Great Swordsman Ke Xue.

Chapter 52 The Veil of Night

Tie Zhuyu was still sobbing quietly intermittently, enduring the pain and reluctantly sitting on the steps.

Because the steps were very cold, her skirt was very thin, and she only wore a pair of white stockings on her lower body. Koji Shimizu dragged her over, and he didn't show any affection and care. If she hadn't struggled to cooperate, she might have been dragged over from the ground.
  More than ten minutes have passed, and she still hasn't recovered from the pain. She is curled up and sobbing like a homeless girl. It's hard to avoid feeling a little pitiful.

But Qingshui Koji was unmoved. Although he was puzzled and not disgusted by Tie Zhuyu who suddenly came to him with murderous intent, he was far from feeling pity.

And the girl's muttering as she sobbed just now made him vaguely understand something.

Tie Zhuyu seemed to have an almost pathological desire for power.

She is not like the strong character shown by most people, she longs for her own strength.

The "wuwuwu" cry just now was mixed with inaudible complaints and accusations, just like a little girl who was beaten and cried. Anyway, Shimizu Koji had not seen this kind of crying for a long time.

Tie Zhuyu was mumbling at that time, and Qingshui Koji naturally couldn't hear it completely, but he could probably understand it a little bit.

It seemed that in addition to her desire for power, she came to him out of unwillingness or jealousy.
  Well, from this aspect, it is more in line with her age.

And listening to Tie Zhuyu's words, Qingshui Koji couldn't help but think of the past.

When he was still a world traveler, there was a period of time when he naturally hated the days when he was powerless and could not control his life and death.

He also longs to become stronger, and he wants to resist the fate that will never last until seven days.

In the early days, he also sent out the lamentations of the weak to countless strong people, but only a few times, he received some negligible response.

Koji Shimizu vaguely remembered the most recent one, which was probably as far away as dozens of worlds.

In the flying sand all over the sky, the setting sun is as bright as dissolved gold. The lonely and taciturn wandering swordsman walks alone in the yellow sand road with his sword in hand, moving with the wind.
  Therefore, although he didn't know what secret Tie Zhuyu was hiding in his heart, Qingshui Koji could understand part of her state of mind.

After a while, Tie Zhuyu on the side finally recovered a lot.

Under normal circumstances, if her abdomen resisted Koji Shimizu's slash, she would definitely not be able to recover. It was hard to tell whether she was conscious or not.

But as the daughter of the Tie clan, her mother strictly prohibited her from contacting the sword, but sometimes she would give her a piece of soft armor that was close-fitting without saying anything.

A treasure from the Warring States Period, said to be made of meteorite iron, as strong as iron and as textured as silk, sparked a bloody battle, and was finally acquired by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Shogunate era.

Of course, Tie Zhuyu didn't know the story behind this.

And it was precisely because of the protective clothing and physical fitness that was far superior to ordinary people that she was able to recover at this moment.

But compared to her well-protected body, her wrists were much worse at the moment.

It was almost too painful to move, and even in the dim alley, the deep purple and black bruises were clearly visible.

But for Tie Zhuyu, as long as the pain was not fatal, she could completely endure it with her own willpower.

And if it weren't for the clear division of labor between the two swords of Koji Shimizu at that moment, stabbing her wrist just to make her abandon the sword, and focusing the attack on her abdomen, her wrist would probably have been broken by now.

But this also shows that Koji Shimizu is true - no mercy.

"Maybe I saw it wrong. You are indeed a swordsman. Why don't you kill me?"

Tie Zhuyu relied on his willpower to ignore the pain in his wrist.

Her calm tone seemed to have returned to the independent kendo girl she had been before. The person who was sobbing and crying just now was just another unrelated person.

However, the content of what she said now was completely different.

"This is an era of peace." Koji Shimizu recovered from his memories and replied casually.

Although he doesn't care about killing, he still has his own rules, otherwise he will become a murderer.

He had just pointed his sword at Tie Zhuyu's head and asked her why she suddenly came to him. Tie Zhuyu's special 'answer' allowed her to save her life.

Qingshui Koji can be sure that Tie Zhuyu is just a girl with extreme thoughts and childish behavior.

His danger rating is: zero.

There was no hatred between them at all, and there is none now. Tie Zhuyu was like the kind of ant that would step on any passing ant.

Although Koji Shimizu was a little unhappy, the lessons he gave him with those two swords were enough for a girl who just had a bad personality and was immature.

Tie Zhuyu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Qingshui Koji's answer, then he said "ha", laughed self-deprecatingly, lowered his head, and said no more.

She couldn't see through Koji Shimizu. She thought that this guy was not like the pedantic guys she had seen before who claimed to be samurai.

Because those people always underestimated her enemies just because she was a girl, and even showed mercy to her, and the result was naturally that she was ruthlessly defeated by her.

But in front of Shimizu Koji, it was clear that the sword was going to kill her, so what about peaceful times now?

But after thinking about it for a moment, she became a little silent. Yes, things like swordsmen have withdrawn from the stage of history.

It's just that she, because of her status, has never paid attention to the so-called order and the police, and is always used to solving problems with the sharp blade in her hand.

But for most people, kendo has lost its edge.

The true swordsmanship in her heart, but now, its most critical purpose has not been accepted and recognized by the public.

"Don't you want to ask why?"

Tie Zhuyu's hands and feet were a little cold. She had been carrying a loneliness that was not understood and accepted for too long, but she was never willing to let it go.

And she asked questions so abruptly that Koji Shimizu didn't know what she was talking about.

Tie Zhuyu didn't seem to want to listen to his answer, so he continued: "During the fight with Di Dan, you must have known that if the fight continued, I would not be able to defeat you at all. "

"This time, I knew from the beginning that there was no possibility of me killing you, but I did draw the sword with the belief that I would kill you."

"Because if you don't make that determination, I might be completely defeated without even seeing your true strength."

Qingshui Koji was silent for a moment. Tie Zhuyu's thoughts were indeed a bit extreme in terms of kendo, but there was nothing wrong with what he said. Her eyesight was indeed very good.

"Kendo has always been designed to kill people. I have always adhered to this concept. I want to kill someone with my own hands. That person has a talent that may be scarier than you."

Tie Zhuyu's expression was gloomy, and when Qingshui Koji heard this, he finally understood.

"But it's still hard for me to accept that I would lose to someone like you."

"Someone like me?"

Tie Zhuyu's eyes were erratic and his thoughts were so unpredictable that it was difficult to understand. Her tone became lower again.

Hearing this, Qingshui Koji couldn't help but feel puzzled and doubtful in his heart.

What happened to him?

Tie Zhuyu did not have the pretentiousness of an ordinary girl, and said bluntly: "Not only do you not focus on swordsmanship at all, but you also go to such a place to have fun at this age, but you waste your talent like this, and you can still change your mind so easily. powerful--"

"etc--."

"I'm just here to work part-time." Shimizu Koji explained.

But his explanation was not understood by Tie Zhuyu. Instead, it made the girl frown and her eyes change.

Tie Zhuyu couldn't understand it at all.

"Why do you do this kind of thing? Are you short of money? With your swordsmanship, you will have a good income no matter which dojo you go to, and you won't have to worry about finding a job in the future. Why do you still go to a place like this - —."

The reason why Japan's kendo sport has a high status is that kendo is not only a traditional high-tech, high-viewing competitive sport.

At the same time, people who are strong in kendo, even if they just graduate from high school, will have great bonus points in future employment, and may even be a decisive factor.

"I'm just here as a part-time pianist. Anyway, it's not what you think."

Koji Shimizu would naturally have to explain this misunderstanding.

Tie Zhuyu was stunned for a long time before he recovered. She was more willing to believe what Qingshui Koji said than to believe that Qingshui Koji was a scumbag with no talent.

Because of this, she didn't lose so unjustly.

But at the same time, it also made her even more confused.

Because in this case, what did she do tonight.

Is she really, a little too extreme? Or childish?

Koji Shimizu's previous cold scolding echoed in his ears.

She suddenly felt her cheeks feel slightly warm.

Silence is Cambridge tonight.

"Simi Marseille."

The apologetic voice was light and sincere.

Dark night is the last veil for a girl.

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