In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

Not to mention that Ririkko also took him to the Kendo Club to wear the uniform, and in the afternoon, the two of them were seen running laps together by many people.

"Uesugi-kun, if you really want to practice swordsmanship, the first thing you need to do is to calm your mind."

In the corridor, Lilizi spoke calmly.

"How to do it exactly?"

Lilizi advised, "Let your heart reject external distractions and remain as calm as the surface of a lake."

"it is good."

Uesugi Che focused his mind, and subconsciously operated the Qi Harmony Technique with each breath. After his mind was at peace, he filtered out the whispers around him.

[You have mastered the sword realm "Calm as Still Water", Willpower +3]

Uesugi Tetsu was greatly encouraged and thought to himself that the realm of swordsmanship was as easy as cabbage, and he could break through by changing his mind.

When he reached the bottom of the building and there was no one around, Uesugi Tetsu suddenly realized that Ririk was staring at him as if he were a monster.

Uesugi Tetsu: "Is there something dirty on my face?"

After two seconds of silence, Lilizi asked, "Your heart is as still as water... Did you do it?"

Uesugi Tetsu was puzzled: "Isn't it just treating what passersby say as fart? What's so difficult about that?"

After staring at each other for a while, Lilizi realized that he didn't seem to be joking, so she turned her head away and said as if nothing had happened, "Hurry up."

In an instant, you can achieve a calm mind...

"It's not that difficult." Lilizi took a deep breath and tried to keep a straight face. "But Uesugi-kun, you do have more kendo talent than the average person."

Uesugi Tetsu took what she said seriously and cupped his hands, "From now on, I'll be bothering Teacher Lilizi a lot more."

Lilizi didn't say anything.

After changing into the uniform, Ririkko first rejected a number of club members' invitations to spar with her and then took Uesugi Tetsu into the deepest part of the kendo hall.

After walking into a small dojo and closing the heavy wooden door, the kendo hall, which had been noisy after class, suddenly became quiet.

Ririkoro, wearing a high ponytail, stepped barefoot on the cool wooden floor. "This is the cubicle that Kondo-sensei used when he was teaching me. Now I can put it to good use by teaching you swordsmanship, Uesugi-kun."

She took the brand new bamboo sword out of the bag and handed it solemnly to Uesugi Tetsu.

Uesugi Tetsu took it with both hands: "Teacher Lilizi, I will study hard."

Lilizi nodded noncommittally, then sat down cross-legged and began to explain: "My sword style is the Tennen Rishin-ryu. Although I haven't obtained the 'Menkyo Kaiden' certificate yet, this can only be considered a sparring and exchange between classmates, so it's fine."

What a disclaimer.

Uesugi Tetsu was complaining in his heart when he saw a prompt suddenly pop up in front of him.

[Tokugawa Ririko is teaching you the sword style, Tennen Rishin-ryu...]

He perked up and listened without daring to neglect anything.

"Unlike modern kendo, we emphasize simplicity, practicality, and flexibility rather than scoring in competition..."

After more than ten minutes of explanation, Lilizi stood up and said, "Come, first learn how to stand and hold the sword."

[You have learned the sword technique: Natural Rishin Flow.]

【Natural Rituals (Beginner 0/200)】

[Effect: None]

My goodness, even though he has already learned swordsmanship, he is still in the "unentered" stage, and the proficiency level of the unentered stage alone is twice as much as the proficiency level after entering the Qigong stage.

I can only say that it is worthy of being an orthodox swordsmanship school, and it is not something that can be challenged by a mere fragment of Qigong.

Two and a half hours later.

[After arduous training, your skill, proficiency in the natural rational flow, has increased by +1!]

Uesugi Tetsu, sweating profusely, put down his bamboo sword and fell into deep thought as he looked at the progress bar that hardly moved.

"Uesugi-kun, your swordsmanship talent doesn't seem very ideal."

Lilizi leaned on her sword with a stern face, but her tone was gloating, with a rather sarcastic tone.

"But don't be too disappointed." She squatted down and patted Uesugi Tetsu's shoulder, her tone caring, "Uesugi-kun, talent is something you can't force."

She looked at the silent Uesugi Tetsu for a while, then restrained her tone and added a comforting sentence: "Besides, your breathing rhythm technique is not bad."

A curious little head popped out from the edge of Uesugi Tetsu's vision: "Teach me?"

"Don't worry, I'll teach you."

Uesugi Che stared at the eye-catching "1" for a while, then began to rummage through his storage backpack. Finally, he stopped when he saw the remaining two gleaming [Soul-Requiem Incense Ashes].

他 说:

"Let me be quiet for a while and sort out my thoughts."

Chapter 12: Your own failure is terrible, but your friend's success is even more painful

Tokugawa Ririko, who could hardly suppress her smile, naturally followed suit.

She walked to the corner alone and continued her daily Suzhen practice.

The sound of breaking wind coming from the side made Uesugi Che click his tongue in displeasure.

This is the same reason why college students can fall asleep soundly to the noisy sound of their blue-switch keyboards, but cannot sleep all night to the sound of their roommates flipping through books.

Uesugi Tetsu focused his attention on the glittering ashes of the requiem incense, and soon a prompt popped up asking whether to use it.

Uesugi Che was stunned. It turned out that he could also use the soul-soothing incense ash?

Isn't this thing a consumable for upgrading the stars of the demon incarnation? If people eat it, won't they die immediately?

However, although the soul-soothing incense ash is a necessary consumable for upgrading the demon incarnation, it is actually not precious at all.

On the contrary, it is a common thing in the card pool that appears nine out of ten times.

After squinting his eyes and thinking for a moment, Uesugi Che clicked to use it.

In just a moment, Uesugi Che felt that the world in front of him changed from blurry 1080p to extremely clear 4k, and countless tiny movements slowly flowed through his five senses.

When Uesugi Tetsu gripped the bamboo sword tightly, all that Ririkko had said and the step-by-step instructions she had given him just now came clear to his mind.

All actions and theories seemed to become extremely simple.

"I understand."

he murmured.

Lilizi, who was currently doing Suzhen, stopped and glanced at him: "What did you understand?"

"Standing posture, holding the sword, controlling the center of gravity, Su Zhen, step forward..."

Just like reading out the names of dishes, Uesugi Tetsu recited all the basic skills that Ririko had just taught her, making the latter's expression gradually become more interesting.

She covered her mouth and trembled for a long time before she spoke seriously: "Talk more, I promise not to laugh out loud."

However, Uesugi Tetsu did not reply to Ririko. He knew that this state must have a time limit, and the soul-soothing incense ash was a consumable item.

Therefore, we must quickly engrave these insights into our bodies before the effects wear off.

Under Ririkko's half-smiled gaze, Uesugi Tetsu activated the Qi He Jutsu, maintaining a calm state as he stood up, grasped his sword, and swung it in the air...

As a result, Uesugi Tetsu's swordsmanship level quickly changed from an ordinary person who knew nothing about swordsmanship to a swordsmanship enthusiast who had been practicing for about one or two months.

Lilizi's expression also changed from being unable to hold back at the beginning, to gradually becoming serious, then to confusion, and finally to silence.

When all this is over, time...

Lilizi lowered her head blankly and glanced at her phone.

Only an hour had passed.

As the effect of the soothing incense ash disappeared, the world in front of Uesugi Che suddenly became more blurred.

Only then did he realize that he was sweating all over, as if he had just been fished out of the water, and his muscles were extremely sore, as if he had been beaten up by Lilizi beside him.

However, it's all worth it.

[After using the Soul-Calming Incense Ashes for the first time and undergoing arduous training, your proficiency in the Qi He Jutsu fragment has increased by +18!]

[Qiheshu Fragments (Beginner 74/100)]

[After using the Soul-Restoring Incense Ashes for the first time and undergoing arduous training, your proficiency in the Natural Rituals is increased by 50!]

【Kenjutsu: Natural Rishin-ryu (Beginner 51/200)】

[After using the Soul-Restoring Incense Ash for the first time and undergoing arduous training, your Willpower +1!]

Not only has the proficiency of both skills been greatly improved, but the willpower has also increased from 7 points to 8 points.

Uesugi Tetsu turned to look at Lilizi, forcing a smile as he said calmly, "I told you, let me be quiet for a while and sort out my thoughts."

Lilizi was at a loss.

Just one hour's time could bridge a month's worth of day and night effort.

When others swing their sword once, it is equivalent to her swinging it thousands or even tens of thousands of times.

It turns out that hard work is nothing compared to talent.

The clown turned out to be me.

In the silence, Lilizi suddenly spoke: "Xiao Che, come and slap me."

"what?"

Uesugi Tetsu hasn't reacted yet.

"It really is reality." Lilizi sighed, "If this were a dream, I would have been beaten into a pig's head."

Lilizi paused and asked again, "Do you still want to learn today?"

"Please spare me, I can hardly even lift my hands."

Uesugi Tetsu shook his head and shook his limp arms.

"Ah."

Lilizi nodded and silently disassembled the bamboo sword, carefully wiped and polished every part, then reinstalled the blade, the middle knot, and the leather, and finally hung up the tendon string to straighten the bamboo sword.

Uesugi Tetsu looked at Ririko, who was as serious as if she had just experienced a big battle, and felt that the atmosphere seemed a little wrong.

But he couldn't tell what was wrong.

I was just concentrating on practicing sword skills just now, and I don’t think I have provoked Lilizi in any way.

After a while, Lilizi put the bamboo sword into the bag, walked to the door with a puff, and looked back with some confusion: "Uesugi-kun, don't you want to come with us?"

Uesugi Tetsu pondered for a few seconds, then decided to ask directly, "Is there something on your mind?"

Lilizi stared at him for two seconds, then stopped pretending to wait: "Like you said, let me be quiet for a while and sort out my thoughts."

Uesugi Tetsu had no reason to stop him, so he nodded and said, "Tomorrow, I will teach you breathing techniques."

The kendo girl smiled and pushed open the wooden door. A voice came from the front:

"See you tomorrow then, Uesugi-kun."

Uesugi Toru watched Tokugawa Ririko's back as she walked away. He had originally wanted to treat this girl to a barbecue dinner in the evening.

But forget it.

Since Lilizi left first, I can find some time to go to the playground to explore the new map later.

As long as you light up the shrine at your birth point, you don't have to be at a designated location to enter the ordinary world.

For example, now even if he is in the kendo hall, Uesugi Tetsu can enter Edo Castle.

……

After taking a quick shower and changing his clothes, Uesugi Che found a dark corner on the playground and lay down.

He used his mind to click on the option of [Enter the Ordinary World], and then his vision went dark again.

New map, launched!

The smell of fresh thatch mixed with the pungent smell of sulfur filled his nostrils. Uesugi Tetsu was almost dizzy from the stimulation, and without saying a word, he put on the mask of Laughing Prajna.

He sat up and looked around.