At the gate of the Budokan.
Ritsu Ninomiya and Harina Ichinose separated.
Because he is going to participate in the draw for the high school kendo tournament and the sword master title battle next, he just hopes that his character can break out today and not draw Naka Asama 9th Dan and Kondo 9th Dan, otherwise he will have to give up the high school kendo tournament.
"Ninth Dan of the Second Palace, I wish you good luck."
The chief referee smiled and nodded to Ninomiya Ritsu.
"call!"
Ninomiya Ritsu took a deep breath and put his hand into the lottery tube.
After yesterday's round of elimination.
Today, only 1/3 of the remaining players are actually left.
In addition, the top four will be decided today, which means that the probability of encountering Asama and Kondo 9th Dan is very high.
He felt uneasy.
Finally, a No. 15 ball was randomly touched.
Don't care about anything else.
He quickly looked at the promotion matchup structure chart on the right.
The position of No. 15 is in the top half.
Today, the entire top half will decide on two places to enter the semi-finals, and similarly, the bottom half will also decide on two places.
There were twenty people in each half of the area.
He saw it at a glance.
Kondo 9th Dan's name is in the lower half, but Asama 9th Dan's name is in the upper half.
This shocked him.
Are we going to face Asama 9th Dan today?
After looking at it carefully again, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
According to the promotion structure chart, he and Asama 9th Dan cannot meet each other. After all, there are two promotion places in the top half today, and the semi-finals will be drawn again tomorrow morning.
So today’s level.
His character has exploded.
As long as the character breaks out again tomorrow morning.
Drawing a third person besides Asama and Kondo 9th Dan, the title of Sword Master is basically won.
As for the draw for the National High School Kendo Conference.
He picked up a number at random without even looking at the matchup chart.
Anyway, no matter which school is drawn, he has basically no reason to lose. It is better to say that any player in the main game of the Sword Master title battle can kill at will in the high school group.
The only thing to consider.
It's probably about how to fight quickly and maximize your physical strength in the high school kendo competition.
When the drawing ceremony for the Juggernaut title battle ends.
Asama Naomasa 9th Dan, who was also in the upper half, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he is confident that he is 70% sure that he can defeat Ergong Lu, it does not mean that he dares not to take Ergong Lu seriously.
The 30% chance of overturning is no joke.
Before the semi-finals, if you can avoid encountering the Second Palace Law, it is best not to encounter the Second Palace Law.
If only I had better luck.
Tomorrow, Ritsu Ninomiya will face Kondo 9th Dan in the semi-finals, so his chances of winning the title of Sword Master will be even greater.
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rest area.
If Ninomiya Ritsu, Asama Naomasa, and Kondo Ujiteru are the three strongest players, then naturally the other players will not be happy.
Among them are friends of Ichinose Haruna's parents.
The professor from the Physical Education Department of Kyoto University, Fujitani Haruhiko 8th Dan.
In fact, few of the players who can advance to the second round are mediocre. Among those who came up from the qualifiers and below the seventh level, not a single one was eliminated yesterday, so today the remaining players want to compete for the Sword Master. title.
So what most people want to see the most.
The three strongest players, Ritsu Ninomiya, Asama and Kondo, are in the same half. They will fight to the death today. It is best to meet again in the semi-finals tomorrow morning. Only one of the three will advance to the finals.
Among the three, the one who advanced to the finals.
If they are exhausted due to the high-intensity confrontation, they might be able to make a mistake.
After all, luck is also an important part of the game.
But as soon as the lottery results came out, it was proved that they had completely overthought it.
None of the three of them bumped into each other today.
This also directly proves that if nothing unexpected happens, the title of Sword Master will definitely be born among the three, and even the top three will have nothing to do with them. Sure enough, luck or anything else is unreliable at all.
However, what made Haruhiko Fujitani even more desperate.
According to the results of the draw, he met Ninomiya Ritsu in the first round today.
There is no resurrection match for the title of Juggernaut.
If he loses to Ritsu Ninomiya, he will say goodbye to this game.
If he is eliminated with this ranking.
After he returns to Kyoto, he will probably be laughed at by his friends in the kendo circle for a long time.
"Fujitani-san, the result of the draw is not ideal?"
Ichinose Hideki asked strangely.
After the three of them separated from Ritsu Ninomiya, they came to the rest area where the Sword Master title battle was held and chatted with their friend Haruhiko Fujitani. After seeing Haruhiko Fujitani look like he had an ugly face after drawing the lot, that's why This question.
"It can no longer be described as unsatisfactory."
Haruhiko Fujitani smiled bitterly and said: "It can be said that my luck is extremely bad. Today I faced Ninomiya 8th Dan in the first round."
"Second Palace, Eighth Dan?"
Ichinose Hideki was stunned for a moment: "Are you talking about... Ninomiya Ritsu?"
"Yes, that's the 8th Dan of the Second Palace."
"Is he very strong in swordsmanship?"
"What, you don't know?"
Haruhiko Fujitani said strangely: "I just saw you and Ninomiya 8th Dan coming to the stadium together, and I thought he was your junior. Today you made a special trip from Kyoto to watch him compete."
"It's not a junior."
Ichinose Hideki quickly explained: "He is my daughter Harina-chan's student...ahem, friend! We just met him today, so Fujitani-san, can you talk to us about his situation?"
"It turns out that Ninomiya 8-dan is Harina-chan's friend."
Fujitani Haruhiko looked like he suddenly realized that he thought Ninomiya Ritsu and Ichinose Harina were lovers.
This time the couple came to Tokyo.
Most likely it was to check out the son-in-law.
Therefore, he said good things: "Ninomiya Eighth Dan is a rare genius in swordsmanship. At the age of eighteen, he has obtained the Eighth Dan swordsmanship qualification, and he is one of the most powerful contenders for the title of Sword Master this time. one."
"So he is stronger than you?"
In Ichinose Hideki's circle of friends, Haruhiko Fujitani, a colleague and friend, is considered the strongest swordsman he knows.
He couldn't believe it.
Ritsu Ninomiya is a high school student who can defeat Haruhiko Fujitani.
"Let's put it this way."
Ichinose Hideki explained: "Although my strength is at the forefront in Kyoto, it is not top-notch. However, yesterday Ninomiya 8th Dan easily defeated Shimahan Bei 9th Dan, who is known as the best in kendo in Osaka Prefecture. .”
There was a pause.
He continued: "Perhaps the explanation in words is a bit pale. It just so happens that the first battle for the title of Sword Master today is between me and the 8th Dan of the Second Palace. You can take a visual look at how strong the 8th Dan of the Second Palace is. .”
"Fujitani-san, have you never thought about promotion?"
"Promotion?"
Haruhiko Fujitani shook his head and said: "Don't be kidding. Yesterday Shimahan's 9th dan was not able to play three rounds with Ninomiya 8th dan. Today I can play 3 rounds with Ninomiya 8th dan. I guess I can be famous in the circle for a whole year. !”
"..."
Ichinose Hideki was speechless.
He and his wife looked at each other, obviously not expecting that his friend Haruhiko Fujitani would speak so highly of Ninomiya Ritsu.
(End of chapter)
