Isshiki Hana, whose head was slightly lowered, secretly said in her heart with a disappointed tone.
On the way from leaving the Isshiki Sword Hall to arriving at the All Arms Hall, Isshikika's self-confidence was constantly declining.
Originally, Isshiki was quite confident in the red lips and eyebrows that she had put on for a long time.
However... when Isshikika left the Isshiki Sword Hall and went to the All-Arms Hall, she met many girls with very beautiful makeup on the way.
Osaka's economy is so developed that girls with beautiful makeup can be seen everywhere.
Looking at the girls with beautiful makeup one after another, Isshiki couldn't help but lower her head slowly and subconsciously...
Subconsciously trying to hide my poor makeup...
——I'll find a chance to wipe off the makeup on my face later...
When Isshikika was secretly thinking about how to remove the makeup on her face, Shibata's words "Huh? Majima-kun?" interrupted Isshikika's thoughts, allowing Isshikika to join her grandfather and others.
He cast a suspicious look at Shibata who was not far away.
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"Mr. Majima, who is this?" Naoshu looked at Shibata who was running towards them quickly, and then looked at Ogata.
"This is someone I know." Ogata explained.
When Ogata had just finished explaining to Naoshu who this person was, Shibata happened to have arrived in front of Ogata.
"Isshiki-sama, this is the first time we meet." After arriving at Ogata, Shibata did not immediately talk to Ogata. Instead, he bowed to Naoshu very politely and said hello, "I am a disciple of Yuanmeikan——
Ryuyuki Shibata.”
Naoshu nodded to Shibata.
"Shibata." Ogata asked this cheerful and strong man whom he quite liked, "Are you... coming to participate in the 'Grand Trial Match'?"
"Hahaha, not really."
Shibata smiled heartily.
"I haven't gotten the honor of participating in the 'Grand Trial' yet. I just came to watch."
"I am an apprentice at the Yuanming Hall. Before I served as Miss Chuguang's guard, I was one of the apprentices at the Yuanming Hall and have been studying in the Yuanming Hall."
"Even now that I have become Miss Chuguang's guard, I have never left the Yuanming Hall. I will still go to the hall to continue to hone my swordsmanship whenever I have free time."
Yuanming Hall - one of the four major sword halls that participated in the grand event of the "Great Trial Alliance", teaches swordsmanship without leakage.
Wu Gai Liu is also a well-known swordsmanship school, known for its high practical value. Many people call Mu Gai Liu the "killing sword".
"Although I was unable to represent the Yuanming Pavilion in the 'Grand Trial Competition' this time, I was fortunate enough to be favored by the master and allowed to come and watch. Hahaha, I didn't expect to meet you here by chance."
After finishing speaking, Shibata looked at Naoshu and others beside him.
"Mashima-kun, are you originally a member of the Isshiki Kenkan?"
"No." Ogata shook his head, "I am just an outsider invited by Mr. Isshiki to watch the trial fit."
"Hey! Shibata!"
At this time, a young man not far away who looked very strong and had a hideous horizontal scar on his forehead shook his hand vigorously towards Shibata and shouted:
"Shibata! If you are free now, please come over!"
"Oh! An Yun, wait a moment, I'll be there right away!"
Shibata waved his hand vigorously towards the strong man who was calling him, and then turned his attention back to Ogata.
"Mr. Majima, it seems that my friend wants to see me for something now, so I will take my leave first."
"If there is a chance later, let's have a good chat!"
"Yeah." Ogata nodded gently, "Okay."
After watching Shibata leave quickly, Ogata followed Naoshu and others towards the seating area of their Isshiki Kenkan - the southern part of the dojo.
Zhizhou undoubtedly sat at the front.
Ogata, on the other hand, sat slightly behind and to the left of Naoshu.
As for Isshikika, she sat side by side with Ogata.
As the granddaughter of the famous swordsman master in Osaka, the education Isshikika received since she was a child is naturally an elite education that ordinary people cannot achieve, and she is a standard lady.
After sitting down on the slightly cold floor with her knees bent, Isshikika folded her hands neatly on her legs.
The waist is straight, the graceful swan neck is slightly drawn back, and the eyes are not squinted.
The temperament of "every lady" is fully revealed at this moment.
After sitting down on the floor with Isshiki Ka, Ogami couldn't help but look sideways at Isshiki Ka next to him.
Her appearance at this time was compared to the "Isshiki Ryoma" who had the aura of a ranger that she had seen before on the stowaway boat and in the hotel. Although her appearance was the same, she looked completely different.
Ogata thought: This is probably the real Isshikika. A well-educated Yamato Nadeshiko.
If the cold aura on his body could be suppressed, Isshikika would really look like the human incarnation of the title "Yamato Nadeshiko" at this moment.
Isshikika's face has always been expressionless, and her face and eyes, which seem to have no emotional color, can make people think of "frost".
His body always exudes a cold aura of "keep strangers and acquaintances away", like a large human-shaped ice cube standing on the ground.
There is still a short period of time before the official start of the "Grand Trial Match". We can still see many guests entering the venue one after another.
Countless people who are good at socializing seize this short period of time to wait for the "big test match" to start and walk around.
As the owner of the Isshiki Sword Hall, Naosuke naturally had an endless stream of people coming to say hello and greet him.
Almost everyone who came to say hello to Zhizhou asked Zhizhou who the "man in a hat" sitting next to him was.
In the face of these inquiries, Zhizhou responded with a well-prepared answer such as "He is a friend I met recently" to respond in a flawless manner.
It’s not just Zhi Zhou who is “popular”.
Isshikika, who is sitting next to Ogata, is also very popular...
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"Miss Isshiki, hello, long time no see!"
Ogata glanced at the young man who was standing in front of Isshiki and looked a little shy. He bit his tongue out of nervousness even after saying "Long time no see".
If the count is correct... Ogata remembers that this should be the third person who came to say hello to Isshiki...
"Toriyama-kun, long time no see." Isshiki nodded to the young man expressionlessly.
The young man greeted Isshikika very enthusiastically, but Isshikika's response was extremely cold.
Ogata noticed that no matter who came to say hello to Isshikika, Isshikika always looked cold and indifferent.
After the shy young man had told Isshiki all the things he could say to Isshiki now, and after leaving Isshiki, Ogata couldn't help but use a half-joking tone, using words that only he and Isshiki could hear clearly.
With a loud voice, he whispered to the beauty beside him:
"Miss Isshiki, you are really popular..."
"Sorry, I made you laugh..." After Issekika responded in a low voice, she let out a soft sigh, with a bit of tiredness on her face.
Ogata, who keenly noticed the tiredness on her face, said slowly:
"It must be hard to be pursued and pursued by so many people, right?"
"Yeah. It's very hard." Isshikihua said without hesitation and without hesitation, "It's like having dozens of mosquitoes flying around my ears."
"Mosquito..." Ogata laughed dumbly and joked, "Hearing your comments like this, those who have been pursuing you may cry."
"In my eyes, they are indeed just like mosquitoes." Isshikika said without hesitation, "I have always expressed my displeasure towards them very frankly."
"Never give them any good looks."
"Never show kindness to them."
"But they are still like mosquitoes that cannot be driven away. They keep buzzing in my ears."
"Do they think that as long as they continue to show kindness to me, my impression of them will change... They are really stupid..."
Speaking of this, Isshikika sighed again with a tired look on her face.
"I really hope they won't bother me at least today... This is my first time to watch 'The Great Trial', and I don't want to create too many bad memories..."
"I think this is very difficult," Ogata said.
At this moment, a beautiful yellow butterfly suddenly flew in front of Ogata.
Ogata, whose eyes were involuntarily attracted to this beautiful yellow butterfly, continued to say in a calm tone:
"Miss Isshiki, you were originally very beautiful, but now you have become even more beautiful after putting on makeup. It must be difficult to stop your suitors from disturbing you today."
His eyes were wandering away as he was chasing the beautiful butterfly, so Ogata didn't see Isshiki Hana next to him, and his face suddenly turned red.
"Well, let's avoid such compliments..." Isshikihua quickly raised her two colder hands, hugged her cheeks that were constantly heating up, and cooled the temperature of her cheeks, "I don't know how to put on makeup, just
I can only paint my lips and draw my eyebrows, and I feel like my current makeup doesn’t look very good..."
"Well... then this means that Miss Isshiki, you are really beautiful." Ogata finally retracted his gaze from the butterfly that had flown away, and smiled and looked at Isshiki, who was still covering his face to cool down, "Even if you are not wearing makeup,
Even with mature makeup, you can still look so beautiful.”
The cheeks that finally cooled down warmed up again.
This high temperature not only "burned" Isekihana's cheeks, but also his ears.
"Thank you..." Isshiki muttered.
While murmuring, a happy smile slowly appeared on Ishiki's face with the slightly upward corners of his mouth.
This is the first smile Isshiki has shown since he left the Isshiki Sword Hall today.
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After chatting briefly with Isshiki, the somewhat reserved atmosphere between the two of them dissipated.
The two chatted in a harmonious atmosphere, and unknowingly, they talked about the origin of this "big trial match".
"The 'Grand Trial Combination' was originally proposed by the previous owner of the All Arms Hall." Isshikika said slowly, "The original intention was to allow each sword hall to communicate and learn from each other better."
"The 'Grand Trial Cooperation' has been held for 10 years."
"Including this year, this is the 10th time that the 'Grand Trial Cooperation' has been held."
“The previous ‘big trial match’ was quite interesting.”
“But the ‘big test match’ in the past two years has become boring.”
"This year's 'big test match' must be very boring."
"Bored? Why?" Ogata asked.
"Because of the previous 'big trials', the competition was quite fierce, and no one knew who would win."
"But since the genius of Kitahara Shigekuni was born in the entire military academy, it has become easy to guess who the final winner of the 'Grand Trial Competition' will be - it will definitely be Kitahara."
"Kitahara is the person who spoke rudely to you at the entrance of the sword hall just now."
Kitahara's face, which although handsome, was hindered by his Tsukiyo hairstyle, came to Ogata's mind.
"Kitahara is a gifted genius. At a young age, he received a certificate from the Katori Shinto-ryu Kazuden."
"A few months ago, he became the general representative of the entire military academy."
"Two years ago, Kitahara participated in the 'Grand Trial Alliance' for the first time, and already won the first place in the 'Grand Trial Alliance' with an almost crushing advantage."
"Then last year, Kitahara participated in the 'Grand Trial Alliance' for the second time, and once again won the first place in the 'Grand Trial Alliance' with a nearly crushing advantage."
"Currently, Kitahara is the first person to win the 'two consecutive victories' since the 'Grand Trial Alliance' was held."
"In this year's 'big trial,' no powerful new characters will appear."
"This year's leader will probably be won by Beiyuan again."
Speaking of this, Isshikihua paused.
Then there was a faint cunning look in his eyes.
"I really hope someone can interrupt Beihara's winning streak..."
"Hmm? Miss Isshiki, don't you like that Kitahara?" Ogata asked.
"Well, I really don't like that Kitahara very much." Isshikika nodded, "But that's not the reason why I want his winning streak to be interrupted. The reason is just because I simply don't like the entire army.
"
"Because the Military Museum has a history that... I don't really appreciate."
"The swordsmanship hall is the oldest swordsmanship hall in Osaka. It was established at the end of the Warring States Period more than 200 years ago."
“When the first owner of the Kensho Hall built this sword hall, it happened to be the moment when Oda Nobunaga died due to a rebellion, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi inherited Oda Nobunaga’s mantle and soared into the sky, launching a war to unify the country.
"
"At that time, the first head of the Military Hall was an overwhelming supporter of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who had no rivals in Japan, and he continued to sing praises to Toyotomi Hideyoshi."
"Because the owner of the Military Hall was a well-known swordsman in Osaka at that time, he was interviewed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in private."
“When he met with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the first owner of the Military Hall had nothing but good things to say, he patted down all the horses, and even gave Toyotomi Hideyoshi the family sword.”
"Result - After Toyotomi Hideyoshi died, the Toyotomi clan declined, and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was originally a subordinate of the Toyotomi clan, rose up and usurped the power of the Toyotomi clan, the first owner of the Military Museum changed his face at an extremely fast speed
, and turned to support Tokugawa Ieyasu one-sidedly."
"It is said that when the Tokugawa clan finally succeeded in defeating the Toyotomi clan in the Osaka Summer Formation, all the military hall owners secretly helped Tokugawa Ieyasu."
"I hate this kind of wallflower who is courting Qin Muchu."
"So I couldn't help but be prejudiced against the entire army."
"But Kitahara's winning streak was ended or something... I can only think about it."
"After another year of training, Beiyuan must have become stronger now."
"Of all the people who participated in the trial this year, no one should be as good as Kitahara."
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Ogata didn't realize it - he was just having an ordinary chat with Isshikika, and he unknowingly attracted a lot of hatred...
"Damn..." Kitahara cursed in a low voice, "How long will that bastard continue to chat with Miss Isshiki..."
Kitahara... no, it should be said that the suitors headed by Kitahara who have not yet come forward to say hello to Isshikika are now scolding Ogata in their hearts.
Ogata had been chatting with Isshikika, so they never found a chance to come up and say hello to Isshikika.
When others are talking to others or doing other things, it is a well-known and extremely rude thing to rush up to say hello to others.
As Isshikika's suitors, Kitahara and the others naturally did not want to do anything rude in front of Isshikika.
So they waited and waited... until now, even though the 'big test match' was about to begin, there was no sign that the conversation between the two was going to stop.
Not being able to find a chance to come up and say hello to Isshiki--this wasn't what annoyed Kitahara the most.
What annoyed Kitahara the most was that Isshikika, who was chatting familiarly with Ogata, had a faint smile on her face...
Having known Isshiki Ka for so long, he himself has almost never seen Isshiki Ka smile at him during their chats...
Who is that bastard wearing a hat?!
Why does Miss Isshiki seem to be very familiar with him?!
What are they talking about? Why does Miss Isshiki look so happy?!
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If he hadn't been concerned about his own image, Kitahara would have really wanted to rush forward and question Ogata and Isshikika one by one about these questions.
Time passes ruthlessly.
When the time came to five o'clock (8 a.m.), a middle-aged man with half white hair got up on time and walked slowly to the center of the dojo.
"Everyone! Please be quiet!" the middle-aged man shouted loudly.
"This man is Isao Nanjo." Isshikika tilted her head and introduced Ogata, "The current head of the All Military Hall."
After introducing Ogata, Isshikika sat down and stopped talking to Ogata.
The suitors headed by Kitahara finally waited for the time when Isshikika no longer chatted with Ogata - but now the "big test match" has begun...
Now they can only sit in their respective seats angrily and continue to curse Ogata in their hearts...
Nanjo Isao, who suddenly appeared, actually came forward to deliver the opening remarks announcing the official start of the "Grand Trial Alliance".
Throughout the ages, this type of opening has been the most boring.
In order to pass the boring time, Ogata turned his eyes and looked around.
At this time, there were more than 100 people seated on the four sides of this spacious ashram.
Among the four major sword halls, the one with the fewest visitors was the Isshiki Sword Hall, with less than 20 people coming.
Isshikika just briefly introduced to Ogata the seating positions of the members of each sword hall. There were the most people in the military hall, with about 40 people.
The opening remarks delivered by Isao Nanjo were neither short nor long.
After he finally finished his opening remarks and left the center of the dojo, the "Grand Trial" finally officially began.
The contestants for each competition in the "Big Trial" are randomly selected on the spot.
After the contestants for the first competition were announced, there were low exclamations from the audience.
Ogata couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
According to Isshiki Ka, Kitahara, who is about to let him win three consecutive championships this year, actually wants to appear in the first game.
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——Okay... Calm down, Shigekuni Kitahara.
Kitahara, who was selected as the player in the first game, is now tying his sleeves with sleeve tape off the court and taking deep breaths to adjust his mood and state.
——The man in the hat probably just happens to be an acquaintance of Isshikika.
——This doesn’t mean anything.
——The reason why he was treated so politely by Mr. Isshiki must be because of his extraordinary background.
——But so what?
——Miss Isshiki, she likes men with strong sword skills! Not men with great backgrounds!
Beiyuan continued to comfort himself in his heart, as if he was deceiving himself.
——I am the first to play now... This is a God-given opportunity!
——Let’s show off well in front of Ms. Isshiki!
After exhaling a heavy breath, Beiyuan stood up, strode towards the central dojo, and then stood on the east side of the dojo.
After getting up, Beiyuan, who had fairly good hearing, heard a series of discussions that made the corners of his mouth curl up:
"The leader of this year's 'Grand Trial Match' is probably Kitahara again."
These discussions made Beiyuan's self-confidence continue to rise as the corners of his mouth turned up.
Kitahara's opponent in this competition...is still someone familiar to Ogata.
It was the strong man with the scar on his forehead who called Shibata away just now.
When the person in charge of arranging the contestants for each competition loudly announced the contestants for the first competition, Ogata heard the name of this person: An Yunosuke.
An Yun was now standing on the west side of the dojo, holding the wooden sword on his shoulder casually, yawning as if he was bored.
The referee standing between Beiyuan and An Yun shouted: "Salute!" when he saw that both of them had entered the venue and stood at their respective positions.
Beiyuan and An Yun both used their left hands to place the wooden sword on their left waist, then slowly squatted down, bowed to each other and saluted, then simulated the action of drawing a sword, slowly pulled out the wooden sword attached to their left waist, and then used both hands to
Stand up from the ground while holding the knife.
When this set of sparring etiquette is completed, the sparring begins.
——I must show my majesty in the first game! Let Miss Isshiki look at me!
call!
A burst of wind suddenly exploded.
A wooden knife struck Beihara heavily between his left shoulder and left neck.
Beiyuan let out a shrill scream, then fell heavily to the ground, and then... passed out.
And the person who held this handle and knocked Beiyuan unconscious with one blow... was naturally An Yun, his opponent.
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