Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, Yusei had been in this world for a week.
Many things had happened this week: transmigration, the system, Utaha's favorable impression, taking a master, preparing for SAO, planning to make money by drawing manga, etc...
Yusei felt his life was incredibly fulfilling, and every day was busy.
This busyness was especially evident at school: discussing novels and life with Utaha, chatting with his deskmate Megumi.
And from time to time, the Kendo Club would forcibly require Yusei to attend some training and assessments.
Yusei didn't want to go, but without attending and passing assessments, he wouldn't get a spot in the Kendo Tournament.
Left with no choice, Yusei could only go for assessments once a week.
After school, he also had to go to Koken's place to practice Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu.
Koken was utterly astonished by Yusei's talent. Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu seemed as if it were naturally mastered in Yusei's hands, learned with ease.
This made him practically jealous. He even jumped around, suggesting Yusei should quit school and focus solely on swordsmanship.
Of course, Yusei refused.
In these short few days, Yusei had mastered several sword techniques.
Ryutsuisen: A technique leaping towards the enemy, instantly slashing the target with the blade.
Ryushosen: Can be used in combination with Ryutsuisen, using an upward flicking technique to launch the enemy into the air for an attack.
Ryumeisen: Creates a momentary dazing sound by instantly rubbing the sword against the scabbard. Because the friction sound resembles a dragon's roar, it's called Dragon Cry Flash. (T/N: Ryumeisen means Dragon Cry Flash.)
This one incorporated some effect of using sound to create an illusion on the enemy. When Yusei learned about this move, he was startled, thinking this world might have illusionary abilities or the like.
These three moves were what Yusei had mastered. Even though his physical condition limited better mastery, he could still forcibly execute them in Sharingan's copy mode.
Additionally, Koken taught Yusei Doryusen.
This move reached the level of releasing flying slash. Without even mastering Shinsoku, learning such an advanced swordsmanship-
Even the Sharingan couldn't copy the flying slash.
When Koken saw that Yusei had finally halted his 'monstrous learning spree', he breathed a sigh of relief and showed a smile on his face.
If Yusei could learn everything instantly, while he'd be happy as a teacher, he'd also feel severely frustrated.
As for the ultimate mysteries like Kuzuryusen and Amakakeru Ryu no Hirameki later on, they were out of the question unless Yusei mastered Shinsoku… otherwise, using them was impossible.
Nine simultaneous slashes... This wasn't achievable through simple speed. In a way, it was practically magic.
Today was the weekend. Perhaps Koken felt Yusei had been learning too quickly lately, so he didn't make him come for practice over the weekend.
He just reminded him to focus on physical exercise and told him to come back next weekend, meaning he didn't need to go for the entire following week.
Of course, even if Koken wanted him to go, he wouldn't.
Because today was the weekend… the day of his 'date' with Utaha.
Weren't Yusei and Utaha not a couple? But that didn't prevent them from having a date.
Agreed time, agreed place, two people, one male and one female... all the conditions for a date were met.
So, Yusei naturally considered it a date.
However, Yusei also remembered that today was the day of his 'bet' with Utaha, and also his chance for a prosperous life in Tokyo in the future.
Manga masters don't draw in front of you every day, so the opportunity was quite rare.
Considering it was a 'date,' Yusei specifically chose a handsome, casual-looking short-sleeved shirt.
A black short-sleeved shirt with a cute pattern and ordinary shorts, in this scorching summer, gave Yusei a relaxed, casual vibe with a hint of youthful handsomeness.
Yusei didn't know much about fashion, but he thought the reflection in the mirror was handsome, and that was enough.
He got up early in the morning and caught the train to the station near the department store before 8 a.m.
By the time he got off the train, it was already 8:30. Their agreed meeting time was 9 a.m.
However, when he arrived at the department store entrance, he found Utaha already standing there waiting for him.
That stunning and charming figure standing there was like a dazzling pearl among the crowd, making people instinctively look at her.