I assembled the strongest swordsman group.

"Lone Wolf" led to a dramatic improvement in Qingdeng's physical condition.

With the help of these two talents, Qing Deng went from not being able to withstand a single blow to being able to barely withstand one or two blows after Zhou Zhu swung ten times.

At this moment, many of the students sitting on the edge of the dojo were seeing Qing Deng for the first time and were unaware that their Shieikan had gained another swordsmanship genius after Okita.

Seeing Qing Deng transform from being "completely powerless" to "able to withstand a few blows" under Zhou Zhu's sword in such a short time, they were all wide-eyed and stunned.

As for Kondo, who already knew about Aoto's talent, he crossed his arms and gave Shusuke a satisfied smile.

His expression seemed to be saying to Shusuke: See, Father, I wasn't wrong, was I? Tachibana-kun's swordsmanship talent is indeed no less than Souji's!

Kondo's smile was one that Shusuke was destined never to see.

Because Shusuke is now focusing all his attention on Aoto, who is right in front of him.

"Hehehe... You figured out so quickly how to defend against my attacks more effectively..." Shusuke's smile deepened, and he murmured in a voice only he could hear, "Well... how's your 'sense of smell'?"

As the murmur ended, Zhou Zhu abruptly stopped his attack on Qing Deng and quickly retreated.

Zhou Zhu only stopped retreating when he had retreated a full five steps away from Qing Deng.

After stopping, Shusuke slightly shifted the bamboo sword he had been holding in a mid-stance stance to the right...

The deviation was so slight that one might not even notice the change in the position of the bamboo sword in Zhou's assistant's hand unless they looked closely.

As Zhou Zhu slightly tilted the bamboo sword in his hand to the right, he also slightly shifted his center of gravity, tilting it slightly to the right.

Just like his sword, Shusuke's center of gravity shifted—if you didn't look closely, you might not even notice the change.

At this moment, looking at Zhou Zhu standing five steps away with his sword, Qing Deng didn't know why... he just felt like an electric current was running through his brain.

He couldn't explain why, but for no reason, a thought flashed through Qing Deng's mind—now was the perfect time to retaliate against Zhou Zhu!

The moment the thought flashed through Qing Deng's mind, he immediately acted on it as if by instinct or a conditioned reflex.

Footsteps slid, the ground creaked!

Qing Deng closed in on his sword until it could strike Zhou Zhu, raised his bamboo sword high, and thrust the blade towards Zhou Zhu from above!

"Ho ho ho..." Zhou Zhu let out a light laugh with a hint of joy as he watched the bamboo sword fall toward his shoulder.

Just as Qingdeng's bamboo sword was about to strike Zhouzhu's shoulder—

Snapped!

Zhou Zhu's bamboo sword arrived just in time, blocking Qing Deng's attack.

Seeing that Qing Deng's rare counterattack was blocked by Zhou Zhu, some of the apprentices sitting on the edge of the dojo showed their shock. Judging from Qing Deng's momentum just now, they thought that Qing Deng's attack might have a chance and could hit Zhou Zhu.

Unable to control his momentum, Qing Deng continued his forward charge, passing by Zhou Zhu. He only managed to stop his momentum and turn around when he was about two steps behind Zhou Zhu.

But as soon as Qing Deng turned around, a look of astonishment immediately appeared on his cheeks.

Because he saw that Zhou Zhu was now clutching his right shoulder with his left hand, his face contorted in pain.

"Father?" Upon seeing this, Kondo's expression changed immediately, and he quickly got up and ran towards Shusuke.

The other apprentices quickly followed, surrounding Shusuke with Kondo, their faces filled with worry.

Not understanding what was going on, Qing Deng put down his bamboo sword and ran towards Zhou Zhu.

"It's nothing, it's nothing." Shusuke smiled and waved to Kondo, Aoto and the others. "It's just an old problem that's acting up again. My right shoulder is a little sore. I'll be fine after some rest."

After putting Kondo and the others at ease, Shusuke smiled and turned his gaze to Aoto, who was now standing to his side.

"I was hoping to play with you a little longer," Zhou said helplessly, "but it seems I've overdone it with my right shoulder..."

"There's no other way; the test of your strength has to end here for now."

Zhou Zhu handed the bamboo sword in his hand to an apprentice beside him, gesturing for him to put the bamboo sword away properly.

The cold, automated system voice rang in Qing Deng's mind at that moment:

[Ding! Talent detected]

Successfully replicated talent: "Hawkeye"

[Talent Introduction: Dynamic vision is far superior to that of ordinary people]

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As soon as the mechanical system voice disappeared from Qingdeng's mind, he immediately felt a warm current surging from inside his eyeballs, quickly enveloping both of them.

This warm current has a considerable stimulating effect.

After his eyes were enveloped by the warm current, Qingdeng couldn't help but close his eyes tightly due to the pain.

This warm current came suddenly and went just as suddenly.

As soon as Qingdeng closed his eyes, the warm current began to slowly recede.

When Qingdeng opened his eyes again, he was surprised to find that the world before him... seemed to have changed.

My vision is still the same, but it feels like something has changed.

Just then, a fly flew past Qingdeng's eyes.

As he watched the fly fly past his eyes, Qing Deng finally realized that the world he saw had changed.

In the past, Qingdeng would have only seen a tiny black shadow flash past his eyes.

Now, Qingdeng can clearly capture the fly's flight path, see the fly's face, and the amplitude of its wing vibrations.

Great!

I've won the lottery again.

His dynamic vision is far superior to others... This talent may not be of much use in daily life, but it is extremely useful in combat.

If you can see through the enemy's movements more clearly, you can anticipate their moves!

However, while feeling delighted, Qingdeng was also somewhat surprised by his newly acquired powerful talent.

Zhou Zhu possesses talent, which aligns with Qing Deng's expectations.

After all, this person is the third head of the Tennen Rishin-ryu school of Buddhism.

It's normal for a capable person like him to have some special talent.

To Qing Deng's surprise, Zhou Zhu's talent was that his dynamic vision was far superior to that of ordinary people...

A person with tiny, squinty eyes—so small that it's hard to tell if they're even open—possesses a talent known as "Eagle Eyes"...

It's a very strange feeling.

It's like seeing a muscular man with biceps bigger than a baby's head who also has the talent of "abundant breast milk"...

Qing Deng couldn't help but cast a surprised and bewildered look at Zhou Zhu...

Noticing Qing Deng's gaze, Zhou Zhu turned his face, which was so wide open that it was hard to tell if he had his eyes open or not, towards Qing Deng.

"Tachibana-kun, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Ah? Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing."

Although he was puzzled as to why Qing Deng had been looking at him like that, Zhou Zhu did not delve any further into the matter.

After rubbing his right shoulder vigorously a few times, the pain in his right shoulder lessened slightly, and Zhou Zhu smiled as he put his hands behind his back.

Then... he suddenly started circling around Qingdeng...

While circling around Qingdeng, she reached out to touch Qingdeng here and pinch Qingdeng there...

While touching and kneading various parts of Qingdeng's body, he wore a strange smile and muttered incantations:

"Hmm...the body isn't particularly robust...but there's considerable room for growth..."

"Wow, the muscles here are quite firm."

"Your fingers are long and slender..."

Seeing Zhou Zhu massaging his shoulders, waist, and other parts of his body while uttering strange words, Qing Deng's expression changed slightly, and he subconsciously tightened his anus.

Kondo and the others around him were also stunned by Shusuke's strange behavior.

—This guy… he can’t be some kind of gay guy, right?!

A chill ran down Qingdeng's spine as he shrank back, a thousand thoughts and fantasies uncontrollably swirling in his mind...

...The news stories I'd seen in my past life about teachers abusing their positions to bully students...

Hey, come to my room tonight, I'll teach you some secret techniques...

...What? It's just getting into my bed, what's there to be afraid of? I can only teach you this secret technique after you're in my bed...

...My dear apprentice, you probably still want to practice your sword, right? I'm furious right now, so please kneel down and help me...

These chaotic thoughts and fantasies only lingered in Qingdeng's mind for a short while before dissipating.

Because at that moment, Zhou Zhu suddenly asked Qing Deng a question that caught him off guard:

"Hey, have you started exercising lately?"

"Huh?" Qingdeng paused for a moment, then quickly nodded. "Yes, that's right."

"I knew it." Zhou Zhu grinned. "I can see that the muscles in your arms, legs, waist, and other parts of your body have recently been working out."

"Have you just started exercising?"

“Yes,” Qingdeng replied. “I think a strong physique is essential to mastering swordsmanship, so I’ve been consciously exercising lately.”

"Hehehe... Well said."

Zhou Zhu's smile now held a hint of joy and relief.

"A strong physique is indeed essential to mastering swordsmanship."

"Since you have muscles for exercising...that's good."