Supernatural/Anime Crossover: Where Did My Romantic Comedy Go?

"First trial, begin!"

To Kujo Toru's surprise, Sakamoto Heisan did not take advantage of the situation to attack, nor did he use any "techniques". Instead, he quickly retreated with small, quick steps.

His gait might appear chaotic to an outsider, but in reality, his center of gravity remained consistently below his waist, and his upper body posture was perfectly upright.

Just from his footwork and eye movements, it's clear that Sakamoto Heisan has indeed mastered the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style, and is highly proficient in it.

It seems they have already obtained the qualification for exemption.

However, his behavior was very unlike that of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū school.

After all, compared to these two distinctive features, what the Hokushin Ittō-ryū school is more famous for is their so-called "techniques".

In other words, it's dirty.

After all, just over a hundred years ago, a certain Hokushin Itto-ryu swordsman with the same surname as Sakamoto Heisan mastered the Ashina style without a teacher.

Besides, there's also the move where, during a fight, the sword sheath is used as a projectile to smash people.

As for things like "all kinds of martial arts skills are just blood-blown eyes," there are too many to list.

Although these techniques are not listed in the official catalog of Hokushin Itto-ryu, they are simply the personal ingenuity of the swordsman's successor.

However, when such ingenuity frequently appears in practitioners of the Hokushin Itto-ryu style, it becomes difficult to say whether it is a problem with the sword style itself or with the individual.

Kujo Tetsuichi has always disliked speculating about a particular school of kendo with the utmost malice.

After all, kendo is just a technique; the real heart is the person who uses kendo.

However, the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style is an exception.

Therefore, he became even more vigilant, waiting to see what kind of trouble Sakamoto Heisan could cause him.

To be honest, this is really putting Sakamoto Heisan in a difficult position.

After all, in modern kendo competitions, with all sorts of rules adding layers of pressure, not to mention those unique techniques, even most of the sword moves from various ancient kendo styles cannot be used.

Even Iaijutsu is a foul, what else can he do?

However, it's not impossible to do.

As a qualified master of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style, Sakamoto Heisan quickly came up with a solution.

And they immediately put it into action.

His eyes narrowed, and he adopted a stance with his bamboo sword, his left hand extended forward, the tip of the sword resting on his tiger's mouth.

Tooth protrusion!

He stomped his foot hard on the kendo platform floor, producing a muffled, drum-like sound.

The ground trembled slightly, and he was enveloped in the airflow as he arrived in front of Kujo Toru.

They have entered the optimal attack range.

"noodle!"

He shouted loudly and loudly.

Everyone's attention was drawn to his proactive move.

We eagerly await to see if the head of the kendo department at Tokyo Kokushikan can uphold the glory of this prestigious kendo school.

And so, to Kujo Tetsu's completely predictable gaze, Sakamoto Heisan took the initiative to put the bamboo sword back.

Instead, he held the sword hilt horizontally in front of his chest, lowered his head, and like a charging bull, slammed his weight and the enormous inertia of his teeth into Kujo Toru's arms.

A hundred martial arts skills, this is the proper way!

If Kujo Toru is fooled by his ki-sound at this moment and makes a rolling or dodging motion, he will be completely knocked to the ground due to his unstable body.

The referee's blood pressure spiked.

Anyone with eyes could see that Sakamoto Heisan was deliberately emitting incorrect ki, trying to lure his opponent into making a mistake.

However, he really couldn't call a foul.

Because this guy didn't actually attack the surface, nor did he get any points.

It's the same situation as those who think they can score, so they unleash their Ki-A, only to have their attack dodged by their opponent.

Even physical collisions like this are justifiable.

Although modern kendo competitions stipulate that improper pushing is prohibited, Sakamoto Heisan's actions were a legitimate physical collision resulting from sword techniques.

Throughout the entire process, Sakamoto Heisan's behavior remained entirely within the bounds of the rules.

The referee was furious; this was a blatant provocation!

He now felt like an incompetent husband, only able to watch helplessly as the blond-haired man swaggered around in front of him.

To his relief, Kujo Toru did not fall for the trick and remained quite calm, blocking the attack at the crucial moment.

He took a small step back with his left foot, completely blocking Sakamoto Heisan's full-body impact.

The bamboo swords immediately entered a state of interlocking.

The two sides began to compete in strength.

His stance instantly shifted to Kujo Toru's side.

Come on, Single-handedly breaking through the enemy lines, give this bastard who's exploiting loopholes a good beating!

Sakamoto Heisan, who had only succeeded with a small trick, was actually not in a very good mood.

Because he did not achieve the expected results.

Deception is actually only the first layer of his tactics.

The real killing move is to use the proper impact force generated by the tooth piercing to forcefully push the opponent off the kendo platform.

In modern Kendo competitions, a competitor will be penalized if both feet go out of bounds.

Accumulating two penalties will give the opponent a free pass.

In other words, the referee only saw the first layer, while he was actually on the second layer.

But it seems that Kujo Toru was standing in the atmosphere from the very beginning.

Not only did he see through the Ki-gami deception perfectly, but his strength was also astonishing.

Despite putting in so much effort, he not only didn't fall, but only took a small step back.

Is this guy even human?!

Sakamoto Heisan has some freckles.

When he actually faced them head-on, he began to understand why his own pathetic teammates and the opponents before them had all been taken down in two hits.

Not only is his swordsmanship superhuman, but his strength is also superhuman.

It's not that we didn't try, but our opponent is Gundam!

He has already seen his own omen of death.

After this fight is over, if anyone laughs at him, he will definitely retaliate with sarcasm:

What are you laughing at? You wouldn't see the third cut even if you went up there, unless it's changed to best of five!

It seems only that monster, Toudou Shura, could hold his own against Kujo Toru.

However, no matter what, he is the captain of a prestigious kendo school, and the honor of the entire Kokushikan High School rests on his shoulders.

Not to mention the reputation of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū!

Even if we lose, we can't lose like a nobody!

With a resolute decision, he abandoned the state of being in combat, and also abandoned his plan to overpower Kujo Toru with force.

The waist twisted, creating a Yin structure similar to the "Autumn - Right Rotation and Left Turn" movement in the Straight Heart Shadow Flow.

He used his burly body to shield the bamboo sword, then with a flick of his wrist, the bamboo sword suddenly thrust out from under his armpit, aiming straight for Kujo Toru's chest.

This sword strike came without any warning, quite abruptly, and from a very tricky angle.

Anyone else would be caught off guard and fall victim to the attack.

However, Sakamoto Heisan was also aware that he hadn't even performed a proper breathing technique in order to create a sense of surprise, so according to the rules, his score was invalid.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

What's even more terrifying than Kujo Toru's solo victory against five opponents is that he has fought his way up to Jade Dragon Banner without losing a single point.

In other words, no one has been able to land a bamboo sword on him to this day.

Therefore, as long as I can do this and break his myth of being unharmed, I will have already won.

Regardless of whether the match was won or lost, let's just talk about whether Kazama Soto did this!

We Tokyo folks will always be a cut above the Osaka folks!

With this mindset, Sakamoto Heisan moved even faster, and his bamboo sword made a whistling sound as it cut through the air.

However, at that moment, he caught a glimpse of a dark figure that had inexplicably appeared beside him out of the corner of his eye.

Before he could react, a powerful, resonant voice rang out, making his head buzz.

"hand!"

pat.

Even through the protective gear, a sharp pain shot through the back of his hand, and his body instinctively released the bamboo sword from his grasp, which fell to the floor with a soft thud.

"Chiba Soubu High School, score valid! One-point score!"

The referee immediately raised his flag and delivered his assessment.

I felt extremely relieved, as if I had avenged a great grudge.

Looking at Kujo Toru with gratitude, who was maintaining his broken spirit, they would have rushed up to shake hands if they weren't worried about the negative impact.

Sakamoto Heisan stepped off the kendo platform with a dark expression.

It gets even darker when he sees his own bunch of shameful kids coming over to comfort him.

"Saitama's lightning strikes and his scheming manner are indeed very Saitama-like."

Kazama Hayato's voice rang in my ears, followed by Yokota Tsuyoshi's straight man:

"The loss was also quite swift."

Seeing the two men winking at him, Sakamoto Heisan snorted coldly, too lazy to pay them any attention.

He's nothing but a loser, a fake fox.

Although I lost, I haven't lost yet.

Once I take a point from Kujo Toru, I'm going to crush those two guys for the rest of my life!

Fueled by a fierce argument, Sakamoto closed his eyes and began to reflect deeply on what went wrong in the match just now.

After a moment, he came to a conclusion.

He focused too much on technique and in doing so, he abandoned the true essence of the Hokushin Ittō-ryū style.

This is putting the cart before the horse.

"Alas, in this upside-down state, for forty years, there has been nothing and nothing, the four elements are fundamentally empty."

With a soft sigh, Sakamoto Heisan looked up at the ceiling of the Fukuoka Hall, his face filled with melancholy.

Completely unaware that his own team members all looked completely unfazed.

"The minister has had another episode; he seems to have been severely affected."

"Whose poem did he recite this time? I'm not good at Chinese studies."

"It's Asakura Yoshikage, right?"

Just one minute later, the referee's voice rang out from the stage, urging both contestants to come onto the stage and begin the second round of the Grand Battle.

This is the life-or-death situation for Tokyo Kokushikan High School.

If Sakamoto Heisan loses this round, his entire team will be eliminated.

Meanwhile, Tetsuya Kujo will continue his legendary run of defeating five opponents single-handedly, advancing to the final match.

He may even become the only person in the decades since the founding of Yulongqi to win the team championship with a single sword.