In the anime, who is not a childhood sweetheart?

I don't know what happened, but Eriri, who was originally waiting quietly on the side, now got together with Gen Chiye, and the two of them were happily discussing the work she created.

Gen Qianye spoke eloquently, and Ying Lili's face was full of admiration!

The two of them are like a real editor and cartoonist! It's like a match made in heaven!

The most crucial issue is... Yuan Qianye behaved quite professionally in many areas. He was not just talking nonsense. He could come up with some professional terms of painting casually, as if he really understood them!

But the problem is... Yukino spent six years with him in elementary school, and she never saw him take an interest in painting, nor did she ever see him show any talent for painting!

“…Please wait a moment!”

Seeing that the topic of their discussion was getting more and more off-topic and more and more unbearable to listen to, Yukino finally couldn't keep silent any longer and called a halt!

Now, compared to Eriri becoming the creator of 18+ comics, there is another thing that she wants to figure out more!

"Qianye, you...how come you know so much about painting?"

Yes!

Ying Lili also realized that unlike when she was a child and had taken painting classes, she had never seen Yuan Qianye have a similar experience, nor had she seen him show any interest in painting.

"I wouldn't say I know a lot about it. I'm not as good as Eriri. I just try to draw at home occasionally when I feel like it."

Although Yuan Qianye said this modestly, because Eriri's affection for him continued to grow over the years, and she liked to stick to him from time to time, his painting skills were able to passively improve even without deliberate practice, and he reached the level of LV4.

He mentioned it briefly and waved his hand casually: "My business is not important. But Eriri, your painting is really good..."

The topic is back on track.

Yukino and Rikka's bodies were pressed against each other, and their sense of shame had been well-trained this afternoon.

However, seeing Eriri's smile after they accepted and recognized her, they felt that this level of effort was really nothing.

As for the 18+ books...the two of them felt a little difficult to face.

But it doesn't matter!

Qianye seems to be very good at it, so from now on, we can just let him discuss this matter with Ying Lili!

After that day, Eriri finally felt relieved.

----

mid-July.

Neon School is on summer vacation.

The holiday will last until the end of August.

However, during the summer vacation, Yuan Qianye still had to go out every day.

He had previously promised Busujima Saeko that he would participate in the National Middle School Kendo Competition in August.

So naturally I have to go to the school kendo club to practice during the summer vacation.

He didn't forget the key to becoming stronger, which was his own hard work and sweat... No, it was goodwill and distance.

The thank-you reward that Touma Yoko had given him previously relieved him of the financial pressure, so he bought a more exquisite and expensive set of tea sets for Busujima Saeko.

Busujima Saeko was flattered. Although she refused several times, she finally accepted it with thanks.

She was delighted to receive the gift.

The value of the tea set itself was nothing to her, but because it was a gift from Yuan Qianye, it naturally contained a piece of thought, which was why she treasured it so much.

Therefore, after receiving the tea set, she never thought about using it, but carefully kept it in the cabinet in her bedroom.

Yuan Qianye's current swordsmanship level can be said to have been completely transformed compared to his initial stage.

After all, unlike his painting skills which he did not take very seriously, that day when he followed Busujima Saeko, he was shocked by the violent aesthetics she displayed unscrupulously while holding a wooden sword!

Driven by interest and desire, he got up early every day to practice sword-wielding without fail during this period of time. In the school's kendo club, Busujima Saeko carefully taught him combat techniques and various kendo skills.

After school, we have to go to her house and do one-on-one practical training. We won’t stop until we are sweating and panting!

This daily accumulation of desperate efforts to improve! Active and passive! Naturally, he made rapid progress in the field of kendo!

Previously, Busujima Saeko said that the competition date would be in early August, but that was referring to the finals.

In fact, before the finals, participating schools must go to the competition venues designated by the Kendo Federation of each prefecture to participate in preliminaries.

Putting aside special circumstances in special regions, generally speaking only the champion of each region can represent the local area to compete for the national championship.

Otherwise, it would be unrealistic for so many schools and students across the country to rush to the finals venue in a noisy crowd.

Private Kawai Junior High School is located in Tokyo. Because Tokyo has a much larger population than other regions, the competition is more intense, so the champions, runners-up and third-place winners of regional competitions can participate in national competitions together.

On July 23rd, the National Middle School Kendo Competition Tokyo District qualifiers officially began at the Tokyo Gymnasium in Shibuya District!

Gen Qianye arrived at the school early in the morning and listened to the teacher explain the rules of the competition. After that, he and other members of the kendo club got on the campus bus.

He was sitting in the first row of the bus, and the seat next to him was always empty, but none of the other people who got on the bus thought of sitting next to him.

It's not about bullying or isolation, but the Sichuan Blue Kendo Club has its own internal situation.

Busujima Saeko, who was born as the department head, counted the number of people under the car and got on the car last, and sat down next to Yuan Qianye very naturally.

She turned to the teacher and said, "It's time to go."

He took out another candy from his pocket and handed it to Yuan Qianye beside him with a gentle smile.

When she turned her eyes over, she noticed something wrong with his hairstyle: "The hair at the back of his head is sticking up from sleeping."

"Eh? Really..."

"Let me help you. You didn't sleep well last night because you were too excited."

"I'm not really excited, but I do have some expectations..."

The male members of the Kendo Club who were sitting at the back of the bus and witnessed the two's series of interactions were unwilling to be forced to eat dog food so early in the morning. At this moment, they could only keep their mouths shut and repeat in their hearts, "Kendo does not need women, Kendo does not need women..."

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"Oh~ This is my first time in such a big gymnasium!"

"Haha, this isn't my first time! My sister participated in a gymnastics competition before, and Qianye, Mom and Dad all went to the scene to cheer her on!"

Unlike Eriri who was making a fuss, Rika showed off her knowledge and expertise very proudly, and showed off her sister's achievements calmly, which also made her own face proud.

"Eri, look, this is the photo we took in the gym. Sister is holding her medal..."

"Wow……"

"Okay, stop it now!"

Tohka couldn't hold Rikka's head down and snatched her phone to force the screen to lock.

Really, it's not a great honor that she keeps mentioning in front of so many people. Maybe that idiot Rika doesn't care, but she still has to save face.

Haruno on the side laughed out loud: "Rikka-chan is just too excited, it's understandable."

Xue Noi said dissatisfiedly: "Sister, you laugh too loudly."

"What does it matter? The stadium is not a library. There is no requirement to remain silent."

"Even so, you still have to be careful not to make loud noises in public places."

"Hey, Yukino-chan, you do act like this sometimes. If you're too serious, you'll just be looked down upon by others."

"..."

The situation is similar for the Takanashi sisters and the Yukinoshita sisters. The sisters are constantly arguing with each other, but in the end they are just bickering and nothing serious.

They came to the gymnasium today to cheer for the Private Kawanan Kendo Club... To be more precise, they came to cheer for Yuan Qianye.

His efforts over the past period have been witnessed by his friends, the Takanashi sisters and Eriri, so it’s only natural that they would want to come to the scene to cheer him on! Of course, it would be even better to see him win the championship in person!

As for the Yukinoshita sisters, one was abroad, and the other only knew that Yuan Qianye had only been learning kendo for a month, and had no understanding of his specific strength and level of effort.

But they both also have inexplicable confidence in him!

Qingmei didn't need any reason to agree with him, she just felt from the bottom of her heart that this boy who had always been better than her since childhood would achieve excellent results.

As for Qingmei's sister, she judged based on Yuan Qianye's character that he would not do anything without confidence. Since he chose to participate in the competition, he must have a certain degree of confidence!

Liuhua was looking at the message on her phone at this time and informed the others, "Qianye has arrived here and said he will be changing into his kendo uniform soon!"

Yang Nai glanced at the lively audience, stretched out his arms lazily, and said, "The atmosphere here is really exciting. I'm looking forward to it more and more."

Yukino, who was standing by, glanced silently at her sister's chest and straightened her back without making a sound.

——But unfortunately, there is no obvious change.

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Inside the Tokyo Gymnasium, the president of the Kendo Federation came on stage to deliver a speech.

To convey the spirit of Kendo, thanks to all sponsors, friendship first, competition second...blah blah...

There were a lot of people gathered around the rostrum, and the flash cameras were flashing non-stop!

Yuan Qianye yawned as he listened in the audience, thinking to himself that it would be great if life were a game so he could skip all these unimportant cutscenes.

Fortunately, today's schedule was tight, so the opening ceremony didn't last very long.

After the referees and the players' representatives swore an oath of fairness and impartiality, the competition officially began.

This middle school kendo competition adopts a team format.

Five people, regardless of gender, will participate in the competition.

Three regular players and two substitute players.

The game is a best-of-three series, the winner advances and the loser is eliminated.

Yuan Qianye naturally appeared as an official player.

Speaking of this, when Busujima Saeko was selecting the official cast.

There were some dissatisfaction and doubts within the Sichuan Blue Kendo Club regarding the fact that a newcomer, Yuan Qianye, was the starting player, as some members who were not familiar with the situation expressed some dissatisfaction and doubt.

Gen Qianye did not make things difficult for Busujima Saeko. He chose to stand directly in the center of the Kendo Club's venue to accept the challenge. After he cleanly and neatly took care of seven guys who came up to challenge him, no one questioned him anymore. Instead, there were cheers and support.

People will only develop a sense of competition when their strength is similar. In this case, even if they are defeated, they will inevitably feel unwilling to accept the defeat.

I feel that if it weren't for my mistakes, carelessness, sore feet, and fever, and if I hadn't wiped the toilet cleanly in the morning and affected my performance, I might have been able to turn the defeat around and win. In short, there are many excuses.

And if the difference in strength is too great, so great that it is difficult to even compare...

Then the current situation will occur.

"Gen-kun, how are you? Are you nervous about your first competition?"

"The Minister has gone to draw lots. Yuan-jun, just act like you normally would. We, Chuanlan, will definitely make it through the first round!"

"I'm not nervous, Okawa-senpai. You really don't have to massage my arm. My arm isn't too sore.

And Mr. Sakamoto, I'm not hot now, so you don't need to fan me or give me water, thank you.

I'll need to go to the bathroom if I drink too much later, but I've already put on my protective gear, so it's inconvenient."

Yuan Qianye sat in the waiting area, looking helpless.

The two seniors surrounding him are the substitute players for this competition.

He was also one of the seven challengers who had questioned him before and was easily defeated by him.

Both of them are third-year junior high school students with good physical development and good kendo skills. If Yuan Qianye had not played, one of them would have had a great chance of appearing as an official player.

But after officially fighting with Yuan Qianye and knowing his strength... these two people don’t care about the main selection or substitute, senior or junior at all!

The gap in strength is too huge, so there is really no way to have even a trace of jealousy.

Mortals will envy mortals of the same level, but they cannot envy geniuses because envy is useless.

In their eyes, Yuan Qianye is the second kendo genius after Busujima Saeko!

I am completely and utterly impressed!

They think very liberally.

Anyway, this is a team competition based on the school. If they really win a prize in the end, even if they are substitutes, they can go to the podium and share the glory. It will also be written in the student file. When they enter the society in the future, this will be a brilliant resume!

So they hoped that Yuan Qianye would show the same strength that had beaten them into fleeing in fear with just a few moves before, and after coming to the stage, he would descend with divine power and kill everyone!