The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 150 Pick it up, I told you to pick it up!

After hearing about Ayase Ayase's past, he originally planned to let her take back the dojo on her own, so he taught her various techniques.

But by a trick of fate, she has lost the qualification for the selection battle and will never be able to fight the enemy.

It doesn't matter, I will take action.

The day after the duel.

After school, Zun Zun and others were led by Ayatsuji Ayase to the old Ayatsuji Kendo Hall.

A large house surrounded by a fence appeared in front of the four people. However, the house was in a state of disrepair and could even be described as an abandoned house.

The tiles were peeling off, and the pillars supporting the gate were black and starting to decay. Cigarette butts and empty cans were scattered all around the mansion, the walls were sprayed with colorful paint, and crooked and tasteless graffiti polluted the white walls.

"This place... used to be my hometown."

Ayatsuji Ayase gritted her teeth.

Her expression showed deep regret, which was heartbreaking to watch.

"How does Zun Zun-san plan to get the dojo back?"

"Of course it's a challenge."

What Zun Zun said is natural.

Several people were speechless for a moment, but after thinking about it, it seemed that this was the only way. After all, Kurashiki Kōto used this unexpectedly legitimate method of challenging the opponent to defeat Ayase Ayase's father and took away the kendo gym.

I have to say, it’s very Zun Zun style.

"I understand. But please be careful, Mr. Zun. That man... the swordsman killer is really strong."

"Who do you think I am?"

Zun Zun waved his hand.

Then he walked into the dojo carelessly.

The door was almost rotten and looked shaky. It made a loud noise when it was pushed open, attracting the attention of several ferocious-looking thugs inside.

One of them was a bald man who had wanted to touch him.

But he was in very bad condition now, his whole body was wrapped in bandages, with two crutches beside him. When he saw Zun Zun and the others, he wanted to yell at them, but it seemed like he had hit a painful spot and he grimaced.

"Hey, you guys..."

"Light of Saber!"

“Aa ...

The hooligans had no time to react before their entire bodies were covered by a strong electric current. They screamed, their eyes turned white, and they passed out, including the bald man who had been hit by a dump truck and was wrapped in bandages.

Stella twitched the corner of her mouth when she saw this.

"Your Excellency..."

"Don't worry, I'm showing mercy."

Can this be called showing mercy?

The blackened charred corpses were in strange shapes and emitted a foul smell. She didn't know whether these hooligans were alive or dead. She thought she had a bad temper, but she didn't expect there was another expert.

"I really don't understand, Stella. Once you're sure they're enemies, you won't care about martial ethics anymore."

"I agree with that."

Kurogane Ikki nodded.

He is not a saint. He has come to challenge you. Does he have to put on a flattering smile to meet you? He will not show mercy to you.

"That's not what I meant. What I meant was, if we kill them all, wouldn't the guy we're looking for be nowhere to be found?"

"Don't worry, I can find it."

Zun Zun looked towards the dojo.

There is a huge magical power there that is different from this garbage, and the person who can possess this magical power is obvious.

Come to the dojo and open the door.

The swordsman killer Kurashiki Kurato was sitting on the sofa in the dojo, and the dojo was just as imagined, with garbage all over the floor, dirty walls and a bad smell.

When he saw Zun Zun and the others, his eyes behind his sunglasses lit up, revealing shark-like teeth.

"I was planning on visiting your place."

"I'm sorry, but Pojun Academy is a place where evil men and dogs are not allowed to enter. I guess you can't get in."

Zun Zun's sharp tongue made Kurashiki Zangren look unhappy.

He lowered his voice and asked, "So, what are you doing here?"

"Are you using your eyes for blowing air? Or are your sunglasses preventing you from seeing the current situation clearly? I didn't expect that after staying with these rubbish for so long, your brain would become rusty and dull... You can tell what you are here for by looking at this scene, right? Of course, you are here to cause trouble!"

"Haha! I thought you were going to say something, boring. Regardless of what kind of magic potion that woman gave you, this dojo is a trophy I obtained after a formal duel. Do you understand what this means?"

"I understand, I understand, so—"

Zun Zun took the two wooden swords from Ayatsuji Ayase's hands and pointed one of them at Kurashiki Kurato's nose.

"I'm here to duel with you."

"...Are you going to challenge me?"

"Don't you dare? Of course, if you admit that you are a loser and a weakling, and then bark like a dog three times, I can still let you go."

"You guy...Okay, I accept it."

Kurashiki Kurato was so angry that he laughed. He grabbed the wooden sword that was handed to him. Just when he was about to crush it,

"Just to remind you, my inherent spiritual equipment is not a sword, so I can only use a wooden sword. Of course, if you plan to use your inherent spiritual equipment to have an unfair duel, I don't mind."

"Well!"

The choked Kurashiki suppressed his anger and did not crush the wooden sword. If he did, he would have to fight with his bare hands.

Ikki Kurogane, Stella, and Ayase Ayatsuji watched from the edge of the dojo.

Kurashiki Kōto grinned and said with full malice: "Compared to a foul-mouthed brat like you, I would rather fight that guy (Kurogatsu Ikki). But it doesn't matter, I will defeat you soon, and then have a real fight with him!"

"That's only if you can win."

"Then - let's get started!"

He growled, and excitedly swung his sword at Zun Zun. As soon as the fight started, he immediately took big steps to shorten the distance, and each step was enough to crush the floor, showing his explosive power.

"Aha!"

A head-on strike with all his might!
Kurashiki Kōto performed a rather crude I-ryu swordsmanship, with movements full of flaws and poor techniques, which could be easily defended. He also had no idea of the basic attack mode of the katana and only relied on the arm strength of one hand.

Rather than calling it a slash, it would be more appropriate to describe it as a hit.

However, the movements seemed rough, but they were very sharp.

The continuous and uninterrupted sword strikes on the wooden sword made the blade bang. I don't know where Ayase Ayase bought the wooden sword, but the quality is really good.

Zun Zun did not attack.

Instead, he supported the wooden sword and his body continued to sink.

Kurashiki's strength is amazing, just like a beast, swinging the wooden sword wildly, like the claws of a beast. Without a trace of faith or reason, he makes people submit with strength alone, nakedly powerful.

It turned out to be the case.

No wonder Ayase Ayase's father lost.

As far as he knew, Ayase Ayase's father had fallen ill and was dying when he dueled with Kurashiki Kurato. In addition, according to the theory that young and strong fists are better, it would be strange for him to win.

While thinking, Zun Zun leaned his upper body back to avoid the horizontal slash that Kurashiki Kōto swung with all his strength.

Boom!
The sword pressure like a cannon passed over his nose.

Since he was swinging with all his strength, his chest was wide open. How could Zun Zun fail to seize such a low-level mistake?

He turned his wrist and held the wooden sword in reverse, twisted his body so that his back was facing Kurashiki Kōto, and stabbed behind him like a dagger.

“This move…!”

Ikki Kurogane was amazed.

He had never seen such a move before. Although it looked a little strange, it was undoubtedly a great sword technique. Using his body to block the path of the sword, the enemy could not judge the direction of the sword and was caught off guard. —— Success!

Just as he was making this judgment, Kurashiki Kōto sneered and held his wooden sword upright to block Zun Zun's counterattack.

"impossible!"

Stella exclaimed.

If it was her, she would definitely not be able to respond in time, but Kurashiki Kōto managed to block it at the critical moment.

"Haha, what a shame."

He stuck out his tongue and laughed at Zun Zun.

It's really a pity.

Zun Zun's timing of aiming was perfect. With the reflexes of an average person, it would be impossible to retract his right hand that was suspended in the air at that moment.

Unless he saw through Zun Zun's counterattack in advance and prepared for defense from the beginning. Or...

Another very tricky possibility emerged in Kurogane Ikki's mind.

That is--

"I see. It's a strong reflex nerve."

Zun Zun looked straight at him.

This is it!

Kurogane Ikki clapped his hands.

Conditioned reflexes in the nervous system have three elements: input, transmission, and output. When represented by a few neurons, it corresponds to the reaction of an individual organism to a local stimulus. When expanded to a neural community, it may correspond to the method of handling a certain stimulating event.

The reflex speed of an average person is about 0.3 seconds, while that of a strong e-sports player is 0.1 seconds.

This nerve conduction speed will not be lower than 0.1 seconds no matter how much training is done. However, based on the attack and defense just now, Kurashiki Kōto's reflex speed is only about 0.05 seconds.

It can be said that it has surpassed human limits.

This kind of extraordinary reflex nerve can do many things that are out of the ordinary. While Zun Zun is performing one action, Kurashiki Zangren can perform two or even three actions.

That's right.

His swordsmanship does not involve any skill, it is just full of violence, but he can use this violence to destroy everything.

Because reflex speed is the basis of speed that governs all movements, no matter how much physical training, moves, and tactics are practiced, it is meaningless as long as they are detected.

No matter how casually Kurashiki Kōto attacks, he can wait for the enemy to defend and then change the location of the attack.

It's just like the "right to shoot last" in someone's basketball game. How can you shoot after watching others shoot?
"You're the first one to see through my super-speed reflexes in our first fight. I admit I underestimated you, but even if you saw through it, what would it matter? Even if you know how super-speed reflexes work, how are you going to crack it?"

"Ah."

Zun Zun sneered disdainfully.

There are as many ways as you want to crack it.

For example, the wall-building flow, the water-flowing air circle, or even more swordsmanship techniques.

but……

Yes, it is this dojo after all.

Zun Zun raised the wooden sword in his hand, pointed the tip of the sword at Kurashiki Kōto in front of him, and then ran towards him quickly. This was the first time that Zun Zun took the initiative to attack.

"Seek death!"

Kurashiki Kōto grinned wildly.

He kept swinging the wooden sword in his hand without any skill at all. But he was not panicked at all, and continued to do so recklessly. After all, his quick reflexes gave him enough confidence to change his moves at the critical moment.

Zun Zun was completely unprepared for Xia Jibakan and seemed completely helpless against this move.

Ayatsuji Ayase closed her eyes in fear.

Stella couldn't bear it and lowered her head.

Only Kurogane Ikki stared at Zun Zun with his eyes wide open. He had a premonition... that the next move would be unexpected.

Zun Zun was not afraid of the strong wind coming towards him, and he moved forward bravely. He raised his sword in front of him, with the tip of the sword pointing straight at Kurashiki Kōto, without any defensive posture, and just moved forward.

Have you given up on yourself?

Or was it just a reckless charge?

——No, this guy!
The tip of the knife is held high in front of the eyes, and the red eyes contain a sharp light, which is all terrifying.

Kurashiki knew this feeling.

This was the only time he had ever stood up and experienced this feeling.

That was during the battle with Ayase Ayase's father. At the last moment, that guy seemed to be about to perform a certain move.

He is just like Zun Zun now.

Abandoning defense, he rushed forward recklessly.

Kurashiki Kōto still doesn't understand what he wanted to do at that time, but at that moment he did feel the danger and the fear deep in his bones.

At that moment, at this moment.

So funny!

Kurashiki Kōto did not stop slashing. With his divine shooting speed, he could have switched to an evasive posture in an instant, but he insisted on moving forward.

Have to move forward!
He had been waiting for the follow-up to that duel.

Ayase Ayase Tsuji's father might get better, and Ayase Ayase Tsuji might be able to reach the same level to challenge herself.

He gambled his tiny expectations and waited in this place day and night.

So, he can't stop!
There is no reason to stop!
"You really made me wait so long! It was worth it that I waited for two whole years——!"

In an instant.

The two paused.

Kurashiki Kōto's wooden sword grazed Zun Zun's neck, while Zun Zun's wooden sword stabbed his kidney. The powerful rotation force caused his upper body to twist slightly.

I dare to guarantee it.

One of Kurashiki's kidneys ruptured.

"Cough cough!"

Kurashiki Kōto's legs went weak and he knelt on the ground unconsciously, coughing. His hands were weak and the wooden sword fell to the ground. There was only one question circling in his mind.

why?
Although he had been hit by his own wooden sword, Zun Zun was not hurt at all.

"this is……!"

"That's right. He senses everything about his opponent and uses the slightest movement of his body to deflect the opponent's sword. This is an unparalleled stance - the ultimate secret of Ayatsuji Ittoryu: Perfection."

Kurogane Ikki spoke slowly.

In fact, he already knew this move, but he has not yet fully mastered it. Unexpectedly, Zun Zun, who usually keeps a low profile, has already mastered this secret.

No, considering the realm of swordsmanship he had reached, it was impossible for him not to master it.

"I see, that old man wanted to use this trick at the end..."

Kurashiki Kōto spat out a mouthful of blood foam.

"It's flawless, he's really good..."

"Perfect? Ridiculous. How can this be called perfect?"

There was contempt in Zun Zun's words.

He had clearly defeated Kurashiki Kurato with this trick, but he still looked disdainful, which surprised everyone.

“Pick up the wooden sword.

I told you to pick up the wooden sword!"

The noble wooden sword pointed at Kurashiki Kōto and looked down at him: "Next, I will tell you what is truly perfect."

(End of this chapter)