In the kendo hall,

A warrior in a fiery red robe stood motionless under the heavy protection of protective gear, holding his sword and waiting to move, like a dark dragon;

A warrior in a white robe stood motionless under the heavy protection of protective gear, holding his sword and waiting to move, like a pair of white-haired tigers.

One referee and two deputy referees stood in their own positions. Also waiting for the start of the game.

The bell rang outside the field, and the referee stood to the left of the two and waved the starting flag.

The white-robed warrior immediately rushed down the mountain, rushed out in an instant, and slashed out with a sword, synthesized in one breath, like lightning.

The red-robed warrior turned around like a dragon, lightly sided his body, cut it with a sword, and then stepped forward.

The two swords intersected in an instant, and the sword of the white-robed warrior had already been struck away. The white-robed warrior immediately opened the middle line, and was slashed straight in the center by the warp-robed warrior who had already risen forward, and hit the chest with a sword.

"Drip ......"

"Drip ......"

"Drip ......"

The whistles of the three referees sounded at the same time, and the three referees waved the flag of the red side at the same time.

The two generals put away their swords at the same time, returned to their original positions, and saluted each other.

The sword flashed again.

The warriors who are as dark as the dragon are more profound, and the generals who are as hot as the tiger are even more fiery.

The bell rang outside the field, and the referee waved the small flag, and the two fighters rushed together again. The white-robed warrior rushed faster and harder, and suddenly a heavy blow from the head made him instantly dizzy and fell straight to the middle of the field. The defeat came too quickly, not only the white-robed warriors, but also the three referees didn't understand what was going on.

Syllable......!

After a loud sound that was clearly audible throughout the kendo hall, the white-robed warrior who was strongly supported by countless people stiffened and fell straight to one of the arenas. It was the more than one hundred and fifty eyes outside the arena that saw clearly at the same time, the time when the white-robed warrior rushed instantly, and the red-robed warrior seemed to have known the actions of the white-robed warrior for a long time, and just slashed the tip of his sword towards that air position in advance. Then the power of the sword tip and the power of the white robe rush instantly superimposed, collided together, and made a loud noise, and the white-robed warrior fell directly to the ground on the spot.

There was silence.

The referee has already begun to count the seconds.

1…… 2…… 3……

Due to the presence of the armor, everyone thought that there should be no problem with the white-robed general. But the force of that blow was so great that the sound it made was clearly audible to everyone in the ring. Countless young girls began to wait anxiously.

9…… 10！

The referee's countdown ends. The white-robed warrior still didn't get up. The referee immediately waved a small flag to announce the victory of the red-robed warrior, and at the same time, the Kuroda guard team of doctors, who had been waiting anxiously outside the court, had rushed to the field, took the white-robed warrior's helmet, and nervously examined it.

The red-robed warrior took off his own black armor, revealing a heroic face that belonged to a girl.

Aiko Imamiya!

Aiko Imamiya's first match for Tachibana High School ended with a complete victory.

The darkness of the forest, the shiny edge of the fire.

A huge black bear stood there silently, staring straight into the place.

The Tohiro here has woken up, and Taro has begun to yell at it incessantly. It was this kind of roar, as if it had completely prevented the black bear from drawing the slightest attention, and he just looked lazily and curiously at Du Ping, who was standing by the fire and filling it with new wood.

night

After a long staring, the black bear lazily yawned loudly, then twisted its massive, mountain-like body, twisting and slowly disappearing back into the darkness of the forest. It's as if it's just a little curious about the two interesting creatures that suddenly intrude into its territory, Du Fair and Taro. When its curiosity wears off, it goes home and goes about its original leisure life.

After a long time, Taro's screaming slowly stopped. Curl up lazily and slowly enter its light dream state.

Du Pingping, who was already fully conscious, glanced at the dark sky above his head. The night was dark, and it was very early before dawn. I glanced at the watch on my wrist, and it was only 1 o'clock in the morning. Holding his black sword, he climbed back into his sleeping bag, which had become cold. It's hard to fall asleep for a long time.

It was the first night into the forest. After a whole day of traveling, Du Pingping, who thought he was very healthy, still felt very tired. The food I brought was limited, and I only ate one meal for a whole day due to limited conditions. When he was the hungriest, he even seriously thought about whether he could eat the food he fed to Taro. The water is also running out, and tomorrow we must find a place to replenish the water source. And I also encountered the legendary terrifying forest black bear. And the quality of sleep in the forest is really terrible. Fearing the attack of wild beasts, he was actually half-awake all the time. Now after this curious black bear again, Du Ping didn't know if he could still fall asleep.

Holding the black sword, Du Ping seemed to feel that he was giving himself the power of confidence

I'm sure I'll find Miyako! No matter where she is!

Aiko Imamiya, who slowly entered Tachibana High School with a schoolbag on her back, seemed to have some unreal feelings. I feel as if I'm actually no different from the average student who entered Tachibana High School with me. It is no longer the daughter of the leader of Yukio Imamiya, who was once extremely proud, and must also pass on his spirit and strength, so that the kingdom of Dongliuqiu must be in a country of true freedom and democracy without kings, exploitation, and ruling classes.

Yukio Imamiya!

Thinking of Yukio Imamiya, Aiko Imamiya felt a deep heartache again. It is as if the wings of freedom, the wings of pride, and the wings of strength have been lost.

Suddenly, dozens of kendo boys dressed in kendo uniforms from Tachibana High School's kendo club appeared inside the school gate, led by Goichi Hanada, Yuji Miki, and Keizo Ikeda.

Aiko Imamiya instinctively wanted to reach back and touch the short sword in her backpack.

At this time, countless applause rang out at the same time, led by the kendo club, from the school gate, and more male and female students stood up from there. Aiko Imamiya finally understood what was going on for a while. Many of these people are supporters of the kendo competition that went to Kuroda Ei High School in Chiba City with the team yesterday. So many people come together, and they come together. So there is only one thing, and this thing is to show and celebrate last night's victory over Kuroda High School to the whole school, which many media outlets advertise as the formidable opponent of the defending champion of this year's high school national kendo competition.

What boring guys!

Aiko Imamiya has withdrawn from behind. Walk through this group of people with the usual contempt, pride, and indifference.

As Aiko Imamiya walked in, dozens of kendo boys from the kendo club were divided into two rows left and right, forming a straight passage. As Aiko Imamiya entered, led by Goichi Hanada, Yuji Miki, and Keizo Ikeda, both sides bowed at a 90-degree angle and performed a very humble samurai salute.

Aiko Imamiya stopped in front of Hanada Goichi and Miki Yuji who were the leaders, and said in an indifferent voice, "Miki Yuji!"

Miki Yuji, "Yes, the main general!"

Aiko Imamiya, "Did well last night!"

Miki Yuji, "Thank you, the Lord will cultivate!"

Aiko Imamiya, "Don't be proud!"

Miki Yuji, "Yes, the main general!"

Aiko Imamiya led the way. After walking past Hanada Tsuyoichi and Miki Yuji, the two hurriedly straightened up and followed closely.

Last night's Kuroda Kendo Hall, the surrounding battles were full of emotion, roaring like the sea, as if they could drown the small battle platform in the middle at any time.

The match has already played the third of this team competition, with the easy victory of Aiko Imamiya/Asuka Yuki in the first game. In the second game, Kuroda Wei High School's kendo genius Wicker Hosumi burst out with unparalleled combat power in the battle with Hanada Goichi, and successfully eliminated Hanada Goichi, the former commander of Tachibana High School, with a win-of-three victory. The victory or defeat of the war is now decided in the final battle between Miki Yuji and the opponent's third general, Jimiho Goshi.

Before the war, Aiko Imamiya stood next to Goichi Hanada, who had been stabbed to the ground by himself with a few swords outside the game due to defeat, and said to Miki Yuji Moriran, "I hate failure!"

Miki Yuji replied nervously, "Yes, the main general!"

Aiko Imamiya, "You must overcome!"

Miki Yuji sweated out, "Yes, Lord General!"

Aiko Imamiya, "Do you have a way to defeat your opponent?"

Miki Yuji looked at Aiko Imamiya in surprise, "Ah......hh

Aiko Imamiya, "Don't resist hard, use your physical strength and perseverance to drag your opponent to death, understand?"

Miki Yuji, "Yes, the main general!"

Suddenly, Miki Yuji had a temperament called confidence rising up and down his body, and his eyes were like light as he buckled his armor and walked step by step to the center of the battle platform.

The clock had been played for 13 minutes, and it was rare for a game to go on for so long. Yuji Miki and his opponent Goshi Kamibo in the arena are both extremely exhausted from dozens of previous fights. Many people think of kendo as a sprint sport in which both sides can win or lose in a matter of minutes. And the time is more than 3 minutes, which has a great impact on the physical strength, explosive power and concentration of both players. The two players hit each other from the original interval of less than a few seconds to a break of almost a minute, and then they quickly intersected and hit each other.

In this battle, Miki Yuji played a full-fledged defensive tactic in full accordance with the requirements of the main general Tomorrow Hua Ruxue.

I need perseverance and courage to defeat my opponent!

In the small space enclosed by the helmet, Miki Yuji was already sweating profusely, and the huge gasp produced by the huge breath made him almost unable to see his opponent clearly. Miki Yuji already felt that his physical strength was almost to the end, and it might be that after the last sword and the second sword, he would be weak.

At this time, Miki Yuji suddenly heard a familiar and terrifying voice outside the ring, belonging to the voice that began to annoy him, but now he is leading himself step by step to the final end of the national high school kendo competition.

Aiko Imamiya's cold voice, "Kill!"

Miki has two, "Kill!"

Miki Yuji roared, and quickly rushed towards the blurred figure of his opponent with his sword.

"Kill!"

Jimbo Goshi roared, and his sword rushed towards Miki Yuji's figure.

Smack!

A crisp sound sounded in the arena, and in the middle of the arena belonged to the red and white generals, the wooden swords held by the two had collided with each other countless times because of the game, and at this time they were broken in two at the same time.

God is in a daze!

3 referees are in a daze!

All the spectators are in a daze!

No one thought of this kind of situation, which rarely occurs in kendo competitions.

Only Miki Yuji didn't notice this, and his mind was completely filled with Aiko Imamiya's "kill" order.

Miki Yuji yelled again, "Kill!"

Miki Yuji's broken sword slammed into the chest guard of Jimbo Goshi, making a loud thud. The sword didn't go into his chest, and the referee didn't immediately blow the whistle to stop the match. Miki Yuji then burst out with the strength of his whole body, and kept moving forward against his opponent.

In the arena, the momentum of the red-robed warrior was amazing, a broken sword that was less than half broken kept pressing, and the white-robed warrior kept retreating step by step, and the white-robed warrior withdrew from the white circle in the middle of the arena.

"Drip ......"

One of the two linesmen immediately blew the whistle to represent the winner of the match.

As the whistle sounded, the red-robed warrior first fell to his knees and collapsed in the white circle in the arena. Then the white-robed warrior fell to his knees, his whole body collapsed outside the white circle in the arena.

Aiko Imamiya walked step by step through these usually unruly kendo boys of the kendo club. As she walked by, pairs of kendo boys kept getting up to keep up with the main general and leader who was leading them to victory.

At this moment, Aiko Imamiya seems to be a king from ancient times, walking past the generals who are swearing allegiance to her, and leading them to the battlefield.

Outside the kendo club were countless Tachibana High School students who were clapping incessantly, and they were extremely proud at this moment. Their high school kendo club has already defeated Kuroda Ei Kendo Club, a top three high school kendo club in the country. They have reason to believe that Tachibana High School will win the first high school national kendo competition in Tachibana High School this year.

At this moment, they are full of confidence!

"Wow^......!"

"Wow^......!"

……

Behind Aiko Imamiya, led by Hanada Goichi and Miki Yuji, one by one kendo boys raised their hands holding kendo wooden swords, and hung the sword that represented their confidence and glory in the air, while making their own excited voices.

Only Aiko Imamiya, only Aiko Imamiya walked in the forefront, showing her lonely and cold standard face.

The morning in the forest was humid, and although there was no rain, Du Ping, who got up, still felt that his whole body, inside and outside his clothes, were infected with the moisture that belonged to the forest with the thick rotting trees of the forest.

After making breakfast for himself with the remaining flames from last night, Du Fair carried the wrap on his back and took the machete with Taro on his back and embarked on the road of today.

With his eyes firmly cutting down the dead branches and vines blocking the road in front of him, Du Pingshen walked with shallow feet. Before you know it, you can slowly use the horse walking skills taught by the mysterious woman in white in the park. Walking slowly, the fatigue gradually decreases a lot.

In a small space in the middle of a forest, Du Pingping stopped, and on the grass that was less than 5 square meters and surrounded by 5 large trees, Du Pingping saw several deep similar people fist imprints on the ground to form 5 small dots and a horizontal large footprint. But these footprints are much larger than Du Ping's entire palm.

It looks like the footprints of the bear from last night. It looks like he's walking into the area that belongs to this giant bear again.

Du Pingping tightened his hand on the mountain knife used to open the way, and his steps once again firmly walked towards the forward route he had set.

Taro let out a low roar again, and Du Ping hurried over. This time, it wasn't something terrible like bear or wolf dung, but a snake with three fine fingers and a brown and black pattern more than 1 meter long. The snakes were curled up together, raising their red tongues and giving Taro a hint of warning.

It turned out to be a forest snake, with a quadrangular head and round eyes. Now it can be said that Du Ping, who is very knowledgeable, immediately recognized this forest non-venomous snake species that was very similar to the short-tailed snake when he was young. Due to the habit of eating staple rats, it is also called rat snake, or Qing Dajiang by the natives. It is a beneficial insect in the mouth of traditional elders. But now it's a good piece of meat in Du Ping's eyes.

Grab it with one hand and instantly grab the snake's seven inches. Find an empty cloth bag and fill it in. Save it as a source of meat for dinner. Touching the top of Taro's head encouragingly, Du Fair took the lead and continued to walk on the way forward.

In the senior year of Tachibana High School, the teacher in the classroom has just finished handing out the exam papers for today's test. Aiko Imamiya looked at the test paper in her hand, and couldn't help but look sideways at the position that belonged to Du Fair next to her.

I heard that that guy has gone deep into the forest to search for the unknown!

Unlike other guys, Aiko Imamiya knows the horrors and difficulties of the forest. She's not the delicate flower that lives in a greenhouse, she's Aiko Imamiya, the daughter of a once great man!

Aiko Imamiya couldn't help but think of the day when she blocked Du Fair outside the headmaster's room.

Aiko Imamiya, "I heard it was because of a woman?"

Du Fair, "Yes. ”

Aiko Imamiya, "Does she love you?"

"Love! The most important thing is that I love her!"

Aiko Imamiya, "She loves you and won't leave you!"

"Love is never a matter of equality between the two parties. As long as I think it's worth it!"

Aiko Imamiya, "Is that so?"

"Loving someone with all your heart and soul is a kind of happiness in itself." At least that's what I think!"

……

A sturdy fountain pen was unconsciously broken by Aiko Imamiya's hand, and it was only then that Aiko Imamiya woke up Aiko Imamiya who was reminiscing.

A guy who only knows love!

He's just a mortal, and he's the daughter of a great man! The great man who was once dead is gone, and now it's only his shell that lives. And what I must continue to do is the great man and the legendary man who was once there.

Aiko Imamiya's gaze became frantically firm again.

I am Aiko Imamiya, the daughter of a great man!