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

—The floor was crushed by Cilantro Mole City when she exerted her strength!

Ōmaeda Kinosugu felt the wooden sword in his hand being flung away by a tremendous force, causing him to stumble back several steps.

Just then, out of the corner of his eye, Ōmaeda Kinosugu noticed a flash of red darting upwards.

The girls' uniforms at the Spirit Arts Academy are somewhat similar in style to shrine maiden outfits, with the hakama being red.

"Oops!"

He suddenly looked up and saw that Cilantro Mochi had somehow leaped into the air and was even raising her wooden sword with both hands.

Ōmaeda Kinoshita was startled. He took a few steps back and before he could regain his balance, he had no choice but to hastily raise his wooden sword and hold it above his head.

This hasty movement was no match for Kana Mochi's slash; her massive body fell backward and crashed to the floor.

boom--

Ōmaeda Kinosugu was smashed into the floor, splintering wood.

"Cough cough—I underestimated your strength... I never expected to lose to you in my most confident spot, it's unbelievable." Ōmaeda Kinosuki climbed out of the hole in the floor, glanced at the knife wound on his shoulder, and knew he had already lost a point.

"Again, strong woman!" Noriyuki Ohmaeda shouted.

"Don't give people nicknames so easily!" Cilantro Mochi shouted, charging forward again with her wooden sword.

Cilantro Mochi blocked the wooden sword that was coming at her, and used the force from the sword to leap into the air.

Ōmaeda Kōnosuke's eyes narrowed as he recalled the battle between Kuchiki Aojun and Hirako Shinji, in which Hirako Shinji had made a similar move.

He naturally thought of Kuchiki Soujun's approach: as long as he blocked all her next attacks, he could find an opportunity to kill her when she was airborne and exposed an opening!

With his lower body firmly planted, he was very confident in blocking the next attack.

Then, the two of them moved as if the scene had been recreated, replicating the actions of Kuchiki Aojun and Hirako Mako.

Kana Mochishiro leaped behind Noriyuki Omaeda and swiftly slashed out with her sword.

Ōmaeda Kinoshita did not underestimate the enemy; he slightly twisted his body and blocked the attack.

However, what happened next once again exceeded Ōmaeda Kōnosuke's expectations.

Suddenly, Kana Mochishiro extended a delicate foot clad in a plain white tabi sock, and like a dragonfly skimming the water, stepped onto the back of Ōmaeda Kinosugu's wooden sword.

Ōmaeda Kinosuki didn't realize what was going on. With that step, if he immediately flipped the blade, the blade would hit the sole of her foot.

According to the rules of the assessment and competition, this counts as a score!

Nozomi Ohmaeda wouldn't miss this excellent scoring opportunity, and quickly flipped the blade.

At the same time, Kana Mochishiro smiled slyly, pushed off with her toes, and approached Nobuyuki Omaeda at an extremely fast speed, swiftly thrusting her wooden sword toward his shoulder.

Almost simultaneously, Kinoshita Ōmaeda's wooden sword blade flipped over and struck Kana Azajo's foot, while his shoulder was also pierced by her.

Both players scored at the same time!

Ōmaeda Kinoshita suddenly froze, remembering that he had already lost a point earlier, and if he lost another point now, he would lose directly!

"Damn it, that point was too tempting, I didn't think too much about it!" Ōmaeda Kinosugu was filled with regret.

Cilantro from Mole City quickly won the match by exchanging points for points.

"You are indeed very strong, losing to you isn't shameful." Ōmaeda Kinoshita shook his head and sighed, "But I won't be so careless next time!"

"Citrus from Mole City wins!"

"Wow, Cilantro!" Kensei Rokugura gave a thumbs up. "The battle's over so quickly!"

"I made it to the finals!" Kana Mochi was also very excited, which meant that she could go back and learn new sword techniques.

"You all played very well today. I'll reward you with a big meal when we get back!" July ruffled her hair. "Of course, I'll also teach you a new sword technique."

"Great!"

Many people in the teachers' section were also surprised by the result of the match.

"That's really surprising. I thought it would be Ōmaeda Noriyuki who won, haha!" Department Head Yamada laughed.

“I taught Ōmaeda Kinosugu. His hand-to-hand combat, Shunpo, and Kido are all quite strong. He's a well-rounded player. If these skills weren't restricted in swordsmanship competitions, he wouldn't have lost to Azashiro Kana.” Nakano, the club president, also felt it was a pity.

He was the covert combat instructor of the Onmitsukido, and could also be considered half a teacher to Kinosugu Omaeda.

Because the Ōmaeda family is a resident family of the Onmitsukido (Secret Service), the Ōmaeda family sends their children of school age to the Onmitsukido for training.

"Although Ciara Mochi took advantage of the rules, it also shows that her fighting style is not rigid. I was worried that she would only use brute force to overwhelm others and use strength to suppress the weak. Now it seems that she has applied what she has learned very flexibly," Minister Asido praised.

"The next match will be difficult; the gap is just too big," Duanmu Zongjie sighed.

In reality, many formal Shinigami are no match for Kuchiki Soujun; his strength is simply too overpowered for the Spirit Arts Academy.

After a short rest, it was time for the final.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself for the next match. Just because you can't beat him now doesn't mean you can't in the future. You're still young, and there's a lot of room for improvement," July said gently.

Cilantro from the city of molehill rolled her eyes, then whispered in July's ear the tactic she had just come up with.

After hearing this, July chuckled and said, "Giving it a try is worth a shot. Good luck!"

Cilantro Mochi nodded emphatically: "Anyway, we definitely can't beat him in a normal fight, so let's give it a try!"

Cilantro Mochi and Sojun Kuchiki stepped onto the ring.

Chapter 43 Reward Settlement

Cilantro from Mole City made an unusual entrance right from the start.

He lunged forward, raised his sword, pressed down on the back of the blade with his left hand, and aimed the tip at Kuchiki Sojun.

Kuchiki Sojun raised an eyebrow; he had seen this sword stance before when he sparred with his opponent in the first round.

However, he easily blocked the attack and even took the opportunity to counterattack and eliminate him.

His assessment of this move was—utterly appalling.

Have they run out of ideas? The old man, feeling utterly bored, suddenly felt disillusioned.

He thought that this opponent who had made it to the finals could bring him some surprises.

Kana Mochishiro focused intently on her opponent, imbuing her spiritual pressure onto the blade.

The next moment, all the muscles in his body started to move, and he suddenly sprinted out, thrusting out the wooden knife in his hand at the same time.

Shikatori Style: Instant Strike!

Kuchiki Sojun raised his wooden sword to block the wooden sword in front of him.

thump—

Kuchiki Sojun's gentle smile froze, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes—such explosive power!

The power that Cilantro Mochi is showing at this moment far exceeds that of his opponent in the first round!

He didn't even dare to be careless, so he used his other hand to brace against the blade.

Even so, he was still forced back several steps by the enormous impact before he could dissipate the force of the blow.

"Is this the true power of this sword technique? What is this move called?" Kuchiki Sōjun spoke for the first time during the match.

However, when he looked at Cilantro Mochi's face, he saw that she was staring at his feet, and there was a regretful and annoyed expression on her face.

Kuchiki Sojun was slightly taken aback. Looking down, he realized that he had been pushed to the edge of the ring, and his right heel was almost touching the edge of the ring.

He was just one step away from being disqualified for leaving the ring!

"So that's what you were planning..." Kuchiki Sojun chuckled.

He then realized why Cilantro Mochi had started with such a move.

This attack was too direct and obvious, so it wouldn't have been difficult for him to block it.

It was within Kana Azusa's expectations that Kuchiki Aoi could block this attack; she intended to use the immense impact of the sword technique to push her opponent off the stage.

"What a pity...it was just a little short!" Kana Azashiro felt regretful. This kind of plan could only be used once, and it would definitely be guarded against afterward. "If my spiritual pressure had been stronger, it would have succeeded."

"This move is our Shikatori-ryu's 'Instant Strike,' but you're sorely mistaken if you think that's all it's capable of!" Kana Azaki withdrew her wooden sword and continued swinging. "Shikatori-sensei's 'Instant Strike' is far more powerful than mine!"

"Shikatori-ryu, huh..." Kuchiki Sojun glanced at Shikatori Nanatsuki below the arena, raised his hand and swung his sword, deflecting Azumashiro Kana's slash, then quickly counterattacked and scored a point.

The difference in spiritual pressure between the two was too great. Kana Azashiro was no match for his attacks. Not long after he began his offensive, she was struck again and lost the match.

Kuchiki Sōjun won first place in this assessment.

No one was surprised by the result; Kuchiki Soujun's strength was far too overpowered in the first rebirth.

However, the strength shown by Kana Mochi was quite surprising.

This student, who was initially not favored and was assigned to Class Two, actually managed to overcome all obstacles and make it all the way to the finals.

The future is expected!

In addition to Kana Mochi, the other two disciples of Shichigiri in Class 2 also performed very well. Shinji Hirako, needless to say, reached the top four with his own strength, while Kensei Muguruma, who was eliminated in the first round, also showed a good foundation in swordsmanship in the competition.

"Mr. Shikatori has a keen eye for talent; he discovered their abilities so early in the semester," Minister Asido remarked with some admiration.

Generally speaking, talented students will not be overlooked, but Shikamori Nanatsuki took them as his students before they had fully demonstrated their talents, which shows that Shikamori Nanatsuki has a good eye.

"I thought Kuchiki Sojun was going to be eliminated, but he was just a little short. What a pity!" Kensei Muguruma looked even more disappointed than Kana Azajo. He didn't want the person who eliminated him in the first round to take first place.

"There's nothing I can do. In the end, it's because my spiritual pressure wasn't strong enough. I ran out of energy when I reached that point." Kana Azajo was mentally prepared for the defeat and wasn't too disappointed.

"I'm very satisfied with your performance. When Mako wakes up, let's go grocery shopping together, and I'll cook you a big meal!" July said with a smile.

After hearing this, Kana Mochi put all her regrets aside and ran to the stretcher to see if Shinji Hirako had woken up.

"Ms. Kobayashi, why isn't he awake yet!"

"It should be soon..."

"Ugh, you're so annoying! You woke me up!"

"Sorry~"

"What's going on now?"

"I lost too!"

At this point, July discovered that there were performance evaluation and settlement rewards available to claim.

[The swordsmanship assessment has concluded, and disciple Hirako Shinji has advanced to the final four. Rewards have been distributed.]

[Gain 5000 points of basic general experience]

[Random skill proficiency level +1]

[The swordsmanship assessment has ended, and disciple Mochishiro Kana has advanced to the finals. Rewards have been distributed.]

[Gain 10000 points of basic general experience]

[Random skill proficiency level +2]

In July, many cultivation memories flooded his mind, as if he had actually devoted himself to cultivation for a period of time.

I gained a total of 15000 points of basic general experience this time.

In July, he invested 14000 general experience points into spiritual pressure, raising his spiritual pressure from level 58 to level 62.

Ninth-rank spiritual power!

The experience required increases with every 5 levels of spiritual pressure; currently, it requires 4000 experience points to level up.

Therefore, in July, the remaining 1000 general experience points were used to improve Shunpo, raising it to level 27.

In July, I glanced at my basic panel:

[Basic Abilities: Spiritual Pressure lv62, Swordsmanship lv55, Kido lv20, Hakuda lv11, Shunpo lv27]

The two skills that received upgrades are both sword skills: "Instant Strike" and "Flowing Light".

"Flowing Light" has been upgraded to Mastery, while "Instant Strike" has reached the Great Mastery level!

When he sparred with Unohana, he tested the power of his mastered swordsmanship, and even Unohana was impressed by his skill.

After school, before taking her three disciples to buy groceries, there was one more thing she had to do in July.

He arrived at the office, where Kotsubaki Jin'emon had been waiting for him for some time.

Previously, during the swordsmanship assessment, he had asked Kotsubaki Jin'emon to come to his office after school.