Chapter 72
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Volume 3 + Chapter 72: Xia Yi’s First Theft, Further Theft Will Be Punished
Although Xia Yi was feeling extremely conflicted inside, at that moment, she didn’t really have a reason to refuse.
Even if she made up some excuse to delay it, she couldn’t keep delaying forever.
After all, her goal was to gain more knowledge in the swordsmanship course. She needed to make sure Hill’s evaluation of her was good enough to allow her to access the more advanced and challenging lessons.
So, let’s do this.
With that in mind, Xia Yi stepped into the sparring arena.
However, what she hadn’t anticipated—despite all her calculations—was that the fox radish suddenly blurted out.
“If you want to be as cool as me, you could summon your Holy Sword.”
“Eh? Holy Sword?”
“Is Classmate Yue saying Xia Yi has a Holy Sword?”
“Is that even possible? Only the Sword Saint can wield the Holy Sword, right?”
The students began to chatter.
The Holy Sword was a symbol of the Human Sword Saint. In the human world, there was only one Holy Sword. Although there were many candidates qualified to wield it, only one person could be its user.
Xia Yi’s expression immediately changed. Her heart skipped a beat.
What the hell is this stupid pink idiot talking about?!?!
This was bad. In the past, to bully the little fox, she had once used the Holy Sword to fight her.
The little princess glanced over—this dumb pink fox didn’t seem to realize she had just let something huge slip. She was still smiling.
“Holy Sword?” Hill muttered, her expression changing.
Xia Yi remembered clearly—Hill was one of the qualified candidates to become a Holy Sword wielder. She was also Xia Yi’s student. Naturally, she’d be extremely sensitive to any mention of the Holy Sword.
“Rival, what’s wrong?”
Yue Liu was still clueless, confused by Xia Yi’s reaction.
From her perspective, if her “rival” summoned the Holy Sword now, it would be super cool.
After all, she used to do this sort of thing all the time.
But…
Why is she glaring at me?
Did I say something wrong?
But I’m just stating facts!
The little fox was completely bewildered.
“Hmph, since you’ve all found out, there’s nothing I can do. That’s right—I won’t pretend anymore. I’ll come clean.”
Xia Yi began to laugh. Even her voice changed, growing deeper and more dramatic. She covered one eye, as though some sealed taboo was about to be unleashed.
“Answer my call, Holy Sword—!”
The atmosphere in the classroom suddenly shifted.
Everyone’s eyes locked onto Xia Yi, tension rising. A strange feeling welled up inside them—as if this little loli really was the Human Sword Saint!
Under everyone’s watchful gaze, she raised her hand high and shouted the name of the Holy Sword.
“Laevateinn!!!”
Every pair of eyes widened. Everyone held their breath, waiting for Xia Yi to summon the Holy Sword.
However—
“……”
One minute passed.
After calling the name, Xia Yi stood there, maintaining the same pose. Nothing happened.
Gradually, the others began to realize—she hadn’t summoned the Holy Sword at all. They’d just been fooled.
The atmosphere shifted from tense… to awkward.
“Hehe, don’t take it seriously,” Xia Yi lowered her hand. “I’m a big fan of the Sword Saint. Ever since long ago, I’ve wanted to copy the moment when they summon the Holy Sword in front of everyone. Isn’t that fun?”
“Classmate Xia Yi, are you… Chuunibyou?”
“She’s exactly like Classmate Yue. No wonder they used to date.”
“I can’t believe I actually thought she could summon the Holy Sword! I got tricked!”
Everyone began to complain.
Phew—crisis averted!
Xia Yi was quite satisfied with her quick thinking.
What I just summoned was “Laevateinn,” not “Gram.”
I didn’t even activate the Holy Sword’s seal.
There’s no way Gram would respond to that.
Using this trick, no one would suspect her anymore.
“Ahem, sorry about that! I just wanted to have a little fun with everyone,” Xia Yi explained.
Yue Liu tilted her head. She felt like her “rival” was covering something up. Could it be that possessing the Holy Sword was something she didn’t want others to know?
Was there some deeper reason?
“……”
As for Hill—she narrowed her eyes, thoughtful.
“Teacher Hill, shall we begin?”
Xia Yi quickly pushed the situation forward. She couldn’t let the conversation linger on this any longer.
“Alright, Classmate Xia Yi. Show me your real strength. Attack with all your might—try your best to defeat me.”
“Okay.”
Xia Yi nodded and drew a katana.
After a moment of thought, she came to a conclusion that, as long as she didn’t use her usual sword techniques, Hill wouldn’t be able to tell.
“Iaido — Sakura Flash!”
The black-haired loli swiftly drew her blade from its sheath. The clear ring of steel echoed through the air. A sharp arc of sword light split the air, flying straight toward Hill.
This was Yue Liu’s technique.
Xia Yi’s first theft—and there will be consequences.
“…A fast strike.”
Hill raised one hand and deflected the blow.
Not bad—that was the kind of reaction Hill was capable of now.
Xia Yi had deliberately held back just now, making no extra movements. The technique had been almost instantaneous, launched without even a trace of fighting intent—a sneak attack.
Yet Hill still reacted and blocked it.
That was a big improvement compared to the past.
“When did the duel even begin?”
“Xia Yi’s sword is so fast!”
“Teacher Hill disappeared?!”
After Hill blocked the attack, she vanished.
The swordsmanship students couldn’t keep up with the speed of the two fighters. They were shocked.
Except for one person.
“Waaaahhhh!!!” Yue Liu was panicking, nearly jumping.
“What are you doing?! Why are you using my sword technique?! That was a move I developed to fight you!”
Xia Yi didn’t rush to look for Hill’s position.
She was sure Hill had used a footwork technique she herself had taught her—Phantom Step.
An average opponent would instinctively try to locate the enemy, only to have their perception thrown off by this evasive movement—and fall into a trap.
But to a former Human Sword Saint, this was all too familiar.
Xia Yi quickly resheathed her katana and calmly assumed an iaido stance, waiting. When a flash of sword light appeared behind her, she unsheathed her blade.
Clang!
Xia Yi’s sword collided with Hill’s.
A hint of surprise flickered across Hill’s face.
“Nine-Tailed Fox Flash!” Xia Yi smiled.
That was the first strike.
Next, she twisted her waist and pressed down with the katana, using the momentum to spin and slash the second strike.
Hill responded seriously.
Clang!
Three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine!
The students could no longer see Xia Yi and Hill’s movements. All they could hear was the sound of swords clashing nine times in rapid succession.
The entire room fell silent.
Everyone was stunned by the high-level sword duel.
Only Yue Liu was frantically rambling.
If not for the illusion hiding her true form, her ears and tail would have exploded in outrage by now.
That hateful rival! Not only did she steal my Sakura Flash, but she also stole my newly developed Nine-Tailed Fox Flash too!
So evil! Too evil!!
Xia Yi was already thinking—how should she go further and test things out?
“…Xia Yi.”
At that moment, Hill suddenly called her name and whispered something—only the two of them in battle could hear it.
What she said made Xia Yi’s heart race.
