We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

"That's enough for today's practice."

Uesugi checked the time.

"As complete beginners who have never been exposed to Kendo, your progress is quite good. You have almost mastered the essentials of the seven basic steps of Kendo. The next step is to internalize them."

Nangumo Ugetsu and Toyokawa Shoko bowed in thanks at the same time.

"Alright, no need for that. When it comes to etiquette, I still prefer the French's more relaxed approach,"

Uesugi Koshi waved his hand.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he took out the key to the basement from his pocket and took one of the keys off:

"This is the key to the basement. You can come in directly whenever you come here in the future. Remember to lock it properly after you come in."

Nan Yun Yuyue took it with both hands and put it in her pocket.

“Learning Kendo cannot be rushed.” Uesugi Kotetsu thought for a moment. “How about this, I will set aside three days each week to guide you.”

"You must spend the rest of your time diligently practicing the key points of the movements as I have instructed."

"Time waits for no one. As you know, Japan is in a difficult situation. Various factions will not wait for the new generation of mixed-race individuals to grow up. Instead, they hope to resolve the grudges that have accumulated as soon as possible."

The two nodded, and after Uesugi finished explaining, they left the church basement.

Uesugi Kotsushi watched Nagumo Ugetsu and Toyokawa Shoko's departing figures until they disappeared from the basement, then suddenly sighed:

"If only I had these two apprentices a few years earlier... how wonderful that would have been..."

Normally, he would have already set up his ramen cart on the back street of the University of Tokyo and started working as a ramen chef.

But now Uesugi Koshi has suddenly found something more important than selling ramen, as if he has found some kind of solace in the final stage of his life.

He remained silent for a long time.

A few minutes later, Uesugi Kotsu reached out and turned off the basement lights. In the dim light, his golden eyes suddenly lit up, illuminating the door leading to the exit.

The next moment, he slowly walked into the darkness and into the night.

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the other side,

Toyokawa Shoko was still a little out of breath.

In kendo, Uesugi Koshi did his best to pass on the essence of the Japanese kendo master who had been invited by the Snake Clan to the two of them, so the training intensity was actually very high.

So even though she had a high bloodline rank, she was still covered in sweat.

Nanon Ugetsu felt a little better, but she was still exhausted.

At this moment, he was paying attention to the content on the system panel.

A new skill bar is lying there quietly:

Kendo LV1 (136/1000)

!!!

Nan Yun Yuyue was shocked.

He couldn't even remember the last time he unlocked a new skill. He even thought that the skill bar could only unlock some life skills, such as cooking, guitar, and novels, which he had long ago.

[Cooking Skills Lv4] [Guitar Skills Lv5] [Novel Writing Lv5]

His skill specializations are still there, and they are steadily improving with his daily life.

However, he hasn't clicked in there specifically for a long time. He usually pays more attention to the progress of opening the 'Burial of Gods' and the band's participation.

"If we had this, we could quantify our daily practice progress, which would be good... it would allow us to roughly estimate the extent of our progress in kendo."

"I don't know how long I need to practice... before I can reach a level that Uesugi Koshi can acknowledge."

Nan Yun Yuyue secretly thought in her heart.

Chapter 165 Kendo Skills, Summer Vacation Travel, Children's Education

If the learning of a skill could be quantified, it would allow us to see how far we are from breaking through our bottlenecks.

So many people who would have given up might actually grit their teeth and persevere for a while longer.

The skill bar on the panel effectively compensated for the inability to see the progress, and also gave him a certain understanding of his swordsmanship learning.

"On my first time learning Kendo, I've already progressed to LV1 (136/1000)... Not bad."

Nan Yun Yu Yue Xin Dao.

The reason he improved so quickly on his first practice session was mainly because Uesugi Kotsugi's skill level was truly exceptional, far surpassing those who merely masquerade as sword masters.

He was originally a master swordsman trained by the Snake Clan, who had hired sword masters from all over Japan.

At this moment, he imparted the essence of what he had learned to Nagumo Ugetsu and Toyokawa Shoko, which is why the two of them were able to improve so quickly.

"Another important reason why we were able to advance to 136 today is because of the personal guidance of Uesugi Koshi."

"Having a master to guide you can really save you a lot of detours. Whenever there is a problem with your footwork, he can point it out at a glance."

"After that... if I practice for a while every day, I'll be able to fully master the seven footwork techniques that Uesugi Kotsu taught me today."

Nanyun Yuyue's thoughts drifted.

It was getting late, and darkness enveloped the sky, but there was no sign of rain.

The two bought dinner and then took the tram back to their apartment.

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at the same time,

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.

Wearing a tourist hat, leaning on a hiking stick, and carrying an unidentified shoulder bag, Tsuzuki Shisen slowly walked out of the train station building.

She cut short her travel plans and took the afternoon train back to Tokyo.

"There are so many foreigners here."

The poetry boat silently surveyed its surroundings.

It's currently peak tourist season in Japan, with tourists from all over the world starting their holidays. As a famous city in Asia, Tokyo naturally attracts a large number of visitors.

To become an excellent hunter, the most important thing is to be good at observation.

Tsuzuki Shisen could distinguish whether a person was Japanese, Korean, or a student of Tokyo University simply by observing the subtle movements they made.

As for foreigners whose skin color is different from that of people of Asian descent, it goes without saying that distinguishing whether they come from Europe or America is actually a relatively simple matter.

"There are so many more foreign tourists now. I heard that some people even come to Japan specifically to listen to live house performances... It's unbelievable."

Despite being a member of one of Japan's earliest all-girl bands and the former owner of Live House SPACE, Shifune Tsuzuki is still somewhat surprised by the current band trend in Japan.

"Is this the big band era that all the band members have been longing for?"

With a sigh in her heart, she hailed a taxi at the exit and headed towards her current residence.

"I wonder if Lena is at home now."

Shisen Tsuzuki took out his phone, just as the taxi was moving forward, and prepared to send a message to inquire.

On weekdays, Le Nai always runs out of the house whenever she has free time. Sometimes, if you don't tell her in advance, even she can't find where her granddaughter has gone.

"I must specifically tell her not to go out unnecessarily during this period."

The poetic boat in the capital city reflects the flowing emotions within.

Swah——

Outside the train window, scenes of Tokyo flashed by, from the train station to the shopping streets, and then to the residential buildings, the changing scenery along the way gradually depicting the entire city of Tokyo.

She kept staring at her phone, occasionally glancing out the window, but Yao Le Nai didn't reply to her messages.

"He didn't go out again, did he...?"

Du Zhushichuan sighed.

"Where could my granddaughter go at this time?"

"Live house CiRCLE, Galaxy, RiNG?"

"Or are they some kind of underground stage venues?"

It was quite a distance from Tokyo Station to his current residence, but fortunately, Tokyo wasn't very congested today, so the taxi arrived at its destination after a short while.

Smoothly, he took out a few pieces of paper from his wallet to write down the fare. In a bit of a hurry, he didn't ask the driver for change, but instead kept the remaining money as a tip.

"keep the change."

She hurriedly got out of the car, quickened her pace, took a shortcut, and arrived at a seemingly ordinary residential building.

From the outside, only four or five households in this six-story building had their lights on.

Tsuzuki Shisen stepped into the building and, without any hindrance, reached the fourth floor, even though there were no motion-activated lights.

The door to room 401 was ajar, and seeing this, she felt a sense of relief.

"It seems Lena has returned."

Du Zhushichuan pushed open the door and entered the living room.

The interior layout is completely different from the outside world; in fact, it's worlds apart.

If the residential buildings outside look like ordinary dwellings, even reminiscent of the 1980s and 90s,

The interior decoration, however, was as luxurious as that of a Shangri-La luxury hotel, with all sorts of furnishings that made it seem like the kind of layout one would find in a villa. Who would have thought it would appear in such an ordinary-looking little house?

As a renowned hunter in Japan's underworld, Shifune Tsuzuki naturally wouldn't worry about money.

This room was specially decorated by her for her granddaughter to study in Japan. In addition, she owns properties all over Japan, and she has put a lot of effort into decorating them. The room she and her granddaughter live in now is the best of them all.

"Grandma, you're back."

Kaoruna was sitting on the sofa, with the television in front of her lit up, showing a certain scene.

When she saw Tsuzuki Shisen returning home, she immediately stood up and ran to her grandmother.

"I knew you would come back early."

To Lena,

However, she had only said one sentence when she turned back to look at the television.

Du Zhu's heart stirred with emotion as he built the poetry boat.

She glanced curiously at the screen on the television:

"This is...Live House RiNG?"

"A rerun of RiNG's recent band performance?"

"Mmm." Kaoru nodded and said softly:

"An interesting band."

In the video, Crychic is singing "Spring Shadow".

At that moment, the melody reached its climax, Gao Songdeng was singing his heart out on stage, and audience members were waving glow sticks below the stage.

"Shining on me who can't cry"

"It was the gentle light that embraced me."

……

"Knowing what a warm spring is"

Tears were shed because of you and me.

……

Shifune Tsuzuki watched Crychic's performance quietly, and said with some surprise:

"This band is quite interesting."