Reiji heard Szaaz and he was quite glad to know that this old Arcana knows a lot of things.

'That's good to hear. We'll discuss that later.'​​

'Yes, Master.'

The two then went silent as they watched the sword practitioners display their skills.

Right now, Reiji learned that he didn't just need an individual strength. He might be strong right now but he can't survive alone forever. He has to learn how to use what's available to him so he can freely do whatever he wants in the future.

He needed to have people that will work willingly for him and perhaps, places that he could visit safely in case of emergency.

Right now, he's friendly with the Mind Collection, he has reliable disciples at the Sun Fire Knights, a popular Mercenary at the Erliente Dukedom, and a Training Hall at the unclaimed land between the Losea and Chodora Kingdom.

Finally, he now has this strong Ancient Cursed Arcana working for him. As soon as this Arcana recovered his full strength, he'll definitely become a powerful force among his slaves.

Nevertheless, he never had the plan of conquering the world just like what Szaaz thought he was doing.

Pah! Pah! Pah!

The sound of the clashing swords can be heard as Vinete and Stasis engaged with their battle. Reiji can see that although Vinete wasn't used to fight against dual wielders, she knows how to maximize the space in the platform.

She knows when to dodge and when to advance. Her impressive use of her Ashisabaki is definitely something that anyone would admire.

That's right, Reiji can see the other practitioners being awed by her impressive footwork.

'If she's on Earth, she'll pass as Chuuken…' Reiji thought after seeing her display. Her sharp movement and sword strikes are on point. It doesn't feel like she's only practicing for a few years.

Chuuken is another position in Kendo. It is the third position in a team battle. This position is normally being given to experienced practitioners or someone who can be relied on to win in a match. Reiji can tell that her sword display can overwhelm most of the sword practitioners here right now.

It's just that Stasis' dual sword was a bit tricky to deal with. Nevertheless, Vinete is still controlling the pace of the fight.

Stasis may have a solid defense with his swords, but he can continue like this.

'Vinete is really talented, this can't be done with hard work alone. Hmm… I heard from Ruthren that she was defeated by Mourad… I wonder how she got defeated.' Reiji pondered.

Anyway, he'll see Mourad's skills today. For now, he can only wait until Stasis adjusted to Vinete's style before he can see a good fight between them.

Mu no Kamae is hard to deal with and as far as he can see, this is the first time that Stasis fought one with such a stance. This may be the reason why he was on the defensive as he's trying to get used to her attacks.

Reiji wouldn't blame Stasis for doing that. After all, having two swords also has disadvantages… and one of them would be the hand strength placed in the sword.

Vinete may only have one sword in her hands, but every stroke of her sword carried the power of her whole body. From her step to the twist of her torso, up to her arm swings, it carried enormous power that each strike would probably numb their opponent's hands.

If Stasis is not careful, his sword might be thrown away… and that is something that he wouldn't want to happen. Losing his grip on his sword would put him in huge trouble.

'He has to be careful with Vinete's Maki Waza.'

Reiji thought as he glanced at Mourad and Alee again.

Alee is actually doing quite well. It seems that she saw Mourad's tactic multiple times yesterday allowing her to properly respond to his stabbing form…

However, she needed to actively move if she wants to defeat the young man. Mourad is probably the best counter attacker among them and she can't win if she moves according to Mourad's plan.

PAh!

Just as Alee was about to strike, Reiji saw Mourad moved swiftly and hit his opponent's head! Though he was in a stabbing form, he managed to quickly change his stance and hit with an overhead strike…

'What a clean Debana Waza!' Reiji praised in his mind.

The technique that he just showed is Debana Waza and is considered as part of Shikake Waza or the initiation technique.

This sword technique makes you strike first almost whenever you planned to use this technique.

Nevertheless, the essence of this technique is making a move when you 'sense' your opponent's intention to execute their attack. This is a very effective technique in kendo that requires a good grasp of Ma'Ai. After all, it was said that grasping the brief moment when the opponent is about to execute their sword technique will make their actions delayed for a split second.

This is when the Debana Waza shines and will allow you to easily score a hit and perhaps, end the battle.

'Good move… No excessive movement as always. This Mourad really wants some simple moves instead of flashy moves.' Reiji was satisfied with his performance.

"Hmm?" Reiji noticed that a fight is about to end.

Then, he suddenly heard Tenri's voice stopping the fight at the 3rd Platform. Apparently, Imane has already defeated Droltob!

'Droltob has a good initiation but he can't dodge or properly defend.' Reiji commented. He only saw the two's fight briefly and thought that it would take longer at first.

He didn't think that Imane would show off like that.

She actually dared to use Taiatari to that man!

Taiatari is a technique where you will ram your body to your opponent after an attack! After she executed the technique, she used that opportunity to land a few hits on her opponent!

It must be remembered that Droltob is a large man compared to Imane. If one looked at her small frame, everyone would think that Droltob wouldn't budge on that Taiatari. However, the crowd was wrong as Droltob was pushed back by three steps!