Haru, Kakui and Emma's training had started, Marin the black lily with her soul kamae was in full swing and on the other side was Ohmoi with Juji and Gyu.
Ohmoi: -you spent a lot of time focusing on Dokkōdō Kendo and ended up getting weak in kendo, Gyu even knows something, but Juji has almost nothing.
Gyu: -Juji...
Juji: -I... – Remembers when she was younger she ended up accidentally hitting Gyu in the head with her Kamae. -I don't want that to happen again.
Gyu: -That wasn't your fault Juji. - running a hand on her back.
Juji: -but I feel guilty. - with a crying face.
Ohmoi: -You have to face your fears and apprehensions Juji, you want to help those three don't you, see how they are being massacred by Marin and continue to get up even after falling.
Marin: -let's increase the speed then! – punching the three of them almost simultaneously.
Teacher: -aaaaar!
Gyu: -Be careful with my vegetables you idiots! – he shouts to them when he sees Kakui's flames almost reach his plantation.
Haru: -concentrate, we have to know where she is before the movement, that's how my grandfather did with me. – trying to create a Dokkōdō Kendo #12. -close your eyes and feel the hokkoshin!
Emma: -It doesn't hurt to try. – Closing his eyes, his injured shoulder and several bruises on his body.
Kakui: -Okay! – closing his eyes.
Marin: -Kamae no shi: -spiritual gust! – hitting the three at the same time with a gust coming out of his shinai that rips their bodies right at the stomach.
Kakui: -Your grandfather must have some problem! – with his hand on the wound he has just opened.
Emma: -I have to agree with Kakui on this one. – panting.
Haru: -What are we doing wrong? – looking at the hokkoshin that had gathered and fell apart. -No, we have to try one more time!
Juji: -Haru... – He takes a deep breath. -okay...real shinai: sakura – having her body covered in cherry blossom petals, a light pink hakama with petals drawn, a pink and white Keiko Gi, her hair was streaked with pink. -let's start.
Gyu: -Juji...my turn, real shinai: green leaves – having her body taken by dark green leaves, a very dark green hakama with white leaves drawn, her hair had a green streak on each side of her head, eyes were green very dark with a leaf on the iris.
Ohmoi: -That's it, that's the spirit we have to have, let's start your training, I won't take it easy. - pulling out the shinai. - so they can use everything who comes without fear!
-right! - say the two.
Gyu: -kamae no Ha: dancing falling leaves! – creating several leaves that spin like razors in the air and fall like shooting stars heading towards Ohmoi.
Juji: -kamae no sakura: -petal swirl! – creating several bursts of petals that come out of his shinai in a swirl in the air.
Haru: -huh? – turns to the place where Juji and Gyu are.
Marin: -What happened? – pausing before hitting Haru once more with a kick in the middle of the head when he had his eyes closed.
Haru: -ah! – listening to Marin speak. -for a moment feel something coming from there. – pointing to where Juji and Gyu were.
Marin: -I see, what you felt was a small example of someone's Hokkoshin signature directed at you.
Haru; -directed? - looking at Martin
Marin: -You see, Gyu is what we call a person without the gifts of a kenshi, someone who is born without aptitude with enough shinai to enter the academy, failing every time he enlists, year after year, that's why he is so excited about this tournament.
Haru: -Gyu...
Marin: but that didn't stop him from improving, such a limitation made him train hard with Ohmoi even though he couldn't execute blows as he should be, Juji is foolishly the rank, he's a born kendoka, he has a great skill but destiny wanted to limit.
Haru: -What happened?
Marin:-when she was little she ended up hurting Gyu while they were playing, she was afraid to use her kendo ever since, and repressed it inside her, however. - smiling. -seems like she found something to cling to and released her hokkoshin all at once and you felt her signature hokkoshin, you see, she allowed you to feel what she's feeling right now, it's her way of saying she's doing her best and you have to do your best too.
Haru: -Juji... - Looking at her making delicate movements with her shinai wrapped in cherry blossom petals. - I understand, if even she is trying hard for us, I also have to give my best, right? – concentrating while closing his eyes.
Marin: -uh, "this one has something different" captured well but just talking won't do. – delivering a kick to Haru who threatens to defend but ends up missing the timing and fails to create Dokkōdō Kendo #12.
Haru: -That was close. - feeling his arm hurt.
Kakui: -It's now! – taking advantage of Dai and Tai then fighting against Emma and Marin was talking to Haru, Kakui attacks her from behind before she realizes it. - burning salamander!
Marin: -Do you really think I forgot about you? – looking at Kakui out of the corner of his eye. -kamae no shi: -cannon lily.
Kakui: -What? - seeing a lily come out of her back and form something with a hole in the center. -not this one. – being hit by a wave of spiritual energy that throws him against the ground violently.
Marin: -silly. – looking at Kakui.
Kakui: -I'm getting tired of being a punching bag. - spitting blood. -come up you cow!
Marin: -What did you call me! – accelerating your strike speed.
Kakui: -Show yourself to me. -staying in her kamae posture. -kamae no hi: fire salamander!
Kakui for an instant was able to see Marin's movement clearly after being able to make out her position through the hostility coming from her, it was the fine control showing in a deep way.
Marina: -What? – Reverses the blow before she was hit full on.
Kakui: -Did you think you'd escape like that? – with the shinai pointed at her neck. -your last words?
Marin: -Should have used Dokkōdō Kendo #12. – making a quick move that throws Kakui up.
Kakui: -What? – no movement in the arms. -what the hell is that?
Marin: -kamae no shi: paralyzing lily.
Kakui: -You damn it! – hitting the ground with everything. -This is theft! – with blood dripping from his mouth.
Marin: -from everyone here I didn't expect that you would be the first to be able to use the signature like that, you really have strange abilities, you used my anger to locate me, I feel ridiculous for that. - with his hand on his face.
Emma: -I don't even think I'm going to lose to that match head! – jumping towards Marin. -kamae no poison: acid cut!
Marin: -like her? – jumping back before the blow hits the spot. -What happened to Dai and Tai? – seeing that they are bound in hokkoshin chains.
Emma: -don't underestimate me. - looking at Marin.
Marin: oh how is that possible? One used the signature out of anger, another out of envy? What kind of kendoka are you?
Emma: -Haru now it's your turn! – panting.
Marina: -ah? – feeling his legs heavy. -That is? – Looking back, she was close to Kakui who used Dokkōdō Kendo #12 to trap her legs,
Haru: -Kakui e Emma...
Marin: -That's not possible, when? – realizing that they were exchanging information in the middle of battle. -you damn
Haru: -the true meaning of pain is to make the spirit grow, fighting spirit, team spirit, willpower... that's it! – taking a deep breath. -I just need to get my will out! – expanding the hokkoshin beyond the body.
Haru creates in her hands the same energy that Emma and Kakui created a little while ago to hold Marin's hands and thus end the training.
Marin: -this hokkoshin, it's not common – being swallowed by his hokkoshin. - I have no other option. - moving your feet without leaving the place. - Ashi fumigae!
In front of everyone, Marin gets rid of the chains and starts floating in the air as if she were stepping on something solid.
Kakui: -That's awesome... - Looking at her walking in the air.
Emma: -this woman... - adjusting her glasses.
Haru: -she's standing in the air. – Seeing what she arrested was Kakui.
Marin: -Wow...I had to use that to not get hit. – sweaty. -Very well, you three did it, now it can work. - smiling. -who knew you would be able to hahhaha!
Kakui: -get me out of this shit Haru or Emma! – with the body bound by Hokkoshin's chains.
Haru: -ah! It went badly! – trying to get him out.
Emma: -for me you can stay like this. – sitting on the floor.
Training comes to an end, soon everyone goes up to rest and prepare for the day that would soon arrive, the tournament, entering the central circle and rescuing Wawa and Mileyde, it would not be easy and everyone has to be interim in it, one wrong step and it will be the end of them.
Juji: -ah I found you. – smiling at Haru.
On top of Marin's house, Haru was lying on the roof watching the first rays of sunlight.
Haru: -ah! – surprised her arrival. - Good morning Juji. – breathing again after the scare.
Juji: -Couldn't sleep? – with his face resting on his hands.
Haru: -Not very well. - looking up.
Juji: -I don't think so, those two are fighting down there. – hearing Emma and Kakui argue over a slice of bread.
Haru: -sign that they are normal.
The two laugh at the situation.
Juji: -You know... I've never met someone like you before. – climbing on the roof too. -it was seeing all your commitment that I decided to use my shinai after that with my brother. – touching index fingers. -So I was wondering if after that... we could...
Haru: -Juji... I like you but...
Juji: -Is there anyone yet? – looking into Haru's eyes.
Haru: -ah, it's complicated. – lowering his head.
Juji: -Lucky her. - straightening her hair.
Haru: -...! – in awe of her smile at sunrise.
Gyu: -Hey, you two, the master is back.
Haru: -aah! – having another fright.
Dump: -...
Gyu: -What was going on here? - strange their way.
Juji: -Nothing, let's go Haru.
Haru: -Okay... - Looking up. -Lanna.
Everyone is already sitting in front of the coffee table in the room while eating the breakfast prepared by Juji.
Marin: -I wrote to us at the tournament, now it's just a matter of time, so go get ready! – placing his foot on the table. -Let's rescue my sister and her idiot friend!
At the same time, within the center circle, someone arrives with infamies about the tournament that day.
-Sir, Mr Daisuke. – arriving in a dark room lit only by a candle.
Daisuke: -Yes? – revealing only one eye.
-see the list of who did amazing in this year's tournament. – a man with a black belt around his waist.
Daisuke takes the paper and reads what is written on it.
- sir... what are we going to do?
Daisuke: -We'll leave it as it is.
-But sir, she's...
Daisuke: -I know very well who you are... but I want to see where this will lead us. – blowing out the candle that goes out darkening the whole place.