Bleach: Getting Stronger Starting from Teaching at the Spiritual Arts Academy

Kasumi Gosuke paused, his strong fundamentals allowing him to change his moves in a very short time. He instantly stopped his advance, turned his body, and stepped to the left.

In an instant, Kasumi Gosuke's figure transformed into a venomous snake, coiling around the wooden sword that brushed past him, and slashing towards Hirako Shinji's right shoulder.

However, Hirako Shinji's thrust was actually a feint. He was betting that Kasumi Gosuke would change his move, so he didn't intend to use his full strength in that thrust. He saved his strength for a change of move. Almost the instant Kasumi Gosuke stepped out with his left foot, he flipped his wrist and changed the thrust into a diagonal upward slash.

Shinji Hirako made the right bet!

If Kasumi Gosuke continues with this strike, his hand will be cut by Hirako Shinji first. According to the rules of the competition, even if only his hand is cut, he will lose a point.

Kasumi Gosuke was like someone deliberately walking into Hirako Shinji's sword.

But Hirako Shinji's wooden sword was very close to him, and he didn't have time to defend himself. He had no choice but to roll on the ground in an attempt to avoid the slash.

However, rolling is not invincible!

Seizing the opening exposed when his opponent rolled, Hirako Shinji rushed forward.

With a single strike, Kasumi Gosuke was struck directly in the back!

The two on stage clashed several times, but Kasumi Gosuke failed to hit his opponent, allowing Hirako Shinji to score a point instead, which greatly amazed the teachers and students watching.

"This student really only studied with Shikatori-sensei for two months?" Minister Asido's eyes lit up. He was also a big fan of swordsmanship and could tell at a glance that Hirako Shinji's basic skills were already quite good, and his combat awareness was also very strong, otherwise it would be difficult to make such a precise entry.

"It's probably not even been two months. When I went out to eat with Master Shikato last time, he told me that Hirako Shinji had only recently become his disciple. He was the last of Master Shikato's three disciples to do so." Duanmu Zongjie's mouth dropped open, filled with disbelief.

The news that Shikamori Shichigatsu had accepted Kotetsu Isane as his disciple had not yet spread, so Duanmu Zongjie still thought that Shichigatsu only had three disciples.

Duanmu Zongjie knew about Shikaguchi Nanatsuki's three disciples because he had treated him to several meals recently to thank him for taking over Murata-sensei's class.

Later, Shikagiri Nanatsuki returned the invitation, personally cooking and hosting a dinner at the dojo. It was during this time that he met his three disciples.

"A genius has emerged from Class Two!" Minister Asido exclaimed. Then, he thought for a moment and looked at Duanmu Zongjie, "You said that Shikari-sensei has three disciples. Are the other two also students in his class? Could those two academy students also be such geniuses?"

"Shikatori-sensei's other two disciples are Kana Azajo and Kensei Muguruma. I don't know their specific strengths, as I've never seen them train," said Duanmu Zongjie.

Tsuna frowned, a vague sense of foreboding creeping into his heart.

"Damn it!" Kasumi Gosuke's face was flushed when he stood up again. He never expected to end up in such a sorry state.

He is the star student of this year's class. He is very famous in the Academy of Spiritual Arts, and even the senior students have heard of him.

He is a direct descendant of the Kasumi family who is being groomed by the family, and he may even have the opportunity to inherit the Kasumi family in the future. However, he is now behaving so poorly in front of a lowly commoner from Rukongai. If this gets back to the clan, he will be ridiculed by the clan members!

Kasumi Gosuke's anger surged, and he concentrated his spiritual pressure on the blade. He intended to defeat Hirako Shinji head-on using the method that Ōmaeda Kinosuke had demonstrated!

"I didn't want to be so high-profile, but since that's the case, then you'd better lie down properly!" Kasumi Gosuke said with a sinister grin.

Kasumi Gosuke's spiritual pressure surged as he unleashed a powerful strike at Hirako Shinji.

Chapter 37 Full Power Suppression

The wooden sword slashed rapidly towards Hirako Shinji.

Hirako Shinji raised the wooden sword in his hand and held it in front of him.

"Useless struggle!" Kasumi Gosuke's mind was already filled with the image of him cutting the opponent's wooden sword in half.

thump—

Two wooden swords clashed together, the dull thud echoing in the sword-fighting room.

Kasumi Gosuke's pupils dilated instantly; he couldn't even cut through Hirako Shinji's wooden sword!

How can it be!

How could a mere lowly commoner from Rukongai possibly master spiritual pressure control techniques so soon after the start of the semester!

Mastering the technique of controlling spiritual pressure allows one to concentrate spiritual pressure within the wooden sword, making it more robust and capable of unleashing greater power.

Mastering the Spirit Pressure Blade technique will make the wooden sword even sharper.

Kasumi Gosuke has already mastered the Spirit Pressure Blade technique; he should be able to easily cut through Hirako Shinji's wooden sword.

He felt an extraordinary power emanating from the wooden sword.

This situation can only mean that Shinji Hirako has mastered the technique of controlling spiritual pressure, and that his spiritual pressure is no less than his own!

Shinji Hirako used his spiritual pressure to protect the wooden sword.

July, who was watching the fight from below the ring, was not surprised at all. He knew the difference in spiritual pressure between the two from the beginning by checking the panel.

【Xia Da Road Fifth Aid】

[Talent: B+]

[Spiritual Pressure: lv23]

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【Hirako Mako】

[Talent: S]

[Spiritual Pressure: lv31]

Since the disciples began their Blade Zen training, their S-rank talents have been truly revealed. During this time, their spiritual pressure has increased by leaps and bounds. Hirako Shinji's spiritual pressure is now stronger than that of many low-ranking members.

With his spiritual pressure far exceeding that of Kasumi Ōji Gosuke, Hirako Shinji steadily withstood his attack.

Veins bulged on Kasumi Gosuke's forehead, his face flushed red, and he released all his spiritual pressure, trying to crush the wooden sword.

When two swords clash, as long as you can push the sword over, the blade can still cut the opponent's body, and that counts as a point!

However, things did not develop in the direction that Kasumi Gosuke had anticipated.

"Impossible!" Kasumi Gosuke was shocked. He found that even with all his spiritual pressure, he was unable to push the wooden sword down. Instead, he was pushed back down by Hirako Shinji.

He retreated, but Hirako Shinji followed closely, making it impossible for him to break free from the oppressive state of the sparring.

Kasumi Gosuke could only watch in despair as the wooden sword continued to be pushed back.

Soon, Kasumi Gosuke's wooden sword was pressed against his chest, and Hirako Shinji's wooden sword slashed down his throat.

Hirako Shinji wins!

"They actually won! It's been a long time since Rukongai has seen such a genius. Shikatori-sensei is really lucky!" Duanmu Zongjie said with some envy. If nothing unexpected happens, Hirako Shinji is very likely to become a seat officer or even a vice-captain in the future. As a teacher, it is very proud to be able to teach such a student.

"His swordsmanship is really good. It's a pity I have to go conquer Hueco Mundo, otherwise I would definitely recruit him to the Eleventh Division." Chief Asido was delighted and his eyes lit up.

"I didn't expect that Mr. Shikatori's kendo teaching is so good. No wonder he didn't want to come to our kendo club." Department Head Yamada stroked his beard and smiled faintly.

"Is Mr. Shikatori also good at replying?" Minister Ariyoda asked in confusion.

Yushōda Hachigen has short pink hair and a large build. He is the head of the Kidō Department of the Spirit Arts Academy.

"That's no ordinary skill..." Department Head Yamada recalled Unohana's warning before leaving not to spread the news about what happened at the homage training class that day. None of the teachers and students present had spread the story, so he didn't elaborate. "Shikatori-sensei's homage level is also very high. I was even thinking of recruiting him to the homage club!"

"I'm still here as minister, how can you say you want to poach my people in front of me?" Minister Asido chuckled.

"If I had known that Mr. Shikatori was such a good teacher, I would have definitely tried to recruit him back to the Ministry of Education!" Department Head Yamada said with a smile.

Everyone thought that Minister Yamada was just joking, but little did they know that he really wanted to poach Shikari Nanatsu, and even wanted Shikari Nanatsu to return to the Ministry of War and take over as Minister of War after he retired.

Sitting to the side, Tsunayoshi Tokinada remained silent, his expression growing increasingly displeased.

"Hirako Shinji has scored two points and won the match!"

After Shikatoshi Nanatsuki announced the match results, Kasumi Gosuke seemed to have all his strength drained away and collapsed onto the floor.

"Impossible...impossible..." Kasumi Gosuke kept muttering to himself. He couldn't accept this result. He had actually lost to a Rukongai-born academy student in the first round of the competition. This was a huge blow to his reputation among the upper nobility, and he might even face punishment from his clan for it.

After Hirako Shinji stepped down, July patted him on the shoulder and praised him, saying, "You played very well, and your timing was very accurate."

Hirako Shinji chuckled: "That's all thanks to the teacher who practices with me every day. The pressure of this competition is on a completely different level compared to facing the teacher!"

After the autumn assessment was confirmed in July, we set aside time almost every day to conduct sparring training with them, and the results were very significant. These disciples' combat awareness has grown rapidly.

"Kasumi Gosuke, this match is over. Please leave the arena," July said, looking at Kasumi Gosuke who was still slumped on the ground.

Kasumi Gosuke seemed not to hear the reminder and remained slumped there.

"Was my life too smooth before? My resilience isn't quite up to par..." July frowned, thinking to herself.

call out--

July's eyes suddenly sharpened as she heard a sound coming from behind her.

A Zanpakuto with its sheath still on flew rapidly toward Kasumi Gosuke.

July vanished from his spot in an instant, and when he reappeared, he was already in front of Kasumi Gosuke.

July clasped her hands together and held the Zanpakuto, which was still in its scabbard, between them.

Although July caught the Zanpakuto using the technique of taking it without a sword, the force of the wind that the Zanpakuto brought with it still slapped Kasumi Gosuke's face.

July turned to look at the teachers' table. The one who threw the Zanpakuto was none other than Tsunayoshi Tokina.

"How long are you going to embarrass yourself like this? Do you need me to come up and lift you up?" Tsunayoshi Tokinada said coldly.

Kasumi Gosuke suddenly woke up. He looked at the hilt of the sword in front of him, which was engraved with the crest of the Tsunayashiro family. He was terrified and realized that he had angered his teacher, Tsunayashiro. He scrambled down the stage.

“Tsunayoshi, I’m not interfering with your way of disciplining students, but please don’t interfere with the arena,” Shikatori Nanatsuki said.

The teacher-student relationship in Soul Society is unlike that in modern society. Corporal punishment is a common form of punishment here, so no one would question Tsunayoshi Tokinada about it.

"I just want the upcoming competition to proceed smoothly." Tsuna nods impatiently.

After Kasumi Gosuke left the ring, the next two students from the academy stepped onto the ring for their match.

The two students in this competition are from two different classes.

They are Kensei Rokusha and Sojun Kuchiki.

Chapter 38 One move

"This is my strongest move!" Kensei Rokugura shouted, "Instant Strike!"

Kensei Muguruma hastily used a sword technique he hadn't yet mastered.

However, his powerful thrust failed to achieve the desired effect. In fact, because he hadn't fully charged up his power, the thrust was not much stronger than a normal stab, and instead exposed his weaknesses.

thump—

Kuchiki Sojun, wielding his sword with one hand, steadily blocked Rokusha Kensei's thrust. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he swung the wooden sword at Rokusha's forehead, knocking him unconscious.

Kensei Rokkaku was defeated.

July was not at all surprised by this.

The gap between the two is simply too great.

Moreover, it's a gap in every aspect: swordsmanship, spiritual pressure, movement, and even combat awareness. Kensei Muguruma is inferior to Sojun Kuchiki.

Kensei Muguruma was constantly being pressured and beaten. If it weren't for Souichi Kuchiki wanting to see his swordsmanship, he probably wouldn't have lasted more than a few rounds.

In July, by checking the panel, she saw the difference in spiritual pressure between the two.

【朽木苍纯】

[Talent: S]

[Spiritual Pressure: lv45]

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[Six Cars Kensei]

[Talent: S]

[Spiritual Pressure: lv30]

Kuchiki Sojun's spiritual pressure was even stronger than Yoruichi Shihouin's, clearly indicating that he had already completed his Zanpakuto training long ago, and perhaps he could already unleash his Zanpakuto.

This does not mean that Kuchiki Sōjun's talent is better than Shihōin Yoruichi's.

The Spirit Arts Academy has no age limit for enrollment. He is actually older than Yoruichi Shihouin and has been training under the guidance of his father, the captain of the Sixth Division, Ginrei Kuchiki, for a long time.

Kuchiki Sojun chose to enroll this year simply because there were many noble students enrolling this year.

Most of these students go to the Sixth Division after graduating from the Spirit Arts Academy.

He will likely select a large portion of the team he will use to manage the Sixth Division from among these students.

As the next head of the Kuchiki family, he will inevitably inherit the position of captain of the Sixth Division.