Chapter 132: Injury (1/2)
“Your hand grip is too tight, it will affect your sword speed.
“I understand, senior sister.”
“You are a beginner, so it’s very common to make such a mistake. After more practices, you’ll be fine.” Rumi said with a smile.
“Yes, senior sister, I’ll work hard.” A girl in a Kendo outfit looked at the beautiful senior sister instructor with a worship look.
“Alright, continue your training.” With that, Rumi returned to the edge of the field.
“Ryoko, who is that? How come I never saw her before.” After Rumi walked away, another girl in Kendo uniform came over and asked.
“What, you don’t even know her? I really don’t know why you want to learn Kendo.” Ryoko was surprised to say.
“I come to the Kendo Club in order to lose weight. Initially, I want to participate in the gymnastic club, but training there is too hard. That’s why I come to the Kendo club.
“My God, learning Kendo in order to lose weight, only you can do that. I advise you to withdraw because the exercise here is also quite hard.” Ryoko looked at her with both angry and amused look.
“No, I see you guys only waving your swords all the time. Forget it, regardless of this, you didn’t answer me, who is that girl just now?” Hiromi continued to ask.
“She is my idol, I only joined Kendo Club because of her. She is last year’s individual champion of the National High School Kendo Tournament, Nakagawa Rumi.” Ryoko said excitedly.
“What, you said that she’s the National Champion, aren’t you mistaken, she’s just a girl.” Hiromi was flabbergasted.
“Of course, it’s true. After watching her game, I was too excited that I stay awake the whole night. I’ve heard that not so many female students join the Kendo Club, but because of what she achieved last year, many girls attended the Kendo Club. But because senior sister Nakagawa recently preparing for the University entrance exam, she’s rarely able to come to the Kendo Club.”
“Sounds like she’s really fierce,” Hiromi said thoughtfully.
“Of course. And she also looks so beautiful, she is the embodiment of beauty and wisdom.”
Seeing the longing look of worship Ryoko gave to senior sister Nakagawa, Hiromi couldn’t help but smile.
“Then does she have a boyfriend? Such a fierce girl like her must have put her boyfriend a lot of pressure, right?”
“Never heard she had a boyfriend. Although from the first grade, many boys have chased her, but no one seems to be successful. But I thought, with such an outstanding girl like senior sister Nakagawa, no boy in our school is worthy of her.” Ryoko righteously said.
“I see that you have been poisoned.” Hiromi snappily glanced at her. Then she looked at sister Nakagawa sitting in meditation on the sideline. Didn’t know if this was just an illusion, but she felt as if there was a touch of sadness in her eyes.
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Entering the hall, not only Naoko saw her mother, but even the rarely seen second brother also inside.
“Mother, brother, good evening.” Naoko gave them the greeting ritual.
“Naoko you came, long time no see.” Hasebe Kenji said with a smile.
“Brother, how are you?” Naoko asked.
“Still the same, Naoko I tell you, now I don’t know what happened, as long as one day I don’t hear that old man’s scolding voice, I felt I don’t have the gut to go home. This is really a terrible habit, it seems I need to see a psychiatrist.
“Your sister goes home rarely, what nonsense are you talking about. If your father heard that, he would certainly chase you out.” Naoko’s mother Hasebe Shohata said with some anger.
Hasebe Kenji made a face to Naoko.
Seeing her brother still as frivolous as ever, Naoko can’t help but smile.
“Naoko, I already knew what happened yesterday. You also know that your second brother is also a Harvard graduate so that Yaka Kawashiro can be considered as my junior. I know that guy, as far as I know, he is a good man, you really don’t want to consider him?” Hasebe Kenji went over to her and said.
“I’m sorry, brother, making you embarrassed.” Naoko bowed to him to apologize.
“Em, you don’t have to be polite. Actually, I know that feelings this kind of thing can’t be forced, just forget what I previously said.” Hasebe Kenji scratched his head and said.
“Thank you, brother, for your consideration. Moreover, I don’t know when brother is planning to get married, I think mom should be very concerned about this thing.” Naoko suddenly said with a hint of sly look.
Sure enough, after Naoko finished this sentence, Hasebe Shohata started to grumble: “Your brother does not intend to get married, he spend all of his day philandering, which young lady is willing to marry him. If I knew this, I would not let him go to the United States to study. You look at him, he doesn’t even have a bit of big brother’s poise, always so frivolous. No wonder your father often scolds you.”
Seeing the smile on her sister’s lips, Hasebe Kenji knew he was tricked and had to helplessly listen the scolding of his mother.
Because Naoko and Hasebe Kenji two people age difference is not very large, plus Hasebe Kenji’s character since childhood is quite frivolous, therefore, the brother and sister relationship has always been very good, and will, from time to time, play some joke on each other.
“Mom, stop saying that, the old man is still waiting for Naoko.” After the third round of scolding from Hasebe Shohata, Hasebe Kenji immediately seized the opportunity to say something.
“Oh, I almost forgot. Naoko, hurry up and go to the study room, your father is waiting for you there. He looks very angry. Forget it, let me go with you.”
“Second brother, I go first.” Then, Naoko walked toward the study room with her mother.
Sitting on the sofa, Hasebe Kenji looked at Naoko beautiful figure from the back, and can’t help but sigh. Naoko was getting more and more beautiful, a pity she was his own sister. Among the women that he socializes with, not a single one of them is up to her level. A pity, what a pity.
After gently knocking the door a few times, from the study room, a strong voice quickly came, “Come in.”
Opening the door, Naoko saw her father sitting in front of a desk.
“Good evening, father.” Naoko respectfully saluted him.
Raised his head to glance at Naoko, Hasebe Masao with an indifference expression said: “You finally come, take a seat.”
“Thank you.” Naoko sat down at the chair in front of the desk.
Sized up her father who she has not seen for a long time, Naoko found his white hair has increased, and he seemed older than the last time she saw him. Naoko can’t help but a bit sad.
“Naoko.” After a while, Hasebe Masao called out.
“Yes, father.” Naoko immediately responded.
“How old are you?” Hasebe Masao asked.
“Answering to father, the daughter is twenty-four this year.”
“So to speak, your age is not small anymore; this should be the time to think about getting married. You’ve been a well-behaved, obedient daughter, this is very clear to me. Because your body is not so good, I’ve always worry about your life. Yaka Enterprise has been a very close partner with our company. Yaka Director is also my old friend with a deep personal relationship. His second son, Yaka Kawashiro, according to my observation, has a good character, so I called your mother to arrange a blind date for you and him. Even if you don’t like him now, you should at least try to socialize for a period of time to see whether the two of you is suitable for each other. But you don’t even give him a chance, which makes me very disappointed. What you did will cast a shadow over my relationship with Yaka Director, you know?” Hasebe Masao was getting more and more loud.
Naoko bowed her head while she listened to her father’s talk, after a while, she slowly looked up and said: “Father, it’s not that I don’t give Mr. Yaka a chance, but it’s because daughter already has a man in her heart. In order not to waste time on both sides, I flatly rejected him. Father, please forgive me.”