I just want to live in peace, I refuse to fall in love

Chapter 31 Consecutive Fouls
Chihaya Tsukiike had no choice but to explain, "Kendo is different from swordsmanship, where the goal is to cut down the opponent. It is a formal sport. Of course, it also has strict rules and regulations such as equipment and scoring."

"First, kendo competitions use hollow bamboo swords, so even if you miss and hit the opponent's unprotected area, it will not cause too much damage. Second, you must make an effective blow to count. The so-called effective strike , that is, 'Gas Sword Unison'. Ki refers to Qihe, which means calling out the striking position with a powerful voice. Of course, many players will also shout other words to increase momentum."

Kawakami Masamune was the first to take action, but missed with one blow. The two of them were facing each other sword to sword.

"Body refers to using the correct posture to hit the effective parts, that is, the face, throat, chest, abdomen, and forearms, etc., which are protected by protective gear. If you attack the opponent's parts that are not covered by protective gear, such as legs, upper arms, etc. If the opponent is injured, he will be directly awarded a loss."

"The sword refers to hitting with about a quarter of the length of the front end of the bamboo sword, which is the most lethal part of a real sword."

The two of them took a step or two back and rearranged their structure.

"On the basis of doing all of these, we must maintain a 'remnant heart', that is, maintain enough vigilance and momentum after the attack to prevent the opponent's counterattack. For example, quickly jump out of the opponent's attack range or make a supplementary knife postures, etc. Only attacks that comply with these rules are considered effective strikes. In the game, various rules such as one-hit decision or best-of-three games are adopted.”

"These are just the most basic rules. There are many other rules. For example, hitting someone with your fists, deliberately extending your feet to trip the opponent, or verbally abusing others will also result in a loss."

Yamamoto Naoto stepped forward and slashed straight at Kawakami Masamune's head with his bamboo sword, a standard Tang bamboo sword.

"Tangzhu, that is, a head-on slash. A kasaya slash, a slash diagonally downward from the right side; a counter-cassock slash, a slash diagonally downward from the left side; a head-on slash, a straight upward slash from the center below. . Adding the left cross cut, right cross cut, upper left cut, and upper right cut, etc., together with thrusting, blocking, steps and physical skills, it is basically all the kendo moves."

Tsukiike Chihaya had already concluded that Shirakawa Kazuya was a swordsman idiot with no common sense at all.So I introduced some basic content to him and showed my sufficient knowledge reserve.

Yamamoto Naoto deliberately wanted to knock down Kawakami Masamune as quickly as possible. Even though the opponent was using a mid-section structure, he still slashed through with one sword.

Kawakami Masamune raised his sword to block, and the two bamboo swords crossed together and made a loud "bang" sound.After setting aside the opponent's sword, he thrust forward, only to be pushed away by the opponent's sword.The two of them were fighting back and forth, and it was hard to tell the difference for a while.

There were not many people in the sword dojo. They all slowly stopped training and gathered around.

"Who are these two, why are they fighting so fiercely?"

"Even though you asked me this, I can't tell anything through the mask."

The crowd of onlookers stood aside with their arms protected, and from time to time there was a sound of communication.

Shirakawa Kazuya saw a somewhat familiar figure in the crowd, Megumi Ando.At this moment, she was nervously pinching the corner of her clothes and staring closely at the two people on the stage.

"Why is she here too? Masamune Kawakami would not expose such a childish thing as dueling with others, right? Could it be Naoto Yamamoto who did it? He wanted Masamune Kawakami to embarrass himself in front of the people he likes?"

Shirakawa Kazuya looked at Ando Megumi's worried back, stroking his chin and thinking.

"This is a foul, right?" Chihaya Tsukiike pointed at Naoto Yamamoto on the stage.

Shirakawa Kazuya turned his attention back to the stage and found Kawakami Masamune's left hand covering his right arm, and his whole body was trembling slightly.

"This guy must have hit Nakakawakami on the big arm on purpose. He used such despicable tricks during the sparring. He is certainly not a good person."

Shirakawa Kazuya stared at Masamune Kawakami, thinking in his heart whether to suspend the game.

Kawakami Masamune took a few steps back, moved the arm that was hit, and continued to hold the bamboo sword with both hands, assuming a defensive posture. "Doesn't this kendo club have a coach? It stands to reason that when two people are competing on stage, it would be normal for at least one person to be the referee." Shirakawa Kazuya was a little confused.

A boy watching the battle heard his question and replied, "You should not be a member of our Kendo Club. The instructor here is in another club today, and usually comes every other day."

"Why is that?"

Another girl looked at Shirakawa Kazuya's handsome appearance and blushed a little. She mustered up the courage to join in and said, "Because the kendo club in our school is not very strong, and there aren't that many instructors, so usually one teacher leads a few Societies are also a normal phenomenon.”

Bai Chuanhe also expressed his understanding for this, after all, he participated in several activities of the Historical Relics Research Society, and he didn't even see the shadow of his instructor.There is also an unpopular club like the hide-and-seek club next door, basically only Mizuno can be seen there alone.

Maybe other people haven't found it yet.A not-so-funny joke came into his mind.

The boy who was watching resumed the conversation, "So, usual practice includes competitions and so on. Most of the time, club members act spontaneously, so there are not so many rules. That's why this situation on the field occurs, Even if someone commits a foul, it is usually continued unless it is not serious. After all, neither party has the intention to stop at the moment."

"I see, I understand." Shirakawa Kazuya thanked them both and continued to watch the game intently.

"Who do you think can win?" Chihaya Tsukiike was not interested in the two people on the stage and asked Shirakawa Kazuya with a smile.

"It's hard to say. After all, there is no referee, and winning or losing is not up to me." Kazuya Shirakawa frowned slightly as he watched Yamamoto Naoto's bamboo sword hit Kawakami Masamune's breastplate.The situation does not look good, it seems that the opponent's foul behavior did have some impact on Masamune Kawakami.

"Ahhh!" Naoto Yamamoto tensed his body, let out a huge roar, and charged towards the opponent with his sword.

Masamune Kawakami judged the opponent's attack and raised his bamboo sword to block.But the opponent did not attack in the way he expected, but stabbed his right arm with a sword.

"Haha, I'm sorry, I accidentally stabbed it crookedly." Naoto Yamamoto laughed happily.

He struck another sword from bottom to top. Kawakami Masamune raised his sword with difficulty to block, but due to his injured arm, he could not hold the sword at this time, and the bamboo sword in his hand was thrown aside.

Seeing that he lost his weapon, Yamamoto Naoto stabbed his armor directly with another sword, knocked him to the ground, and looked at him condescendingly.

"Boy, let you keep circling around Megumi Ando like a fly, today I will teach you how to respect your elders!"

He raised his bamboo sword high and struck at Kawakami Masamune's faceplate.

The severe pain in Masamune Kawakami's arm and the frustration of being knocked to the ground made him close his eyes in despair.

After a moment, the imaginary blow did not appear. He opened his eyes again and saw a bamboo sword blocking above him.

"I told you, enough is enough." Shirakawa Kazuya's eyes were sharp, but he was still smiling.

The onlookers looked towards the center of the battle, and the one holding the bamboo sword was a white hand with well-defined bones.

　Goodnight everybody.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)