I am practicing in Tokyo

Chapter 93 Ichikawa Gym

In response to this thought, Ichikawa Reikichi began a challenge of one person versus four people.

"Human beings have limits after all. The difference in physical fitness between individuals is not as big as heaven and earth. Moreover, opponents who know the way of swordsmanship will not be inferior in basic physical fitness."

As Ichikawa Reikichi explained, he took the initiative to meet four high school sophomore members. He held a bamboo sword in both hands and stabbed. After being blocked, he turned to a diagonal slash and hit one of the members on the head, killing him.

Defeat and exit.

The other three members swung their swords to attack. He moved flexibly to the left and right to block, and took a few steps back, but he was not hit.

"Therefore, we must make good use of the sense of space and distance, and use the steps summarized by our predecessors in countless actual battles. During the battle, we must face only one opponent at the same time and solve them one by one."

Adjusting his posture to the upper stage, Ichikawa Reikichi rushed into the crowd again, slashed head-on, and knocked over a member who was unable to react. He moved sideways to avoid the attack of another member beside him, stepped back and distanced himself.

Leave a few steps away.

is that so?

Fujii Shu, who was watching the battle, took note of Ichikawa Reikichi's movements. This kendo minister really has something. Among the fifth-level swordsmen, he should be considered the strongest one, right?

Fujii's mid-level LV2 swordsmanship is almost at the weak fourth level of kendo. According to his estimation, Ichikawa Reikichi should be at the early LV3 level.

"ha!"

The remaining two members rushed forward with shouts and anger, intending to replace Ichikawa Reikichi at all costs.

Facing the enemy's desperate blow, Ichikawa Reikichi dealt with it extremely calmly. He swung his sword away from the front member and stabbed him straight. He rolled sideways and narrowly missed the other person's slash. The moment he stood up, he stabbed from the bottom up.

, inserted into the abdomen of the front member, swung the bamboo sword horizontally to block the sneak attack of the other person behind him, used both hands to drive the enemy's bamboo sword to swing the windmill and slashed, withdrew the sword and cassock to slash, and slashed from top to bottom.

Hit the other person hard on the head.

"Bah bang bang!"

"Mr. Minister, let's compete!"

The members watching the battle clapped their hands one after another. After Ichikawa Reikichi assumed the Zanshin stance, he sheathed his sword and saluted in a circle.

"Do you understand? Fujii-san, if you want to learn more about it, you can sign up to study at my Ichikawa Gym."

Ichikawa Reikichi's real purpose is to recruit talents for his own gym. If a person with an extraordinary physical talent like Fujii Shu can be recruited into Ichikawa Itto-ryu, it will be impossible to revive the glory of the gym.

"I understand half of it. I will visit you another day. Well, I will definitely visit you next time."

In fact, Fujii Shu, who had completely memorized the steps shown by Ichikawa Reiyoshi, answered modestly.

Kamiya Rin next to him gave him a strange look. This guy probably has mastered such a simple thing, why should he pretend to be low-key?

"Well, my gym is not far from the school, and the fees are very reasonable... Well, I'm sorry, I usually send out too many flyers, and I can't control my mouth all of a sudden."

Midway through his words, Ichikawa Reikichi realized something was wrong and quickly changed his words.

"Nothing, let me sign up this Saturday, okay?"

Now that he has secretly learned some secrets from others, Fujii is too embarrassed to be a prostitute anymore. He signs up and pays tens of thousands of yen in tuition. Maybe he can also learn the complete actual combat steps, which will be very useful for his future simulated battles.

benefit.

"Really? That's great. You can add my Lⅰne and I will send you the address. You can get there by bus in a few stops."

Ichikawa Reikichi, who did not expect to be able to hook the big fish of Fujii Tree, happily took out his mobile phone, and the two of them added Lⅰne friends to each other.

——

At almost the same moment, the scene on the other side was not so harmonious.

The man in the flowered shirt who once brought his younger brother to trouble Fujii Shu, the die-hard subordinate of Shiraki Ueno, was hung up high by a hemp rope. The bright flowered shirt was full of torn traces. He was gasping for breath and was tied up alone and helpless in an abandoned place.

in the center of the factory.

"Brother, good evening."

There was a wave of greetings nearby, and Yamashita Akihisa, the president of the Tokyo branch of the Sumiyoshi Kaikai, wearing a black kimono, walked up to the floral shirt hanging in the air with a gloomier expression than before.

"Your boss, Ueno Shigehiro, received 100 million yen in service expenses from our Sumiyoshi Association. Now everyone has disappeared. Do you know where he has escaped to?"

Yamashita Akihisa asked directly. His subordinates had already given Hanashi a day's notice in advance. If he continued to be tough, they would give him a basin of quick-drying cement, sink his feet into it and solidify, and throw it into Tokyo Bay to enjoy the water view.

"What 100 million yen? I don't know at all. Mr. Ueno never talks to us when doing things. We will only do things according to his instructions. This kind of big business will never pass through our hands."

Hua Shizi told the truth, if he could survive this time, he would definitely give up the job.

You probably don't know, so forget it, I'll send you to hell happily. After all, we're not evil people after all.

After signaling to his younger brother, Yamashita Akihisa turned his back, took out a cigar, cut off the butt, and burned the butt bit by bit.

Behind him, the Sumiyoshi-kai members who had been prepared for a long time took out the steel buckets, poured in the gray quick-drying cement, and inserted the feet of the flowered shirt who was struggling for mercy. Maybe they disliked him for being too noisy, and some people roughly used transparent tape.

His mouth was sealed, and now there was only a slight hesitation.

"Keep looking for me. One hundred million yen is a small thing, but the reputation of our Sumiyoshi Club is a big deal. Moreover, I must win the land of Ichikawa Gymnasium this time! Prove the strength of our Tokyo branch, do you understand?"

Yamashita Akihisa took a deep breath from his cigarette and slowly exhaled a long trail of smoke. The flowered shirt behind him was still struggling, but after several blows, he completely calmed down as if resigned to his fate.

"Hey! We are going to send a group of people over to cause trouble on Saturday. What do you think?"

Wakatou (the leader), who had been following Yamashita Akihisa, nodded respectfully and bent down to ask for instructions.

"How many people will be sent? What is the plan? Have you made a PPT plan? Show me."

Yamashita Akihisa, who keeps pace with the world, has always asked his subordinates to make decisions before taking action. All actions must be done with a PPT plan first, so that when the gang gathers at the end of the year, he can show different results.

"Please take a look, this is the plan."

Ruotou asked the boy below to quickly get his laptop and open the screen to bring up the PPT plan.

"First, ten action members are expected to carry paint and other objects and splash them at the entrance of Ichikawa Gym." A hand-painted matchstick man carrying a bucket was active in front of the gate with the name of Ichikawa Gym written on it.

"Then he pulled up a banner and complained that the gym's fees were unreasonable." The villain pulled up a banner full of katakana and blocked it in front of the gate.

"After a few days like this, it is guaranteed that their gym will not be able to open and their business will be bleak." A few leaves blew down from the empty door, indicating that business was poor.

After finishing speaking, Ruo looked towards Yamashita Mingjiu, expecting his appreciation.

"Well, that's a good strategy, but I want to modify it a little bit."

Yamashita Akihisa took a puff of cigarette and continued to add.

"Send a hundred people, disguised as people from other kendo gyms, to come to Ichikawa Gym on Saturday and smash it up once and for all."

"Thank you, boss. I will gather the brothers and start on Saturday."

Wakatou immediately understood that this time he was going to play for real, and his usual petty fights could no longer satisfy Akihisa Yamashita.

"There's no rush. I'll ask the local police chief of Hachioji City to do some public relations in two days. I'll let you know when the results are available."

The wily Yamashita Akihisa planned to deal with these first before taking action.

The flowery shirt's feet were already semi-solidified, and he was carried into a black van and drove to Tokyo Bay to see the scenery under the sea.

——

One night two days later, I was at the geisha tavern where Nagara Sosuke once killed the intermediary.

Yamashita Akihisa, who was shaking a round fan, was sitting face to face with a middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses on the floor. When they were talking happily, Yamashita Akihisa suddenly stretched out his hand and clapped his hands. The man with gold-rimmed glasses was shocked. He thought he was going to

In order to murder him, someone died here not long ago.

The geishas in the room stood up and left one after another. Yamashita Akihisa's hand was placed under the kotatsu table, which made the man with gold-rimmed glasses even more nervous.

"Director Asakura, I invite you here this time. Actually, I have a small thing to ask of you."

Yamashita Akihisa took out a lacquer box, put it on the table, and opened it to the man with gold-rimmed glasses, the golden light was shining brightly.

Inside were three open-mouthed golden toads, which looked quite heavy. A rough estimate suggested they weighed more than a kilogram.

"You tell me, I'll do my best."

Director Asakura suppressed his expression and looked at Yamashita Akihisa, who was still waving his fan. This Sumiyoshi-kai boss was indeed a member of a violent gang. Even the way he expressed his sincerity was so violent. Hahaha, it really scared him.

Jump.

"On Saturday, our people will carry out land acquisition activities in a gymnasium under your jurisdiction. The owner of the land is not easy to talk to, and there may be some minor conflicts. Please take care of it. Once the matter is completed, I will give you a generous gift.

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Yamashita Akihisa stopped waving his fan, and his intention was revealed, but he didn't say it clearly. He is an old fox, and some things don't need to be too explicit.

"What gym? Which school?"

After Chief Asakura calculated the value of the golden toad, he asked, if it was a big sect like Satsuma Shigenryu, he would not wade into this muddy water. God knows how many powerful people behind him would be offended.

"Ichikawa Ittoryu is located in Kitano Town."

Yamashita Akihisa, who had done his homework in advance, knew that the Ichito Ito-ryu had no backing and was a small sect, so he was not nervous at all when answering.

"Then there will be an outing drill of the police department that day, and the police force is very nervous."

After Director Asakura listened, he put away the lacquer box on the table, put away the three golden toads, and talked to himself leisurely.

"Bah bang bang!"

Yamashita Akihisa clapped his hands again. This time, the two women who came in were the two father-in-law women he hired at a high price. They were both wearing uniforms and skirts from prestigious high schools and sat down around Chief Asakura.

"I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first. I'm sorry."

After doing this, he wisely stood up, walked out of the room and closed the door, with a trace of pride on his face.

Now, even if there is a swordsman who can fight, it is impossible to defeat a hundred people!

Thinking of the benefits from acquiring the Ichikawa Gym at a low price and connecting the land, Yamashita Akihisa couldn't help but smile, but his wrinkled face was uglier than crying.

——

Is this the gym?

Fujii Shu, who visited on Saturday afternoon as promised, stood alone in front of the gate of the gym. A signboard with Chinese characters for "Ichikawa Itto Ryu" was hung on the top of the gate, but why was there not even a receptionist?

I sent a text message to Ichikawa Reikichi on my mobile phone. Not long after, Minister Ichikawa, wearing a white training uniform, jogged all the way to the door and said hello.

"Sorry, there are only a dozen students in our family. Today is a day off. Only my father and I are in the gym."

"Nothing. Is it convenient to sign up? I have brought the gift money."

Fujii Shu, who deliberately withdrew 50,000 yen in cash from the ATM, asked with concern.

"Of course it's convenient. It's been a long time...well, let's come in first."

Ichikawa Reikichi, who almost revealed another important piece of information, invited Fujii to come in.

Although the location of the Ichikawa family's gym is not very good, the area it covers is a bit exaggerated. The front yard is a garden of several hundred square meters, and the middle yard is a training hall for students. It is fully paved with teak floors in Edo style.

In the main room, there are rows of sword racks and protective gear placed on the wall, which is very impressive.

There is also a Japanese-style landscape in front of the central courtyard, with a red maple tree planted. From time to time, leaves sway and fall, floating in a pool as flat as a mirror.

"Are you that Fujii-san? I am Ichikawa Itto-ryu, Ichikawa Nobutaka, and I welcome you to join Ichikawa Itto-ryu."

In the main room of the courtyard, a man in black kimono with a bandage on his abdomen was sitting meditating. He was around forty years old. He was probably the father mentioned by the mayor and minister.

"Dad, you're out for some activities again, can't you take good care of yourself?"

Ichikawa Reikichi was obviously helpless. He looked at Nobutaka Ichikawa who opened his clothes and exposed his belly. Fortunately, it was a boy visiting this time. How should a girl see his father? An exhibitionist? A crazy man?

"What do you know? The frontal wound left after a duel is a man's honor. There is nothing to cover it up!"

Ichikawa Nobutaka saw his son's dissatisfaction and wanted to get up to teach him a lesson, but he pulled at the wound and his face twitched.

"Dad, are you okay?"

After all, he was still his biological father. Ichikawa Reikichi stepped forward to show concern, and the two quarreled again.

This kind of gym feels unreliable! Can you really learn practical skills?

The corner of Fujii's mouth twitched as he watched, and there was a burst of footsteps behind him. He turned around and was on guard. The habit he had developed in the mock battle made him take a dozen steps back and stand in front of the main house in the middle courtyard.

"Are you all here, the old one and the young one? Now the whole family is in order."

Wakatou of the Sumiyoshi Kai is a man with dyed green hair, smoking a cigarette, and leading a dense crowd of subordinates. Everyone is wearing black training uniforms and holding bamboo swords for training. He is coming with bad intentions.

"We are members of XX Gym, and we are here to teach you a lesson today. Don't open a shop here, you will smash it!"

After Lu Mao Ruotou said the excuse he had thought up in advance, the gloomy sky also heard thunder at the right time, raindrops fell, and soon the heavy rain continued, covering the entire sky and earth.

"Then you'd better get through me first."

While the other party was talking, Fujii took out a bamboo sword from the main room. Although the incident happened suddenly, it was obviously an opportunity for self-defense, and he could test whether Minister Ichikawa's practice steps were effective.

"I am the heir to this gym, Fujii-san. You'd better stop interfering and let me take care of these bastards."

Ichikawa Reikichi also took out his bamboo sword and persuaded Fujii Shu to retreat.

"Hahaha! I'm laughing so hard. There are a hundred of us. No matter how hard you try, you can't beat us!"

Lu Mao Ruotou laughed exaggeratedly, and his men who started smashing things rushed towards the two people in front of the main house under his instructions.

"Beat me! Beat me until I am disabled!"

Lu Mao Ruotou shouted arrogantly, his arrogance rising to the sky.

Thanks to the mung bean boss and the previous arcane boss, as well as many book friends for their rewards.

(End of chapter)