Shin'ō Academy
Kidō class
The third-year Kidō class has already experienced the basic courses and Hado #1: Sho's abandonment chant, and now it is really teaching the graduate Kidō Hadō #31: Shakkahō
Of course, not everyone can learn No. 31 when they are third-year students. Many choose to learn No. 10, transition to No. 20, and even have a solid foundation to learn No. 2.
Some people in the queue were reciting chants in a low voice, with a voice as thin as chanting; some were moving their wrists repeatedly, as if they were afraid that their wrists would get stuck when they exerted force later; some were staring at the target in front of them expressionlessly, their lips pursed into a line, and the explosions on the other side of the target came one after another, some dull, some crisp, occasionally mixed with brief comments from the instructor.
"Okay"
"Off"
"Sing Again"
It was Suzuko's turn. She walked out of the queue and stood at the designated position in front of the target. The instructor glanced at her and nodded, indicating that she could start.
Suzuko raised her right hand, held her right wrist with her left hand, her palm facing forward, her posture was standard, she took a breath, nervous, she would take a breath like this when she was nervous, this is not a good habit, but now is not the time to correct this mistake immediately, but the instructors still wrote it down
"Ruler, Visored of flesh and blood, the wings of all things, the one who bears the name of mankind! Heat and strife, the sea is rolling southward, moving forward! Hadō #31! Shakkahō!"
When Suzuko's Shakkahō flew out from her palm, the red light dragged a bright trail in the air.
.Shakkahō The target was penetrated. Shakkahō passed through the target and hit the wall behind it, making a muffled sound and leaving a big crater on the wall.
"Wow--"
"Did you see it? It went through!"
"What is that Shakkahō, a cannonball?"
Several students in the front row who were about to go on stage turned their heads, looked at the still smoking pit on the wall, and then looked at Suzuko. A girl next to Suzuko turned her head, her eyes widened, and her mouth opened into an O shape. She looked at Suzuko's face, then looked at the still smoking pit on the wall, and then looked at Suzuko.
"Suzuko, your Kidō is so powerful!"
Suzuko blinked, her palm still maintaining the position after releasing Kidō. She turned her head to look at the girl's shocked face, then looked at the hole on the wall, and took back her posture. "Eh, is there one?"
"Don't you usually watch other people practice?" The girl made a questioning voice.
Suzuko thought about it for a while and found that she really didn't pay much attention to others. Every time she went to class, she concentrated on her own exercises, chanting in groups, releasing in groups, and adjusting Plus output in groups. She rarely had the time to look at how big a hole had been made in other people's targets.
"Didn't pay attention" Suzuko said
The girl in front sighed, turned around, and whispered to the person next to her
The teacher looked at Takeda Suzuko. Her Shakkahō has exceeded the graduation standard. She is worthy of being the person chosen by the captain of Shuichi. However, there are some small problems with this Shakkahō. The regular Shakkahō will not penetrate the target.
He has taught Kidō for so many years, and has seen too many students who cannot even condense the complete form of Shakkahō. He has also seen a few talented students achieve power that far exceeds the graduation standard in the third grade. Suzuko belongs to the latter, but her problem lies precisely in being "too strong"
The standard effect of Shakkahō is to explode after impacting the target, instead of penetrating the target. Penetration means that the Reishi array did not release energy as expected at the moment of impact, but rushed in one direction too concentratedly.
So he walked over from the wall, walked to Suzuko and said, "Suzuko, your Shakkahō is very good, and there is no problem with the Reishi arrangement. However, the output of the final Reiatsu is a little off. The normal Shakkahō will not penetrate the target. You should..."
Suzuko nodded while listening to the teacher's correction. The nearby students also stopped and listened to the lecture.
Inside the dormitory...
Shunsui Kyōraku is sitting cross-legged on the bed in the dormitory, with his Asauchi lying in front of him
He has been meditating on this knife for a long time. In every Sword Meditation class, other students have begun to establish some kind of connection with Zanpakutō. Some people see vague shadows in their inner world, and some can't see anything but at least feel that the knife is breathing. His knife has no reaction at all, it is still a Asauchi.
Jūshirō Ukitake was not originally in the same dormitory as him, but was forced to adjust by Shunsui Kyōraku
Now sitting on the bed opposite him, his Asauchi is lying across his knees. The situation is exactly the same as Shunsui Kyōraku.
"You can't make Asauchi resonate into Zanpakutō?" Kyōraku's voice broke the silence of the dormitory.
Ukitake looked at him and nodded
Kyōraku jumped off the bed, pulled on his shoes and walked to the window
"How about we go get another one?"
Ukitake was stunned for a moment. "What?"
Kyōraku turned around and faced Ukitake: "Change to Asauchi. My family has channels. The new Asauchi is not the one issued by the Spiritual Arts Academy."
Ukitake looked at him and did not answer immediately. It was not hesitation, but he was digesting the matter of "changing Asauchi". Asauchi is not a fruit knife and cannot be changed casually. Each Asauchi is unique. Second, it takes time and patience to resonate with the owner. Spiritual Arts Academy's teachings said on the first day of Sword Meditation's class, don't doubt your knife, don't complain about your knife, and don't think about changing it. It's not that your knife is wrong, it's that your heart hasn't arrived yet.
Kyōraku obviously turned a deaf ear to these words.
Ukitake was silent for a moment, and then said something very soft, "What is the difference between your Asauchi and Spiritual Arts Academy's Asauchi?"
Kyōraku was asked. Of course his family has channels to get better Asauchi. Which noble family does not have its own weapons and equipment reserves? But those Asauchi are not for the Spiritual Arts Academy is for students. For a student who can't even hear the name of a knife, changing to Asauchi is like changing a child who just learned to walk to a more expensive pair of shoes. It doesn't matter whether the shoes are good or not, what's important is whether they can walk.
But Kyōraku doesn't want to admit this. He is the son of the Kyoraku Clan. He has been the best in everything since he was a child. Now this Asauchi doesn't resonate. He thinks it's not his problem but the problem of the knife. Just change it.
Ukitake picked up Asauchi from his knees and leaned against the wall at the head of the bed. "Change one, it's still the same."
Kyōraku heard it, but didn't answer. He knew Ukitake was right, but he didn't want to admit it...
a certain day
A dark figure slipped into the Kyoraku Clan's arsenal
There are a large number of Reishi Armaments and a few Asauchis that have no owners for the time being. The black shadow looked left and right, picked up two knives and hid them in his loose robes.
In the corner, the guard looked at this sneaky figure with doubts on his face. "What is Master Shunsui doing?"