"The first group, Hideyuki Tanaka, Ryui Miyazaki, Hidenaka Sato, Ryuichi Horibe..."
The old man announced the candidates drawn from the first group.
The four people whose names were called immediately started to wail and stood up as if they were mourning.
Because the seeded player in the first group is none other than Kamizumi Kenshin.
She was the runner-up last year and the top seed this year.
Anyone whose name was not called breathed a sigh of relief. The top groups like this are all death groups, with almost no hope of qualifying. Even some pretentious people don't want to meet those top players so early.
Seeded player.
Immediately, the old man began to draw people from the second group, and everyone's hearts became excited again.
Even Haruko was a little nervous.
The second group, the third group, people were constantly being drawn out.
Every member who was drawn looked extremely ugly. Although it didn't look as miserable as the first group, in fact, the top few seeded players were all about the same strength.
The seed player in the fourth group is Kurokawa Shota, who was ranked fifth last year. Because Tsubasa Miyamoto did not participate, he became the fourth seed.
After smoking.
Kurokawa Shota's eyes suddenly glanced over and glanced at Tachibana Haruko, as if to say that you are very lucky.
"Group 5, Miyamoto Sakura..."
The first person to be drawn was Miyamoto Sakura. As a contestant of the Miyamoto family, Miyamoto Sakura was naturally the center of attention. I didn’t expect that she would be drawn so quickly. The fifth group definitely belongs to the group of death.
, the fifth seed is last year’s sixth place Yumitsu Uta.
And now there is another Sakura Miyamoto who joined the Sword Master Palace at the age of twelve and has unpredictable strength.
When she heard her name being called, Miyamoto Sakura's expression was calm, without any fluctuation, as if no matter which group was drawn, it was the same to her.
However, Uta Yumitsu's eyes narrowed slightly and he looked towards Miyamoto Sakura.
But soon, he regained his composure. For him, the goal this time is to win the championship, and no one can stop him.
"Group Six..."
"Group Seven..."
Extract one group at a time.
Everyone's expressions gradually became less serious than before. After all, the further down the group goes, the weaker the seeded players are.
"Team 10, Yuta Ida, Haruko Tachibana..."
Hearing her name, Haruko was shocked and looked up.
The face of Tachibana Yukimura next to him also changed slightly. Although the tenth group is better than the previous death groups, it is definitely a very difficult group. After all, there are a total of thirty-two groups, and the tenth group is also at the forefront.
, the seeded player is last year’s eleventh place finisher Kato Shinichi.
This lottery isn't the worst, but it's definitely not good either.
An hour later.
The draw is over.
Some are happy and some are sad.
Haruko and Tachibana Yukimura returned to the room, their expressions a little solemn.
Only Long had a calm expression. Apart from looking at Sakura Miyamoto, he was almost in a state of wandering throughout the whole process.
"Brother, you are not worried about me at all." Qingzi saw Long's leisurely expression and couldn't help complaining to him.
Long smiled lightly: "There is nothing to worry about."
"I drew the tenth group. The seed players in this group were the eleventh in last year's kendo competition. The other three are said to be not weak. Now I'm afraid that they won't even be able to qualify in the group stage." Haruko said worriedly.
Although she told her father that she would defeat the Kurokawa family.
But if you can't even appear in the group stage, it would be a joke.
Although she looks strong on the surface, she is still a high school girl after all. She is only seventeen years old and is one of the youngest people in this competition.
"Okay, it's very easy to qualify." Long smiled and patted her head.
Seeing that Haruko still had a solemn expression and was worried.
Long Dan smiled and said: "Well, isn't there a quota for a mentor in the competition, and can you provide on-the-spot guidance in the middle of the competition round? Just submit my name, and I will watch you on the spot."
"Really? Brother." Haruko said excitedly.
Long nodded slightly.
"Father." Haruko turned to look at Tachibana Yukimura. Originally, the instructor reported Tachibana Yukimura's name.
Tachibana Yukimura laughed dryly: "Since Mr. Long is willing, of course it's best."
"Thank you, father." Haruko jumped up and raised her fists, showing excitement.
Tachibana Yukimura could only smile helplessly. He had taught Haruko for more than ten years since she was three years old, and it was not as good as teaching someone else for a month. His father was "abandoned" like this, and it turned out that girls were outwardly attracted.
But of course he knew that after more than ten years of teaching his daughter, he still couldn't make as much progress as Long Guiding Qingzi in one month.
Since Long is willing to provide on-the-spot guidance.
Of course he has no objection.
After all, the most important thing is to win the kendo competition for the Tachibana family.
A night of silence.
The next day, the National Kendo Competition finals finally kicked off, and Haruko and others got up early.
After Long regained his memory, he basically didn't sleep and meditated every night.
After having breakfast at the hotel, the three of them got in the hotel car and headed to the nearby Shiratori Sword Dojo.
Come to the door of the gym.
The three of them got out of the car, and Long suddenly stopped, looking at the five big characters "White Bird Kendo Hall" at the door, the golden hooks and iron paintings, and the awe-inspiring sword energy.
There was a trace of meditation in his eyes.
"Brother, what's wrong?" Qingzi asked.
"It's nothing, it's just that these five words give me a familiar feeling." Long said calmly.
"This is the kendo hall named after the surname of Japan's strongest swordsman, Shiratori Ryuichi. These five characters are said to have been inscribed by Shiratori-senpai himself decades ago. Just looking at these five characters, you can feel
I've seen how powerful his swordsmanship is." Tachibana Yukimura introduced, full of admiration.
As a member of the Japanese Kendo community, he was naturally very fond of Shiratori Ryuichi and regarded him as a god.
"Really? Shiratori Ryuichi..."
Long chewed these five words, and a figure seemed to appear in his mind.
The name gave him a familiar feeling.
It's probably someone he knows. If you want to retrieve your identity memory, you might be able to start with him.
He said calmly: "Where is this man? I want to see him."
"Forehead!"
Tachibana Yukimura almost fell.
At this time, people were coming and going at the door, and many contestants had arrived. Someone heard Long's words and sneered: "Who are you? You can meet Master Sword Master whenever you want."
"A guy who doesn't know how high the sky is and how high he is..."
I saw many people shouting and scolding Long.
Qingzi said: "My brother just said it casually. Besides, Master Sword Master is also a human being. He was not defeated by someone in China..."
"shut up."
Tachibana Yukimura even covered Haruko's mouth.
Pull her and the dragon away.
"Father, what are you doing?"
"Haruko, how can you say this casually? If someone from the Sword Master Palace hears it, we will die."
Qingzi said: "This is a fact. Everyone knows that the Master Sword Master besieged the Chinese God of War, and as a result, even his physical body was destroyed."
