Chapter 239: Youbi Sword Drawing Skill

If Chiba Shiori and Kumoko won’t tell, then Kimura Kazuki did not plan to press on further. His curiosity was never that strong, and he had no interest in gossip as well.

Even though both of them acted weird, it was clearly nothing important. If not, they would have reached out to him.

Since it was just a small matter, then he would not put his nose into other people’s business or dig deep into that subject.

Chiba Shiori could not help feeling envious when she saw Harunaka standing on the stage with her Kendo suit and mask on. Even though both of them were rivals in love, they did not have any enmity against one another. After she got to know her better throughout these past two days, she knew how outstanding she was and a sense of danger swirled up in her heart.

Harunaka cared about her academic results, but Chiba Shiori thought that Harunaka could talk about Kendo with Kimura Kazuki. Both of them had the same interests and they were on the same wavelength. As for her, she had zero knowledge in Kendo, so she already lost to Harunaka at this.

She thought about this, then suddenly questioned out of curiosity, “Why is Sakurakyu-obasan not here to watch?”

She knew why Kimura Kazuki joined the Jade Dragon Flag National Competition, it was Furuhashi Sakurakyu’s wish. Now, Harunaka made it into the Women’s Team finals and the champion will be decided in the next round, but Sakurakyu did not show up.

Kimura Kazuki muttered, “Harunaka grasped the meaning of sword power and absorbed reiki. If Furuhashi Sakurakyu comes, Harunaka would easily notice her presence.”

This was the reason behind Furuhashi Sakurakyu’s absence… Harunaka may not have much reiki inside her body now, but she did absorb some reiki, which meant that her eyes could see Yin and Yang, and that she had the ability to see souls now.

Chiba Shiori nodded. So that’s why. As she was smart, she figured it out quickly. After all, Sakurakyu-obasan would ascend to heaven, if she appeared right now and Harunaka found out, it would do nothing but cause sorrows.

Kumoko who was sitting by the side also got what they meant. However, Ikioi Ito was confused. What just happened?

At the same time, Harunaka who stood on the stage saw Chiba Shiori and Kumoko. Her heart dropped, she felt more determined than ever after she saw the two of them chatting. She must come out victorious in this battle as Chiba Shiori, her rival in love, is undeniably amazing. If she could not prove herself, even if she studied in the same school with her senpai, they surely would drift apart. From what her senior told her, he joined the Jade Dragon Flag Competition because he wanted to contribute something to Sakura Kyu High School.

Senpai probably taught her the Yagyu Flying Sword Style because he wanted her to become the Women’s Team champion, bringing glory to Sakura Kyu High School.

What will happen after the Jade Dragon Flag competition? Is she going to go different ways with senpai? After all, senpai planned to drop out from the Kendo club after the Jade Dragon Flag competition. When that moment arrives, what sort of excuse is she going to use in order to get close with senpai?

With that thought in mind, Harunaka knew that the only thing she could do is to show her strengths and talents. If senpai were to approve of her, then in the future she can continue to seek for senpai’s guidance in Kendo.

Furthermore, her senior invented the Youbi Sword Drawing Skill for her to face against Katsuki Sugawara. If she cannot win after all this, how would she face him?

Chiba Shiori, who was at the rest area, sensed Harunaka’s gaze, and her glance met with Harunaka’s glance in the air. A jolt went through her heart when she saw the determination in Harunaka’s eyes.

Even a normal human like Chiba Shiori could notice the difference in Harunaka. Hence, Kimura Kazuki could, without a doubt, clearly sensed that Harunaka’s sword power had once again been enhanced. He was slightly surprised, he now realized how important the champion of Jade Dragon Flag Competition was to Harunaka, seeing that her sword power increased twofold in just a few days time.

Kimura Kazuki obviously did not know that the catalyst behind the enhancement of her sword power was Chiba Shiori. And now, Harunaka had even obtained the Rival’s Gaze buff.

On the other side of the field, Katsuki Sugawara scanned through the whole stadium. She felt more and more dispirited as she knew the person who eavesdropped outside the dressing room must be here. However, she had no idea who that person might be.

While deep in thought, she dressed herself before entering the stage.

Once she arrived, she was taken aback by Harunaka. Her piercing eyes could see through the mask. And what she saw was none other than the solid determination to win in Furuhashi Harunaka’s eyes

It wasn’t a battle spirit, it was the spirit to win.

She sucked in a deep breath, suddenly interested. It seems like the title of champion is very important to Furuhashi Harunaka.

However, the differences in strength was not something that could be made up. She saw the video of Furuhashi Harunaka in the Tokyo District Qualifiers, she didn’t even comprehend sword power at that time. So that means that she comprehended it after the qualifiers! Hence, with only one week’s time, the increase of her strength must be limited.

Truthfully, she was surprised when Furuhashi Harunaka defeated Yayoi. Even if Yayoi does not have the time to form a territory, she was undeniably strong. However, she still lost. This proved Harunaka’s terrific potential in Kendo. She was a genius.

Having said that, wasn’t she a genius too?

With only seven to eight days of training, how much reiki can one accumulate? How much power can she show in the competition?

“Please take care of me!” Katsuki Sugawara’s cold voice sent a jolt down Furuhashi Harunaka’s spine. She followed after, “Please take care of me.”

After both of them greeted each other, the referee nodded gladly. Then, under the anticipation of the audience, he cried, “Begin!”

As soon as the referee’s word was out, both Katsuki Sugawara and Furuhashi Harunaka could feel the intense gazes from the audience. Both of them were used to such gazes.

At first, they were quite uneasy at the stares of the 20,000 people in the audience. However, after their victory, the complimenting looks in the audience’s eyes became enjoyable.

They quickly threw away their racing thoughts, especially Furuhashi Harunaka, she needed to come out victorious in this competition. She must win, regardless of how powerful Katsuki Sugawara was. And the ultimate key point that will determine whether she can defeat her opponent would be the release of the Youbi Sword Drawing Skill.

The Youbi Sword Drawing Skill was a sword style that Kimura Kazuki developed for Harunaka. He knew how insane Harunaka’s potential was and how tough it was to defeat Katsuki Sugawara with her strength in this short amount of time.

Therefore, what she needed to win was to be fast, accurate and ruthless in order to objectively defeat her opponent.

If they want to use the element of surprise, then of course it had to be a one hit kill.

The Youbi Sword Drawing Skill was a one-hit-kill sword style!

Kimura Kazuki combined Sudden Flash, the Yagyu Sword Drawing Skill, and Single Flash Sword Drawing Skill to invent this sword style.

Generally speaking, the sword drawing skill required one to purposely sheath their sword and consistently maintain their mind energy at the peak, before finally defeating their opponent with a draw of their sword.

However, the Youbi Sword Drawing Skill was combined with the Yagyu Sword Drawing Skill, hence the sword draw wasn’t needed. The Yagyu Sword Drawing Skill was the sword drawing skill established by Yagyu Kenichiro, allowing one to release all their suppressed power at the right moment and ultimately defeat an opponent who is stronger than them.

The Youbi Sword Drawing Skill had this specialty, but it was faster than the Yagyu Sword Drawing skill.

Harunaka conserved her energy for about a week after she learned the Youbi Sword Drawing Skill.