Chapter 131: King vs. King

Utilizing the terrifying, murderous light projected from her eyes, Yoruya took advantage of Yukina’s moment of distraction to launch a surprise attack with her wooden sword.

Fortunately, Yukina snapped out of that brief moment of terror just in time, swinging her wooden sword to barely parry Yoruya’s assault.

However, because Yoruya’s techniques were laced with hidden lethal intent, constantly threatening her vitals, Yukina was forced to retreat while parrying.

She tried to distance herself from Yoruya, looking for an opportunity to regroup and counterattack.

Yet, during the exchanges, Yukina’s gaze involuntarily met the murderous light in Yoruya’s eyes again, causing her entire body to freeze reflexively.

It seemed that no matter how much mental preparation she made, if she accidentally caught the opponent’s gaze, her body would instinctively feel fear.

It was precisely because of this pause in Yukina’s movement that Yoruya found an opening to bring down a heavy overhead chop.

Snapping back to reality, Yukina hurriedly raised her wooden sword with both hands to block the strike.

But the force of Yoruya’s blow was so heavy that even though Yukina blocked it, her body continued to skid backward, nearly pushed out of the boundary line by Yoruya.

At the final moment, Yukina exerted force through her toes, managing to avoid losing the match by stepping out of bounds.

This sight caused the hearts of everyone in the audience to leap into their throats.

Yukina was the last hope of the Kendo Club; if even she lost, their club would never have a day to shine.

“Go for it! Yukina!” At that moment, Zhong Shuixi shouted toward the stage to cheer Yukina on.

“You can do it! You can definitely beat her!” Huangquan Ai chimed in.

Seeing this, the others also began to shout their support at the top of their lungs.

Bolstered by the cheers of her companions, Yukina felt a surge of motivation.

She shoved back against Yoruya’s suppression, gripped the wooden sword with both hands, found her footing, and prepared to continue the fight.

However, Yukina suddenly noticed that both her hands holding the wooden sword were trembling non-stop.

She was confused—why was she still so afraid?

She had already emerged from the initial terror, so why was her body still paralyzed by fear?

What exactly was she afraid of?

Was she afraid of failure?

Was she afraid of the look of deep disappointment on her companions’ faces if she failed?

Was she afraid that her companions would leave her one by one because she let them down?

Was she afraid that once they left, even the friends and family she cherished most—even the phantom of her brother—would fade away into the distant horizon?

Was she afraid of being left all alone in the end?

Yukina, gripping her sword with all her might, wore a look of bitterness.

Without a doubt, that was what she feared most.

The feeling of being abandoned and left behind was something she never wanted to experience again.

When they were children, her brother was a top-tier all-rounder in both academics and sports, and she idolized him immensely.

The reason she kept running forward was to chase after her brother’s silhouette.

But after her brother entered middle school, the all-powerful brother from before suddenly vanished, replaced by a brother who was content with the status quo and refused to work hard.

The silhouette she wanted to chase suddenly disappeared, and without a goal, Yukina fell into an unprecedented state of confusion, not knowing what to do.

She had no idea whose sake she was moving forward for anymore.

Just returning home and seeing her brother lying on the sofa reading manga gave her a sense of being abandoned.

No! The silhouette she had been following must not disappear like that!

Since her brother didn’t want to work hard, she would surpass him and become the figure he would one day want to surpass!

That’s right, she remembered now—the reason she worked so desperately hard was to reawaken the soul within her brother that refused to be mediocre.

So that one day, her brother would gently stroke her head and praise her efforts.

This was the reason she had always worked hard and the reason she stood on this stage fighting today.

Although many extraordinary changes had occurred in the meantime, her original intention had not changed at all.

Therefore, she had no need for hesitation; there was nothing left to fear!

Seeing Yukina holding her sword with both hands and hesitating to attack, Yoruya guessed that she must be terrified by the murderous aura she exuded.

While she didn’t want to use this ability to secure a victory, unfortunately, the ability could not be turned off.

Rather than carefully suppressing it all the time, it was better to use it as she pleased to achieve something more useful.

Since the opponent was paralyzed with fear, she didn’t need to drag this out; she would just send her down to reflect on herself.

Thinking this, Yoruya swung her wooden sword and quickly closed in on Yukina, lunging toward her chest.

Naturally, she didn’t put much force into this strike; after all, it was just a match, and there was no need to cause a fatality over a win.

However, just as the tip of Yoruya’s wooden sword was about to touch Yukina’s chest, Yukina suddenly pulled her sword back and deflected the attack.

This took Yoruya by surprise; she hadn’t expected Yukina to still have the strength to fight.

Without a moment’s pause, Yukina immediately launched a continuous assault on Yoruya.

Although Yoruya managed to pull her sword back in time to parry all of Yukina’s attacks, Yukina was different from the earlier Charlotte.

Her sword skills were incredibly solid; both her offense and defense were practically flawless.

Yukina, who was initially at a disadvantage, instantly turned the tide.

Instead, it was Yoruya who found herself in a desperate situation, forced to retreat repeatedly under

Yukina’s barrage, looking as if she were about to lose her footing.

However, Yukina’s advantage did not last long.

Seeing Yukina’s sudden surge of energy, the fighting desire latent deep within Yoruya was also ignited.

“Is this your true strength? Then I must get serious as well!”

Driven by an intense desire for combat, Yoruya’s sword speed suddenly became faster and more fierce than ever before.

Like a wild storm, her strikes repeatedly grazed Yukina’s hair.

But Yukina showed no fear, maintaining an aura equal to Yoruya’s as they continued their duel of sword against sword.

Yukina and Yoruya were like emperors reigning over day and night, engaging in a prolonged test of skill.

The audience below was stunned.

They watched the battle with rapt attention, not even daring to breathe for fear of missing any detail.

Finally, after a decisive final clash, Yukina’s wooden sword flew out of her hands and landed some distance behind her.

Meanwhile, although Yoruya still held her wooden sword tightly, she only held the hilt; the blade had snapped in two, with the broken piece lying at her feet.

Under the referee’s ruling, it was finally announced that the match was a draw, and both sides had achieved victory together.

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