The Sword Deity in Tokyo

Chapter 154: The Overlord Of District A!

Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio

When the match began, Kageyama Shichiro stopped smiling and had a grave look on his face.

Although he was a happy-go-lucky person, he paid more attention to Kendo than anyone else. Otherwise, he would not be better than Saburo and the others.

Of course, he was no better than Kuro. According to master, Kuro already has a deep understanding of the sword power and was going to achieve one of the stages of the sword power soon.

Ha!! At the beginning of the match, after they greeted one another, Kimura Kazuki found that Shichiro was a little different from his other brothers.

His opponent’s airflow was steady and continuous, not as short as Saburo and Goro. However, the constant noise coming from his airflow was a pain to his ears. Kimura Kazuki smiled, he thought Shichiro would be the same as the other ones previously, so it would be no fun for him. Now it seems like his opponent is actually quite capable.

Just like Saburo and Goro, Kageyama Shichiro made a quick move after roaring. Of course, with the lessons he learned from fighting Saburo and Goro, he did not give his all when he fought them. He stored up some spare power in his hand, in case there was any surprise attack from his opponent.

Kimura Kazuki found that when Kageyama Shichiro swung his sword, the bamboo knife in his hand would give out a sharp sound. It was not the sound of cutting the air at a certain speed, but it was the noise of stirring the airflow.

It seemed that the Kageyama Kiai Style... its exercise on sound and air current has indeed reached a certain level.

The shrill sound of a bamboo knife together with Kageyama Shichiro’s airflow from his mouth produced no music to one’s ear, filling the heart of Kimura Kazuki with a sense of impatience, but he quickly suppressed his feelings. The Kageyama Kiai Style has been passed down from generation to generation and has yet to be forgotten, indeed was a powerful form.

He stopped the attack from Kageyama Shichiro, but Kimura Kazuki did not attack back, he went into defense mode. He wanted to see if there were any other new moves from the Kageyama Kiai Style.

Kageyama Shichiro’s attack was blocked, but instead of entering defense mode, he attacked yet again. When the Kageyama Kiai Style is initiated, it will become a burden to his body. Therefore, the Kageyama Kiai Style also emphasized its ability to finish the battle in the shortest time. Once it entered the state of brawling, there was no doubt that the opponent would be defeated.

“Is... Is he really a high school student?”

“This is the first time that I have seen a Kendo competition entering the brawling stage!”

“The sword is moving too fast, I can hardly see it.”

“You can do this, Taishou!”

The audience watched the game until their palms were sweating.

As soon as Kageyama Shichiro entered his offense mode, he did not stop. His airflow was growing and unwavering. The movements of his hands were not slow, but what worried him was that every attack he made was blocked by the opponent. He could not find the opponent’s flaws at all.

[Looks like the opponent can no longer hold on.]

Seeing that Kageyama Shichiro’s hand movement was slowing down and his airflow becoming intermittent, Kimura Kazuki was clear. It seems like the Kageyama Kiai Style was one of the explosive types.

As he was thinking, he shouted out, “Men!”

Huh? When Kageyama Shichiro heard his voice, he had yet to respond; he was too slow. This was because Kimura Kazuki was silent and did not make any sound throughout the whole battle, but now all of a sudden, he piped up. Kageyama felt his hands turn numb, and his bamboo knife flew out of his reach. His shield shook vigorously, and his yellow bamboo knife hit him in the face.

Three of the judges raised their red flags.

“Winner, Sakura Kyu High School, Kimura Kazuki!”

???

Kageyama Shichiro’s face was filled with questions as he turned a shade darker. What was going on? How did I lose?

While Kageyama Shichiro was still at a loss, he saw Kageyama Kuro’s face, which was ghastly pale, “That fellow was secretly learning from our Kageyama Kiai Style.”

What? When he was still in doubt, everything suddenly became clear for Kageyama Shichiro all at once. The moment Kimura Kazuki shouted, he had a feeling that something was not right... he felt that his capacity to respond had declined. However, he quickly denied the thought, “No way... we only fought for one battle, and that was all he needed to learn from our airflow? And his shout was nothing like that of the Kageyama Kiai Style.”

“Don’t forget that both Saburo and Goro have used ‘Kikyo.’”

When he heard that, Kageyama Shichiro could not help but squat in the corner, drawing circles, because, among the five, he had yet to grasp the essence of the Kageyama Kiai Style.

Kageyama Kuro’s words surprised everyone. Could Kimura Kazuki learn the secrets of the Kageyama Kiai Style from only three battles?

But even though that was the case, Kageyama Kuro was still in doubt... He knew the Kageyama Kiai Style well. He knew that the sound made when using the ‘air ring’ was like the sound of thunder. It would be like thunder and lightning right beside one’s ear, and the deafening voice would leave anyone in a dazzle. Even a person with poor health would sit down directly on the ground, like what happened with the previous judge.

He asked Kageyama Shichiro how he felt just now.

“Nothing much. I feel that the opponent was just randomly shouting out when he attacked...” said Kageyama Shichiro, but then he frowned, “But just after the opponent shouted, I felt strange, my body’s response seemed to have slowed.” It was an incredible feeling which was still lingering in his mind.

Kageyama Kuro was grim-faced, it seems like he was right after all. When he was practicing Kageyama Kiai Style, he was sensitive to sounds. The shout made by Kimura Kazuki just now sounded nothing like the Kageyama Kiai Style, but it produced equally satisfactory results.

But he was not the one fighting Kimura Kazuki just now, so he did not know what the feeling was. At the same time, Kageyama Kuro was informed to go on stage before he even had time to think about it.

That was the time when everyone came to their senses. It seemed that... Kageyama Kuro was the last person representing Yuki Gyo High School.

“Kuro, don’t you lose.”

“If you lose, Master will punish us to death when we go back.”

“Don’t worry. How can Kuro possibly lose? He has a great understanding of the sword power!” Under the name of Yuki Gyo High School, Kageyama Kuro went on stage.

Sakura Kyu’s Taishou vs. Yuki Gyo’s Taishou.

At that moment... the audience was thrilled and filled with excitement. They never expected that Sakura Kyu High School, which was quite ordinary, seemed to be actually fighting back.

At this point, the members of Sakura Kyu’s Kendo Association had long applauded until they could no longer feel their hands. The faces of Iwai Hokuto and the others were even more flushed, filled with enthusiasm.

He still wished to continue the winning streak? Tamago thought to herself. She turned and stared at Chiba Shiori, then she suddenly piped up, “Shiori, do you like Kimura-Kun?

“Huh?”

“Haha... Nothing.” Tamago looked at Chiba Shiori’s confused look and sighed in her heart. Never would she have thought that the goddess of Akihide High School would be charmed by students from other schools.

Natsui was holding her mobile phone, she set it to silent mode and started recording Kimura Kazuki. She felt that it was very charming for her senior to stand on the field and go against the Kendo Association members of Yuki Gyo High School one after the other. The confidence that she had in Kimura Kazuki now was infinite.

Kageyama Kuro came on stage. Before the judge announced the start of the match, he said in a low voice, “Kimura-Kun, are you an expert in airflows?”

While he was being sized up, Kimura Kazuki was also evaluating his opponent. He did not expect to meet a senior high school student who understood the sword power in the Tokyo District Qualifiers. The opponent’s sword was sharp and restless. There was a thin trace of reiki in the opponent’s body, but it was too scarce. He has yet to build up his basics and has only barely covered the surface of asceticism.

Even so, his opponent could be considered a genius in this age of decadence.

“If you’d like to ask me about my shout...” As Kageyama Kuro was busy fidgeting, Kimura Kazuki smiled and said, “It’s really your airflow that has inspired me.”

Kageyama Kuro clenched his fist, and he breathed softly. His opponent has finally admitted to adopting their techniques, and a burden was lifted from his shoulders, he could eventually loosen up. He looked at Kimura Kazuki and said slowly, “I will end this match in a flash...” After that, he stopped speaking. Kimura Kazuki’s ability to learn had left him restraining in fear, so he did not plan to continue nagging at him. Kimura Kazuki did not express his opinion; his opponent wanted to finish as soon as possible, but he begged to differ. His opponent should be the last from Yuki Gyo High School, so it was only polite to cook up something interesting for this match.

The judge announced the start of the match, and both sides greeted one another. Kageyama Kuro had already moved half of the reiki in his body to his mouth. In the blink of an eye, a sonic boom exploded from him.

This sound meant an enormous airflow for others, but it sounded like thunder roaring and booming in Kimura Kazuki’s ears. It was as if his eardrum had shattered to pieces from the impact. The next moment, Kageyama Kuro launched his attack, his sharp blade was cutting through the air at breakneck speed. The sound of him cutting the air and the ear-piercing blow became louder, entangling together, producing a nuisance of a resonation, as if a sharp needle was repeatedly stabbed in the ear.

Kimura Kazuki frowned deeply. With the help of reiki, his opponent had broken through the limit of the human body, producing a deafening sound. If he did not use reiki to protect both his ears, he was afraid he would be so shook up that he would collapse to the ground, landing on the floor looking stupid.

Even so, with the reiki protecting him, the combination of airflow and the sound of air being cut, topped with the harsh sound of a bamboo knife, were still quite uncomfortable to bear. Fortunately, all of this was aimed at him. He was worried that the judge next to him would be directly injured by the impact...

He gripped the bamboo knife in front of him, and in the next moment, the two swords clashed.

Kachack...

When the two bamboo knives collided, they made a strange sound, like an awful din made when two iron blades collide. The sound enhances one’s mind, but the mind of Kimura Kazuki was already so strong, that it made little difference. However, he was slightly surprised by this, he did not expect that the noise made by the opponent was just a feint, and only now was the real attack.

However, Kageyama Kuro underestimated the strength of Kimura Kazuki.

The last reiki left in his whole body, led by the bamboo knife, rushed out at the moment of collision, shaking the air and the opponent’s bamboo knife, and affecting the mind of the opponent. The next moment, he did not hesitate as he swung his knife downward, shouting, “Men!”

Just as he thought that his opponent was about to be defeated...

Bang! This attack was blocked again.

How is it possible? At this moment, the four Kageyama brothers who were all fixated on the competition were shocked.

Kageyama Kuro looked at Kimura Kazuki in disbelief... How could my opponent react to my attacks in such a short time?

My turn.

As if he could feel the opponent’s emotions, Kimura Kazuki smiled. His hands were quick to act; he blocked the opponent’s knife, but he did not take the opportunity to fight back when his opponent was in a daze. Instead, he launched his bamboo knife toward his opponent’s arm with moderate speed...

When Kageyama Kuro came to his senses, he quickly lifted his arm and directly blocked this offense. As he sighed a breath of relief, he saw Kimura Kazuki coming at him once again with his bamboo sword.

Bang! ——

Kageyama Kuro blocked again.

Bang, bang, bang, bang...

Kimura Kazuki’s offense was like a torrential rain; it just kept on going. However, Kageyama Kuro blocked all of them, which even he was having a hard time believing... He had trouble seeing where his opponent was coming from. His breakneck speed, how on earth could he have blocked them all?

At this time, the audience’s eyes were wide open. They were astounded, the final match was turning into the most interesting of them all. After resisting the attack of Kageyama Kuro, Kimura Kazuki started to make his first move. In the previous matches, the opponent had always been defending and countering attacks, and this made them think that it was Kimura Kazuki’s style of fighting.

But when Kimura Kazuki started to attack, his bamboo knife followed behind him like a shadow as he moved with unparalleled speed, filling the audience with a familiar feeling...

“Is this... Thunder Master?”

“The Yagyu Flying Sword Style?”

“What? Sakura Kyu’s Taishou is a descendant of the Yagyu Flying Sword Style?””Thunder Master, ahhhh!”

As the contestants were wearing Kendo suits and masks, thus the audience had no idea that Sakura Kyu’s Taishou was a descendant of the Yagyu Flying Sword Style.

A lot of people had already watched the previous program, so they knew that Kimura Kazuki, who cosplayed Thunder Master would be participating in the annual Jade Dragon Flag Competition... Not to mention that many fans of his were looking for him. However, they did not know which school Kimura Kazuki was in, let alone which area the competition was held in.

They did not expect that Kimura Kazuki was in District A for the competition right then, not to mention that he was Sakura Kyu’s Taishou.

Now that they have found him, each and every single one of them became giddy. They quickly stood up, unable to hide their excitement any longer, as if they were big fans that had come face to face with their idol.

Kageyama Kuro, who was on the field incessantly, aired out his grievances. He had come to his realization that it was not him being able to block the attacks from his opponent, but it was his opponent that had allowed him to block the attacks.

When he was still in shock, Kageyama Kuro retreated. In the end, he lost his footing and fell to the ground...

“Men. ” He fell, hearing the voice of Kimura Kazuki, the experience of being struck in the face.

“Winner, Sakura Kyu High School, Kimura Kazuki! I hereby announce that the champion of District A is Sakura Kyu High School!!”

When the judge finished pronouncing the winner, the whole of District A erupted into cheers.

“Thunder Master!”

“Thunder Master!!”

“Thunder Master!!!”