increased when he realized that this place might be related to a certain sword.

Yoshiko Satori blinked: "Big Brother, are you also confused by the knife?"

Mizutani Makoto: "It's possible to say he loves me, but I don't think he's bewitched. Besides, if a sword could confuse its master, wouldn't it become a demonic sword that devours its master?"

When it comes to swords, Makoto Mizutani's views are quite simple and unpretentious.

He may love swords, but this love is from the perspective of a swordsman, out of a yearning for excellent weapons.

It's no problem for him to play the game hard just for a good sword.

But if you want him to give up everything for a knife, forget it.

"There are many things that are more important than swords."

As he spoke, Mizutani Makoto subconsciously looked at Satori Yoshiko, and a random thought of the comparison between the two spread in his mind, but in the blink of an eye he burst out laughing.

What are you comparing?

How can a mere weapon be compared with an important partner?

"Oh~"

Satori Yoshiko smiled with joy.

The child had a soft smile. Now that he was familiar with her, Mizutani Makoto bent down and pinched her cheeks twice.

"Let's go."

"Go up to the third floor!"

When they reached the third floor, they found that the dojo was built in the form of a tower. The space became smaller as they went up the floors, and there were no kendo apprentices on this floor. Mizutani Makoto looked around and saw a sword ghost in each of the four corners of the dojo.

They were not as ferocious and barbaric as they were on the first and second floors. Instead, they knelt upright like apprentices, wearing white kendo uniforms and holding exaggeratedly long nodachi in front of them, as if waiting for the challenger to arrive.

This posture made him look like he was challenging someone else.

Mizutani Makoto raised his eyebrows, but since the sword ghosts welcomed him with such courtesy, he was not in the mood to neglect them.

Holding the sword in both hands, he faced the four-sided sword ghost with an extremely standard demeanor.

The boy's posture was very dashing, even graceful.

This has to do with the way he holds the sword.

Mizutani Makoto's sword-holding posture has always been very standard, and he never shows off by swinging his sword in a flowery manner.

Playing with a sword with your hands is a very bad habit.

For a swordsman, when you draw your sword, you have only one goal, which is to knock down the enemy.