Living in Tokyo, all I want to do is laze around.

If your sword is still being suppressed by the opponent, you can attack the opponent's hand from below when the opponent takes the opportunity to launch another attack.

The face, throat, torso, and hands are all scoring points.

For some reason, in the third round, Hongo Taito seemed to have lost his spirit. Although his swordsmanship was no different from before, he just didn't seem to have the same vibe as before.

Actually, at the very beginning, after trying a few trial swords and failing each time, Seme felt he had lost all hope.

He had originally wanted to see what method Uesugi Kai could use to break his stance in this third round.

But unexpectedly, just one minute into the match, Uesugi Kai used a single opportunistic knockdown technique to force him to lose three points.

They lost the third round as well.

As a general, he suffered a complete defeat...

Hongo Taito sheathed his bamboo sword and bowed to Uesugi Kai as a gesture of farewell.

This trip to Tokyo has come to an end.

Shishido Yuuya watched her captain return to the group, unsure of what to say.

......

auditorium.

Hiroki Hanamaru sat in an inconspicuous spot in the crowd, next to a young police officer in plainclothes.

"Is this how you lost to that kid last time?"

“No, no,” Ishibashi Kazushi hurriedly replied, “He used a slicing technique last time.”

Hanamaru Hiroki glanced at Ishibashi Kazutsukasa: "Cut off? Sakakibara really taught him all sorts of techniques, but... you didn't lose unjustly."

Kazushi Ishibashi scratched his head and smiled: "It's like this... Hongo-san seems to be much better than me."

Hanamaru Yuuki stared at the empty arena, pondered for a moment: "Last time you used the First and Second Swords?"

"Correct."

How are you feeling?

"hard."

“His defense is completely unbreakable.” Ishibashi Kazutsukasa watched Hongo Taito sitting on the sidelines, removing his helmet. “So… when I was watching Hongo-san just now, I really understood his predicament.”

"Superintendent..."

"Ah."

Hanamaru Hiroki responded in a deep voice, his eyes fixed on Uesugi Kai, who was sitting cross-legged in the general's seat.

This brat is going to marry the daughter he's raised for eighteen years in just one month.

Even though I was mentally prepared.

But I just can't stand it.

Kazushi Ishibashi asked somewhat embarrassedly, "Chief Inspector, do you know how to break Uesugi-san's stance?"

"Ask me?" Hanamaru Yuuki turned to look at him.

"Haha... I'm curious to know... After losing that day, I had Mogi imitate Uesugi Kai's moves at the police station to replicate the game. Mogi's moves were exactly the same, but I couldn't feel that strange feeling from back then."

Hanamaru Hiroki thought for a moment, and imagined the night before his daughter's wedding, and said, "Fight it head-on."

"A direct confrontation?"

"Beat his hands until they're numb, break his backbone, and make him lose his backbone so he won't be willing to face you."

"..."

Something feels off.

Kazushi Ishibashi found this answer very strange; there is no such thing as competitive kendo that relies entirely on brute force.

The process of playing a puzzle involves probing, reacting, and using skills.

"Let me put it this way, technically speaking, it's very difficult for you to find his weaknesses. When I sparred with him before, he would deliberately leave a few openings, and he would make those openings look like they weren't intentionally left... When you attack, he will counter with a knockdown technique. That's how Hongo lost to him just now... His fighting style is very strange. Techniques that can deal with sixth-dan fighters are completely ineffective against him."

After speaking, Hanamaru Hiroki pondered for a while.

"Strange, he seemed to be using a dual-wielding style again just now."

"Is the Superintendent referring to that Tiger Eye Style technique?"

"Tiger Eye Style Technique?"

"Ah...that's what young people call this move."

"Hmm...that's what I meant. In combat, because it's a one-handed style, the way you hold the sword in a dual-wielding style can vary a lot. That move should be a technique from dual-wielding."

After explaining, Hanamaru Hiroki stared at Uesugi Kai and muttered to himself:

"From Sakakihara's religion?"

......

The final score between the two teams was 3-2.

Kai Uesugi looked at the large characters on the screen and breathed a sigh of relief.

We are finally liberated.

Hu Xinjing glanced at Nanmiuman, who was wearing black armor and had calmly stepped off the stage: "Ah~ You lost again. Was someone supposed to be the strongest?"

"Damn it, Mirror, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you won a game!" Nanmyu snorted and turned his head away, choosing not to stoop to the level of the Mirror in the Lake.

It's not that Nanmyu Maru is weak, but rather that the opponent, as a police officer, is too strong.

The top kendo athletes are all police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department.

Even Isshin Sakakibara, a virtuous man, lost to Hiroki Hanamaru, a police officer.

"Junior brother!" Nanmyu Maru happily put his arm around Uesugi Kai's neck. "How about we go out for BBQ tonight?"

"No."

Kai Uesugi declined, saying, "My uncle is watching the game from the stands."

Uesugi Kai looked towards his father-in-law's position, and his father-in-law was also looking at him.

He always felt that... his uncle didn't seem to be in a good mood.

Should we invite him out for a meal later?

Nanmyu Maru asked, "Hanamaru Yuuki?"

"Ah."

Seeing them looking at each other from left to right, Uesugi Kai nodded in agreement.

...

"Should we go and meet him?"

"No way, Master will punish us if he finds out."

"Master has gone to four countries to visit relatives!"

"He'll find out when he gets back."

In conclusion, the senior students were still afraid of Isshin Sakakibara and chose to avoid him.

......

On the morning of September 1st, the second day, Uesugi Kai sat at home scrolling through her phone.

There are all sorts of reports about him online.

There were even rumors that he used his good looks to seduce young female high school students, frequented brothels, and led an immoral life.

Am I that kind of person?

Uesugi Kai chose not to watch. He wasn't in the entertainment industry, so why should he care about those messy, trivial matters?

He glanced at the silver watch face that Hanabi had given him.

8:44:32

It's been half an hour since I started washing, is it still not out?

Kai Uesugi walked out of the bedroom and came to the bathroom door, just as Hanabi Hanabi, wearing a bathrobe, came out as well.

"Are you tired?" Uesugi Kai asked with a smile.

"What's there to be tired about..."

"Going for a morning run, you must be feeling sore and aching now."

"Hmm... there are some..."

Is it better than yesterday?

Hanabi Hanamaru said weakly, "It was a little better just now... but it started hurting again after I took a bath..."

She was referring to thighs.

"It's normal. Strenuous exercise will cause cells to produce lactic acid through metabolism. If too much lactic acid accumulates in the body, it will cause pain... You just don't exercise enough. I've mentioned this to you before... Why is Hanabi-chan still so lazy?"

Kai Uesugi stepped forward to support her; her arms were fair and smooth, and because she had just taken a bath, they were moist and flushed.

"...sorry......"

"forget?"

"Um......"

"Since you said sorry, does that count as an apology? What is Hanabi's apology to me for?"

"I want to...give Kai-kun a kiss..."

Uesugi Kai placed his hands on her petite shoulders, cradling the shy girl in front of him, and said with a smile, "I'm ready."

Hanabi Hanabi hesitated, looking at his handsome face, her cheeks slightly flushed.

But after hesitating for a moment, she still tiptoed up with her freshly bathed white feet, climbed her two little arms onto his chest, and brought her shy and lovely face close to him.

Her lips were soft, making one want to hug her slender waist and nibble on them.