"Gifted beyond compare?"
"Probably."
"Feels like someone like Senior Brother Fujimaki..." Tachibana Youko glanced at the dojo's center where Uesugi Sakura was putting on protective gear.
Uesugi Shio's wooden stick stopped spinning in her hand, "Fujimaki's Sword Dao... is indeed impressive..."
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Senior Brother Kusunoki, wearing his protective gear, stood opposite Uesugi Sakura.
The first thing he did was turn around and point his sword at the judges' table where Koshin Kagami sat, shouting, "Don't be biased! Or I'll deal with you too later."
Koshin Kagami raised an eyebrow, lengthening his words, "Rest assured."
"Ha— that's good then."
Kusunoki Kubomaru turned to face forward, looking at Uesugi Sakura through his gear, "Let's begin, junior brother."
Before finishing his sentence, he took a stance in the mid-tier opening of Sword Dao.
"No bowing?"
"Troublesome! It's not a rank test."
Thinking there would be a crouching bow, Uesugi Sakura also drew out his wooden sword.
