Bleach: Teaching Makes Me Stronger-Chapter 129: Muguruma Kensei’s Clever Move

Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Muguruma Kensei’s Clever Move
A wind-thread grazed
Kobane Jin’emon
’s left shoulder, leaving a cut, but no blood came out.
The patterns on
Kobane Jin’emon
’s Zanpakutō were turning increasingly red.
"Your Reiatsu has gotten stronger. Is this your Zanpakutō’s ability?"
Muguruma Kensei
frowned.
He had sensed a clear spike in
Kobane Jin’emon
’s Reiatsu. Though Kobane’s Reiatsu had originally been weaker than his, now it was just about on par.
"Yeah. My
Onikirimaru
boosts my Reiatsu by burning my blood. But it’s still not enough, I’m still not fast enough to catch the wind!" said
Kobane Jin’emon
as his Reiatsu surged again.
"That’s a ’hurt your enemy a thousand, lose eight hundred yourself’ kind of ability..."
Muguruma Kensei
looked surprised. He could feel
Kobane
’s Reiatsu had now surpassed his own.
Still,
Kobane Jin’emon
’s face had turned pale, clearly, he’d already burned through a lot of blood.
"Let’s see how strong you are now!"
Muguruma Kensei
swung his dagger, unleashing two wind-threads from its edge.
Whoosh
,
Kobane Jin’emon
evaded the twin attacks. The threads struck the ground, carving a deep cross-shaped gouge into it.
The spike in Reiatsu had significantly boosted
Kobane
’s Shunpo speed, enough to barely dodge the threads.
Kensei
’s dagger released another thread, three wind-threads came slashing at once.
Kobane Jin’emon
leapt back, but couldn’t dodge completely. One of the threads pierced through his right shoulder.
Splurt
, but again, not a drop of blood flowed from the wound.
On the contrary,
Kobane
’s Reiatsu surged again.
Ignoring his injury, he pressed forward to attack.
His face was now drained of all color.
Kobane
Shunpo-stepped to a spot several meters behind
Muguruma Kensei
, sheathed his sword, and assumed a ready stance.
Onikirimaru
wasn’t suited for prolonged battles, this would be his final strike!
Katori-ryu: Shunpo Iaido!
"A dagger doesn’t mean I can’t use sword techniques, Kobane!"
Kensei
grinned. His left hand, unnoticed until now, lifted slightly, his sleeve sliding down to reveal his forearm.
Strapped to it was a tiny sheath, just the size of a dagger.
It was made specifically for
Kensei
’s Shikai form!
Once
Tachikaze
entered Shikai, it took the shape of a dagger. So he had equipped a dagger-sized sheath just for it.
He quickly returned the dagger to its sheath. The moment he turned, he began pouring Reiatsu into it, using the sheath as a container to compress Reiatsu. Once the dagger was sheathed, the compression was nearly instantaneous.
Short blades had their advantages!
They compressed Reiatsu over ten times faster than standard-length swords.
And they were far easier to control.
Kensei
drew the dagger in a flash, slashing forward with a burst of light.
Katori-ryu: Flowlight!
Kobane Jin’emon
’s eyes widened as the flash neared, it was already too late to halt his Shunpo and block. His abdomen was pierced instantly.
To those fast enough to track
Kobane
’s movements, it looked like he’d walked straight into the slash.
When the blade light faded,
Kobane
collapsed.
"Muguruma Kensei wins!"
Nanatsuki
announced, stepping forward to check
Kobane
’s condition.
"Kobane’s okay, right? I didn’t hit any vital spots..."
Kensei
said uncertainly.
"The blood loss is a bigger problem than the abdominal wound... He passed out from excessive bleeding,"
Nanatsuki
frowned.
Kobane
hadn’t collapsed from the slash itself, but from pushing himself too far.
It had been sheer willpower that kept him going, and after unleashing the Shunpo Iaido, his body gave out.
Nanatsuki
made a mental note to test the exact effects of
Onikirimaru
in the future, he couldn’t allow
Kobane
to recklessly use it again. The consequences might be worse next time.
Thinking back to
Kensei
’s earlier move,
Nanatsuki
couldn’t help but praise him:
"Kensei, that was a clever idea, making a tiny sheath and strapping it to your arm."
"Hehe, I only thought of it yesterday. Went straight to the smith to get it custom-made."
Kensei
scratched the back of his head. "Picked it up this morning after eating Sensei’s golden fried rice. First time trying it out... Good thing it worked, otherwise, I might’ve lost just now."
"A shorter blade makes execution easier. Less time to compress Reiatsu, but also shorter reach and reduced power. You’ll need to thoroughly test it to avoid mistakes in actual combat,"
Nanatsuki
advised.
"Got it! I’ll analyze it properly when I get back!"
Among
Nanatsuki
’s disciples, only
Chijō Kana
had previously mastered
Flowlight
, but now
Muguruma Kensei
had developed his own dagger-style version of it. A path of his own.
Meanwhile, in the VIP stands, after witnessing
Kuchiki Sōjun
’s earlier shocking defeat, the captains thought they couldn’t be surprised again.
But today, they saw yet another Academy student reveal their Shikai.
"This makes six now, right? This class has six students who’ve unlocked Shikai already..."
Kuyashiki Kenpachi
stroked his chin. "That
Kobane Jin’emon
would fit in great with Squad 11."
He’d heard how
Kobane
had asked
Kensei
to go all-out, earning his respect.
"
Kobane Jin’emon
hasn’t even graduated yet. Captain Kuyashiki, are you planning to poach him from the Academy already?"
Kotetsu Ayane
chuckled.
"With that skill level, he should graduate early. Not just him, the other five Shikai users too. They’re ready,"
Kuyashiki Kenpachi
replied.
"
Kuchiki Ginrei
said: "My son will graduate next year.""
Vice-captain
Ōmaeda
of Squad 2 added, "
Ōmaeda Kishinosuke
will also graduate next year."
Ōmaeda
himself would retire in two years, just in time for his son to take over.
"Let’s consult
Katori-sensei
later. If his disciples are graduating next year, we can assign them a mission as a practical graduation exam,"
Kotetsu Ayane
suggested.
On
Nanatsuki
’s
Status Interface
, two rewards were waiting:
[Guided Kobane Jin’emon through Shikai Training – Reward Settled]
[Received: 10,000 General Ability EXP]
[Received: Reishi Shell Formula]
[Disciple Muguruma Kensei mastered the sword technique "Flowlight"]
[Guided Muguruma Kensei through sword technique training – Reward Settled]
[Received: 5,000 General Ability EXP]
[Received: Sword Technique – Windchase (Beginner)]
He had already received
Windchase
three times at the beginner level, and its proficiency had now advanced to
Skilled
.
"Reishi Shell Formula?"
Nanatsuki
blinked at the reward.
His current Reishi body was the product of a
Reishi Shell
fused with the
Shadow of the Soul King
, so Reishi Shells were something he’d long been curious about. Unfortunately, his access level hadn’t allowed him to view the sealed files.
But now, the system had handed it to him directly, saving him a lot of trouble.