My Gang of Swordsmen

Chapter 666: Chapter 10: Talent Upgrade! Sword Genius Upgraded to [Sword Saint]! [8800]_4

A look of surprise had just appeared on Aoto’s cheeks when a sharp scream, like a blade, pierced his eardrums.

”Hah yah ah ah ah ah ah ah——!”

Kanazawa Koto’s Qi Union, both in pitch and volume, was no less than that of an adult male.

Kanazawa Koto stepped forward.

Seeing this, Aoto raised his sword in defense.

The bamboo swords clashed and separated.

Their bodies, as if guided by the swords in their hands, stepped forward past each other, pulling away to a distance of nearly three steps.

Aoto quickly turned with his sword and saw a sword shadow sweeping towards his face, filling his entire vision——

Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!

Four consecutive dull sounds of bamboo swords clashing echoed, shaking the air.

In just the blink of an eye, Kanazawa Koto had slashed at Aoto’s vital points four times.

Kanazawa Koto’s fighting style was extremely fierce... a stark contrast to her female form and relatively delicate face.

While Aoto blocked or dodged each of Kanazawa Koto’s attacks, he carefully observed her sword path.

He began to understand why more than 90% of the male apprentices at Little Chiba Sword Dojo were no match for Kanazawa Koto.

Though Kanazawa Koto was a woman, her body was quite robust, and in terms of strength, she didn’t lose out to the average adult male.

She lacked neither power... nor technique.

The way she swung her sword or moved her feet, her foundation was very solid, clearly a person who had painstakingly practiced the basics.

But that was all.

Besides her power far exceeding that of her peers and solid foundational techniques, there was nothing else about Kanazawa Koto that warranted more attention from Aoto.

No matter how strong Kanazawa Koto was, she couldn’t surpass Aoto, who possessed the formidable core strength from ”Bear’s Waist,” could she?

Just as Kanazawa Koto tightened her grip on the bamboo sword, intending to strike a heavy blow at Aoto, a shadow flew towards her at high speed—Aoto, moving even faster, aimed a terrifyingly powerful horizontal slash at her chest.

The speed was so fast... Kanazawa Koto had no way to evade.

Kanazawa Koto had to forgo both attack and dodge, lifting the bamboo sword vertically in an ”I” shape before her in an attempt to block and deflect Aoto’s slash.

But when their bamboo swords collided heavily before her chest, the force transmitted through the sword to her arms was far beyond her expectations.

Kanazawa Koto’s eyes widened in shock, her feet braced firmly on the ground, channeling all her strength to her arms, yet she still couldn’t match Aoto’s power.

With a loud ”Pa,” Kanazawa Koto’s defense was broken, and the residual force on the sword and her palms almost caused her to lose her grip on the bamboo sword.

At this moment, Aoto suddenly lowered his waist dramatically, his legs spread apart, with the sword tip pointing directly at Kanazawa Koto’s wide-open stance—a perfectly executed Kasumi Stance.

Realizing the danger, Kanazawa Koto quickly exerted force with her feet, trying to stabilize her body and stance, and raised her sword for another defense.

Her body was stabilized, and the sword was successfully repositioned in front of her... but the posture was not ideal.

Her stance was stable, but she left her waist behind.

Just as Kanazawa Koto set up her defense, Aoto’s bamboo sword struck with a thunderous noise.

A lightning-fast thrust.

Kanazawa Koto’s chest took a heavy blow, causing her to roll onto the floor.

Aoto concluded: a woman like Kanazawa Koto, strong enough to arm-wrestle men, could not lack standout swordsmanship talent.

As expected—in the moment Kanazawa Koto was struck down, a mechanical system voice echoed timely in Aoto’s mind.

[Ding! Talent detected]

[Successfully copied talent: ”Swordsman with Minor Achievement”]

[Talent description: Swordsmanship talent amplification is 9 times the average person’s level]

——9 times? That’s impressive...

Nine times the average person’s swordsmanship talent... Kanazawa Koto was the most talented of all challengers Aoto faced today—which was unsurprising.

After all, for women, without exceptional talent, it’s nearly impossible to compete with men in the martial arts domain and make a name in a place as competitive as Little Chiba Sword Dojo.

As Aoto marveled at Kanazawa Koto’s high talent, the system voice continued in his mind without pause.

Aoto didn’t pay much attention to the current system voice in his mind.

Because he thought the contents of the voice were merely reminders that ”Talent Fusion happened, and your swordsmanship talent has grown stronger.”

Something unexpected and unforeseen happened in the moment Aoto ”let his guard down.”

[Ding! Detected host already has the same type of talent]

[Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep!]

[”Sword Genius” has met the upgrade criteria!]

[Ding! Starting talent upgrade!]

[Host, please wait... Host, please wait...]

——What the...?!

Aoto almost cried out in surprise.

Luckily, the mask covered his face; otherwise, the onlookers around would have been puzzled about why Aoto, who was fine a moment ago, suddenly had a change in expression.

——Talent upgrade?

Aoto couldn’t be bothered with managing his facial expressions and emotions right now and focused his mind, listening intently, fearing missing even a single word of the forthcoming system voice.

The system did not keep Aoto waiting long.

Aoto patiently listened as the system repeated ”Please wait, host” four times in a monotone voice, only to hear a ”ding”——

[Ding! ”Sword Genius” upgraded to ”Sword Saint”!]