On August 3, the summer sun was still fierce, and even the air was twisting and trembling.

In the kendo hall of the private Xiu Ember Academy, members of the kendo club in training uniforms stood in a row, waving their swords to the sound of loud shouts. Every neat movement of the crowd will throw out a rain-like bead of sweat.

In the corner of the kendo hall, Mr. Ushiwakamaru, who is dressed in casual summer clothes, is urging Hideki Mizuhashi to practice swinging her sword.

As a half-step retired teacher, the most important thing for Mr. Niu Wakamaru is time. So even during the summer vacation, he didn't mind helping Hideki Mizuhashi continue her special training.

Unlike those kendo club students, Mizuhashi Hideki doesn't need to wear a heavy and stuffy kendo uniform, just short-sleeved shorts.

"Hmm. Ha! Mizuhashi Hideki stared earnestly ahead, swinging her wooden knife with a soft snort.

This knife should be cut down according to the enemy's hand, it is a disarming move, a bit of a shadow of Beichen's knife. Immediately, she stepped forward again, and struck the face of the "imaginary enemy" with a knife.

After completing the last set of training, Mizuhashi Hideki's face was flushed, her small nose exhaled lightly, her T-shirt was already drenched in sweat, and her white lotus-like arms outside her sleeves were trembling slightly, obviously muscle spasms.

"Very good, your movements are much better than last month." Mr. Niu Wakamaru clasped his arms with his hands and nodded with a kind smile.

"Thank you. The teacher snorted and complimented. Mizuhashi Hideki wiped her forehead with her wet arm, but the sweat became more and more rubbed, so she had to take the towel handed to her by Ushiwakamaru-sensei to wipe the sweat.

After a period of special training, Mizuhashi Hideki has not undergone obvious changes, she is still as small and cute as a doll, and her arms are also delicate and tender, and there is no trace of muscle.

However, her posture was noticeably taller than before, and her rain-like eyes finally had a light in them. This is a light called "self-confidence", and even if this light is extremely dim, it has completed the leap from zero to one.

For this half-joking "closed disciple", Teacher Niu Ruomaru is still very satisfied. Although Mizuhashi Hideki's talent is not good and she is not athletic at all, she is willing to endure hardships and work hard, and she has learned more than enough to protect herself.

Teacher Niu Ruomaru is old, but he is still very open-minded, and he will not teach students what "early love hurts people, concentrate on studying" with a straight face.

A student like Hideki Mizuhashi who continues to stimulate his potential because of his secret love, he is very willing to support.

"It's a hot day, go back and have a good rest, don't get heat stroke." Teacher Niu Ruomaru also wiped the sweat from his face and preached with a smile.

"Okay, Ushiwakamaru-sensei!" Mizuhashi Hideki bowed vigorously, and her voice was a little louder: "Thank you for your guidance!" ”

Teacher Ushiwakamaru also greeted the kendo club members who were training in the venue:

"Guys from the kendo club, thank you for letting me borrow the venue! In a few days, the Jade Dragon Banner will come on! ”

"Hey! Ushimaru teacher walks slowly! "The members of the kendo club are extremely polite.

Just as the two of them were about to leave the kendo hall, a young man with a pale face, a rectangular fever patch on his forehead, and a weak force to even push the door walked in.

"Teacher Zaihara, what's wrong with you?" Teacher Niu Wakamaru hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

This man's name is "Harumasa Zaihara", and he is an external consultant teacher at the kendo club of Xiushen Academy.

Hara Chunzheng obtained the qualification of "free from all passes" at a young age, and he can be regarded as a very talented kind of person in kendo, and it is more than enough to teach these high school students.

It's a pity that his health is very poor, it is said that it is because of the sequelae of lung disease when he was a child, resulting in a cough every three days and a fever every five days, and he can't do it whether he participates in competitions or teaches for a long time, so he will be reduced to the point of being an external teacher in a private school.

In everyone's impression, Mr. Zaihara has always been sick, and when I chat with him, I am afraid that he will die suddenly on the spot, and people will always be unable to restrain themselves from calling him for an emergency number.

Therefore, even if the original teacher is very attentive to the kendo club, many members look down on him - this sick cat teacher takes sick leave twice in three days, and from time to time adds a lot of trouble to the kendo club, and he is afraid of contracting something in the same room with him, and no one wants to give him a good look.

"I'm sorry, guys from the kendo club. Ahem! Ahhh As you can see, I'm suddenly sick" Haramasa leaned against the wall and bowed his head in shame:

"That. Three days later, the Jade Dragon Flag competition. Ahem, I probably won't be able to go."

The members of the kendo club were not surprised, but they all showed their accustomed expressions.

The Jade Dragon Banner is a kendo competition sponsored by the Nishinihon Shimbun and the Kyushu Kendo Federation, and it is also one of the most valuable national youth kendo competitions in Wano Country.

Once you win a prize or have a brilliant performance in the competition, you will be reported by major well-known media as a star, and will be named "young genius" and famous throughout the country, and will be favored by famous universities and even some big people. High school students have worked hard for three years in the kendo club to shine on this coveted stage.

The Jade Dragon Banner is usually held in Fukuoka City in the Kyushu region in late July, right next to the Golden Eagle Flag, another national youth judo competition in the region.

However, this year, for some reason, the organizers of the competition decided to postpone the two major national events by more than a week, that is, to the beginning of August.

Naturally, this move caused a lot of complaints, and the contestants' summer vacation schedules were messed up. However, after all, everyone can only complain a few words, you don't want to participate in the competition, some people are participating, don't come if you're not happy, continue to hide in the school's kendo gym as a nobody!

For the private academy that is in dire need of fame, kendo is also one of their development projects. In the past few years, the chairman of the board of directors has successively recruited several "kendo special enrollments", and like a gold panning in the sand sea, he will hire Mr. Hara Chunzheng, so he naturally has a lot of ambitions.

For the major event of "Jade Dragon Flag", the school even requires the club instructor to accompany him. It's a pity that Mr. Zaihara is seriously ill again as expected, and forcibly bringing him over is equivalent to one more sick number to take care of, and if he is unlucky, he will have to call the emergency number if he is not on the Shinkansen.

"Teacher Ushimaru" bowed his back in the original Chunzheng wall, and looked at Mr. Ushikamaru weakly:

"I've been bothering you, but the school is very interested in this competition, can you please accompany them to Fukuoka instead of me?"

Teacher Niu Ruomaru obviously expected the other party to ask him so much, but he shook his head in embarrassment:

"Of course I'm willing to help these children, but I'm going to go to Osaka with my family in a few days, so I'm afraid I won't be able to."

Hearing this, the members of the kendo club showed a little loss.

"Ahem, cough!" Zaiyuan Chunzheng lowered his head thoughtfully, gritted his teeth and said, "It's really not good, so I have to bring more antipyretics."

"I can't help it, Mr. Zaohara!" Teacher Niu Wakamaru persuaded in horror:

"If you have three long and two short, how can you tell the children to play with peace of mind?"

"Yes." Zaihara Chunzheng sighed: "Then what should I do?"

Mr. Ushiwakamaru and Hidehime Mizuhashi on the side also fell into hard thought at the same time. Ordinary people will not bear to let go of Mr. Zaiyuan's sick but pretending to be strong when they see Mr. Zaiyuan.

"Well, if you really can't do it, you'll have to find an agent." Teacher Niu Ruomaru calculated:

"It's better to be reliable, more responsible, able to deal with emergencies, and understand a little bit of martial arts. And the security in Kyushu is relatively poor, so it's better to pick someone who can protect these children..."

Teacher Niu Ruomaru glanced at Mizuhashi Hidehime, and suddenly nodded thoughtfully:

"I have a candidate here, I'll go ask him!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at him curiously.

"He's a student here, too, but I can trust him." Teacher Niu Wakamaru swore solemnly.

Teacher Ushiwakamaru winked suggestively at Mizuhashi Hidehime again: "If you don't mind, you can also go with me as my agent, just go to watch the professional competition and learn from the experience." ”

(End of chapter)