Kitahara Xiuji pondered slightly and didn't know how to answer. It can't be said that he had no choice at the beginning and could only learn this thing to deal with your daughter's unreasonable troubles, right?
He hesitated for a moment and chose a barely reliable reason: "I just wanted to exercise."
Naotaka Fukuzawa didn't quite believe it. There were too many better choices to exercise. There was no need to specialize in ancient swordsmanship. Even if it was a hobby, one should specialize in the modern sport of kendo, so that at least it would be useful in the future——
The police department likes graduates who have won prizes in kendo competitions, as they get extra points in recruitment interviews.
However, he did not continue to ask. Everyone has secrets. There is no need to get to the bottom of it. He said with a tolerant smile: "It's just that you can train your body to reach the level of Kitahara-kun. That's really rare. But Kitahara-kun has never been coached by anyone, right?"
"Yes." Kitahara Hideji responded. He had said before that he was self-taught.
"Then as a swordsman senior, I have something to say to Kitahara-kun, but it was inconvenient to be in front of the police station last night, so I had to postpone it until now." Fukuzawa Naotaka said, gently tearing open the clothes on his chest and opening his chest and abdomen.
Revealed to Kitahara Hideji.
Kitahara Shuji was stunned, took a closer look, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows - Naotaka Fukuzawa had a long, slender, raised scar from his left shoulder to his right abdomen, and the seam was like a long centipede, twisting and turning.
The crooked figure is very ferocious, and there is an ugly scar on the left chest where the heart was stabbed by a long knife, but it doesn't look particularly conspicuous next to the "centipede".
He had been fighting the Ronin swordsman for a long time in the meditation battle, and he instinctively began to study how the wound was caused. After looking at it for a while, he simulated it in his mind for a while, and felt that Fukuzawa Naotaka must have been opened by someone.
In order to protect himself, a powerful left-handed swordsman slashed him from the left shoulder to the right abdomen, and then the swordsman made a ruthless stab to the left chest and heart.
Just looking at the injury, Naotaka Fukuzawa should have died on the spot.
Fukuzawa Naotaka was also observing Kitahara Shuji's expression with his arms open. Seeing that his expression only moved slightly, not afraid but a little confused, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, but he still pointed to his chest and explained with a smile: "My heart is on the right side.
, the liver grew on the left side, so I saved a life... half a life, I guess. At that time, I signed a life-and-death contract, and I couldn't go to a regular hospital even if I was seriously injured. As a result, I can only say that I have half a life left.
"
As he spoke, he tied up his clothes again, and Kitahara Shuji also withdrew his gaze and asked softly: "What happened?" This was obviously a fierce fight, and no one was killed. It can only be attributed to Naotaka Fukuzawa's good luck.
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Naotaka Fukuzawa smiled lightly and said: "I used to be young and energetic, and thought that my swordsmanship, which I had practiced hard, was invincible. I went to bet and fight for others, but I met a Kansai swordsman who was more talented and harder working than me."
"Betting fight?"
"Sometimes there is a dispute between gangs but they don't want to cause too much trouble for the police to notice, so they will decide which party should give in through a duel. At that time, there was an unscrupulous person in the family, and he owed the gang a large amount of money, so he agreed.
He went to a gambling fight to pay off the debt but ran away again. I was very confident in my swordsmanship at the time, so I went on his behalf, and you saw the result." Fukuzawa Naotaka said very plainly, so plainly that it didn't seem like he was talking about what happened.
Regarding what happened to me, "Thinking about it now, I was really stupid at that time. No matter what kind of family reputation I had, it was better to live a stable life."
After saying that, he pointed to the wine bottle and said with a smile: "I see that you have been holding it in for a long time just now. Do you want to persuade me to drink less?"
Hideji Kitahara nodded slightly, and Naotaka Fukuzawa smiled and asked, "Are you still planning to persuade me now?" Hideji Kitahara hesitated for a moment, then shook his head slightly.
At least he has a useless [Medical Skill LV5] skill, and he still knows some common sense. When a person suffers a knife or gunshot wound, some nerve endings that are invisible to the naked eye will inevitably be cut off. When the wound heals naturally, the new nerves will
The nerve endings will gradually grow into the scar and invade the surface. Once the external climate changes slightly, such as cloudy and rainy days, these nerve endings will be stimulated and make people feel pain, itching, and extremely uncomfortable. And look at Naotaka Fukuzawa's injury.
, it was obvious that he had not received serious treatment at that time, and the only thing he could survive is that he was lucky enough. Now that the scar is like this, it is probably even more uncomfortable. There is no cure for this kind of situation, and Fukuzawa Naotaka probably relied on drinking to anesthetize himself.
This person did not become addicted to alcohol because he had no self-control, but because he really had no choice.
Naotaka Fukuzawa also looked out the window and sighed: "The rainy season is coming soon, and a month where life is worse than death is coming."
However, he quickly turned his gaze back, looked at Kitahara Shuji and said: "Kitahara-kun, there is an old saying in China that says, 'With a bare blade in hand, a murderous intention arises.' The same is true for those of us who have learned ancient swordsmanship. Many times, it is clear that
There are better choices but I can't help but want to use violence directly... I'm not accusing you of what you did yesterday, but based on my life experience, there are clearly better ways to deal with those incompetent gangsters.
The method does not require the use of violence, but Kitahara-kun still chose to draw his sword and strike - is it just that you are too young to think of it? Or do you just rely on your own ancient swordsmanship and don't want to use your brain anymore? "
He paused, pointed at his temple and said with a smile: "Sword training trains the brain and the mind, not the sword in the hand. In modern society, swordsmanship has no value in existence. It is not an exaggeration to say that swordsmanship is dead.
It only has some function of exercising the mind and brain. At most, it can be said to be a kind of sport. Kitahara-kun, the first thing you should know when learning to sword is... drawing a sword should always be a swordsman’s last choice.
!”
He finally said calmly: "Under the current social rules, if you easily hurt others, you are a social alien. If you still want to have a bright future in the future, it is best not to be labeled as an alien."
Kitahara Shuji listened quietly and did not say a word for a while. He was also a determined person, and others could not shake his resolve with just a few words. However, after tasting it in his heart for a moment, he had to admit that Fukuzawa Naotaka was right.
reason.
It seems like it happened yesterday. Fighting with gangsters once is self-defense. Fighting twice is considered self-defense. What about fighting a third time? No matter how stupid you are, you should think about it. How come you are just acting legitimately all day long?
What about defense?
Could it be that you are not a good bird? Keep a wide berth, keep a wide berth...
Violence should not be the first choice to solve problems, but should be the last resort - Naotaka Fukuzawa is reminding himself not to get his hands dirty easily. In the future, he will be a pervert and not a brainless fool.
Seeing that he was silent, Naotaka Fukuzawa shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "These are supposed to be words given to you by the teacher who taught you swordsmanship, but Kitahara-kun's experience in practicing swordsmanship is a bit... a bit unbelievable. After thinking about it, I think it is still
I should remind you that if there is anything presumptuous, Mr. Beihara don’t take it personally, just listen to it.”
In fact, he was not sure whether Kitahara Hideji could understand these words. After all, in his eyes, Kitahara Hideji was only a sixteen-year-old boy. No matter how steady and down-to-earth he was, he definitely had the stubbornness of a young man.
But Kitahara Xiuji lowered his head and thought for a while, then thanked him directly: "I understand what you mean. Thank you for your reminder. I will pay attention to it in the future."
Kitahara Shuji's reasonableness made Fukuzawa Naotaka very happy. He felt that all his thoughts were finally in vain. He smiled and said: "Don't be so polite all day long, Kitahara-kun. If you really want to thank me, you can help Akitarou when you get rich one day."
"Fukuzawa Naotaka made a half-truth joke, and got up with difficulty - he had been disemboweled, and his vitality must have been severely damaged, no wonder he usually acted like an old man - and said with a smile:
"Kitahara-kun is actually much better than me. Both his talent in swordsmanship and his calmness and courage are far better than mine before. It's just that there are some things missing. If you don't mind, you can follow me inside to have a look."
Kitahara Shuji stretched out his hand to help Fukuzawa Naotaka, but Fukuzawa Naotaka didn't pay attention and led him to an inconspicuous small door in the corner of the study. Kitahara Shuji opened the door first, and there was a strong smell of books and camphor.
He immediately rushed towards it, and when he looked inside, he saw a library that was larger than the outside.
Naotaka Fukuzawa went in first, rummaged on the bookshelf for a moment, handed Kitahara Shuji a book, and said softly: "If a person's character is not high, you can't see it for a profit; if you don't make progress in your studies, you can't tell the difference."
I can't let go of the word "lazy"."
What he spoke was Chinese, but it was Japanese-style Chinese. There was no Chinese pronunciation, so it sounded strange. After he finished chanting, he smiled and asked, "Can you understand? This book can be used for self-cultivation."
Kitahara Shuji lowered his head and looked at the title of the book, "Night Talk Around the Fireplace", and turned it over again. It was printed by Tsinghua University Printing Plant... He was a little helpless to complain, what does this mean, do you let yourself read miscellaneous books?
He complained silently there, and Naotaka Fukuzawa handed him two books in turn without stopping, hands and mouth——
"Don't be surprised by favor or disgrace, watch the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court; stay or leave without care, watch the clouds roll and relax in the sky. This can nourish your character."
"One mistake will make the ages laugh, and looking back will make a century-old person. This can purify the heart."
Kitahara Shuji looked at the titles of the books speechlessly, which were "Cai Gen Tan" and "Zui Gu Tang Sword Sweeping". He finally understood a little bit - Naotaka Fukuzawa felt that his swordsmanship was already too good for his age, and he was afraid that he would be inflated.
If you have embarked on a wrong path, you must study, cultivate your character, and purify your mind, lest one day your brain gets hot and you make a mistake and cause a big disaster.
What's even more embarrassing is that I am obviously Chinese, but I have never read these books. Now an RB person has given them to me to study carefully. This... RB attaches great importance to Sinology and believes that it is related to individuals.
Literacy has a lot to do with it. It seems that the civil service examination also requires relevant content, but this is too much emphasis. It is more powerful than the country of origin?
Naotaka Fukuzawa handed him three books. Seeing that he was holding them without moving, he gave him another "Detailed Explanation of Ancient Chinese" as thick as a brick and said with a smile: "Although there is a translation, I think Kitahara-kun
If you can translate and read at the same time, you may have a deeper understanding. Don't be afraid of the trouble. If Kithara-kun himself is compared to a sword, it is sharp enough. But what he lacks now is the ability to control the sword. Wait.
After reading these books and controlling your sword well, it will be of great help to you in the future... This is my personal advice, as for whether you should take it or not, it all depends on you, Mr. Beihara."
He finally warned softly: "Don't follow my old path, Kitahara-kun."