Sparring
"Then…. let's start?!"
Hito nodded, and replied. "Yes!"
Shigure asked. "What... weapon would… you like to learn… first?"
He didn't need to think about it, he firmly spoke. "Katana! I want to learn how to use Katana first."
Shigure nodded and then unsheathed the katana that was on her back, and started to explain.
"Since you're already… done with building foundations… you need to familiarize yourself with the weapon of your... choice and its usage, because a weapon is nothing… if you don't know how to use it… remember weapons are merely extensions of the body, simply relying on the weapon's strength alone will not make you a master of the said weapon. I'll show you the basics first..."
Then Shigure performed the basics which included how to properly use the Katana, the first stance of wielding the Katana and basic movements while using it.
Step by step she diligently explained the way of using the Katana and by extension the way of weapons to him. She might not talk very much but if it was about teaching the way of weapons she was serious. Well, she had a serious nature from the start but now she used her whole concentration and seriousness to teach Hito. Shigure might not have realized it herself but she was really good at teaching even though her EQ can be said to be in the negatives.
The more Hito listened and watched the more he understood. The way of weapons was basically to be a master in the usage of weapons and making it an extension of your body like your limbs. You first had to understand a single weapon to its very peak and make it your extra limb, if you weren't even able to understand one weapon and cultivate its usage to the peak then you would never become a weapons master. If you understood the essence of one weapon then from there you could use any weapons.
It was like one weapon to understand all weapons. You just needed to adjust the stance and movements of different weapons a bit. But you'd be a weapon master if you could reach the peak of one weapon that's it.
(E/N: It's like Man - Weapon Union in Wuxia Novels)
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After she taught him all the basics it had already become nighttime. At that moment, Hito heard a familiar sound.
Ding!
You have discovered the skill [ The Way Of Weapons ] Do you wish to learn it for 1,000 Surprise Points?
The prices were getting expensive by the day, but it wasn't strange since mastering all kinds of weapons wasn't an easy task. On the contrary, it was one of the most difficult tasks and was even harder than mastering most if not all types of Martial Arts.
Learn!
He didn't hesitate to buy it. Though it was 10x more expensive than Chinese Martial Arts, without a doubt it was also extremely useful!
For now he upgraded it twice,lm The Way Of Weapons skill went from Beginner to Veteran grade.
Which was equivalent to Expert Class in Martial Arts grade! Foreign knowledge about weapons started to appear inside of Hito's mind.
His Ki increased once again, but it wasn't that explosive since he didn't upgrade the recent skill to Expert grade.
However, despite the barely noticeable increase in Hito's Ki, all of the masters of Ryōzanpaku felt the change almost immediately.
Back then when he just became a Grand Master Class Martial Artist, without a doubt he was the weakest among all of them of the same grade.
It was mainly because he had no experience in fighting and the control of his Ki. His Ki was also of the lowest amounts there could be for a Grand Master Class fighter, but now his Ki increased to the point that he could even rival Shigure, who was no doubt one of the strongest Grand Master in existence.
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In the main hall where the Ryōzanpaku masters gathered.
Akisame gently touched his mustache, and spoke. "His Ki has increased once again."
"Seriously! His advancement is just too fast! At this rate he'll surely be on par with us, its just a matter of when! And when that time comes, will we even be qualified to be his masters?" Shio ranted, as he drank the beer within his hands.
"That's your problem, but it doesn't change the fact that we taught him, no?" Kensei spoke while looking at a girl's magazine.
"Apa! Apapa! I want to spar with him!" Apachai's thought process was simple, he wanted to see how strong Hito had become.
Hayato on the other hand, touched his beard and said. "Hoho~ his advancement is indeed too fast, it was so fast that he didn't even have a decent opponent to build up his fighting experience… also we still don't know what type he is!
"So, among you people, who wants to be his opponent?" As he said that, without exception all of their eyes let out a bright light, they wanted to try fighting their dear Disciple.
Akisame suggested. "Then let's play Rock, Paper and Scissors whoever wins will be the one to fight Hito after he finishes his training."
All of them nodded, and suddenly Hayato took out a huge lollipop from who knows where and spoke.
"Oh! Interesting, then let me join too!"
As they heard that, they immediately said.
"""No!"""
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Hito suddenly felt something behind his back, and spoke. "I feel something bad will happen to me…"
Shigure looked at him with a calm look and spoke. "You… mastered the basics of the way of weapons?"
Though she was looking calm on the outside, in her mind she couldn't help but feel surprised. Even a Prodigy like her took months to be able to reach the Expert Class in weapon handling.
Hito didn't deny and spoke. "Yes."
Shigure stayed silent for a moment, and then she added. "Use this katana… i want to see how much you've learned."
She threw a katana towards Hito, other than the one she personally uses.
Hito easily caught it. It was as if he did this kind of action for tens of thousands of times. As soon as he received the Katana, he immediately formed a seemingly flawless stance.
Well it wasn't really flawless for those who were above the Low Master Class, but for those who were lower than the Expert Class, there was no way for them to be able to see a flaw in his stance!
Seeing his stance, Shigure nodded since she could barely see any flaw from it. Without saying another word she moved towards Hito on break neck speed.
She didn't even hesitate to slash him with her Katana, but Hito easily blocked the slash with the katana in his hands!
After all, she didn't really use any techniques on the slash. It was only a basic slash in its purest form.
After her slash got blocked, she moved her katana once again attempting to hit Hito at his vital spots!
Hito moved quickly when he saw Shigure's attempt, and he was able to successfully block it again.
This time Hito decided to go on the offensive since he had already verified his defensive might.
As he blocked Shigure's Katana, he raised his leg and kicked Shigure on her stomach!
But it was seen by Shigure, and she immediately did a black flip, dodging Hito's kick!
BANGG!
As she dodged his kick, she was surprised at seeing that the floor of the Attic was utterly destroyed!
Hito didn't hold back at all, as he coated his leg with his Ki!
After that kick, he didn't waste any time and directly dashed towards Shigure while attempting to piercing her head with his Katana!
Since Shigure was still on the air, she couldn't really dodge this using her normal moves, so she immediately took out the chains wrapped around her body and hurriedly but smoothly encircled Hito's Katana with it!
She used the chains so that she could move in the air using Hito's Katana, and by doing that she successfully dodged Katana that was about to pierce her head.
Shigure didn't waste any time on additional movement, and immediately threw some shurikens towards Hito's vital spots!
Since Hito was bound by her chain and was stationary she would never miss her mark! However, as soon as Hito realized that he couldn't use his Katana anymore because of being bound by the chains, he immediately let go of his Katana and he dodged the shurikens that were about to hit his vital spots!
After successfully dodging it, he was about to dash towards Shigure again, however suddenly.
"Oh! You guys are sparring?"
Hearing that, both Shigure and Hito stopped fighting, and both of them looked towards the origin of the voice at the same time.
It was Shio! But it wasn't just him but Najimi, Miu, Akisame, Apachai, Kensei and Hayato were also present and looking at their fight intently!
"Why did you stop fighting? Continue! It's fun to see." Hayato spoke, while licking the huge lollipop in his hand.
Hito realized that he got too caught up in the fight and looked around to see the mess he created.
"Ah, I didn't realize I caused so much damage!"
(E/N: There are originally two types of Style in Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple. They are Dou and Sei. Dou is where the users challenge their emotions i.e. anger, rage, hatred into pure fighting power like going berserk. While Sei users are calm and collected, and use their wits and techniques to overcome their opponents. Dou is signified by Red Ki and Sei is signified by Blue Ki. It's a summary and I may be wrong. Please state the corrections and if possible full explanation in the comments.)
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