Evolution of a Girl

"Kanami?"

Kanami Eto—that was the girl's name. Tianyin still remembered that he had met her in a dream before.

But...isn't life in a dream a dream?

Tianyin was puzzled. She had never encountered such a situation before. In her dreams, Tianyin had never had such a continuous dream.

Just like the last time she saw Harry Potter using the Force, she never saw him again.

After falling asleep, Tianyin found that she seemed to have entered the same dream as before.

This is my room, or rather, my room in this dream world.

It was morning, and Kanami had obviously come to wake her up early.

What's going on here?

Lucid and logical dreams.

It’s like... another real world?

"Good morning!" Kanami looked at Tianyin excitedly, "I just heard from my auntie, Tianyin, do you also know swordsmanship?"

"Hmm...yes. I'm the descendant of the Ashina-ryu!"

In fact, Tianyin is also quite interested in Aya's Zao Goshin-ryu, but it's a pity that Aya hasn't formed a club yet. She will probably be very irritable during the summer vacation... but it's also very interesting.

"Ashina-ryu? I've never heard of that style!" Kanami was actually very happy after hearing about this new style. "Will Amane become a swordsman in the future?"

"Sword user?"

Tianyin remembered.

Although this world seems to be quite normal, there are always dangerous monsters in this world. These monsters are called wild souls.

The sword users are the shrine maidens chosen by the "Imperial Sword", and only they can defeat these wild spirits.

"My mother used to be a very skilled swordsman. Tianyin, how about we have a competition?"

Without saying a word, the girl named Kanami pulled Tianyin to compete with her.

"sure."

The two left the room together, washed up, and went to the restaurant.

"Good morning, Tianyin."

"Good morning, Mom."

The person who greeted Tianyin was a gentle woman.

She had her hair braided on the side, and although she was already a mother, she seemed to still retain the charm of youth.

They had only been together for one day, but when Tianyin saw her again, she didn't feel any discomfort at all, as if she was really her mother.

…It was a feeling of tenderness that came from the heart.

Although it seemed like a forced design, Tianyin didn't dislike it.

"Kanami, do you want to join us for breakfast?"

"Is it okay?!" Kanami looked very happy.

“Eat, eat! If it’s not enough, there’s more!” Mrs. Hoshino was so gentle that Tianyin had the illusion that this world was also the real world...

After dinner, Kanami couldn't wait to go to the dojo with Tianyin.

This is the dojo of "Hoshino Tenon"'s family, and the space inside is not small.

The two little girls naturally didn't have real swords, but there were quite a few wooden swords in the dojo.

"Come on~" Kanami came to the center of the dojo with a wooden sword.

"Wait a minute, put on your protective gear." But Tianyin was very serious.

"Oh, that's right." Kanami was slightly shocked, but her curiosity about kendo immediately cheered her up.

Knee pads, elbow pads, helmets, hand guards...

Tianyin put on her equipment properly.

"If we become sword users and possess the ability to write, we won't have to go through so much trouble." Kanami sighed.

"What is that?" Tianyin asked curiously.

"'Writing' is a special ability that only a swordsman can use while wielding a sword. Simply put, it involves entrusting one's true body to the secluded world, acquiring a temporary body. It's a secret technique used by Setsuna solely to avoid death," Kanami explained. "In other words, when using 'Writing', no matter how much damage one sustains physically, only the temporary body suffers, not the true body. No matter how intense the battle, after 'Writing' is over, one can recover."

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"Ohhh, what an interesting skill!"

This wonderful ability aroused Tianyin's interest.

And that "hidden world" thing gave Tianyin a subtle feeling. This was the second time she dreamed of this world. Could it be related to that strange place?

But Kanami over there was more concerned about the fight.

"Hey, Tianyin, can we get started?"

"Mmmmmmm!"

The two little girls stood on the dojo and raised their swords.

"Yagyu Shininryu, Kanami Eto, please join us."

"Wei Mingren, Hoshino Tianyin, please join us."

The two men took their stances at the same time.

Although they are both children, their postures do not look like children at all. Many adults probably cannot do such an excellent and standard starting posture, right?

"Amazing!"

Tianyin's eyes lit up after seeing Kanami's posture.

——No flaws.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the opponent has no flaws and is in an absolute and perfect posture.

Attacking from the front will result in a single blow;

If you dodge to the side, you will be cut off on the spot;

If you retreat you will be penetrated by the thrust;

The defense will be broken head-on.

More importantly...

"Sure enough, so handsome!"

Then, Tianyin moved.

The wooden sword was raised high, and from top to bottom, it slashed down from the front with swift and heavy power, without mercy.

Ashina-ryu: One-word slash.

This is a move that focuses on a single strike.

——Since there is no flaw, let’s defeat it with force!

"Amazing!"

Kanami's eyes also lit up.

Although their postures were very standard, they were children after all. Facing such an attack, Kanami had no conventional means to break it.

However, at this moment, she stepped forward, waving her right hand to block, while reaching forward with her left hand, trying to grab Tianyin's hand!

Yagyu Shinkage-ryu: No-sword technique.

"Great!"

The unexpected move made Tianyin feel extremely surprised. In the blink of an eye, Tianyin changed his vertical slash into a diagonal slash.

But at this moment, Kanami turned the virtual into real, and swung the wooden sword towards Tianyin's wrist.

Yagyu Shinkage-ryu's swordsmanship is like this: stabbing the forehead, wrist, and throat.

In other words, this is the case with all practical swordsmanship.

But there are differences.

In Tianyin's world, even in the true way of the sword, few people would fight head-on.

The "ding-dong-dong" sound of swordplay on TV, which is like blacksmithing, is difficult to appear in real combat, because the collision of swords will make people lose balance, and the collision of swords will cause the blades to bend.

Therefore, real swordsmanship is aimed at chopping off hands and smashing faces.

On the contrary, in this wonderful world, due to the existence of swords and the need for actual combat, the hard-fighting swordsmanship seems to be more popular.

Tianyin also likes this sword technique.

Well, she had seen that kind of crackling "blacksmithing" on TV...very cool.

Chapter 30 Kanami, Burning...

This was the first time she'd experienced such a thrilling battle! Eto Kanami cheered in her heart.

Facing Kanami Eto's attack, Tianyin took a step back and dodged the attack, but left more space for Kanami.

Kanami took a side step and slashed diagonally from Tianyin's right side to the middle.

The school's tactics rarely involve head-on confrontations; instead, the school resorts to going around the enemy's sides or rear to attack them when they're unprepared.

However, Tianyin retracted the wooden sword in time, turned around to block, and narrowly avoided Kanami's attack.

Amane then slashed with a blow, trying to force Kanami away.

good chance!

Kanami leaned to the right and dodged Tianyin's attack like a nimble rabbit.

After getting into a stance, Kanami took a step to the left, extending the blade slightly forward and swinging it towards Tianyin.

Tianyin hurriedly stepped forward, wanting to counterattack Kanami, but she didn't know that she had fallen into Kanami's trap. At this time, Kanami immediately changed her moves and stabbed towards Tianyin.

Turning right and left is one of the basics of Yagyu Shinkage Ryu. After luring the enemy forward, you can dodge the enemy's attack by turning sideways and counterattack the opponent.

But Tianyin's body was very flexible and her reactions were quick. She did not panic even in this situation. She moved sideways and made Kanami's attack miss.

——There is a flaw!

But Tianyin's evasion gave Kanami a new opportunity to attack. The exposed flaw allowed her to swing her sword!

Tianyin did not let Kanami succeed. She quickly turned around, faced Kanami again, and swung out.

Facing Tianyin's attack, Kanami did not dodge this time, but raised her wooden sword, blocked the attack, and used Tianyin's power to fight back!

Yagyu Shinkage-ryu's counterattack method - backstab.

Originally, Yagyu Shinkage-ryu did not have a "Utachi" (katana). Kaitachi is when you block the opponent's sword and then use the force of the opponent's strike to spin the sword and counterattack. This is called Kaitachi.

however--

"what?"

Tianyin blocked it, she raised her hand, used the same stance as Kanami, and turned around to hit Kanami back!

However, Kanami was not surprised but happy.

She retreated, gripping the wooden sword tightly, and slashed from bottom to top, left to right. This upward slashing technique was also a characteristic of the Yagyu Shinkage Ryu, and the stance originally used for training now became a sharp weapon for Kanami's attack!

“So happy!”

Facing the flawed Tianyin, Kanami used almost all she had learned.

Unable to go back.

He was so calm and clearly had the advantage.

But there was no way to retreat or stop, and the road in front of him seemed to have become a one-way street.

Kanami was forced to attack—attack—and continue to attack.

Her perception, agility, and strength were all adjusted to the extreme at this moment. The unquestionable atmosphere forced Kanami to reach the limit of her body.