18 A Fortuitous Encounter (1/2)
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At the Sacred Forest Academy's middle school building, Lee looked towards the elementary school department with an ugly expression. He had located Kazuya who was indeed wearing the uniform for the Sacred Forest Academy's elementary school followed by Shiroyuki Jirou's granddaughter.
”Just how did that dumb kid get transferred into this school?”
From how he knew Kazuya, he couldn't do it yet here he was. Everything changed the day Kazuya got taken to the hospital. The boy that followed him like a dog now turned against him. He didn't even get the chance to prepare but suddenly lost his connections to the Kouzuki corporation. It's CEO and her assistant which he had a crush on turned hostile towards him in a blink of an eye.
”It's that kid's fault. Even Kazuno-san hates me now”
He hit the wall and angrily glared at the boy. Kazuya of course noticed him a long time ago but waited for the right moment. He looked at Lee at the peak of his anger before sticking out his tongue and giving him the middle finger.
”bleh! (What can you do about it dumbass?)”
”(I'll kill you!)” he hit the wall again in anger.
Tomoyo who was watching felt fear but it wasn't as bad as the last time she experienced this. She tugged on Kazuya's sleeve before pulling him to go inside the kendo club. Kazuya laughed and smiled after seeing that she made some progress.
Today was Kazuya's second day at the club. He made such an impression on the first day that everyone had looked at him with respect. Some of them already confirmed the rumor about him beating Tomoyo but the moment they asked about it, the more they knew that it was not just simply beating her.
”Alright everyone is here. The tournament is drawing closer and I believe that we should start preparing our main team. I have consulted with people about the team's structure and have come up with a system to decide the regular positions” Miyamoto announced a challenge system. He called out the five people Kazuya picked out yesterday and told them that there were three slots for the team battles and two slots as reserves. It would be up to their results in matches against themselves on who would take the three slots.
To make it fair for everyone else, they could issue a challenge towards the chosen regulars but before anyone could challenge Tomoyo and Kazuya, they first needed beat one of the other regulars chosen. None of them found this unfair because they knew how good Tomoyo was. However, they were all curious about Kazuya's prowess since they have never seen him in action.
The three that ended up getting the regular slots were Nishida, the short haired girl named Ainu, and the female captain Sawada. The captain almost lost but she ended up beating the glasses boy that almost got her slot. She rested for a bit before walking towards the boy doing strange training exercises by himself on the side of the dojo.
”Kouzuki-kun can I ask for a match?”
”Are you sure? You stand a better chance against the robot girl if you showed the same intensity as you did when you fought that glasses boy”
”Robot girl? Do you mean Shiroyuki-san?” she giggled and was immediately intrigued.
”See… you knew who I meant immediately. She is indeed the robot girl” he replied. Tomoyo who was nearby finally got the confirmation that she was indeed the one he referred to as the robot girl.
”You're quite the interesting guy Kouzuki-kun. It does suit Shiroyuki-san well but… no one else but you would dare call her that”
”Is that so? It's true anyway she's like a robot”
”Do you even know my name Kouzuki-kun. I heard you call me 'tall girl' yesterday you know” she pouted.
”Can you blame me? Sensei asked for my opinion out of the blue on my first day here and none of you got to introduce yourselves captain” Kazuya shrugged his shoulders and stopped what he was doing. It seemed that this girl would not leave him to train in peace soon.
”Still, you should at least know the name of the captain of the club you joined”
”Uhh… Can't I just call you captain? (What's up with this girl?)” he felt a little awkward since this girl was acting like they were close.
”Nope~ I won't respond if you don't call me by name” she giggled.
”(I don't get this person. Why would I even need to call you?)” he gave a sigh inwardly. Luckily, he had learned a few things from Miyamoto so he calmed himself down.
”Listen well Kouzuki Kazuya-kun. My name is Sawada Mahiru so call me Mahiru okay?”
”Err… okay?”
”Okay who?” she gave him a look that wanted him to continue.
”Okay… Mahiru-senpai” he finally gave in.
”Good boy” she smiled but before she should try and pat his head a quiet figure stood in between the two.
”Are you here to show me your swing for the day?” Kazuya asked Tomoyo who stared at him
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*shake shake*
Mahiru was amused. Her initial interest in Kazuya began when Tomoyo came with him to the club. Her interest kept piling up until she finally approached him with a legitimate reason to do so. To be honest, she was envious of Tomoyo because of her skills and standing. Even though she was older, she was no match for her, but it looks like she did have something that she was better at and that was communicating with other people.
”By the way Kouzuki-kun, do you mind if I call you by name?” Her interest in Kazuya increased more now that Tomoyo had given an unusual reaction. She didn't know why those two got along but she too wanted to get pointers from him.
”Do what you want? Can you two let me be? I still need to train” he saw no point in continuing his interaction with them.
”but you still haven't given me a match yet. I'm not asking because I think I can win but for two reasons; one, because I want to get some pointers from you and two, because I will be busy next year to get ready for middle school so I want to experience your skills firsthand” Mahiru didn't give up and requested a match.
”Hmm… very well. I would have just told you your flaws if it was only the first reason but I will agree to a spar this once since you're the captain Mahiru-senpai” he could feel her intent to battle by looking at her eyes.
The two of them instantly garnered attention as they stepped up to Miyamoto requesting to be their referee. He had already been observing them wearing an amused expression so he immediately agreed. Mahiru finished wearing her gear but was puzzled to find Kazuya waiting for her still without wearing any.
”Kazuya-kun? Why aren't you gearing up?” she turned towards Miyamoto who shook his head after meeting her gaze.
”Same rules with the robot girl. You win if you manage to hit me once. I wouldn't worry about me. You on the other hand tend to think too much which makes you hesitate Mahiru-senpai. That moment is a deadly opportunity for your opponent so it's best you get rid of it” he casually spoke and raised a hand holding the bamboo sword he brought with him.