Chapter 268 Appearance

"What is this?"

Hitano Yu looked at the ribbon curiously, as other contestants didn't seem to have it.

During the competition, in addition to wearing the same kendo uniform and protective gear, they usually hang a blue cloth with their surnames and regions written in white Chinese characters under their armor to distinguish them - for example, the blue cloth he hung had the words Tokyo and Higashino written on it.

At the same time, a ribbon was hung behind to represent the camp, usually red or white, and Tachibana High School was the red camp.

"It's a lucky sign to wish for victory."

"The daughters of the Jinguji family will bless their cherished people in this way."

Kaori and Shiori said alternately, their voices soft and sticky.

Cherished people? Higano Yu looked around and found that both the classmates who helped the contestants put on protective gear and the contestants themselves were looking at this side, with different expressions, but obviously a little surprised.

So he explained, "They are Jinguji's cousins, Kaori Shiori, and I have a history with them."

After that, they nodded thoughtfully, their eyes fell on Higashino Yu's face, showing a polite smile, which was meaningful. How come all the pretty and cute girls have a history with you?

Arima Norimune was holding the sword box containing Bizen Osafune Kunimori. He knew the terrifying strength of Higashino Yu and was not worried about the result of the game. He even had time to secretly give Higashino Yu a thumbs up.

Amori saw that the president was already in the trap, and Jinguji was within reach. Has he already started to attack his sister-in-law? Or twins, tut tut.

Higashino Yu glared at Arima Norimune expressionlessly. What was he thinking? These two girls are both junior high school students.

"Classmates, get ready to go on the court. In the first game, you have to play like Tachibana Takashi. Please!"

At this time, Hamayama Yokomichi came over in a hurry and bowed to the contestants. The participating students also stood up to return the greeting.

After putting on the armor and protective gear, they straightened the folds of Higashino Yu's kendo uniform, stepped back a few steps, and bowed slightly.

In the past, mother and father would always say one or two words when they said goodbye. Isn't it not good to be silent like this?

Shiori thought about it and said seriously: "Please believe in your destiny. Kaori and I are waiting for you to return safely."

Kaori was stunned for a second and said speechlessly: "Stupid sister, Higashino Nissan is not going to war."

"But mother always said this when she said goodbye to father."

"But that's when father wants to get rid of the demon. Although the competition is also important, there is no need for the word safe return, right? I wish Higashino Nissan good luck in martial arts."

Kaori said, and smiled sweetly at Higashino Yu: "Come on, Higashino Nissan!"

It always feels weird, but it does feel like the ancient generals went to war and the women in the family put on armor for them.

Higashino Yu thought to himself, but these two girls are still very cute and well-behaved when they are not making trouble. He smiled and nodded: "Thank you."

As he said, he came up to the two and whispered: "After the game is over, I will send your cousin away when I go back and treat you to delicious food."

After hearing this, Kaori Shiori's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Oden?"

"Yakitori?"

"All right!"

Higashino Yu gave a positive answer. Their family usually controls them strictly, and Jinguji does not allow them to eat these foods-some parents in the island country think that oden is actually a stew of various pre-prepared dishes and is junk food.

But it doesn't matter if you satisfy your appetite occasionally. According to the bland diet of those big families, and with the responsibility and pressure of being a demon hunter, you live like an ascetic monk.

These two girls are so young, it will be bad if they get jade disease one day.

After getting Higashino Yu's promise, Kaori Shiori and the other hugged his arms on the left and right, "Long live Higashino Nissan!"

Long live?

Higashino Yu was stunned for a second, and felt strange in his heart, as if he was telling a 90-year-old man to live a hundred years.

After all, as a fox demon, he has cultivated the great way of immortality. If he can only live for 10,000 years, it would be considered a collapse in the middle of the road.

After saying goodbye to Higashino Yu, Kaori Shiori and the others jumped and ran for a few steps, and then seemed to remember something, and their steps slowed down instantly, and they walked towards the audience seats quite politely.

Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami and Asumimi Sanae had already been waiting in the best viewing seats - that is, the seats facing the gymnasium and closest to the competition venue.

Because the tactics had been decided in advance, Hamayama Yokomichi had nothing to say, but just reminded some precautions during the game, such as being careful not to hit other people's legs and feet.

Kendo sports are not like ancient swordsmanship, which aims to kill the enemy. Only attacking the face armor, hand armor, torso armor and stabbing the throat are considered effective attacks. Since there are no protective gear on the legs and feet, hitting these parts generally not only will not score, but will be deducted one point.

If the behavior is bad, it is not impossible to be directly judged as a loser.

After the instructions, the players went on stage. An Yuanhe led the team from the backstage rest area through the passage to the gymnasium. At this time, eighteen teams were on stage at the same time in the huge gymnasium, and nine games were about to be held at the same time.

Because Tachibana High School had just won the championship in the women's group, it received a lot more attention than before. As soon as it went on stage, many media were paying attention to this side, and many spectators also paid attention.

"Is that Tachibana High School?"

The judges on the rostrum briefly looked at the nine teams in this round of competition, and pointed to the rest area of ​​Tachibana High School, which was a little puzzled.

"Why is it like this every year in their school? No one from the first to third grade participates in the kendo competition. How can the second- and first-year students achieve good rankings? It's the same this year. There are only two second-year students and two first-year students. A third-year student is the backbone.”

"What on earth are they here for?"

The growth and development of adolescent boys will widen a lot every year, and there is a considerable gap in height, physical strength and strength.

Therefore, generally speaking, in most cases, third graders are much better than first and second graders. Other people's participating teams are all third graders. You only have one third grader, and the others are all first and second graders. You are already at a disadvantage. .

"There's no need to be so harsh. The goal of most students at Tachibana High School is to cross Akado. We all know which one is more important. What's more, didn't they just win the women's championship this year?"

An old man with slender cheeks said with a smile. He was wearing a black haori, his white hair was combed meticulously, and the name of Yamazaki Akanobu was written on the nameplate in front of him.

Another kendo master named Hiroshi Sagai put his hands slightly on the table, glanced at Yamazaki Shonobu and answered calmly.

"I was just lucky enough to recruit the kendo genius of the Jinguji family. There are no familiar surnames in the men's team's contestants. In the first game, I met Ryuudani Middle School in Saga. According to the situation in previous years, it is very difficult to travel in one round. "Normal."

He is thin, with white beard and hair. He looks about seventy years old, and he seems to be at odds with Yamazaki Akanobu.

Yamazaki Shoshin sighed: "My young swordsman from Kanto has won a championship. I don't know what the kids from Kansai are doing. Why don't I go back and practice chopping bamboo mats for two years?"

"It's just a championship in the women's category. It doesn't matter. In previous years, the men's category was dominated by me, the Kansai Swordsman, and this year is no exception."

Sagai Hiroshi's face twitched and he chuckled.

The feud between Kansai and Kanto has been going on for a long time, and they took the lead in attacking. The famous kendo masters in Guanzhong looked on with cold eyes and ridiculed in their hearts, while the old men from Kyushu acted as peacemakers.

Yasuhiro Mikado, as a talker in the field of Kyushu Kendo, can be regarded as half the host, and he quickly smoothed things over with a smile.

"Calm down, calm down, there are many talents in the field of swordsmanship. As seniors, we are happy to see their success."

Yasuhiro Mikado has some reputations in various fields. Yamazaki Shonobu and Sagaihiro did not dare to offend, so they looked at each other, snorted and looked away, out of sight and out of mind.

"Yasuhiro, what do you think of the results of this competition for the Tachibana High School boys' team?" asked his friend Yukawa Yoshida while chatting.

"What do Youchuan think?"

"If the boy named Tetsuo Sugatani came last year, there would be some chance, but it seems that he is not among the contestants this year?"

Yoshida Yukawa looked at the respective contestants and was a little surprised: "And the leader is not the third-year Kazuji Yasuhara, but a first-year student named Higashino Yu?"

"oh?"

Yasuhiro Mikado raised his eyebrows, leaned over to take a look, and then showed a thoughtful expression.

As a demon slayer, he had naturally heard about Taoxiang. In that battle between gods, demons and humans, this name stood out - even though it relied on shikigami to become famous.

It happened to be said that he was also a student of Tachibana High School. If he didn't have the same name, he couldn't be wrong.

No wonder the boys at Zhenhui have been restless these days. Did this young man come to participate in the Jade Dragon Banner?

Naturally, Mikado Yasuhiro knew what his junior was planning. He was just coveting Higashinoyu's fame and wanted to become famous by defeating him.

He didn't feel much about this. If his virtue was not up to par, he could only serve as a stepping stone for others. This kind of thing was too normal - he was the stepping stone for the old man of the Jinguji family back then.

"He has a pretty good physique, with the waist of a wasp and the back of a monkey, and his arms are very long. He seems to have a lot of innate advantages over other contestants."

Yamazaki stretched his neck and looked at the Tachibana High School competition team that was saluting their opponents collectively. He easily found the person in the description. He was 1.85 meters tall and had a tall and solid build. He was even more imposing after wearing protective gear.

Seeing this, he felt relieved, pointed at Dongye Yu and the two or three people around him and said with a smile: "With Dongye Jun's physique, most people are afraid that they will be chopped before they even get close."

"Swordsmanship doesn't just have to be strong and thick." Sagai Hiroshi snorted coldly.

Yukawa Yoshida smiled when he saw Hiroshi Sagai's words, "This Higashino player is actually from Kyoto and just studied in Tokyo."

Hearing this, Sagai Hiroshi even blew his beard and glared: "The land of Kansai has raised him, but he admires the glory of a foreign land and is willing to be a thug of the Kanto people. It is really shameful!"

"Well, the game has started. Is the striker from Tachibana High School the first to go? Arima Nozune seems to be in good shape. He has practiced swordsmanship hard."

Originally, everyone had their own concerns, but the previous debate attracted everyone's attention to the game between Tachibana High School and Ryukoku Middle School.

After all, one side is the middle school that won the women's championship, and the other side is the strong kendo school that has been unstoppable in the past two years. It is worth watching from the beginning.

Moreover, Longgu Middle School was very impressive. All members had bald heads, and they roared collectively and wore face shields during the opening ceremony, which attracted a lot of attention.

After the referee announced the start of the game, Arima Norimune moved his body and said, "Look, I'll kill these screaming savages."

After saying that, he stepped forward with confidence, bowed slightly to his opponent, came closer to each other, squatted down with the sword in the middle position, and then stood up.

The opponent was also a forward, taller than Arima. With his physical advantage, he was quite confident and took the lead in attacking. The bamboo sword in his hand bit Arima Norimune's gauntlet like a poisonous snake.

Oops!

Arima Norimune was a little panicked.

One book!

The forward of Ryugu High School was overjoyed, and the bamboo sword in his hand became faster. At the same time, his feet had already moved back, ready to retreat quickly to maintain his remnant heart after a successful strike.

Just when the opponent thought he had succeeded, Arima Norimune's bamboo sword was backhanded, revealing a mean smile, just teasing.

"You kid!"

"Haha!"

The two swords crossed and entered the stage of confrontation and looking for opportunities. They shouted at each other, which seemed to be war shouts, and it seemed that they wanted to use strange shouts to influence the opponent's judgment and then break through the opponent's defense.

After struggling for a while, Arima Norimune suddenly took a step back and crossed the opponent's blade with a move called Tsukugiri from the Sky Blue Sword Style.

Just as he was about to break away and retreat, Arima Norimune's sword had already hit him on the head.

"Noodles!"

Before he finished speaking, Arima Norimune had already jumped back a long way, showing off to the audience like a conspicuous bag, and applause also broke out at the right time.

"Red side one book!"

The referee ruled that the score was valid, Arima Norimune returned to the starting position of the game, saluted his opponent again, and started the duel again. He soon took down the opponent's vanguard's three books.

Higashino Yu watched for a while. Arima's hard work paid off. His current strength is quite good. Maybe he can really get a five-game winning streak, and old man Zhongkang will feel relieved, right?

The Yulongqi competition system is different from other kendo competitions. Other competitions are vanguards against vanguards, and sub-vanguards against sub-vanguards. After the game, the winner is determined by the winning rate.

Yulongqi can send any player at will, which is very flexible. The one who finishes the five rounds first loses, so the probability of the appearance of such daring players as ten-game winning streaks is much greater.

As expected by Higashino Yu, Arima Norimune successively killed the opponent's vanguard, secondary vanguard and core, and won a lot of applause, but he began to struggle when facing the enemy's deputy general.

That was a player named Sugiyama Kiyoto, a demon slayer with superb swordsmanship, who was not an ordinary person's opponent.

This is the limit of Arima.

Higashino Yu looked at Arima Norimune, who was obviously exhausted on the field and was easily taken away by the opponent. He judged in his heart, but then frowned, and the situation on the field was a little wrong.

"Hey, you kid, dare to show off with this level?"

Sugiyama Kiyoto taunted with spare energy. In the first two games, this kid ran around everywhere and started to show off after taking a book. The key is that his movements are also varied, rolling on the field, somersaults, etc., which made him unhappy for a long time.