In Tokyo, I just want salted fish

Chapter 344 Fujimaki Asuka
There are still 5 mornings until game day.

The sound of bamboo in the courtyard rustled, and the bamboo leaves swayed under the mottled light spots, exuding the quiet atmosphere of summer.

Occasionally, a few leaves rotate and fall on the surface of the pond, disturbing the waves, disturbing the swimming fish, and stirring up sparkling water splashes. Against the background of the sound of the bamboo tube hitting the stones, it is very pleasant.

There is a pond and a corridor here, and you can walk along it to reach the ashram with the plaque "Only My Heart".

Most of the time when Kai Uesugi came to the dojo, he would sit in the rest area and look at the four large characters that he could see directly opposite him when he looked up.

He is always watching and thinking about it.

What kind of thoughts did the person who wrote these four words have in mind?

After warming up in the kendo field, Nan Miaomaru was in high spirits
He put down the wooden knife, sat next to Kai Uesugi, saw a bottle of Coke and drank it casually.

After drinking it twice, he made a hearty sound, and looked at Kai Uesugi, who was staring at him drinking Coke.

"300 yen." Uesugi Kai said calmly.

Nan Miao Wan put down the empty bottle and said with a smile:
"Why do you always sit in the rest area? I don't see you practicing against others. What's the point of just practicing the most basic Suzhen."

His kendo level is very high, and he beat several disciples out of breath just in the warm-up stage just now.

He even said that he couldn't do it anymore.

You know, when the Mountain Budokan came to exchange and compete a few days ago, those disciples fought back and forth with each other.

The Yamanaka Budokan is a well-known kendo gym in the Tokyo circle.

Uesugi Kai, who was wearing a white coat and black hakama, didn't move too much, just looked at the plaque and asked:

"How did Brother Nan understand the meaning of those four words?"

"what--?"

Nan Miaowan followed his line of sight and saw the words [Only My Heart].

He rubbed his chin, then made a fist with his right hand and hit it on the palm of his left hand: "Isn't this a very simple thing? It's just the literal meaning!"

Uesugi Kai did not respond, but said to the bamboo forest outside the gate:
"Then what are these?"

"Bamboo."

"Compared to bamboo, I care more about the sunlight flickering in the cracks."

"What do you mean?" Nan Miao Wan didn't understand what he was talking about.

"It means that with the outline of things, the movement of bamboo in the wind can be better displayed."

Nanmyomaru glanced at the bamboo outside the wooden gate, and then at Kai Uesugi.

Spreading his hands, he shrugged.

Kai Uesugi went on to say: "Cherry blossoms in spring, fireworks in summer, ginkgo in autumn, and snow in winter. With these things, people's feelings for the seasons are stronger-I was thinking. We felt [Only My Heart] , Is there a deviation in understanding because of the different times."

Tachibana You and I suddenly walked in from the door, came in front of the two of them, paused for a second and said:
"Senior Fujimaki is here."

Nan Miaomaru suddenly smiled, and said to Uesugi Kai with a smile: "Here comes the troublemaker."

When I first came to the dojo today, Kai Uesugi had already heard from Senior Brother Nan that this Fujimaki was a big disciple.

That is to say, the elder brothers of their generation who are single-minded and single-handed.

Kaoru Uesugi was a latecomer, and most of the disciples called him Senior Brother, just to respect the strength he showed before.

This time he participated in the team competition, he squeezed out the senior brother's position as a general.

He didn't inform in advance, didn't remind in advance, he just suddenly pulled the senior brother off the team.

This feeling is like when you are about to eat, someone suddenly kicks your rice bowl away.

Just as Tachibana Yume said, senior Fujimaki came soon, and the other two seniors, Koshin and Higuchi also walked into the dojo with him.

Apparently they had just met.

Fujimaki's first impression is that it has no impression and is unremarkable.

He is neither as handsome as Hu Xin Jing Jian, nor as short as Nan Miao Wan.

In terms of appearance, there is really no feature.

One thing is impressive though.

He came to the kendo hall without saluting, glanced at the people in the dojo, and then came to Uesugi Kai under the gaze of everyone.

Whispering began in the dojo.

Now everyone knows that Kaoru Uesugi grabbed the position of general manager in this competition.

So much so that the disciples are paying attention to what changes will happen in the rest area.

They don't know who is stronger.
They only remembered the situation where Uesugi Kai went into a rage a while ago.

——Anyway, they are fellow students who cannot be offended.

Fujimaki Asuka's eyes turned around Tachibana Yuga and Kusu Myumaru, and finally stopped on Uesugi Kai.

He folded his hands in front of his chest, no matter in his demeanor or demeanor, he looked like a person who had never encountered setbacks in his life:
"Oh--"

Kai Uesugi greeted calmly as usual: "Senior Fujimaki."

"No need."

Fujimaki Asuka interrupted with a wave of his hand: "You can call me senior brother, but junior brother! Why did the master let you be the general of this battle!?"

Seeing this, Hu Xinjing, who came with him, stood between the two of them and explained with a smile:

"Of course you have to ask the master about this, the younger brother is not clear."

"If I could find Master, I wouldn't come here!" Fujimaki Asuka said cleanly, with a hint of anger and complaint mixed in his words.

He turned to Uesugi Kai, who was about the same height as him:

"Does the younger brother know?"

He speaks very imposingly, and despite his ordinary appearance, there is a sense of distance that "strangers should not enter" inside and out.

This is especially true of the details of the arms crossed over the chest and the eyes slightly raised.

Kaoru Uesugi shook his head.

He was also looking for his uncle recently, and he wanted to ask about Gouyu.

It's about task completion.

But Ms. Sakakibara just said that her father had gone out, and no one knew where he went.

Maybe it's Kansai, maybe Hokkaido, maybe it's in the mountains near downtown Tokyo.

"So I didn't know."

"Junior brother," Fujimaki Asuka said, "I was a little surprised by your sudden intervention, but I don't think your participation will change the final result. Today is the third year, the No. 18 national champion of Yixin Yidao , the first three consecutive championships, and this three consecutive championships is bound to be continued by me."

After speaking, he turned around and left.

Just like when it came, it went simply.

Leaving with him, there is also a brother named Higuchi who is traveling with him.

He seemed to be talking to Fujimaki, but Fujimaki just glanced at him, then looked forward again without responding.

"Ahaha, I thought Fujimaki was here to find fault."

Nan Myumaru hung one hand around Kai Uesugi's neck, and said while laughing.

Although considering his height just reaching Uesugi Kai's chest, the movement of raising his hand and patting his shoulder at this moment is a bit funny.

Fujimaki left.

The disciples in the dojo saw that there was no fight, and they were very bored. Under the supervision of my senior sister Tachibana, they continued their training.

"Hey, mirror, didn't you say that Fujimaki came to trouble the younger brother?"

"Don't call me that," Hu Xinjingjian knocked away his hand that was about to clap his shoulders, "And I must remind you, what I'm talking about is possible, possible! He must come to Uesugi."

"Then why is it more like a threat and then ran away?" Nan Miaowan said, "It's really boring, I thought that a person like him would do it without hesitation."

"You can ask your senior brother about this."

"If I could ask him, I would ask you!? He ignored me at all, and he didn't even reply to a single greeting."

"This is the character of senior brother."

"Cut," Nan Miaowan curled her lips, and said with a sudden smile, "Little brother is so nice. Two days ago, he knew that I was here to find fault, and he greeted me politely and called me senior brother. He called me senior brother. Immediately, I no longer have the idea of ​​troublesome him!"

Kaoru Uesugi: "."

Hu Xinjing glanced at him: "It's started again."

Nan Miaowan stared back directly, his eyes widened: "Huh!? What started? Bragging?"

Seeing this, Hu Xinjing taunted: "Isn't it? If I wasn't there, wouldn't you just drag Uesugi to the competition? You said it was a competition, but you actually wanted to take the opportunity to bully Uesugi, so that you can show your identity as the Fifth Junior Brother."

"You came here first, but you talked about me, didn't you come? If I didn't come, wouldn't you have gone to compete with the younger brother?"

Then, Nan Miaowan deliberately imitated Hu Xinjingjian's tone and repeated: "It's a competition, but I just want to take the opportunity to bully my junior brother, so as to show your identity as the second senior brother."

Seeing that Hu Xinjing was not angry, she smiled and said, "Do you know what you are doing?"

"Whatever it is! It's up to you."

Seeing this, Hu Xinjing laughed and said, "Haha, it's like hitting a mad dog. Didn't I just get bitten back?"

"The power of tongue!" Senior Brother Nan looked disdainful, "Let's try again today?"

"Afraid of you!?"

"go!"

"Just go."

"."

Uesugi Kai watched the two of them walk towards the dojo, one by one, and didn't have a chance to intervene.

It's all nothing.

Going home in the afternoon, Kai Uesugi took the usual tram to go home.

To sum up what happened in the Wuxin Pavilion today, I met a senior brother who is only a single-handed swordsman, and he said that his participation will not change the expected result at all.

The man was quite arrogant.

But it can be seen that he is a capable person, and senior brother Nan doesn't seem to have any intention of challenging him.

【The tram will stop at this station for 30 seconds, passengers please.】

Kaoru Uesugi looked up at the signs of changing stations on the tram.

Get off at this station and transfer to another Yurakucho line to go to the shrine where Hanamaru works.

Kaoru Uesugi looked at the platform outside the door where people were coming and going.

I decided not to go home, but to go to the shrine first.

At the last two ticks of the tram, he let go of the hoist on the tram and walked out.
The man wearing sunglasses glanced at the hanging ring that was still shaking, and turned his head to greet the few people behind:

"Follow."

To go to the shrine, you have to go up the mountain.

The mountain road is several kilometers away. The vegetation here is lush and the summer cicadas are noisy.

Kaoru Uesugi changed to another bus. After getting off the bus, he bought a bottle of mineral water at a convenience store near the platform.

He decided to run up the hill.

There are not many days to experience the youth of running in summer.

Soon to be married.

In the past few days, he has done all his morning jogs alone, and Xiao Huahuo is sometimes too lazy to wake up.

Then finish running with the share of fireworks.

Kai Uesugi did simple stretching exercises to relax his muscles, and old ladies passing by on bicycles praised his vitality.

Stepping out, the soles of the feet bear the weight of the human body, wearing a feeling of excitement that I don't know, and galloping forward.

The wind passed through the gaps in the trees and blew past the ears.

He was running beside the road in the mountains and forests, letting the sound of his heartbeat echo in his mind, dripping sweat from his forehead, and the cold mineral water in his hand was being infected bit by bit by the temperature of his palm.

The footsteps are windy, looking around, the branches and green leaves extending from the dense trees almost cover the sunlight of the road, the treetops are constantly swaying under the action of the wind, and the sunlight shines golden brilliance from the gap.

Uesugi Kai didn't have to think about anything, just looked forward and felt the cool breeze blowing across his face.

His back is getting faster and smaller.

The few men couldn't run anymore, they supported their knees with their hands, they were sweating profusely, and they were panting like cows.

"Why, why—"

"He, ha~ha~haha——! How, how can he run so fast!"

"Crazy—! Come to run in the mountains in summer! I, I really can't—"

"Don't talk nonsense, keep up."

The man wearing sunglasses was also profusely sweating. The sweat had already soaked through the vest, and it felt sticky against the skin.

Although he was tired, he still urged the guys sitting on the ground behind:
"hurry up."

"I can't run anymore—"

"Get a taxi."

"Taxi? Are you paying?" Another person complained.

"Then why didn't you buy a bottle of water just now? I'm dying of thirst now."

"Why didn't you go just now!? You actually asked me?"

"Who, who knew that guy was so crazy, actually, actually ran so fast, ha, ha—"

The man wearing sunglasses took off his sunglasses, put his hands on his forehead, squinted his eyes, and watched the unstoppable sunlight through the treetops, then put the sunglasses back on, and said to the few people sitting on the ground:
"It's convenient for us to move when he comes to the mountains, so we don't need to lead him to a place where no one is around. Let's go, continue!"

The voice continued, in a completely commanding tone.

Those people looked at each other a few times, and had to force their legs to stand up and move on.

"Crazy, crazy."

"Did you get rid of it?"

Kaoru Uesugi glanced back and stopped his scorching footsteps.

Then it stopped, and there was the whistling of the wind in my ears.

He picked up the mineral water with drops of water on his hand, unscrewed the bottle cap, and drank it in one gulp.

The Adam's apple rolls, and the warm water passes through the esophagus. The moisturizing pleasure seems to make people rejuvenate.

In fact, Uesugi Kai has been paying attention to whether someone is following him since he first got on the tram.

At noon, the police officer made a special call to tell him not to go out.

It's a disaster that can't be avoided.

Uesugi Kai was not in the mood to play around with them, and went out as usual, whether the other party would come or not.

He glanced at the road behind him that was distorted by the temperature.

I can't keep up after running a few steps, and I'm still following someone.

"You don't need to learn running in the extreme way these days?"

Uesugi Kai shook his head and continued to run forward.

On the way to run, throw the empty bottle in your hand into the trash can on the opposite side of the road.

An arc across the air.

Bang bang, the plastic bottle body hits the stainless steel to make a sound, once or twice, the bottle bullet flies in the air, magically rotates for a moment, and falls precisely downward.

(End of this chapter)