Being a Cosplay Big Shot in the World of Honkai Impact 3rd

This feels strange!

St. Freya, as a private aristocratic girls' school. To emphasize again, as a private aristocratic girls' school, it must be different from ordinary public schools or even ordinary private girls' schools.

This difference isn't solely in the facilities, school architectural style, or similar aspects.

It also lies in the curriculum.

Courses that other schools definitely wouldn't offer are available here!

For example...

Kendo!

Or rather, a swordsmanship course.

St. Freya's kendo course is just Mei's name for it; the accurate name is 'Comprehensive Swordsmanship Training Course.' This course encompasses various types of swordsmanship from different cultures and regions, including Japanese styles, Chinese sword techniques, and European fencing. The swords used also correspond to different types, such as Japanese katanas, Chinese long swords, and European rapiers and broadswords.

As Raiden Mei from the Raiden family in the 11th district, although her Hokushin Itto-ryu swordsmanship is strong, it's not necessarily the strongest.

At St. Freya, Mei also has a platform to interact with more masters of different swordsmanship styles from all over the world.

Today, the teacher asked Mei to prepare for a sparring match.

She didn't know who her opponent would be, but Mei still took it very seriously. This wasn't just to avoid underestimating her opponent, but also out of respect. Although she knew she was very skilled and had few rivals in the school.

In terms of swordsmanship alone, she was completely the campus bully.

However, she never dared to slack off in any match.

"Go Mei! Mei is the strongest! Mei will definitely not lose!"

Before Mei could even speak, a spirited voice was cheering her on. And while it was cheering, the words seemed to carry a sense of pride.

"Kiana." Mei glanced at the person cheering for her and said, "Don't be like that."

"This is the dojo!"

This was the dojo, and not many students came to watch this match. Besides Kiana, there were only a few close friends from the class.

Other than them, there was no one else.

At first, everyone might have been a little interested, but they quickly realized that Mei fighting others was like bullying noobs.

There was no spectacle, so fewer people came.

Except for Kiana, who attended every match, no one else would show up.

"Well~ Mei is definitely going to win anyway." Kiana said with her arms crossed, "What's wrong with celebrating in advance?"

"Don't say that," Mei said modestly. "There's always someone better, and there's always a higher mountain."

"Humility is not just a virtue, Kiana."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah~ I get it," Kiana said with slight impatience. "So, who is it this time?"

"Haven't you already fought all the opponents in the school?"

'What kind of opponent will it be?' Mei was slightly looking forward to this opponent. Since enrolling, she had basically sparred with everyone in the school.

This time, the teacher said it was a new opponent, which made her really anticipate it.

"This test really feels strange."

At this moment, a young man wearing work clothes and carrying a wooden long sword pushed open the dojo door and muttered as he walked in, complaining. He didn't seem to have noticed Mei yet and said, "So, who is my opponent?"

"It's her."

The female teacher next to the young man pointed with her pen and said, "Raiden Mei. Classmate Raiden will be your opponent this time."

Silence...

The atmosphere instantly dropped.

Four eyes... no, six eyes met! It seemed no one had anticipated this situation today.

"No! This can't be!" The young man couldn't care about anything else and rudely grabbed the female teacher's arms, saying, "Is this your test?"

"Are you sure this is a swordsmanship test? Or is it a one-sided massacre?"

"You can't play us like this!"

Chapter 21: I Feel Like I'm Going to Die

"That's it? Did you make a mistake?"

"Teacher, you must have made a mistake, right? Him (her)?!"

"They'll lose miserably!"

Li Pu and Kiana said in unison.

"Kiana!" Mei scolded loudly, "Your behavior is too rude!"

Mei also frowned slightly, feeling that it was too bizarre. No matter how she thought about it, she never expected her opponent to be that young man named 'Li Pu.'

Isn't this a bit too absurd?

This young man doesn't look like someone who knows swordsmanship at all!

Even if she didn't say it out loud, she knew she had to respect her opponent. But Mei felt like the teacher might have gotten something wrong?

"Mr. Li Pu, you're hurting me!"

Li Yiyi finally showed a bit of her delicate side; Li Pu's grip was genuinely painful. She hadn't expected the young man, who didn't look particularly strong, to have such a firm grip.

"Oh... sorry..."

Li Pu only then snapped back to reality.

His grip had been a bit much. He released his hand, but he couldn't release his worries!

"No... you found this opponent for me?" Li Pu was so anxious he was about to go crazy. "Are you sure you didn't mess anything up? Do you think I can win?"

"In this life, or any past life, I've never wielded a sword before!"

"Are you sure this isn't just you having fun at my expense?"

"This is a test?"

"We're very sure," Li Yiyi said, pushing up her glasses. "It's student Mei. Only student Mei can competently handle this test."

"And not just this time, but until the test officially concludes."

"Your opponent will always be Mei."

"Hmm," Li Pu said, taking a step back. "I think I can quit."

"I knew this test felt so weird."

"Weird?" Li Yiyi seemed a bit confused why Li Pu was so resistant. "I think this is perfectly normal. If it were an ordinary kendo teacher or student, they wouldn't be able to test anything."

"And if you found someone who didn't know swordsmanship to test, there would be even less of a result."

"You don't think we're testing swordsmanship just to watch a bunch of weaklings fight, do you?"

"This..."

Li Pu felt like what she said made so much sense that he couldn't refute it. If it was a test, they would definitely find an expert in the field, and Mei definitely qualified as an expert.

"But I still feel like I'm going to get beaten up!" Li Pu took another step back. "It feels malicious."

Never mind Mei, Kiana was already eager to try!

The previous incident had created a rift, and if Kiana had the chance, she would definitely beat him up fair and square. As for Mei, it was hard to say, but she might too.

"I want more money! Otherwise, I'm not doing it!"

"So it's just about the money," Li Yiyi said, as if she saw right through him. "I can't make that decision, but I can help you ask."

Li Yiyi took out her phone and called some school administrator.

After a while.

"Okay, the higher-ups have agreed," Li Yiyi said. "They agreed to double your pay, but!"

Before she could finish, someone pushed open the practice room door, carrying a pile of weapons.

"Then you can't use that wooden thing you're holding," Li Yiyi said, easily snatching the wooden sword from Li Pu while he was still dazed. "We're going with the real deal."

"Of course, if you choose to withdraw now, we will hold you accountable."

Li Yiyi said, "You'll have to pay twenty times the liquidated damages!"

"This... I'm not doing it for that little bit of money," Li Pu felt his throat dry out. "So, we..."

"There's no other way," Li Yiyi spread her hands. "Mr. Li Pu, what's done is done~"

What's done is done... what's done is done...

Li Pu swore to the heavens that he wasn't doing it for the money, absolutely not! He just felt the test was a bit strange, and he didn't want more money! He just wanted to use the increased pay to make the school reconsider this test.

"Let's get started," Li Yiyi nudged Li Pu, pushing him onto the training ground.

"Mr. Li Pu, Mei is just a student after all," Li Yiyi shouted from the side. "So just hold back."

"Student Mei, hurry and get on the field too."

Li Yiyi walked up to Mei and said, "Don't underestimate Mr. Li Pu. Swords and sabers have no eyes, just beat him to death."

"Yeah! Mei, beat him to death!" Kiana cheered from the side.

Even though she wasn't fighting herself, wasn't it more satisfying for Mei to fight than for her to fight personally?

After all, Mei was the one who was tackled and molested last time!

"Um..." Mei felt a bit awkward. "This, I..."

"It's okay," Li Yiyi said. "Mr. Li Pu is more formidable than you think. If you don't take him seriously."

"You'll suffer greatly."

"Is... is that so?" Mei felt that this duel had a sinister aura emanating from it, inside and out.

This included Li Pu; from his appearance until now, everything seemed to exude a certain evilness that should be, but was also too smooth.

"His gaze is unfocused, his hands are weak, his stance is loose, and his personality is timid," Mei observed carefully for a long time. "Teacher, are you sure you didn't bring the wrong person?"

"Mr. Li Pu is just an ordinary person, right?"

No matter how you looked at it, he didn't seem like a sword master who had undergone sword training.

"This is all a disguise," Li Yiyi said, holding the board with a triumphant smile. "This is why we use the real thing."

"Don't underestimate it," Li Yiyi said. "Otherwise, you'll suffer greatly!"

"I understand," Mei felt something was off, but she was already starting to feel fired up.

This teacher must be right.

Besides, she remembered there was a sword school in the Celestial Empire that emphasized defense through non-defense and offense through non-offense. On the surface, it seemed full of openings, but in reality, it was completely impenetrable.

Man and sword as one! Heart and sword as one!

Although she was reluctant to believe it, perhaps this Li Pu had already reached that level.

As expected, coming to the Celestial Empire was the right decision!

So many masters, reaching such a level at such a young age.

"Please guide me," Mei took a step forward and bowed slightly. "Hokushin Itto-ryu, Raiden Mei."

"Guide me, my foot," Li Pu took a step back and said. "Sister Mei, please don't take what I just said seriously."

"'Swords and blades have no eyes, go all out.'"

"'Go easy! Go easy!'"

"This humble one offers his respects."

Li Pu clasped his hands together frantically. The more he bowed, the more he felt...

It was as if he was setting himself up for something...

A flag.

He felt absolutely terrible!