I'm having fun in Tokyo

This is the largest comprehensive park in the 19th arrondissement, with a full range of sports facilities.

It's already evening, so there aren't many people coming.

After parking the car, Morikawa Yu took the bamboo sword and cat food and walked deeper into the park.

He certainly wasn't there to run, but he wasn't there to do anything weird either.

He came here to be happy!

System, open!

Experience, level up!

Skills, learn!

Looking at his personal panel on the screen, Morikawa Yu finally felt much better.

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Name: Morikawa Yu

Identity: Swift Wind Swordsman

Style: Wind-Riding Sword Technique [Swordsmanship: Ultimate Mastery]

Skills: [Way of the Wanderer], [Return to Town]

【Steel-Slicing Flash - lv1】—"Accumulate the intent of the Gale Sword to gain the Whirlwind Slash effect. After accumulating two stacks, the next sword strike will create a whirlwind sweeping forward. The effect increases with the skill level."

【Striking Forward Slash - lv1】—"Dashes a short distance; the effect increases with skill level"

Learnable skill: [Wind Barrier - lv1]

"Unlearnable (requires learning three prerequisite skills): [Whirlwind Slash - lv1]"

"Currently have 0 skill points (can no longer learn skills)"

Current experience: 0/200

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After completing the upgrade, Morikawa Yu learned two skills: [Steel Slash] and [Forward Slash].

The Forward Slash allows him to perform multiple dashes when facing multiple enemies, while Steel Slash provides him with both damage output and crowd control.

Although he hasn't had the chance to learn the remaining two skills yet, it's enough to make him happy tonight.

He shut down the system, slung his bamboo knife over his shoulder, and continued walking forward.

The park is so large that many parts are desolate and rarely visited.

He walked to a patch of overgrown woodland, picked up some cat food, and called out softly.

"Meow~meow~"

Soon, a response came from the bushes not far from him.

"Meow~"

"Meow~"

One after another, cats of different colors emerged.

Chapter 5 Happy Wind Man

They are all stray cats that gather in the Central Park in the north of the city, and have lived there for a long time.

He discovered them when he visited the Central Park in the north of the city more than a year ago, and bought some cat food to feed them.

Over time, the cats became familiar with him and would come out when he called them.

"Meow~"

"Meow~"

The first few cats trotted over.

Morikawa Yu placed the cat food in her hand on the ground, watching them scramble to eat it, her eyes filled with affection.

Eat up, eat up.

You guys eat your fill first, and then let me have some fun too.

Time passed little by little.

Finally, seeing that the first few cats had almost finished eating, Morikawa Yu turned her attention to one of the black cats.

He silently chanted in his mind and activated [Step Forward Slash].

In an instant, Morikawa Yu's figure disappeared from the spot.

"Meow ow!"

The black cat was instantly terrified and jumped away with its back arched, only to be hit on the head with a bamboo knife.

It covered its head and before it could react, Morikawa Yu lifted it up from behind.

Seeing Morikawa Yu's actions, the other cats stopped eating their cat food and stared at him blankly.

Morikawa Yu smiled and put down the black cat in her hand.

Judging from the speed at which he moved just now, it was clear that he had exceeded the reaction range of a normal living being.

Moreover, this skill doesn't seem to require a target to use.

Morikawa Yu released the black cat from his hand, slung the bamboo sword at his waist, freeing his hands, and turned his gaze to a gray cat seven meters away from him.

It stared intently at Morikawa Yu, its back arched and its tail held high, as if it might turn and run away at any moment.

Morikawa Yu shook his head, his figure instantly turning into a blur and disappearing from the spot, appearing behind the gray cat.

The gray cat's pupils contracted, and before it could turn around, Morikawa Yu grabbed it by the back of the neck and rubbed its head.

The other cats were stunned, staring blankly at him, not understanding how this two-legged creature who had always fed them could suddenly run so fast.

Morikawa Yuuki didn't care and moved again.

Although the cats started to panic and scatter, he was still able to easily overtake them.

Even with the same cat, he can catch up again after two breaths.

He just didn't use a bamboo knife to cut the cat, thus avoiding harm.

As time passed, Morikawa Yu's movements became more and more skillful. In the thick darkness of the night, his figure was like a ghost, impossible to catch.

If someone saw this, they would probably be terrified.

Morikawa Yu paid no attention to any of this, recklessly enjoying the wind blowing past her ears.

As he chased after the cats, he would occasionally swing his bamboo knife to cut through the bushes blocking his way.

Step forward and chop!

Step forward and chop!

Go forward without hesitation!

happy!

He's the happiest wind man!

After testing the forward slash, Morikawa Yu chased the cats away.

He continued walking deeper into the park.

With the use of the Forward Slash, he seemed to be able to sense the wind around him more clearly.

They surrounded him, gently swaying the hem of his clothes and broadening his field of vision.

For him, the night no longer seemed like the night, but rather like a cloudy day with poor lighting.

Although it's not as clear as during the day, things are still visible.

Morikawa Yu walked along the stone slabs until she reached a group of moss-covered stone pillars.

Some of the stone pillars inside are as thin as a person's arm, while others are thicker than a millstone, and they are covered with grooves of varying depths.

It is said that this place was once the training ground of a swordsman during Japan's Sengoku period, and the stone pillars are covered with marks left by that swordsman's sword.

The park incorporated this legend into its tourist attractions, but it was eventually abandoned because no one believed it.

When Morikawa Yu had just transmigrated here and started learning kendo, he really liked this place and often came here to practice his kendo.

Others may not believe it, but he does. Now that he has awakened the system, the first thing he thought of was to come here and take a look.

Arriving at the thickest stone pillar, Morikawa Yu stroked the grooves on it.

These ravines are generally very deep, some as deep as a foot.

If a normal person looked at these knife marks, they would obviously think they were fake and that the park was just creating a gimmick.

But is this really just a gimmick?

Morikawa Yu took the bamboo sword from his waist, placed his left hand on the hilt of the sword, and closed his eyes.

He took a deep breath, lowered his body slightly, and instantly swung his bamboo knife.

—Steel-Cutting Flash!

I heard no sound, nor did I feel the bamboo knife bounce off the surface of the stone pillar.

He opened his eyes and saw that the front half of the bamboo knife seemed to have pierced into cream, deeply embedded in the stone pillar.

Morikawa Yu let out a long breath and gripped the hilt of the sword.

He wanted to pull it out.

Half a day passed, and the bamboo knife remained completely still.

Morikawa Yu was helpless.

He didn't pull him forcefully, but instead tried to recall the feeling from just now.

An invisible wind enveloped his right hand, and he slowly pressed down on the bamboo knife, gently pulling it out.

It actually came out.

Morikawa Yu's heart stirred, and he swung his sword again.

—Steel-Cutting Flash!

This time, the bamboo knife also sank into the stone pillar.

Morikawa Yu drew the bamboo sword again using the same method, but heard the whistling wind in her ears.

He looked around and saw a visible whirlwind rising up beside him.

By casting Steel Slash twice in succession, you can accumulate the Whirlwind Slash effect, unleashing a whirlwind that sweeps away everything in its path.

This is precisely how Steel-Cutting Flash is actually used.

Despite having already built up some effect, Morikawa Yu forcibly resisted the urge to unleash a whirlwind.

His intuition told him that if he swung the sword like that, something very troublesome might happen.

Standing quietly in place, after a few breaths, the whirlwind gradually dissipated beside Morikawa Yu.

At his feet were scattered grass blades, forming a circle four or five meters in diameter.

Steel Slash and Forward Slash are the skills he currently possesses.

But Morikawa Yu felt that his strength was definitely more than that.

During his previous fight with Kondo Kiyoshi, he noticed that his sword speed far exceeded that of ordinary people.

The "Swordsmanship: Ultimate Skill" displayed on the system gave him a clue.

In Kendo, the highest achievement of some schools is often called "Kyoku-i" (极意), which is even higher than "Menkyo Kaiden" (门许皆传).

He has likely become a powerful swordsman who possesses the ultimate secret technique.

This was something he hadn't expected when he first got the system.

He originally thought he had only obtained the Sword Master System and needed to improve slowly, but he didn't expect that he would already be standing at the pinnacle that many people pursue from the very beginning.

But he also knew that what was the pinnacle for ordinary people was just the beginning for him.