I teach kendo in Tokyo

"What's the problem? Ha, you know? The night before that guy Takada fell from the building, he came to me for a drink. He proudly said that he was going to take revenge on Kiryu and Kazuma, and he also planned to let you lead the woman named Takamizawa. Let's start." Kozuo's lips twisted into a twisted look.

"Are you going to take revenge on Kiryu and Kazuma? Has he been kicked in the head by a donkey!?" Taiping cursed, but then he reacted. "Wait a minute, Kazuma Kiryu came to the clinic to see me before. He told me that those who opposed him would end up dying inexplicably. At that time, I thought he was bluffing, but... couldn't all that be true? ?"

"So, after the failure at the beginning, we should not provoke that evil star again! That idiot Takata whose mind is full of X-juice! I tried to stimulate him over and over again, but in the end he was benevolent and committed suicide. I'm going to die!" Kozuo said, his voice suddenly rising an octave. "Damn it, that idiot didn't even think about it carefully. The opponent is a contemporary swordsman who can even chop down an armed helicopter! If he doesn't plan to play by the rules anymore, we have no means of confrontation at all, okay? ?”

"Don't want to play by the rules? You said it was Takada who fell..." Daping was a little frightened. "No way? No matter what, Kiryu and Ma are still police officers, and they even threatened to become police chiefs. How could they not abide by the law?"

"What?" Kozo looked at the bewildered classmates next to him in surprise. This question was so stupid that he didn't even know how to answer it. It is precisely because of the various loopholes in the law that Takata and others have room to make huge profits. And yet, even though he is a leopard wolf who takes advantage of legal loopholes, he still requires his opponents to behave themselves?

"Just wake up! Kangyi!" Jiazuo let out a low growl from his throat. "This is not a gentle game, but a fight to the death! That idiot Takada was defeated, so he died! If we were also defeated, we would end up like him!"

"Then...then what should we do next?" Even the top student from Meiji, who had never been through trouble, Ohira Yasugi was a little confused at this time. "This investigation by the Metropolitan Police Department is serious. Kiryu Kazuma probably won't let us go. Otherwise, why don't you go ask the Mikawa Police Department and the big shots behind us for help? Just say that if we fall, they There will also be danger..."

"Help Xiangchuan? Naive! How do you think you got the search warrant to raid your clinic? Those big shots are probably ready to cut off the relationship with Takada. If you go to them now, you will be treated as a pawn. Give it up!" Jiazuo sneered. "And even Takada died in such a strange way. Do you think they can really do anything to Kiryu and Kazuma?"

"Then, what should we do?"

"...I plan to go to 'that' for help." Kozo pursed his lips tightly and spoke out the plan he had been considering since before.

"Is that the 'one' you often boasted about before?" Daping Yasugi's face was filled with astonishment. "Wait a minute, does the 'that' you mentioned really exist?"

"Of course it's true. Since there are swordsmen who can cut thunder in this era, it's natural that some legendary things are left behind, right?" Kozo picked up his hat for going out and looked at his classmates with a half-smile. "I plan to ask it to take care of Kiryu Kazuma. If everything goes well, we should be able to survive this crisis. How about it? Do you want to come with me? This is a rare opportunity to refresh the world view."

"Uh huh huh..." Ohira Yasugi, who was invited, fell into a dilemma. His intuition warned him not to touch these mysterious things that science could not explain, but his curiosity couldn't help but surge up. The most important thing is that now he really doesn't have the courage to confront Kiryu Kazuma, so going with Kozo seems to be an option that can give him some peace of mind.

"Okay, I'll go with you. When will we set off?"

"Right now, but we have to go somewhere first."

Kozo who said this also looked relieved.

**

"They plan to find someone to kill you?"

On the GTR, which was a few blocks away from Hinata Company, Haruyu took off the bug earphone and reported to Kazuma next to him. At this time, they parked the car next to a food street that operates a catering industry. Passersby were lingering in the sushi restaurants and izakayas, and no one paid attention to the vehicles parked on the roadside.

"I know, I'm listening too."

After confirming that there was no more sound coming from the bug, Kazuma also took off the earphones with a slightly subtle look on his face. In the case of Oshiba Mieko, although Takada, the culprit, had been punished by God, it was not enough to comfort the victims. The reason is that Kazuma did not find the means used by Takada and others to harm Mieko. He thought that Takada should be connected to the mysterious side, but there was no sign until he fell from the building.

Kazuma then placed the target of suspicion on Kosa and others who were members of Takada's gang. Therefore, it was only when Tanai came to the door earlier that he asked him to investigate the Hyuga company and put pressure on it. Now it seems that the effect is unexpectedly good. Kozo and others have been forced into a desperate situation and are ready to use their trump card to restore the situation. This is probably the method that led to Mieko's suicide.

From Kosa's words, there is no doubt that the person called "that" is the existence of the mysterious side. However, now that the mystery system has weakened, even the big demon fox in the family has personally admitted that her magic can no longer curse others, so who is the one behind Kozo and others? To be honest, Kazuma is quite concerned.

"Masaki Kosa's car seems to have started. Do you want to follow?"

At this time, Haruyu, who was staring at the monitor in the passenger seat, reported in an excited voice.

The set of monitors used by Kazuma and the accompanying eavesdropping devices are all installed in a hidden compartment of the passenger seat, and cannot be seen at all from the outside. Although this monitoring device is still quite bloated in Kazuma's eyes, it can be regarded as the crystallization of Nanjo Group's latest technology.

In addition to the bug in Kozo's office, another tracker was installed in a hidden location under the chassis of his car. The GTR's monitor can display the tracker's signal, so in theory, no matter where Kosa and the others go, Kazuma can pursue them without being noticed.

Kazuma started the engine without hesitation. After all, it took a lot of effort to take the initiative. If we miss this opportunity, the situation may be reversed.

"By the way, are you okay? Aren't there classes at Music University?"

"It's said to be a class, but in fact, a lot of the content can be learned by self-study. Music University also encourages a lot of internships." Qingliu waved his hand nonchalantly. "And I told the professor that Kazuma recently said that he would write a new song for me, and I had to keep an eye on him at all times. As a result, the professor happily gave me credit, on the condition that he should listen to the new song as soon as he got it."

"...I told you, can't you think of some excuse that won't cause trouble to others?" Kazuma glanced at his disciple speechlessly.

"What does it matter? Kazuma, you will write a song for me, right?"

After saying this, Seiryu grabbed Kazuma's arm and started to act coquettishly. Moreover, she actually looked quite cute? However, Kazuma secretly thought that if the same scene were replaced by Honami and Tamamo's undulating figures, it would be more impressive. Of course, those two are both strong ladies, so they shouldn't be able to act as cute as Qingliu.

"Ah, you're thinking about Tamamo and the others, right?"

"Don't shake, don't shake, I'm driving! Really, I feel like you and Chiyoko look more and more alike...well, except for the chest muscles." In exchange for Kazuma's honest comments, his waist was pinched hard Click.

**

In general movies, villains who like to hide in the dark and engage in intrigues are mostly those with high IQ and low strength. Usually, heroic protagonists with high force values ​​​​are basically disdainful of conspiracy and have a righteous character. The result of this phenomenon is that the villain is often very good at creating conspiracies. However, once he becomes the target of calculation, his power will plummet like a cliff.

The tragic villains who finally ushered in the highlight moment were interrupted by the protagonist's inspiration, and then suffered a tragic comeback. It can be said that there are many tragic villains on modern screens. But this is actually the same in reality.

Kosa, who had no idea that someone had installed a tracker under his car, drove Ohira Yasugi onto the highway leaving Tokyo. Kosa drove along the expressway in the suburbs of Tokyo, got off the expressway at a fork, and then made seven turns along the road. After driving for about half an hour, he finally came to a reservoir.

In the 1980s when the economy was booming, the Japanese government carried out a lot of infrastructure construction across the country. However, the dam in front of you should have been built before the war. From the rugged gravel roads to the dilapidated and desolate supporting facilities, it looks like it. A taste that has gone through many vicissitudes of life.

"Is this right here?"

"No, we have to stay inside. But we can't use the car here from now on. We have to walk there and change clothes first." Kozo urged Taiping Kangyi to get out of the car, then picked up the clothes prepared in advance and changed them for him. Then he took out several large fresh-keeping boxes for food from the trunk of the car and put them all on the folding trolley.

The two of them changed their clothes, put on their sun hats, and picked up their fishing rods. They looked like white-collar workers who came here to fish for fun. After locking the car, Kozo pushed the trolley forward and led the way, while Dahira followed him with a slightly entangled expression.

After walking forward for a while, Daping noticed that there were villages near the reservoir, and he could even see a lot of farmland around it. Some elderly villagers were busy in the fields. They looked up and saw two people walking by not far away. Many villagers looked surprised, and then turned around to discuss in whispers.

"It seems like they have some objections to our coming here?" Being so far away, Daping certainly couldn't hear what was being discussed there, but the strange attitudes of the villagers made him feel a little bad.

"Well, they were probably discussing the water god's curse." Kozo glanced over for a moment, then answered in a nonchalant tone.

"Water, water god's curse?" Daping's eyes widened.

"Yes, because this dam was not damaged at all during the war, there were rumors that a water god lived in the lake. Later, several accidents happened where anglers slipped from the dam and drowned, so an 'angler' This is how the story of being cursed for disturbing the peace of the Water God took shape..." A mocking arc formed at the corner of Kozo's mouth, and he waved his hand disapprovingly. "It's not a big deal. In fact, there are many urban legends that are more popular than it. Even if people disappear every year, there are still people who come here to fish. To say that the only people who truly believe in the water god are those illiterate old men. San?"

Kozo's words really didn't sound reassuring, but Ohira looked in the direction he pointed and did see a few fishermen who had come first by the reservoir, so he calmed down a little. "Is it really okay? They won't find out what we're going to do, right?"

"Oh, you remember that I am from the Fantasy Creature Research Club, right?" Kozo, who was pushing the cart forward, suddenly brought up a seemingly unrelated topic. "That summer, I heard rumors about the curse of the water god here. Since the place is not far away, I went to the reservoir to investigate... and guess what?"

"Uh, the rumors are false?"

"No, the rumors are true." Kozuo looked at Daping, and an almost ferocious smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth. "There are really inhuman things living in this lake. It's just that that thing is not a water god, but a man-eating monster. Like those fishermen, I accidentally broke into its cave and almost became one. Plate of meals.”

"A plate of Chinese food?" Also, a man-eating monster? Ohira looked at Kosa with a surprised face.

"What's so strange? Aren't the monsters recorded in the books all cannibals?" Kozuo shrugged his shoulders. He didn't know whether he was giving up on himself or completely letting himself go. His tone gradually turned to happiness. "But that guy doesn't actually like to eat people. I heard it complain that human flesh is too sour and unpalatable. Only when it really can't find anything to eat, it will go to catch some unlucky people nearby to satisfy its hunger. It said that actually it I prefer to eat tuna or salmon sashimi, which tastes much better than human flesh. So I begged it for mercy and said that I would serve it high-end sashimi every month from now on, so after making the agreement, it would temporarily let me go."

"...Are you sure you are sane? I still have some calming medicine on me. Do you want a few?" Ohira asked Kozo with a worried look on his face. Although he and Kozuo have been friends for more than ten years, this is the first time he has seen Kozuo like this.

"That guy didn't have any other requirements besides being greedy. Anyway, after that, I kept my promise and sent him high-end sashimi as an offering every month. Although it cost a lot of money, I finally managed to get through..." Kozo ignored Ohira's statement. Keep talking. "But then there was a period of time when I really didn't have much money on hand, and the company was not running smoothly. I was delayed for two months without delivering the offerings. As a result, the guy activated the curse."

"Curse, curse?"

"Yes, curses seem to be that guy's specialty. It was then that I realized that it had cast a curse on me from the beginning, and that it could make me do it at any time if it wanted to..." Kozo suddenly paused when he said this. Then he pursed his lips tightly, and his cheek muscles twitched slightly as if uncontrollably. Daping next to him recognized that it was obviously a symptom of PTSD.

I wish I had known that the protagonists of both books had the same name.