Bishamon match, final.

　Since the current Bishamon is absent, the winner of this match will win the Battoujutsu title "Bishamon".

　My opponent is Akaneko. This is the challenge she's been waiting for.


''You've done a lot of finishing touches again.
"You asked me to be a professional, and that is why you are my teacher.
'That's why I'm praising you. That's your talent.
My gift?
Yeah.


　If they tell you to be a professional, you can be a professional.

　Akaneko doesn't seem to realize it, but it's a tremendous talent.

　She's good at grasping the essence of things and getting to the heart of things. Hence, she can easily copy everything she does. On top of that, she has a great deal of patience, which allows her to go through life without a single weak word, even when it's difficult.

　An ordinary person would not be able to continue. But she can keep going. The difference between the two is too great.


　She will be taught the most efficient effort possible, and she will continue.

　Hey, it's exciting just to imagine, isn't it?


'That talent, in turn, can be a weakness. You're easily influenced, so you'd better get rid of the impurities often.
Indeed, the Master always asks for the hardest orders.
In the end, you're stronger because you can do it for whatever reason.
There must be .......


　Yes, I got stronger.

　Thinking back to the thistle and pit viper battles, it's obvious.

　Every inch of my life has been taken care of. There is nothing to complain about. It's even perfect. It was truly the work of a professional.


　Most of Akaneko's training was left to Miroku. The reason being, I'll be facing her in the Bishamon battle, and it wouldn't be fun if I knew too much. However, I've decided to specify the general training menu. I've already given you the general framework of the Nana Zero System. Of course, this is to get you to take precautions.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it happen.

　According to Miroku, the flowering is imminent. In other words.


'You're already a full-fledged professional, as Miroku would agree.
"My Lord.

　I know.


Bow to each other!　Ready!

　He followed the referee's command to get into position.

　Akaneko was very relaxed.


　If I tell her to relax, she can relax.

　If her father, Kensin, told her to slay a stranger, she could slay a man without mercy.

　If he told her to fight, she fought.

　If he told her to cut out her eyes, she tried to do it.


　...... Why is it that the people on that island are all so different, one after the other?

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of it.

　She was like a unique mass of talent among them, but after half a year she had learned about the world and grown rapidly.


　There's no need to say much more about her now.

　She is now a professional.
　The only thing left to do is to show her a professional match between professionals.


Now, shall we have soba or udon?
Yeah. Oh, yeah, have at it.

　A sense of trust, of leaving everything to the other person.

　I haven't had this feeling for days.



Start.

　Now the game is on.

　Let's adopt the Nana Zero system.


　First move, flying car.

　The odd-numbered move is my move, and the even-numbered move is Akaneko's move.

　On the second move, the Akaneko made a flying car.
　The third move, the flying car was canceled.
　The fourth move. After the cancellation of the flying car, I closed the gap.
　The fifth move, after the cancellation of the Dragon King, is an angular move.
　In the sixth move, the kaku-gyo was delayed by 0.01 seconds.

　The result was a set-off.


"Good, good.
You're welcome.


　It's not like she's overreacting with every single expression. She knows everything.

　Offsetting a square row of thrusts together is an advanced technique, but to her, she just did it because she could.

　Even the techniques that have been refined to the extreme have come so far, and the only thing left to do is to do it in a casual manner.


　The seventh move, the silver general.
　The eighth move, the infantry.

　Oh, that's quite a change for the connoisseurs.


Oh, that way? -- and asked with his eyes.
'Because of my preference,' -- he replied with his eyes.

　Yeah, if you like it, you can't help it.


　The ninth move, an incense car from the silver general cancellation. It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.

　The tenth move, a retreat from the guillotine horse.


I see.
Yes, sir.

　Akaneko's research move came out. The tenth move was difficult, so it was a change that I rated as a "Street Favorite", but Akaneko was preparing for this, so he chose the infantry for the eighth move. I was convinced, it was a good move. By preparing the katsura-ma while retreating at this time, the aim is to jump on the katsura-ma and attack from the range of my kuruma's reach?

　Well, wholesalers don't wholesale this kind of thing.


　Eleventh move, waiting.


''Ah, .......''
Yeah, yeah.

　Naturally, the Nana Zero System sees that change as well.

　The moment the Akaneko jumped on the Gui Ma, the trick was to move with the incense car to escape out of Gui Ma's range, so that he could get ahead of the rest. If she's having trouble waiting here, she can't be considered a researcher. She must still have some kind of continuation move.

　And as expected, Akaneko only let slip a few words and immediately moved on to the next move.

　As expected of a professional, you don't show it on your face. However, I can sense that you are thinking just a little bit harshly about the situation. ......


　The twelfth move, I jumped to the side with my katsura horse.


Exquisite.

　I couldn't help myself.

　She had jumped to a truly exquisite distance. If she cancelled Gui Ma in the air and immediately started preparing the Dragon King, she would be just in time or not in time to stop it. It was the "Nana Zero System Breaker" at the very least. It would be the change she had been warming up to. Or, in Miroku's mind, it's his way of getting in. ......


　Thirteenth move, moving towards Akaneko with the incense car.
　Fourteenth move, preparing for the Dragon King from the Katsurima aerial cancellation.
　Fifteenth move, unskilled pullout, infantry while closing in between.
　Sixteenth move, Dragon King cancel to Kimusho.


'Chickie, right?' I ask with my eyes.
'No way,' he replies.


　Akaneko saw that the Dragon King couldn't make it in time, so he changed his aim to counter aim. Perhaps he was planning to do this if I came to make it in time with my second taiji infantry.


　Just ...... a little bit, I was a little bit too quick to prepare.



　Seventeenth move, infantry cancelled, one step backwards to Ryoma.


!

　Akaneko's eyebrows twitched.

　The pause that was reasonably open was reversed, "Oh, ouch! He thought.

　There was only one way to stop it, but what would the Akaneko do?


　Eighteenth move, Katsuraima from the Kinshou cancellation.


　That's right. But--.


　Nineteenth move, 0.67 seconds wait, Ryoma canceled to Ginjo.
　The twenty-second move, Gui-ma activates.
　The 21st move, Gin-sho was activated.


　--It was the first move.


"Not worth it.
Oh, dear.

　Katsurama and Ginshou cut at each other, and a great deal of damage went through Akaneko.


　Akaneko uttered some words of regret and blame herself, but her body was still moving well while doing so.

　I also chuckled and laughed at her, but she looked bloodthirsty and aimed to chase after it.


　The twenty-second move, the golden general from the delivery of the sword.
　The twenty-third move, the infantry.
　The twenty-fourth move, the gold general cancels to the infantry.
　Twenty-fifth move, infantry cancels and an incense car.
　Twenty-sixth move, infantry canceled to a silver general.
　Twenty-seventh move, an infantryman cancels an incense car.


......

　You must have been cringing. This time it was in his face, a quicksilver. Since I was fooled by the incense car's fakery, well, I guess I deserved it.


　When it comes to this, there is no longer any way to stop.


　The twenty-eighth move, the silver general was activated.
　On the 29th move, the infantry was activated.

　As a result, it was offset.


　The thirtieth move, the cat is in trouble.

　The thirty-first move, the angular line. Now--



Thank you.


　--Dead end.




That's it!　Winner, second first test!


　It was a very good match.

　I'm glad the crowd had a doozy of a time, too.


　Now, let's wake up my little protégé.


Hey, Akaneko. You said you weren't a worthy opponent in the match.
...... is yes.

　I poured the potion into her mouth and let her recover from her fainting (stun).

　Then, when she got up, I gave her the answer to the question she must have been wondering about these days.


'Don't compare yourself to me. It doesn't make sense. You look for differences between you and me, and words like that come out of your mouth.
However, ...... I can't help but feel like I'm missing something at the moment.
Stupid. It's too much to ask.
............?

　Akaneko looks like he seriously doesn't get it.

　C'mon, seriously, you were going to be able to compete with the best in the world just by filling in a dickish lack of ...... "something" that could easily be described as "something"?

　That's my disciple. He's got a ton of brains.


First of all, you're not inventive enough to entertain the audience. You're too focused on winning. You can't neglect either of them. You should put your all into both. Secondly, your vocabulary of fixed points is extremely poor. You need to know more fixed trails, know your moves, and be able to apply them. After that, stop the habit of having negative reactions on your face. If you are aware of it and can control it enough to reverse it, great, but as it is now, your mind is leaking out. Also, the way he moves his feet when he retreats is a bit odd. Is this a remnant of the Kabuto Bashi style?　Didn't Miroku say anything to you?　That's not a very good habit. Fix that too. Well, there's a lot more where this came from. Would you like to hear it?

Please do me a favor and come back later at ......

　I'm not sure if she was overwhelmed by the fact that she was ruined in front of a large audience, but she turned over with a red face.


　...... Oh, I remember it vividly, I remember it well.

　It's not just a matter of time before you're able to get your hands on a new one.

　It is a painful and painful memory of my youth.


I'm sure you're aware of your hubris?
...... utterly and disgustingly.
Wouldn't that be a lot easier?
...... Yes, strangely enough.
But don't take it easy. You'll suck at it.
Yes, sir.
Don't worry, you'll be back to normal in the morning at ......
Yes ......
"Oh, d*mn it. Suffer to death. It's what you need.
Yes ......!


　I've been there, and you'll have to go there too.

　My apprentice won't be happy about it, but you'll make it.

　You're going to be fine. We're here for you. So I want you to grow up in peace.


　When I saw Akaneko clenching her teeth and having tears in her eyes, I strongly believe this.