Chapter 76: First Female Professional Kendo Practitioner?

"Shin-chan! This is the bamboo sword and wooden sword we prepared for you!"

Seeing Shin-chan arrive at the kendo club, Aikou Rokushin immediately ran over.

The bamboo and wooden swords were brought from the Musashino Dojo and had been custom-made by Musashino Giken based on Shin-chan's height and arm length.

Aikou Rokushin's gaze toward Shin-chan was burning with passion. With Shin-chan joining, the future of the kendo club was bright!

It wasn't just Aikou Rokushin, other members of the kendo club were also visibly excited when looking at Shin-chan.

Shuchiin's kendo club wasn't particularly strong overall. With the tournament approaching, if they could just snag an award in the team competition, that would be amazing.

Moreover, summer competitions didn't just include this tournament. There was also the national high school comprehensive athletic meet, the so-called Inter-High.

The Inter-High for baseball was Koshien.

The national tournament in Slam Dunk was also Inter-High.

In the Jade Dragon tournament, there were hundreds of participating teams all clashing. As long as your individual strength was high enough, you could totally 1v5 and carry the whole team.

They couldn't even land a hit on Saeko, yet Shin-chan could easily suppress her. With that kind of power, wouldn't carrying them be a given?

After testing both weapons, Shin-chan chose the heavier wooden sword. Although it was still a bit inferior to his own sword, Fubuki, it was at least better than the bamboo one.

Due to this world's emphasis on kendo, those aiming to be professional swordsmen typically transitioned to wooden swords quickly.

Bamboo swords were safer and more manageable, but in this world, there was no rule requiring high schoolers to use them in matches. So for better striking power, everyone used wooden swords.

In the Jade Dragon tournament, aside from the initial selection rounds, matches were fought without any protective gear.

Shin-chan swung the wooden sword twice, it felt a bit light, but still acceptable.

Saeko arrived quickly. The moment she reached the kendo club, she immediately made her way toward Shin-chan.

She couldn't wait to spar with him.

"Shin-chan, come on!"

Even though it was just kendo practice, Shin-chan couldn't help but feel weird about it. Saeko seemed to be treating him as some kind of very useful tool.

But it wasn't her fault. After suppressing her desires for so many years, she had finally found a way to release them. Of course, her gaze toward Shin-chan would be a bit strange.

"Alright."

Shin-chan didn't hesitate and stepped onto the floor, taking his stance.

Under the intense gazes of the kendo club, Saeko launched an aggressive assault.

Her attacks were just as rough and forceful as before. There was no trace of technique, only raw talent and inner bloodlust driving each swing.

It had to be said, Saeko had impressive talent in kendo. Without it, she wouldn't be capable of suppressing such violent and murderous urges within.

But even with that talent, she was no match for Shin-chan. Just like last time, he easily handled all of her attacks.

"Shin-chan, be more serious! I want to really feel your strength!"

With her repressed instincts unleashed, Saeko grew even more excited. She wanted to experience the full extent of Shin-chan's power.

Hearing her request, Shin-chan got a little more serious, and nearly knocked the wooden sword right out of her hands.

The pressure was immense, far beyond her level, but instead of getting discouraged, Saeko grew even more excited.

This was the feeling! Being thoroughly dominated in both strength and spirit, it was addictive.

After just a few minutes of sparring, Saeko was already panting and couldn't hold out.

"Sorry, Shin-chan. I couldn't let you enjoy yourself fully."

The girl's statement was dangerous, it was very easy to misinterpret. But she wasn't wrong. Saeko's strength really wasn't enough to let him enjoy himself.

"It's fine. That was enough."

After warming up, Shin-chan looked over at Aikou Rokushin.

"Senior, want to try next?"

"Me?"

Aikou Rokushin pointed to himself, a bit in disbelief. 'Seriously? I'm going to fight Shin-chan?'

Seeing Saeko looking so satisfied afterward, Aikou got a bit eager. Maybe sparring with Shin-chan could really benefit him?

"Let's go!"

But he quickly remembered how he got the wound on his face that had just healed.

Aikou Rokushin wasn't a cute girl. While Shin-chan had held back a lot, he didn't go easy just to feed moves to his opponent. That pressure, was intense.

Being thoroughly overpowered without any idea how to fight back felt terrible. Aikou only lasted two minutes before completely losing.

"Junior…"

Lying on the floor, Aikou looked dead inside. Shin-chan hadn't shown this kind of pressure when sparring with Saeko.

This level of pressure, Aikou had never felt it even from Musashino Giken.

Truth be told, Musashino Giken's skills weren't that great. Aikou practiced the Kyoshin Meichi-ryu style, which wasn't well-suited for real combat.

To many, the flashy Kyoshin Meichi-ryu was all show. Only a small number could achieve both combat practicality and elegance.

Clearly, Aikou Rokushin was still far from that level.

"You should focus more during practice. Your foundation isn't very solid."

"I understand… I'll definitely train seriously from now on."

Feeling hopeless, Aikou made up his mind, he had to practice properly and not fall too far behind Shin-chan.

What he didn't realize was… the gap between them was far wider than he could imagine.

Meanwhile, Saeko had nearly finished resting. Last time, she only sparred ten minutes with Shin-chan. But today, she wanted more.

"Let's continue, Shin-chan!"

In less than ten minutes, Saeko collapsed again, her face flushed.

Still completely outmatched. Even giving it her all, she couldn't get Shin-chan to go all out. From start to finish, he hadn't even broken a sweat.

Despite still being no match, Saeko was beyond thrilled.

By the end of the club activities, Saeko felt like she couldn't live without Shin-chan anymore.

Sparring with him left her in a daze, not only had her inner violence completely disappeared, but her understanding of kendo had skyrocketed.

If her strength continued to grow… could she one day become the first female professional kendo practitioner?

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