CHAPTER 14 – SLASH FORCE SENSOR

Matsuda Nagahide introduced Lily and everybody else to a large plain, away from the residence.

Though it was daytime, Lily felt that the forest on the aspect was stuffed with destructive aura. She felt alarmed and stressed so long as it was a spot the place daylight didn’t attain.1

And in a small stream not distant, there was one thing that sometimes popped its head out of the water to watch her from inside the cluster of reeds.

Maybe this was as a result of Lily’s instinct had develop into sharper as a result of her transformation, she didn’t discover that there have been so many unfathomable creatures hiding on this mountain woods when she got here right here with Hojo earlier than.

Nonetheless, as for learn how to measure the penetration power, Lily was nonetheless thinking about it. Within the fashionable world, there was the Punching Energy Machine, however how may there be one among such issues on this historic Heian Period.

Everybody waited for some time within the plains. Lily was additionally filled with curiosity, she was questioning what sort of strategies they used to measure the penetration power.

After some time, they noticed Kimura Tetsuo —who was not accompanying them earlier— working over furiously with a picket field that one way or the other maintained its steadiness atop his hand. It was a fairly unusual sight.

Kimura ran over and stopped in entrance of everybody, he handed the picket field over to Matsuda Nagahide. This was a picket field with very positive particulars. It appeared very inharmonious with Matsuda clan’s simple-styled residence.

Matsuda Nagahide took the field and opened it very rigorously. The one factor within the beautiful field was a small paper doll with some scribblings on it.

Nagahide clumsily used his rough-looking palms to slowly take out the paper doll. It appeared like he was dealing with some type of merchandise he couldn’t perceive. He checked out everybody, then took a deep breath as if he was mulling over one thing.

Kimura and Kanzaki, who have been at his sides, additionally appeared very tense. They have been holding their breath and had a really exaggerated expression as they cheered their grasp on with pumped fists.2

Matsuda Nagahide made an earnest present by taking the horse stance3 and threw the paper talisman in the direction of the open area in entrance. Then he pointed on the paper talisman floating within the air as he shouted in a flurry, “S-S-Slash Power Sensor!”

It was adopted by a second of silence. Nagahide nearly confirmed disappointment on his face.

“Bang—!” A big amount of white smokes was dispersed as if a steaming rack was turned over.

A red-colored Daruma Egg4 about half the scale of males was swaying because it emerged from the smoke.

A pair of ridiculously large eyes and beard have been drawn on the Daruma Egg. It was swaying back and forth on the plains like a roly-poly, and written on its purple stomach was an enormous “斩5” character!

Lily had a sudden flash, Who wrote this phrase, it seems to be unusually inventive. If there may be something particular about this unusual Daruma Egg, it’s obtained to be this character.

“Miss Kagami,” Nagahide mentioned, “That is the Slash Power Sensor. It’s a valuable magic device granted to my Matsuda clan by Lord Hojo Hayamasa.”6

“Magic device?” Lily was shocked.

“That is a synthetic magic device manufactured by an onmyoji7 from the Heian Capital. It’s manufactured through the use of supernatural arts to mimic the ability of a shikigami.8 It solely possesses slightly little bit of their religious energy, so in fact, it can’t be in comparison with the true shikigami of folklore. Nonetheless, this Slash Power Sensor is a treasure all samurai clans love to make use of as it may precisely measure their penetration power!

“Precisely!” Kimura mentioned, “This Slash Power Sensor will be offered within the Heian Capital for 100 kwan!9 Chances are you’ll not even have the ability to get it for 150 kwan in Kamakura Metropolis! Each time the shares arrived, it will be snatched by each main samurai clan! It’s a 100 kwan y’know, it’s nearly equal to half a yr of our grasp’s wage!”

“Don’t communicate out of flip.” Nagahide didn’t appear to be too keen to talk about his wage in entrance of outsiders.

In response to Lily’s understanding of 100 kwan, it must be copper cash value 300 and seventy-five kilograms of weight.10

Lily felt barely involved when she appeared on the happy-go-lucky face of the massive, swaying Daruma Egg, “Elder, this factor is so costly, what occurs if it breaks?”

Nagahide replied, “That you just don’t have to fret. Slash Power Sensor is made for the aim of measuring penetration power. So long as you’re utilizing a picket sword, there’s no want to fret about breaking it.”

“Grasp!” A snotty brat ran over and mentioned, “I haven’t measured my penetration power for half a yr already! Look how robust is my muscle now, let me take the measurement! Let me do it!”

Nagahide frowned for a second, however he nonetheless nodded, “Would possibly as effectively, you may display for Miss Kagami and present her learn how to measure penetration power.”

That snotty brat was roughly 1.5 meters tall with tanned pores and skin. He appeared to be across the age of 13 to 14 and had a skinny construct with strong muscle mass. Because the brat picked up the picket sword, he channeled his energy and shouted “Hiyaaaaah” as he ran ahead and slashed the Daruma Egg that was taller than him.

That Daruma Egg bounced again like a roly-poly and hit the brat that didn’t handle to cease in time. The brat sprung again together with his face trying skyward.

Nagahide additionally slapped his brow in disgrace. In his coronary heart, he actually didn’t wish to admit this was his apprentice.

After swaying for some time, the massive Daruma Egg lastly got here to a cease. It was nonetheless carrying that happy-go-lucky expression on its face. Then, unexpectedly, it produced a powerful theatrical voice of a person, “Pene~tration~ Power— Twenty Eight Kwan!”

As Lily heard the unusual voice reverberating within the mountain woods, she appeared on the unchanging expression that was drawn on the face of the Daruma Egg dubiously. Is that this factor useless or alive? How did it make a sound?

“Twenty-eight kwan! That’s nice! Grasp, that is three kwan larger than half a yr in the past!” The snotty brat fortunately hopped round.

“Not unhealthy!” These two narrow-eyed samurais who have been at all times watching on the aspect patted the brat’s head, and mentioned with a smile, “A grown man usually solely get round thirty kwan of penetration power. You might be nonetheless so younger, but already similar to the adults!”

“Don’t be self-satisfied by this type of consequence!” Nagahide sternly criticized, “It is best to know that the underside line of passing the samurai qualification take a look at is 80 kwan penetration power! You might be nonetheless too distant out of your aim! Even changing into a full-time foot soldier requires 50 kwan!”

Lily was doing psychological arithmetic on the aspect, 80 kwan equals to 320 kilograms. Penetration power shouldn’t be the identical as punching power. Reasonably than attacking with full energy from the entrance, we use a slender sword to chop as an alternative. 320 kg of energy is already very robust! Furthermore, the damaging energy of 320 kg behind a pointy katana and a punch is on an entire ‘nother stage!

On the opposite aspect, Taro was sneering as he thought to himself, ‘These brats are actually nothing however fodder supplies. Even when they develop into adults, they may simply barely cross the usual for the foot soldier. Growing the penetration power shouldn’t be so simple as elevating brute energy. And I actually have already reached 75 kwan! I’m very near the underside line of a samurai’s customary! It’s simply that my velocity and response are falling slightly behind.’

“Miss Kagami, it’s best to have understood by now proper?” Nagahide mentioned, “Then, please go forward.”

Lily nodded in silence as she grabbed her three toes lengthy picket sword with each palms, then she obtained in entrance of the Slash Power Sensor. Though it was to measure the penetration power, Lily had no intention to swing desperately. If she misplaced her steadiness and lower the empty air, then that was the identical as her giving the opponent an higher hand. What’s the purpose of getting a lot energy if it missed? That will solely be her mendacity to herself.

If she needed to chop, then she should lower with the fashion for precise fight!

Moreover, a sensible girl ought to have the gracefulness of a feminine samurai. Lily wouldn’t approve of a slash that was not stunning.

Lily lifted the sword and took a deep breath. These towering breasts have been swaying accordingly.

Lily’s eyes all of a sudden flashed as she took one quick and highly effective step. The longsword in her palms burst forth together with the rhythm of her slender waist.

“Bang—!!!”

The sound of the heavy sword strike echoed within the quiet mountain woods.

That Daruma Egg was mercilessly knocked towards the bottom earlier than it shot again violently. Its spherical backside nearly left contact with the bottom because it rocked fiercely.

The entire place turned quiet. In spite of everything, each particular person right here was a sword practitioner. Simply listening to the sound, they might really feel that the load behind this slash was irregular!

Moreover, Lily’s posture was not disturbed in any respect. She was completely able to doing a follow-up assault or defend. If she was doing battle in the intervening time, that may make Nagahide much more shocked.

“Wow— Pe-ne-tra-tion Foooooooooooooorce—” That Slash Power Sensor dragged on the power phrase to a ridiculous diploma. The samurais on the aspect have been so irritated they wished to go up and provides it a very good kick!

“Seventy— two kwan!”

Everybody current turned speechless.

Matsuda Nagahide squinted his eyes to have a look at Lily’s slender arms. It was onerous to imagine, simply how did this younger girl exert a lot energy from her slender arms?! Furthermore, she was nonetheless sustaining a battle-ready stance. In different phrases, this was nonetheless not essentially the most highly effective swing she may muster!

“Th-this… mom ⓕⓤⓒⓚⓔⓡ… I’ve seen a ghost, is she actually a lady or a monster?” Taro’s thoughts was additionally in full shambles, “Ⓢⓗⓘⓣ! The nice me solely has 75 kwan, and but this smooth-skinned frail-looking lil gal really obtained 72 kwan?!”

The 2 subordinate samurais and the group of brats have been so amazed that their eyes have been huge open and mouth agape.

Matsuda Nagahide exhaled one lengthy breath, then he stepped ahead and mentioned critically, “Miss Kagami, in case you actually wish to study fencing, this humble servant will pour out his all to show you!”11