In the anime, cultivating a girlfriend starts from childhood

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Chapter 90: Jade Dragon Flag Opening

"Ryosuke, do your best tomorrow. Sister Jing and I will go to see you live~"

Nibutani Morika's face was as rosy as a rose, with a smile in the corners of her eyes. She stood at the door of the restaurant and waved to Ryosuke.

Yulongqi is a kendo event in Japan, and this year an additional national kendo field was opened.

There are far more visitors and competitors than ever before.

Just in the national midfield, there are hundreds of middle schools across the country participating.

So Ryosuke and the other girls were not staying in the same hotel.

However, it was rare that Nibutani Morika did not cheer with her unique middle school remarks, which made Ryosuke a little surprised.

Without thinking much, I said goodbye to a few girls.

Hiratsuka Ryosuke was walking on his way back to the hotel.

"Excuse me, do you know which direction the Jade Dragon Flag Competition venue is?"

A gentle male voice came from behind him.

Ryosuke turned in the direction of the voice and saw a boy about his age with a big smile on his face.

The boy was wearing a blue kimono, holding a real sword in his left hand, speaking in a gentle manner, and looked harmless on the surface.

Hiratsuka Ryosuke had looked at the map before coming to Fukuoka, so he pointed the direction for the strange boy with his finger.

"Thank you." The young man in kimono thanked him in a friendly manner and was about to leave.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew.

The leaves on the roadside were rustling in the wind, and the branches and pebbles on the ground were blown into the air by the wind.

Kaka~

Not far above, there was a sound of wood and metal rubbing against each other.

Ryosuke Hiratsuka looked in the direction of the voice and saw a wooden window on the second floor of a shop on the street in front.

Perhaps because of years of disrepair, the rotten windows were constantly opening and closing, making creaking noises under the attack of the strong wind.

The wooden window finally couldn't withstand the erosion of time and strong winds and fell down.

Below the window, there was a child who was no more than five years old.

Seeing this, Hiratsuka Ryosuke's pupils constricted and all the muscles in his body tensed.

With a burst of lightning speed, he rushed towards the child without hesitation.

Ryosuke stretched out his arms, intending to hold the child to avoid the wooden window that fell from the sky.

Damn it, it was almost there, just almost there.

This last bit of distance seemed so close yet so far away, and the falling wooden window was about to hit the child.

boom!

The wooden window suddenly shattered before hitting the child.

Hiratsuka Ryosuke fell to the ground holding the child.

It all happened in the blink of an eye.

The wind stopped.

The child suddenly let out a heart-wrenching cry, and his mother quickly ran out of the store.

She snatched her child from Ryosuke's hands and was frightened when she saw the broken wooden window on the ground.

"thank you very much!"

The child's mother kept bending down to thank Ryosuke, and then pulled the child back into the house.

Ryosuke stood up and dusted himself off.

"You're very fast." The young man in blue stood near the broken wooden window with a smile on his face, slowly putting away his knife.

Keng~

The blade hit the scabbard, making a crisp sound.

The boy noticed that Hiratsuka Ryosuke's skills were much stronger than ordinary people, and thought of tomorrow's Jade Dragon Flag Competition.

Then he changed the subject and asked softly, "By the way, are you also a contestant for the Jade Dragon Flag?"

"Ah."

Hiratsuka Ryosuke nodded, but the previous indifference on his face disappeared, replaced by a solemn look.

Ryosuke looked at the boy in blue with particular caution because the boy was too fast.

Hiten Yuken-ryu is a sword-drawing technique known for its extremely fast speed.

Having been trained by Himura since he was a child, his explosive speed far exceeds that of ordinary people.

But even if he used all his speed, he still almost failed to catch up.

But the young man in blue in front of him was able to draw his sword and smash the wooden window before Ryosuke could touch the child.

This level of speed is even faster than Ryosuke Hiratsuka himself.

Just as Master said, there is never a shortage of geniuses in this world.

The Jade Dragon Flag is truly a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.

Hearing Ryosuke's affirmative reply, the boy in kimono showed great interest.

"From childhood to adulthood, I have never seen anyone whose speed is almost the same as mine. You are so strong."

The young man in blue smiled and said excitedly.

As he continued speaking, a shout was heard from around the corner of the street.

"Hey, Seta, are you lost again?!"

Upon hearing this, Seta turned around and waved to the group of people with a smile.

Then he turned around and said to Ryosuke with a pleasant face: "Thank you for your guidance. I am looking forward to playing against you in the arena."

After watching the young man named Seta leave, Ryosuke also went to the hotel to reunite with his companions.

……

The next day.

The kendo hall for the Yulongqi competition was packed.

"Minister, are you sure you want me to be the general?" asked Ryosuke Hiratsuka.

A team of the Jade Dragon Flag consists of five people, including the vanguard, second vanguard, core, deputy general, and general.

However, the order of appearance is not based on strength, because the Jade Dragon Flag has a "Dare to Fight Reward".

Some teams, in order to grab the fighting reward, will even let the strongest person serve as the vanguard to kill more people.

However, most teams are led by people with the strongest overall strength and high enough prestige.

Based on Ryosuke's understanding of his own minister, he is not someone who likes to be in the spotlight. Instead, he attaches great importance to collective honor.

Takamachi Kyoya nodded and said in a deep voice: "Hiratsuka, there is no qualifier for the Jade Dragon Banner. The performance of the forwards has a great impact on the morale of a team. It is the safest arrangement for me to lead the charge and kill more people, and you to be the last one to finish."

He has extensive competition experience and knows how much impact morale has on a team.

It’s not that he doesn’t trust his teammates, but apart from him, the other four are first-year students who have never participated in a kendo competition.

For a competition of this level, the other junior students must maintain their confidence.

Ryosuke understood the minister's good intentions and was about to nod in agreement when another voice was heard from the team.

"Minister, please let me lead the way for everyone!"

Ryosuke and Kyouya turned their heads at the same time and looked towards the source of the voice.

The person who spoke was Ichiro Hirata, who had the lowest presence in the team.

"Hirata, the striker position is very important, are you confident?"

Kyo Takamachi also attached great importance to the opinions of his teammates and did not directly reject Hirata's proposal.

Ichiro Hirata sat upright, his eyes shining, and his aura was calm and restrained, just like a samurai from the late Edo period.

"Bullfighter, the forwards can test the enemy's strength. I hope I can play my role and contribute to the team." Ichiro Hirata's voice was sonorous and powerful.

He recalled how timid he was when he first came to Tokyo from Iwate Prefecture to go to school.

It was not until he met Sensei Doroku and the members of the Kendo Club that he slowly changed and became more like a man.

This time, Ichiro Hirata did not choose to be a coward hiding behind his teammates, but chose to be a brave swordsman.

"Not bad, Hirata, you've grown a lot." Dao Leyan took the lollipop from his mouth and praised.

Then she said softly, "Don't be nervous if you haven't participated in a competition before. Keep a calm mind and fight your opponent with a polite attitude. This is the only way to show the tolerance of our Soft Leaf Middle School. Fight with your heart."

Kyoya Takamachi thought for a moment and did not refuse.

As the minister, he saw a group of members who were full of fighting spirit and great momentum.

Then he patted Ichiro Hirata on the shoulder and said firmly: "Okay, then I will be the deputy general. The vanguard is up to you, Hirata."

After a while, the broadcast sounded in the stadium.

"The next match will be between the red team, Tokyo Soft Leaf Middle School, and the blue team, Fukuoka Prefecture Tochiku Middle School."

After the announcement, Dao Leyan chewed her lollipop into pieces, and with the unique tongue-twisting sound of a bad girl, she shouted in a full-throated voice: "Hirata, kill that guy over there!"

Chapter 91: Accidents during the Competition

Modern kendo competitions have very strict scoring standards.

The only scoring parts are the "face" on the head, the "armor" on the right hand, the "torso" around the waist, and the "throat".

Kendo competitions are not like fencing, where scoring is when the electronic sensor is triggered by hitting the effective parts.

Instead, it is necessary to use the unified attack of "Qi Jian Ti".

And after hitting the target, do not let down your guard, keep a distance from the target, and complete the Zanshin.

These elements are indispensable, and only when two of the three referees hold flags of the same color can it be considered a success.

The so-called "Qi, sword and body" are consistent, which means that when the "sword" hits the effective part, the "body posture" must follow up completely.

At the same time, you should emit the correct "Qi He".

When you hit the face, yell "men".

Hit the katana and yell "kote".

Hit the torso and yell "do".

Stabbed in the throat and yelled "tsuki".

For those who study ancient swordsmanship, the numerous rules of modern swordsmanship limit their original strength.

For example, Kyoya Takamachi is best at stabbing.

If it is an actual combat, he can use the strategy of exchanging injuries for lives.

But in kendo competitions, the three-point system is generally used, and the one who gets two points first wins.

If you don't hit a few specified parts, you won't be able to make a profit.

The broadcast ends.

Ichiro Hirata stood up like a tiger out of a cage, exuding the momentum of "I will go forward even if there are thousands of people against me".