Absolute Speed ​​of a Certain Anime

Chapter 4 VS the former world's third?

2023-06-01

"Huh?"

Shinguji Kurono's hand that was smoking suddenly stopped, and he uttered a surprised syllable, and then his narrow eyes narrowed slightly.

"Are you looking down on me?"

The atmosphere in the office froze for a moment.

There was no trace of joy or anger on Shinguji Kurono's face. Only those sharp dark eyes stared at Jiang Li, emitting a hint of oppression.

The senior sister next to her was also shocked for a moment.

It's not that there aren't such students. Because they have just stepped into the world of sword cutters and realized their own uniqueness, they immediately become full of confidence and look down on those senior sword cutters who have been famous for a long time. They think that they may just be lucky or exaggerating, so they dare to provoke anyone.

If you think rationally, this possibility is actually very small, but not everyone has a clue about it.

"No, I didn't mean that."

Jiang Li shook his head and put on an indifferent smile.

"It's just a test anyway, and I don't have to win. As long as I can catch the chairman's eye, that's enough, isn't it?"

The implication is that he has already admitted his defeat in advance.

After all, he was just an ordinary E-class knight, while the chairman on the opposite side was an internationally renowned A-class knight. The gap between the two was simply immeasurable.

"king of knights", abbreviated as KOK.

It is a world-class swordfighting tournament held by the International Magic Knights League, open to swordfighters from all member nations. The top event is the "A-level League Tournament."

Four years ago, Shinguji Kurono was already a top player in the "KOK A-Class League".

At that time, she was ranked third in the world in the league.

But later she chose to retire because of marriage and childbirth, and then disappeared from the public eye.

It was not until this year that she was invited back as the chairman of Pojun Academy. But even after retiring, she is still the third strongest person in the original world, and her strength is rare in the entire world.

"Junior brother, do you really want to duel with the chairman?"

Dongtang Daohua retracted the surprise on his face and confirmed with Jiang Li in a serious manner.

"Can your body really sustain a duel of this intensity?"

Internationally, Flayers are generally treated as knights. Many countries even train and educate Flayers as knights, letting them follow the path of chivalry. This is why Flayers are called Magic Knights.

A knight is, after all, a fighting profession, and dueling is the best way to solve all problems. No matter what the conflict is, it can be resolved through a duel.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for swordsmen to challenge each other to a duel.

Dongtang Daohua had never thought about whether her junior brother would win or lose. The gap between them was indeed too big. After Jiang Li proposed a duel, the first thought that came to her mind was her concern for her junior brother's physical condition.

"Sister, you're worrying too much. Even if something goes wrong, don't we have the IPS regeneration chamber?"

Jiang Li looked at his senior sister beside him. Seeing her uneasy expression, he spoke to her to comfort her, "Besides, I believe that the chairman would not be able to use his full strength against an ordinary E-rank Knight like me. He would definitely know when to strike."

After he said that, Shinguji Kurono naturally felt that it was not right for her to bully the weak, although she had not originally intended to do so.

"What do you think, Chairman? Will you accept my duel request?"

Seeing that his senior sister looked conflicted but didn't say anything, Jiang Li turned around and asked Shinguji Heinai again.

"Well, isn't this interesting? I just happen to be feeling like exercising."

Shinguji Kurono quickly turned off the computer, stood up from the desk, and a happy smile of successfully slacking off appeared on her face.

"You are the second student to challenge me to a duel. You are the first to show your worth. I hope you will not disappoint me either."

Are there other students doing this?

Such a thought flashed through Jiang Li's mind.

"Let's use the nearest third training ground. Daohua, you be the referee."

Shinguji Kurono stretched and walked out of the office with the two of them.

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There are nearly twenty dome-shaped arenas in Pojun Academy, distributed throughout the school, for students to train or resolve disputes.

Inside the arena, there is a circular battle ring with a diameter of about 100 meters, and a millstone-shaped stepped auditorium surrounding the battle ring that can accommodate thousands of people.

When the three arrived here, there were only a handful of people doing independent training. When they learned that this place would become a battlefield, they all retreated to the audience seats.

"Everyone is in your place!"

Dongtang Daohua stood outside the battle circle and began to give instructions to the two players.

"Both parties deploy their unique spiritual gear in 〈Illusion Form〉!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Li and Shinguji Kurono walked into the battle circle at the same time, and stood about twenty meters apart with the center of the battle circle as the center point.

The originally silent audience seats were suddenly filled with whispers.

"Huh? There's a new chairman for both sides of the battle?"

"Who's that over there? He has such a handsome face, how come I've never heard of him before?"

"He's probably a freshman."

"A freshman wants to duel the chairman? How dumb is he, or is he just from the countryside? How could he possibly win!"

Although there were only a few people, no one was optimistic about Jiang Li. They were all there, either sighing or sneering and shaking their heads.

Some people even took out their cameras out of interest, focused the focus on the two people on the field, and planned to record the game.

In the field.

Although they were dozens of meters away, Jiang Li seemed to have heard their conversation. He glanced at the people in the audience, then retracted his gaze and focused on Shinguji Kurono opposite him.

The woman was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, at the most mature age for a woman. Her figure wrapped in a black suit was quite impressive, with a slender waist, and she didn't look like she had given birth to a child at all.

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At this moment, she had already put out her cigarette, put one hand on her waist, and looked at Jiang Li calmly.

"Summon the spirit suit."

She took the initiative to speak to Jiang Li.

Although she said so, she herself showed no signs of summoning spiritual equipment. It seemed that she was planning to give up completely.

The sword cutters usually possess a variety of supernatural powers, just like a treasure chest. Until the box is opened, you will never know how incredible the other party's supernatural powers are.

However, most of these abilities require the use of inherent spiritual equipment as a medium. Without summoning spiritual equipment, the ability to cut with a sword is basically unusable.

The fact that Shinguji Kurono did not summon her spirit suit meant that she did not intend to use her special abilities.

The reason why she made such a choice was not because she was careless, but because she had seen through Jiang Li's level, so his inferior ability could not hurt her in the slightest.

"Om-!"

Ignoring Shinguji Kurono's contempt, Jiang Li silently extended his hand.

At this moment, countless golden light points gathered from his body and condensed in his right hand.

Then the light spot dissipated, and a dazzling long sword appeared in his palm, which he grasped.

Chapter 5: A Swordsman

2023-06-01

It was a shining sword.

The style is no different from that of an ordinary katana, but the appearance of the sword is particularly eye-catching.

The blade was shimmering with a silvery-white light like ripples on water. The light was dazzling and gentle, without any glare. The handle was golden yellow, and the pure white blade jaw was shaped like a steaming flame.

"What a beautiful knife!"

Shinguji Kurono raised her eyebrows slightly and exclaimed in admiration.

The so-called "Inherent Spirit Outfit" is the appearance of the swordsmen's own souls. In other words, it is the crystallization of the swordsmen's soul, which can best highlight the character and essence of this person.

Take Jiang Li as an example, it is obvious that the sword is like the man, the beautiful sword and the handsome man are obviously a perfect match.

"What's its name?"

Shinguji Kurono then asked.

All spiritual equipment has its own unique name. After the swordsmen are able to summon spiritual equipment, they will naturally know the name.

But when Jiang Li heard this question, his face suddenly darkened and the corners of his mouth seemed to twitch slightly.

He didn't say anything, just held the knife and swung it down lightly.

"Buling~!"

As he swung the knife, a dazzling silver light flashed across the blade like ripples, and a strange sound effect was emitted.

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Shinguji Kurono was slightly stunned, with a big question mark appearing on his forehead.

"If you don't want to say it, forget it."

She shook her head and stopped asking.

Jiang Li withdrew the knife expressionlessly, his face showing no change.

Seeing this, Dongtang Daohua, who was serving as the referee, became strange in expression and his eyes became quite subtle.

"Chairman, by the way, this training ground should be equipped with an IPS regeneration chamber. They can put me in it immediately after the battle, right?"

Jiang Li held the knife with both hands, raised it in front of his body in the middle line, and then asked Shinguji Kurono solemnly.

"Yes, you don't have to worry."

Shinguji Kurono nodded and responded, "Every training ground is equipped with an emergency regeneration chamber. Not to mention I'm here too. Even if your head is chopped off or your heart is pierced, I can still save you."

The IPS regeneration chamber is the latest cutting-edge technology born from the combination of modern medicine and the ability of the sword, and it has extremely powerful medical capabilities.

Although it cannot cure diseases such as heart disease, it has unparalleled therapeutic effects on injuries. Whether it is muscle loss, broken bones, fallen hands and feet, or damaged internal organs, the regeneration cabin can heal them intact without any sequelae.

Not to mention that Shinguji Kurono is also a swordsman who controls time and can freeze the time of the target. It is impossible for the target to die even if the heart is pierced. There is almost no problem at all.

"That's good."

Jiang Li immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He seemed extremely negative about the outcome of the battle, as if he didn't think he had any chance of winning at all. This reaction caused another round of pitying sneers from the audience.

He took a deep breath and filtered out all the noise from his ears.

At the same time, his originally fluctuating heart quickly calmed down, and his rapidly beating heart also slowed down, with the beating frequency rapidly dropping below the average.

It's impossible not to be nervous when fighting against the former number three in the world.

When facing an enemy who can truly crush him, his identity as a time traveler cannot give him any sense of superiority.

In fact, although he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually already filled with nervousness in his heart.

But once he grasped the sword, he quickly became calm, like a swordsman who had been immersed in this art for many years, his heart was like a mirror, without a trace of dust.

"Oh?"

Shinguji Kurono seemed to see through his strengths and weaknesses and murmured.

"Both parties are ready—"

Dongtang Daohua raised his right hand when he saw that Jiang Li was ready.

“——Let’s go ahead (the game begins)!”

The moment the words fell, the buzzer sounded without warning, spreading throughout the entire training ground.

At the same time, everyone's eyes were focused on the two people on the field without exception.

Shinguji Kurono was still standing there as if she hadn't noticed anything, her posture very casual, but her eyes were slightly serious.

She had no intention of taking the initiative.