The two people kneeling opposite each other in the dojo concealed their sword sheaths in their sleeves, their faces as calm as mountains and rivers, but no one knew when or who would suddenly draw their sword.
Gu Hanzhou stared into Duanmu Ci's eyes and suddenly said, "If you lose, please leave Luo Luo. This is my request as a student. If you refuse, then my request will become the victor's demand, and that would probably damage your reputation."
Duanmu Ci looked at the seemingly mature but slightly immature boy and said softly, "As a student, you can't decide whether I stay or leave; as a boy, you have no right to influence a girl's feelings. All of this is meaningless, and there is no relationship between me and Luo Luo other than that between teacher and student."
Gu Hanzhou felt slighted, straightened up, and leaned slightly forward. "Teacher, please don't look down on me! Real men speak with their strength! My heart is as sharp as my sword, nothing can stop me. I want you to feel my determination in the upcoming competition!"
Duanmu Ci was somewhat shocked. He wasn't shocked by Gu Hanzhou's imposing manner, but rather... how could Gu Hanzhou be so childish? Did this kid spend three years studying in Japan just reading comics and not reading books? And all he read were those slightly brainless shonen manga. Where did he learn all these childish, third-rate scripts and lines?
The legendary aloof president of the kendo club is actually a chuunibyou (delusional) hot-blooded manga enthusiast?
That's true, someone who would do something as childish as dueling for love probably isn't very mentally sound...
Duanmu Ci, a psychology expert, said softly, following his tone, "A man's heart shouldn't be a sword. Love that's too sharp will hurt both himself and others. A man's heart should be an ocean, embracing every drifting white sail; or a city, where the woman he loves lives."
This statement, brimming with adolescent angst, greatly shocked Gu Hanzhou. He couldn't help but sigh, "If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, I would really like to have a drink with you." He had already made up his mind to ensure that Teacher Duanmu suffered a "dignified" defeat.
Duanmu Ci thought, "..." Is this the beginning of becoming best friends with someone suffering from chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)...?
The onlookers, seeing the two handsome men carrying swords sitting opposite each other, didn't feel the tension they had imagined. Instead, they seemed to be chatting and laughing, so they didn't find it boring at all. Some of the female fans, influenced by bad culture, even started to have wild fantasies and became angry with Tang Luoluo—what a superfluous woman! Meanwhile, the news agency members who were busy taking pictures didn't feel like they were wasting film. Instead, they took pictures with great interest.
Is this the serene beauty of cherry blossoms falling from Mount Fuji?
Duanmu Ci said, "Let's change the bet. I heard you studied in Japan. If you win, I'll treat you to tuna, a proper Japanese meal."
"What if I lose?" Gu Hanzhou asked back.
"If you lose, I will become the instructor of the kendo dojo and take charge of this place. You will have to listen to me." Duanmu Ci finally revealed his purpose.
"Okay, no problem." Gu Hanzhou readily agreed, his youthful spirit making him unwilling to lose. Besides, even if he did lose, it wouldn't matter; he believed in the philosophy of the strong and accepted defeat, after all, it was in this way that he had brought down the former president.
“Then, teacher, please draw your sword!” Gu Hanzhou lowered his head, gripped the hilt of his sword, and said sternly.
Duanmu Ci smiled, "How can a teacher not give way to a student? Please don't hold back, unleash the power of a samurai!" What's with this Japanese anime accent?
"Yes, teacher!" With this shout, the battle officially began. The surrounding crowd also became enthusiastic and began to cheer loudly.
Gu Hanzhou's eyes flashed with lightning, his right hand gripping the hilt of his sword in reverse, preparing to rise from his kneeling position and stand, when Duanmu Ci suddenly moved as well—
Look closely! Breathe deeply! Make a precise cut at the mouth of a carp! Cut it off! Slice it off!
An incomplete "Iai" technique was completed in an instant. His sleeves fluttered, and a crimson scabbard suddenly emerged, the wooden sword pressed against Gu Hanzhou's neck.
"This, this..." Gu Hanzhou stared in disbelief, the knife in his hand was only half drawn, not even fully unsheathed yet.
“This is ‘Iaijutsu’,” Duanmu Ci said softly.
"Iaijutsu" is an extremely fast swordsmanship, so fast that it emphasizes instantaneous defeat of the enemy. The swordsman can even decapitate an enemy in a split second while kneeling. In this sense, "Iaijutsu" can also be seen as "drawing sword technique," aiming to defeat the enemy in one move the instant the sword is drawn! Legend has it that masters of "Iaijutsu" can cut through stray arrows.
The onlookers were stunned.
Their cheers had barely left their mouths, their decibels not even having a chance to reach their peak, when the battle was already over. They had to swallow their voices again, but they couldn't utter a new cheer for victory for the time being, because they were so shocked that they were almost speechless! This gave them a different interpretation of the idiom "I have to speak my mind".
The members of the Kendo Club were also shocked!
After all, they were also "people in this field," and they understood the meaning of this sword better than others. However, even they could not catch the trajectory of this sword, and they did not even see a single afterimage. President Gu was defeated the moment the battle began, and he was defeated without any words. This was simply... a miracle!
They had never seen such a fast sword, nor such a beautiful sword intent.
This is the ultimate.
The news agency staff member in charge of photography was speechless with shock. The latest camera with extremely high dynamic range pixels could barely capture the man's movement! It was as if a piece of image had been stolen! From the start to the strike of his sword, the man completed everything in an instant, without any transition in between.
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