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Chapter 305 302. Cultural Festival (6): Biography of Kanjiro Part
After the farce in the Light Music Department, the [Talent Contest] continued in an orderly manner.

As for the issue of time arrangement, anyway, time is like water in a sponge. As long as you squeeze it, there will always be time. The Cultural Festival Executive Committee racked their brains, digging for one minute in the east and thirty seconds in the west, fine-tuning and modifying the event schedule, and quickly made up for the time lost in repairing the speaker equipment.

"Next, please enjoy the play performed by first-year students: "Alice in Wonderland"!"

This is a drama program starring Mizuhashi Hideki's class. It is adapted from the fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland" of the same name by the famous writer Carroll. It tells the story of a little girl who falls into the fairy tale world and embarks on a series of adventures.

The plot of this stage play basically follows the original work, and there is no particularly innovative adaptation. The performance effects, actors' level, music, props and other factors are only at the pass level, and cannot be said to be outstanding.

In particular, Hideki Mizuhashi worked very hard when playing the heroine Alice, but she used too much force in some parts of the scene, which had the opposite effect.

But at the end of the performance, when Mizuhashi Hideki and other actors stood in front of the stage and bowed in rows, the audience still gave them respectful and warm applause.

"Next, please enjoy the original stage play brought by the Kendo Club: "The Adventures of the Drifter by the Great Swordsman Kanjiro"!" The announcer solemnly introduced:
"Speaking of the kendo club of our Xiujin Academy, we have to mention their good results in winning the Jade Dragon Flag Competition this summer! The kendo club's training hall is open to everyone today. Students who are interested in kendo are welcome to visit!"

After the cards were introduced, the performance of the Kendo Club officially began.

A village man in commoner clothes walked onto the stage holding a bamboo sword. As soon as the performance started, he was surrounded by two bandits dressed in black.

At this time, the narrator's voice sounded on the stage:

[It is rumored that during the Heian Period a long time ago, there were two famous swordsmen in Ashina Kingdom. One of them is Kanjiro who was born as a commoner]

"Domo (nice to meet you)! This is Saber Kanjiro in the countryside! Are you the bandits that are raging in this area? I'm going to do harm to the people! Take the move! Eaah!!" The commoner villager waved his bamboo sword and pointed at Two bandits attacked.

"Domo! Here you go Bandit A and Bandit B! Hand over the money! Stop!!" The two bandits also stepped forward to fight with bamboo swords in hand.

However, with just one exchange of blows, Kanjiro was able to deflect the swords of the two bandits and cut them down to the ground each with one sword.

Kanjiro shook the bamboo sword and put it back on his waist, and left gracefully.

[The other one is Hachijo Kazuo, who was born in a noble family. 】

The scene changed. A young aristocratic man in silk robes stood up from a kneeling position, elegantly pulled out his bamboo sword, and faced a swordsman who came to challenge him.

"Domo! I am the nobleman of Ashina Kingdom, Elegant Saber, Hachijo Kazuo! Are you today's challenger?" Hachijo Kazuo introduced himself calmly.

"Domo! Hachijo Kazuo = Sama! My challenger is Saber Kosuke! Please enlighten me!" The challenger slashed with his sword.

With just one move, Hachijo Kazuo knocked down the challenger Kosuke to the ground.

"I'm sorry that I couldn't let Hachijo·Kazuo=Sama use all my strength." Kosuke lay on the ground motionless.

[The superb swordsmanship of the two swordsmen soon reached the ears of the Lord of Ashina Kingdom, so the Lord decided to hold a competition in front of the palace to determine the strongest swordsman among the two and seal him Becomes the "No. 1 Sword Master of Weiming Kingdom"! 】

The Kendo Minister who played the role of the Great Lord came on stage wearing a general uniform, stroking his fake beard and smiling:
"Very good. I heard that Hachijo Ichino=San and Kanjirou=San are so good at swordsmanship that no one in our country can beat them. I want them to compete to see who is the strongest swordsman. ! And whoever wins will get great rewards from me, whether it’s fame, money, or women, I can satisfy him!”

"Come here, pass the order! Summon Hachijo Ichino=San and Kanjiro=San into the imperial city. I will order them to compete in front of my palace in three days to compete for the title of the strongest swordsman in our country!"

the other side.
"Huh? The king wants me to compete in martial arts in front of the palace?" Kanjiro walked around the fields with dogtail grass in his mouth, holding an edict from the king in his hand:

"The Imperial City seems very far away. It takes three days and three nights to get there. Let's set off immediately."

at the same time
"What. The king wants me to compete with that Kanjiro?" Hachijo Kazuo huddled in the quilt, staring at the king's edict and trembling:
"I, I, I fight Kanjiro? Really or not?! You will lose!"

[It turns out that although Hachijo Kazuo is known as the strongest swordsman among the nobles, most of his achievements are fake. 】

[For example, the challenger Kosuke was an actor hired to deliberately lose to Hachijo Kazuo, so that outsiders would have the illusion that Hachijo Kazuo was invincible. 】

"Damn it, you will definitely lose!" Hachijo Kazuo said to himself: "That's right! Let's use the Hachijo family's money to solve the problem this time!"

Suddenly, he showed an evil expression: "I'm going to hire someone to intercept Kanjiro on the road so that he can't participate in the competition! Hahaha, hahahahahaha!!"

[Kanjiro=San who is leaving for the imperial city does not know that Hachijo Kazuo=San has hatched a huge conspiracy for him! Kanjiro = San, can he reach the imperial city safely? 】

The scene switches to Kanjiro yawning and walking on the boulevard holding a sword.

"Well, there are still five miles to the next pass." He looked at the map and said to himself. At this moment, a young man dressed in black and dressed as a thief sprang out from the bushes nearby, holding a bamboo sword in his hand.

"Domo! This is the robber Saber No. 1 Heikuro!" The thief assumed a sword-holding stance, full of energy:

"I've been asked to take your life! Kanjiro, prepare to die!!"

"Domo! Robber Saber No. 1 Heikuro! This is Saber Kanjiro in the lower countryside!" Kanjiro put on a mid-level sword-holding stance and said seriously:
"I don't know who asked you to attack me, but since you want to fight, let's fight!"

【Appeared! This is the greeting before the kendo battle begins! Kendo masters must greet each other politely before the official start of the competition. This is also recorded in the "Modern Kendo Rules Manual"! 】

The two started fighting. Both sides used swordsmanship moves from kendo competitions, but they were more performance-oriented and included many flashy but cool-looking moves.

"Crack!" "Beep!!" "Stop!!"

"Brush!! Die! Eaah!!" "Gooah!! Sayunala!!!"

The two sides fought fiercely for more than ten rounds. Kanjiro finally caught the opponent's flaw, knocked away the robber Heikuro's bamboo sword, and slashed the opponent's neck with one sword.

Even the audience couldn't help but applaud.

However, just when Heikuro was about to be decapitated with a sharp sword, Kanjiro's sword stopped at the opponent's neck and did not penetrate further.

"Kanjiro = Sanru, why don't you kill me?" Heikuro couldn't believe it.

"I don't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately, I just want to send you to prison to repent." Kanjiro put away his sword and said with a righteous look:

"You said you were hired by someone to kill me, then who is the employer=San?"

"How dare you spare a wicked person like me?" Heikuro knelt down on the ground in emotion, speaking with emotion:

"I am touched by your righteousness, Kanjiro=San! If you spare my life, I am willing to turn around and stop killing and robbing people! But I cannot reveal the name of my employer, because my employer=San is actually a nobleman, and he lives in High position! Kanjiro=San, you have a dangerous journey ahead, please be extremely careful!”

"I understand, thank you for your advice, Heikuro=San!" Kanjiro watched Heijiro being taken away by the officers and soldiers, and continued on his journey.

【Nan Wu San! How compassionate, benevolent, and magnanimous Kanjiro is! Even if you face an enemy who wants to kill you, you can still show mercy and respect your opponent! This is the sportsmanship advocated by modern kendo sports! ! ! 】

Kanjiro continued on his journey and came not far from the second pass.

"Domo! This is the robber Saber No. 2 Hanamura Kazuya!" The second thief in black jumped out from behind the tree, holding a bamboo sword and pointing directly at Kanjiro, assuming a mid-section stance.

"Domo! Robber Saber No. 2 Hanamura! It's Saber Kanjiro in the lower countryside!" Kanjiro also put on a mid-level sword-holding stance and said with an eyebrow:
"Were you hired to kill me too?"

"The answer is correct! Die, Kanjiro=San! I will take your life!" Hanamura rushed up with a sword.

"Eaaaah!!" "Saah!!" "Eaaah!!" "Saah!!" "Eaaah!!" "Saah!!"

The two fought against each other for twenty moves, and the fight was inseparable. The audience was also sweating for the two.

Finally, Kanjiro caught the opponent's flaw in a confrontation, fought with his life to dodge the opponent's sword, and cut his wrist with his backhand, causing the bamboo sword to fall away.

"It's over, Hanamura=San! Face!!" Kanjiro stabbed his opponent's face with his sword.

However, at the moment when the tip of the sword was about to touch the bridge of Hanamura's nose, Kanjiro stopped in time.

"Why, Kanjiro=San? Why don't you kill me!" Hanamura knelt down on his knees, staring at the bamboo sword that was very close to the door, showing an unreasonable look of surprise: "You are actually willing to spare my life!"

"I have no intention of killing innocent people indiscriminately, I just want to send you to prison." Kanjiro said the same thing:
"Tell me, who asked you to kill me?"

"I'm sorry, I have no comment." Hanamura looked troubled:
"But since you spare my life, I would like to give you a hint. The employer = San is a very wealthy man, and he will soon have a destined battle with you! Please be careful on your future journey!"

"Thank you, Hanamura=San!" Kanjiro watched his opponent being escorted away by officers and soldiers: "I hope you will repent in prison and be a new person."

(End of this chapter)