Hirose Domain, Sakakibara Sword Hall.

"Ha ......" Mikami sat on the edge of the dojo, "I'm so tired...... I don't have the strength anymore......"

Ogata, who was sitting next to him, also smiled at this time and echoed:

"Me too...... I can't move anymore......"

After the people of the Ishikawa Sword Pavilion raided their Sakakibara Sword Pavilion a few days ago, many of their disciples from the Sakakiwara Sword Pavilion were not lightly injured.

And Ogata's younger brother, Makino, is one of those people who are not lightly injured.

Because Makino is still lying in bed to recuperate, Makino has not been able to come to the dojo to practice swords these days.

As a result, Ogata's most frequently looking sparring partner in the past two days has become his senior brother - Mikami.

In order to raise the level of "selfless two knife streams" as soon as possible, Ogata has been "tormenting" himself every day for the past two days.

Even though he has "tortured" himself like this, Ogata's "selfless two-knife stream" has not escalated.

130 XP points away from leveling up.

There are many reasons why it has not yet been upgraded.

On the one hand, the reason is that the amount of experience required to level up is somehow large for some reason.

In order to upgrade the "Selfless Two Blades" from 1 to 2 dan, Ogata needs a full 300 XP.

On the other hand, the reason is that when he fought against Mikami, Ogata didn't win every battle.

When he studied with Mikami, Ogata realized that even if he was already much better than his opponent in a battle with someone, if he was not careful, he would be defeated.

Although the values of Ogata's three attributes of strength, physical strength, and vitality are still 5, the two attributes of agility and reflex are as high as 8 points.

At the same time, Ogata's sword skill "Bird Thorn" has also reached the level of "Advanced", which is Ogata's strongest attack skill at present.

In addition, he has mastered the two secondary skills of "Source Breath" and "Step".

However, even so, when Ogata and Mikami went toe, there was no guarantee that they would win every battle.

Although in every battle with Mikami, the vast majority of the rounds were won by Ogata.

But Mikami occasionally beats Ogata for a few rounds.

And the reason why the battles that ended with Ogata's defeat was lost without exception - Ogata was distracted and careless.

Just walked down, Mikami keenly grabbed the fighter and successfully killed Ogata.

Ogata deeply realized what a terrible technique swordsmanship is.

Even if you're outsmart, there's still a great chance you'll be injured or defeated by your opponent.

Today, Ogata also played many games with Mikami in a row, and until now, both of them are out of breath and can no longer play.

Although both of them are now sitting on the edge of the dojo and recovering their strength, Ogata is not idle.

"Shhh...... Ha ......"

Ogata adjusted his breathing.

Gradually, Ogata's breath changed from ordinary breathing to "Gen no Breath".

After unlocking the skill "Breath of the Source", Ogata will use the "Breath of the Source" whenever he is free.

Whether in battle or in everyday leisure.

The reason for this is purely because Ogata intends to use the "Breath of the Source" to do a new experiment.

Ogata plans to experiment with whether he can upgrade his skills without relying on skill points and just through hard training.

Ogata is still largely ignorant of the various functions and settings of the system.

Whether or not you can increase the level of skill points by practicing hard without using them - Ogata thinks that this experiment is necessary.

But this experiment is destined to be a very long one.

Take Sakakihara's one-knife downward chopping technique - water fall as an example. God knows how long Mizuraku Ogata has to practice before Mizuraku's level can be upgraded from intermediate to advanced.

Compared to attack skills such as water fall and bird stings, skills such as "Source Breath" are the most suitable for this experiment.

Because "Breath of the Source" doesn't require you to hold a sword.

You don't need much space.

You can start practicing anytime, anywhere.

Therefore, the time required to do this experiment with "Source Breath" is much shorter.

At present, Ogata can only use the "Breath of the Source" for about 4 minutes.

After 4 minutes, Ogata's breathing will become increasingly messy, and he will be forced to stop using the "Breath of the Source".

After a period of continuous practice, Ogata vaguely felt that the use time of "Source Breath" seemed to have become a little longer.

It hasn't gotten much longer, though, it's only been a few seconds.

Although Ogata didn't know how long he would have to practice without using skill points to upgrade the level of "Breath of the Source" from beginner to intermediate, he was ready for a long battle.

At the same time, they are also prepared for the worst-case result that "under the limitations of the system, hard training alone cannot increase the level of skills".

……

……

After the hot sweat on his body stopped flowing and his originally hot body gradually cooled down, Mikami turned his head and looked at the sky outside the dojo.

"It's already dark...... Mikami said, "That's all for today's practice." ”

"Hmm." As soon as Mikami's words fell, Xu Yi on the side answered, "That's what I mean." It just so happens that my body is too tired to move and I am hungry, so let's go home and have dinner. ”

Ogata said as he stood up.

However, at this moment, a hurried figure rushed into the dojo.

Because the footsteps of this hurried figure were too loud and urgent, it attracted everyone's attention, and after this figure rushed into the dojo, Ogata and the others in the field immediately followed the voice.

After seeing the appearance of this figure, Ogata raised his eyebrows: "Master? ”

The person who rushed into the dojo in a hurry was none other than Ogata's master, Sakakibara Hanbei.

After entering the dojo, the half-guards turned their eyes anxiously, looking for someone in the dojo.

Because it's a little late, there aren't many people practicing swords in the dojo right now.

So, the half-guard quickly found the person he was looking for.

"Ogata!" The half-guard hurried towards Ogata and said urgently, "Something is wrong!" ”

"Master, what's wrong?" Ogata wondered.

"Just now, the eldest of the family suddenly summoned me and Ishikawa Terama." The half-soldier guard said in a deep voice, "The family boss asks us to advance the time of the god sacrifice competition!" ”

"Advance the time of the god worship contest?!" Mikami, who was standing next to Ogata, was the first to exclaim when he heard Hanbei's words, "Master, when is it in advance?" ”

The half-guard gritted his teeth: "Tomorrow!" Advance to tomorrow morning! This year's festival will be held tomorrow morning! ”