I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

"what?"

Rukia panicked a little.

She never imagined that her efforts in cultivation would one day become an obstacle hindering her progress.

"That……"

Seeing Rukia's anxiety, Erin smiled.

"Don't worry so much, Rukia."

"Now that I've identified your problem, solving it is actually quite simple."

"Moreover, Rukia, what your teacher is going to teach you this time is 'Kendo' which is very suitable for you."

"kendo?"

"Yes, Kendo."

“The basic sword techniques you practiced before are called ‘slashing techniques’.”

"Slashing techniques allow one to better unleash their full potential."

"And the way of the sword is something that is on a higher level than the art of slashing."

"It's like the release of a Zanpakuto."

"A Shinigami who has mastered the 'Way of the Sword' will experience an increase in strength comparable to a Shinigami who has mastered the release of their Zanpakuto."

"While their strengths may not be worlds apart, the difference is quite significant."

"Ordinary swordsmanship can make an ordinary Shinigami comparable to a Seat Officer who has completed the Shikai training."

"And those powerful sword techniques can even allow the Grim Reaper to unleash power no weaker than Bankai."

"Wow……"

Upon hearing this, Rukia's eyes lit up immediately.

The "kendo" that Teacher Erin is going to teach is actually a powerful ability comparable to the release of a Zanpakuto.

Since being accepted as a disciple by Teacher Erin at the Shinigami Academy, Rukia's understanding has improved significantly over the past year.

While other students at the Shinigami Academy were still learning the most basic things, Rukia was exposed to Erin's training in Kido and Byakuya Kuchiki's sparring with her in Slash Techniques.

However, Rukia's excited expression only lasted for a short while before she began to doubt herself again, as always.

Can I really master something as advanced as "Kendo"?

“Rukia, since I have chosen to teach you ‘swordsmanship,’ it is naturally because I believe you are qualified to master it.”

Seemingly sensing Rukia's lack of confidence, Erin said softly to Rukia, "Besides, no matter what kind of swordsmanship it is, its foundation is your own cutting technique."

"Once you have truly mastered the 'Way of the Sword' that I have taught you, you will find that this so-called 'Way of the Sword' is actually nothing extraordinary."

"Yes, teacher, I will study hard."

"Then let's get started."

……

"Rukia, the 'swordsmanship' I'm going to teach you is called 'Data Swordsmanship'."

"Data Kendo?"

Although Rukia had her doubts, she listened attentively to Erin's teachings.

"Well, the so-called 'data swordsmanship' is essentially about turning everything about your enemy into quantifiable 'data,' then mastering the enemy's 'data,' and relying on your ability to quickly calculate 'data,' using your own 'data' which is stronger than the enemy's to attack the enemy's weakest 'data.'"

"Rukia, now I'll let you experience the power of 'Data Swordsmanship' first."

“Attack me.”

"Yes!"

Rukia drew her Asakasa from her waist, gripped the hilt with both hands, shifted her feet, and, once she felt she was no longer in Erin's direct line of sight, charged towards Erin in an instant.

At the same time, Erin's words also rang in Rukia's ears.

"Rukia, there is a 98% chance that your initial attack will be launched at a 30-degree angle to my left, using a lunge thrust. There is a 3% chance that you will launch an attack at a 45-degree angle behind me in my blind spot, using a diagonal slash."

"what?"

In a battle between powerful Shinigami, the two sides can exchange hundreds of blows in an instant.

The reason they can communicate during high-speed battles is mainly due to their "spiritual perception".

In such high-speed battles, the eyes can no longer keep up with the opponent's movements. Everyone relies on "spiritual sense" to capture the opponent's spiritual pressure and then launch an attack on the place where the spiritual pressure is sensed.

Similarly, in such battles, both sides are highly focused on their spiritual awareness, and their thoughts and ideas are all replaced by "spiritual awareness".

Therefore, the long discussions about each other's abilities that you see in anime during the breaks between battles are not because they stopped fighting to explain themselves, but because the communication between them was completed in the instant of their spiritual connection.

A fleeting moment of spiritual contact is enough to transmit the words they carry in their spiritual perception to the other person.

Erin slightly turned his body, and Rukia's sudden attack did not cause Erin any harm whatsoever.

A shallow slash passed in front of Erin, and then, before Rukia's next attack, Erin spoke again.

"Rukia, your next attack will be 99% likely a horizontal sword slash. After you miss me, you will immediately jump back out of my attack range."

"Shh!"

Rukia's horizontal slash was easily dodged by Erin. In her panic, she only wanted to get away from Erin-sensei immediately, but as soon as she jumped back, she felt that Erin-sensei had already foreseen all her movements.

In the ensuing battle, although Erin did not make a move and merely dodged Rukia's attacks, the damage he inflicted on Rukia was more than what Byakuya Kuchiki had done in a year.

In the end, even Rukia's hand holding the sword was trembling.

Because Erin could predict every single one of Rukia's attacks.

In fact, many times before Rukia's attack even begins, Erin has already predicted her next series of attacks.

The further they went, the more intense the fear became in Rukia's eyes.

She had even become like Erin's "puppet," attacking whatever Erin said.

Otherwise, she would just stand there blankly, completely unaware of what she was doing.

However, Rukia had no courage to stop attacking until Erin-sensei called a halt.

Instead of dwelling on your fears, you should rely on Teacher Erin's descriptions to devise a strategy.

In this way, Rukia herself actually felt better.

"That's fine, Rukia."

Chapter 207 The Most Terrifying Swordsmanship

Seeing that Rukia had almost reached her limit, Erin dared not continue and quickly called for a stop.

"Dang Cang..."

Hearing Erin call to stop, Rukia instantly felt a sense of relief, and could no longer hold onto her sword, letting her axe fall to the ground.

"Ha ha, ha ha..."

With her hands on her knees, Rukia was panting heavily.

Even now, the fear in her eyes has not faded.

If possible, she never wants to fight with Teacher Erin again.

The kind of battle where it feels like everything about you is seen through by the other party, and every move you make is within their expectations, is truly terrifying.

"Rukia, what are your thoughts on the battle just now?"

"Thinking?"

Hearing her teacher's question, Rukia gave a wry smile: "Teacher, my biggest feeling is that I never want to fight you again."

"Is it?"

Rukia's words did not surprise Erin.

This was exactly what Erin had expected.

The "Data Kendo" that Erin is preparing to teach Rukia is based on Erin and Haruko's tennis game.

There was a time when Erin was completely crushed by Haruko in the art of Go.

In an effort to regain some balance, Erin created a sport called "tennis" several hundred years ahead of schedule in the world of Death.

At the same time, Erin also created the rackets for the princes in "The Prince of Tennis".

It must be said that after these princes' rackets were made into Zanpakuto, the tennis skills of the most elite princes were in no way inferior to those of some captain-level Zanpakuto.

Among them, the "Data Kendo" that Erin is going to teach Rukia is a kendo derived from the "Data Tennis".

After fighting an enemy who uses "data tennis," it's difficult for anyone to even consider continuing the fight.

In the eyes of "data tennis" users, every move you make will deepen their understanding and knowledge of you.

They will deduce your model and analyze your combat thinking based on your performance.

It can be said that if a person is completely seen through by the user of "Data Tennis", and the user of "Data Tennis" happens to have a certain level of strength, then the battle between the two will be completely uneventful.

In a hundred or a thousand battles, the user of "data tennis" will always be the winner.

In the eyes of users of data tennis, all opponents who are completely understood by them are merely their puppets.

How they make their moves, how they dodge attacks, and how they retaliate are all entirely within their expectations.

You'll be like a mosquito caught in a spider's web, waiting to be exhausted before being easily harvested.

In Erin's view, "data kendo" can almost be called "the most terrifying kendo".

After Erin refined "Data Tennis" into "Data Swordsmanship," he discovered that Rukia was absolutely the most suitable person for this "Data Swordsmanship" in the entire Soul Society.

First, Rukia herself has the foundation to practice "Data Kendo," and her "rational thinking" is definitely the most compatible way of thinking with "Data Kendo."

Secondly, Rukia's Zanpakuto, Sode no Shirayuki, is the most beautiful Zanpakuto in Soul Society.

Its ability is to lower the user's body temperature below freezing point, freezing everything the user comes into contact with.

Before Rukia could properly use this ability, Sode no Shirayuki extended her own ability into the blade of Rukia's Zanpakuto, allowing Rukia to use Sode no Shirayuki's ability without lowering her body temperature below freezing.