Chapter 197 – Vanguard Virtue #2
Jjaeok-!
Another blow to the head.
This time, two referees raised a white flag.
“To the location.”
After scoring two points and winning the first match, I listened to the referee’s words and went to the boundary line to bow with my opponent.
Then, he had a short conversation with Tetsuya, who was taking a deep breath outside.
“Congratulations.”
“You win too.”
“It should be.”
Voice is very low The eyes are serious too.
Seeing my play, he must have been inflamed with the desire to win.
I slapped him on the back to cheer him up and walked over to where the members were and took off his face.
The members were looking at me with admiring eyes.
I guess I didn’t expect it to be this good.
“Good work. He did well.”
I raised my thumb at Yamazaki’s praise and watched the match between Tetsuya and my opponent.
Tetsuya, who finished his greetings and interrupted, moved only the tip of his bamboo sword.
I suddenly lost my energy and let out a small laugh.
I can not understand it. Even if it is possible for the other party to play cautiously because the former colleague was lethargic… Why would Tetsuya be like that?
If the vanguard won a hot victory, wouldn’t it be okay to take over that momentum and push it aggressively?
It looks like the opponent is also shrinking, so let’s run a little…
Also, I don’t get along with that kid.
Tadak-!
After a long search battle, the two clash lightly.
Viewed objectively, it is a boring game that will make you yawn when compared to the preceding battle.
Thinking that the game would end quickly, I looked up at the crowd where Miyuki was.
Still clapping and watching Tetsuya’s game.
It looks like the tension has lowered a bit, but did Miyuki lose heart like me at the guy’s timid look?
That’s not it. How nice is Miyuki?
“Hey, wipe the sweat off your hands.”
As I was thinking about this or that, I checked his hand when my senior in the second grade handed me a towel and said something like that.
There is a lot of cold sweat.
I wasn’t aware of it, but I must have been nervous without even realizing it.
I picked up the towel, wiped my hands, and saw Tetsuya and his opponent start exchanging karate in earnest.
Just-! Tadak-!
Gradually, Tetsuya’s sloppy playstyle comes out.
It clings tightly and does not give distance, and the moment a gap is formed in the lattice part, it can be seen that it is trying to slowly pull the opponent into the swamp while performing a light attack.
Still, I have the talent, so I’m doing pretty well.
Knock it down.
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Shaking off her side hair, which was clinging to her with her sweat, Lenka handed her trophy to Chinami, who stood in front of her.
She then smiled broadly as she herself held up her certificate and looked in front of her.
Click-!
After taking a photo to commemorate her win and hugging her teammates, Lenka asked Chinami.
“Do you look happy?”
“Whoops… Winning a prize is always a pleasure. Aren’t you happy, friend?”
“I am happy too. Shall we go watch the men’s division now?”
“Of course I have to go. I want to see Matsuda-kouhai soon.”
I am confused as to whether I want to see Matsuda himself, or whether I want to see Matsuda’s skills.
Is it both? Probably so.
Lenka looked around at the members with proud faces and said.
“Are you going to watch the men’s team?”
“We? We will rest I’m dying because it’s hard.”
Just like that, the other colleagues were having a hard time.
It was exhausting because they played consecutive games and it was more intense than usual regional competitions.
If this is the case for the men’s division, the odds of winning won’t be high.
Still, seeing that Goro, who has been taking care of the men’s team until the finals of the women’s division, is not coming, he must be doing something about it…
The captain, Yamazaki, has excellent skills, Matsuda has considerable talent, and Miura also has her own skills, so she seems to be holding on.
“Are you going to be on the bus?”
“To do so.”
“Then can you bring me a trophy and a certificate?”
“Okay. See you later.”
“Huh. See you later.”
Carefully handing over the trophy, Lenka handed her handkerchief to Chinami, who sniffed at her from the cold.
She then went with her to the gymnasium where the men’s game was being played.
The sound of applause as soon as you open the door.
The heat is quite hot. As if someone is playing something interesting.
Looking at the bracket with Chinami, Yeboni Academy was in the semifinals just about to start.
They have already qualified for the next competition.
“What…! My friend…! The men’s division has reached the semifinals…!”
Chinami’s voice reminded me of herself as she scanned the table.
Feeling proud of the men’s performance, Lenka calmed her chinami while checking the Yevoni Academy’s scorecard in the corner of the venue.
The match against Yamazaki was 2:1 in all three matches.
In other words, 1 point was awarded and 2 points were won.
It’s like Yamazaki with good skills.
Ikeda won 2 matches except for one defeat by 2:0 in the team match.
Mori’s mid-game match was won in one game and lost in two.
Cha Bong-jeon with Miura…
‘You did very well…?’
Like mid-game, 1 game won, 2 games lost.
However, the scores were all 2:1. Whether you win or lose, you get points.
In addition, the first game was not settled within the basic game time of 5 minutes, so it went to overtime and unfortunately lost.
A huge leap forward for someone with just a little bit of experience.
Just by looking at her records, you can see how hard Miura worked.
It’s unique. When it’s over, she should be sparing no praise.
Finally, Matsuda’s vanguard battle.
Lenka, who opened her eyes slightly and checked the record, was taken aback.
“…Isn’t it a tradition?”
All won 2:0. The game time was 2 minutes and 12 seconds, but all the rest were over within 2 minutes.
Considering the importance of the position of spearhead, the opposing team must have sent out a strong player…
You cut it all in around 2 minutes?
I knew very well that he had talent because I had dealt with him in person, but to think he would be so good at it… I’m honestly surprised.
“A tradition? Who?”
Chinami, who has yet to see the scorecard, asks.
Lenka with an awkward smile tried to answer.
Then, Chinami pointed her hand to one side of her audience.
“What!? Hanazawa kouhai-sama is over there…! Shall we watch together?”
True to Chinami’s words, she was watching the game with people who seemed to be students in Hanazawa’s class.
Matsuda and Miura are close, so they must have come to support each other.
“Oh! Round 4 starts now. Let’s just go and watch Matsuda’s match.”
After saying that, Chinami suddenly sat down in an empty seat.
Said Lenka, exhaling her short snort at her bewilderment.
“Can’t we just watch all the games and go?”
“It’s okay. Please be quiet now.”
It’s funny that Chinami is focusing on the match of the disciple who puts her heart on it.
Laughing at her pick, Lenka put her butt next to her Chinami.
Then she greeted her opponent and watched Matsuda enter the line.
She conformed, and as soon as she got up, he raised her arms high.
She quickly stances and tries to strike straight at her opponent, but is halted by her opponent’s outstretched shinai.
The rule of thumb for the upper ranks is to stick out the bamboo sword near the neck like that to keep them in check.
Matsuda has also been subjected to that check by herself and her members.
She’s been having a hard time breaking up… What are you going to do?
It’s a semi-final match that can be called real talent, so I want to explore a little bit.
Lenka, who had such thoughts,
Just-!
“Ha!”
Matsuda, who quickly struck down the shinobi aimed at his own neck, took advantage of the gap in the opponent’s shinai’s sharp downward movement, flicking his wrist and spinning the shinobi sideways.
Aww-!
Her eyes widened as she slashed the opponent’s wrist holding her sword’s hilt and rolled her feet away quickly at the same time.
Beaten properly It couldn’t be said to be a perfect movement, but her ki samples matched, and she maintained her spirit, so it would be a one-on-one fight.
Flutter-!
As expected, two judges raised white flags and awarded points to Matsuda.
The other one was looking at the opposing team’s back, so he must have stayed still because he couldn’t see it properly.
I’m glad you got points.
Thinking so, Lenka clenched one of his fists and stared at Matsuda as he returned to the boundary line.
‘Looks like fun.’
It was a good thing.
Matsuda, who is talented in kendo, will work even harder if he adds fun.
It was good that he told me to go to the competition.
Although she heard her Chinami’s words, not her own words, of course.
“Oh my god…! Oh my god…! Did you just see…? Cheongchuleoram is like this…! I have nothing more to teach Matsuda juniors…!”
“Yes, yes. Good job.”
After appeasing Chinami, who was overjoyed with emotion, Lenka watched the ensuing match and frowned at her.
The opponent, who had been fighting head-to-head in order not to give him distance, bounced his bamboo sword with his wrist snap and touched Matsuda’s face and face.
It was something that happened often while playing games.
But it was very many times. It means doing that on purpose.
It was not a foul. But it’s not even a nice thing to do.
It seems that he knows Matsuda is aggressive and is trying to arouse her excitement in that way…
You’re going to feel pretty bad. It should not dry out.
As she continued to watch the game while soothing her anguish, Lenka wrinkled her brow even more.
‘Bad child…’
The opponent, who had been scratching Matsuda’s nerves like that, skillfully reached out and landed on Matsuda’s outer ankle.
This causes Matsuda to get caught in her turn and slightly lose her balance.
Obstructing the path by sticking out your legs is an obvious violation.
If intentionality is revealed, it will be forfeited.
However, since the opponent walked so skillfully, even if he was caught, there was a possibility that it would end with a warning under the judgment that it was not intentional.
“Uh… Who is this terrible player…!”
Chinami, who caught the other person’s appearance, became very angry and huffed.
You will be angry with the opponent who plays like that with your beloved student. I understand.
But honestly, doesn’t it feel like self-employment…?
Not now, but Matsuda used to play bad manners during friendly sparring.
Of course, it’s not that the other person did well, and I’m on Matsuda’s side right now, so my stomach boils…
Lenka, who had only thought of it in her mind, looked at Matsuda in silence.
Consistent with her concerns, Matsuda, who tries to get away from her opponent by pushing next to her, trips over her feet and stumbles.
And the opponent, losing his balance, rushed at Matsuda, who lowered his arm, without missing the gap.
As she loses her balance, she tries to target Matsuda’s wrist, which has come down slightly.
There is a way to not score points even if you beat this.
‘I have to fall backwards.’
Then, it is highly likely that the referee who noticed that the foot intervened will declare it null and void.
Lenka, who was watching Matsuda and the opponent’s every move, hoping that Matsuda would fall down as it was,
Aww-! Right!
Matsuda, who regained his center of gravity while staggering, blocked the opponent’s attack with amazing agility, and his eyes widened when he grabbed the top again.
‘Muh, what is it…? A cartoon character…?’
What do you play all that? Is it a beast?
Have you entered a slightly awakened state?
Lenka, with a bewildered expression, regained her focus as her Matsuda lunged at her opponent.
Could Matsuda’s animalistic senses have weighed on her?
The foot of the opponent who was panicking and backing away slipped.
That moment,
Jjaeok-!
“Headhee hee!!”
Matsuda slaps her opponent on the face of her butt as it is.
An attack that can’t be matched, just wielded with force.
The opponent’s immoral play was returned as it was within the limit allowed by the rules.
Not only that, but he approached the fallen opponent, pushed his upper body, and even stayed still.
It’s like a dog dealer looking at the condition of a dog that has been beaten to death.
‘Am I staring?’
Her expression was hard to see because she was far away, but if she was the Matsuda she knew, she would surely have noticed that her opponent had cheated on her and sent a warning with her eyes.
One corner of Lenka’s mouth went up when he saw Matsuda’s actions.
A character whose mentality is not shaken, and rather than dying, he comes to life.
It’s not the type of play he prefers, but it’s nice to have a character like that on the team, it’s not bad.
To be honest, Yevoni Academy was an underdog team.
Even though they set their goal to reach the semifinals, they probably never expected that they would actually come up.
Nevertheless, the fact that all five recorded excellent results, there must be several reasons, but Matsuda’s tremendous propaganda, which took the lead, must have taken a large part.
That propaganda would include that evil spirit.
I knew that he was talented because I faced him in person, but he exceeded my expectations.
It also shows that he practiced consistently. The rate of development is also very fast.
Of course, a lot of it is clumsy, but it’s great.
‘It suits the vanguard very well.’
Thinking that if she improved her skills through constant training, it would be fun to send her to the national tournament, Lenka was completely immersed in Matsuda, calming Chinami, who raised her arms, and continued to watch her match.
