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Shunko.
In the system interface, there was no level or option to increase experience points after Shunko.
Ishikawa Katori was not surprised by this, as the strength of Shunko depended entirely on the intensity of his Hakuda and the Kido integrated into it.
It wasn't that he didn't want to integrate stronger Kido, but for higher-numbered Kido, Ishikawa Katori hadn't even fully grasped the Kido itself, let alone integrate it into Hakuda.
But...
It was enough!
Boom~~
Thunder roared, and Ishikawa Katori burst out like a flash of lightning.
Genji looked at Ishikawa Katori, who had suddenly appeared before him, and roared, swinging a claw horizontally.
But before his claw could land on Ishikawa Katori, a right hand had already pressed down on his head.
The next second...
Genji's head was forcibly pressed into the ground, dragged for dozens of meters like a piece of rag, and finally, with a flick from Ishikawa Katori, shot out with a buzzing sound of tearing air!
When the spiritual pressure of the two combatants differs greatly, a Shinigami's battle is a contest of spiritual pressure intensity.
But...
When the spiritual pressure of the two combatants is similar, it becomes a clash of skill and ability!!
Killing him wasn't difficult.
Ishikawa Katori stomped his foot on the ground, disappearing again amidst the thunder, the lightning still dazzling even under the midday sun.
Genji, who was shot backward, hadn't even landed when Ishikawa Katori appeared on his trajectory.
"Windmill!"
Spinning in mid-air, Ishikawa Katori's heel crashed down.
Boom~~
The ground collapsed with a roar, and endless soil shot into the sky. A clear indentation appeared on Genji's head under this kick, blood splattered out, and he let out an unbearably ear-piercing scream.
Since the battle began, this was the first time he had bled.
Clearly, it wouldn't be the last!
"Shunko: Wild Strike."
After landing, Ishikawa Katori stomped his foot on the ground. Genji, whose upper body had been forcibly stomped into the soil, was shaken out again. As he was shaken out, Ishikawa Katori's pectoral muscles became incredibly developed under the spiritual pressure's enhancement, and his arms thickened by a circle, veins bulging.
The next second!
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang~...
Fist shadows overlapped, and Genji in mid-air was like a sandbag, being knocked around by the flurry of punches.
Blood splattered, forming a mist of blood in front of Ishikawa Katori in the blink of an eye.
Ishikawa Katori hit faster and faster, like an enraged berserker, constantly swinging his fists.
The situation reversed!
...
"He's crazy~~"
Ganju watched the incredibly violent scene, swallowed, and murmured in disbelief, "Did you teach him that too, Big Sister?"
"No."
Shiba Kūkaku replied. She would have liked to teach him, but she didn't know how to do it herself, so how could she teach him?
"Then he..."
Ganju pointed to the reversed situation in the field. He couldn't understand how Ishikawa Katori, who had been on the verge of death not long ago, suddenly exploded and beat his opponent without any resistance.
Shiba Kūkaku didn't speak. She was equally shocked that Ishikawa Katori could achieve this.
After all...
She had only mentioned it casually once.
She never expected Ishikawa Katori not to forget it, but instead to create this technique through his own efforts.
No, it couldn't be called effort.
It should be said that he relied on his talent in combat.
It had to be said...
This kid was indeed a combat genius. Facing death didn't make him give up on survival; instead, he comprehended a new move in desperation.
It was just a pity that this kid, like her own younger brother, was too content with the status quo.
If it weren't for such a desperate situation, his potential wouldn't be forced out. Although his progress in strength was much better than her useless younger brother's, being content with the status quo made it difficult to have breakthroughs like the current one.
"Big Sister??"
Ganju took a step back. For some reason, he suddenly felt his older sister's gaze on him turn a bit dangerous.
"I'm going back first. You stay here and wait for that kid to finish venting, then carry him back."
"Huh? It's not over yet?"
Shiba Kūkaku turned her head to look at the battlefield and shook her head, "He's already dead."
"Hmm?"
Ganju froze, then turned to look at Genji, who was still being hammered by Ishikawa Katori like a sandbag in the battlefield. Only then did he realize... the screams had disappeared at some point, leaving only endless blood mist and flying bits of flesh constantly splattering in all directions.
After realizing this, Ganju instinctively wanted to go forward and remind Ishikawa Katori that his opponent was already dead.
But...
"Wait until he finishes fighting before you go over, lest he hit you."
"Are you kidding? I'm his Boss. How could Ishikawa Katori hit me?"
Ganju replied confidently, but then turned around to find that his older sister had already disappeared. He simply shook his head and was about to walk into the field.
Whoosh~
A long, slender object flew over, directly embedding itself in front of Ganju. He looked down, and the object that met his eyes made Ganju involuntarily take a few steps back. It was... an arm!!
He looked up at the field, and the beating was still ongoing.
Bits of flesh flew everywhere, and within the blood mist, Ishikawa Katori was covered in blood, with a crazy and sinister grin on his face.
..."Well, as the Boss, how can I stop my subordinate's fight? That would be too embarrassing." Ganju nodded, carefully retreating to where he had been hiding earlier.
"What's going on here?"
Just then, a voice suddenly entered Ganju's ears, startling him. He blurted out, "Wait, it's me... your Boss?"
"Hmm?"
Ganju turned around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Nishijin Ori looking confused behind him. He said grumpily, "Scaring people will kill them!!"
Nishijin Ori looked at Ganju somewhat inexplicably, then turned to look at Ishikawa Katori, who was 'dealing with' the corpse in the field, and his eye twitched involuntarily, "What's wrong with him? Is he crazy?"
Ganju instinctively wanted to nod, but then he realized his identity as the Boss, and then, with a 'you're too young' look, he said, "You don't understand this, do you? Ishikawa Katori is showing off in front of me, his Boss. I advise you not to meddle, lest you get beaten up by my future capable subordinate."
Nishijin Ori glanced at Ganju and snorted coldly, "Then why don't you go up and tell him to stop?"
He was no stranger to Ishikawa Katori's current state. It was clearly excitement and frenzy from the fight, making him unable to distinguish between friend and foe, just like Zaraki Kenpachi, who had defeated him in the past. He had fallen into a state of madness. Going up to stop him now would very likely result in being beaten up as well...
"I..."
Ganju choked, then laughed, "If I wanted to stop him, I certainly could, but since he's trying to show off for me, of course I have to give him this chance."
..." Nishijin Ori.
To be so thick-skinned was truly rare.
"Then... Boss... I've finished showing off, can you come and help me up?"
"Uh..."
Ganju turned around somewhat stiffly, only to realize that the battle in the field... no, the torture, had ended at some point. The one hitting was standing still, as for the one being hit... he was gone...
As he watched, Ishikawa Katori in the field swayed, then fell face-first to the ground.
Watching the ground getting closer and closer, Ishikawa Katori's eye twitched. He had originally tried to fall backward, but after swaying, he actually swayed back...
Splat!
Blood and bits of flesh splattered. Ishikawa Katori, with his face buried in it, felt his head buzz and then passed out directly...
"Did you hear that? My subordinate is calling me."
Ganju finished speaking and jogged towards Ishikawa Katori.
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