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"let's start."

With Kondo Shusuke issuing the "ultimatum", Okita Souji officially began his first sword swing in front of his master.

"Drink——!"

The girl shouted loudly, as if to cheer herself up.

Ian watched the scene intently, hoping to understand his master Kondo Shusuke's intention.

only--

What the boy didn't expect was.

What my good friend said next was these words.

"The one who hurt Toshizo—"

"You must not let it go!"

One paragraph!

The girl rushed forward!

Second paragraph!

The girl came to the wooden stake!

Three sections!

The wooden sword hit the wooden stake!

A crisp sound echoed in the dojo, announcing the perfect end of Okita Souji's three-stage thrust.

[That was a smooth, flowing attack.]

[Okita Souji once again unleashed this unimaginable power in front of you.]

【but--】

You didn't feel jealous of her, but instead shouted from the bottom of your heart.

"Okita! You're a kendo genius!"

“This is incredible!”

“Eh, is there?!”

[Okita Souji came to his senses and looked very embarrassed.]

[However, she was obviously very happy to receive your praise.]

[In this atmosphere, you and she exchanged positions.]

【Now--】

[It's your turn to show off your sword skills in front of her! ]

"Come on, Toshizo!"

Souji Okita made a trumpet shape with his hands, completely ignoring his status as a young lady, and cheered for Ian.

The latter also responded positively to his friends.

"Okita! You have to watch carefully!"

"Yes! I will!"

Unlike Okita Souji's one-handed charge, Ian's grip on the sword seemed to be much stronger.

He held the wooden sword in both hands, which made it look more like he was holding an axe.

After seeing this scene, Kondo Shusuke also asked about Okita Souji.

"Okita."

"Is Hijikata like this every day?"

"Eh?"

Okita Souji was stunned when he was suddenly asked this question.

Then, she realized that this was part of her master's "assessment".

After much thought, she decided to "add" some points for her friend.

"Well, that's about right!"

Souji Okita looked at Ian holding the sword, and there was a faint light in his gray eyes.

"Hijikata always gives his all like this."

"He... is probably the kind of person who will give his all to whatever he does!"

"Whether it's kendo or life, he's always like this!"

This is not that Souji Okita is praising his friend.

After all, with the fireworks tower incident, Ian has already proved what it means that "people with ambition will eventually succeed no matter what they do."

Now, she was just repeating it from her own perspective!

"..."

Kondo Shusuke did not respond to Okita Souji, but silently watched Ian swinging his sword.

"Drink——!"

"If you dare to harm Okita, I will kill you!"

"Eh?!"

Saying something very similar to what Okita Souji had just said, Ian yelled "Ah ...

For him, this is the most straightforward way to wield a sword, and the one that best reflects his inner thoughts.

but--

This technique seems to be a bit too strenuous.

Bang!

The wooden sword in Ian's hand hit the wooden stake, and then was bounced away like an iron sword hitting iron armor.

"..."

Okita Souji felt his breathing quicken.

She had never expected that Ian had such a desperate look.

but……

If you think about it carefully, it’s not a strange thing.

After all, he was able to carry me around Qingye City...

"Hahaha, interesting."

Kondo Shusuke walked forward and picked up the wooden sword.

"Okita, Hijikata."

"You two have been friends for a long time, right?"

"Yes, Master." Okita Souji nodded with a blushing face. "Although we are still young, we have known each other for a long time."

"No wonder..."

Kondo Shusuke nodded thoughtfully.

"Because we're friends, our sword skills and stuff just happen to complement each other perfectly?"

"Eh, complementary?"

Okita Souji heard some incomprehensible words.

"Master, what do you mean? I... don't quite understand."

"nothing……"

Kondo Shusuke restrained his look that seemed to indicate he had thought of something.

"I just understand the direction of your sword skills."

"Okita, Hijikata."

The man's eyes swept over the two of them.

"From now on, you..."

"Let's take 'the other person' as our 'target' and practice 'Natural Rishin Flow'."

846. Okita Souji's Bond Development/The True Meaning of Kendo and Friendship (4k)

"..."

"..."

Kondo Shusuke's words immediately made Ian and Okita Souji pay attention when they heard it.

"Master, what does it mean to practice with Sui San as the goal?"

Okita Souji asked this question, which was rare and straightforward.

It can be seen that for her, when it comes to matters involving the other person, her level of concern will increase dramatically.

"It's simple-"

Kondo Shusuke seemed to have known that Okita Souji would ask this question, and he just drew his sword slightly.

A bright light flashed.

The man hit the wooden stake, which was much larger than the small wooden stakes hit by Ian and Okita Souji, at an imperceptible speed.

The crisp sound echoed in the ears of Ian and Okita Souji, like some proof.

"That means continuous training with the goal of 'defeating' the opponent. Do you understand?"

"The goal is to defeat the opponent?"

Ian and Okita Souji said almost at the same time.

"Master, you are kidding me, right?!"

Ian pointed at himself and looked incredulous.

"You want me to make it my goal to defeat Okita?"

"I can't do it! I can never do something like this!"

"..."

Seeing Ian instinctively saying without any thought that it was impossible for him to aim to defeat his friend, Souji Okita felt a warmth rising in his heart.

"I thought so too." The girl also gave her own answer - an answer that was almost exactly the same as his.

"To have a goal like defeating Toshizo... is simply impossible for me!"

However, faced with almost identical answers from Souji Okita and Ian, Kondo Shusuke did not show any surprise.

On the contrary, he further explained his intention, as if he had already known that his two disciples would not understand.

"I knew you would say that."

"But you have to think about it from another perspective—"

"if……"

Kondo Shusuke looked at the small wooden stakes in front of Okita Souji and Ian.

"If you could only use this small wooden stake as a target for your sword strikes for the rest of your life, what do you think the final outcome would be?"

"..."

Before Ian could figure out the answer to this question, Okita Souji seemed to suddenly understand something.

"Then you can only get the swordsmanship of knocking down small wooden stakes, right?"