章 28: Spar with Koushiro
"Well what brings you here to Shimotsuki Village?" asked a curious Koushiro
"Well we didn't have any plans when going here. We just wanted an adventure and explore the island." said Alex as his crew nodded with him.
"Well since you're all here, you can stay at the dojo and maybe watch my students train. Who knows you all might get something from just watching them train." said Koushiro
Alex and the others just nodded, but Fraulein was happy about this because he really liked weapons and also learning about them. For him, this is an opportunity for him to learn about swords and their different techniques.
Alex looked at Koushiro and noticed that this man was not normal at all. He knew that this man was an experienced swordsman just based from feeling his aura. Alex got excited as he wanted to spar with Koushiro so he could improve his swordsmanship to the next level.
The crew just followed Koushiro as he toured them around the village and the dojo. They saw many interesting places, but Robin suddenly asked "Koushiro-san, may I know where the library is? I would like to know the history of this place." Koushiro just pointed her to a certain direction and Robin left immediately.
After the tour the crew split up as Robin went to the library, Fraulein went straight to the dojo, and Braga wanted to get more ingredients as he found new ingredients to work with in this village. That left Franco and Alex alone with Koushiro. As they were left alone Alex suddenly spoke towards Koushiro "Koushiro-san please have a spar with me!" Koushiro seeing Alex's determination and spirit accepted his request as he led the both of them in a secluded part of a mountain so as not to damage the village.
When they got there, Koushiro and Alex quickly got into their stances. As Koushiro looked at Alex's stance he thought 'What a well-balanced stance. It looks so casual, but it doesn't have many loopholes. Where did this technique come from?'
He couldn't help but asked "Alex-san from whom did you learn your technique from?"
"I made it with my dad when I was about 9 years old by referencing different sword styles and combining them to compensate for their shortcomings while not compromising the strength of the techniques. I call it 'Thousand Arm Sword Style' as it can create afterimages and the sword style is flexible enough that it used to counter any sword style when trained to perfection. The technique needs more references so the whole thing is still incomplete. Although I am just a beginner at it, I will get better in the future as I would be completing this technique. Please take care of me Koushiro-san!" explained Alex as he was excited to talk about his self-made technique.
Franco saw that they were ready and immediately said "START!" and both Koushiro and Alex attacked each other.
*TING*
As their swords clashed for the first time, Alex knew that Koushiro is a master swordsman based on the strength of his first slash. Then Koushiro tried to slash Alex's side but Alex blocks it and retreats by a few steps. Then Alex tries to stab Koushiro, but quickly using his technique to twist his body do a diagonal slash. Koushiro saw this and was awed by the flexibility of Alex and his techniques, but quickly pushed these thoughts aside as he blocked and retaliated with his own slash and both of them retreated a few steps. They quickly restarted and rushed forward again.
Their spar continued for almost 30 minutes as they didn't realize that they were releasing a lot of pressure, that the students and Alex's crew felt it even if they were at the other side of the mountain. Alex, who got what he wanted already and was getting tired, said "KOUSHIRO-SAN! LET'S END IT WITH THIS FINAL MOVE! GIVE ME YOUR STRONGEST MOVE!" Koushiro just nodded and prepared his strongest move.
*BOOM*
As they clashed for the last time, Alex was surprised that Koushiro could also use Emission (One of the Advanced Armament Haki Ability) as the both of them used it. The surrounding area was leveled and when the dust settled Koushiro was standing over Alex. Alex lost this battle and broke his sword, but he gained more than he lost because he got a reality check. He learned that he wasn't an invincible force in the East Blue and if he wasn't careful, he might die. 'Damn it, I'm still not strong enough.' thought Alex as he was going to perfect his technique and train harder.
When they did their final clash, there were two people watching them. These two were Zoro and Kuina as they wanted to see the strength of their sensei. But they didn't realize that the 'traveler' that watched them spar was this strong and could clash with their sensei at such a young age. Zoro wanted to catch up to him and surpass him as he wanted to become the strongest swordsman in the world. While Kuina also wanted to surpass him as she wants to become the strongest swordsman in the world.
After their spar, Alex talked a bit with Koushiro on how to improve his self-made technique. Koushiro just gave him some guidance and pointers that the current Alex couldn't understand, but Alex just noted it down in his notebook for his technique for future reference. When he asked Koushiro to explain more about it, Koushiro just said "I cannot say more about it because it is your path. Continue in your journey and path and you will get the answers you need at the time you need it." then patted his shoulder then left. 'Continue on my path and I will get the answers I need. Okay, I will keep improving my sword technique and reach the top.' said Alex in his mind.
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