Strength 3 Volume 8

That night, after visiting Shizuku and Arisuin who were still unconscious, Ikki Kurogane went to the park next to the hotel for training. The activity was very ordinary, just cutting apart a tall wooden block. Each time, Ikki steadied his breathing and swung his weapon. Each time the sound of a sharp slash filled through the air. And each time, the block was cleaved. When the block that started around his height had been shortened to about his waist, Ikki stopped.

"Whew…."

Sweat flowed down Ikki's forehead like waterfall, a testament to the concentration he poured into those slashes. It was because the weapon Ikki held was not his Device, but a piece of copier paper that could found anywhere. Straightening the soft paper and swinging it without bending its edge, he cut the much harder wood. And Ikki's training did not end there. After wiping away his sweat and calming his breath, Ikki repeated the same activity, this time cutting not a wooden block but a metal pipe. The world was forced to acknowledge that absurd scene, and recognize the superhuman extent of Ikki's physical mastery.