Chapter 4

Haruto looked at Munechika with a helpless expression.

"You come from a prestigious noble family in the Seireitei, while I am a commoner from Rukongai who doesn't even have a last name."

Haruto knows how to make the most of public opinion.

It was obvious that all his reputation was focused on his female classmates, but as soon as he said these words, he instantly aroused the empathy of many boys.

"Logically speaking, I shouldn't challenge your authority."

"but!"

Haruto's words were still calm, but his tone became unknowingly aggravated.

"In order not to make things difficult for Mutsuki-sensei..."

Haruto looked back at Mutsuki Shoukaku at the right time.

Unfortunately, Mutsuki has been Haruto’s teacher for five years. She knows Haruto very well.

What kind of calculation was going on in his mind? To Mutsuki, this level of favor-building behavior was just like deceiving the little girl of the Ise family.

"Today I can fulfill your wish."

Seeing that his loyalty failed, Haruto calmly turned his attention to Munechika again.

"What did you say?"

Munekika's uncontrollable expression of excitement betrayed the disguised confusion on his face.

"A real sword test—"

"Don't you always want to practice with me?"

Haruto was ahead of Munechika in terms of grades, but he kept the gap very subtle. This was still too vague for the Mao Spiritual Arts Academy, which only used the fourth level of "A, B, C, and D" as the judging criteria.

Yamamoto Shigekuni's original idea for establishing this academic system was probably to avoid too much fighting among students.

After all, the Gotei Thirteen had not long been established at that time and had just transformed from a killer organization, so they definitely needed to add more elements of harmony.

But as a profession that is always accompanied by death, if the God of Death has no desire to fight, how can he survive the fight with the Hollow?

Yamamoto Shigekuni just wants to avoid meaningless consumption. When necessary, students must also use the sword in their hands to safeguard dignity and interests.

This kind of behavior is called in Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy:

Real sword trial.

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Volume 1: 003, Real Sword

Real sword trial.

As you can tell from the name, this is a competition using real swords, and injuries are commonplace.

But after all, it was an internal competition within the Mao Spiritual Arts Academy, and the intensity was controlled: not only did the Gotei 13 team chief serve as the referee, but there were also shinigami who were proficient in returning to the field stationed outside.

The probability of dying is low.

But because of this, Haruto has little interest in trying out the real sword.

He wasn't worried about getting hurt or losing his reputation, simply because this competition was no different from a child's play in Haruto's eyes.

The real sword trial focuses on the use of the "sword". For the Shinigami, it naturally evolved into a contest based on Zanpakutō.

However, the "shallow strikes" in the hands of students are still weapons temporarily loaned by Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy, and can only be officially awarded after becoming a Shinigami.

current stage.

The real swords they held could only be used for slashing.

It's not that Haruto doesn't pay attention to the basic skills of swordsmanship. He only trains harder than others in this aspect. It's simply because the proportion of "real swords" in "trials" is so low that he would rather spend his time on ghosts. On the road:

For slaying fists and moving ghosts, the most suitable one for students is the ghost path.

The more domineering-sounding name "Death God Academy" was not widely publicized, but it was actually

Central Spiritual Arts Academy became the name of the academy established based on the Yuanzi School. The proportion of the word "spiritual arts" was too high.

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Munechika's ideas are very thorough.

Haruto did beat Munechika in terms of performance, but it was not so absolute to judge which of the two was stronger in combat.

Haruto's kendo foundation is not as good as Munechika, who has been trained by his family since he was a child; and he was born in Rukongai, and his physical fitness is weaker than that of ordinary students, which is far inferior to Munechika, who has lived a good life since he was a child.

The only person Haruto is more powerful than Munechika is Kidō.

However, Haruto's talent in Kidō alone allowed him to easily equal or even surpass Munechika's other strengths. It is normal to be dissatisfied - he has been eating other people's exhaust all year round and has been known as the second best for ten thousand years. It's unbearable for anyone.

Normal words.

Munechika, who knew that there was not much difference between the two, was not so impulsive, but today was a little different:

Although he hid well, Haruto still saw the girl hiding behind Munechika - the girl's name was Suzuma Izumi. Although she was not tall, she was cute and well-spoken. She was very popular among the students in her grade (specifically, the opposite sex). Popularity.

pity.

Although Haruto considers himself to be broad-minded, he can't help the tea-selling girl with a coquettish voice from the bottom of his heart.

After her public confession was rejected neatly by Haruto on the grounds that she prioritized her studies, Suzuma and Izumi had a few opinions about him:

Including but not limited to launching a public opinion offensive through the opposite sex.

It has to be said that Miss Shuzhu's assistance definitely helped a lot as Haruto's current reputation is not high.

But these little things have little impact on Haruto.

Otherwise, with his eyes, which are not much different from the size of his eyes, he will never show mercy when it comes time to do evil things - Haruto has gained a very high reputation among the opposite sex at Zhenou Spiritual Arts Academy, and before Izumi and Izumi confessed to him, Haruto knew the bet between the other party and his best friend on "how long it would take to capture him."

Nowadays, a little trouble has become a little trouble.

In the martial arts field just now, Suma Izumi happened to be the student whose grades were affected by his white thunder. As the new boyfriend, Mikazuki Munechika, naturally has to shoulder the responsibility of standing up for her.

Both of them have their own small thoughts: one wants to get close to the aristocratic boyfriend, and the other wants to successfully implement the software hardening project.

one way or another.

Since these two people were planning on him, Haruto decided to teach them a small lesson.

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Mutsuki Shokaku pinched his empty sleeves.

When Haruto proposed the real sword test, she originally planned to stop it:

For her, who is about to take charge of the Sixth Year Class, the real sword test between Haruto and Munechika will do no harm but no good.

Especially Haruto.

No matter what the outcome is, life will probably not be easy for him in the next year, even after graduating from the Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy.

If you lose, it will be a huge blow to your self-confidence - Mutsuki is very aware of the temperament of his student. Although he seems to have a good temper and is easy to get along with, he is actually quite proud inside - for students of this age, it is very likely that this will make him depressed: Mutsuki Among the students I have taught, there are geniuses who have experienced similar situations and disappeared from everyone.

If you win...

It should be said that no matter whether he wins or loses, the Mikazuki family will not let Haruto go, but the means of dealing with him may be somewhat different then.

The best way Mutsuki could think of was to let Haruto join a certain noble family and get a surname. As an outstanding graduate of the Shino Spiritual Arts Academy, the "nameless" who was born in Rukongai had such qualifications.

For example, the Mutsuki family she belongs to, although the family tradition is old-fashioned and the family fortune is declining, they still have the title of mid-level nobles.

Thinking of this, Mutsuki Shokaku couldn't help but blush a little; granting sex from a noble is not that simple. The only thing Mutsuki can think of is getting married, and the talents of the Mutsuki family are currently marriageable...

"Ahem."

Mutsuki Shoukaku coughed twice, shook off the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, and looked back at Haruto.

Haruto is a boy who is handsome or not. There are many better-looking people in the Mao Spiritual Arts Academy than him. The conceited temperament that she usually hates the most is very attractive in Haruto. No wonder There will be so many little girls interested in him.

besides.

Either be accepted by a big noble, or join the fifth division like her - with the temperament of the captain, he will definitely be able to save Haruto from the nobles.

Both of these require Haruto to achieve sufficiently dazzling results during his schooling:

But whether it is the Kuchiki family or the Fifth Division, if you want to be one of them, Haruto's current performance is not enough - if he is just a servant or a team member, the higher-ups will not even take a look at him.

When Mutsuki joined the fifth division, he immediately took the eighth seat.

Although Haruto has shown talent in Kidō, the number of Kidō he is good at is too low; judging from Mutsuki’s experience, students should try to master enough types of Kidō to cope with different combat situations, and Not specialized in any of them.

Specialization is something you should do only after you encounter a bottleneck... Anyway, Mutsuki thinks that he has not reached this stage until now.

so.

For Haruto, the real sword trial is a rare opportunity.

If Haruto can seize the opportunity and put up a good fight, even if his grades are slightly worse when he graduates, he will at least be able to leave a deep impression on the ears of the big shots who visit Shinyo Spiritual Arts Academy.

"good."

Mutsuki Shoukaku ignored the many looks directed at her.

After confirming that Munechika had no intention of refusing, she decisively agreed to Haruto's request to start the real sword trial:

"I agreed!"

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Mao's martial arts arena.

The venue next to the auditorium is the place where real sword trials are conducted - because Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy has not had a similar situation in some years, today it is used as a free assessment venue for sixth-grade graduates.

Regardless of assessment or employment selection, for graduates of Zhenyang Spiritual Arts Academy, they must be completed within one day.

As the most important warm-up event before the Kidō test, the White Fighting test obviously does not require too much energy. The graduates only need to complete the scheduled combat actions step by step. As for the real White Fighting skills that require infusion of spiritual pressure... ....

nonexistent.

However, for such an assessment project, with a passing rate of over 99%, the graduation results belong to a few students dancing on the edge of a knife——

"Ding!"

The bell rang in the martial arts arena. Several students in the center of the venue barely kept their movements straight, obviously frightened by the sudden sound.

"Wait C!"

"Class C, unqualified!"

The teacher who served as the referee announced the results of several people without mercy.

It's not that the referee doesn't care about the friendship between teachers and students, but it's because this place is close to the Mao Auditorium. If the referee makes any unreasonable changes, not to mention being seen by the captains and deputy captains of each team inside, other Shinigami who are also teachers will not do it. Don't miss this great opportunity.

then--

"No!"

"Teacher, give me another chance!"

Even though there were wailings in the field, the referee's death remained unselfish.

Before the graduation exam, the Shinō Academy will roughly rank students based on their performance in the "Soul Burial Practice" - mainly to save time for the Kidōshu and the Gotei 13 to select people; as for the selection of the criminal army, in recent years, due to the actions of the Shihōin family, it has basically been combined with the selection of the second squad - students with higher rankings will be assessed in advance, which is quite different from the completely random exam order of the fifth grade.

The students in the Great Martial Arts Arena are the second to last batch.

Even if they are given a break in the white-beating results, it is hard to say whether the more important Kidō assessment can make a breakthrough. More importantly, even if these graduates join the Gotei 13, their future achievements will be very limited.

For the referee, it is very clear what to choose.

However.

Although his face was quite calm, the referee was actually frightened by the sudden ringing of the bell just now.

When he turned his gaze to the entrance of the Great Martial Arts Arena -

"The two of them..."

The referee carefully recalled the appearance of the two.

"The kid from the Mikazuki family shouldn't be that capable. Although Haruto's grades are good, he's still a little far from graduating."