In the combat training room of St. Freya Academy, Inaba Tsukiyo was facing off against Fu Hua.
After so many days lying in bed, she had long wanted to stretch her muscles, and besides, she and Fu Hua had not yet determined a victor.
Fu Hua's movements were extremely fast, each punch generating a sharp gust of wind, as if she wanted to knock Inaba Tsukiyo down with a single blow.
However, Inaba Tsukiyo's speed was much faster than Fu Hua's, and the previous duel had allowed her to clearly see the extent of Fu Hua's fastest speed.
[Bang]
Fu Hua's punch, carrying a fierce gust of wind, struck Inaba Tsukiyo's weapon.
A huge force made Inaba Tsukiyo retreat a few steps before she managed to dissipate the power from the weapon.
[Cloud Brilliance: Gale]
Inaba Tsukiyo flashed, constantly moving around Fu Hua, as if several Inaba Tsukiyo had appeared.
Fu Hua watched Inaba Tsukiyo's figure warily; even she couldn't instantly capture the speed of Inaba Tsukiyo's draw.
After the last duel, Inaba Tsukiyo repeatedly invited Fu Hua to one-on-one personal matches, and each time Fu Hua accepted the invitation.
Initially, Fu Hua would win with her astonishing speed, but later, as Inaba Tsukiyo became familiar with her actions, the battles became increasingly difficult.
Fu Hua's fair arm sliced through the air, and at the same time, her aura changed.
Through her glasses, Fu Hua's deep blue pupils were filled with serious vigilance, guarding against Inaba Tsukiyo, who was ready to attack at any moment.
Inaba Tsukiyo's Pill Self-Manifestation Style was an offensive first-strike style, but she constantly moved at high speed only to find a suitable attacking opportunity, especially since her opponent was Fu Hua.
If Kiana were her opponent, Kiana would probably be knocked down by her at the very beginning.
[Un'yō...]
[Inch Strike...]
Suddenly, Fu Hua's eyes flashed, her right foot traced a circle on the ground, and she fiercely threw a punch backward.
At the same time, Inaba Tsukiyo's figure appeared behind Fu Hua; she raised the model sword in her hand high and swung it down fiercely at Fu Hua.
[Swift Thunder!!]
[Sky Breaker!!]
The model sword and Fu Hua's gauntlet collided fiercely, and the onlookers seemed to hear a dull thunderous sound.
Immediately after, the lights in the combat training room began to flicker, as if there was a power outage, leaving people a bit confused.
However, Bronya and the other two, who had been watching Fu Hua and Inaba Tsukiyo's battle, clearly saw that at the moment Fu Hua's gauntlet collided with Inaba Tsukiyo's model sword, Inaba Tsukiyo's model sword broke, and Fu Hua also knelt on the ground.
"What's going on? A momentary exchange, and it can reach this extent?"
Kiana gripped the railing with both hands, looking in surprise at Fu Hua, who was on the ground.
The Fu Hua who had beaten her so badly was suppressed so easily? This must be a joke, right? It definitely is a joke.
"Idiot Kiana, do you think Big Sister Tsukiyo simply swung her weapon?"
Bronya glanced at Kiana indifferently; compared to Kiana, who knew nothing about swordsmanship, Bronya, who had trained with Inaba Tsukiyo, clearly understood the move Inaba Tsukiyo had used.
[Cloud Radiance: Swift Thunder]
Inaba Tsukiyo had said that this was the move of her sworn sister, Narukami Koharu, a technique from a different school than her preferred Pill Self-Manifestation Style, and it was Narukami Koharu's ultimate skill.
Raiden Mei didn't answer; she looked at the still-flickering lights around them.
She had clearly heard the dull thunderous sound just now, and she had also noticed that the bamboo sword in Inaba Tsukiyo's hand seemed to carry lightning for that brief moment.
'How terrifying... Is this Tsukiyo's strongest power? What if this isn't Tsukiyo's full power?'
Raiden Mei didn't dare to continue thinking; if that were truly the case, then to what extent had Inaba Tsukiyo reached?
Kiana, uncharacteristically, didn't argue with Bronya; she turned back to the training ground, gripping the railing with increasing force.
What was this feeling? Fu Hua's consciousness was somewhat blurry, and even her vision had become exceptionally indistinct.
'My arms are so heavy... this feeling... is it the ground? What exactly happened?'
In just an instant, Fu Hua was a bit unclear about what had happened to her.
She only remembered capturing Inaba Tsukiyo's movements and was about to destroy Inaba Tsukiyo's model sword when a powerful force seemed to penetrate her entire body, delivering a strong impact.
'No... no, this is indoors; there's no way lightning could strike. Which means, all of this was caused by Classmate Inaba.'
Fu Hua tried to stand up from the ground, but after several attempts, she found that her body had been affected by the previous attack.
A paralyzing slash?
An attack that could generate lightning?
Was this the power of Un'yō? Fu Hua had never heard of such a powerful sword technique, not even in the past.
This impact affected even her internal body; she couldn't move freely and couldn't even stand up.
Even without directly touching her body, the effect was already this powerful.
It felt like the full-body numbness one experiences from an electric shock; she hadn't realized she had underestimated Inaba Tsukiyo.
Originally... originally, after witnessing Inaba Tsukiyo's Cloud Radiance: Instant Light, Fu Hua had thought that Inaba Tsukiyo's techniques were solely focused on speed.
But the Cloud Radiance: Swift Thunder demonstrated this time, with its power generated by ultra-high-speed movement, was surprisingly potent.
"I apologize, Squad Leader Fu Hua. This is not my technique, but Big Sister's technique. However, considering that Squad Leader Fu Hua broke through Cloud Radiance: Instant Light, I had no choice but to use this move."
The model sword in her hand had been completely destroyed by Fu Hua and could no longer be used.
Although her attack successfully incapacitated Fu Hua, Fu Hua's attack also disarmed her.
For a swordsman, losing their weapon is a grave mistake; even a master of the sword would find it difficult to deal with enemies without a weapon.
The reason she used this move this time was also to see if Fu Hua had any countermeasures; it seemed this person had successfully been tricked by her.
"Hm?"
Inaba Tsukiyo, who was about to leave with the broken model sword, suddenly heard movement behind her. She turned around in surprise, only to find that Fu Hua had already gotten up from the ground.
"You can still stand up, Squad Leader Fu Hua? Or are you saying you still want to fight me?"
Although Cloud Radiance: Swift Thunder didn't directly hit Fu Hua, the subsequent damage should have left Fu Hua incapacitated for a period of time.
No, although Fu Hua had stood up, her body was very strained, her legs were trembling unnaturally, and just standing up had taken all her strength.
Slightly opening her eyes, Inaba Tsukiyo hesitated for a moment, threw the broken sword aside, and went to the other side of the training ground to pick up a bamboo sword.
These were for students who practiced kendo; although the model sword was unusable, these bamboo swords could still be used.
The bamboo sword was raised high to her right by Inaba Tsukiyo. At this moment, Inaba Tsukiyo opened her eyes, her crimson pupils making everyone watching the match shiver.
Pill Self-Manifestation Style [Right Dragonfly].
Since the model sword was broken, she naturally couldn't use a drawing slash to deal with Fu Hua.
If Fu Hua truly wanted to continue fighting, then Inaba Tsukiyo wouldn't mind using techniques from other schools against her.
One must know that the true realms of [Hu] and [Un'yō] had not yet been truly displayed by her.
"Alright, that's enough. Seriously, it was only supposed to be a light spar; did you two really need to go to this extent?"
Himeko suddenly interrupted Fu Hua, who wanted to continue fighting. She was already in such a state, why did she still want to fight?
Himeko looked at Fu Hua with some helplessness; in fact, she had also been startled by Inaba Tsukiyo's technique just now.
If Inaba Tsukiyo had used a real sword, then even if she had gone head-to-head with her wielding a greatsword, her situation probably wouldn't have been better than Fu Hua's.
What a terrifying person; she had such severe injuries before, yet she recovered so quickly. She really is a monster.
"...I apologize. It's just that I couldn't help but get serious when I met a formidable opponent. It won't happen again."
"You'll have a next time?!"
Himeko was truly helpless now. Inaba Tsukiyo's attitude clearly showed she hadn't let go of the chance to fight Fu Hua.
If there was another opportunity in the future, Inaba Tsukiyo would definitely fight Fu Hua.
"Forget it, you two didn't cause too much of a commotion anyway. Just a model sword and training gloves, that's still within the acceptable range."
After arranging for staff to take Fu Hua for treatment, Himeko dispersed the surrounding onlookers.
Inaba Tsukiyo and Fu Hua were essentially hot topics at the academy; when they fought, a large number of students gathered without realizing it.
Even if these people weren't training themselves, they wanted to come and watch Inaba Tsukiyo and Fu Hua's battle.
"Tsukiyo-chan, you've worked hard."
As Inaba Tsukiyo left the training area, Bronya walked over with a towel.
"Thank you, Bronya."
Taking the towel Bronya handed her, Inaba Tsukiyo wiped the sweat from her face.
The fight with Fu Hua had made her sweat a lot; it seemed she would need to take a shower later.
"So amazing, Tsukiyo-chan. Did you not use your full strength in your last fight with Fu Hua-chan?"
"It was just a light spar. Squad Leader Fu Hua is very strong. If I don't get serious, the opponent will seize the initiative. And the Pill Self-Manifestation Style I master is mainly about taking the first move and winning in one strike."
However, Fu Hua's abilities completely denied her the chance to end the battle instantly.
Since that was the case, the only way was to make Inaba Tsukiyo lose her ability to fight through such a method.
Raiden Mei was very interested in these things, and just as she was about to ask something else, Kiana suddenly interjected.
Raiden Mei and Bronya looked at Kiana in confusion. Was this person trying to cause trouble?
They all knew Kiana disliked Inaba Tsukiyo. Was it because Inaba Tsukiyo had just finished her training battle, and Kiana wanted to fight her while she hadn't recovered?
No, don't do it, girl, you'll die.
However, to their surprise, Kiana had no intention of causing trouble.
"Tell me, how can I become stronger!"
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