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Her strategy wasn't hard to see for Takehiko in this regard. His eyes watched her movement now. Studying her and how she would move. Coming forward for what he saw as a likely feint. To make him not check the distance of her swing. It wasn't completely shallow though and she'd gotten better. From what he'd gotten to see at the manor. But her movements were forward not calculating everything. She was a fire that held tremendous talent. Takehiko for a moment thought about letting her win. But a poor spirit and ego wouldn't help. So he gripped his weapon now and with a fluid motion moved to the left side and brought his kendo stick down. Using his body to fully bring down the weapon. But he didn't stop there as he quickly came up and made an attempt on her head. Before bringing his kendo stick downwards. He kept it at an angle for defense. Takehiko's style used minimum movements that didn't tax his body. He'd been practicing it here more and more. Kendo was an excellent way to learn for him. The instructors helped him understand the fundamentals better.


He was a far cry from the boy who came here long ago. His skills had vastly improved since then. But he remained an idiot during that time as well. He fought recklessly and kept himself in that zone. He never tried to improve skills he was bad at. Nor did he study as long as he should have. When Ulv opened that gate he ventured in the world. It was a foolish journey across the world and its places. That was the nature of his training. His emotions may have been spent on this journey and what happened. His digits curled into that handle ready to parry and dodge. Takehiko had rather excellent footwork as well. Something most did note as a relatively normal thing for Kuchiki. Byakuya had it and so did Rukia to some extent. Takehiko had started out modeling his skills after his uncle. But found himself unable to copy the swordsmanship his uncle employed. Thus he'd given up before returning. Now that his soul was empty of emotion. He could see clearly where that mistake was. Ulv had been right about many things.

But he just didn't care anymore about that or anything outside the Kuchiki. His emotions were that far gone now. Did he surrender the hollow in the end and become this? It is true and something he should have protected further. Something he could have fought long for. That was his goal now to brush up and become an ideal Kuchiki. To represent the family with as much as he could. That was what he felt needed to happen. That he needed to be useful to his family and the Gotei. So something had to change and drastically so. Takehiko's time this time around was spent in the sciences and kendo. Developing himself as skilled scientist and member of the kendo practices. Having fought multiple times today alone to enjoy the feel of it again. Or maybe just to figure out everything in his style. To develop it and grow it here.