Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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When Uesugi Kenichi saw Kato Megumi gently fanning him, he was taken aback. He felt a sweet sensation in his heart, as if he had eaten a piece of candy. "You're right."

He thought Kato Megumi made a lot of sense. As long as he didn't deliberately go out and cause trouble in front of the media, the hype should dissipate in a couple of days. Many people were just looking for something new and entertaining.

He glanced at Kato Megumi. Although he didn't interact with girls much, he still felt that a girl like Kato Megumi was a rare find. She was gentle, understanding, and very considerate of others. If she dressed up a little, she would definitely be very popular.

"By the way, there's a question I've been wanting to ask, but I'm not sure if it's impolite."

"It's alright, Uesugi-kun, feel free to ask me anything." Kato Megumi shook her head and looked curiously at Uesugi Kenichi.

"Why do you seem so invisible?"

"This is a problem that I'm also a little troubled by. Even though I haven't done anything, everyone just ignores my existence." Kato Megumi said with a hint of regret, because no one wants to be ignored or treated as if they don't exist, especially girls.

"Have you considered making some changes? Like changing your clothes or the way you speak?" Uesugi Kenichi was also very curious. Even he sometimes easily overlooked her presence, considering that his senses were now extremely sharp.

"I have tried it. Changing clothes does have an effect, but it's not very noticeable. And changing the way you speak is just too tiring. Actually, it's not so bad once you get used to it."

Kato Megumi playfully stuck out her tongue, and suddenly seemed to burst forth with immense charm, like vibrant paint splashed onto a black and white painting, making her incredibly captivating.

For a moment, even Uesugi Kenichi was stunned. He was right. Kato was indeed a very charming girl. If she could bring out that beauty, she would be no less attractive than Kasumigaoka Utaha, whom he had met before.

"It's a little embarrassing for Uesugi-kun to be looking at me like that," Kato Megumi said, her voice unchanged and as calm as ever.

"Ah, sorry." Uesugi Kenichi really wanted to complain. Hearing him say those words with that expression and tone of voice several times still felt strange.

"No need to apologize. I don't dislike it when Uesugi looks at me like that, I'm just a little uncomfortable."

"I just feel that you, Kato, are capable of doing this. The way you did it just now was different from usual, and it was very charming."

"Eh, is that so?" Kato Megumi imitated the previous action again, but without any of the spirit she had just displayed.

"It's okay if you don't have to be so perfunctory." Uesugi Kenichi couldn't hold back any longer; he felt like he was going to suffocate if he didn't make a comment.

"Why don't you try growing your hair long? I think you would look really good with long hair, Kato."

“Long hair~” Kato Megumi tilted her head and thought for a moment, “Then I’ll give it a try.”

"Hey, don't you need to think about it? You agreed so quickly." Uesugi Kenichi said.

"Oh, well, I'll think about it."

"Forget it, you shouldn't even think about it. Let's just leave it at that."

"Uesugi-kun is acting strangely."

Uesugi Kenichi glanced at Kato Megumi with annoyance, "You have the nerve to say I'm weird."

Seeing Uesugi Kenichi's speechless expression, Kato Megumi laughed instead, looking quite pleased with herself.

Noticing that Kato Megumi was still fanning him, he said, "You must be tired after fanning for so long. It's not hot anymore."

Kato Megumi shook her head, her tone as gentle as ever: "It's okay, I'm not tired. I'll stop if I get tired. Uesugi-kun, don't you like sweets? This tastes pretty good."

As she spoke, she picked up another spoon, scooped a piece of strawberry cake, and naturally placed it near Uesugi Kenichi's mouth.

"It's delicious."

Wait, am I being fed?! Uesugi Kenichi only realized this after putting the cake in his mouth. Why are you so skilled at this, Kato?

"What's wrong, Uesugi-kun?"

"nothing."

Am I overreacting? Is this how things are supposed to be here?

After leaving the dessert shop, Uesugi Kenji checked the time and it was almost five o'clock. "I'll take you home."

"Okay, sure." Kato Megumi nodded obediently.

The two chatted for a while and soon arrived at the building where Kato Megumi lived.

"Thank you for spending time with me today, Uesugi-kun. I had a lot of fun today. I'll head back now."

"Okay, sure." Uesugi Kenichi watched Kato Megumi turn and leave, then suddenly remembered something and said loudly, "Kato-san, I will definitely pay attention to you from now on."

"Huh?!" Kato Megumi suddenly turned around and stared blankly at Uesugi Kenichi, not quite able to react for a moment.

When she came to her senses, a warm feeling rushed to her heart, and even her head became a little dizzy.

She looked at Uesugi Kenichi with a bright smile she had never shown before, "Then it's a promise, and from now on, call me by my name~"

After Kato Megumi finished speaking, she quickly walked back home. Once home, she hurriedly greeted her mother and then went to her room, quietly watching Uesugi Kenichi walk away.

"That's really foul, Uesugi... Kenichi-kun," Kato Megumi murmured, her pretty face slightly flushed.

She stood in front of the mirror, looked at herself, gently tossed her bob hair, and then found a hair tie to try tying it up.

"Luckily, my hair isn't too short." Kato Megumi gestured to the side, thinking it was alright, and that she should be able to tie it into a small ponytail in about two months.

.......

Chapter 51 Special Skill: Fusion

After returning home, Uesugi Kenichi, as usual, studied for a while before closing his eyes and entering the simulated battlefield.

A white light flashed before his eyes, and when his vision returned, he found himself in a somewhat dilapidated house.

He showed no panic whatsoever; he had experienced such changes countless times before, and it was difficult for him to feel any more emotional turmoil.

Uesugi Kenichi mobilized all his muscles, like a cheetah poised to pounce.

Whoosh!

A whooshing sound suddenly rang out, and without turning his head, Uesugi Kenichi bent his right elbow and thrust backward.

boom!

A sickening groan rang out, and a figure flew backward, smashing a wooden door to pieces.

It wasn't over yet. As that figure flew backward, two more figures attacked from the left and right!

Bagua, Wing Chun!

Uesugi Ken remained completely calm, having anticipated this. His eyes darted around rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, he recognized the origins of the two men's martial arts.

There's no way to avoid it; you have to face it head-on!

Facing a palm strike from the left, Uesugi Kenichi ignored it, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes. He stomped his left foot and unleashed his fist, slashing at the person on the right like a spear.

From his eyes, Uesugi Kenichi saw a hint of shock, as if he hadn't expected him to be so fierce.

After Uesugi Kenichi chopped down with his right hand, he used the momentum to twist his right shoulder and slammed into the opponent.

Boom!

With a muffled thud, the man was knocked to the ground, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and died instantly!

The same palm strike landed on Uesugi Kenichi's left shoulder, and a cracking sound of bone breaking rang out!

A sharp pain shot through him, and Uesugi Kenichi frowned, but quickly returned to normal!

dead!

Despite the excruciating pain, he strode forward and unleashed a powerful "Tiger Climbs the Mountain" technique, locking his opponent in place with his legs like a python. Three breaths later, he thrust his right palm upward, striking the man's chin through the center of his body!

"Huff, huff." Uesugi Kenichi was panting heavily, but his eyes revealed an undisguised joy.

Since he advanced his Bajiquan to level nine, he has faced one person, then two, and finally three. He has died more than twenty times from the combined attacks of three people, each time using different martial arts techniques.

This time, we finally took down those three.

A flash of white light appeared before his eyes again, and Uesugi Kenichi opened his eyes, looking somewhat tired. Although he wouldn't actually get injured each time he entered the simulated battlefield, it was extremely mentally taxing.

"Ding! Your Bajiquan level has been upgraded to LV10."

"Character level increased to LV10, 5 free attribute points added, special skill acquired, fusion..."

Upon hearing the system notification, Uesugi Kenichi was momentarily stunned. He had finally reached level ten, and for the first time ever, his charm hadn't increased this time.

He opened his character panel.

Name: Kenichi Uesugi.

Age: 16

Level: LV10

Power: 16

Agility: 24

Constitution: 20

Intelligence: 21

Charisma: 36

Special skills: Simulated battlefield, combat specialization, fusion.

.....

He checked his current skills and found that besides carving and Bajiquan reaching LV10, he was surprised to find that his painting level had also reached LV6. It seemed that the improvement in his carving level had boosted his painting level.

After all, sculpture can be seen as another form of painting, except one is on paper and the other is elsewhere.

He looked at his attributes again and realized that he could not only improve them by leveling up, but also by training in addition to his own attribute points.

After thinking about it, he decided to keep those attribute points and not add them, as using them now would be too inefficient.

After looking at the fusion skill, he immediately understood its function: it could combine similar skills to form a single skill.

"It seems like I can learn about weapons now." He rested his chin on his hand and thought for a moment, then decided it was a good idea.

After all, weapons still have an advantage over bare hands, so he found the pile of information that Kasumigaoka Utaha had sent him last time and started reading it.

Soon, a series of skill acquisition sounds rang out continuously, numbering over a hundred, which made his hair stand on end. He then began to fuse all the skills he had just learned with the newly acquired fusion skill, eventually creating a skill called Three Thousand Flows.

Sanzenryu: The purest essence of swordsmanship extracted from multiple sword styles, with various schools blending together as if naturally formed.

Uesugi Kenichi took a curious look. This newly fused swordsmanship was a bit of a hybrid, seemingly incorporating sword techniques from various schools yet not quite. It felt somewhat like the Dugu Nine Swords, basically meaning that whatever moves you have, I have a way to counter them.

After processing the new information in his mind, Uesugi Kenichi focused on practicing kendo.

Actually, he wanted to practice with a spear, not only because Bajiquan originated from spear techniques, but also because the spear is a weapon with many variations and is extremely powerful.

However, weapons like guns are not very effective in the current environment. Considering the current situation, swordsmanship is still a better option.