Crossing over, and then being blocked by a rich JK.

Chapter 331: Heart of a Brave Man [4K2]

The next day, the city, which had been quiet for a long time, finally said goodbye to the cloudy and drizzling weather. Although it still did not usher in the long-awaited sunny weather, after all, cloudy days are always better than rainy days.

"You said that I lack the spirit of progress?"

Looking at the open glass windows in the office, Kuroda Yuu couldn't help but sigh, and his originally happy mood became inexplicably heavy.

He knew the result of yesterday's match between Shihandai and Watanabe Yu.

After all, even if he wanted to be unaware, he couldn't help it, as the entire high school department was discussing this matter.

But he never expected that the day after the fight between Normal University and Watanabe Yu, his respected teacher would actually say such words to him.

"Yes, to be precise, it is the courage to fight to the death when facing an opponent who is much stronger than oneself."

Genji Shogo nodded and his sharp eyes fell on Kuroda Yuu's face.

He always regarded this little guy as his most proud disciple.

He would teach whatever skills the other party wanted to learn. There was no such thing as hiding anything or deliberately keeping something back.

In public social occasions, whenever someone asked him which disciple he was most satisfied with, the first thing he would blurt out was the name of this little guy.

It was precisely because of this importance that he called out Kuroda Yuu and talked to him alone.

Thinking about it carefully afterward, the reason why Kuroda Yuu was not ranked in the top five in last year's kendo tournament was not simply because his skills were too far behind, but because he lacked the courage to draw his sword against the enemy.

As the kendo competition progressed, Kuroda Yuu became more hesitant with each swing of the sword.

At that time, he just thought that his favorite student was nervous.

After all, it was the first time for me to participate in such a national kendo competition and advance to the top five. The pressure on my shoulders was completely different from before.

But now it seems, or to be more specific, after the fight with Watanabe Yu, he finally realized why Kuroda Yuu, who performed very well at the beginning, became worse and worse, became more and more nervous, and became more and more hesitant.

Because that was not stage fright at all, it was just pure cowardice, unable to bear the consequences of swinging the sword.
——This kid couldn’t help but think, what if the opponent saw through this sword? What if he could take advantage of the situation and launch a beautiful counterattack?
In the way of kendo, if you are timid, you will definitely stop moving forward or even regress.

“I think I have the courage.”

Kuroda Yuu withdrew his gaze from the window, turned around and met the gaze of Genji Shogo.

"Did you really?"

After hearing Kuroda Yuu's answer, Genji Shogo rubbed his nose and felt inexplicably dizzy.

"I have."

Kuroda Yuuha straightened his back and gave his answer with full energy.

"Then why were you so timid when sparring with me, and even dared to only defend and counterattack most of the time?"

Genji took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart.

His views have never changed.

It is not scary to make mistakes. What is scary is not admitting the mistake after making it, or even stubbornly saying that you are not wrong.

Now, Kuroda Yuu seems to be leaning in this direction.

"That's because you are much stronger than me..."

Kuroda Yuu blurted out the words subconsciously, but after saying this, he suddenly fell silent.

The bright light from above shone on him, blurring his vision for a moment.

"Because I'm so much stronger than you, you don't even dare to swing your sword?"

Genji looked at me intently and continued to question me.

Kuroda Yuu's silence did calm him down a little.

This reaction proves that Kuroda Yuu can still be saved and is not completely stubborn.

"...You are right."

As if burned by Genji Shogo's gaze, Kuroda Yuu subconsciously looked away, lowered his head, and whispered these words.

"What do you mean by that expression?"

Genji had calmed down a little bit in the previous second, but the anger flared up again in the next second, even more violently than before.

He has been teaching Kuroda Yuu for two years, and he understands too well what some of this student's micro-expressions mean.

Kuroda Yuu's subconscious action at this moment is to express a point

——I don’t think you are right, but due to the situation, I will admit that you are right.

To put it bluntly, he is still being stubborn.

"..."

Kuroda Yuu didn't say anything and kept his head down.

He felt that his master was just being unreasonable. According to his logic, to have the courage to fight to the death, one must have the strength to defeat all swordsmen of the same generation.

Otherwise, courage alone cannot solve any problem.

Reckless courage does not make people stronger, but instead makes them lose their heads and behave irrationally.

"Do you know the result of yesterday? I mean the result of my fight with Watanabe Yuu."

Genji took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said this sentence as calmly as possible.

He didn't want to give up and wanted to change Kuroda Yuu's mind.

“You win.”

This time, Kuroda Yuu did not remain silent.

"Do you know the process?"

Genji Masago then asked.

"I've heard a little bit about it." Kuroda Yuu paused, "You've fought him many times, but almost every time, you've had the upper hand."

As for those rumors, Watanabe Yu once had the upper hand, he didn't believe them at all.

Regardless of whether Watanabe Yu has learned kendo, just talking about the actual situation, at Watanabe Yu's age, even if he started learning kendo since childhood, there is still a huge gap in strength between him and Genji Shogo.

This gap in strength exists objectively and cannot be eliminated by so-called idealism.

On one side are two sections, and on the other side are the youngest seven sections. The result should not be too obvious.

Not to mention that Watanabe Yu even had the upper hand at one point. To put it bluntly, the reason why Watanabe Yu was not suppressed throughout the whole process was that Genji was holding back.

As a disciple of Shogo Genji, he was very clear about the other's strength in kendo.

How could the strength accumulated over time be defeated by a moment of idealism?

"I'm afraid that's not what the rumors say, right?"

Genji Shougo sneered.

"…Rumor has it that Watanabe Yuu had the upper hand at one point."

Kuroda Yuu was silent for a moment, but still said this, which he thought was complete nonsense.

"You don't think it's possible for me to be at a disadvantage, do you?"

Genji raised an eyebrow.

"Yes."

Kuroda Yuu gave his own answer.

"The rumors are right. With me going all out, he had the upper hand for a while. However, due to my experience, every one of his attacks was neutralized and countered by me."

Genji Shogo said this very calmly.

"You mean Watanabe Yuu has the strength of fifth or sixth dan?"

Kuroda Yuuha frowned.

"He and you should be at about the same level. In fact, if we compare the skills we know, you are better."

After saying this, Genji Masago looked at him silently, waiting for his answer.

"Then why..."

"Because he has the courage to face death." Genji looked straight into his raised eyes, "He dared to swing the sword, swing the sword, and swing the sword again when he knew that the enemy's strength was much greater than ours."

After yesterday's fight, he admired the exchange student, Yu Watanabe, very much. He saw in Yu Watanabe the courageous heart that his master, or the previous generation of swordsmen, had.

This kind of swordsmanship has mostly disappeared in this generation of young swordsmen.

Of course, the champion of last year's kendo tournament still had this will, but this will is still far from the will shown by Watanabe Yu.

He really admired the young man Watanabe Yu and sincerely loved his talent.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have asked him twice in a row whether he was willing to join the Kendo Club when the get out of class was about to end.

He had even made preparations. As long as Watanabe Yu nodded, he would immediately report to the principal and request that the exchange student's stay be extended indefinitely.

At least let Watanabe Yu finish his entire high school here.

As for the terms of exchange.

He believed that the principal would definitely be excited about the honor of winning the kendo competition.

After all, for China Private College, its admission rate is already unmatched, but in other aspects, the school's honors are still a little lacking.

"He is just a young and inexperienced person who is not afraid of tigers. He doesn't know that there is a huge difference between the second stage and the seventh stage, so he dares to swing the sword like that."

Kuroda Yuu retorted with some dissatisfaction.

But he is just brave but not wise. Is it necessary to brag so much?

"Do you want to try it with him?"

Hearing this, Genji Shogo was no longer angry and said this with a smile.

But anyone could see the amusement in his eyes.

"You think I'm no match for him, don't you?"

Kuroda Yuu tried his best to control his emotions, but the knuckles of his fingers, which were clenched to the point of turning white, betrayed his true feelings.

"That depends on how you understand it."

Genji shrugged and didn't say it too directly, but his meaning was self-evident.

"I'm better than him."

Kuroda Yuu took a deep breath.

This is true no matter which aspect it is.

Well, he wanted to take this opportunity to prove to Amamiya Ayana that her vision was wrong and that he was better than that pretty boy in every way.

Whether it is kendo or something else.

"Then I'll wait and see."

Genji chuckled lightly, not taking it seriously.

He already figured it out.

In order to make this arrogant disciple face the reality and understand that what he said was correct, he needed a crushing defeat, a crushing defeat that would make this kid wake up completely.

Otherwise, words alone are of no use.

Just like what the master said, before actually fighting with someone, the judgments of people, whether very familiar or unfamiliar, will be distorted.

And this distortion will return to reality when you confront the person being evaluated.

The problem with Kuroda Yuu is that in China Private Academy, the only person who can compete with him is himself, but the problem is that the gap between him and him is too big, so that he begins to look down on others, looking down on those who are weaker than him, and being timid towards those who are stronger than him.

This kind of mentality is bound to cause big problems.

It is better to clear the mine now than to wait for it to explode later.

but.

I still hope Watanabe Yu will hold back a little. If he really leaves no room for him, then my disciple's "miserable defeat" will be real.

*
At the same time, outside the corridor of Class A, Grade 12.

"So, are you free this Saturday?"

With his back against the corridor railing, Keiya Nitta looked at Yuu Watanabe.

He has always been very active.

He had already coordinated with the other people this morning, and everyone said that he would arrange everything. In order to prevent Watanabe Yu from getting stage fright, he even had the audacity to call on Kazuma.

But judging from He Ma's performance, he seemed to have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time.

But, still the same sentence.

who cares.

There's no need to think so much.

"Uh, don't you have classes on Saturday?"

Watanabe Yu was stunned for a moment, not quite getting what Nitta Keiya meant.

Even until now, he still hasn't figured out why the other party called him out on Line.

——He asked, but the other party didn't say.

"I meant after school."

Nitta Keiya spread his hands.

"After school..." Watanabe Yuu thought about Yuki's expectant eyes, "I might have something to do."

Since getting permission, Yuki basically spends her Saturdays and weekends at his house.

Of course, when she rests, she stays with her mother.

But during the day, she was basically at his house.

In recent times, she has even evolved into having dinner here on weekends, then watching TV in the living room until bedtime, then going to her mother's house to rest, and then going to school with Ryoko the next day.

It is no exaggeration to say that even if Aunt Shangzi had not said a word, he could guess how ugly the expression on her face was.

All I can say is, I hope Yuki can comfort Aunt Naoko.

"whats the matter?"

Keiya Nitta became interested.

In his impression, Watanabe Yuu was a typical member of the Homecoming Club and he did not participate in any club activities.

"Some personal matters."

Watanabe Yuu didn't explain it very clearly.

His relationship with Nitta Keiya has not reached this point, not to mention that he has no habit of revealing his private matters to others.

"Okay." Nitta Keiya didn't ask any more questions, but changed the subject and went straight to the point, "I discussed with everyone this Saturday and plan to hold a welcome party for you. There haven't been any new people in our small circle for a long time.

"It's so hard to get some fresh blood joining us, so we have to show our appreciation.

"I told Kazuma too, he'll be coming too."

After saying that, he looked at Watanabe Yu silently.

He has said what he should say, and the rest depends on how the other party responds.

"How about this, I'll give you an answer before ten o'clock tomorrow morning, okay?"

Watanabe Yu thought about it and finally said this.

What he is responsible for right now is not only his own life, but also the future of Ryoko, Ayana and Yuki. If he has time, he has to go to this party that has officially passed the 'compliance' screening and been accepted.

This has visible benefits in expanding your network and social circle.

Maybe it will come in handy someday?

"Ok, I'll wait for your reply."

Keiya Nitta was straightforward. After getting Watanabe Yu's answer, he patted the latter on the shoulder, then turned around and left in a very casual manner.

His leaving figure attracted the curious gazes of many girls.

After all, the celebrities of the senior year keep showing up in the sophomore year, so there must be some unspeakable stories behind it, right?

(End of this chapter)