Life in Tokyo starting as a child star

Kitazumi knew what this "prefecture competition" was just by hearing the name.

It's nothing more than the 'High School Comprehensive Sports Kendo Competition', which is also the selection competition for the 'National Competition' among many island country comics.

The specific process is not complicated.

Because it is a national comprehensive sports competition, kendo is only one category.

Therefore, we will first conduct elimination selections in prefectural competitions at high schools across Japan.

The top three schools are eligible to come to Tokyo to participate in the finals.

And because the scale of the event and the school are different.

So this kind of national competition is not only limited to high schools.

There are national competitions for Japanese universities at the top, and national competitions for Japanese junior high schools at the bottom.

It is said that the training intensity of some Japanese university kendo clubs is even comparable to that of professional kendo players.

The 'Tokyo Kendo Prefectural Competition' that Principal Yumoto calls is nothing more than a national selection competition - a kendo competition with various high schools in Tokyo.

But the problem is

Are you serious?

Kitazumi looked at Principal Yumoto and was speechless.

Although he only has the title of 'Honorable Seventh Dan' in the All Swordsman Federation, strictly speaking, this honorary rank does not represent the swordsman's true strength - after all, it is an honorary rank, and usually the default strength is two degrees lower. paragraph or so.

But even so, Kitumi Minoru is still a serious 'professional swordsman' certified by others.

He was even called a 9-year-old sword master. Now he is a 10-year-old sword master.

This allowed him to participate in the high school league. Isn't he completely beating up children?

And the title of this kind of national competition seems quite intimidating.

But in terms of actual level, it is actually similar to the Yulong Banner in Western Japan.

Even from the fact that the national kendo finals are held here in Tokyo, Kitazumi has the feeling that this is a competition between East Japan and West Japan, and no one is convinced by the other.

After all, there are people in Japan who really care about this kind of conflict between "Kyoto people" and "Tokyo people".

It was not easy for Principal Yumoto to sit in the position of principal. He keenly noticed the change in Kitumi Minoru's expression.

He immediately smiled and said comfortingly: "Classmate Beicheng, I'm actually just asking you to come over this time to ask for your opinion. If you really don't want to participate, I won't force you."

Then he sighed again: "Actually, I approached Beicheng this time just for my own selfish reasons. I just wanted to add more honors to the school's honor room."

Jingwen High School has always focused on academic examinations and neglected arts and sports activities.

The huge school honors room was empty.

The only honor that can be obtained is the Jade Dragon Flag captured by the team led by Kitazumi Minoru and Kitagawa Hanako.

Kitami Minoru is expected to enter college next year.

Principal Yumoto naturally didn't want to give up on a "lucky general" like Kitami Minori so easily, and wanted to "add more glory" to the school's honor room while he was still at Jingwen High School.

As long as the first place reward can be placed in the honor room, that is enough.

As for whether Kitumi Minoru is a ‘professional player’?

He doesn't care about that much.

Principal Yumoto said with a rather regretful look.

This made Kitaki Minoru angry and funny.

I have to say that the other party is indeed good material to be the principal. This is not only "not forced" but also "bringing glory to the school".

It made him unable to speak even if he wanted to refuse.

Kitazumi also glanced at Kitagawa Hanako.

When I found that the other party also looked helpless at this moment, I more or less understood the specific situation - presumably the other party was also coerced here.

But forget it.

Principal Yumoto took good care of him academically, so it was hard for him to refuse the other party's request.

but

"I can indeed compete, but I remember that the team competition in the county competition and the team competition in Yulong Banner have different formats, right?"

Kitazumi spoke his mind.

Yes.

The reason why he was able to capture the Jade Dragon Flag was because of his own strength, but the more reason was because of the Jade Dragon Banner's team competition system - a deathmatch system.

It is precisely because of the existence of the deathmatch system that Beicheng Minoru was able to defeat the entire Jade Dragon Banner by himself.

But the college comprehensive sports kendo competition is different.

It adopts a points system, where one person can only play once, and whichever team achieves more "original numbers" wins.

Kitazumi is confident that he can win everyone without losing any of them.

But his teammates are different.

It's not that Kitazumi looks down on Shizumi Men's Kendo Club.

But they are indeed very different from the kendo clubs in the city that focus on arts and sports activities.

In this case, it is not a matter of personal strength.

The opponent can completely arrange their troops, replace the special horse Kitumi Minoru with a lower-class horse, and then take care of his teammates.

When this kind of competition system exists.

Even Kitami Minori couldn't go beyond the rules and chase five people from the opposite team to beat him - that would be a foul.

When the overall hard power is too different.

Even with Minoru Kitaki, it would be just the icing on the cake and there would be no way to win the first place.

"If I have to say it, it's actually not a big problem. Beicheng-kun, you just need to participate in the individual competition."

Next to her, Kitagawa Hanako coughed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.

Of course she could hear the implication of Kitumi Minoru's words - to put it bluntly, she felt that the members of the men's kendo club under her were too weak, and high-intensity competitions such as the county competition were not suitable for them.

"Individual competition? That's it."

Beicheng was stunned.

It is indeed difficult for one person to turn things around in a team competition. But the individual competition is different.

Without teammates to drag him down, relying purely on personal strength, one person can get through the entire game.

"If that's the case, I can participate in the individual kendo competition in this county competition, but..."

Kitami's voice paused, and then he said seriously: "I will only attend this county competition. After I get the first place, please forgive me that I may not be able to participate in the national competition."

The national competition format is very long.

Just the elimination, selection, competition system, and publicity in various places will take a long time.

Beicheng realizes that he is now in his senior year of high school.

In addition to studying, I also have photography work on hand.

Naturally, I can no longer indulge as freely as I did in my second year of high school.

Naturally, it is impossible for him to really spend all his precious energy on an ordinary high school league.

And for a player like Kitazumi Minoru, who is an 'honorary seventh-dan' player, even if he really gets first place in the country in a college-level league, it's not that great of an honor.

It would be better to say that if professional players go to the fish pond to fry fish, it will be criticized if it does not have this effect.

"I understand. I respect your choice, Beicheng-kun, to only participate in the individual competition of the county competition."

Principal Yumoto nodded.

In fact, he was already quite satisfied - it would be pretty good if he could persuade Kitami Minori to participate in the kendo competition to bring honor to their Jingwen High School.

As for the national competition later...?

It would be best if you can participate, but it doesn't matter if you can't.

After all, Kitami Minoru's college entrance examination is more important - especially if Kitumi Minoru is admitted to the University of Tokyo at the age of 10, then the impact of this topic will be much stronger than if he won the national competition.

Even the name of their Jingwen High School will be revealed to the public again.

Kitami Minoru discussed with Kitagawa Hanako for a while and finally confirmed the schedule.

The county competition will be held five days later on Saturday, February 10th.

The men's and women's team competitions will each occupy one day on Saturday and Sunday.

The men's and women's singles matches are scheduled for Monday morning and afternoon.

In other words, only after the men's and women's team competitions are over will it be Kitacumi's turn to play.

Wait until all necessary matters are finalized.

Kitazumi Minori and Kitagawa Hanako then stood up and said goodbye to Principal Yumoto.

The two people walked out and discussed the situation of the competition.

Then Kitumi was stunned for a moment.

"Sister Hanako, are you only participating in the individual competition this time?"

"Almost."

Kitagawa Hanako smiled and nodded.

".Why?"

Kitaki Minoru couldn't understand it.

Although the men's kendo players at Jingwen High School are basically all weak fighters, the women's team is different.

Although it was because of his cooking (happiness) that he gave them the ‘chicken blood’.

But overall, the women's kendo players at Jingwen High School were capable of capturing the flag, but they were just too nervous at the time to show their strength.

If their own strength is not enough, no matter how hard they try, it will still be difficult for them to win the women's team competition.

If Kitagawa Hanako joins the team competition as the general.

Winning first place in the county competition is not impossible.

"The reason is almost the same as yours, Minoru-chan."

Blinking her eyes, Kitagawa Hanako said with a smile: "I am already a senior in high school this year, and the position of president of the Kendo Club has been given to the sophomores. I can't leave them no room for experience, right?"

".I see."

Beicheng Minoru nodded.

Indeed, as Kitagawa Hanako said, she has entered a semi-retired state this year in her senior year of high school and will leave Jingwen High School next year.

We can't wait until after she leaves, the members of Jingwen Kendo Club still look like they can't live without her, and the current president has no experience at all, so that's really putting the cart before the horse.

so--

"Participating in this county competition is purely my personal interest. If I perform very well, I might be favored by the sports department of a famous school and be specially admitted. I also hope that you can show your best performance, Mi-chan. Uh, I'm sorry. , sorry."

Kitagawa Hanako paused awkwardly midway through her polite words.

Because she suddenly thought that with Kitumi's strength, there was no need for any "best performance" to play this kind of game.

It is estimated that the individual kendo competition will be the same as fighting against a human machine, and there will be no pressure at all.

After all, looking at rank alone, even her father was only on par with Beicheng Minoru.

Kitazumi just smiled at this and did not study Hanako Kitagawa's words carefully. Instead, she encouraged the other party with a few words.

Wait until the greetings are almost done.

After making an appointment to go to Kitagawa's house to play with Kitagawa Ruiko when she had time.

Kitazumi separated from Kitagawa Hanako.

The next days will be much simpler.

Kitaki Minoru is studying hard every day, and takes time to practice kendo from time to time.

The days are also in this process, and the day for the start of the county competition is quickly arrived.

There is another chapter to be updated soon! The previous explanation about the four dang and five lulls was because I checked wrongly! This has been corrected!