Chapter 73
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Volume 3 + Chapter 73: Wounding Strike
So many years had passed. As a teacher, Xia Yi naturally wanted to know how far her student had progressed.
And now, Hill’s performance made her feel quite satisfied.
Such outstanding reflexes, and speed—very strong!
Compared to the Hill from back then, she was even better now. These years, her training had not been neglected.
Xia Yi had seen many students with outstanding talent, but after achieving a bit of success, they were tempted by the outside world, abandoned their cultivation, and faded into mediocrity.
The path to improving swordsmanship was also the path of holding fast to the heart of the sword.
Hill’s performance now truly surprised Xia Yi.
Because of that, she wanted to test more—to see where Hill’s limits lay.
But just at that moment, Hill softly said something.
Only the two of them could hear it.
“Xia Yi, why are you deliberately hiding your true swordsmanship?”
“…Eh?”
Xia Yi was startled by Hill’s question.
Hill had found out?
But she hadn’t used her old sword style. To hide herself, she had only been using the fox radish’s sword techniques.
That shouldn’t be the case.
Could it be that she got too into it earlier, and accidentally revealed some habitual movements, and Hill picked up on them?
Since it was like this, she had to end it now. She had to push Hill to get serious and bring this match to a close. No more dragging it out—time to raise the intensity!
“Divine Annihilation: Draw Slash!”
Xia Yi unleashed an extremely powerful draw slash. The fierce sword light looked as if it would tear space in half.
Exactly.
This was the move Yue Liu had used back in the Blackstone Kingdom to try and defeat Xia Yi.
Although Xia Yi didn’t specialize in iaido, she had researched many sword styles. She could use all kinds.
Even if it couldn’t match the original version, imitating it wasn’t a problem at all.
But to Yue Liu, it felt unbearable.
“Stole it again!! You stole it again!! Why do you keep stealing my sword techniques?! I demand copyright fees!!”
Yue Liu was about to cry from frustration.
It felt like her underwear had been stripped off, used by someone else—and that someone was her most hated nemesis. How could she not panic?
Hill took a stance familiar to Xia Yi, a slight sword aura rising from her body. With the surge of sword intent, she unleashed an unstoppable wave of sword energy.
This was the signature move of the Human Sword Saint—
Triple Flash Slash!
Xia Yi was both shocked and delighted.
Hill had always been among the most talented in her class.
When Xia Yi left for the Dragon Kingdom, Hill could barely manage a single flash slash—and even then, it wasn’t refined.
But now she has mastered Triple Flash Slash. Her growth had been rapid.
Three waves of sword energy rushed toward Xia Yi.
The first slash blocked Divine Annihilation: Draw Slash.
The second slash knocked the katana out of her hand, removing all possibility of defense.
The third slash struck her directly—declaring the battle over.
“It’s already over?!”
“Teacher Hill won!”
“I didn’t even realize the fight had ended!”
The swordsmanship students were still in shock.
It was only a sparring match. Hill didn’t go for the kill, so Xia Yi wasn’t injured.
“Ugh… Teacher Hill is really strong. I wasn’t a match at all.”
Xia Yi got up from the ground, rubbing her head.
“……”
Hill looked at Xia Yi with a complex expression, staring at her in silence.
“W-What’s wrong?” Xia Yi asked weakly, like she had done something wrong.
“Just now, did Teacher Hill say something during the fight? The battle was so intense, I didn’t hear clearly…”
Playing dumb, like a dead pig unafraid of boiling water.
“…It’s nothing.”
Hill smiled, seemingly unwilling to pursue it further.
“Xia Yi, your talent is even greater than I expected. Truly impressive.”
The way the classmates looked at Xia Yi had also changed noticeably.
“Xia Yi’s strength is amazing. I wonder whose iaido is stronger—hers or Yue’s?”
“Seems like their relationship is real. They even use the same sword techniques…”
“I heard Xia Yi’s main course is magic. Swordsmanship is just an elective?”
“She’s this talented in an elective?!”
Seeing that Hill didn’t say more, Xia Yi quickly left the arena and returned to the crowd.
Phew.
That was close. So close.
“Alright, I now have a general understanding of everyone’s practical swordsmanship. Next, I’ll tailor further lessons based on your level…”
Hill began her summary, and the swordsmanship class continued.
Xia Yi had achieved her goals: testing Hill’s swordsmanship, and earning Hill’s recognition, which would lead to harder sword electives and more learning opportunities.
A win-win!
Well—she won twice.
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Night-Time.
After showering, Xia Yi entered the living room—only for the little fox to block her path, looking like she might bite someone.
“Despicable nemesis! Why did you steal my sword techniques!!”
Yue Liu confronted her face-to-face.
“I trained those techniques for years, and you just stole them after one glance—that’s too much!!”
Xia Yi shrugged.
“You can steal mine too. I don’t mind.”
“Y-You…!!”
Yue Liu stomped her foot in frustration.
“I’m a fox! I don’t have brute strength like you dragons! How am I supposed to steal anything?!”
In battle with Yue Liu, Xia Yi’s sword style didn’t involve much technique.
To summarize.
Raw power makes miracles.
Relying on her racial advantage, she simply found an opening and unleashed a barrage of powerful dragon strikes.
Why spend all day shaving away like a massage therapist when one wounding strike does the job?
“Oh, is that so? Then it’s not my problem—it’s your lack of ability.”
Xia Yi smiled smugly, full of mockery.
“Despicable! I’ll make you regret this…! I still have a final ultimate technique meant to completely defeat you—never used before! Just you wait, my nemesis!”
Unable to win the argument, Yue Liu threw that line and turned to leave for her room.
But Xia Yi blocked her instead.
“Nemesis, what do you want?”
“Why did you expose that I had the holy sword today? Didn’t we agree to keep that a secret from each other?”
“You never told me that! How was I supposed to know you wanted to keep it a secret?”
“Uh, well…”
Xia Yi paused.
“Anyway, don’t mention that again in front of others. If you weren’t such a Chuunibyou, everyone would’ve believed it!”
“What Chuunibyou?! I’m not a Chuunibyou! I am the incarnation of the Abyss and Darkness itself!”
Yue Liu hugged her stuffed bear.
“Hmph, anything else? I have important business to attend to!”
Xia Yi walked to the sofa and picked up a book—underneath was some cash.
“This is for tomorrow’s meal. Take it.”
Xia Yi said,
“We won’t eat together. Otherwise people will talk again and won’t shut up about it.”
“Eh? This…?”
“It should be enough, right? You don’t eat as much as I do.”
“……”
Seeing Yue Liu stunned and silent, Xia Yi simply shoved the money into her hand.
“That’s it. Goodnight.”
Then, the little princess returned to her room.
Yue Liu looked down at the money in her hand, feeling a little embarrassed. But since she didn’t have much of her own, she accepted it shyly.
“Trying to bribe me like this…! You think I’ll fall for it? Hmph! I’ll remember this, and I’ll repay it all in full—I won’t owe you anything!!”
