After eating, the two wandered around the street for a while, and Makoto Kyushu took the opportunity to digest the heavy food in his stomach.

"Senior, do you think this hairpin looks good?" Hideki Mizuhashi picked up a scallop hairpin on the counter of the jewelry store and put it on her head.

"Beautiful." Makoto Kyushu said casually.

"Where's this?" She picked up another classic-style hairpin and stuck it to the back of her head.

"Beautiful."

"Where's this?"

"Beautiful."

"Where's this?"

"Beautiful."

"Senior, can't you say something else?" Mizuhashi Eiki put a string of bracelets back on the counter and puffed out her cheeks.

“.” Kyushu Cheng frowned, and he was also very embarrassed.

He doesn't understand the colorful outfits of girls, these things look good in his eyes, what else can he evaluate?

Kyushu Cheng thought about it, pointed to a hairpin and commented: "The material of this hairpin has good toughness, and the end is very sharp, which is very suitable for girls as a hidden weapon." ”

"Senior." Mizuhashi Hideki was so made that she couldn't cry or laugh, so she had to mumble and scream, but she was embarrassed to get angry.

She is not the girlfriend of the senior, but the predecessor temporarily became her "mock boyfriend" out of kindness. If she was angry at her seniors like an ordinary girlfriend, it would be too bad.

Mizuhashi Hideki walked around the store again, and finally decided not to buy it. That's the fun of shopping, even if you don't buy anything after a long walk, you're happy in the end.

But as soon as she came back to her senses, she found that Makoto Kyushu had already paid in front of the counter.

"Senior, what did you buy?" Hideki Mizuhashi was surprised.

Kyushu Makoto accepted the gift box handed by the cashier at the counter, and handed it to Mizuhashi Hideki: "I gave it to you." ”

"Huh?" Mizuhashi Hideki was flattered, but still carefully opened the box.

On the soft silk cloth lies a metal distressed hairpin, with several strings of colorful glass beads hanging on the top, and when you walk on your head, these beads will sway and shake, which is quite cute.

"In ancient times, there would be women who used hairpins as self-defense weapons." Kyushu Cheng said seriously: "This one is made of metal, so I'll give it to you first." ”

When the cashier on the side heard this, he immediately couldn't help but puff out his mouth and laugh, and then bowed repeatedly: "I'm sorry!" Guest! I'm really sorry! ”

"Poof. Haha, thank you seniors. Mizuhashi Hidehime couldn't help but smile and accepted the gift with joy.

His words and deeds are extremely absurd, but his heart is extremely concerned about others. It is because of this that the predecessors are unique and cute.

She barely curled up her short black hair and tucked the hairpin back of her head.

"Isn't it pretty, senpai?" Mizuhashi asked.

"Beautiful."

"Well, that's the answer again. But I'm very happy, thank you seniors. ”

Leaving the jewelry store, it gradually darkened, and the two returned to the hotel.

Although the two of them are not here to participate in the competition, they can't go back too late, otherwise it will affect everyone's rest.

Back at the hotel, the students of Ember Academy were gathering for a meeting to discuss tomorrow's tactics and hold a mobilization meeting.

There were other contestants from other schools in the hotel, but everyone just glanced at each other and didn't communicate with each other, obviously watching out for each other.

"Senior, should we go to the game room to play?" After Hideki Mizuhashi greeted her classmates, she said to Makoto Kyushu.

"No problem, Ying-chan~" Kyushu Makoto readily agreed. Anyway, it's a mock date now, and everything is up to her.

The game room in Wano Kuni Ryokan is usually equipped with table tennis tables, billiard tables, and dart machines, all of which are suitable for multi-player play.

Due to the Jade Dragon Flag competition, the owner of this hotel deliberately vacated a space in the game room as a training ground, so that the players who stayed in the game could practice their skills before the competition.

Young people in pairs and threes were swinging swords and sparring on the training ground, and when Mizuhashi Hideki saw this scene, her nerves tensed all over her body, as if she was recalling her hard training during this time.

"That's a lot of work, these people." Kyushu Makoto pinched his chin and smiled slightly: "After all, it's a national competition, and it's normal for them to be under pressure." ”

In fact, there are only a few players like Xiushen Academy who participate in the competition at public expense. Most of the contestants who participated in the Jade Dragon Banner came at their own expense, without any financial support, not even the people who cheered for them on the spot, and the travel expenses may still be earned by part-time work, once they fail in the competition, it is equivalent to living up to their youth.

Mizuhashi Hideki took out a bamboo knife from the wooden barrel in the corner of the training ground and swung it twice seriously. Although the movements are obviously stiff, they have begun to take shape.

"Senior, let's have a competition with me!"

She turned, and there was a flash of fire in her eyes.

"Why?" Kyushu Makoto heard that the other party's tone was serious, but he was puzzled.

Of course, Kyushu Makoto heard that she learned swordsmanship from Teacher Niu Wakamaru, but it is still far from him, and I don't know what kind of courage Mizuhashi Senmei has to find him alone.

"That. I wonder how much the gap between me and my seniors really is. Mizuhashi Hideki plucked up her courage and replied in a low voice:

"Please, please have a fight with me!"

"Then let's try it." Makoto Kyushu also pulled out a bamboo knife from the barrel and swung it a few times to test the weight and feel.

"Seniors. Do you use a sword too? Mizuhashi Hideki said curiously.

"I can use whatever I want." Kyushu Makoto explained with a smile: "It's just that there is a bamboo sword here." ”

"This is worthy of being a senior, and I can use any weapon." Mizuhashi Hideki sighed softly and stood a few steps away.

At the beginning of the discussion, Mizuhashi Hideki began to observe the other party with a sword in both hands, and her footsteps slowly moved sideways.

Kendo does not rush directly and slash, but uses static braking to observe the enemy's weak points before launching a deadly attack.

However, Mizuhashi Hideki circled around Kyushu Makoto several times, but never found the flaws of the other party.

After all, Makoto Kyushu's rank is too high, just a casual stop, in the eyes of Mizuhashi Hideki, it is a flawless, drip-tight defensive posture.

On the contrary, it was Kyushu Makoto who observed several weaknesses of Mizuhashi Hideki, and he could defeat her at any time.

In order to test Hideki Mizuhashi's current strength, Makoto Kyushu decided to deliberately sell a flaw so that she could give her a chance to show it.

So Kyushu Cheng deliberately pretended to react half a beat slowly, and the bamboo sword in his hand was slightly lowered by a few inches.

Hideki Mizuhashi really seized this opportunity and immediately shouted crisply, "Haaaaaaa He stepped forward decisively and swung his sword. Ostensibly, the sword was intended to attack the opponent's head, but in fact, it made a small circle around the blade of the sword, and slashed at his hand instead.

"By shouting loudly to increase momentum and intimidate opponents," Makoto Kyushu nodded in admiration:

"And this sword has the technique of deception in it, there are so many skills in just one move, it seems that Mr. Niu Ruomaru taught it very well"

Then, with a flick of his sword, he picked up Mizuhashi Hideki's bamboo sword and flew out, and took advantage of the situation to put his own bamboo sword around her neck.

Mizuhashi Hideki looked at Makoto Kyushu in astonishment, and only realized after three seconds that she had lost - she had lost all her strength with just one move, and Makoto Kyushu probably didn't even have half of his strength.

"The sword moves you learn are treacherous and changeable, and they are very suitable for someone like you, who lacks strength and can only rely on skill to win." Makoto Kyushu exhaled lightly and preached incessantly:

"But your experience is not sophisticated enough, your eyes and movements are not confident enough, and your moves are also drawn in the same way, and you lack your own understanding, so it is easy to be seen through."

When Makoto Kyushu said this, Hideki Mizuhashi hung her head a little lost.

"But don't be discouraged, you've made good progress in a short period of time." Kyushu Cheng also threw away the bamboo sword in his hand, and gently rubbed the head of the Shuiqiao school girl to show comfort:

"You have to practice a lot and feel a lot until you find your own style. If you don't mind, I can also guide you a few times, as long as you promise not to take what I taught you and harm others. ”

"Hmm." Mizuhashi Yingji nodded obediently, gently leaned on Kyushu Cheng's body, and said softly: "Sure enough, the seniors are very powerful~"

"I'm just an ordinary person." Makoto Kyushu smiled: "As long as Ying-chan is willing to work hard, it is only a matter of time before he reaches my level." ”

"Eh, can I really be as good as my predecessors?" Hideki Mizuhashi exclaimed.

"Of course! I've warned you before, don't think too badly of yourself, you have a lot of potential! Makoto Kyushu proposed, "If you don't mind, let me guide you to train for a while, right?" ”

"Well, please, senior!"

Half an hour later, the two came out of the game room drenched in sweat.

"It's not too early, that's the end of today's mock date, Mizuhashi-san. Although it ended a little strangely. Kyushu Makoto wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and continued to teach tirelessly:

"If you want to improve in martial arts, you must train consistently, and you must understand your every movement and let your muscles memorize."

Mizuhashi Hideki nodded like a chicken pecking rice on the side, and listened obediently.

Kyushu Makoto was halfway through speaking, but the words suddenly stuck in his throat.

In the lobby of the hotel, he suddenly saw a familiar girl with a single ponytail on the side, wearing a casual dress of a shrine maiden with white on the top and red on the bottom.

"Miss Qinggong!" Makoto Kyushu stepped forward curiously and greeted: "Why are you here?" ”

"Red in the middle?" Qing Gong Eliza was also a little surprised. She looked at Kyushu Cheng, glanced at the girl next to Kyushu Cheng, and subconsciously asked:

"Your girlfriend?"

Hearing this, Mizuhashi Hideki immediately explained anxiously, for fear that others would misunderstand and affect Kyushu Makoto's comments: "No, it's not! We're just classmates! My seniors have always taken good care of me! Haha~"

"Forget it, I'm not interested in hearing that." Eliza waved her hand and motioned for Mizuhashi to stop talking.

"Why did you suddenly come to Fukuoka, Miss Kiyomiya?" Makoto Kyushu asked again.

"I came on a business trip to do the commission, and I happened to live in this hotel, but I don't like it here, I feel a little too old, and I can't book a high-end hotel." Eliza blinked and whispered in Makoto Kyushu's ear.

"What commission? Is it to protect the tournament venue? Kyushu asked.

"Well, almost." Eliza nodded: "The minimum requirement for security entrustment is level B, and I happened to pass the exam two days ago." ”

"Well, that's a big congratulations." Kyushu Cheng was happy for her, but also felt a little embarrassed. He is still Class C, and in a sense, a pathetic barrier has been created between the two.

"Anyway, after saying hello, let's go our separate ways." Eliza waved her hand and turned away.

She paused, then turned her head and admonished:

"Stay safe, Hongzhong. Don't think it's too peaceful, but don't be too reckless. ”

(End of chapter)