At another place.
*Swooooshh!!!!!
An eleven year old silver haired boy is sitting in a lutos position in a huge back yard.
It was Herald!
It had already been a day after the tournament.
Being the champion just put on another layer of pride in his already huge ego, yet no one could deny that he was very strong!
Herald doesn't want to admit it, but the truth was, he actually gained a lot from the tournament.
He was able to fight people in his same age group, as well as see and use various styles of fighting as well as techniques.
With how much of a genius he is, he was able to accumulate a lot of experience and insight, and now he was ready to make a breakthrough in becoming a Master Level Swordsman!
*Swoooshhh!!!
The air around him spun as silver ki illuminated around his entire body!
He already has a huge amount of ki accumulated in his body all these years.
In order to breakthrough to become a Master level swordsman, you have to have more than enough ki accumulated as well as able to masterfully use your ki when enhancing your attacks.
Herald was already able to use a ki blast attack in his fights, and now what he was doing was destroying the barrier that was preventing him from using more ki in his techniques!
It already has small cracks from all of his accumulation, now he was finally ready to become a Master level swordsman!
*Baaaannnggg!!!!
Silver ki flew out as the ground beneath him was destroyed by just the outburst of his ki alone!
"Ha! Ha! Hahahha!!!"
Herald laughed happily sensing the new strong power coursing through his body!
'Right now! If I fight that Orphan bastard and that hypocrite stone faced bastard! I can win against them even without using my own ki!
Just the enhancement in my body alone, I could destroy them!'
Herald was very happy of his new found powers.
Karma and the other elders in the clan also noticed his breakthrough and was actually there the whole time to protect him.
They were very happy that now Herald, their young master, was already a Master level swordsman!
"Haha! Our young master didn't really let the clan down!"
"Hahaha! Indeed! With the genius of the Young master, we will usher in an even more glorious era!"
"Clan head! You must be really proud right now! I mean an Eleven year old Master level swordsman! No one had ever done that before!"
"Hmm!"
Karma just nodded his head not showing any intention on answering the elders beside him.
The truth was, he was also happy and proud in his own mind, but with the way Herald was, Karma doesn't want him to get an even bigger ego than he already has.
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In her own room, Lime felt the tremor of the ground as well as the silvery ki rising in the clan's training grounds.
Lime had seen Herald going in there, but she didn't dare approach him.
"Did... brother...."
Lime already has an idea on what was happening in the training grounds.
With how much ki that was blasting through the air, she knew that Herald was now breaking through the Master level!
She knew how much of a genius he was but now...
Lime lost in her thoughts couldn't help but mutter to herself.
"What about you...Eiji??..."
Although no one was able to hear what she said.
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In an open area in the forest, there was a black haired boy with a calm look on his face.
He was currently digging through the shrubs as he looked for herbs and mushrooms.
He was Inu Ichiro!
Currently he was in a forest area of the city. He was given the task from his mother to forage in the forest.
His family was just compromised of him, his mother and father.
Even though he is an only child, he wasn't spoiled by his parents, he himself knew what the current situation of their family was.
His family's main income was the small stall that sells some buns and milk from the side of the busy road in the city.
It certainly wasn't enough, but they get through their lives day by day with it.
Ichiro took on the matter of improving his family's life on his own and decided to become a swordsman.
Knowing full well Ichiro's demeanor and talent, his parents didn't oppose him and just supported him throughout.
Now, with Ichiro's Peak Elite Swordsman level, he can be one of the stronger kids in his own batch!
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Ichiro calmly looked for something around the forest.
Even as he dug through the mud or climbing trees, his mind was drifting about.
'I see... So If I can manipulate my ki like that I can enhance my attacks!'
He was thinking back to his fight against Herald!
Even though he is usually silent and unassertive, he was actually very eager to improve and become strong!
Always, he would reflect on his fights, techniques, and as well as his practices, to know what he can improve on!
For Ichiro there was no end in improving your own self!
*Swoooshhh!!!!!
Unconsciously, blue ki was being emitted around his body as the air shook!
*Baaannngg!!!!!
Ichiro in his digging posture, closed his eyes as he felt the swirling ki inside of him wanting to break out towards the invisible wall!
*Baaaannnnngggg!!!!!
With a loud sound, the ground around him cracked as his ki ran rampart in the forest!
*Swoooshhh!!
Ichiro opened his eyes and felt his overwhelming powers coursing through him.
'This is???'
As he felt it, he suddenly saw something!
"Ahh! This is! A very expensive Mushroom! If I sell this my family would have a bit more money!"
Excitedly, he dug the mushroom and then took his leave.
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Unbeknownst to him, someone felt the huge activity in the forest.
'hmmm....Inu Ichiro huh? Very interesting! Hehe! I just heard a while ago that Herald from the Zenith family became master level swordsman, amd this guy just also quietly become one! Hehehe! This generation of children are interesting!'
*Swoooshhh!!!
After looking at the place where Ichiro broke through, the figure vanished in the blink of an eye!
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In the other part of the city, a huge family was celebrating the break through of their young master with a huge banquet!
While at the other side, a small family of three ate a whole chicken as a form of celebration.
Regardless of what the two family was doing in their respective households, it was now a fact that the Masamune Kingdom had two eleven year old Master level swordsman!
*End of Chapter.