The King of Warriors[Hi3 x OP Male MC]

Chapter: 3

Sigurd lunged forward with his wooden sword in hand, delivering a series of rapid, precise slashes at Hiroshi. Hiroshi, with practiced ease, blocked each strike, his movements fluid and controlled. Sigurd's final strike was parried with a deft flick of Hiroshi's wrist, sending Sigurd off-balance. Seizing the moment, Hiroshi countered with a lightning-fast thrust aimed at Sigurd's chest. Sigurd barely managed to block the thrust, feeling the force reverberate through his arms. Using the momentum, he twisted his body, swinging his sword in a wide arc aimed at Hiroshi's side. Anticipating the move, Hiroshi smiled, lifting his leg and delivering a powerful kick to Sigurd's side. Sigurd barely managed to raise his own foot to block, but the impact still sent him skidding across the floor, struggling to maintain his footing

Sigurd panted quietly before looking at Hiroshi, who stood his ground, calm and composed. Seeing this, Sigurd smiled ' Right, this isn't just a test, it's a lesson to make me stronger so they don't have to worry about me ' he thought, glancing briefly at Welsh, who watched the match with clear worry in her eyes

Feeling the gap in their skills firsthand, Sigurd couldn't help but feel excited. He decided to activate his ability, rotating the blue orb to its fastest speed. The world seemed to slow down as his perception heightened, and his understanding of the fight surged to unprecedented levels. His mind was at its peak, though it came at a cost—his brain felt an unbearably intense sensation, like an itch that demanded to be scratched

' It's unbearable, but I need to ignore it and use this state to my advantage! '

Recalling the short clash with Hiroshi, Sigurd analyzed every strike that had brought him to this point. Hiroshi's techniques were flawless, clearly above that of an Intermediate Expert. Sigurd realized that Hiroshi was subtly teaching him through the fight

' He's clearly teaching me '

With this realization, Sigurd began to study the flow of Hiroshi's martial arts, comparing it to his own. He saw the masterpiece of Hiroshi's flow and smiled

' He's truly a kind man, showing all this to me. He must have the utmost faith in me! Then as your student, I won't disappoint you '

Without a word, Sigurd rushed forward with far greater speed than before. Hiroshi, not surprised in the least, smiled proudly at his student's immense progress

' You're truly a monster without equal, Sigurd! '

For him to be able to improved this much in just short spar with him, it was an unprecendent development, and if he were to just hear it to another Master, he would have just thought of them boasting, and it was natural, since after all, such a Natural Talent at his level shouldn't exist!

' But here he is! He does exist and he wants to take down Honkai! What Joy!! '

With that, the first clashed of the Evolved Sigurd happened, and with one single clashed of a blade, Hiroshi noticed the great improvement of his Bladework

' This is... '

With that, the two continued their fight. Sigurd leapt towards Hiroshi, unleashing a barrage of slashes from all directions. Hiroshi blocked and countered each strike, but without realizing it, Sigurd's blade, which would normally be deflected, was now at his side. Sensing this at the last minute, Hiroshi quickly lowered his center of gravity, ducking under the clean slash before retaliating with a swift counterstrike. Sigurd successfully guarded himself but was thrown back several meters due to the sheer strength behind Hiroshi's blade

Returning to a kneeling position, Hiroshi placed his hand on the wooden blade and infused it with Honkai Energy, drawing out a thin but dense aura of energy along the blade's edge