I am practicing in Tokyo

Chapter 80 Kendo Club

"Special Operations Division? Is there such a department?"

Gen Seiji bumped into Daigo Yumi and said deliberately and arrogantly, why should a department with which they had little contact take away the case they just took over?

He reached out to grab the document Daigo Yumi presented, but Daigo Yumi grabbed his wrist with one hand, turned his body over, and let out continuous screams.

"It hurts, it hurts! Let go!"

Daigo Yumi snorted coldly, let go of his hand, put his hands on his hips and looked at the corpse on the ground, showing a thoughtful expression.

"Trouble, trouble."

She let out a sigh, isn't it good to be honest? Now she has something to do again.

Bodies on the ground, scattered heads, and police collecting evidence formed a chaotic scene.

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The TV in the living room was still showing black and white movies, and Uncle Fujii and Uncle Amami were rewatching the sword and halberd movie Seven Samurai that they rented from the video store.

"Okay, what do you think farmers are?"

The samurai Kikuchiyo on TV spoke that classic line, and they watched with relish.

"Your school also has a kendo club, right? When my uncle was young, I also joined the kendo club and practiced for several years."

Uncle Tianhai, who looked like a complete homeboy, ate potato chips and started chatting.

"Oh, there is. This year's Jade Dragon Kendo Competition has also passed. It seems that I won fifth place in Tokyo District."

Fujii suddenly thought of something. Kendo, isn't it also a skill? And the competition has just passed, so there is no need to show off.

The second day, Hachioji High School, Kendo Club.

"You want to join the Kendo Club?"

Ichikawa Reikichi, the head of the Kendo club, looked hesitantly at Fujii, who came to the door as soon as school was over. He was already in the second semester of his senior year of high school and didn't think about learning Kendo. Isn't it a little late?

"Yes, I like watching sword and halberd movies. I have always wanted to get into kendo, but I have never made up my mind."

Fujii Shu wouldn't say that he came here because of the attribute points of his kendo skills, and he told a half-truth. It was true that he liked sword and halberd pieces.

"Is that so? Well, a thousand Su Zhen exercises a day should be enough, right?"

Ichikawa Reikichi turned around and took Fujii Shu off his shoes and entered the kendo club with wooden floors. The space inside was spacious. More than 20 members in white training uniforms uniformly performed the practice of wielding bamboo swords in the air.

This is what he calls Su Zhen's movement.

"Of course, what school does our Kendo Club pursue?"

Fujii asked a question that made Ichikawa Reiyoshi laugh.

"Haha, you are indeed a fan of famous sword and halberd movies. Modern kendo is no longer divided into any schools. If we insist on talking about the basic schools of modern kendo, they should all be classified into Beichen Itto Ryu, who invented the kendo protector.

The straight center shadow style of the tool also makes a greater contribution. In terms of striking methods, Beichen Yidao Style is the main body."

The tall and slender Ichikawa Reikichi introduced it seriously, picked up a bamboo sword on the sword rest, and made several standard sword swing movements to show Fujii Shu.

"The Hokushin Itto-ryu, which was popular in the Edo period, emphasized a sudden frontal attack, cutting the enemy's wrist and making him lose the ability to fight back. The flexibility of his steps and body movements are all very important."

"But in modern kendo, the key to retreating with one blow is more focused on protecting yourself first. The offensive nature is not as strong as Beichen's one-sword style. The gap between the ancient style and modern kendo is still quite big."

As expected of the kendo director who led the kendo club to fifth place in Tokyo, Ichikawa Reikichi's kendo skills may be close to professional level LV3.

"Put on your protective gear and let's have a test to see what your basics are."

Since Fujii showed his strong will, Ichikawa Reikichi also enthusiastically gave him a set of protective gear. The members of the kendo club who were practicing stopped their movements one after another to make way for them to compete.

"You can score points by hitting the face/throat, abdomen, and hands. By the way, I just got the fifth-dan certificate this year, so I can be considered a teacher."

Ichikawa Reikichi briefly explained the rules, and at the end, he did not forget to show off.

Five-dan level?

Fujii Shu, who had a superficial understanding of kendo, knew that he was already very close to a professional swordsman, and a sixth-dan swordsman would be able to open a school in some places where the level of kendo was weak. In the Edo period, Ichikawa Reikichi was also the backbone of the sword school.

After putting on the protective gear, Fujii followed the swordsman's movements on TV and made an upper hand stance, holding the bamboo sword high and facing Ichikawa Reikichi.

The pace is very steady and the mentality is also good.

Ichikawa Reikichi tested a few times with his sword, suddenly approached, and then retreated. Fujii Shu didn't swing his sword rashly, which made him take a high look.

Give him a warning first and let him know that kendo is not that easy to learn.

Ichikawa Reiyoshi knew that Fujii Shu was a famous person in the school. Because of his love for kendo, he certainly didn't want Fujii Shu to think that kendo was an easy skill to master.

Holding the sword in both hands and making a thrust, the kendo moves are not as fancy as ancient swordsmanship, they just need to be practical.

so slow.

Fujii's physical strength reached 2.4 times that of ordinary people. He looked directly at the bamboo sword that was stabbing him. He picked up his own bamboo sword with one hand and slashed with one sword, hitting Ichikawa Reikichi in the middle of the thrust.

"Snapped!"

The bamboo swords collided with each other and made a sound. Ichikawa Reikichi, holding the swords in both hands, covered his trembling hands and took several steps back before stopping.

What kind of strength is this? What kind of reaction?

Ichikawa Reiyoshi's palms were numb, and his eyes when he looked at Fujii's tree were full of shock.

"Swordsmanship: LV1/1%, gain 0.01 free attributes."

After a fight, Fujiiki, who activated his kendo skills, looked at Ichikawa Reikichi innocently and asked.

"Excuse me, do you still want to compete?"

"Ah haha, no, no, no, your physical fitness is quite good. It's a pity. If you had come to join our kendo club earlier, you might have been able to enter the national competition this year."

When Ichikawa Reikichi stepped down the stairs, he immediately put down the unstable bamboo sword. His family ran a sword studio, and his physical fitness was so different that based on his own swordsmanship level, he probably wouldn't be able to survive.

Does this count as joining the ministry?

Fujii was still a little confused. When he was returning home from school, after seeing off Azusa Hase, he passed by a roadside izakaya and his stomach growled unsatisfactorily.

Let's have dinner here.

He put on his new bamboo sword, parked his bicycle, and got into the izakaya.

"Welcome, guest."

In the small izakaya, there were about ten customers sitting in twos and threes, and the square tables were all occupied. Fujii had no choice but to go to the bar under the guidance of the female clerk and sit down next to a middle-aged man who was drinking.

"Please give me one tonkotsu ramen and one roasted bird."

Izakaya in the island country is actually equivalent to a food stall. The dishes inside are affordable. Fujii ordered the meal. While waiting, he noticed that the uncle next to him had a long strip-like object wrapped on his back.

It's about the same length as his bamboo sword.

(End of chapter)