"Heh, now we're talking!" Ryousei said, before scratching his head.

"But, ah, give me twoooooo seconds," he continued.

The shinai stayed with him and kept him calm and focused. Almost like a lucky charm, really. But it wasn't useful for actual, non-kendo related fights. Sure, it could do some damage, but it was a shinai.

And shinai were explicitly designed [i]not[/i] to deliver serious injuries.

So it went against the tree.

"Sorry about that," he said, before holding his arm in front of him. "Yuurei," he stated, and the katana materialized in front of him.

He gripped it, then got into a stance.

"Hope you don't mind," he finished, grinning.