At the same time, Kiryu and Ma were in the Akita Prefectural Martial Arts Center, bored watching the team battle unfold.

The Japanese are really powerful, this prefectural martial arts hall only hung one person yesterday, and it was used normally today, but in the position where the people of Endo were hung, a small area was surrounded by four stools and a blockade belt, and some flowers were arranged.

But if you think about it, Japan has survived the atomic bombing, and then the next day it thinks of a strong person who went to work, and it doesn't seem like a big deal for the Japanese to die, right?

By the afternoon, the organizing committee expects that by the afternoon, about half of the venue will be vacated, and the selection for the individual battle will begin while the team battle continues, which is why most of the teams have already retreated from the team battle.

Now, however, Kiryu and Ma were not interested in the individual standing, and because he was very idle, he was wandering around the martial arts hall this morning, basically looking at the top of all the contestants' heads.

In this kendo tournament, there are no opponents worth fighting against.

Kazuma's mood was very low, and the key was that he didn't know why.

Obviously, you can win a national kendo championship in the individual battle for nothing, and in the future, your own dojo will be able to hang the Kuixing flag on the door.

That can attract a little bit of students, doesn't it? Find a time to go to western Japan and take the Jade Dragon Flag, and the business of the kendo hall will definitely be booming.

Not only that, but if you win the championship, you may be able to get some BUFF or title or something.

This double happiness should have been a dreamy happiness when added together.

But now, it's all boring.

And the horse shook his head.

Mikako and Nanjo followed behind him, and when they saw him like this, the two girls glanced at each other.

Mikako shrugged her shoulders and spread her hands, indicating that she didn't know why Kazuma was depressed.

And the zipper of the bag that Nanjo was carrying with a bamboo knife pulled a small opening at some point, revealing a small pattern on the authentic knife room of the text Bizen Nagafune in the bag.

**

That night, the hospital.

After the lights went out in the ward, the old man of Xiyuan Temple suddenly threw a small bag to Jian Yi: "This is the old man's private collection of chocolates, you can use this for breakfast tomorrow morning." The sugar and calories are enough for you to do a strenuous workout. ”

"I remember when the doctor came to make the rounds and said, you can't eat sugar, right?"

"I'm this age, it's too late if I don't eat, what do I have to worry about. I'm telling you, the favorite adventure for an old guy like me is 'disrespecting the doctor.'" ”

Recently, Ma Jian looked at the chocolate in his hand, estimated the amount, and felt that if this old man really ate so much chocolate at one time, he would definitely go directly to the ICU.

Then the old man continued: "When I was your age, I had a great adventure, and I stole a bicycle and carried the young lady of the landlord's family over the mountain that had been blocking our view. ”

"Big mountain?" Kenichi asked in surprise.

"Yes, before that, neither I, nor Miss Aiko, had ever seen the scenery on the other side of the mountain, even though I was a little hairy head of a farmer's family, and she was the eldest lady.

"The first time I saw the railroad, I carried Miss Aiko with me and followed the whizzing night train as if it could be reached from all corners of the earth."

The old man paused, as if immersed in a memory.

Kenichi Kinma couldn't help but ask, "Did you finally arrive?" ”

"I've arrived, I'm at the end of the road. Greet the sunrise with Aiko-sama.

"Just as the sun was rising, I saw the sight of a lifetime, of several large ships blowing their whistles passing by the distant headland.

"The first time I saw such a big ship, I was speechless, and I thought the whistle was the roar of a sea monster.

"Miss Aiko was also shocked, but she had seen the ship in the pictorial, so she couldn't stop laughing when she saw my panicked look."

The old man paused, and suddenly changed his words: "At that time, Japan was very strange, on the one hand, it was possible to build such a big ship, and on the other hand, I lived in a mountain village so close to the sea, but I still lived a life like the Warring States period.

"In our village, the electric light is only available at Miss Aiko's house, and it is not commonly used, and Miss Aiko uses a kerosene lamp to study at night, and I can only light candles at night.

"Aside from Miss Aiko's house, the only bicycle in the village was issued by the government to the postman, and I stole this one that carried out this big adventure with Miss Aiko."

Kenichi asked with concern: "Then ......what is the ending of your adventure?"

"I've been caught, the telegram is amazing." The old man smiled wryly, "And soon after, Miss Aiko was sent to Tokyo to go to school. I studied hard to get into a school in Tokyo.

"Then I regretted that even if I passed the exam, I couldn't read.

"I don't care about the rise or fall of empires or anything like that, I ended up choosing a military school because I'm a poor boy, and even if I go to those tuition-free national universities, I can't afford to live in a big city.

"For poor boys like me, military school is the only option."

"So, you went to the Toyama Army School?" Kenichi asked near.

"No," the old man shook his head, and then grinned at Kenichi Konma, "I'm a boy, and you're a boy, so I chose the big ship."

"I went to Etajima, which is farther away from Tokyo than from my hometown.

"But I don't regret it at all. Now that I think about it, it's great that I didn't go to the Army, these beasts are a shame on our entire country. ”

Ma Jian nodded and asked, "What about later?" You...... Have you met Aiko-san? ”

"Yes, but it was after the war, when I came to Tokyo, which was still in ruins, to inquire about Miss Aiko's whereabouts, and finally found her.

She lived a tenacious life alone with two children and six adopted war orphans.

"Girls are very strong, they are incredibly resilient, I can't imagine how much suffering she has gone through, and the so-called hell I have seen must be nothing compared to the suffering she has experienced."

The old man waved his hand: "Off topic, off topic, I'm telling you this, the main thing I want to say is that when you are young and can be willful, you can be willful." Don't wait until everything has been lost to regret it. ”

Near Ma Jianyi looked at the old man of Xiyuan Temple: "I...... I see. ”

"By the way, the window of this ward, below is actually a bicycle shed, and the window sill to the top of the carport is actually less than one person high, and the carport and the ground are more than one person high." The old man of Xiyuan Temple looked at Kenichi Jinma, "If it weren't for my osteoporosis and I couldn't withstand this toss, I would have gone out for a walk a long time ago." ”

Kenichi Near Ma laughed.