-I knew I had seen you before. – a boy with fair skin, white eyes, sky blue and spiky hair, serrated teeth, wearing a black hakama with white Keiko Gi, his shinai at the hem is over his right shoulder.
Haru: --um... - opening his mouth.
Marin: -You are wrong, child. – taking the front of Haru. -Must be confusing them with other people.
-No…I'm not, it was the night the calamity ogre appeared… – He stops for a moment. -Don't call me a kid! – in a thin voice.
Emma: -You're confusing us. - putting a strand of hair back.
Kakui: -You must have a screw loose if you think we've met. – shrugging.
Haru: -You were there that night too. – looking at the boy.
Kakui: -Really? – looking at Haru.
Emma: -What got into you? – looking at Haru.
Haru: -It's no use trying to hide it from him. – putting on a serious face. -they already know we're from the real world.
Kakui: -huh? – turning his head in disbelief.
Emma: -Haru is right. – looking around, they were being watched by some in that place.
Kakui: -Damn it... – Keeping my guard up.
-The smell of your blood is still impregnated in my nostrils. - smiling. -I don't know how they came to this world, but underestimate us, we are Dan Kyu, if not, they will take another beating. – Revealing the bandana where it is written that he is a 3 Dan Kyu of the 6th house. - Much worse than before. - Showing his teeth all confident.
Kakui: -What did you say? – being held by Emma.
Emma: -Stay in your kakui. - holding his arm.
Haru: -What's your name? – taking Kakui's frenzy.
-in your world, is it common to ask the name without first saying what is it? – turning his back on Har. - I don't care about knowing, I'm Renz Heiz, remember that name well, because you're going to hear a lot about him today. – Continuing to walk closer to other Dan Kyu who were looking at Li. -real worldly.
Haru: -I'm Haru Ooto! – speaking loudly.
Henza: -... – clenching her teeth.
- Henza, are you all right? – female voice.
Henza: -It was nothing.
-OK then. – looking at Haru.
Kakui: -Who does this little guy think he is? – removing the shinai's hand on her waist.
Emma: -He's more arrogant than you, Kakui. – still holding Kakui's arm. -and look how hard this is.
Kakui: -don't compare me with that guy! – looking at Emma. -and let go of me girl!
Juji: -Haru... - Haru was looking furious, somehow that boy awakened a strange feeling in him.
Gyu: -master? – looking at Marin who was watching the situation.
Marin: -That group that is with Renz seems not to mind our presence here, for now let's follow the arrangement. – closing his eyes. -go to your test sites, we can't draw more attention than that, or we'll be discovered before we can have the location, after all Ohmoi has already started to move.
-right! – say the 5 kenshis.
After that conversation, Haru, Emma, Kakui, Juji and Gyu go to the examiners of the first test, the Dokkōdō Kendo, in all there are 100 kenshis doing this test at the moment, each one is in a designated place, places that are next to the another mirroring the dojo where the ceremony took place, on the ground floor.
-Hello everyone, I'm Yuriko Amagi and I'll be responsible for the first test, using Dokkōdō Kendo. – a man who appears to be 60 years old, wearing a white Hakama and a white keiko gi, his belt is black. -Before starting, I will explain how the test should be done and how it will influence your next phase. – picking up some papers. -as everyone should know, there are 21 acts of Dokkōdō Kendo, each act has its own meaning and each meaning performs a feat with hokkoshin, that said each of you will have to present the largest number of these acts, and with that we will be able to measure your hokkoshin signature, with this we will have parameters to evaluate your fights in the second phase, that is, this phase will determine who your opponent will be and with that you will be able to level and consequently eliminate those who do not live up to their current Dan, or who deserves is within the 10 houses. – finishing reading the papers. - so you have an examiner in front of you, a member of the artisans' elite, they evaluated your performance by giving you grades from 0 to 7, where 7 is the best grade and 0 the worst, whoever gets a 7 will be within the combat phase without having to go through the leveling, on the other hand those who get 0 will be eliminated even before the fights. – lifting his arms up. -Each Dokkōdō Kendo has a grade that only examiners know, so choosing wisely which Dokkōdō Kendo to use should be taken into account. whoever gets a 7 will be inside the combat phase without having to go through the leveling process, on the other hand, those who get a 0 will be eliminated even before the fights. – lifting his arms up. -Each Dokkōdō Kendo has a grade that only examiners know, so choosing wisely which Dokkōdō Kendo to use should be taken into account. whoever gets a 7 will be inside the combat phase without having to go through the leveling process, on the other hand, those who get a 0 will be eliminated even before the fights. – lifting his arms up. -Each Dokkōdō Kendo has a grade that only examiners know, so choosing wisely which Dokkōdō Kendo to use should be taken into account.
Juji: -the elite of artisans... finally I will be able to meet them. – excited.
Emma: -It's like a test, if it's zero you're gone. - adjusting the glasses on his face.
Kakui: -Damn... I can't go wrong in any way. - clenching his fist.
Haru: -focus, that's the word. – still with Renz in his thoughts.
Yuriko Amagi: -you have 1 minute to present the Dokkōdō Kendo. – leaving where he was and going to the center of the hall.
-what? - a young man with blond hair speaks in a loud tone.
-Are you crazy old man? - another young man with black hair shows his aversion.
Yuriko Amagi: -in a real battle you won't have time to think, or to act, you have to decide to use what you have at hand the moment danger arises, if you don't understand that, withdraw before it even starts. -those who understand, give your best – starting the test.
Marin: -They're not kidding around this year. – with arms crossed at the top of the porch.
Kakui: -That's bad. – scratching his head.
Emma: -screwed and a lot. – worried about which Dokkōdō Kendo should start.
Haru: -How come... -I barely had time to learn 1 let alone know which one is more likely to get a high grade. – looking at Juji. -Juji..
Juji: -the forgotten dragon dies and still leaves traces! – creating a hand ray. -the sea turtle changes your destiny! – creating a triangle in the air. -the red-faced monkey separates but does not change its face! – creating two tubes of hokkoshin.
Yuriko amagi: -Looks like we have a prodigy this year. – smiling when he saw Juji create so many Dokkōdō Kendo in a row.
Henza: -who is this girl? – looking at Juji's great performance.
-She's giving her all like this... - A young woman with wavy hair and full breasts speaks.
-that's impossible, she'll get the highest grade if she continues at this rate. - A young man with black hair and bandages on his nose speaks.
-shut up you idiots, and start doing your Dokkōdō Kendo, or do you really want to lose to someone who came from the suburb of the lower circle? - a woman older than the others retorts.
Kakui: -What a gift, well done! – starts reciting the Dokkōdō Kendo.
Emma: -this girl, is not afraid to start. – reciting a Dokkōdō Kendo. - I won't stay behind.
Gyu: -Come on guys, you can do it. – struggling to choose Dokkōdō Kendo from more complicated chants.
Henz: -But don't even think I'm going to be left behind! – creating a Dokkōdō Kendo by reciting a chant. - I won't lose to inferiors!
The moment the percipients see Juji performing one act after another, they regain the confidence they lost when the time limit was said and with that begins the show of skills in the hall, the fact that Juji is someone from the lower circle is not well seen there, where prejudice towards otherworlders in the circle below was sharp and quite heavy in that world.
Yuriko Amagai: -end of time, everyone stop your chanting! – ordering examiners to match their examinees.
Emma: -aaaa! – panting. -I ended up only managing to use 7. – Sitting on the floor with her legs crossed.
Kakui: -7? I went blank, I only got 5. – kicking the ground.
Gyu: -I turned 12 if it's any consolation. – raising his hand.
Kakui: -No use! - yelling.
Juji: -Haru? – noticing that Haru was shaking.
Haru: -... – with wide eyes.
Juji: -What happened? How many Dokkōdō Kendo have you played? – placing her hands on his face.
Haru: -I only did one... - Looking at Juji without believing what he said.
-What?! - they all shout.
Kakui: -What's on your mind you imbecile? – holding Haru by the neck.
Emma: - Stop it Kakui. – taking Kakui off Haru.
Haru: -No, he's right, I got nervous and ended up getting stuck when reciting and I only got one right. – Haru spent so much time admiring Juji using his Dokkōdō Kendo that he ran out of time to recite and made up that he froze to not look more stupid than he already did.
Gyu: -This is going to be a problem. – with his hand on his chin. -if what he got was a low grade, our chances are almost 1%, since many here were stuck too.
Marin: -For now let's calm down, what's done, it's done, there's no going back, it's waiting for the result and confirming whether we're in the second phase or not. – After analyzing what happened, Marin had seen that Haru was looking at Juji and only had time to use one.
Juji: -look, they're going to announce the score on the big board! – a piece of paper is lowered in the center of the dojo and the names and points of each one begin to be written on it in Hokkoshin in the form of a classification.
Haru: -I don't even want to see it. – putting his hands in front of his eyes.
Yuriko Amagi: -these are the results, congratulations to those who stood out and good luck next year to those who didn't pass this one. - smiling. -we will have beautiful disputes this year, soon the leveling will come out, until then get ready because it will be phase after phase until the final.
Gyu: -damn Juji did 19 Dokkōdō Kendo, the highest. – Juji is first in the Ranking.
Emma: -I found my name. – Emma was ranked 35th
Kakui: -Mine too. – Kakui ranked 66th in the rankings
Juji: -Your Gyu... – Gyu ranked 18th in the ranking.
Haru: -...congratulations guys. – already discredited that his name is on the list.
Juji: -Wait, look over there in the last place. – pointing to the name in the list.
Gyu: -It can't be. - with open mouth.
Kakui: -How? – making a face of someone who doesn't believe what his eyes see.
Emma: -That's impossible. – in disbelief.
Haru: -Haru Ooto, a Dokkōdō Kendo: the bat never misses its path. – the only one that said the value of Dokkōdō Kendo, 7 points.
Juji: -he did act 21...the hardest of all. – looking at Haru.
Gyu: -I had never seen anyone do that. – freaking out about it.
Henza: -That cursed man escaped by a hair's breadth... – Looking at the name at the end of the list.
Henza ranked 75th.
Marin: -after this affliction, we can celebrate, you did it! - relieved. -Haru was by pure luck, but we shouldn't count on that luck in the next phase, understand? – irritated.
Haru: -Yes, master. – lowering his head in embarrassment.
Marin: -They will announce the fights of the next phase. – everyone has their attention focused on the center of the dojo where the confrontations of the next phase divided into 3 stages were arranged, of the 100 kenshis, only 88 remained.
Kakui: -I paid someone from house 4. – looking at the name. -Seto Akutami
Emma: -me from house 8. -reading the name -Misa Yurai
Gyu: -I hooked up with a girl from the 2nd house. – Looking at the name. -Shino Fei
Juji: -house 10. – seeing the name written. -Onigawara Soushu.
Haru: -It can't be... - Looking at the name that was in front of his on the list.
Henza: -Apparently we're going to face each other sooner than I thought. – approaching Haru. -Haru Ooto. – with a serious face.
Haru: -Renz... – with her eyes fixed on that boy.
While everyone was discovering their confrontations in the next phase far away in a reserved area, footsteps can be heard echoing through a dark corridor, these footsteps walk towards a room at the end of that corridor.
-How has Wawamaru been? - pulling the hair out of her face.
Wawa: -I haven't heard that name for a long time, Kurada. – appears in a light from a candle that was lit in his cell.