Even the brothers and sisters kneeling on the edge of the dojo could clearly feel that there was an atmosphere of solemnity in the dojo.

Ogata and Mikami stared at each other.

It looked like two tigers looking at each other as prey.

In the end, it was Mikami who broke the confrontation between the two.

Mikami kicked on his hind feet and pounced on Ogata.

As he lunged towards Ogata, he raised his sword alof.

Syllable!

The loud sound of wooden swords striking each other was enough to give people the illusion of "ah, will the swords of both of them be broken".

It's just that the swords of Ogata and Mikami are not broken.

After blocking Mikami's attack, Ogata shook his sword and opened Mikami's sword, then adjusted the direction of the wooden knife and slashed towards Mikami.

And Ogata's counterattack was not surprisingly blocked by Mikami.

Seeing that the blow missed, Ogata took two steps back and reopened the distance between him and Mikami.

The attack and defense between the two were completed in just a few seconds.

The speed of the two made the other brothers and sisters kneeling on the edge of the dojo dumbfounded.

At the same time, it also made the half-guard's face become more serious.

While his face became serious, the half-guard also watched the competition between Ogata and Mikami more seriously.

Ogata moved the five fingers of his right hand, which had just been numb from blocking Mikami's attack.

At the same time, he said bitterly in his heart:

- Sure enough...... Compared with Mikami, he suffers quite a lot of strength......

Although Mikami is not as tall as Ogata, his strength is much greater than Ogata's.

The difference in strength between the two is visibly large to the naked eye.

After the first round of attack and defense just now, Ogata has clearly understood a truth - if he fights with Mikami, he will suffer quite a lot.

So, it is necessary to win with speed and avoid a situation where Mikami's knife is slashed like he did just now.

Today isn't the first time Ogata has competed against Mikami.

Ogata himself can't count how many times he's tried against Mikami these days.

But Ogata dares to guarantee that Mikami today is stronger than any time Mikami that Ogata has encountered before.

I don't know if it's because Mikami is eager to go to the gods in person to try revenge, or because of some other reason, in short-today's Mikami, who is in quite good shape.

It's just that although Mikami is in good shape today, Ogata is not afraid.

He's already figured out a way to defeat Mikami.

From the time to the present day, Ogata has spent almost every day in sword battles.

In addition to gaining experience points, sword fighting with others also allows Ogata to accumulate combat experience.

There is such a thing as combat experience, but the system can't give it to him.

Since coming to the Edo period, Ogata has continued to compete with people, and he has gradually developed some excellent Yin skills when fighting people.

Ogata slowly shifted his steps and leaned towards Mikami, closing the distance between himself and Mikami.

And Mikami also tensed every nerve in his body, staring at Ogata with his eyes, not letting go of the slightest movement on Ogata's body.

At the same time, he silently calculated the distance difference between himself and Ogata.

Calculate your own attack range into Ogata, and how far away Ogata has left to enter your attack range.

- There are 3 steps left......

Mikami said secretly in his heart.

- ...... Left 2 Steps ......!

Mikami silently tightened his grip on the wooden sword, which was already clenched tightly.

- ...... Left 1 step!

When he confirmed that he was only 1 step away from entering Ogata's attack range-

Laugh at!

A strong sound of breaking wind rang out.

The tip of Ogata's wooden sword stabbed straight into Mikami's chest.

And Mikami, who was unexpectedly attacked by Ogata, was wide-eyed at this time.

The same move Ogata used was the same move that almost made Renichiro Toyama close to this - when he got close to his opponent, he held the sword with his hands slightly down.

The normal posture of holding the sword is that the mouth of the right hand is gently pressed against the gauntlet of the sword.

Ogata held the sword with both hands downward, holding the bottom of the hilt.

This increases the range of the sword's attack by a full one.

Not long ago, Ogata relied on the trick of "suddenly increasing the attack range" to successfully reach the distant mountains.

However, this move also has a flaw, that is, holding both hands at the bottom of the hilt, it is easy to control the direction, strength and speed of the sword.

But Ogata doesn't need to worry about that right now.

Because—the sword skills he was using now were bird thorns.

And the bird spur is Ogata's only "advanced" sword skill at the moment.

With other sword skills, Ogata could not guarantee that his sword would be able to hit his enemies with precision and force.

But it's a different story when you use bird spines.

The Bird Thorn is currently Ogata's only "advanced" sword technique.

And the power, speed, and accuracy of "advanced" sword skills are not covered.

Ogata used the technique of "suddenly increasing the range of the attack" and successfully launched a surprise attack on Mikami.

The tip of the wooden sword sliced through the air and stabbed straight into Mikami's chest.

Even though Ogata is holding the hilt at the very bottom, Ogata's "bird thorn" is still full of power.

It was impossible for Mikami to block Ogata's surprise attack with his "advanced" sword skills.

The tip of the sword struck Mikami in the chest with precision.

Mikami, on the other hand, stumbled backwards a few steps before falling heavily to the ground.

Although he didn't have a fierce fight with Mikami, Ogata couldn't help but feel relieved after seeing Mikami finally fall to the ground.

It was at this moment that the familiar system sound began to sound in Ogata's head:

【Ding! Use Sakakiwara Ichirachi Bird Thorn to defeat the enemy]

[Gain 50 personal experience points, 90 experience points for swordsmanship "Sakakiwara Ichitori"

[Current personal level: LV9 (430/800)]

【Sakakiwara Ichito-ryu Level: 5th stage (570/900)】

Mikami struggled to get up from the ground.

Looking at Ogata, who had already withdrawn the sword he had stabbed out and maintained a normal standing posture, the emotions contained in Mikami's eyes were quite complicated.

After a long while, Mikami sighed lightly as if he had put something down.

While putting down the wooden sword in his hand, he said softly:

"Congratulations, Ogata-kun, you won ......"

After Mikami said this, the dojo was silent for a few seconds.

It wasn't until a few seconds later that the brothers, led by Makino, who were close to Ogata, erupted in cheers.

By cheering, they celebrated the birth of their new chief of the Sakakibara Sword Hall.

Ogata, who was busy wiping the sweat from his face, didn't notice that when he launched a surprise attack with a bird thorn, the half-guards kneeling on the edge of the dojo stared at each other.

The half-guards first looked at Ogata with a stunned gaze.

Then the gaze that looked at Ogata slowly became complicated again.

There was also a thoughtful look on his face.