Put on a snow-white long-sleeved shirt and button it one by one; put on a dark red plaid skirt that just covered the base of the thighs, and pulled the skirt very uncomfortably; a dark blue knitted pullover was draped over the shirt, and the chest of the sweater was printed with a shield emblem with the word "cup" written on it; and finally the wrinkles on the Tibetan stockings were meticulously smoothed, and he straightened up and tightened the red striped tie representing the first-graders on the neckline in front of the dressing mirror. Nao looked at himself in the mirror and smiled, raised his hands and pulled up the long hair that was spread on his back, tying it into a bright red ponytail. She walked out of the room and made eye contact with Matsuda Jinpei, who was standing in the doorway, looked her up and down, placed the wide sunglasses that never left her on the bridge of her nose, and curled the corners of her mouth to give her a thumbs up.

She walked down the stairs with Jinpei into the living room on the first floor, and was immediately surrounded by the eyes of everyone in the family. Nao touched the top of her sister's head with a look of admiration and threw a slightly complimentary smile at her. Natsu, who was wearing a brand-new Ice Emperor Elementary School uniform, immediately blushed and showed a round pear vortex to Nao. The two sisters held hands and bent down to the owner of the small building, their grandmother and uncle. Because of Aiko and Jinpei, the two sisters officially entered a school in Tokyo from April this spring.

Although they did not drop out of school when they were in Okinawa, they were unable to enjoy the life of normal elementary school students. Although Natsu participates in school clubs and wears a formal student uniform, this is the first time for Nao since she was born. It was the first time I wore such a neat student uniform, the first time I lifted a faux leather schoolbag priced at 600 yen, and the first time I walked on the school path with cherry blossoms and snow. Not only that, Aiko even bought Nao a costly dress, and Natsu's tattered second-hand violin was finally retired. Having lost the love of their parents since childhood, they were unable to feel the nostalgic Okinawan atmosphere again during their school years, but they found something more cherished in Tokyo. That is, although it is a little trivial, but it is full of strong family affection, the love of the family.

Aiko took Natsu's small palm and sent her to Ice Emperor Elementary School for the opening ceremony, while Nao, who was about to walk to Kakudo Middle School alone, was stopped by Matsuda Jinpei. He took out a small carton from the paper bag on the couch and raised his hand to toss it to Nao. Nao put her bag on the ground and caught the carton, casting a puzzled look at Eipei.

"I'm already a middle school student, I can't do it without this thing!" Jinping popped out a cigarette from the cigarette case and put it in his mouth, took out the mobile phone in the pocket of his clothes and shook it to Nao: "I bought a new one, and the previous one was idle, so I'll use it for you first." Don't look like it's old, but I've loved it!"

Nao looked at the man who looked like a fool but was actually very careful, bit his lip and opened the carton in his hand. Lying in the plastic foam was a black portable phone, with instructions for use, apparently written in pen, attached to it. Although this man often says some fiery things, he always secretly gives her some care that others can't see. For example, when he came home from overtime, he would throw her a box of Kyoto sweets that he had "bought too much to eat"; after returning from the police, he would teach her some reasoning methods and opinions on the case with the saying that "stupid brains will be more stupid if they don't need it"; on weekends, he would throw himself two playground passes that "I was not interested in from a colleague"; when Natsu encountered a bottleneck in practicing the violin, he would invite a classmate who "happened to bump into" on the street, who was a violin teacher, to go home for dinner.

There are countless cases like this.,Although the simple Natsu didn't think too much.,But it's always a sensitive Nao.。 In her opinion, Uncle Matsuda Jinhei is not only a figure in the police world, but also a guy who seems to be arrogant and uninhibited, but is actually sensitive and careful and has an awkward personality. Compared to his elders, he is more like an older brother who likes to play stinky farts and is actually very shy.

"Why, can't you look at it? Or are you speechless with emotion?" Jinpei blew out a smoke ring and interrupted Nao's thoughts with a laughing voice: "You can use it first." If you don't think it's eye-catching, use the prize money from the karate tournament to buy yourself a new one – if you qualify...... Come on, little girl Nao!" After speaking, without waiting for her to react, he waved his hand casually and turned upstairs, leaving Nao with a back in the mist.

"I don't need you to say I'll do the same!"

Nao yelled at his back, but the corners of her mouth curled. She took out her phone and instructions from the cardboard box, put them in her uniform pocket, picked up her bag and turned and walked out the door. The ornament hanging from her phone slipped out of her pocket, and the small amulet dangling from the rope swayed from side to side with her brisk pace.

The road from Matsuda's house to Kakudo Junior High School was already surrounded by cherry blossoms in full bloom, and the cherry blossoms on the branches fell one after another, and the ground was almost as white as snow, and the shoes on the road stirred up a whirlpool of petals. The boys and girls who came from all directions walked silently in groups or alone, and judging by their clothes, they were all students who were going to Kakudo Junior High School. Among them, there are many energetic or handsome teenagers, and there are also many slender and lovely or youthful and lively girls, and the adolescent students are looking at each other and whispering according to the principle of opposites attracting. Although many strands of eyes drifted to Nao, who had striking red hair, she kept her eyes on the road in front of her until she saw a figure carrying a gown.

Black hair, resolute eyes. Although he is not very handsome, he always has a strange aura that can attract everyone's attention. Looking around, whether it was a freshman wearing a red tie or a second and third grader wearing a blue and black tie, all eyes were plucked from other places and glued tightly to his body, including Saotome Nao, of course. The reason Nao noticed him was not because of his handsomeness, but because of the clothes in his hand and his identity.

Nao met him on the podium at last year's karate championships, and after the match, he also heard from Heikoba and Chinnen about him, the national karate under-16 champion, Kyogoku Shin. Just a fourteen-year-old sophomore in high school was able to easily defeat high school students selected from all over the country. The name Kyogoku Shin has already resounded in the national karate world after that tournament. Anyone who knows a little about karate will be full of praise for his sharp and fast kicking skills.

Nao retracted her gaze and lowered her head, her hand holding her schoolbag slowly tightened. Part of the reason why the karate club of Kabido Junior High School is called a powerhouse must be due to the fact that it is the champion of this national competition, but the karate competition is not just an individual competition, and there must be more than one such person in the team who has won the championship in the middle school league for several years in a row. It seems that this is the reason why Jinpei chose to let himself come to this school. However, according to Shishido, the women's karate club at Kabito Junior High School is not as strong as the men's club, and it has not been able to break out of the Kanto tournament for several years, which is undoubtedly a big blow to those who want to join a strong team and compete with the masters at any time.

Thinking of this, Nao couldn't help but snort softly in her heart. How can a person who is as competitive as she is stopped from moving forward by these things? There is no eternal weakling, and the strong must not be eternal. She has already experienced countless failures after choosing the path of karate, but how can she ignite her desire for the championship without failure? "I am next to the national champion, but I am pitifully weak", the women's club of Kabito Middle School Karate Club is obviously in this situation. Being in the shadow of the champion halo for a long time is bound to produce a great rebound, and the winning ** will also be stronger than other schools. So for Nao, this kind of pressure from the weak team is very good for her progress, not only is it not a blow, but it will be happier than being in a strong team!

The desire for club activities has been lingering in her mind, but the purpose of coming to school today has been forgotten by her. The opening ceremony, the class division, and the step-by-step action of Nao, who has no interest in these things, is like a machine qì person. Sitting in the classroom of the first-grade group A that she had just been assigned, she turned a deaf ear to the noise of the new students around her as if she was covered by an enchantment, and her eyes were firmly nailed to the club booth next to the playground outside the teaching building, just looking forward to the club recruitment meeting in the afternoon to start soon. A few freshmen who were attracted by her cold silence wanted to talk to her, but they were cut off by the same cold silence, and they hesitated for a long time before approaching. Nao, who doesn't have a good impression of her classmates because of the shadow of the past, is also happy, and Ba has to have someone to talk to her. But what happened next shattered her expectations, and a pair of hands with bandages around their fingers slammed down on her desk. Nao, who had never been treated like this, frowned tightly and was about to have a seizure, when a surprised shout broke out first.

"Ahh

Nao turned her head suddenly, her narrowed eyes rushed towards the perpetrator who interrupted her thoughts with extreme unhappiness, and Zhi Niankuan's true biography "Killing Resentment Death Light" penetrated the other party fiercely, and even affected a teenager behind the other party. But although the stared person shuddered, he seemed to be getting more and more excited. The man grabbed Nao's hands and said in an excited tone, "This look...... That's right, you're really Okinawa's Saotome Nao!"

"Okinawa's ...... Contestant?" Nao looked at the blonde girl who was holding her hands painfully, thinking in her head about the number of people she knew, "If you call me a contestant...... You're a participant in that contest too?"

"That's right, that's me! Do you remember?" the girl with short messy hair blinked and smiled at her, "I didn't expect us to be in the same class!!

"I'm living in Tokyo. Nao was taken aback by the other party's enthusiasm, and the guard in her heart was also relaxed. But there was still one thing she didn't remember," ...... Who are you?"

"I'm Shumei, Sakamoto Shumei, the one who fought against you in the second round of the martial arts competition!"

"I'm sorry, but I'm still not impressed. Nao shook her head seriously, "I'm not very good at remembering people, but if you're better than me, I'll remember it very well." ”

This extremely infuriating sentence did not affect Sakamoto's mood, this seemingly natural girl was still very happy to meet Nao again, "It doesn't matter if you don't remember, anyway, we are in the same class now, if you don't want to remember, you will remember!hahaha!" She grabbed the curly blonde hair and smiled happily, "I didn't expect that I would be in the same class as the national champion, it's great! You'll also join the karate club next, right? Or will you focus on martial arts?"

"I'm going to participate, but I'm not going to participate in martial arts competitions anymore. Nao heard the words of the karate department, and her attitude changed quickly, "That...... Sakamoto-san, right, so you're going to join the karate club too?"

"Of course, but I don't want to participate in martial arts exercises either, I want to do actual combat practice, and then compete as a positive selection!" Sakamoto Shumei blinked her big blue eyes and shook her finger at Nao: "But don't call Sakamoto-san, just call me Shumei! But on the other hand, I also have to call you Nao!"

"Okay, Shumei. Looking at Sakamoto Shumi's lively appearance, Nao couldn't help but think of Natsu's smile in front of him and Aiko, and involuntarily pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled.

"Well, Nao!" Shumi smiled so hard that she could almost see her back molars as she heard the national champion she had defeated call out her name, "The results of the women's karate club of Kabido Middle School were not very good in previous years, but with me and you this year, we will definitely not lose again—— Oh, by the way!" she took out her mobile phone and looked at the time, took Nao's hand and walked out the door: "It's almost time, let's go to lunch first, and then let's go to the karate club to sign up together, right?"

Nao was slammed by Shumi's powerful arm, and her chin almost hit the table. But she didn't break free of Shumei's arm, but picked up her schoolbag and staggered out of the class with Shumei's strange power, leaving only the petrified classmates and the teacher who had just stepped onto the podium but were already petrified. In addition to the sound of running in the corridor, there was still a looming conversation between the two.

"Sakamoto-san, don't be in such a hurry......"

"Shumei!"

"Okay, Shumei...... The teacher has just entered the door, so why don't we leave like this?"

"Anyway, he's here to inform everyone that he can disband!

"How many people join the karate club, and they have to queue up ......"

"Because the person in charge of the booth is Kyogoku senior!!"

“......”

The conversation between the two went away with the wind, and the whole class stiffened their necks to look at the teacher on the podium, all with pity on their faces. And the young teacher, who had recovered from his petrified state, chuckled as if he had seen something interesting—

"Women's Karate Club, hehehe, it's a good choice......"