People bring their own maids to the training camp

At the end of the fourth round, Horikita Manabu once again announced a duel for all members.

The matchup is as follows:

Sakayanagi Team vs. Himegami Team

Ryuen Team vs. Nishikawa Team

Ichinose Group vs Horikita Group

Shiina Group vs. Kushida Group

The duel event is plank.

Ryuen decisively used the item card to replace Ibuki.

After heading to the playground from Longyuan, the four matches started simultaneously.

Kanzaki lost to Kito in the first group, leaving Chihaya with only one chance.

In the second group, Ryūgen defeated Katsuragi, who now only has one chance left.

The third group, led by Ayanokouji, had outstanding acting skills, finishing just two seconds ahead of Shibata and eliminating Ichinose's group.

Albert won the fourth group, leaving the Kushida group with only one more chance to lose a duel.

Honami sighed, first comforting Shibata, then hugging Chihaya.

"Chihaya, the hopes of Class B are in your hands? It's okay if we lose, let's go have dinner early and rest for a bit. Come to my room this weekend and we'll have hot pot."

"I think I can still put up a last-ditch effort," Chihaya said with a smile. "I'll do my best for you all too."

Fanbo handed over his headset and left the venue.

There are seven teams left on the field, but the strengths and weaknesses are quite obvious.

"The people in Class C are monsters." Kanzaki sighed through the earpiece. "Yamada-kun is just too strong, and it was a forced duel, too."

"Kanzaki-san, do you think we can still win?" Chihaya suddenly asked.

"I wouldn't say it's 100%, but the probability of failure is quite high, right?" Kanzaki's voice sounded helpless.

"Indeed, but you probably already know what kind of item cards I have, although there's one that hasn't appeared yet."

"Probably, the eight groups have four different skills, right? Now we can only look forward to the one we haven't seen before."

"Then let's wait and see?"

Because I cannot disclose the specific details, I will stop here.

In the fifth round, Sakayanagi caught up with Kushida and launched a duel, making the Kushida-Hirata duo the second to be eliminated.

The Longyuan team is progressing normally.

The Shiina Group launches a duel, targeting the Himegami Group.

"I want to use an item card." Chihaya smiled and raised her hand to indicate, "The player will take the place of the chess piece in the duel."

This move shocked everyone, including his partner Kanzaki.

"Hime-kun, perhaps it would be better if I did it? Although I know you have studied a lot of things."

"It's okay, Kanzaki-san. Although it's a special exam, it's actually more like a game, like a variety show." Chihaya said as she walked towards the playground, which was the dueling ground.

A hint of reluctance flashed in Shiina's eyes, but Chihaya smiled at her instead.

Long Yuan seemed lost in thought, and didn't even utter a word of provocation.

Chihaya and Albert's duel was in Kendo.

Both sides must continue the duel while wearing protective gear, and the first to hit a valid target area wins.

"...Hime-kun, why don't you just forfeit?" Kanzaki tried to persuade her further, "Even a wooden sword..."

He didn't say it too definitively, but Kanzaki knew that he had conveyed his meaning to Chihaya.

"It's okay, Kanzaki-san, participation is what matters." Chihaya finished tying her hair up, put on her head brace, and then picked up her wooden sword. "It might sound a bit boastful, but I'm really strong, you know?"

134. "A single sword strike to the throat"

The effective striking points in Kendo are the face (including the front and left and right sides), throat, abdomen (left and right sides), and hands (left and right wrists). All of these are vital parts of the body.

Since it would take Albert some time to find and put on suitable protective gear, Chihaya simply placed the bamboo sword on the ground and sat down to rest with her eyes closed.

Appreciating and watching Kendo can be viewed from both external techniques and internal psychological aspects. The confrontation between the two before they make their move is a battle of minds.

Of all the disciplines Chihaya had studied, Kendo wasn't considered particularly difficult. He didn't find Kendo interesting, so after defeating his Kendo teacher, he decisively began learning a new one.

While Albert Yamada certainly possessed immense strength, some things cannot be won simply by brute force. Albert was tall and imposing; in a swordsmanship duel, the Black exchange student would be nothing more than a giant wooden dummy in Chihaya's eyes.

Albert trained by lifting weights, while Chihaya trained through real sparring with people, and kendo was just one of her methods.

Making hasty judgments based on body size will lead to serious losses. Chihaya opened her eyes, her gaze beneath the protective gear incredibly sharp; the black exchange student seemed like an ox to her, like a butcher looking at a ox.

Finally, Albert changed into his protective gear and came to Chihaya. The scene looked a lot like Snorlax standing in front of Gardevoir.

"Tell Shiina, it's not too late to admit defeat," the Black exchange student said earnestly.

“That’s true, Yamada-kun. It’s not too late to admit defeat now, is it?” Chihaya replied. “I’m very strong, you know?”

"I will not hold back."

"You mean you won't hold back, right? That's only fair." Chihaya reached out and patted Albert on the shoulder. "Please give it your all, okay?"

After saying that, Chihaya picked up the bamboo sword and went to the field to get ready.

The other groups could have continued, but everyone expressed their wish to wait until this group finished before continuing.

All the players switched their screens to the perspective of Chihaya and Albert's duel, and Shiina even secretly clutched his sleeve.

The head of the kendo club, acting as the referee, stepped between the two and briefly explained the rules, including the valid body parts.

It's clear that the head of the kendo club also had reservations about the match, believing that the disparity between the two sides was too great.

However, Chihaya showed no sign of backing down and had already gripped the bamboo sword with both hands, ready to strike.

The referee could only sigh and routinely inquire whether both sides were ready.

After receiving affirmative responses from both sides, the referee announced the start of the match.

Without hesitation, Albert attacked Chihaya.

The sound of the two bamboo swords clashing was "sparks flying everywhere". Qianzao, who was parrying the attacks of the black exchange student, seemed to everyone as swaying like a duckweed in the wind and rain. Faced with the continuous attacks of Albert's storm class, he had to retreat continuously.

However, it was during a brief lull in Albert's continuous attacks that Chihaya unleashed his full power.

He first parried the attack from the black student, then instantly switched hands and turned to the side, striking Albert in the abdomen with a rapier thrust.

There was a few seconds of silence, followed by an uproar.

Even Albert himself stopped moving.

"Announce the winner?" Nan Yun urged.

"This...this doesn't seem to be a kendo move?" The referee hesitated for a moment before speaking hesitantly.

“This competition only specifies the valid target areas,” Chihaya said. “There are no restrictions on the movements. Even if I throw the sword and it hits a valid target area, it should still count as a point.”

"But...but...this..." The referee was at a loss and could only look at Nan Yun.

"Hmm, the referee has a point. What do you think, Himegami-kun?" Nagumo simply tossed the topic to Chihaya, keeping himself completely uninvolved.

“If everyone doesn’t think it’s a waste of time, I can win using the kendo method as well,” Chihaya answered without hesitation.

"You're quite confident, aren't you? Yamada-kun, do you have a problem with that?"

Albert, being the loser, naturally had no objections.

So the two returned to the field and stood still, both assuming the starting stance.

The second match was announced to begin, and in an instant, a scene that stunned the referee occurred.

Chihaya's bamboo sword touched Albert's wrist, causing the latter to go numb and instinctively release his grip.

By the time Albert regained his senses and regained control of the bamboo sword, Chihaya's bamboo sword tip was already pressed against her throat.

With clean and swift movements, like a swordsman delivering a fatal blow, Albert, as the opponent, had no time to react before he typed "GG".

If Chihaya simply thrusts her sword forward, it would count as two valid strikes, whereas under the current rules, only one valid strike is needed to win. Not to mention this is a rematch for Chihaya.

The referee composed himself and delivered his verdict.

"Himechi Chihaya wins."

Chihaya removed her headgear, gestured to the referee, smiled slightly at Albert, and then turned to leave the table and head to the locker room.

The Shiina team failed in their challenge, and the Himegami team won.

This relieved Shiina but also left her with some regret—she and Albert were originally the group with the biggest advantage, but now Albert was no match for Chihaya, which suddenly made the situation unpredictable.

"As expected of someone who took down Sudo in one fell swoop, even Albert was no match for her?" Ryuen was not discouraged at all, but instead became interested. "She's much more interesting than I imagined!"

“But if that’s the case, it’s basically impossible for us to defeat the Himegami group through a duel, right?” Shiina said.

“It’s alright, I have the advantage in terms of distance,” Long Yuan said. “Now you can move on to another target, anyone will do.”

“I understand.” Shiina nodded and decided to change her “hunting targets” to Ayanokoji and Suzune.

The Horikita team still has a full 3 HP, so it would be better to weaken them appropriately.

Nishikawa and Katsuragi have only 1 HP left and will be taken down by Chihaya in the next round. At that time, the only real threat on the field will be Sakayanagi, who also has 3 HP.

Chihaya quickly changed out of her protective gear and returned to her room, and the match continued.

The Horikita group is progressing normally.

Chihaya threw a 6, catching up with the Nishikawa group, and then initiated a duel.

Chihaya once again led the attack, defeating Katsuragi 5-1 in badminton.

Only the Sakayanagi-gumi, Ryuen-gumi, Shiina-gumi, Horikita-gumi, and Himegami-gumi teams remained on the field.

The Himegami group, with Chihaya taking the lead, undoubtedly became the most eye-catching part, and all the students watching the match were deeply impressed by Chihaya's powerful strength.

135. "The Demon King"