When Aoden Yu Senshiya, Harada, Toudo and the others were discussing how to test their strength——
Edo, Gofu Bridge, Beifansuo, outside the gate——
In an alley diagonally opposite the main gate of Kitabansuo, which was extremely dark because it was blocked by the eaves, a very young samurai looked at Kokubansuo not far away with a shrinking look on his face.
He kept raising his hand and wiping his forehead again and again, but no matter how he wiped his forehead, cold sweat continued to leak out.
Swallowing his saliva, he took a step towards the alley where the sun was shining brightly. But as soon as he took the step, he immediately retracted it. After retracting it, he stepped forward again...
After repeating this several times, he gritted his teeth.
"There is nothing to hesitate about... we must... find a way to stop that lunatic Kamino as soon as possible...!"
Raising his hands and patting his own cheeks a few times, the young man held his head high and strode out of the alley towards Beifan with the momentum of "The wind is rustling and the water is cold, and a strong man will never return once he is gone."
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About 10 minutes later, some officials in the Beifan Office saw a very strange scene.
All the "Three Chapters" and Li who were currently on duty in the office rushed to Susui's office with solemn expressions.
After everyone from the "Three Chapters" gathered in Bo Jing's office, they were not seen for a long time.
Why did they suddenly gather in Bojing's office? Are they holding an emergency meeting?
No one knows.
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Edo, Chishiya——
Ayoto and Kiryu borrowed the yard of their Senshiya house as well as three bamboo swords and a wooden gun.
It has to be said that Qianshiwu's warehouse is really rich in reserves. Qingto didn't expect that Qianshiwu's warehouse even has wooden guns.
In this regard, Kiryu also explained to Aonto just now: Because it is often necessary to test the true talents of job applicants, there is a large number of weapons stored in Chishiya's warehouse.
Aoto and Saito stood side by side on the east side of the courtyard, while Harada and Todo stood on the west side of the courtyard.
As for Kiryu, Kinoshita Mai, and Nagakura, they were standing on one side of the courtyard, spectators of this assessment.
Regarding this assessment against Harada and Toudo, Aoto is still very eager to try.
After all, this is a good thing that can test the strength of these two people, and if you are lucky, you may be able to copy some talent from them, killing two birds with one stone.
He had competed with Nagakura, and Nagakura was extremely strong. If a strong man like him was willing to be his Okabiki, Aomori would certainly welcome him with both hands.
There is no need to conduct any more interviews with Nagakura. As for Harada and Toudo, you have to play with them and test their strength before making a decision.
This is the first time Qingdeng has recruited subordinates for himself. Qingdeng naturally does not want to recruit any weak and useless mediocre people for himself.
Qingden, who did not intend to be careless in this assessment, checked his bamboo sword and warmed up in a proper manner.
"Huh?" Harada, who was opposite him, suddenly discovered that Saito was actually holding the sword in his left hand, "Hey, why are you using the 'evil sword'?"
In the kendo world of the Edo period, left-handed swords were regarded as "evil swords", and those who wielded left-handed swords were treated as heretics. When left-handers went to sword halls to learn swordsmanship, they were often forced to switch to using their right hands.
Therefore, a left-handed swordsman like Saito is actually very rare.
Facing Harada’s doubts, Saito said calmly:
"Good sword, evil sword, the sword that can cut the enemy to death is a good sword."
Hearing Saito's reply, Harada raised his thick black eyebrows, then smiled naively: "That's right."
After saying that, Harada crossed his legs and pointed the wooden gun with a big ball of cloth wrapped around the head diagonally at the ground in front of him.
"I'm ready! Can start anytime!"
Toudo, who was standing next to Harada, also raised the bamboo sword in his hand and assumed a mid-level stance: "I'm ready too!"
The tip of Toudo's bamboo sword trembles as lightly as a wagtail - this is a characteristic of Beichen's Itto-ryu.
Gently shaking the tip of the sword is one of the most classic moves of Beichen Itto-ryu. This has the advantage of preventing the tip of the sword from freezing, making it easier to respond quickly when facing the enemy's attack, and it is also difficult for the opponent to see through one's attacks.
intention.
Seeing that the two people opposite him were ready, Qingto turned to look at Saito beside him.
After noticing the "conversation" look Aoto directed at him, Saito vigorously grasped the five fingers of his right hand a few times, and then nodded to Aoto.
Qingdeng exhaled a long breath and held the bamboo sword in front of him: "Then... let's start!"
With Qingdeng's words of "start", the atmosphere in the courtyard suddenly became more solemn and a bit more serious.
"I'm on!" Harada shouted with a big grin, stepped forward, and took the lead in provoking the first attack!
The spear's ultra-wide attack range allowed Harada to only take one step forward to put Ayoto and Saito within his attack range.
Harada was seen sending the gun in his hand forward and stabbing Aoto who was directly opposite him.
The gun head wrapped in white cloth zoomed in Qingden's field of vision at an extremely fast speed.
Qingden has quite a lot of experience in how to fight spearmen...especially the spearmen who make the Hohoin style.
After all, the first fight to the death in his life in which he fought with all his strength and made his blood boil all over his body was against a spearman who used the Hohoin-style spear technique.
Since he didn't know the specific strength of Harada and Toudo, Aoto chose a more conservative style of play.
He did not try to catch Harada forcefully, but relied on his "Eagle Eye" to move sideways and avoid Harada's stabbing blow.
At this time, Todo also started to move.
Todo is small in stature, but who knows his speed... no, to be more precise, the explosive power of his legs is astonishing!
He squatted down slightly, then slammed his hind feet on the ground! The soles of his feet peeled off a layer of soil on the ground, and his short body suddenly bounced away like a broken string! He pounced towards Saito, who was facing him!
Toudou's super explosive power made Ainoto, Saito, his companion Harada, and Nagakura who were watching the battle on the side couldn't help but change their expressions slightly.
Because Chishiya had already checked the strength of Harada and Toudo in advance, Kiryu and Kinoshita Mai looked calm.
"Hiss..." Nagakura stared at Toudou who was rushing towards Saito, and stretched out his hand to touch his chin, "This man's legs are very strong..."
Toudou's high explosion caused a slight look of surprise on Saito's eyebrows - but this look of surprise only appeared for a moment and then dissipated, and Saito's expression returned to his usual indifferent look without sadness or joy.
Saito stepped back lightly, leaving room for fighting, then raised his sword and blocked Toudou's slash.
Toudo raised his sword again with great momentum, preparing to attack again. He kicked hard on the mud with both feet, and his short body pressed against Saito like a mountain.
Power starts from the ground - this is an eternal truth in the world of martial arts.
Therefore, "strong leg explosive power" means that it is easier to launch shockingly powerful attacks.
Todo, who has very explosive legs, constantly launched attacks that were too powerful for a man of his size.
Saito took a step back again and swung the bamboo sword in his palm tightly, blocking each of Toudou's slashes one by one.
On the other side, the competition between Qingnobo and Harada became more and more intense.
This man's strength should be comparable to that of Suehiro Moriyuyo - this was the first thought that came to Yu Qingto's mind after a few simple battles with this Harada.
Harada's strength far exceeded his expectations... Qingto felt excited, and his expression became more serious.
In the past two months since his deadly fight with that Suehiro Moriyo, Ayoto has been practicing with great self-discipline and has hardly slacked off for a day. In addition, compared to before, he has many new powerful talents in his body.
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In terms of strength, he is completely different from the person he was in that "Snowy Night Chaos".
But even so, when facing Harada, whose strength was almost equal to that of Suehiro Moriyoshi, Ayoto still did not show any carelessness or slackness.
After the first few tentative attacks, Harada's offensive began to become more and more sharp.
The wooden spear with its head wrapped in a thick cloth struck again, with such force that no one dared to feel paralyzed.
In the blink of an eye, Harada's gun tip was handed to him again. The angle of his attack was quite tricky, and it would be too hard to dodge. So Qingto raised his bamboo sword upwards and deflected the gun tip.
He ran past Qingdeng.
As soon as Harada's gun was put away, he had already put the gun back to its original position, still pointing the tip of the gun diagonally at the ground.
When the spear head struck again, Qingden dodged this time, and at the same time tentatively stepped forward, as if he wanted to get closer to Harada.
Seeing this, Harada took half a step back with ease, aimed his gun at Aoto, and swung it from bottom to top, trying to force Aoto back.
Qingteng stopped rushing forward, swung his sword and opened the head of Harada's gun. As if it was bounced away, Qingteng jumped back to where he originally stood.
The four of them were fighting inextricably, and no one took advantage - at first glance, it seemed that way.
But in fact, anyone who has a little knowledge of martial arts can see at this point: now it is completely Aoto, Saito and the others who have the upper hand.
If Harada and Toudo don't think of a way to break the situation quickly, it will only be a matter of time before they are defeated by Ao Sai and the others.
There are two main reasons why Harada and Todo are not as good as Aoto and Saito.
The first place where they are not as good as Aoi and Sai - neither of them are able to resist Saito's power.
"Hey, hey, hey..." Harada glanced at Saito out of the corner of his eye and muttered in shock, "What's going on with this guy...?"
Todo's offensive was fierce, like a violent storm when a typhoon passes through.
But no matter how he swung the sword and tried to force Saito to reveal his flaws, each of his attacks was dodged or blocked one by one by Saito who responded calmly.
Saito's body seemed to be sucked to the ground, flexible yet stable, with no flaws to be found.
After noticing that Toudou seemed to be no match for Saito, Harada tried to provide support for Toudou.
But every attack he made towards Saito in order to support Toudo was either deflected by Aoto or blocked by Saito himself.
While dealing with Toudo, Saito could also devote his attention and energy to support Aoto from time to time.
Up to this point in the battle, Toudo, who was facing Saito, was out of breath.
On the other hand, Saito - his breath is still smooth, long and not messy at all.
Saito's well-managed posture leaves no doubt that even without Aoto, Saito can still win by dealing with both Harada and Toudo on his own.
Todo's aura had begun to become disordered, and his attacks were gradually showing signs of decline, no longer as fierce and sharp as before.
Saito's counterattack officially begins.
He took half a step forward and swung the knife from bottom to top towards Toudo's left shoulder.
Toudo hurriedly raised his sword to defend himself, and the bamboo swords clashed with each other. He barely managed to block Saito's blow, and Saito's bamboo sword brushed Toudou's temple with a sound of wind.
Saito changed his moves very quickly. After Toudou blocked his attack, he quickly changed his posture and struck another blow at Toudou.
After catching a glimpse of Saito starting a counterattack from the corner of his eye, Seito only thought about it for a moment and immediately adjusted his strategy against the enemy: assist Saito and defeat the exhausted Todo first!
Aoto took a half-step in Saito's direction, and while continuing to pay attention to Harada's movements, he and Saito attacked Toudou from both sides.
Harada naturally knew that if Todo lost, he would be unable to survive alone.
However, this leads to the second point where the two of them are not as good as Aoi and Saito - their tacit understanding is far inferior to that of Aoto and Saito.
It's no wonder, after all, Harada and Toudo didn't know each other's names until just now, and they didn't even know what type of tactics each other was good at.
On the other hand, Aoto and Saito - the two of them can be regarded as having a fateful relationship.
Having fought side by side, lived and died together, the two of them had already developed a very high degree of tacit understanding without even realizing it.
Since there was little tacit understanding with Toudo, Harada's support was often insufficient, and he even helped Toudo from time to time.
Harada's gun is a threat that cannot be ignored, and he cannot be left alone for too long, so Aoden glanced at Saito-quickly deal with Toudo Heisuke!
Saito, who understood the meaning of Aoto's eyes, exhaled a breath of turbid air, and his sword became stronger!
Saito slashed at Toudo, then quickly turned his bamboo sword back, swung the sword towards his side, and pushed away Harada's spear. Saito almost didn't even look at Harada's attack when he was guarding it.
Take a look at the position of the Harada gun head.
After launching a series of ineffective attacks on Saito, Toudo's arms were now severely sore and numb.
After narrowly blocking Saito's slashes, Toudo was unable to resist the huge force due to the exhaustion of his arms. He could only hold the knocked back bamboo sword and stagger back.
Two steps.
Qingdeng leaned over like Mo Yan at this time!
Todo, whose condition has declined drastically now, can be said to be full of flaws.
The bamboo sword in Qingden's right hand jumped up violently along with his body, instantly drawing an arc in the air and slashing towards Toudou's left shoulder.
Todo tried to dodge or defend - but his actions were still a step too late.
After all, this was just a competition for the purpose of assessment, so when the bamboo sword was about to hit Toudou's shoulder, Qingteng withdrew his strength in time.
Snapped!
The sound of the bamboo sword hitting Toudou's shoulder was very loud, but because Aoden had withdrawn his strength, it only caused Toudou to feel pain and did not cause him any injuries.
Todo held the place where he was hit and took a few steps back with a bang.
If it were a duel with real swords... Todo would be dead by now.
Todo, who knew that he was now "dead in battle," even though he was unwilling to do so, still smiled helplessly and sighed softly, and then retreated to the edge of the yard with the bamboo sword in his hand.
Just now, when he saw that Toudou's legs had outstanding explosive power, Qingto secretly thought: Could this person have a talent like "powerful legs"?
Unexpectedly - Qingdeng actually guessed it right!
The next moment Toudou left the stage, a string of system sounds ran through Qingdeng's mind:
[Ding! Talent scanned]
[Successfully copied talent: "Leading the lead"]
[Talent introduction: The explosive power of the legs is different from ordinary people]
Waves of warm currents emerged from Qingden's lower abdomen and rushed to his legs as the system tone fell.
Wrapped in this warm current, Qingden felt his legs aching.
When the warmth subsided, Qingden tightened the muscles in his legs.
The muscles in the legs...are tighter and stronger than ever before!
——Good luck!
Feeling the changes in his legs, Qingdeng couldn't help but smile happily.
Qingdeng originally wanted to savor the joy of acquiring a new god-level talent, but with the ongoing battle, it was obviously impossible for Qingdeng to have this luxury.
Toudo has withdrawn, leaving Harada alone.
Harada's face always had a naive smile.
But now, his face was tense and his expression was solemn.
Even though he was alone, Harada didn't show any timidity or flinching on his face.
He shook off the wooden gun in his hand and pushed back Aoto and Saito who were trying to approach him from the left and right.
As early as when he was one-on-one with Harada just now, Qingto had noticed that this person had a very good sense of distance.
When it is time to retreat, retreat decisively; when it is time to advance, advance without hesitation.
Whether it's a sword or a gun, if you look at all the defeat cases in military combat, you can find that the reason for most people's defeat is "failure to grasp the distance between them and the enemy."
You have entered the enemy's attack range without knowing it; your weapon starts to attack even before it can reach the enemy; you overestimate the enemy's attack distance and retreat too far, wasting your energy...
All in all, whether you can grasp the distance between you and your opponent, and whether you can judge when to retreat and when to advance, is the watershed that distinguishes newcomers from masters.
Although Harada's skills are good, he is still unable to stand alone.
Although he relied on the long spear's ultra-wide attack range, he temporarily intercepted Qing Zhai who was trying to get close to him... but this was only "temporary" after all.
After fighting hard so far, Harada finally showed a flaw, and the angle of his spear that stabbed Saito was a little skewed.
Saito spotted this fighter opportunity, stood with his feet slightly wider than shoulder width, lowered his body weight, took a deep breath, and lifted the knife from bottom to top with the following posture, hitting the head of the spear that Harada had not had time to withdraw.
The gun body was shaken open... Harada's empty door opened wide in an instant!
The chance to decide the winner in one breath has come! Qingden tightened his grip on the bamboo sword in his hand.
——Just in time to try out the new talent I just acquired!
Qingden kicked the ground hard with his hind legs, and rushed straight towards Harada like a bullet flying from the muzzle of a gun.
The "whooshing" sound of the wind passing by his temples made Qingdeng couldn't help but reveal a look of astonishment.
--So fast!
After actually trying it once, Qingdeng truly realized what his legs had been "transformed" into, and he realized for the first time what it meant to be a "flying man."
Not only Aoto was surprised by his current speed and explosive power, but Saito, Kiryu, Mai Kinoshita and other people in the courtyard also had expressions of surprise at this time.
Kinoshita Mai's red lips parted slightly, her eyes widened, and she blinked hard.
Nagakura, who had competed with Qingto, now raised his hand and touched his chin: "Hmm... Does the power of Tachibana-kun's legs turn out to be that strong..."
The rapid speed brought about by the powerful explosive power allowed Aomori to rush to Harada in just a breath.
The spear can only exert its power when it is separated from the enemy.
Once an enemy gets close to you, the long barrel of the spear will become a hindrance in your battle as it will be difficult to attack the enemy in front of you.
Harada quickly retreated, trying to distance himself from Aoto.
But it's too late.
The next moment the blade of the bamboo sword in his palm could touch Harada's body, Aoto swung his sword and slashed towards Harada's chest.
Harada subconsciously turned the gun horizontally, trying to block Aoto's blow with the barrel of the gun.
However, Qingdeng's attack was just a fake move.
With a feint, he deceived Harada's defense. Qingto turned his sword and the bamboo sword hit Harada's left leg, destroying Harada's center of gravity. In the next moment, the bamboo sword crossed half an arc and hit Harada.
on Harada's chest.
Looking at the bamboo sword pressed against his chest, Harada was startled, then he laughed a few times and threw the wooden gun in his hand to the ground.
"I lost."
[Ding! Talent scanned]
[Successfully copied talent: "See through"]
[Talent introduction: Very good sense of space]
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