Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 228 Welcome to Reality
If Aoyama Osamu were God, he would never allow someone who went to the movies with a pretty girl during the competition to win the championship.

Therefore, on July 25th, the second day of the Yulongqi High School Kendo Tournament, he got up at four o'clock.

Whether Heaven rewards diligence or not, he didn't know, but Aoyama Osamu believed more in hard work than in luck.

Kendo room.

--system

[Begin Kendo Instruction]

The surrounding environment changed suddenly.

The snow was knee-deep, and in the bamboo forest, there was only one path leading deep into the bamboo grove.

Aoyama was dressed in thin clothes, with a real sword hanging at his waist.

He subconsciously thought he would be very cold, but he actually only felt a little cool.

"After getting all Bs, I also became an expert who is immune to both heat and cold."

A breeze blew by, bringing a slight coolness; the air conditioning felt very strong.

Aoyama Risa pulled his leg out of the snow and took a step forward.

"Shh!"

Aoyama felt a chill on his neck, as if an ice cube had fallen into it.

He drew his sword and turned to parry!
A flash of sword light streaked across the right side, blending seamlessly with the snow-white landscape, but was blocked by Aoyama Risa.

"Clang!" The sound of real swords clashing was completely different from that of bamboo swords.

As the pressure was released, Aoyama Ryo stared ahead, but there was nothing there.

I glanced around, but found nothing.

—It can turn invisible, and its strength isn't that great. Next time, I'll just use [slow motion] to take it down!

Aoyama remained vigilant and continued deeper into the bamboo forest.

"Shh!"

--explode!
A snowflake explodes in slow motion before your eyes, and behind the snowflake, a faint, almost transparent figure can be seen.

Fortunately, he used the [Talent: Slow Motion], otherwise, Aoyama Risa would most likely have been killed this time.

He observed for thirty seconds, then used thirty seconds to prepare.

Then, 'thinking time' began to flow.

He ducked to avoid the assassination attempt, his real sword piercing through the snowflakes with a "whoosh!" sound, spilling a handful of hot blood onto the snow.

The body was still faintly visible, with blood continuously flowing from the wounds, melting the accumulated snow.

Aoyama stared at it for a while.

Once he was sure he was used to this kind of scene, he continued forward.

The bamboo forest ski slope was barely wide enough for one car to pass, winding and turning, giving off a menacing vibe.

A flash of sword light, as fast as lightning, pierced towards Aoyama Risa's neck!
--explode!
Aoyama Ryo dodged and swung his sword at the enemy.

The enemy deflected his attack with his sword, and with a burst of strength from his arms, lightning-fast sword light rained down like snowflakes.

Aoyama Ryo dared not explode again.

—I'm not a useless person who relies entirely on talent!

"kill!!"

In Japanese Kendo, during formal matches, one must shout out "Kikai" – and at crucial moments, one must also shout out the part of the body to be struck to ensure it's not just luck.

Therefore, Aoyama Risa also pays attention to this aspect when practicing on his own.

On the bamboo path, the two seemed to be each holding a meat grinder, crashing head-on into each other.

"Ding!" "Ding!" "Ding!"

Sparks sputter.

In the bamboo forest, the crisp sound of cold weapons clashing echoed faintly.

Qingshan Li's blood was boiling with passion.

Every sword strike and every move was crystal clear. Without a trace of luck, how could he possibly catch such a situation?
He deeply felt that he had become powerful, and this sense of confidence gave him a continuous flow of strength.

"Shh!"

Another figure appeared, sword in hand, and charged into the battlefield.

The sword light swept down, covering the sky and the earth.

Aoyama Risa suddenly felt immense pressure, surrounded by sword light from all directions, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

In a tightly-knit battle, even the most instinctive thought of 'wanting to take a breath' would be cut down.

Adding one more enemy increases the intensity of the battle by at least three times!
However, during this process, Aoyama Osamu confirmed one fact once again—

"I really am a swordsmanship genius!"

Relying on his physical instincts, he endured the impenetrable sword light!

Once you adapt to the intensity, the "Full of Energy" effect kicks in, quickly replenishing your energy.

"Bomb it!!"

Thinking faster.

Everything around slows down.

Aoyama Ryo didn't let up. Like a student still writing furiously after the exam bell rang, he didn't even notice the bell. His brain was still working, thinking about how to defeat the enemy.

A minute felt like a second; before you knew it, it was over.

"kill!!"

The sword strike, which took a minute to prepare, was infused with Aoyama Risa's entire mind and spirit.

He didn't use his full strength; his power was precisely allocated, and he even held back some energy.
The angle of the shoulders, the rotation of the wrists, the range of the steps—every detail is crystal clear.

Then, accompanied by a cry of "Death!", he slashed out.

At this moment, Aoyama Risa finally understood what it meant to harmonize energy and what it meant for 'mind, skill, and body' to be one!
This is the true way of the sword.

This is what true swordsmanship is!

In the system panel, the [Kendo↑] icon is bolded and highlighted, almost breaking free from the panel and floating in the air, becoming a physical entity.

"laugh!"

An enemy's head fell to the ground, blood splattering out and melting into a shallow furrow in the snow.

Another enemy's sword grazed Aoyama Risa's arm, leaving a bloody mark.

The force of the sword strike landed on Aoyama Risa's neck, but instead of frightening him, it made him feel exhilarated.

In the battles that followed, Aoyama Risa had only one goal: to grasp the true way of the sword.

But true swordsmanship is like a magnificent sunset; only when the right time, place, and people are in harmony can such a scene be created. It seems that each person only has one such beautiful experience in their lifetime.

But once you've seen it, you'll never forget it.

I remember only a fragment from a movie or book I watched as a child, and I've been searching for it ever since I grew up.

Members are usually reluctant to buy, but are willing to spend a lot of money to offer a reward; they feel uncomfortable if they can't find it.

It's a bit like that feeling.

After finishing their morning exercise and having breakfast, the eight of them once again took a Toyota Skoda to the Fukuoka City Gymnasium.

"Aoyama!" I met Kobayashi Shiki at the entrance of the stadium.

Beside him were Inoue Misato and Amakusa Sawa.

Amakusa Sawa looked at Aoyama Rika, a slight smile appearing on her daffodil-like face.

So, the eleven people decided to sit together, with the girls in one group and the two boys sitting on the side.

"Where did you go yesterday?" Aoyama asked.

"Hehe~" Kobayashi Shiki just laughed.

It's the kind of smile that would make any person of the same sex instinctively stay away from that person.

“Aoyama, Amakusa is a good girl,” said Kobayashi Shiki.

"You've fallen for someone else?" Aoyama Ryou asked, somewhat surprised.

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Kobayashi Shiki said seriously, "How could I possibly have any illusions about someone like Amakusa-kun?"

"Then who are you?"

"Hehe~" He once again revealed a smile that no author would want to describe in detail, "Amakusa-kun didn't go out with us, which created an opportunity for Misato and me."

Aoyama nodded in sudden realization.

"From now on, I belong to the Aoyama Sawa faction!" Kobayashi Shiki declared firmly.

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"Amakusa-san is gentle, cheerful, understanding, and so beautiful. You..."

“Kobayashi,” Aoyama interrupted him.

"Huh? What's wrong?" Kobayashi Shiki asked, puzzled.

"Although I don't know Amakusa-kun, based on my experience, most beautiful girls have problems, and many of them are bad women."

Kobayashi Shiki looked up and shouted towards the girl, "Amakusa-kun! Aoyama says you're a beautiful girl!"

Amakusa Sawa smiled as she looked at Aoyama Osamu and waved gently at him.

Ono Mika, Ono Mizuki, Mikami Ai, bassist Sakurako, drummer Yumemi, Agatsuma Akika, F. Rino (the matter is so serious that I have to write down their names one by one), also watched Aoyama Osamu.

Aoyama Ryo felt that if he swung his sword at Kobayashi Shiki now, he would definitely be able to use true swordsmanship again!
Nothing.

He was used to the cheeky jokes between men.

"How come I just realized that Misato is actually just as beautiful as Mikami Ai? She's a super pretty girl!" Kobayashi Shiki exclaimed, looking over there.

It's true that love can make people blind!
However, the fact that Kobayashi Shiki thinks Inoue Misato is that beautiful suggests he genuinely likes her.

"When do you plan to confess your feelings?" Aoyama Osamu has recently become very interested in the timing of confessions.

When do you think would be a good time?

"you ask me?"

"Give me some feedback~" Kobayashi Shiki's words have become cheesy, perhaps because he's been spending so much time with girls.

So disgusting.

Aoyama Riya only does this at home with the Ono sisters. He pointed to the open-minded women's kendo club in the audience: "After we win, you go and confess."

"This is too fast!" Kobayashi Shiki said, troubled.

"After graduation?"

".Are you serious?"

"Now we can narrow it down, before the end of summer vacation?" Aoyama suggested again.

"It's shrinking way too fast!" Kobayashi Shiki exclaimed, then fell into thought.

After a while, he asked, "Could you be more specific?"

"Invite her to the fireworks festival, find a good spot, and then confess your feelings?"

After thinking for a moment, Shiki Kobayashi nodded and said, "Okay, let's have a fireworks festival!"

After saying that, he asked Aoyama Osamu, "And you?"

"I?"

"When are you going to confess to Amakusa-kun?!"

Why should I confess my feelings to her?

"Didn't you say you like beautiful girls? Isn't Amakusa a beautiful girl?" Kobayashi Shiki was even more puzzled.

"Besides Inoue-san, who over there isn't a beautiful girl? Am I supposed to confess to all of them?" Aoyama Risa found it very difficult to understand.

"What do you mean?! What do you mean by 'except for Misaki, the rest are all beautiful girls'?!"

"I'm not talking about 'Misato,' I'm talking about 'Inoue-san.' Also, what I mean is that Inoue-san has lost her gender in my eyes."

Kobayashi Shiki burst into laughter; he certainly understood what Aoyama Osamu meant.

"Then tell me honestly, which one do you like?" he asked in a low voice.

"I'll give you three chances," Aoyama Risa told him to guess.

"See you, classmate."

"Why put her first?" Aoyama asked curiously.

"You know it in your heart." Kobayashi Shiki said with a deep expression, as if he were someone who hated infidelity, but his friend had cheated on him.

Just as Aoyama Risa was about to say something, the match began.

The Yulongqi Women's Group is also divided into A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H. The Kaiming Women's Kendo Club is in Group D. Today's opponent is Chiba Prefecture's Tokai Oura-yasu.

"Their general is actually a first-year student!" Kobayashi Shiki exclaimed in surprise.

"Looks like a master," said Aoyama Risa.

Chiba Prefecture's Tokai-Ōuraan has a total of seven players: five official players and two substitutes. Except for one substitute who is a second-year student, the rest are all third-year students.

In such a school, the general is actually a first-year student.

Game start.

Kaiming High School had the upper hand, with their center taking down the opponent's vice-captain.

The first-year captain of Tokai's Oura-an makes his appearance. He is not tall, has short hair, a handsome face, and a resolute expression.

"Wow!!" Her presence was astonishing.

It's unimaginable how such a petite body could produce such a loud sound.

In no time at all, they defeated the enlightened center forward and vice-general.

The two sides entered the decisive game, with the top general facing off against the top general.

"Is Fiora alright?" Kobayashi Shiki asked worriedly.

“No problem, I secretly gave her a portion of my chakra,” Aoyama Ryou said.

Kobayashi Shiki slowly turned to look at him, and said incredulously, "Are all you kendo practitioners this fancy? I want to learn kendo too!"

This guy is hopeless.

On the field, the referee announced, "Start!"

Both of them squatted down and then stood up.

One was tall and the other was petite; both gave off a troublesome vibe.

"Ah!!" Both sides roared in unison.

The sheer power of the atmosphere was so overwhelming that the floor seemed to sink slightly.

The East Sea General swayed and lunged at the Sword Maiden.

The Fiora swung her sword, the blade flashing like thunder, to punish the challenger.

The General of the East Sea was incredibly light-footed. With a flick of his feet, he disappeared from sight, unleashing a silent and elusive sword strike from a blind spot.

The Sword Maiden wielded the bamboo sword as if she were grasping a bolt of lightning, moving with incredible speed.

The score was tied 1-1, and the game went into the third set.

"Your chakra isn't working!" Kobayashi Shiki said.

Aoyama Risa had no time for jokes and stared intently at the arena.

The rest of the men's and women's kendo clubs, as well as the Ono sisters and others, were all either serious or nervous.

Fiora herself, however, does not.

She felt a warm, burning sensation throughout her body from the fighting spirit.

"Begin!" the referee announced.

Squat down, then stand up.

"I will definitely win!" General Donghai tensed up.

"The person I like is looking at me," Fiora said.

"Love? Boring! Go to hell!"

"Ahhhhh!!"

The General of the East Sea swung her sword with such speed that it seemed less like she was controlling the sword and more like the sword itself possessed a will, rushing to strike the traitor, the Sword Maiden.

Sword Maiden raised her hand, her sword flashing like lightning, the sword light forming a net, aiming to capture the biting little shark, the East Sea General.

In order to get a clear look at the bamboo sword, Kobayashi Shiki felt nauseous in the blink of an eye.

"So strong!" he couldn't help but exclaim.

Aoyama Risa exuded a sense of wanting to stand up as he strained to look down at the audience.

"Hand!!" The Fiora unleashed a flash of sword light, demonstrating superior skill.

"boom!"

"Score by the small hand! Red wins!"

"The outcome is decided; Kaiming wins!"

The crowd erupted in cheers.

Aoyama Riya withdrew his attention and smiled slightly.

"How did you win? How did it suddenly end?" Kobayashi Shiki just blinked.

Someone like him can only enjoy the life of an ordinary person. If he were to enter a battlefield like that of Aoyama Ryou, he would be taken down in the count of three, two, one.

The women's kendo club had one more match, against Osaka Prefecture's Riseisha, and won relatively easily.

The term "easy" doesn't mean that Fiora didn't need to be played, but rather that Fiora didn't lose a single game and decisively won 2-0 against her opponent.

At lunchtime, Aoyama Osamu didn't sit with the Ono sisters, but instead sat with the kendo club.

Everyone was talking about the game in the East China Sea.

"She almost got eliminated; I was so worried for Elsa," said Kana Higashiura.

Shouldn't such words be said by 'outsiders' like the Ono sisters?
Has Kana Higashiura forgotten that she is also a member of the kendo club?
“It’s hard to say without the special training,” said Elsa Tenyu.

"What exactly is this special training?" asked the second striker of the men's team, curious.

Elsa Tenyu remained silent and focused on her meal.

The scene was a bit awkward, but everyone was used to it. The male and female groups of the Kendo Club would occasionally have training sessions, and who hasn't tried to flirt with a swordswoman?

Every time I try to strike up a conversation, it inevitably ends in an awkward silence.

Except for one thing: inviting Fiora to a duel, Fiora will definitely agree.

But boys would rather have an awkward silence than be defeated by girls.

"Huh?" a member of the women's team suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

The General of the East China Sea strode over.

Alone, yet not at all afraid of the large and powerful Kaiming Kendo Club.

She approached the blonde beauty with eyes only for Elsa.

"Who do you like?" she asked.

"Hmm?" Elsa Tianyu turned her head.

"I want to see who is as important to you as the way of the sword!"

Elsa Amagi looked at Osamu Aoyama.

Don't look at me, don't look at me, don't look at me.
Aoyama Risa is like a thief hiding under the bed, while Amayu Elsa is the head of the household.

The East Sea General glared at Aoyama Rin, looked him up and down, and said disdainfully, "Nothing special."

"This isn't anything special?" Jun Aizawa asked incredulously.

"Wait a minute," Kinoshita asked疑惑地, "Does Sword Princess like Aoyama?"

"Minister, which girl in our school doesn't like Aoyama?" Jun Aizawa was even more incredulous.

"Huh?" Kinoshita's confusion also increased.

He looked toward the women's section.

The women's group nodded in unison.

Department Head Kinoshita jolted awake, as if he had just woken from a dream.

"Welcome to reality." The men's team center patted Captain Kinoshita on the shoulder.

(End of this chapter)