Section 20

How could a boy who looked younger than Kuina carry the famous sword Raikiri, one of the twenty-one skills of the great sword, that had disappeared for hundreds of years?

Guina held the hilt of the sword with both hands, looked at his posture of holding the sword, and asked: "Is this your first time using a bamboo sword?"

"Well, I've held swords several times, but this is my first time holding a bamboo sword."

Ron said.

Guina didn't say anything after hearing this. She stared at Ron, her eyes gradually becoming sharper:

"bring it on!"

Ron was not polite, stepped on her foot, and rushed towards Kuina very quickly.

"So fast!"

Both Kuina and Koushiro were shocked.

Ron rushed in front of Guina, and the bamboo sword in his hand made an arc and slashed towards the top of her head.

Snap!

Although Guina raised her bamboo sword in time to block the blow, her palms went numb and she couldn't help but take two steps back.

"What a heavy force!"

Kuina was shocked.

Koushiro also opened his eyes wide.

He saw far more than Kuina.

"There is no skill at all in the steps, stance, holding and swinging the sword. It's just pure speed and strength...how can it reach this level?!

What kind of training did this child go through to achieve this level of physical fitness? ! "

Before Kuina could stand still, another blow struck.

Snap!

The bamboo sword in Guina's hand was directly knocked away.

"With just two hits, I...lost?"

She fell to the ground blankly, lost in thought.

Ron called her several times, but she didn't respond.

Even when Ron and Koushiro entered the back room together, she was unaware of it.

I don’t know how much time passed.

A hand fell on her shoulder, and Koushiro's soft voice sounded in her ears.

"Kuina."

Light gradually appeared in Guina's eyes.

"Father...Father..."

In an instant, tears burst from her eyes.

"Why? Why can't I become stronger even though I practice swordsmanship so hard?"

"Kuina, you are strong enough now. Some adults can't even compare to you in the way of swordsmanship."

Kuina buried her face in her knees and cried:

"But I still lost. I couldn't even sustain his two swords. This is not what I want to be powerful at all! I, I... What is the use of all my hard work so far?!"

Koushiro put his hand on her head and said seriously:

"Kuina, you are already strong, I can guarantee you this! All your training so far is worthwhile and useful, and it is definitely not in vain!"

"But I still lost."

"Because your opponent, Ron... is an exception." Koushiro said with a hint of strangeness in his tone: "His strength is not at the same level as yours now."

Kuina, whose eyes were red from crying, raised her head and looked at him.

"Not on the same level?"

Koushiro nodded to her seriously and said, "Not bad."

"After fighting him, I can clearly feel his strength. If you are 10, then he is 50! Under his attack, even I have to be a little more serious."

Guina's eyes gradually widened in disbelief.

She knew very well how powerful her father was.

And that black-haired boy named Ron...can actually make his father become serious? !

"So, losing to him is definitely not a shameful thing. On the contrary, you can block his first sword, which is already very powerful."

Koushiro patted Kuina on the shoulder and said.

"Father……"

"I have decided to keep him in the Dao coffin. I will personally teach him swordsmanship. He will be even stronger in the future."

Koushiro stood up.

“Consider him a target to overcome, Kuina.

In this case, you will definitely become stronger. "

After listening to Koushiro's words, Kuina wiped her eyes and her eyes gradually became firm.

"Father, I understand, I must defeat him before I can become the strongest swordsman in the world!"

"Where is he now? I want to challenge him again!"

Guina's eyes were full of fighting spirit.

She had never felt this way before.

"Guina, it's already very late today. I asked Ron to sleep in the warehouse. You can challenge him again tomorrow."

Koushiro smiled bitterly.

…………

Early the next morning, it was just dawn.

Guina took two bamboo swords and opened the warehouse door with a bang.

"Ron, I'm here to challenge you!"

There was no one in the warehouse, and the quilts were neatly stacked there.

"Where are the people?"

Kuina searched around the gym, finally heard a noise, and found Ron doing three-finger push-ups in the woods behind the gym.

"Three hundred and forty-three, three hundred and forty-four, three hundred and forty-five..."

In the snow, the black-haired boy, whose upper body was naked, was sweating profusely, with a lot of white steam coming out of his body. The snow next to him melted into water due to the heat he radiated.

"Hello."

Kuina called him.

Ron heard the sound, turned his head and glanced, then looked away and continued his exercise.

"Don't make a sudden noise, it will scare people."

You don't look scared at all...

Kuina couldn't help but think.

After looking at Ron who was exercising for a while, she couldn't help but ask:

"How long have you been here?"

"I just came last night, don't you remember?"

"No! I'm asking, how long have you been training here?"

"Oh, you're asking that."

Ron stopped doing push-ups and sat on the ground. After hearing what she said, he thought for a while and looked at her and said:

"I've been here for about two hours."

13. Let's get stronger together, the days in the gym (3/5)

With a snap.

The bamboo sword in Kuina's hand fell to the ground.

She stared blankly at the black-haired boy sitting in the snow, shirtless, with slightly bulging muscles but very clear lines.

At this moment, Kuina seemed to understand why he looked younger than herself, but was so strong.

Ron looked at Kuina with a puzzled look on his face.

"What do you want to talk to me about?"