The author didn't sleep for nearly the whole night again last night.
But it’s not that there’s something wrong with my physical or mental condition again.
As for the reason, book lovers should all understand.
Alas... Thousands of words turned into a sigh...
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At this moment——
A corner of the military viewing seat on the east side——
"Wow..." Shujiro raised his head, looked at the sea of people surrounding him, and couldn't help but shrink his neck, "There have been more people... I didn't expect so many people to come to watch this competition... "
Soujiro felt very lucky now - he and Asa woke up earlier today, otherwise they would not have been able to get a seat at the viewing table.
"Ah, Soujiro!" Aji, who was sitting next to Soujiro, pulled his husband's haori sleeve, "The fitting has begun, look!"
"Oh, oh..." Soujiro stopped looking around and looked at the arena ahead.
Sojiro has never been interested in martial arts competitions.
If it hadn't been for his wife's persuasion to watch the Aizu Hou Swordsman Competition on the grounds that "it might get inspiration for writing", there would have been a question as to whether he would go out today.
Whatever... Soujiro sighed silently.
Now that we’re here, let’s try to watch it until the end...
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Aoto's opponent in his first trial was a swordsman named Adachi Totaro.
Speaking of Adachi... This person is also a relatively famous rising star in the Edo swordsmanship community.
He was born in the Qinwu School where he taught Ono Ittōryu. It is reported that his sword is both strong and fast. Some senior swordsmen who have been practicing swordsmanship for many years are no match for him.
In terms of overall strength and reputation, among the younger generation in the Edo swordsmanship community, this Adachi can be said to be second only to Hiroshi Niizuma and others who are known as the "Three Heroes".
When the emcee sang the names of Ayoto and Adachi, exclamations suddenly erupted from the audience seats.
The "Kitabansho Little Tengu" Tachibana Aotomo, who has become famous recently, faces off against Adachi Totaro, whose strength and reputation are second only to the "Three Heroes"... The first test match of the competition is this kind of strong competition. How can we not let it go? Are the spectators excited?
"Tachibana-kun, come on!" Okita waved his two fists raised to Qingto's chest, who was already standing up with his sword.
Chiba Jutaro raised his hand and patted Qingto's back: "Come on! Tachibana-kun!"
Sanako didn't directly encourage Aoden like Okita and her brother did. She only nodded slightly towards Aoto.
Kondo, Hijikata and the others also gave encouraging words to Aoto who was about to play.
"Ji Jun." At this time, Qingden heard Zhou Zhu call him with a serious face, "Remember what I told you: Never be arrogant or underestimate the enemy."
"Your current strength is indeed pretty good, but there are so many strong players in this competition."
"A group of outstanding new talents led by the 'Three Heroes' have all participated in this competition."
"As far as I know, quite a few contestants have the ability to put you in a tough fight."
"Hold your breath and concentrate, go all out, and don't be careless at all."
Seeing Zhou Zhu's serious expression, Qingdeng's face could not help but become serious.
Qingden nodded vigorously, "Yes!"
After nodding one by one with all the friends who encouraged him, Qingdeng took several deep breaths vigorously, briefly adjusted his condition, and walked towards the competition field with his head held high.
But at this time, Qingdeng had a thought in his mind and turned his head, frowning and looking at the martial arts viewing seats on his left.
Is it an illusion... Qingdeng just felt like he was glared at by someone viciously...
He looked around a few times in the direction of the gaze he just felt.
Wherever he could see, he could only see a vast sea of people. Qingden, who had gained nothing, could only retract his sight and continue to stride towards the stadium.
Qingdeng's feeling was actually not wrong - he had indeed been glared at fiercely just now.
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Hiroshi Niizuma, who is affiliated with the training hall and is currently sitting not far behind Yakuro Saito, looks at Tachibana Aoden who has crossed over from the martial arts gallery and entered the arena with a gloomy gaze, while saying something that only he can hear. He muttered in a clear voice:
"It turns out he is that Tachibana Aoden..."
There was unconcealable jealousy in the eyes of the new wife Kuan looking at Qingdeng.
Determined to become a member of the Chiba family and use the Chiba family as a springboard to realize his ambitions, after Chiba Sadaikichi and others appeared on the field, he cast fiery eyes at Chiba Sadaikichi and the others and paid close attention to them. Every move of the Chiba family.
Therefore... Chiba Jutaro's behavior of warmly greeting Aoto and taking Sanako's initiative to sit next to Aoto were all seen by his new wife Kan.
Seeing Chiba Jutaro's enthusiastic attitude toward Aoto, Nitsuma Kuan's brows knitted together uncontrollably.
In order to successfully become the son-in-law of the Chiba family, he has been deliberately taking the initiative to associate with the people of the Chiba family...especially Chiba Jutaro, who is Sanako's brother, trying to form a good relationship with them.
However... Chiba Jutaro's attitude towards him has always been extremely cold.
No matter how much positive kindness and kindness he released, Chiba Jutaro remained unmoved.
I have tried my best, but I am still not taken seriously by Chiba Jutaro, but this Tachibana Aoto can be treated so warmly by Chiba Jutaro... While the new wife Kan is jealous of Aoto, he also feels the pain. A sense of crisis.
Sanako's brother has a very good relationship with a certain young man - this is not good news for the new wife.
The new wife couldn't help shouting in her heart: Why is this Tachibana Aoden treated so warmly by Chiba Jutaro? ! Because he looks pretty good? Or is it because of his outstanding strength?
Shinzuma Kuan has always heard about Qingden's name and deeds, but he didn't take Qingden's strength seriously.
Shinzuma Kuan is quite confident in his talent and strength.
He admitted that Qingdeng, who was able to hit the "radical anti-barbarians" in succession in just three months, had some ability, but the new wife Kuan felt that by putting him in Qingdeng's position, with his ability he could win peace and success. The same as Qingden... or even surpassed Qingden's results!
Hiroshi Arizuma is not an exception - many young swordsmen have the same idea as Hiroshi Arizuma: they think that with their own abilities, if they are placed in Aomori's position, they can win or win. Directly surpassing Qingdeng's results.
——I don’t know if I will have a chance to play against this Tachibana Aoden in this competition...
The new wife's hands that were spread wide on her legs slowly tightened.
If I can defeat Tachibana Aoden in public in this competition, will Chiba Jutaro and the others' attitude towards me change... Arizuma Kan couldn't help but think like this.
After glancing at Qing Teng a few more times with jealous eyes, Shinzuma Kuan turned his attention to the "VIP table" located on the north side of the arena.
Looking at the people on the "VIP stage", Xin Zima Kuan couldn't help but look fascinated.
——I didn’t expect so many famous people to come to watch the game this time.
——If you can perform extremely well in this competition, you may be able to directly gain the recognition of a certain famous person, and then be promised a high-ranking official and a generous salary...
——If this is the case... there is no need to cling to the Chiba family anymore.
So many famous people came to this competition... This was really beyond Kuan Shinzuma's expectation.
The reason why he signed up to participate in this competition was because he wanted to use this rare event to show the world... mainly to the Chiba family to show his strength and potential, and to pave the way for him to join the Chiba family in the future.
However, now, seeing so many famous people sitting on the "VIP table", Kuan Niizuma's mind has changed a bit.
If he can really get it right in one step and be recognized by a daimyo directly for his extraordinary performance in this competition, then there is really no need for him to covet the connections and resources of the Chiba family in the future.
The new wife put her hands on her legs and squeezed them tighter.
He silently strengthened his determination to shine in this swordsmanship competition!
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On the VIP stage——
"Oh, Lord Aizu, there are so many people today." Lord Utsunomiya, who was sitting on the left hand side of Lord Aizu, laughed at Matsudaira Yoshiho.
"Such a huge flow of people... I'm afraid only a few festivals such as summer fireworks festivals and New Year's shrines can compare with it." The Lord of Matsushiro Domain on the side agreed.
Matsudaira Yongho, sitting in the center of the VIP table, has been receiving constant greetings and flattery since just now.
Matsudaira Yongho—this young feudal lord who is only 24 years old this year has a mature temperament that is extremely inconsistent with his age.
This is also related to his current life experience. Although Matsudaira Yoshiho is young, he has inherited the position of Lord of the Aizu Domain as early as 16 years old, and was exposed to what power and politics are early.
His face was always tense and expressionless, as if no matter what happened, his expression would not change at all.
No matter who comes to him to communicate or flatter him, his response is quite bland. Basically, he just nods slightly in response, and occasionally responds with simple words such as "um" and "oh".
"I didn't expect that one of the contestants in the first trial of this competition would be the recently famous Tachibana Aoshinobu." At this time, the Lord of the Nin Domain sighed in a low voice while looking at the people who were already standing on the field. Adachi and Aoto on the east and west sides, "I have been hearing about various deeds of this Tachibana Aoto recently. I really came to the right time for this competition. I want to see if this Tachibana Aoto has any of the rumors." So powerful."
The words of the Lord of the Shinobi Domain attracted the attention of some daimyo.
"Tachibana Aoden...oh, I think about it. He is the official of the 'Three Returns' of the Beifan Institute who has repeatedly hit the 'radical anti-barbarian faction' recently."
"Which one is Tachibana Aoden?"
"Huh? It turns out that there are such interesting players in this competition, so I want to take a good look at this trial match of Ju Qingden."
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Many feudal lords raised their sights to the arena - including Matsudaira Yōho.
After hearing that the surrounding daimyo were discussing Aoshinobu, Matsudaira Yongho raised his eyes and glanced at Aoshinobu standing on the east side of the stadium.
However, his expression was still indifferent, and the emotion in his eyes was neither sad nor happy, as if he was not that interested in Qingdeng.
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Chiba Eijiro, who was sitting upright, looked intently at Aomori on the field.
Suddenly, unexpectedly, Chiba Tamonshiro, who happened to be sitting next to Chiba Eijiro, said softly:
"Second brother. Are you paying close attention to that Tachibana Aoden?"
"After all, it's the person Jutaro tried his best to introduce to me last night." Chiba Eijiro smiled, "I'm very interested in how much the person who is so highly praised by Jutaro weighs."
"...This Tachibana Aoden's ability is indeed quite high." Chiba Tamonshiro said quietly, "His performance in the red-white match against Chiba Kenkan two months ago was a bit... He doesn’t look like a newcomer who has just learned the sword for a short time.”
"Although I don't know exactly what kind of strength that Adachi is...but I guess he is no match for Tachibana Aoden."
"Tachibana Aoden can defeat this Adachi in just a few moves."
After Chiba Eijiro quietly listened to Chiba Tamonshiro's words, he smiled: "Fourth brother, you can actually praise others... It's really rare."
"...I'm just stating a fact." Chiba Tamonshiro said calmly.
"I didn't expect that even you, fourth brother, would have such a high opinion of this Tachibana Aoden..." Eijiro Chiba turned his attention back to the playing field, "Then I want to see what this person's abilities are. "
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"'Kitabansho Little Tengu' Tachibana Aoden faced off against the long-famous rising star Adachi Totaro... I didn't expect that the first trial match would be so interesting!"
"I don't think it's possible. That Tachibana Aoshinobu has so much practical combat experience. He has killed countless lunatics from the 'Radical Rebellion Faction'. As for Adachi... I have never heard of him actually fighting anyone with a real sword. experience of."
"Lack of experience in actual combat with others does not mean that his strength is necessarily inferior to others."
"I think Tachibana Aoden has a better chance of winning, but it will take some effort for him to defeat Adachi. After all, Adachi was already famous for his excellent swordsmanship two years ago."
"Yeah, I think so too."
"I think Tachibana Aoto and Adachi may have a fierce battle. After all, isn't Adachi heard to be quite strong?"
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The constant chatter on the martial arts viewing table inevitably reached the ears of the people in the Trial Guard Hall and the Little Chiba Sword Hall.
After hearing that some viewers actually said, "Aoden will have a fight with Adachi," Chiba Jutaro couldn't help showing a dumbfounded expression.
Their little Chiba Kenkan had a fierce battle with the Shiwei Hall in the red and white battle held at the "Plum Blossom Festival" two months ago.
Therefore, regarding Aoto's strength... Chiba Jutaro and the others are much clearer than these ignorant onlookers.
Chiba Jutaro crossed his arms on his chest and grinned:
"Enter the Dragon... How could it be Enter the Dragon..."
"There must be no suspense for Tachibana-kun to defeat Adachi."
"Although Adachi is indeed very strong, he can only fight Aoto for a few rounds."
"Sanako, what do you think?" Chiba Jutaro turned his head and asked Sanako beside him.
Suddenly being spoken to by Chiba Jutaro - Sanako said calmly without hesitation:
"There should be no suspense about Mr. Orange winning."
"But I don't think like my brother that Adachi can only last a few rounds."
"I have seen Adachi compete with others before. This Adachi is not an ordinary person."
"He may not be as strong as Tachibana-kun, but he is definitely not weak."
"It will take a lot of effort for Tachibana-kun to defeat him."
"If Tachibana-kun makes a careless move or underestimates the enemy, Adachi may be able to turn defeat into victory."
There is only one seat between Okita, Sanako, Chiba Jutaro and the others...that is, Aoto's seat which is now vacant.
Because of the close distance, Okita heard every word of the conversation between the brother and sister.
When he first heard the conversation between Sanako and the others, Okita pursed his lips.
Then... the corners of Okita's mouth slowly raised into a weird smile.
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"'There are quite a few contestants who have the strength to put you in a tough fight'..." Kondo, who was sitting directly to the left of Shusuke, smiled bitterly and repeated in a low voice what Shusuke had just said at a volume that only he and Shusuke could hear. The exact words said by Qingdeng.
After opening his lips slightly and letting out a silent sigh, Kondo tilted his head in the direction of Shusuke and continued to speak at a volume that only he and Shusuke could hear clearly:
"In order to prevent Mr. Tachibana from becoming arrogant, the lie we worked together to deceive Mr. Tachibana...is finally exposed today."
As if Zhoushu didn't hear Kondo's words, he scratched the itch on his back with his left hand, rubbed his bare chin with his right hand, and looked at the field ahead with interest.
There was an intriguing smile on his face.
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The two referees of the match were two Aizu feudal lords whose hair was mostly gray.
After putting on his protective gear, Aomori walked to the center of the arena carrying his bamboo sword, which had been inspected by the referees and had no problems. He and Adachi stood on the east and west sides of the center of the arena.
In a swordsmanship match like this, before the fight officially begins, a set of etiquette must be followed - the players on both sides first put their bamboo swords on their left waists, squat on the ground, bow to each other, and then imitate the action of drawing the swords. He slowly pulled out the bamboo sword from his left waist and stood up.
After completing this set of simple etiquette, the fight can begin.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to exchange salutes with Adachi across from him, Aoto half-closed his eyes and took several deep breaths.
——This Adachi is said to be quite strong... his reputation and strength seem to be second only to those "Three Heroes".
——He might be one of the "players who are equal to me" that my master told me many times...
——I never imagined that my first battle in this competition would be against such a master.
During this period, Shusuke, Kondo, and Okita would emphasize to Aonto almost every day: This Aizu Hou Swordsman Competition is a gathering of heroes, and there are many masters who are as powerful as you. Remember not to be careless and underestimate the enemy during the competition. .
Qingteng didn't know much about the level of the apprentices in other sword halls. Every time he heard the warnings from Zhoushu and others about "don't underestimate the enemy", Qingteng would feel a chill in his heart.
There are indeed many masters in this world... I didn't expect that for Edo alone, there would be so many people in the younger generation who were as strong as him!
After experiencing last night's competition with Zhou Su, Qingdeng became even more convinced: There is indeed no shortage of masters in this world!
Since there are so many masters in this competition...then I can't be arrogant in any way.
Qingteng decided to test the teaching Zhouzhu gave him last night - whenever facing a battle, he must have a high morale of "I will win no matter what".
I have to say that these psychological hints are quite useful.
After being determined to "win", Qingdeng felt that his strength seemed to have become stronger.
After Aoto bowed to Adachi who was opposite him and stood up with his bamboo sword in hand, louder shouts and sighs arose from the spectator seats around him - the long-awaited first test. Hey, it’s finally about to begin!
"Tachibana-kun, come on!" Adachi raised the upper dan and shouted angrily, "I have long wanted to fight you, who is known as the 'Kitabansho Little Tengu'!"
"Let's have a good fight!"
"Please enlighten me!"
——This man... has such a high fighting spirit.
Looking at the majestic opponent opposite him, Qingden couldn't help but feel awe-inspiring in his heart.
——In short, let’s make a tentative attack first to test his true strength.
With this thought in mind, Qingdeng readied the bamboo sword in his hand, and then——
call--!
The bamboo sword split the wind and air.
Move forward!
Draw your sword!
Done in one go!
The moment Aoto drew his sword, Adachi, who had smiled excitedly just now, suddenly froze.
Suddenly, for no apparent reason, Adachi remembered the idiom he often heard from storytellers when listening to books: A little cold light arrived first, and then the spear came out like a dragon - even though the sword Aomori was using was a bamboo sword, there was no cold light at all.
The tip of the bamboo sword quickly magnified in front of his eyes.
The speed was so fast and the timing was so good that although his brain reacted, his body did not have time to react.
The moment before Aoto's bamboo sword hit his helmet, an idea flashed through Adachi's head——
Is this... a slash that a swordsman of our level who has practiced swordsmanship for less than three years can deliver?
Snapped!
The tip of the sword hit Adachi's helmet hard, and the huge impact made Adachi's head spin.
Adachi took a few steps back, then leaned back and fell heavily to the ground.
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The martial arts viewing seats, which were noisy just now, became much quieter now.
After a few breaths of silence, bursts of exclamations, exclamations, and applause erupted from all directions.
The expressions on the faces of the spectators in the spectator seats who had just said, "Aoto will probably have a fight with Adachi" and "Aoto will have to take a few moves to defeat Adachi", became very exciting at this time. .
Many people speculated that Aoto should be able to defeat Adachi.
But they didn't expect that Qingdeng could win his first victory so easily! Adachi was instantly killed with just one blow, and Adachi didn't even have the slightest strength to fight back.
Chiba Jutaro and Chiba Tamonshiro, who had just said, "Aoto should have to take a few moves to defeat Adachi," widened their eyes and changed their expressions.
Sanako, who told Chiba Jutaro in a firm tone, "Adachi is not weak, it will take some effort for Aoto to defeat him," now lost his usual aloof look.
Her bare hands that were folded and placed on her legs were clenched suddenly, her seductive red lips slightly opened into a cute "O" shape, her expression became dull, and her beautiful eyes shone with astonishment.
Those who have a secret crush on Sanako and usually pay attention to Sanako will definitely be quite surprised when they see Sanako's appearance now - it turns out that this person, except for his family, has no regard for any man. The flowers of the high mountains, which all have a rather cold attitude, will also show such an expression.
Chiba Eijiro was startled for a moment, then lowered his eyelids slightly and cast a thoughtful gaze mixed with surprise into the arena.
Compared with the civilians who do not understand swordsmanship, those who have certain attainments in swordsmanship, such as Chiba Eijiro, Chiba Jutaro, Sanako, etc., can better see the extraordinary power of Aomori's sword just now.
This is not like the kind of slash that a "newcomer who has learned swordsmanship for less than 3 years" can deliver!
The two siblings, Chiba Jutaro and Sanako, were the most shocked - because they had personally seen Aoto's strength in the red-white match two months ago.
Compared with his current strength two months ago... Qingdeng's strength is completely different!
In just 2 months, the strength has improved so much? This, this... Chiba Jutaro couldn't stop the look of astonishment pouring from his cheeks.
Compared with Sanako and others... Shusuke and Okita are much calmer.
They watched the short game calmly throughout, without even moving their eyebrows - but that was of course, they had long expected that this "Aoto vs. Adachi" game would end soon.
"Hoo ho ho..." Zhouzhu let out a low, cheerful laugh.
Kondo nodded with satisfaction.
Hijikata grinned.
Snap, snap, snap, snap... Okita raised his hands in front of his chest and "snap, snap, snap" like a seal, applauding Aoto who won his first victory beautifully.
As he clapped his hands, he squinted his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth into a smirk, and glanced at the Chiba siblings next to him with pride.
Why are the Chiba brothers and sisters and others so shocked by the sight of Qingnobo, and why are Okita and the others so calm... The reason is quite simple - the information that the Chiba brothers and sisters know about Qingnobo is all It lags far behind.
Chiba brother and sister's impression of Aomori's strength is still based on the red and white battle two months ago.
Although the brothers and sisters expected that the talented Qingdeng would be able to make new breakthroughs in these two months, they underestimated the speed of Qingdeng's breakthrough!
In fact, to be more precise, everyone except the members of the Trial Guard Hall lags behind in their understanding of Qingdeng's strength!
People in the world only know that Qingdeng made another great contribution a while ago, protecting the Tibetan Book Transfer Institute and further attacking the anti-barbarian group. However, people in the world rarely know that after experiencing this battle, Qingdeng's strength has increased again. Made great progress!
Qingdeng now possesses the two god-level talents of "Excellence of Sword" and "Heart of Ghost". His progress can only be described by terms such as frightening and terrifying.
Real combat with swords and swords can best improve a person's strength level - so after experiencing the fierce battle to rescue the Fanshu Diao Institute, Qingdeng's strength once again ushered in an extremely exaggerated rise and breakthrough. !
Underestimating Qingdeng's strength and breakthrough speed, everyone's eyes widened and their faces were full of shock.
As for Shusuke and Okita, they don't have the problem of "not knowing Aoto's true strength now" - after all, they live with Aoto and can see with their own eyes how Aoto's strength increases rapidly every day!
They had all known for a long time that it was only natural that he could kill Adachi in an instant based on his extraordinary speed of progress.
Looking at the entire viewing area, there are many people who are now shocked by the strength shown by Aoto. Among them are many famous people, such as "Saito of Power" Yakuro Saito, "Momoi of Position" "Momoi Haruzang.
Of course - there are only a small number of people who know swordsmanship and would be surprised by the sword strike that Aomori just performed that was far beyond the level of others of his level.
Most of the spectators at the martial arts viewing table were ordinary people who just wanted to watch and enjoy themselves. Some of them did not even recognize who was Aoto and who was Adachi.
One of the contestants knocked over another contestant with a sword. They just thought this scene was so exciting and enjoyable, so they cheered and clapped hard.
There was also a small commotion on the VIP stage.
"Oh? That Tachibana Aoden is much stronger than I thought..." The Lord of the Utsunomiya Domain blinked in surprise.
"This strength... is completely different from that of a newcomer who has practiced swordsmanship for less than 3 years..." the Lord of the Ninja Domain agreed.
"...It's a pity that this person has now served as an official in the Northern Division." The Lord of the Matsushiro Domain tugged at the beard on his chin with regret, "Otherwise, I would really like to give such a potential young man to Recruit him into my house."
The daimyo were whispering to each other, discussing Qingden in low voices with various emotions and expressions, who had not yet come down from the arena.
Matsudaira Yongho did not participate in their discussions.
However, his eyes, which were neither sad nor happy, but still unwavering, started to waver slightly after seeing Ayoto showing strength that was far beyond the level of people of his level, killing Adachi instantly with one sword.
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It’s not just the Chiba siblings and others who now have “rich” expressions.
On the field, Qingden is still maintaining his sword-drawing posture, and his expression is quite exciting at this time.
--what's the situation……?
Looking at Adachi struggling to get up from the ground in front of him, Ayoto blinked and looked confused.
He thought about what had just happened.
Because I wanted to test the strength of this Adachi, I decided to make a preemptive strike with a tentative attack.
Step forward, draw your sword, and then... nothing more...
Adachi, whose strength is said to be second only to that of the "Three Heroes", could not even defend or dodge his probing attacks, and did not even take the 10 seconds required to copy his talent... This is really disappointing. Qingdeng was unexpected.
——Isn’t this Adachi one of the few people who are as powerful as me as the master said?
While Qingdeng was still confused, the referees on the sidelines had already made their decision.
The two referees standing on the left and right sides of Seito and Adachi probably did not expect that the first trial match would end so quickly.
After they stood there in shock for a moment, they finally came to their senses and all stretched out their arms in Qingdeng's direction:
"The winner - Natural Rishin-ryu, Test Guard Hall, Tachibana Aoden!"
Adachi, who had already climbed up from the ground, touched the helmet that had been stabbed by Aoto just now, and looked at Aoto blankly, with complicated eyes and expressions.
"Thank you for teaching me..." Adachi took several deep breaths, suppressed the complicated expression on his face, and bowed to Aoto.
After Qingdeng quickly returned the salute, he hurriedly took off his protective gear under the instructions of the referee, made room for the next group of contestants, and returned to his seat with his bamboo sword.
When he returned to Okita, Sanako and the others, Qingto still felt dazed and had not yet completely recovered from the victory that had gone much more smoothly than he had imagined.
"Tachibana-kun! Congratulations! Victory in the first battle!" After Aoto came back, Okita was still clapping vigorously like a seal.
"Thank you." Qingto smiled slightly as he was amused by Okita's "seal applause".
"Tangerine-kun..."
At this time, Chiba Jutaro's voice came over.
Looking around Xun Sheng, he saw Chiba Jutaro casting a surprised and incomprehensible look at him.
Sanako, who was seated next to Qingden, had now recovered from her astonishment and returned to her former elegant high mountain flower appearance.
But - after Qingdeng came back from the competition, she couldn't help but cast a surprised look at Qingdeng like her brother.
Chiba Jutaro remained silent, staring directly at Qingneng. He seemed to want to say something to Qingneng, but he didn't know how to say it.
After a long while, he finally choked out a sentence: "You... have become a lot stronger..."
Faced with Chiba Jutaro's compliment, Qingto didn't know how to respond for a moment. He could only laugh a few times and softly replied, "Thank you..."
Qingdeng instantly killed his opponent with one sword, which undoubtedly instantly changed many people's impressions of Qingdeng and their assessment of Qingdeng's strength.
Those who previously felt that their strength was no worse than Qingdeng, and that if they put him in Qingdeng's position, they could achieve better results in a series of actions against the "anti-foreign faction", now they seem to have guilty consciences and are low-spirited His head was wet, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose.
On the seat in the training hall, Nitsuma Kan opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at Aoto who had sat back down between Okita and Sanako.
I saw the blood on his face fading rapidly, and his whole person seemed to have lost his soul.
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This competition adopts a "one round to determine the winner" format.
As long as the head, chest and other vital parts are directly hit, it will be directly ruled as a loss and out. Therefore, the pace of the game is quite fast, and a game can basically be completed in less than one minute.
One contestant after another was eliminated, and one contestant after another qualified to advance to the second round.
Qingdeng returned to his seat and carefully watched the competition of other players.
The more he looked, the weirder his expression became...
Although it may be a bit straightforward to say this... Qingdeng always feels that the strength of these contestants is a bit too poor.
Basically, in Qingdeng's eyes, almost every player is poor in offense, weak in defense, loose in footwork, and slow in reaction.
If Qing Deng were to take him on, he felt that against every player he had faced so far, he could easily kill them with one sword blow.
——Is this the competition that the master told me that many very strong newcomers will participate in...
Qingdeng frequently looked at Zhousuke, who was sitting not far in front of him, with a strange look on his face...
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Today’s chapter has 9,300 words, so let’s count it as 10,000 words! I will make up the remaining 700 words tomorrow, and I will try to update 1.1w tomorrow!
10,000 updates for the second consecutive day!
Today’s update is about repaying the debt owed to the third alliance leader: [l5? ? 】due to update.
The author currently still owes 15 chapters and 10,000 words of explosive updates.
I will continue to try to update tomorrow and see if I can keep updating until the end of the sword competition plot.
For the sake of the author's hard work, please vote more for this book!
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The first character popularity poll ended successfully in the book club!
The result was just as I expected——
[This is Miss Sanako’s big victory]!
There are 339 book club members in total, and a total of 100 people participated in this vote.
Among them, Miss Sanako alone received nearly a quarter of the votes: 23 votes.
Second place Okita had 20 votes.
Mai Kinoshita came in third place with 19 votes.
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