Honkai Shura Field: Dear, Who is She?

Chapter 14: A gentleman hides his abilities and waits for the right time to act

There was a gust of howling wind, and a sturdy middle-aged man slowly walked out of the door with a bronze sword on his waist.

The middle-aged man was tall and thin, with dark skin and a pair of bright eyes. He was wearing clothes in the ancient Chinese style. He had a firm face and eyes as sharp as an eagle.

It looks very impressive.

At this time, Akito had already entered the crowd. Zhende Hao Jian said that they could not let Master Ma down, so Akito had to wait for a while.

'I don't know how far Mei's Hokuchin sword flow has come. Hokuchin's swordsmanship...'

Akito couldn't help but let out a helpless smile as he thought about it.

He said that Zhende Hao Jian was chased and beaten by Mei, and was hung up and beaten. He was beaten so hard that he had to flee in panic. He was beaten so badly that he was actually talking about himself.

Hokuchin Mei from the Warring States period did not hold back when she attacked. If he had not acquired top-level physical skills in the previous copy, he would have been chopped into cloves of garlic.

Akito can say without exaggeration that right now in this world, no one understands the power of Hokuchin Itto-ryu better than him.

Even Raiden Ryoma probably only knew that the family-inherited Hokuchin Itto-ryu was very powerful, but he never imagined that this move was so outrageous.

However, no matter how far kendo goes, it is not as good as Western muskets and cannons.

Humans have their limits, Hokuchin...

Looking around, on the ring, Raiden Mei was nervously gripping the wooden sword in her hand.

Grandmaster Ma placed one hand behind his back and frivolously picked up the scabbard of a wooden sword with the other hand.

Akito drooped his ears and muttered quietly, "I seem to have seen this Grandmaster Ma somewhere before. Is he the one I defeated before?"

Then Master Ma raised his lips in a subtle arc and said uninhibitedly: "A gentleman hides his weapon and waits for the right time to act. I don't use a sword, I use a sheath instead of a sword."

Akito: "...Okay, he really is the one with the surname Ma."

Akito felt mixed emotions. He had given these words to all the Grandmasters present. Even their movements and habits were imitating his own...

No wonder he always felt so familiar.

Mei Raiden was on high alert, she knew Akito was watching below, what's more... since she held the sword, she had never been defeated except by Ryoma Raiden.

Mei's lavender eyes reflected a clear courage, firmness, and determination.

Even when facing an opponent with the title of Grandmaster, she never showed any fear but was full of fighting spirit.

Akito stood there in a daze. At that moment, Hokuchin and Mei figures intertwined and overlapped.

Now the crane has returned to the past, time has passed, and everything is changing...

'System, do you think Raiden Mei is Hokuchin's reincarnation? They...'

[Who knows? Didn't Sakura, Rin, Yae Sakura, and Yae Rin from the previous era look exactly the same? Reincarnation is just like "fate" and "cause and effect". Even if humans study their short lives like fireflies, and civilization exhausts all its energy, it is impossible to find out their basic logic and operating rules. It is just a waste of time.]

Mei Raiden tightly grasped the wooden sword, tapped the ground lightly with her toes, and rushed towards Master Ma like an arrow from a bow.

In an instant, she arrived in front of Master Ma and swung the wooden sword horizontally with force.

Master Ma smiled, holding the scabbard vertically to block, and used force in his hand to push Mei away: "Not bad, come again."

As soon as Master Ma finished speaking, his figure flashed up, and the scabbard of his sword swept across the sky, bringing with it a gust of wind. In an instant, he was right in front of Mei and chopped down fiercely.

Mei's face was solemn. She should hide now...

However, Hokuchin Itto-ryu is the ultimate anti-human skill, and the fighting method it adopts is also very special - before the enemy falls, exchange injury for injury, blood for blood!

Mei gritted her teeth and did not retreat. Instead, she raised the wooden sword and swung it at Master Ma's fragile neck.

'This child... is really cruel!'

If neither of them retreated, both would suffer losses. As a master, he had to be broad-minded, so Grandmaster Ma took the initiative to withdraw the scabbard in his hand.

What followed was Raiden Mei's almost crazy attack, like a violent storm, wing left attack, reverse scale stab, open belly stab, double bright stab, whirlwind style, and chariot stab...

He wielded the sword freely, sometimes slowly and sometimes quickly, with the fierceness of "one sword dance moves all directions."

"It's over" Mei half-crouched and leaned forward slightly, accumulating strength for a sprint.

A few drops of sweat trickled down Master Ma's temples, but he remained calm and his hands remained steady.

"You're pretty good, it's time to end it." After saying that, he drew out his wooden sword, without any further martial ethics.

The crowd, including Akito, all stared with bated breath. Mei's strength was too unexpected. She was on par with a master-level person and even had the upper hand.

But after all, a master is a master, and the difference between holding the scabbard and holding the sword is huge.

With a "clang" sound, the weapon fell to the ground, crisp and loud, and reached everyone's ears in the silent kendo club venue.

Grandmaster Ma coughed lightly and bowed: "It's a lucky win."

Mei knelt on the ground with her pupils dilated.

This was the first time she lost to an outsider. Even though the opponent was a veteran who had experienced many battles and a master in the kendo world, losing was losing, and failure made her feel lost.

Mei felt bitter in her heart. She always felt that she could have won. She was just a little bit short...

'If I fall here, I'll have nothing left...'

'Where is my own value?'

"Sure enough, even Raiden Mei can't beat Master Ma."

"He is a master after all. In the first half, he was just letting Mei win by holding the scabbard. If he had used a wooden sword, he would have defeated Mei in no time!"

"Hokuchin Itto-ryu is just so-so! Nothing special."

Akito frowned. He really didn't like the noises around him. He really didn't like them!

When he was about to go out, he was grabbed by Zhende Hao Jian.

Zhende Hao Jian said seriously, "I advise you not to show off. Grandmaster Ma was very measured in his attack and didn't hurt her. How can you, who has never practiced sword, compete with a grandmaster? Listen to me, comfort the girl later, and you can still win her favor."

Akito pushed Zhende and Hao Jian away, his eyes becoming sharp and murderous.

"You're wrong. I just went to help a friend prove that her moves are not something that anyone can look down upon."

"Besides, no one can bully her except me."

[The "Hokuchin Itto-ryu" has been completely deduced for the host, and the last move... has also been deduced.]

Akito walked onto the stage, picked up Mei's wooden sword, and said indifferently: "Last time, I didn't draw my sword. Because I promised a friend that I would never draw my sword again except to protect her."

Master Ma originally thought that it was a boy who wanted to vent his anger for his girl, but when he saw Akito, he was stunned and his head was buzzing!

'It's definitely him. Although his black hair has turned red, I can never forget that face!'

"She said, 'A sheath is better when it is blunt, so it can protect a sharp sword.' I said, 'A gentleman keeps his weapon within himself, waiting for the right time to act.' I agree with her..."

"Today, I will not hold back. You should be serious."

Akito pointed the wooden sword at Master Ma. His posture was as firm as a pine tree and his face was as indifferent as water. Only the deep coldness in his eyes could confirm his true emotions at the moment.

Akito spoke each word lightly, but his eyes were burning with a piercing cold flame.

This young man, holding the simple wooden sword, was as gorgeous as a painting.

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