The Katori Dojo received an unexpected guest.
"Captain Jigyō, please have some tea," Sora said as he poured a cup for Takezuna Jigyō.
"Good tea," Takezuna Jigyō drank the tea in his cup and stated his purpose directly. "I have come today, old man, to thank Lord Katori for saving my life that day."
After learning about the situation that day, he understood that if Katori Sora hadn't come to support him, he would have likely perished.
Only a Shinigami with superb medical skills like Katori Sora or Retsu Unohana could have stabilized his injuries.
And at that time, Retsu Unohana was at a medical camp outside the battlefield, a bit too far away. By the time she could have arrived, it might have been too late.
Fortunately, Katori Sora was on the battlefield at the time, which allowed him to keep his life.
"You are too kind, Captain Jigyō. Treating the wounded is my duty," Sora said with a smile as he refilled the tea.
"This old man is already aware of the danger I was in..." Takezuna Jigyō shook his head. "If not for Lord Katori's rescue, I'm afraid this life would have been lost there."
He took out a bamboo scroll from his robes and continued, "This old man is advanced in age, and I have nothing else of value to offer now."
"However, this old man is fairly skilled in Kidō."
"Recorded here are a few self-created Kidō of mine. I shall entrust them to you."
Takezuna Jigyō had originally intended to pass his self-created Kidō to his vice-captain, Kōya Asada, but unfortunately, he was killed in action before he had the chance to learn them.
He still wished for these Kidō to be passed down, and so he thought of Katori Sora, the man who had saved his life.
"In that case, I will accept them. Please rest assured, Captain Jigyō, I will certainly not let your Kidō be forgotten." Sora was surprised; this was equivalent to Takezuna Jigyō entrusting him with his legacy.
However, with so many disciples, if Takezuna Jigyō's Kidō proved useful, he wouldn't mind choosing one or two who liked Kidō to help pass them on.
"With that, I can rest easy," Takezuna Jigyō stood up. "I still have matters to attend to, so I will not stay any longer."
Takezuna Jigyō's strength had greatly diminished, and he could no longer serve as a captain. He now needed to handle matters related to his retirement.
After seeing Takezuna Jigyō off, Sora took out the bamboo scroll and began to look through it.
Kidō were not limited to only those within the numbered system. Some self-created Kidō by powerful individuals or families were not included in the official numbering.
Takezuna Jigyō had created two Kidō, and they were related to each other.
One was a Bakudō, "Gekkai Chōsei" (Tidal Surge of the Moon Sea), and the other was a Hadō, "Seiin Getsui" (Falling Stars, Crashing Moon).
"Gekkai Chōsei" could be used to bind an enemy and absorb their spiritual pressure.
And "Seiin Getsui" could then utilize the spiritual pressure absorbed by "Gekkai Chōsei" to unleash a powerful Hadō attack.
"Being skilled in Healing Kidō has this kind of unexpected benefit..." Sora thought to himself.
The scroll stated that both of these Kidō possessed power comparable to high-level Kidō, which was an unexpected and pleasant surprise.
...
One month later, the swordsmanship assessment was about to begin.
"This time, I will definitely take first place in swordsmanship!" Kensei Muguruma was full of confidence.
He had already learned "Senmai Oroshi"!
This would absolutely allow him to shine in the swordsmanship assessment!
"You're still far from it. First place in swordsmanship is mine!" Kana Azashiro was not to be outdone.
"My wish isn't that big. Just doing better than last time is enough," Shinji Hirako said.
Shinji Hirako had already made it to the top four in the last swordsmanship assessment. His words implied he wanted to make it to the finals this time.
"I have to get into the top eight this time!" Jin'emon Tsubaki was calm. Compared to his fellow disciples, his swordsmanship was quite a bit weaker. He would be satisfied just making it into the top eight in this autumn assessment.
"You all have grown a lot during this time. I believe you can achieve even better results," Sora said with a smile.
He glanced at the notifications on his panel. The training missions for all four disciples were complete.
However, not all of them had learned "Senmai Oroshi".
Only Kana Azashiro and Kensei Muguruma had learned "Senmai Oroshi" within a month.
Shinji Hirako didn't seem to have a good affinity for "Senmai Oroshi," but he was better at Kidō, so Sora taught him "Jintō" (Dust Blade), a sword technique combined with Kidō.
Jin'emon Tsubaki also failed to learn "Senmai Oroshi" within a month. His Shunpo was quite good, so Sora taught him "Shunpo Iai" (Flash Step Sword Draw).
Sora collected the rewards for the training missions:
[Disciple Kana Azashiro has completed one sword technique training. Reward settlement.]
[Reward received: 5,000 General Experience.]
[Reward received: Sword Technique: Tsuifū (Chasing Wind) (Beginner level).]
[Disciple Kensei Muguruma has completed one sword technique training. Reward settlement.]
[Reward received: 5,000 General Experience.]
[Reward received: Sword Technique: Tsuifū (Chasing Wind) (Beginner level).]
[Disciple Shinji Hirako has completed one sword technique training. Reward settlement.]
[Reward received: 5,000 General Experience.]
[Reward received: Sword Technique: Jintō (Dust Blade) (Beginner level).]
[Disciple Jin'emon Tsubaki has completed one sword technique training. Reward settlement.]
[Reward received: 5,000 General Experience.]
[Reward received: Sword Technique: Jintō (Dust Blade) (Beginner level).]
This time, he received a total of 20,000 general experience points.
Two of the rewards were for the sword technique Jintō. He had now received the introductory level of "Jintō" three times, raising its proficiency from Introductory to Skilled.
"Tsuifū," like techniques such as "Raikiri" and "Jintō," was a sword technique that incorporated Kidō.
When executing "Tsuifū," the blade would carry a wind edge with the slash, resulting in a stronger cutting effect.
Sora noticed that "Tsuifū," along with "Sōtenkyōbu," "Jintō," and "Harō," were primarily techniques that produced external effects and placed very little burden on the body.
On the other hand, "Raikiri" and "Akashi" were different. They focused more on strengthening one's own spiritual body and could cause some damage to oneself if used without sufficient proficiency.
As Sora reflected on his memories of training with "Jintō," his understanding of it deepened now that it was at the Skilled level. He suddenly had an inspiration.
He drew his Zanpakutō and focused his mind.
The disciples noticed the unusual fluctuation in their professor's spiritual pressure and all turned to look at him.
Whoosh—
Sora used Shunpo to move into the air.
He raised his Zanpakutō, and a swirling cloud of sand and dust was abruptly whipped up in the air.
The next moment, flames ignited on his body. The dust and flames intertwined, rapidly condensing together.
After a few breaths, the dust had formed a massive armored giant of flames behind Sora. The giant burned with raging fire and held a colossal flame sword.
Sora raised his Zanpakutō, and the armored giant mirrored the action, raising its own giant flame sword.
Sora had successfully combined "Jintō" and "Akashi" to create a new sword technique.
This armored flame giant could be said to integrate both offense and defense. It could be used to defend against attacks as well as to attack enemies.
"Professor, that move is so cool!!!" Kensei Muguruma stared at the armored flame giant, his eyes wide. "What is that technique?"
"It doesn't have a name yet. Let's call it—" Sora thought for a moment, then continued.
"Dust-Binding Flame Armor!"
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