During the break, the kendo hall returned to quiet.

Tamashiro Michiyo and Rinka Nakazawa stood on one side, Suzuki on the other, pacing back and forth.

It was not easy to grasp the fleeting inspiration, but he was sure, quite sure, that the spark of inspiration just now did exist in his mind for a moment.

The momentary inspiration made him discover the crux of the problem in a trance, however, it was not enough to just find the crux of the problem, he needed a solution.

Mamoru Suzuki kept thinking about it, trying to evoke the inspiration that had just come to him.

If he wants to find a chance to win against Tamaki Sanchiyo in the final round, then he can either improve his kendo level by leaps and bounds in a short break, make up for the lack of physical fitness through skill, and crush Tamaki Sanchiyo;

Or, he has to quickly improve his reflexes and physical fitness in a short period of time, and then when Yucheng Michiyo attacks, he can defend her attack and immediately counterattack through the complete victory of reaction speed.

The former can't be, the latter...

It seemed impossible, but the inspiration that had just flashed was exactly what guided him.

"It's not impossible."

The question is here, but where is the answer? What can be done to achieve this?

What was it about him that he had overlooked, yet had been carved into his subconscious, that he could be so inspired to believe that he could "dramatically increase his reaction speed" in a short period of time?

First of all, it is obvious that such an outrageous method that seems beyond reality needs to be attributed to "whimsy", and of course he can only rely on the ability to "observe and copy" and "turn into a cat", which also belong to "fantasy power".

Only these two abilities are possible.

But how?

When it comes to reaction speed, it is natural to think of the ability to "become a cat".

After all, cats' reaction speed and dynamic vision are several times that of humans.

And he turned into a cat before and entered the kendo gym to observe the practice of two female high school students, and it was indeed like this, from the cat's point of view, he was able to capture the sword of Tamaki Michiyo.

And it was a spectator before, the distance was not very close, and his attention was not very concentrated... If he turns into a cat and concentrates, he must be able to do it.

It's just that... Turning into a cat?

Let's not talk about the problem of exposure, Mamoru Suzuki just made up the picture in his brain:

Turning into a cat, he grabbed the bamboo sword with the cat's clumsy two front paws, stood with his hind paws, and then stood opposite Tamajo Michiyo to compete with her in kendo... Such a picture obviously does not work.

Unless, you can retain your human form while having the reflexes of a cat.

Can it be done?

「......」

Mamoru Suzuki, who was pacing, suddenly stopped, and his stop also attracted the attention of the two high school girls next to him, but his attention was not on them, and he closed his eyes.

Since his inspiration thinks it can be done, then...

Everything flashed like a movie screen.

"A flash of white light through the window and the branches of the tree"

"Sky blue eyes hidden between the leaves like shards of the sky"

"The figure who led him to school"

"A spectator named Kaji practiced over and over again with two female high school students in a kendo hall"

"The back of the forward in the morning light, the swaying ponytail and the white neck that peeks out from time to time"

"One-on-one instruction in the kendo club activity room"

"Walking together under the twilight sky, still stunning in the dim light"

「......」

Powerful ability to observe and record, faithfully reproduce everything to him.

Everything, about Tamajo Michiyo, everything about being with her, what he saw, heard, felt, words and deeds, every detail, was in his mind.

Then, it's time to filter the information.

Find useful information from the mess.

"On Saturday, April 11th, for the first time, I saw two female high school students training in a kendo gym, and Rinka Nakazawa was quickly defeated, she said: Recently, I really feel that the distance between me and Michiyo has become bigger and bigger, and I can't win at all..."

"On Monday, April 13th, when I went to the kendo club after school for the first time, I just got out of the staircase, and I couldn't see the key in the girl's hand clearly, so she suddenly turned her head and caught him accurately in the crowd."

"On Friday, April 17th, yesterday, when I went home after the kendo practice, around the corner, there was no fault, and the bicycle that was driving slowly from the blind spot without making any sound was suddenly pulled by the girl and stopped him from colliding with the bicycle..."

「......」

Mamoru Suzuki opened his eyes, and he turned sideways to look at Tamashiro Michiyo.

The girl stood on one side, facing Rinka Nakazawa with her back to him, holding a bamboo sword, whispering something.

However, at the moment when he turned away, as if sensing something, the girl turned around and made contact with him in mid-air.

Making eye contact, the girl was asking if he was done resting.

Mamoru Suzuki didn't respond, and the focus of his gaze was on the delicate ears of Tamashiro Michiyo who were exposed in a little hair because of the ponytail.

The girl has small, cute ears with a reddish tinge.

The picture changed in my mind.

The cinematic image dissipated, and in its place, a notebook appeared in Suzuki's mind, identical to the "observation notebook" he had locked in a drawer.

In the imaginary picture, he opened the notebook.

"April 18, record before the start of the third round of the kendo club examination"

"There is further speculation about Tamaki Michiyo's ability to change into a cat, and if the guess is successful, the ability to change into a cat may be upgraded for the second time."

"Guess one, the turn of the head at the entrance of the kendo department was that the three thousand generations of Tamaki heard the footsteps that belonged to him; In the same way, the time he stopped around the corner was because he heard the sound of a bicycle. Obviously, it is impossible to do this with human hearing, but with cat hearing. In other words, Tamaki Michiyo may have the senses of a cat even in human form."

"Guess two, at that moment, the probability of Tamajo Michiyo suddenly actively opening the ability is not high, so it is more likely that there is a passive change. You don't need to use it actively, but in human form, you can have the senses of a cat, or some of the senses of a cat."

"Guess three, as Rinka Nakazawa said, Tamaki Michiyo's kendo level has improved rapidly in recent times, causing the gap between the two to grow wider and wider. Well, most likely, it's because of the improved reaction speed, dynamic vision. According to the speculation about the character of Tamajo Michiyo, there is a high probability that she will not actively use her superpowers in her daily practice to improve."

"In other words, there is indeed a passive change in this ability, which corroborates the second one."

"Guess 4: The level of kendo has improved significantly in recent times, and as for the "recent period", this may be the time node when Tamaki Michiyo obtains his ability, or it may be the time when his ability is upgraded and his "cat sense" ability is unlocked."

"Above, the record is complete."

As the guesses come to mind, observe, delineate, sketch... The image of the character belonging to the three thousand generations of Yucheng in his mind suddenly changed at this moment.

The girl is still a girl, however, her black and white eyes take on a misty sky blue at this moment, and on her head, faintly, there seem to be cat ears emerging.

At the same time, a certain enlightenment-like feeling echoed in Mamoru Suzuki's body.

He knew, he guessed right.

I got new information, and I was able to add to the ability that I thought I was almost going to be able to level up.

The ability to "turn into a cat" has ushered in the second improvement.

Unlock: "Cat Sense".

......

"Further supplement after unlocking the cat's senses in the second ability upgrade"

"One, there are two ways to use this ability."

"(1) As I just guessed, it can passively increase the sensitivity of the senses under the human form."

"(2) Missing information in guessing: You can actively activate this ability to further improve sensory sensitivity."

"As for the effect, duration, cooldown, etc., you need to use it before you can draw a conclusion."

So...

"Yucheng-san, after resting, it's time to start." Mamoru Suzuki completely turned to face Tamashiro Michiyo and said this to the girl.