Tokyo Ghost Diary

In summer in London, the sun often starts to set at nine o'clock in the evening, which means that from the time Hoshino Gen wakes up to the setting sun in his room, and now when he is ready for the dinner party, it is already close to ten o'clock in the evening in London.

Gen Hoshino, who was in London, was just about to have dinner. Half a world away, it was already seven o'clock in the morning in Tokyo on the other side of the world.

It's bright!

The earth will continue to function as usual without anyone, and this principle is also applicable in a super city like Tokyo.

——Even if Hoshino Gen is not here, when the morning light begins to flow on the city's high-rise buildings and the well-connected traffic roads, the city still wakes up in the early morning like every day and night in the past.

Carrying a small black leather bag and wearing a cool denim suspender skirt, Yu Shimizu was walking at the tram stop in Koto District with his good friend Suzuki Sawami on his arm.

"Xiaoyou, did you go shopping on YouTube yesterday? I saw your video on it! The beautiful swordsman is wearing a five-piece in a cool way! So handsome! You are very popular online now! This is the first qualifying match. Look The popularity on the Internet is no lower than when you won the junior high school semi-finals!"

The excitement on Suzuki Zemi's face was palpable when she spoke, and she obviously felt deeply involved in the powerful moment of her good friend.

But Yu Shimizu didn't care much about this. First of all, just like Suzuki Zemi said just now, she had already experienced this situation when she was in junior high school, and it was not just what she should do now.

Secondly, she is not the kind of girl who is keen on being famous and popular. Otherwise, with her appearance, she would have accepted the invitations from the talent scouts who have been asking her to be their idol since she was a child.

Compared with the online popularity, which is of no use to her, Yu Shimizu cares more about who her next opponent will be and whether she is good or not. After all, she has made an appointment with that guy and will watch her compete when he comes back from the UK. , if the game is lost and eliminated before then, it will be a shame!

At this time, the tram arrived at the station, and the two of them got on the bus with the crowd. Today was a weekend rest day, and there was not as much traffic as the usual morning rush hour. Even after the two of them entered the carriage, there were still a few empty seats. .

However, there were also some old people among the people who came up in the same wave. Neither of them had any intention of fighting for seats, so they just stood in the corner of the carriage holding on to the handrails.

"Zemi, how much do you know about our opponent today?" As soon as the train started, Yu Shimizu couldn't help but ask about the game.

Suzuki Zemei naturally knew everything and said: "It's harmful! What else do you need to know? You have participated in so many games in the three years of junior high school. More than 80% of the people we encounter now are your former defeats."

"Besides, it would be even better if you really meet someone you haven't seen before. It means that the opponent has never participated in the competition before and is a pretender with no actual combat experience. Anyway, don't worry, as long as Miss Sasaki doesn't Participate, Xiaoyou, you are invincible!"

"..." Shimizu Yu smacked her lips. In her heart, she really didn't dare to agree with Zemei's words. After all, she had a loose nature and only regarded kendo as a hobby. She had neglected training for a long time. Now, she... Facing herself in the third grade of junior high school, she felt that she would definitely be defeated within ten moves...

But she couldn't say this thought to shake the morale of the army, so she simply stopped talking and just lowered her head silently, took out her mobile phone, and sent a message to someone: "I find that I am much weaker than before~ Is there any way you can make me stronger?" People become stronger quickly?"

After thinking about it, she added: "I'm not asking you to help me cheat. I'm just asking you if you have any special training methods because you are so good."

After sending these messages, she didn't expect Gen Hoshino to reply immediately. As soon as she turned off her phone and stuffed it back into her pocket, she looked up and saw her aunt Suzuki Zemi looking at her with a smile on her face.

Shimizu Yu suddenly panicked: "What...what happened?"

Suzuki Zemi kept that smile and asked: "Send a message to Hoshino?"

"..." Yu Shimizu was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly became furious: "Zemi! You actually peeked at my chat interface!" It's not surprising that Yu Shimizu was angry, after all, peeking at other people's chats is common in any country in the world. A very out-of-bounds behavior.

But Suzuki Zemei rolled her eyes: "You little idiot has a personality where everything is written on your face. Why do you still need to peek? I should have taken a picture of your expression when you sent a message just now. The corners of your mouth were grinning. It’s gone to heaven!”

Shimizu Yu blinked his watery almond eyes, opened his mouth slightly, and finally mumbled with a slight lack of confidence: "It's not as exaggerated as you said..."

It didn't take long for the train to arrive at the venue for today's competition. Unlike the Kurome National Gymnasium where yesterday's preliminary round was held, today's Segawa Private Academy competition was held at the Tokyo Gymnasium in Shibuya District. After all, the high school sports competition is a national event. It is a very large-scale event with a wide variety of competitions, and it is impossible to use only one venue.

On the way from the station to the stadium, Yu Shimizu received a reply from Hoshino Gen.

——"I contacted Sasaki for you, and she agreed to help you train."

Along with this sentence, there was also a contact card with a blank profile picture.

And after a little association with the above sentence, you can understand that this avatar is a blank contact, and it should be Sasaki Ayane.

Under the strong summer sun, Yu Shimizu, who was staring at the screen of his mobile phone, suddenly felt that he was no longer hot...

......

In Sunamachi Bridge Park in Koto District, Tachibana Akina, who was wearing sportswear, turned to glance at Sasaki Ayane, who she asked to supervise her sports shaping, and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Sasaki Ayane, who was also wearing sportswear, had a sassy high ponytail. Her crystal-white skin seemed to be shimmering under the morning sunlight. She looked down at her phone and heard Tachibana Akina's inquiry. Then he raised his head and said, "He asked me if I could help a friend of his practice swordsmanship."

"Him?" Tachibana Akina was confused at first, but then suddenly realized: "Who is your fiancé?"

Sasaki Ayane didn't reply, which was regarded as acquiescence, and then Tachibana Akina frowned: "Your fiancé asked you if you can help one of his friends practice kendo. Is that friend a boy or a girl?"

"Girl." Sasaki Ayane added: "She said she is participating in the college sports competition."

"Female..." Tachibana Akina raised her eyebrows: "Hey, your Mr. Hoshino is really magnanimous. I just don't know whether it's because he has a clear conscience or is too courageous~"

"But you haven't already promised him, have you?" Tachibana Akina suddenly remembered something and asked quickly.

"Already agreed." Sasaki Ayane said calmly.

"Hey - you!" Tachibana Akina said anxiously: "How could you agree so easily! What if the other party is a very scheming girl and is also your hidden competitor? In this way, you will lose the initiative of!"

Sasaki Ayane looked at her helplessly: "You have watched too many TV series."