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Chapter 183 The Eve
Kamijou Touma is practicing Suzhen alone in the lounge, [-] times a day, and at the same time, he is constantly exercising special breathing methods in the process...

After such a daily exercise, he will not start working.But I didn't have much work at first, as long as I was more serious and contracted the sanitation and cleaning of the store, I could make up for this period of time.

But he didn't realize that, gradually, he would really change from a simple part-time job to pay off debts, and become the best employee in this place.

The high school student with the hedgehog head was sweating profusely, scrupulously practicing according to the standards. Although he did not show any excellent swordsmanship talent, what Mu Xiu taught him was not particularly complicated, complicated and mysterious.In addition to the details of basic skills such as posture, movement, center of gravity, etc., only the breathing rhythm needs to be controlled.

During this period of time, Kamijou boy has firmly memorized every detail, even if it was just simple rote memorization.

Of course, he also doubted the use of such a mediocre practice. Apart from the basic skills, there is only one breathing method that can't be seen at all. It is the same as the swordsman in his impression wearing a kendo suit and holding a bamboo sword. , The roaring is deafening, the scene of slashing each other is far from it, and it can be said that it is completely incompatible.

Anyway, I have to teach sword skills or something, otherwise, what's the point of only practicing basic skills.

However, he gradually discovered his obvious progress. For example, at the beginning, his arms would become sore after only a few dozen swings of the sword, but now he can persist in completing the practice of five hundred strokes in one go.

Also, two days ago, he accidentally got involved in a group of bad fights again, but he was no longer as embarrassed as before, but an unprecedented victory——

The only difference is that he took one of the opponent's bats and started trying to counterattack.

It is precisely because of this that Kamijou Touma clearly felt what the store manager said, "Swordsmen need clear thinking, strong muscle power, quick movements, and plenty of physical strength", and understood why the other party always said "One move, one style, one eye-catching sword skill itself is dead, the best way is to sum up one's own experience and skills in actual combat."

As long as the basic practice develops the instinct and the courage to fight back and confront, then the real kendo practice begins.

Thinking of his unprecedented victory two days ago, Kamijou Touma's blood boiled, he was full of confidence, he was full of expectations for the future, and he became more enthusiastic about exercising, so much so that Mu Xiu found that he didn't need supervision these days.

——Of course, Mu Xiu didn't think it was a "big victory" to rise from the combat power of [-] small gangster units to the combat power of five small gangster units. Advanced miscellaneous fish" level.

The effect of the breathing method on Kamijou Touma can only be said to have worked, but it is not obvious, but this is also a good thing.

If this guy's physical fitness suddenly soared, and he could cut iron directly, Mu Xiu would think there was a problem.

The door behind him opened, and two footsteps came in one after the other.

Kamijou Touma didn't look back, and even his posture didn't change because of the movement, he just said loudly: "Manager, I'm not lazy!"

Although his voice was calm, he was unavoidably a little hairy. It seemed that he had been corrected many times by the teacher's attentive guidance when his movements were not standard and he cut corners.

It also made him understand the meaning of the phrase "pain is the best way to learn physical memory skills".

Especially effective.

"Ah, I got it, I got it...cut." Mu Xiu curled his lips, turned his head and looked towards the empty direction.Does he look so untrustworthy, like a character who likes to find fault with others?
"...Wait, what does "cut" mean! "

"Shut up and concentrate on practicing. If there is one movement that is not standard, add [-] more... Well, you don't seem to care about it. Sure enough, you have improved. If there is one movement that is not standard, let's have a real fight!"

"I'm sorry, I was wrong, please let me go." Kamijou boy shook his hand, and decisively chose to admit it.He also complained in the previous teaching, and then he was guided by the other party's enthusiastic actual combat for a few minutes, which made him understand the huge gap between himself and the other party.

It's not that he has no physical fitness and completely relies on superpowers, but a super-class swordsman with excellent physical and sword skills.

The above Touma's knowledge is still relatively superficial, and he also thinks that the opponent is probably at the level of a swordsman in the Warring States Period, that is, the kind who can easily beat a gangster who lay down the street without using his abilities.

The hedgehog-headed boy is not stupid, he just doesn't have any special feelings for superpowers because he can't fight more than three bad guys, but he can always restrain Miss Pao, and he doesn't really look down on Level 5.

It seems that bronze is a magical rank, which is often defeated by silver, but can always be in a stalemate with the king... But no one is so brain-twitched that the hard power of bronze is equal to the king.

However, this also gave the boy Kamijou firm confidence to continue exercising, because he saw hope - it turned out that he didn't need any special abilities, nor did he need any special physical fitness, as long as his skills and consciousness were strong enough, he could do it. to something like this.

Then I am not without hope, as long as I persevere in my practice.

Mu Xiu didn't give a damn about his thoughts. After all, if a person doesn't have dreams, it's no different from not wearing women's clothes... Cough cough.

He just didn't tell the hedgehog-headed boy that even the "basic swordsmanship" in the "Lord God" ball of light is theoretically a top mortal-level skill.If you want to fully master it, you can directly refer to those sword masters in reality... Well, yes, you can fully master it in about 30 or [-] years.

Unless Kamijou can directly strengthen it with some skills, or his own talent is superb.

"Then take a step back. If you make a wrong move, you can put on women's clothes and go to the store to dance the bear dance..."

Mu Xiu didn't care too much, and gave full play to his good demeanor of being calm, magnanimous and careless. Then he looked at Saten Renko who had been staring at him since he came in, and asked, "What's the matter, he seems very disappointed."

Kamijou's expression froze, but he didn't dare to turn his head and deform his movements: "Dancing bear dance in women's clothes... Is this a step back?"

Saten Reniko smiled embarrassedly, "No, I just thought that the swordsmanship taught by you, senior, would be a little more unusual..."

As she spoke, she raised her hands vigorously and imitated a few movements that Mu Xiu couldn't understand, "Isn't there supposed to be that kind of particularly gorgeous and dazzling sword skill, which can knock down a large number of enemies with a whoosh?" of……"

"..."

Mu Xiu was stunned for a while, and then after a few seconds, he realized what the girl wanted to express.

He sighed, and said earnestly: "Tear, at your age, you should accept the reality well. You must know that "Dragon Breaking" and "God's Destruction" are just fiction, and they are different from reality. "Superpower" and "Kamehae Qigong" are different..."

"I know this, senior." The girl with long black hair and straight hair nodded helplessly, but her face was obviously a little disappointed.

Only Kamijou Touma said weakly at the side: "I don't think Kamehae Qigong should exist in reality, right? Manager, you should recognize the reality at your age..."

"..."

"..."

"Kamijou, you must not understand...the meaning of the word slender." Mu Xiu turned around and said in a strange way, "But it's okay, if you are serious, put it aside first, I will teach you."

"Wait, isn't it a joke?"

Hedgehog still hadn't realized that he was in the beast's cage until this moment, and he still complained subconsciously.

……

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In the afternoon, at the western restaurant on the opposite street outside, Saten Ruiko drank a drink and ate something before leaving.

From the cheerful back of the little girl, it can be seen that she is in a good mood that day, and the gloom and anxiety hidden under the sunny smile before have disappeared.

Seeing the bouncing figure of the girl disappearing outside the door, Mu Xiu, who intuitively didn't feel anything wrong, judged that the other party must be safe and sound on the way back, and then stopped paying too much attention.He turned his head back, looked at Kamijou Touma who was still happily eating and drinking across the table, and nodded thoughtfully.

For the time being, he didn't bother Kamijou's rare time to replenish his calories. He just looked at the street under the sunset outside the window, and then took out his handheld to concentrate on connecting to the Internet.

This scene is very common. After all, there are people who can’t play with mobile phones and tablets nowadays.

Manipulating the electronic signal, Mu Xiu used illegal means to bypass the restrictions and landed in the "library".Then, in this huge network that belongs to Academy City, his unique radio wave intrusion method virtualized his perception and turned it into countless huge tentacles, chasing the past in countless directions in the virtual information space .

Soon, he put down the handheld, took a sip of the drink on the table, and quietly waited for Kamijou to finish eating.

Although I don't know why my hallucinations have not occurred so far, and it took so much time beyond my estimate, I am still in this plane.But Mu Xiu also understands that there is no way to wait this long, if he really has to wait until the exchange time is completely over this time before he can leave this world.

Then it is reasonable to take advantage of this opportunity and continue to seize the time to complete various side missions.

For example, the following "Void Explosion" plot and the "Fantasy Royal Hand" plot that is also related to this incident are all good choices. If Saten Ruiko didn't come to remind me today, I'm afraid he would have missed it. up.

It's just that how to find a reasonable reason to meet him is not a big or small problem. After thinking for a while, he decided to pretend that he was interested in what Saten Ruiko said, and then collected some information through illegal means. Key information, from which to analyze who the suspect is——

Then just take it for granted to meddle in other people's business.

Of course, this natural reason has to rest on Kamijou boy.

At this time, Kamijou Touma finally drank the last sip of the cold drink, barely broke free from the state of exhaustion caused by the high-intensity strenuous training, and leaned comfortably on the chair:
"Ah, I feel revived. Manager, you were so ruthless just now... Wait, why do you look a little uneasy in your eyes!"

"Don't worry, Kamijou boy."

Mu Xiu smiled lightly, and said slowly: "At least your feeling is correct."

"Ahhhhhh, what's the matter with such a title like the protagonist of a hot-blooded manga..." Kamijou Touma swallowed hard, looking at his nominal store manager in horror, resistance is impossible For those who resisted, he still owed the other party a large sum of money.

Besides, the store manager doesn't have any bad intentions, it's just that sometimes it is very scary. After all, after getting along for a long time, anyone will know how different the thinking circuit of the boy in front of him is from ordinary people. Maybe, this guy doesn't know how keen he is, and he can immediately grasp the main context of the whole thing from a little detail.

But Kamijou Touma himself doesn't really believe in how great his wisdom is like a monster. Now that he thinks about it, it's probably because of the other party's character that he will die if he doesn't complain, his serious nonsense style, and his inexplicable whim The strange thinking, and the super power of doing it when you think of it...

All this and so on will cause people to have a subtle misunderstanding of him. After all, a "wise man" or something, shouldn't be someone with a paralyzed face, how could he be such an undignified, heartless guy.

It's almost like a mental illness, but a mental illness whose strength is strong enough to rival the modern army and easily destroy the city, but can make most normal people listen to him.

"Ok?"

Mu Xiu took a strange look at the hedgehog's head, which was shaking violently, and said nonchalantly: "Based on the changes in your eyes and expression, I judge that you must be thinking about something very impolite, but considering that you are about to I don't care about your slander after the trials I have gone through..."

After a pause, he turned the screen of the handheld to face Kamijou Touma.

"Young man, are you ready for the real battle?"

(End of this chapter)