I am in Mihua, and the ladies all like me

"Mom, I'm full!"

As Hattori Heiji put down his bowl and chopsticks and stood up from the table, Hattori Shizuka, who was also sitting at the table, couldn't help but reveal a helpless look.

"Ping-chan, I noticed that you've been eating faster and faster recently. I told you to chew slowly and thoroughly. Eating too fast is not good for your stomach. It's okay if you have to go to school in the morning, but now you're at home on holiday and you're still rushing. Isn't that necessary?"

"It's okay, it's just for this period of time~"

Hattori Heiji waved his hand nonchalantly, then counted the date on his fingers.

"Maybe it will be... tomorrow. Yeah, it will be over by tomorrow."

"But after tomorrow, you have to eat well every day. You are not allowed to wolf down your food so quickly, okay?" Hattori Shizuka shook her head helplessly.

"I know I know~"

Hattori Heiji walked towards the inner room while laughing.

"Then take your time eating, Mom. I'm going to the backyard to practice swordplay first."

"We just finished our meal, take a rest first!" Hattori Shizuka stopped him in a clear voice.

But Hattori Heiji had already disappeared around the corner of the living room, and only his voice came drifting towards him.

"I know. I'll take it easy after eating. Don't worry, mom."

"This child..."

Shaking her head helplessly, Hattori Shizuka picked up the bowl and chopsticks and continued eating.

But before she could take two bites, the sound of a door opening was heard from the entrance leading to the front door. Then, as the door was pushed open, a beautiful young Osaka high school girl with a short ponytail poked her head in.

"Eh? Why is Auntie here alone? Where's Heiji?"

"Oh, it's Kazuha. If it's Ping-chan, he's naturally going to the backyard to practice swordplay. He just finished his meal."

Hattori Shizuka said as if complaining.

Toyama Kazuha just walked in and was stunned when she heard this: "Why are you practicing sword again? Heiji has been doing the same thing at school recently. It's almost the final exam, but he still goes to the club after class every day. He says he must beat that Okita Souji in this kendo tournament."

"Okita Souji... Oh, that's the boy you mentioned, Kazuha, who looks a lot like Kudo Shinichi. Heiji was the one who lost the last time he competed with him, right?"

Hattori Shizuka put down her chopsticks and thought about it seriously.

"I remember that boy was from Kyoto...what high school was he from?"

"It must be Kyoto Izumi High School, right?" Toyama Kazuha curled her lips. "Anyway, I've been hearing Heiji talking about beating others for a while now. It's like he's possessed. He's lost a few times before, but I've never seen him react so strongly."

"Maybe it was stimulated."

Hattori Shizuka said softly, and the scene of the fatal battle between Serabelle and Jack the Ripper on the big screen in the Beika City Hall automatically emerged in her mind, and her hand holding the chopsticks subconsciously tightened a little.

side...

At the same time, in Kyoto, fifty kilometers away from Osaka.

Inside the Ooka family.

A tall, handsome man with long wavy hair and dressed as a bodyguard stood respectfully at the door of a Japanese-style room. He followed the direction of the sunlight coming in from the door and bowed to the girl in a kimono with short brown curly hair who was kneeling at a low table inside the room, drinking tea and looking at the scenery.

"Ms. Hongye, regarding tomorrow's Kansai High School Kendo Tournament..."

"Got it, Iori."

Still speaking in that charming Kyoto accent, Ooka Hongye turned around with the teacup in her hand and smiled at the butler at the door.

"Don't worry. Although I'm not very interested in kendo, I will go there when the time comes."

Chapter 399: Not a Wife, Don’t Even Look at Her

At the invitation of Hattori Heiji, Serabelle, Sera Masumi, Ran, Conan and others set off for Osaka on the third day of the winter vacation at Teitan High School.

The distance from Tokyo to Osaka is about 550 kilometers, which is neither short nor long. Even with the advanced level of rail transportation in Japan, a one-way trip on the Shinkansen takes nearly 150 minutes, which is about two and a half hours.

So the group decided to set off at nine in the morning, arrived at the high-speed rail station at nine-thirty to get on the Shinkansen, and arrived in Osaka around twelve noon, just in time to have a box lunch on the Shinkansen.

By the time we arrived at the Naniwa Gymnasium where the Kansai High School Kendo Tournament was held, it was almost one o'clock in the afternoon.

But this is nothing. Generally speaking, in a college league across an entire large region, especially a competition like Kendo Questioning that has a profound influence in the local area, the progress of the links will usually not be too fast.

Even if all the players from various universities in Kansai are gathered at 8 a.m., there may not be a single game until noon. The entire time is spent on the leaders’ opening speeches and pep talk to the players. The competition will not officially begin until the afternoon, when everyone is fully motivated and mentally prepared for the challenge.

The scene changes to a street in Osaka at one o'clock in the afternoon. Serabel and his group, who had just got off the bus, are walking along the road following the navigation on their mobile phones.

"Go ahead and turn right at the next intersection..."

Serabelle looked down at her phone and read out the next route.

At the same time, Xiaolan behind was also looking down at her mobile phone.

But she was not looking at the map. Judging from the rapid rise and fall of her thumb on the screen, it seemed that she was messaging someone.

"Well, it seems that He Ye has finished her lunch. She said that she is waiting for us at the entrance of the gymnasium."

"Eh? You're waiting for us at the door?"

Sera Masumi was a little surprised.

You have to know that it is almost one o'clock in the afternoon now. They originally planned to arrive at half past twelve, but unfortunately they encountered a traffic jam on the road, which lasted for half an hour and resulted in them only arriving now.

Normally, the game should officially start at this time, right?

Xiaolan hummed softly: "He Ye said that the game will start in half an hour, but with our current distance, half an hour should be just enough for the official start, so it doesn't matter if she waits a while."

"Then we need to speed up..."

"Yes."

Ten minutes later, at the entrance of Langhua Gymnasium.

"He Ye~"

The sharp-eyed Xiaolan saw a high school girl with short ponytail leaning against the wall at the entrance of the gymnasium where various college students were coming in and out, with a bored look on her face, constantly tapping on her phone. She then quickened her pace and trotted forward to call out.

“…Huh? Ah, Ran, you guys are here!”

Yuanshan Heye had been staring at the screen of her mobile phone with an unhappy look on her face. When she heard her friend's voice, she raised her head almost instantly, and the clouds on her pretty face, which was full of the vigor of a high school student, disappeared seamlessly.

"Long time no see, Sera-san, Sera-kun, and of course Conan."

The word "and" is superfluous...!

Conan couldn't help muttering to himself, but on the surface he still put on a cute look.

"Long time no see, Sister He Ye~"

"Yeah, it's been a long time again, He Ye."

Xiaolan was walking in front. She looked around for a while but didn't see any other figure next to the Osaka girl, so she couldn't help but feel curious.

"What about Hattori-kun? Has he gone to prepare for the competition?"

"Do not……"

When the topic of childhood sweetheart was mentioned, He Ye's face became gloomy.

"Just now, someone from our school's kendo club sent me a message saying that Heiji ran away, and they are discussing whether to find someone else to replace him."

"Run, run away? What about Hattori-kunto? Did something urgent happen?"

When the kind-hearted Xiaolan heard that the person was missing, she subconsciously thought that something big might have happened.

But He Ye quickly shook his head in disdain: "How is that possible? I think he is just lazy. It just so happens that you are here too, let's go catch him together."

"Ah? But where are we going..." Xiaolan blinked.

"Just follow me and you'll find out."

He Ye shook her single ponytail and pointed to the building with the largest area in the gymnasium.

"Over there is Building No. 1, which is also where the competition will be held. However, the people from the Kendo Club are looking for Building No. 1, so we don't need to go there."

Then she turned to a building on the east side that was of the same height as Building No. 1 and was connected to it by a corridor bridge, but had a smaller area.

"Then over there is Building No. 2. That's where the contestants change clothes, rest, drink water, etc. Let's go look for him there."

"..."

So, Serabel and others, who had just arrived at the Langhua Sports Center and had not even had time to enter the gate of the competition venue, were dragged into the search for missing persons.

After turning a corner and arriving at the entrance of Building No. 2 of the gymnasium, Serabelle let out a soft "hmm" before even stepping onto the stairs.

As the official competition was about to begin, many contestants who were taking a break after lunch came out in kendo uniforms, carrying protective gear backpacks on their backs with bamboo swords, and walked towards the competition venue.

Some of them are of normal high school student height, but others are clearly adults.

"Aren't all the participants high school students?" Serabell wondered.

"Yeah."

Yuanshan Heye explained with half of his face tilted.

"Because it's a college league, not only high schools, but also university kendo clubs from the entire Kansai region will come."

This is a big melee...

Serabelle understood, but it was no problem.

After all, college students are adults and have advantages in physical development, so it will be relatively easier for them to win.

Although high school students are physically weak, once they win the championship they are like dark horses. Their talents can be highlighted in advance and they can plan their lives earlier.

As they were talking, Serabelle and his group had just stepped into Building 2 when they saw a dark figure hurriedly running down the staircase facing the gate not far away.

Then he was caught red-handed by the Osaka girl who shouted loudly.

"Heiji! Where are you going?!"

"Uh……!"

As if frightened by a lion's roar, Hattori Heiji suddenly stopped and turned his head awkwardly to look towards the door.

The next second, his ear was grabbed by a delicate hand.

"Hey, Heiji, you were the one who asked Ran and the others to come to Osaka to watch your match, but you're still here when it's almost time to start?!"

"Ah, it hurts. He Ye, let go first. I just saw someone arguing upstairs..."

"You still have the mood to watch others quarrel?!"

Hearing the explanation of a certain Osaka black chicken, Toyama Kazuha became even angrier.

"Forget it, I won't bother with you now. Go back and prepare for the competition. Besides, your aunt is here today. If you dare to play passively in the competition, you will suffer the consequences later!"

"Oh, I know, I know. The main reason is that I heard they were arguing quite fiercely, and they were threatening to die..."

Hattori Heiji was completely unable to persuade his childhood sweetheart, this tigress, and could only beg for mercy as he walked towards the gate where Serabelle and the others were.

At this moment, a low cry of surprise suddenly came from the direction of the gymnasium gate not far away from where they had passed before.

Serabelle subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound and saw a pitch-black Mercedes Benz parked on the side of the road outside the door.

The rear door opened, and a Kyoto girl with short brown curly hair and wearing a kimono got out from the back seat.

As if they had telepathic connection, the two sides looked at each other at the same time.

Serabelle looked away before she could see clearly.

Since he didn't know the person, he didn't care.

Only the classical Kyoto girl standing on the side of the road was still looking in the direction of Building No. 2, raising her fingertips and lightly touching her cherry-colored lips.

"I remember that person..."

Chapter 400: Invincible Substitute is now online

By the time Serabelle and his group entered Building No. 1, the venue was already bustling with people.

The competition venue is similar in style to the World Cup football stadium, with a wide rectangular field in the middle and stepped tiers of auditoriums surrounding it.

The only difference is that the football field is a grass field, while the playing field is made entirely of wooden floors, and the entire large area is divided into small areas by white lines.

Each small area is a battlefield where a pair of opponents can compete for victory or defeat.