Ke Xue World: The Confrontation between Black and Red

On the last day of kendo class, Karasuma Soshin finally saw what the four kendo teachers sent by Karasuma Renya to teach him looked like.

After untying the black straps, Karasuma Soshin only blinked his eyes and quickly adapted to the change in light from dark to bright.

The dark red eyes swept over the four people and the knives in their hands one by one.

Karasuma Soshin threw away the black bandage on his right hand, raised the katana in his left hand, and pointed the sharp tip of the blade at the four people standing in front of him.

The moment the straps fell to the ground, four people holding various types of samurai swords attacked Karasuma Soshin together.

Now that his eyesight has been restored, Karasuma Soshin no longer has to rely on his hearing to judge the opponent's attacks due to his obstructed vision as before.

But in this brief fight that lasted less than five minutes, Karasuma Soshin suddenly understood why he was asked to take kendo lessons in this way.

Why, there has always been such an item in his previous confinement punishment, as well as in the basic training that has never been interrupted over the years.

After the fight, the four men bowed respectfully to Karasuma Soshin, then stood up and walked quietly to the side.

However, Karasuma Soshin, who was standing in the middle of the training ground, did not react at all.

He lowered his head and looked at the knife in his hand in silence, the memory of the fight just now and every previous blindfolded fight flashing rapidly through his mind.

Then, all the kendo-related memory fragments of the organization during the past eleven years and all the kendo training memories belonging to Yueyawan eleven years ago were repeatedly intertwined.

Finally, when Karasuma Renya walked up to him with a satisfied look on his face and announced that his kendo lessons were over, Karasuma Soshin asked in a calm tone:

"Father, I wonder where you invited these four kendo teachers from."

Facing Karasuma Soshin's expressionless gaze, Karasuma Renya answered with great joy.

“They have been kendo instructors of the Karasuma family for generations.

All the fragmentary kendo training you received before was also taught by the kendo instructor of the Karasuma family."

Did you finally notice?

"Then I wonder if I could learn from you about your swordsmanship?"

Karasuma Soshin had a calm expression and a very calm tone.

The smile on Karasuma Renya's face deepened.

He reached out and took the scabbarded katana handed to him by one of the kendo instructors. With a flash of cold light, he launched a fierce attack towards Karasuma Soshin's face.

Karasuma Soshin raised his hand to block, and the next second, taking advantage of the momentum of Karasuma Renya's knife, he counterattacked.

In the empty training ground, the fierce and crisp sound of blades colliding continued to be heard.

In just a dozen seconds, two figures rushed from one end of the training ground to the other.

On the side, Karasuma butler and four kendo instructors watched the scene quietly.

There was no doubt that the moves and habits displayed by Karasuma Renya and Karasuma Soshin in the fight were from the same school, and no one thought there was anything wrong.

The Karasuma family is a family with a history of thousands of years. From the Heian-kyo period to the present, what has been passed down is not only the family assets, family emblem and family tree.

There are also various rules and etiquette, retainers and servants, as well as unique kendo schools that are never revealed to the world and are not heard of by ordinary people.

The four kendo instructors on the sidelines included the sparring partners that Karasuma Soshin had encountered during all his kendo training in the past eleven years.

They all have the surname Wuwan.

As members of the Karasuma family, they are also kendo instructors for the new generation of Karasuma family members.

Every generation of the Karasuma family members receive instruction from a kendo instructor from a young age.

The purpose is not to teach everyone to become kendo masters, but to pass on the Karasuma family's kendo style.

The only hard requirement here is that members of the main family must complete the course for at least three years, and members of the branch family must complete the course for at least one year.

After reaching the minimum deadline, those who are interested can continue to improve, while those who do not have the talent and interest do not need to continue.

Unlike the members of the Karasuma family who received relevant instruction as children, the kendo instructors who were responsible for teaching Karasuma Soshin adopted a different teaching method.

Every sparring match, every constantly changing attacking moves, the occasional rotating sparring opponents, and the requirement to spar with your eyes blindfolded.

These were all carefully prepared by these kendo instructors for Karasuma Soshin.

The purpose is to subtly and silently transform the kendo that he had learned from hundreds of schools and then formed his own unique style into the special kendo style unique to the Karasuma family.

Two minutes later, this brief fight came to an end when Karasuma Soshin knocked away the katana in Karasuma Renya's hand with one sword.

Karasuma Soshin, who had perfectly verified his guess, did not choose to continue, and the same was true for Karasuma Renya, whose attack was cracked.

He was very satisfied with the results of this test. From the way Karasuma Soshin attacked to his subconscious reactions, there was no sign that he had practiced other styles of kendo.

Eight years ago, the decision was made to completely tie Karasuma Soshin to the organization, and they contacted Ichihara Yoshi and asked him to prepare a set of identity information for Karasuma Soshin that was so authentic and complete that there would be no problems at all.

And the name Karasuma Soshin was given to him and his identity as the heir to the Karasuma Group began completely.

Karasuma Renya had planned all of this carefully.

He knew that Whiskey was very smart, with a sharp and clever mind that was beyond the reach of ordinary people, and he was observant and good at planning.

But it's like a bowl of sweet water that already has a lot of sugar in it.

When you just put a grain of salt, it won't change the taste at all.

If you add one more grain at a time, even after a long time, people will only taste sweetness.

The time interval makes the sugar water forget its original sweetness, which is actually far less sweet than it is now. Its current sweetness is because you added a certain amount, but it is far less sweet than salt.

And when the sugar water finally tastes salty, it means that there is no sweetness in the bowl of sugar water anymore.

At the same time, it will no longer be regarded as sugar water.

Throwing down a sentence "We'll continue the rest of today's lessons tomorrow," Karasuma Renye left happily with Karasuma Butler.

The four kendo instructors then also said goodbye.

Soon, only Karasuma Soshin and a few bodyguards standing by were left on the empty training ground.

...

The speed at which time flows varies greatly for different people.

For A Mian, who wanted to give a surprise gift to his good friend Conan, the remaining week seemed so long.

But for Conan, time just flew by and it was November 27th.

Conan, who had exchanged phone numbers with each other, listened to the loud and expectant voice of his new good friend A Mian on the phone, and listened patiently and expressed the same expectation.

He was always wondering if Shuichi Akai would betray him again and secretly discuss with Sera and Ms. Mary how to take action against Whiskey.

And a plan for escape, ahem, retreat.

It's no wonder Conan was so worried. He originally thought that he had persuaded Shuichi Akai to give up his plan to grab whiskey.

But during a walk, he discovered that Kamil was secretly checking the internal topographic map of Chizuru Mansion, where Hojo Shuya's wedding banquet was held.

So, Conan, who had caught the criminal red-handed, persisted in persuading Shuichi Akai to give up the idea every day, and used his excellent reasoning ability to observe whether Shuichi Akai was secretly making preparations behind his back.

At the end of the call, A Mian said happily:

"See you tomorrow, Conan."

"Well, see you tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Conan looked at the sunset outside the window and felt that he still needed to raid Akai Shuichi after dark.

...

At 6:55 pm,

Toru Amuro, who received the online meeting notice in advance, was preparing for his first high-level meeting in the equipment group.

In a bedroom with good sound insulation, closed doors and windows, and drawn curtains, Toru Amuro sat cross-legged on the bed, working diligently on a laptop with a lit screen on a small wooden table.

At this moment, in the online conference room, other senior executives of the equipment group who had also received the notice were all in place.

Everyone was silently waiting for seven o'clock to come, waiting for their department boss to come online.

At exactly seven o'clock, Karasuma Soshin appeared in the online conference room.

"grown ups."

Everyone shouted in unison to Karasuma Soshin on the screen.

The bright light illuminated Karasuma Soshin's upper body very clearly, and also made his sharp and handsome face particularly clear.

His eyes swept across the senior executives of the equipment team projected on the wall, and Karasuma Soshin, who was sitting cross-legged on the bedroom floor, directly started the main topic of this meeting:

"First, as usual, before eight o'clock the day after tomorrow, please send a summary report of the matters you were responsible for during my absence to my email."

"Yes."

Everyone, including Toru Amuro, responded in unison.

“Second, as in previous practice, after the meeting, the first-level inventory process will be initiated.

McCarran, you will take the lead this time, and the rest of you will follow McCarran's instructions. I will give you seven days."

"Yes."

Everyone responded in unison again, but McCullen was the one smiling the brightest among all of them, with excitement in his eyes.

"Okay, now that we've finished discussing business matters, let's spend the rest of the time talking about personal matters.

How have you been while I've been away?

Have you encountered any problems in dealing with other departments? "

Karasuma Soshin's tone was no longer as cold as before, but had a little more warmth, and his expression was much more casual.

This was the first time Toru Amuro had seen a meeting being held like this: the main topic lasted no more than two minutes, and the rest was just small talk.

If you put some fruits and tea on the table, it would be like having a tea party.

While listening to other colleagues speaking, Toru Amuro paid attention to Whiskey.

Because of the screen and the light, I couldn't tell whether his face was fine or not, but from the sound of his voice, he didn't sound seriously injured.

There was not a single scar on the exposed face, neck, and hands.

Also, tomorrow is the 28th. The meeting is held at this time. It seems that it is because Whiskey will attend the Hojo family wedding tomorrow as the heir of the Karasuma Group.

That’s why this punishment period ended.

At present, even if the whiskey is not near Tokyo, it should have returned to the country.

As Toru Amuro thought about this, he pricked up his ears to listen to what other people were saying.

Suddenly, he heard Karasuma Soshin say to him:

"Bourbon, I heard that you gained an excellent direct subordinate at the graduation ceremony at the end of September. It's been over a month. How are you getting along?"

Toru Amuro replied:

"Not bad, he is indeed an excellent child."

Not only is it excellent, but it is also worry-free and he doesn't have to worry about anything at all.

I have strong self-learning ability and I can find things to do on my own.

Thinking back on Haodacu's performance over the past month, Amuro Toru looked happy but sighed in his heart:

It’s just too good, and too worry-free.

Perhaps he was stunned by Karasuma Soshin's previous ruthless plan to kick Rum and Champagne out of their core positions.

Or maybe it was because the person was personally chosen by Karasuma Renya and given to Amuro Toru.

In short, no one who knew that the equipment group was not allowed to have any manpower or territory in Neon had any objection to Bourbon's newly selected direct subordinates and the fact that Bourbon himself continued to stay in Neon.

Neither Vermouth nor Brandy had any objections, and even Champagne and Rum had no objections.

During this period, Vermouth and Rum's subordinates were fighting openly and secretly for power, but the two main generals were abnormally silent.

No one has known the whereabouts of Vermouth since the gold leaf bounty ended. Rum is even more thorough. Ever since the penalty notice came down, he has been as quiet as death.

No one knows where it is buried.

Just when Vermouth failed in the last joint mission, she suddenly resurrected and complained to Karasuma Renya.

"With such a high evaluation, it seems that she is indeed excellent. Bourbon, you must teach her well and let her become Fino as soon as possible."

As soon as Karasuma Soshin said this, before Amuro Toru could even open his mouth, Diogia immediately spoke up:

"Your Excellency is really partial. He actually gave code names to Bourbon's direct subordinates so early."

But Fino is not a derivative code of Bourbon.

Yamazaki couldn't stand anyone complaining about Karasuma Soshin, and even though he knew it was fake, he took it seriously and responded without hesitation:

"Your Excellency is giving me face. If you have a direct subordinate who is personally chosen by me, I will also prepare a code name for him."

"Yes, yes, you are absolutely right."

Diogenes knew that Yamazaki was a person who would take things very seriously when it came to matters concerning Karasuma Soshin, so he was not angry at all.

"Why, are you envious of Bourbon for having direct subordinates?

When you become an adult next month, I will personally pick one for you. If the equipment team doesn’t have a suitable one, I will choose one from other departments.”

Do you spoil your children like this?

Choosing from other departments is basically stealing from other departments.

Whiskey is responsible for the fact that Hibiki became a naughty child.

Toru Amuro looked at Xiang who was coaxed into happiness by Karasuma Soshin with just a few words, and then he realized that not only Karasuma Soshin, but everyone else treated Xiang like they were coaxing a child.

So you all have a share too.

Online tea party, well, at the end of the meeting, Xiang finally couldn't help but ask:

"Sir, when will you be back?"

Are you planning to stay in Neon forever and never come back?

In the suddenly quiet atmosphere, Karasuma Soshin raised his eyes again and swept his gaze across the faces of every senior executive of the equipment group on the projection screen.

Finally, it landed on Xiang's face and replied:

"After tomorrow, I will set off back to Ying Country."