Jujutsushi Wa Yuusha Ni Narenai

Three days after the start of the training. Today too, the voices of high-spirited pupils resounded in Souma dojo.

「Guhaa, ouch!?」

「Gu, uwooo… Damn, monster…」

Both Ueda and Nakai were rolling on the dry wasteland.

「Yeah, that's cruel.」

Well, the one who made them end up in that state was our berserker, Mei-chan.

「Fuhahaha, Mei-chan is strong.」

「Yeah, even those two are getting stronger at breakneck speed…」

Master Souma had also deduced that both Ueda and Nakai had become much stronger in just three days after taking lessons in Souma dojo. That might be the effect of their vocation rather than their talent.

In fact, the other disciples such as Yamada or Natsukawa-san's abilities were growing normally.

By the way, the said two persons weren't here right now.

Yamada was currently taking care of Jaja in the resort area as the animal husbandry committee.

Natsukawa-san went out to look for the new honey.

Though I couldn't deny the importance of training, we couldn't neglect the job of maintaining our standard of living either.

Anyway, everybody who was in the middle of learning Souma-style's skill to the level where it could be used in actual combat was definitely much stronger than three days ago.

But, Master Souma seemed to have mixed feelings since Mei-chan didn't use the Souma-style technique.

「Yup, the berserker's power is truly exceptional after all.」

「Don't you feel like the situation isn't enough to force Mei-chan to use the technique?」

「Yeah, and that's what makes her even more terrifying.」

Mei-chan taking the training course wasn't for show either.

In the dojo, everybody received basic lessons on Souma-style, or should I say basic lessons for all martial arts. Everything from the way to hold your sword, move your body, even the way to adjust your breathing, and much more.

Such teachings could only exist due to the long history of Souma-style. Previously, everybody moved around by relying entirely on their vocation, but their movements had vastly improved now after having learnt the proper basic.

It was only three days and yet, Mei-chan had learnt every basic she could learn from Master Souma. However, she didn't use any of those techniques while sparring with Ueda and Nakai.

「Well, Futaba-san was already strong to begin with. But even if her strength is special, the others are by no means weak.」

「Yeah, it's a really good thing that the fruit of their training has become apparent immediately.」

「Yeah, and the one who grows the most is――」

「――Futaba-san, let me be your opponent!」

「Eh? Sure」

Mei-chan was currently wearing her jersey and wielding a made-to-order great sword-sized wooden sword. The one who challenged her was a dual-wielding wooden sword, Nakajima Haruma.

「A match against Nakajima eh, interesting.」

「It's going to be a short game.」

The one who showed tremendous growth under Souma-kun's tutelage was none other than the 『Magic Swordsman』 Nakajima.

「O~h, looks a bit like Kenzaki.」

「It's already on the level where he seems to be training in that style for years. He's clearly talented.」

Looking at Nakajima wielding two swords with both hands, the style that Souma-kun chose for Nakajima was Kenzaki-style swordsmanship instead of Souma-style.

Back in Japan, Kenzaki-style was just as famous as Souma-style. There was no need to hesitate which to choose as long as it could make them stronger. We just needed to see if the style was suitable for the said person or not.

And Souma-kun's insight was spot on, Nakajima Haruma was indeed more suited for Kenzaki-style.

「HAAAH!」

Nakajima closed in the distance swiftly as he raised a war cry.

Mei-chan on the other hand didn't move at all, just maintaining her stance―― However, she had already swung her wooden great sword to her side before I noticed.

And the sound of her swing cutting the air, which was akin to the sound of a jet engine, came a moment later. That swing should be strong enough to insta-kill anyone if it hit their head.

「Gu, uuuh!?」

Nakajima seemed to have a hard time receiving the casual swing from Mei-chan.

Yes, Nakajima caught the blow.

「Awesome, he managed to catch Mei-chan's blow from the front!」

「That's Kenzaki-style, 『Overlay Receive』. It's already splendid enough even though he learnt it just recently.」

Nakajima crossed his two swords to catch Mei-chan's blow. This technique wasn't as simple as merely catching the blow by following the wooden sword's trajectory. If it were that simple, he would be sent flying like Ueda and Nakai due to Mei-chan's overwhelming power.

Perhaps it was defensive arts that warded off the power too.

I had heard that in a dual-wield that used "Tachi(Long sword)" and "Kodachi(Short Sword)", the latter was used mainly for defense. And when it came to dual wield, the one thing I was most familiar with was the setting in action game which allowed its user to have a faster attack rate. Alas, in reality, it might be a style that puts a strong emphasis on defense.

「Still, it seems he can't completely defend against it.」

「That's a really high requirement. Being able to stop a blow is already good enough.」

The thing is, the 『Overlay Receive』 was a defensive skill of Kenzaki-style that catches the blow, and then using that moment unleashes a counter.

And yet, Nakajima seemed to have already done his best just by maintaining his stance. He managed to stop Mei-chan's blow, alas, he was put in a condition in which he couldn't unleash a counter.

「Kuh!」

After exposing his weakness like that, Nakajima had no choice but to make a hasty retreat.

Mei-chan who should be able to chase after him to unleash another blow stayed still, it seemed she chose to ignore him. Well, this was a mock combat after all. It would be better if both sides were pulling out each others' potential.

「Her power is simply off the charts… So this is the 『Berserker』 huh.」

「Amazing, Nakajima-kun. I'd not expected that you’d manage to catch the blow.」

「Hahaha, this might be the fruit of our training.」

「I'll use more power in the next blow.」

Said Mei-chan carefreely while raising her wooden sword overhead.

「Futaba-san is taking a stance.」

「Are you sure about this, Nakajima-kun? You'll die if you fail to receive this, you know?」

It seems the person himself who was facing the berserker understood the situation best.

Nakajima's face paled upon seeing Mei-chan raise her sword, albeit using only one hand.

「But I have to do this.」

「Me too.」

He had a frightened look on his face, obviously feeling the danger for his life. However, that frightened look stayed only for a few seconds before being replaced with the resolute eyes of a swordsman.

「How is he going to attack?」

「Maybe he can't receive another attack head-on. So his next choice could be dodging the swing from above and landing a counter.」

The upper stance that raised the sword straight above was meant to be swung down as it was. Since her next move was exceedingly simple, it gave Nakajima-kun a way to deal with her.

But the one who raised her sword was preparing a literal killing move. Was this the reproduction of Satsuma's Jigen-style which said "Kill the enemy in the first strike"? The person called Satsuma Hayato seemed to be a real Berserker.

「Fuuh…!」

After glaring at each other for a while, Nakajima made the first move after he let out a breath.

He closed in quickly, his speed was so fast that it left an afterimage.

Facing that, Mei-chan's sword had already swung down.

「!?」

He dodged it!

The wooden sword swung down by Mei-chan hit the air.

Nakajima―― Tilted his body, and managed to dodge the first strike, though it came with a crumbled stance.

Mei-chan had already finished her swing. Nakajima on the other hand still held his swords aloof even though his body was slanting to the side.

Nakajima still had enough time to land two blows on Mei-chan's body before collapsing from bad posture.

Did Nakajima just win!?

「GUWAAA~!」

The next moment, Nakajima's body was blown away.

Rather, the ground literally split open.

「So, Souma-style has a skill that can create a shockwave by striking the ground with a sword.」

「There's no such skill… Yes, there's no such skill, but such a feat might be possible with a boost from vocation.」

Said Master Souma with a troubled face.

To be honest, I too had never expected Mei-chan could send Nakajima flying with a shockwave created by the strike of her sword.

「Shockwave generated from martial arts does exist, huh.」

「No, she isn't using martial arts. She created that shockwave with brute force.」

A feat that is achieved when one attains extreme strength.

Maybe, Mei-chan had no intention of hitting Nakajima-kun from the very beginning. Thus, she hit the ground to create a shockwave to disturb Nakajima's balance. So, it didn't really matter even if he managed to dodge the attack.

「Guh… It's my loss.」

「U~hm, thank you for the match, I think?」

After expressing her gratitude for the match, Mei-chan returned to us.

「Kotaro-kun, I wo~n.」

「Yeah, the gap in the abilities is way too much to the point that it can't even be called practice anymore.」

「E~h, I did my best though.」

Yeah, Mei-chan did her best, alas, our priority was to let everyone's power grow by leaps and bounds.

But, seeing that no one was heavily injured in this match, this might also be a good learning experience for her.

As for me, I was happy that Nakajima's talent was blossoming, alas, it also meant that Kenzaki's leadership ability wasn't something to be trifled with.

In the first place, Kenzaki came from a family that taught swordsmanship for a long time like Souma-kun, meaning that she used to teach her junior.

Upon a closer look, Kenzaki went over to Nakajima right after the match and patted his shoulder, giving him praise for his hard work. Though she looked at me as if I were trash, the current her was looking at Nakajima with the eyes of a teacher trying to protect the growth of her disciple.

Nevertheless, why are you blushing like a maiden in love, Nakajima-kun? We banned love relationships, you know? You should be satisfied with Himeno-san alone.

「Kotaro-ku~n.」

「A~h, yeah, I'm really happy that Mei-chan is becoming stronger too~」

She called out to me who was looking at Nakajima, maybe because she wanted to be pampered. For some reason, it felt as if she was a huge, adorable dog.

「Okay then, it's my turn.」

「Shall I become your opponent?」

「Spare me from someone who might kill me by accident during a match, please.」

I had tried to participate in a match yesterday and got my 『Twin Shadow』 annihilated in one blow.

「My bad, I still can't control the urge in my heart.」

「You don't seem to reflect at all, you kno~w?」

The essence of Souma-style was to not let one’s heart be swayed by hatred and anger. Yeah, it seemed to be a little bit too much for the current Souma-kun. The crime of killing Reina was heavy.

But still, I think our relationship had gotten much better than before since we only exchanged some banter every now and then.

「Ooh, it's Momokawa, eh? Then I'll be his opponent.」

「Fufufu, sure, Ueda-kun.」

Swordsman Ueda got beaten black and blue by Mei-chan, but he recovered fairly quickly. He was in high spirits upon seeing an opponent whom he could easily win.

「You can hardly lose against Momokawa.」

「I wonder about that.」

I readied the short sword in both of my hands. Among those who learnt Souma-style, I was the only one allowed to wield a dual short sword.

Well, this was a dual wield, and not at the same time.

Yes, these short swords were the most suitable weapons to be used with 『Blackhair Bind』.

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