Marco was beginning to lose hope.
Ichiro isn't losing his momentum and isn't showing any signs of slowing down at all.
If only he knew that Ichiro's style of practicing was continuous movements with his wooden katana for hours and hours on end, he wouldn't have waited for Ichiro to stop but rather forcefully stop him!
But it was now too late.
Ichiro's attacks are getting stronger and sharper.
His wooden katana was now imbued with his blue ki with scales glittering over it.
He was already using his Flood Dragon Burst Technique!
In the middle of his sword attacks, he silently and seamless used the technique which made the judges and the teachers gasp in his talent.
"What a genius! What great concentration!"
"Activating his sword technique but not disrupting his momentum and isn't giving his opponent any weaknesses to exploit!
Now I really want him in my Department!"
"Hehehe! We'll see about that! You should know I called dibs on him!"
"Dibs?! What are you a kid??"
As the judges argued with themselves, the fight continued on.
"Dammit!"
Marco cursed under his breath and activated his Blood Sword Power.
*Swoooshh!
Suddenly Ichiro's vision darkened.
He couldn't see anything!
But to Marco's despair, the attacks didn't stop!
*Baaanngg!!
In fact it got feircer and stronger!
"W- what's happening?!!"
Marco was confused. He didn't know what to do. He could only activate his blood sword power for two seconds!
In any situation even a second was plenty enough, but in this fight, Ichiro had all the momentum and he is suppressing Marco so much that as he was doing his sword movements, he entered a special state.
Even when he was blinded by Marco's Blood Sword Power, he was still able to hit him and continue his suppression of him.
It wasn't some huge or rare state that he was in, it was a state of mastering his sword technique, the Flood Dragon Burst Technique!
*Baanngg!!
As he slashed his wooden katana around, the ki in it was getting stronger and stronger.
The scales were getting more and more visible.
"Rroooaarrr!!!!"
And finally a three meter tall water dragon erupted from his wooden katana!
*Baaaannnnngggg!!!!!
It struck Marco in his chest and he was flooded until his back was at the walls of the stadium!
"...."
"...."
It was a complete silence.
"Wwooooaaahhhh!!!"
Then the crowd cheered as the teacher announced the winner of the fight.
"Winner! Inu Ichiro!!"
"Complete mastery."
"Hmmm...."
At the judge's area, the judges were now clearly stunned and was silent.
Ichiro being able to completely master the technique isn't that surprising, but him being able to manifest the flood dragon into reality was what made them amazed!
This meant that he already has enough ki to become a Master level swordsman!
An eleven year old Master level swordsman!!
This was unprecedented!
All the judges had their eyes burning as they watched Ichiro walking back to his seat.
They didn't say anything.
Everyone knew they wanted him in their own departments.
After the match, Headmaster Brian went to the little podium of the stadium.
"Everyone! Tomorrow will be the final, but before that, both the losing participants of today would fight first for the third place! So like today, we will have two amazing fights from our future great swordsmen!
I hope you all support and watch the match! Now, for today, we are done!"
After that, Headmaster Brian left the stadium.
The audience was still buzzing around, they were thrilled, especially those that saw a high level techniques for the first time in their lives.
The kids that saw the match were thrilled and wanted to also one day become a strong swordsman that can create dragons.
While the students were shocked at what they saw, those that lost early were very envious and sad, they were clearly the same age, but why is it that they can use such techniques?!
They can only lament their plight.
Meanwhile, Herald stood up and looked at Ichiro who was leaving.
He didn't feel anything like jealousy he felt from Lime, or the want to toy to him like he felt from his other opponents, or even the want to crush someone like he felt from Eiji.
He was very calm when he looked at Ichiro.
They were always the rivals from their class, seeing his elevated powers now, he felt it was natural.
Ichiro who he deemed who was worthy of his attention should have this power!
Ichiro felt a gaze from his behind.
He looked back and saw Herald.
He didn't say anything.
He didn't do anything.
He walked back again intending to leave.
Although no words came from their mouths, anyone who saw it felt like both of them were in the same but different spaces at the same time.
It was like, everything exist just for the both of them.
*End Of Chapter.