Chapter 827 - Personal Training 2 (1/2)
Coming out of the locker room, Haru and Ichika had changed into ”do-gi” and went to the dojo.
Houki also had come out from the changing room and looked at Haru and Ichika.
”Don't be dawdling and go over here!”
Chifuyu who sat in the ”seiza” position was quite impatient.
”Sit down in front of me.”
Haru, Ichika, and Houki also sat down on the ”seiza” position right in front of Chifuyu.
”Haru, have you trained in kendo?” Chifuyu asked. She didn't need to ask either Houki or Ichika since she knew that both of them had learned kendo during their childhood.
”Only a knife.”
”Knife?”
”I wanted to become a chef before.”
Haru didn't hide it before and thought that it was good to add a lie.
”You? Chef?” Chifuyu was a bit surprised and asked, ”Then, why not continue to become a chef?”
Haru didn't answer and shut mouth in silence. He felt that it would give him a deeper history or something by doing this kind of act.
”Well, whatever.” Chifuyu didn't answer force him and said, ”Anyway, it doesn't really matter whether it is a sword or knife.” She threw a katana to Haru and said, ”Let's start our spar.”
Caught the sword with his hand, Haru frowned and unsheathed it feeling a bit surprised.
”Katana?”
Chifuyu smiled and said, ”What are you afraid of? IS is more dangerous than a katana.” Her eyes turned serious and asked, ”Do you know what is the similarity between katana and IS?”
”Both of them are weapons,” Haru answered simply.
”Yes, and both of them are weapons and they are used to kill people.”
”What?!”
”Kill people?!”
Houki and Ichika who were beside them were in shock.
”That is what most people think, but what I think is different.....” Chifuyu looked at them and said, ”In my opinion, IS and katana are being used to protect the people that I care.”
Houki and Ichika sighed in relief and nodded.
”What about you? You've got your personal IS, and what are you going to do with it?” Chifuyu asked.
Haru raised his eyebrow and asked, ”After you know it, what are you going to do?”
”Nothing.”
Chifuyu shook her head and said, ”I'm just asking if you don't want to answer then it is alright.”
Haru smiled looking at Chifuyu and thought that this woman was somehow cute thinking that he would be moved by her words similar to bloody, exciting, and hot shounen manga.
”The world is dangerous, what's wrong with holding something to protect yourself? For now, I'll do the work which the government will give me, and in the future, if I find the person who I want to protect then I'll do the same as you.”
His answer was pretty simple, but it surprised Ichika since he didn't expect his friend to think so deeply.
”Hmm... you don't have anyone that you want to protect?” Chifuyu asked.
”There was in the past, but not now.”
Haru knew that Chifuyu had read about his information and knew that he was only living with his grandfather who had passed away in the past. He knew that Chifuyu would think about something complicated in her mind.
Chifuyu looked at Haru with complex expression and thought that this young man might be hiding something more inside him which made her somehow worried, but one thing for sure, she wanted him to search for someone who was very important for himself in this world.
”How about Hikaruno?”
Haru raised his eyebrow.
”Hikaruno?”
Ichika and Houki were curious when they heard this name.
”I've heard that your relationship is quite close before when you've stayed on the research facility to develop your own IS.”
Chifuyu thought that Hikaruno might become an important person in this world.
”Orimura-sensei, I don't know if you love to gossip.” Haru sighed and asked, ”So is this really personal training or an interview?” He didn't expect his lie would develop into this situation, and he was wondering now whether Chifuyu would think that he was someone who had a troubled childhood or something.
”I guess....” Chifuyu stood up while holding her katana and said, ”You're very impatient, huh? I also want to test your ability. Let's have a spar as soon as possible.”
Haru nodded and stood up while holding the katana which was given to him earlier.
”Erm... Chifuyu-nee, is it alright to use a real katana? Don't you think that it is dangerous?” Ichika tried to stop them since he didn't expect both of them would do it for real.
”Yeah.. it isn't a good idea...” Houki also tried to stop them since if it was training then it was better to use a wooden katana.
”No. You two just watch or do training by yourself there. You don't need to worry about us.”
Chifuyu unsheathed the katana and held it with both of her hands facing Haru in front of her.