dock as much as the salty sea breeze, pushing waves lapping at the embankment in waves, soaking the stone guardrails.

Not far from the pier, there is a large row of warehouses, among them, there is a warehouse door is not locked, just hidden.

Perhaps the workers are negligent, perhaps just happen to be in the custody of loopholes, in short, this unlocked warehouse, was exploited to take advantage of.

At the moment, in this warehouse, only a man and a boy, and filled the entire warehouse of the sound of chainsaw rotation, this full of a sense of threatening rotation of the sound is so weighty that its status can be equal to the sense of human existence.

The chainsaw is a frightening tool, its shape, the sound of its operation, all of which can create a sense of instinctive fear. The reason for this is that just seeing the shape of the chainsaw and hearing the sound of its rotation, one can't help but imagine what would happen if something was touched by the sharp blade of the chainsaw, and if the "thing" was flesh and blood, what kind of cruel wail would be produced ......?

This is used to cut the wood of the electric chain saw, if the high speed rotation of the sharp teeth forced to human flesh and blood, I think the resistance encountered will not be much more than wood, even if the hardest bones, but also can not compete with the products of human civilization.

After all, the products of human civilization make people become smaller, and this just highlights the greatness of mankind.

At the moment, the boy holding the electric chain saw is named Ziongzong Uesugi, Uesugi is the surname of his adoptive parents and Ziongzong is his real name.

The man who shares the same warehouse with Ziongzong is considered his enemy from the standpoint. The level of hostility has reached the level of seeking each other's lives, but incredibly, at this moment, the hostility is so flat that even the air sighs to itself.

It is probably because the hatred between junior high school students and social people comes too abstract, to produce hate are very difficult.

The man on the opposite side of the Ziongzong, the name is Ito Kanzashi.

From the point of view of social division and role, he should not have been associated with Ziongzong, but the unimaginable fate is already an inherent attribute, and to add insult to injury, Ito Kanzashi is also the father of one of Ziongzong's schoolmates.

--As a schoolmaster, and the father of a schoolgirl is an enemy, interesting relationship.

Ziongzong Uesugi pointed the head of the electric chain saw at the "enemy", Ito Kanzashi.

No one wants to be pointed at by a running chainsaw if they can dodge or resist. However, at this time, Ito Kanzashi's limbs were fixed to the container, unable to move, and it was impossible to dodge, and could only watch the chainsaw approach bit by bit.

Ziongzong looked into Ito Kanzashi's eyes, half serious, half jokingly asked Ito Kanzashi a question.

"How about trying it out, how does it feel to be cut up by a chainsaw?

The chainsaw hovered about five centimeters in front of Ito Kagashi's chest and stopped approaching, but even so, the wind blowing from the chainsaw, which was insignificant compared to its power, was so cold that it made your heart ache.

Ito Shen Lan did not rest his eyes on the chainsaw, nor did he look at Ziongzong, but looked indifferently into the void, his eyes did not reflect anything.

Ziongzong could not tell whether the man was feigning calmness or was really aware. Ziongzong is too inexperienced in this area, although it seems excessive to ask for such experience from a junior high school student, but at the moment the need for experience is extremely urgent. The need for experience, extremely urgent.

After nearly a minute of confrontation, mentally, Ziongzong was defeated.

--

Ziongzong had a sincere admiration for Ito Kagurashi's calmness, and frankly speaking, he was more scared than Ito Kagurashi with such a terrible weapon in his hand, but he just held on to it.

Ziongzong had to threaten again when Ito Kanzashi did not respond.

"If you don't answer, I'll cut down?

"......"

Ito Kagami Arashi still responded with silence and no expression.

At this point, Ziongzong understood that he had no chance of winning.

The more times a threat is made, the less powerful it is.

This shy man, sullen man, so Ziongzong can not help but believe that even if he really do it, this man will let him fish without saying a word, until unconscious, death.

Maybe not even a scream.

In that case, it would be too boring, too worthless, and cut a piece of dead pork without any difference, but also needlessly lose a human life.

On the contrary, if it is a horrible wail, it is not necessarily "interesting" or "valuable" to describe.

To put it bluntly, it's still a matter of killing or not.

Ziongzong threatened Ito Kagashi with a chainsaw to talk because Ziongzong wanted to get valuable information from Ito Kagashi's mouth.

The process, as you can see, did not go well.

Ziongzong even forcefully initiated a conversation, it would only turn into a situation where Ziongzong spoke unilaterally, and as long as Ito Shenlan did not give a response in any form, then Ziongzong was in a position of absolute disadvantage by revealing his information to the other side in disguise.

So, Ziongzong turned off the engine and took the electric chain saw back into the box.

His agreement with Uesugi Yui to return within fifty minutes, now there are thirty-five minutes left, deducting the time needed for the return trip, in fact, only twenty minutes left.

In these twenty minutes, what valuable information could he dig up from Ito Kagurashi?

Even the information of "Ito Kagurashi", Ziongzong only got it by chance - one time, at home, Ziongzong was accidentally shown a photo of Ito Kagurashi by Uesugi Yui, and Uesugi Yui looked at it suspiciously and said that it was rarely known. Kyudo master, so Ziongzong was able to seize the clues to follow up and learned that the person in the photo is named Ito Kagurashi, the biological father of Ito Tomono, and ......

he has been dead for nearly ten years.

So, is the man photographed in Ziongzong's photo a ghost?

Is the man Ziongzong saw right now the deceased?

Science is still well on its way to leading mankind forward, so this is obviously not possible.

The story is not so bizarre as to overturn science, so there is only one possibility left.

Ziongzong questioned Ito Kagurashi.

"For what exactly is it that you can even leave your daughter and family behind?"

Giving up family career, faking death and escaping from the real world - that was Ziongzong's guess to Ito Kagashi.

"Heh ...... what do you think?"

The question that was not in the plan, in turn, made Ito Kanzashi speak up. Even though he did not answer the question, but only asked it rhetorically, it still surprised Ziongzong for a moment.

Ziongzong had already given up on the possibility of forcing Itojinrashi to speak, but he had no intention of doing so. It seems that the question had touched Itojinrashi's heart somewhat, Ziongzong thought so.

"I don't understand the complicated world of you adults, but a person who has to give up one of the aspects of family, career or dream because he can't do both can't deny being a kind of loser, right?

Ito Kagurashi grunted dully and laughed twice and stopped answering.

His laughter, perhaps laughing at Ziongzong's naivety, perhaps laughing at the issue itself, perhaps ...... laughing at his own helplessness and incompetence on the issue.

In any case, this bizarre exchange, and here it ends.

There was no declarative closing statement, just a feeling, a feeling of mutual understanding.

Ziongzong did not make unnecessary questions, but found another rope from the warehouse, the four positions of binding Ito Shen Lan limbs again reinforced.

Since there was nothing more to say, it was time for him to wrap up this "kidnapping act", and the "captive" in his hands should always have a fate to explain.

"Then ......"

Ziongzong took two steps back and re-examined Itojinrashi from a wide perspective. Itojinrashi's serenity and tranquility once again made Ziongzong realize that he had failed to outperform this middle-aged man, whether due to the physical limitations of age or the gap in experience and social experience. adults" in front of, Ziongzong is still just a child.

To be able to achieve this point, so that this man became his own captive, Ziongzong think that it was just luck.

It was just the luck of using an unexpected blow.

Ziongzong confirmed the remaining time once again, and the result told him that the remaining options were no longer generous.

--Time was running out, and Ito Kanzashi refused to communicate.

So, what was left, what could be done, was only one.

Ziongzong made his decision.

"Your daughter thinks you are dead and grieves for it, while you live in such a sneaky way ......"

He slowed down his speech, as if reciting a sad essay, and looked at Ito Kanzashi to read out word by word.

"From my personal principles, you have had the idea of killing me and acted on it, nearly taking my life, then I will not have a trace of guilt for taking your life here."

Ziongzong paused for a beat, took a deep breath, and let out another exhale of relief.

"However, I have not killed anyone, nor do I have the courage, the awareness to do so."

"For that, I would not feel a shame, nor would I consider it honorable."

"I am not going to kill you, but I am not going to let you go either, whether you die or live, you decide for yourself, you make your own efforts."

After saying this, Ziongzong turned to leave, and as he passed the longbow belonging to Itojinrashi that was placed on the ground, Ziongzong remembered the nine-sectioned whip that he had taken away from Itojinrashi, that was during his first head-on encounter with Itojinrashi.

So, Ziongzong stopped and did not turn around, but just turned his back on Itojinrashi and added another sentence.

"Also ...... the next time we meet, please return my nine-section whip to me, if there is a next time."

Then Ziongzong left the warehouse, intentionally or not, did not bring the warehouse door, let it remain hidden.

Maybe there will be people who happen to pass by to find the strange state of the warehouse, and maybe Ito Kanzashi will put down his face and shout for help ......

is the right to decide whether to live or die, returned to me.

As for its outcome, who knows.

*

Since the original teacher in charge of the Kyudo Society has a really weak presence, and frankly speaking, is just gagging around and not doing her job, unknowingly, the person in charge of the command has become Mayumi Araki-sensei who travels with the group. She seemed unhappy about this change in duties, but instead happily took up the whip and gave orders.

From a traditional teacher's point of view, Mayumi Araki is indeed very different, and her bad attitude is undoubtedly a drawback, but it is also because of this drawback that the students want to be close to her, rather than to stay away from her.

On the other hand, traditional teachers do not deal with their students more than their work, so that despite their perceived affinity, they are never approached by students.

A teacher who does not dare to reveal his or her own shortcomings is not easily recognized by students, just as a person who is absolutely perfect is not recognized by others.

"Let's all pack up and get ready to go in a few minutes.

Mayumi Araki clapped her hands, drew the students' attention to herself, and announced the departure message.

"Oh, it's finally time to go.

Hearing the news of the departure, the students who had been waiting in the train station were immediately lively again ...... except for Eiji Hayamizu who was crouching in the corner without moving.

This is not the normal behavior of Eiji Hayamizu, if he was normally the most lively one.

Mayumi Araki noticed this and asked casually.

"What's wrong with Sugimizu-san, who is uncharacteristically depressed?

Ito Tomono unkindly spoke up first without waiting for Eiji Hayamizu to answer himself.

"Sensei, Mr. Hayamizu is in a deep love affair!

Ito Tomono hit Eiji Hayamizu's unhealed wound with this straightforward attack ...... strictly speaking, it was a love wound.

"What are you talking about, asshole!

"It's still an exotic love affair ......!"

"But I got a good lecture from my future father-in-law, haha!

Eiji Hayamizu was hit by a series of sore spots, her heart couldn't take it, so she stood up and ran towards Ito Tomono, who saw that Eiji Hayamizu was trying to catch her, so she turned around and ran away. not have relative immunity to love injuries.

More precisely, he is not receptive to his own embarrassment.

"Uesugi Yui, count the two idiots who ran out and do a headcount.

"Yes, teacher."

Uesugi Yui looked around and did a quick check of the members.

"Everyone's here."

As Uesugi Yui gave the confirmation, Katagiri Mai interjected from the sidelines.

"You're missing one person, aren't you, Yui-senpai?

"Really?"

"Uesugi Yui is not here.

"You mean Ziongzong?"

Hearing the name "Ziongzong" from Uesugi Yui, Katagiri Mai's expression flickered with displeasure, then she put on a nonchalant look.

"...... Well, yes."

"Oh ...... he ......"

Uesugi Yui of course knew that Ziongzong was not there, after all, she was the one who let Ziongzong go. She glanced at the time on her watch and thought to herself that Ziongzong should almost be back.

She believed that Ziongzong would keep the agreement between her and her, the agreement that he must return within fifty minutes.

So, she casually made up a "only half lie", as long as Ziongzong came back on time, then it would not become a complete lie.

"He went out to buy a drink and will be back soon.

"Oh ...... that's right."

Hearing Uesugi Yui's explanation, Katagiri Mai didn't argue any more, she wanted to ask a question that she hadn't seen Ziongzong for more than 20 minutes and that it wouldn't take so long to go out to buy water ...... but since Uesugi Yui had given an explanation, then Katagiri Mai could only swallow the question that came to her lips.

Because this was Uesugi Yui, whom she admired.

What's more, if she were to say "I haven't seen Uesugi Ziongzong for more than 20 minutes", wouldn't that be the same as saying she cares about him?

Katagiri Mai didn't want to be misunderstood like that.

As they were talking, Ziongzong came back in a big hurry.

"Oh, Ziongzong, you're back from buying drinks.

Eiji Hayamizu, who was still tangled up with Ito Tomono, thought it would be a good opportunity to change the subject by talking to Ziongzong, and immediately greeted her.

--Buy a drink?

Ziongzong didn't understand half of what Eiji Hayamizu said, but instead of asking a question right away, he first glanced at Uesugi Yui, and in response, Uesugi Yui winked at Ziongzong, a very abstract code word that Ziongzong actually read it, so ......

"Yes, I was too thirsty, so I drank it outside before coming in, what's wrong?

"Nothing, I just didn't expect you to be thirsty at times."

Eiji Hayamizu's answer deliberately stressed the pronunciation of "thirsty", his expression was very evil, Ziongzong probably understood what he was implying, deliberately ignored him, then Ziongzong swept around and noticed that the bags were all organized.

"Everyone is packing? Are you ready to go?"

"Yes, Ueno-san, since everyone is here, take stock of your things, don't leave them here, and don't come back for them if you forget them.

After all this time, Araki-sensei still called Ziongzong by the wrong surname without a doubt.

In this regard, Ziongzong is no longer so concerned.

Ziongzong believes that if this continues, one day, Mayumi Araki will have to call Ziongzong the right name because there is no other name to call.

That's an optimistic thought.

After all, it's a question of whether or not we'll be able to wait until that day.

As Mayumi Araki gave the order to go, everyone loosely formed a group and started to walk, and as they walked, Ziongzong and Uesugi Yui fell to the end of the group.

Everyone was looking around chatting and chattering, no one noticed the two of them at the end of the group.

Ziongzong noticed this situation, a trace of foreboding flashed inside, unfortunately, this ominous feeling has not flashed past, the source of the ominous has come.

Uesugi Yui, who was walking beside Ziongzong, first called out softly to Ziongzong, and then, penning a killer move.

"Is there something you should confess to me?"

This word is straight into Ziongzong's heart, the mind is only the sun's benevolent smile, as if cheating is happy when suddenly found the invigilator is standing in front of you.

A great tragedy.

But, as Hemingway wrote, a man can be destroyed, but never defeated.

Ziongzong felt that he could not give in, giving in would be losing, would be defeated, and would not deserve to be called a man.

"Eh? What?"

So, he shamelessly played dumb.

As a result of playing dumb, Ziongzong was poked in the forehead with Uesugi Yui's finger. Not expecting Uesugi Yui to do it directly, Ziongzong was poked hard and accurately.

"It's useless to play dumb, what did you do on the ship and what did you do when you were away from the group for so long?"

-- Some times, having a sister is like having an extra mother ......

Ziongzong knew that if he said the above heartfelt words, the result would be miserable.

How bad is it?

Maybe, he or she will be stuffed back into the mother's stomach.

Oh, how cruel, so terrible.

At this moment, facing pressure from older women, Ziongzong hesitated between confessing and lying, hesitated about what, hesitated about which side to take more risk.

In terms of mathematics, probability theory, and expectation, lying seemed more scientific, so Ziongzong decided to lie first, a less outrageous lie.

"It's a friend from China, I didn't expect to meet him on the boat.

"Oh, what a coincidence?"

Uesugi Yui didn't look convinced at all.

"Yes, it was really a coincidence, and when I got off the ship, I had time to chat with him for a while, so I was delayed.

"So you're not just a friend, you're very close?"

"Yes, very, very good."

"Then you should cherish it."

Uesugi Yui said that and ended the conversation unilaterally, picking up the pace and walking to the front of the line.

So crisp and clear that Ziongzong froze for half a day before realizing that he was saved.

-- Did he just believe it?

Ziongzong didn't think Uesugi Yui believed his bullshit, but it didn't seem like he was going to pursue the truth either, in other words, he let him off the hook.

--Already escaped, oh also ~

things can be considered to end here, Ziongzong suddenly feel a lot more relaxed, as if the body carrying the hands carrying the luggage are weightless.

Before the trip, Ziongzong had been worried that his own affairs would be affected by the training, but now it seems that it should not be.

In any case, having people around him involved in this upside-down, confusing event is the last thing Ziongzong wants.

*

The group from Higashiken High School boarded the train. The train and railroad system in China is very different from the Shinkansen and JR trains in Japan, and these differences made this group of Kyoto high school students inevitably have another discussion, saying something like the green carriage is the romance for men and other irrelevant things. Araki as a high school student is not impossible, the chattering young people are completely a group of children ...... except, of course, Ziongzong.

As the only native Chinese in the team, Ziongzong found a special sense of calmness that he did not have in a foreign country, and when everyone was lying in bed because of the exhaustion of the trip, Ziongzong was still in a happy mood as he strolled around the train.

His ears are full of familiar language, in front of his eyes are familiar faces, even inhaled is also familiar air, back to the nostalgic environment not only gave Ziongzong a sense of security, more than words can not express the pleasure.

After wandering around the train for a while, Ziongzong returned to his bunk, where Eiji Hayamizu had just woken up and was sitting on his bed, dazed.

"Well, if it isn't Uesugi, where were you when I needed your help on the ship?

Eiji Hayamizu looked as if he was right and Ziongzong was wrong - Ziongzong was not surprised by Speedy's cheekiness.

Furthermore, what Speedy said wasn't entirely wrong.

"Don't come, I'm just going for a walk.

"She's sad, can't you be nice to her?"

"Don't use that disgusting self-description, it's disgusting to be a sissy."

"If you had helped me out on the boat, I wouldn't have been so embarrassed, it's the first time I've been lectured by a girl's father.

"Who told you to be insolent."

"Friends are part of your strength."

"You don't expect me to contribute to your philandering debt."

When Ziongzong said that, he thought that the speedy water would continue to talk back, but the speedy water suddenly quieted down and stopped talking.

--The company's main business is to provide a wide range of products and services to the market.

Ziongzong knows Eiji Hayamizu, as long as he is still willing to talk, there is no problem, on the contrary, if he is silent, then either he has really hurt him or provoked him.

In the current situation, it should be the former.

And the culprit of the injury is, in all probability, the word "philandering debt".

"Are you angry, Speedy?"

The first thing you need to do is to get a good idea of what you're doing.

"...... nothing, I still feel sleepy, I went back to sleep.

Since Speedy said so, it was futile to say more, Ziongzong went along with the step he gave.

"Then ...... good night."

"Good night."

*

On the customary train, Ziongzong's sleep was very peaceful, he just fell asleep, not even dreaming, and then, for no reason, woke up.

Sleeping, waking up for no reason, very awake, sleepy, Ziongzong sat up from the bed, glanced out the window at the night scene speeding by, his mind was blank.

The train was still clicking along.

In the sea of blankness in Ziongzong's brain, a phrase flashed by.

--As soon as you fall asleep, you will be back in Xiamen.

It is incredible, I thought we would be separated for a long time, but so quickly back.

Ziongzong looked at the dark night scene and lamented, and then look at the carriage, found that the speed water is not in the bed.

-- this kid, it would not sneak out again to get a woman, right ......

carefully speculate for a while, Ziongzong think it is really possible.

--

Ziongzong put on his jacket, but despite this, the early winter night still conveyed its chill to Ziongzong clearly, he shivered and walked towards the dining car to find some hot water to warm up.

As he walked forward, he met an unexpected person in front of the carriage aisle.

Ito Tomono, standing by the window with his cell phone, dressed neatly, also noticed Ziongzong's approach.

"Can't sleep, senior?"

Giving up all the details, as far as the result is concerned, it is indeed as Ito Tomono said.

But Ziongzong denied it, probably because he felt humiliated by his sister.

"It's not that he couldn't sleep, he was just hungry.

"Because she was abused by Uesugi for dinner?"

Ziongzong made an excuse, but Ito Tomono caught him in the act and made a joke about how he had only eaten a cup of noodles for dinner earlier.

This sharp-tongued schoolgirl, Ziongzong also do not bother to fight with her, directly changed the subject.

"What about you ......, what are you doing here so late?"

"I ......? Ah, a little personal business."

Ito Tomono also chuckled, Ziongzong could see at a glance that she was playing dumb and hiding something.

It was already the second half of the night, still fully clothed, nor had she slept, standing alone in the aisle of the railway carriage with her cell phone ...... what could she do?

--

Ziongzong was going to spit it out, but hesitated and changed it to:

"Boyfriend?

"No, I'm not!"

"You have to behave yourself when you talk to your boyfriend at night, we all need to rest~"

Ziongzong said this and walked past Ito Tomono, continuing to walk towards his destination, the food truck.

Ito Tomono did not stop him, but just argued at his back.

"I said no! It's family!"

"I know, I know, I know."

Ito Tomono's last mention of "family" caused Ziongzong's chest to tighten suddenly.

The word family, associated with Ito Tomono, reminded Ziongzong of Ito Kanzashi, who he had locked up in the warehouse a few hours earlier.

He hadn't said anything to Ito Tomono yet, nor did he intend to.

Just ...... his decision to dispose of it like that at that time was the right one?

If something happened to Ito Kanzashi as a result, Ziongzong would have nothing to say, even if Ito Tomono held a grudge for the rest of his life.

So, there was no right choice, at least not in Ziongzong's power, he could not think of such a good choice.

It is because the best of both worlds is often difficult to achieve that it is difficult to let go.

*

After going to the dining car for hot water, Ziongzong returned the same way, this time passing the carriage again, Ito Tomono was no longer there, replaced by

Eiji Hayamizu. Eiji Hayamizu was holding a copy of Mandarin Communication Phrases, standing leaning against the car window, with a Eiji Hayamizu is leaning against the car window with a flashlight, reading intensely.

--At the middle of the night,......, young people are really crazy ......

Ziongzong silently inwardly criticize the strange hormones. The first thing I want to do is to pretend that I don't see the water sneaking past ...... Unfortunately, in the aisle of the carriage where no one is around, it's too difficult not to be noticed.

"The actual "Uesugi, you came just in time, here's what "that guy is really unreliable" means?

"...... means that person is really unreliable."

"What about this one, "This douchebag got his head caught in the door", does that mean both people are hurt?

"Uh ...... yes, that's what it means ......"

After answering the second question with a clear conscience, Ziongzong couldn't help but spit out this book, "Mandarin Communication Phrases", how did the editor and publisher have to review it to get such a feckless book published? How did this editor and publisher review the book to allow such a feckless book to be published?

At the same time, taking the opportunity of Eiji Hayamizu's question with the book, Ziongzong noticed that the book in the hands of the speedy water had been written with a lot of notes, and they were all in the handwriting of the speedy water.

Regardless of the motive, Ziongzong's opinion of Speedy changed dramatically in terms of the seriousness of his study.

Those who love to learn are good kids.

"You were just sleeping, why did you get up?

"I couldn't sleep after talking to you, so I just stayed up."

--After talking to me?

Ziongzong's mind instantly flashed back to his previous conversation with Speedy, and then, he remembered the words that he thought might have hurt Speedy's heart.

--Shouldn't an apology be in order?

Ziongzong was still hesitating, and Speedwater didn't notice this and continued to carry the conversation on, making Ziongzong miss the time to apologize as well.

"Anyway, three or four hours of sleep is enough, after the failure of the last lesson, I have fully realized the importance of language, so I can't afford not to seize the time.

Speedwater said while his eyes shone with fire-like enthusiasm.

"Although I've seen in movies that people who don't speak the same language can fall in love, I realized in reality that the movie sequences are all bullshit.

If Eiji Hayamizu could meet more girls from a few countries, perhaps eight languages would not be a difficult task ......

Ziongzong silently shut his mouth and did not intend to mention the topic of apology again.

Many people are actually gifted, but unfortunately they don't realize it.

Ziongzong could not help but feel admiration for Eiji Hayamizu who stayed up all night studying languages to get a girl from a different country, knowing that many people can't do such hard work for more "legitimate" reasons, such as school or work.

Of course, this is just the beginning, and the key is to keep going. ...... Please note that it is learning the language that you have to keep going, not ...... cough cough cough, well, I'm sure you get the idea.

"Then you keep working hard, write down what you don't understand and come back tomorrow to ask me."

"That's for sure, don't expect me to be polite with you."

Eiji Hayamizu smiled brightly, gave Ziongzong a pat on the back, and went back to his book.

The fleeting melancholy had completely disappeared, and Eiji Hayamizu was back to the original Eiji Hayamizu.

But after this experience, Ziongzong also learned that Eiji Hayamizu was not a heartless person, but also had his own thoughts and emotional pains.

Ziongzong easily sees people as simple.

After that, the second half of the night passed quickly, and soon after dawn, the train arrived at the station.

*

"Finally, it's here oh, students!

Mayumi Araki stood at the front of the line and waved the flag like a third-rate tour guide, enthusiastic and lame.

"Oh!"

"Grab your bags and follow me!"

"Oh!

"Don't even think about coming back for anything you've forgotten!"

"Oh!"

"target - training site!"

"Oh!"

"out--out!"

"Oh!!!"

Under the encouragement and leadership of the third-rate guide Mayumi Araki, the students who knew nothing about the future marched forward with great enthusiasm, while Katagiri Mai, who had no concern for the future, followed the group with ease, and two other students, Uesugi Yui and Uesugi Ziongzong, who were worried about the future, were at the end of the group.

"Nah. Vai-san ......"

"Huh?

"Does Araki-sensei know the way ...... she's not the instructor ......"

"Isn't she the instructor ......?"

"Of course she's not an instructor! She's just hanging out!"

"Oh no ...... I forgot about that ......!"

Just as they were trying to stop Mayumi Araki, the ghostly real instructor appeared, yes, the real instructor finally appeared! --The real instructor finally appeared, yes, the real instructor, but he was there all along, but he rarely spoke, so much so that it was hard to notice him.

"Don't be nervous, just let her lead, she's been up all night last night going over the itinerary."

The instructor smiled benevolently, looking very relieved to see him like this, Ziongzong and Uesugi Yui also sighed with relief.

But ......

Ito Tomono who talked on the phone in the middle of the night.

Eiji Hayamizu who studied the language all night.

Mayumi Araki who studied the itinerary all night.

There were a lot of people who didn't get enough sleep last night.

"Oh, this is Xiamen, there are trees everywhere.

"The sky is so blue! It's as good as Kyoto!"

"So many people! Why are there so many people? Oh, Kyoto has lost ......"

- because this is a train station ...... Besides, what's the point of having so few people... ...

Ziongzong had his hands in his pockets, and inside he had a vague desire to pretend that he didn't know these foreign students.

"Don't lose them, follow me!

"Oh!"

"Teacher, what is the name of our destination?"

"A place called Genting Rock."

--...... Genting Rock.

Ziongzong remembered when he was living in the orphanage, the paranoid dean would take the middle school kids to Genting Rock every weekend for target practice, and Ziongzong could occasionally go along, but only to watch. Ziongzong could occasionally go along, but only to watch.

"So, class, target Genting Rock, out - out!

"Oh!"

"Don't look around, I don't care if you get lost on the way!

"Oh!"

--Hey-- you guys, are you going to walk ......

Ziongzong sighed silently as he looked at the group of students who were walking forward with great enthusiasm.

"I say, if you take the bus, you can save half an hour or so.

"What's a bus, Ueshi-san?

"What's that ...... Miyagi bus?"

"Nah, Uesugi, what's an attack car?"

The questions are getting weirder and weirder ......

"It's a public bus!"

"Oh ...... how long does it take to walk there?"

"I've never walked, but it must take at least forty minutes."

"Forty minutes?

"With all that luggage on your back?

"In this civilized city, you can give up your transportation and walk for almost an hour?

Everyone looked at each other, and then ......

Mayumi Araki was in the lead again.

"Target, bus stop!"

"Oh!

"For the sake of human civilization!"

"Oh!"

The group was like wild dogs off the grid ...... Yes, not wild horses, not wild chickens, but wild dogs off the leash, snapping towards the bus stop not far away ......

By the time Ziongzong reached the bus stop and looked at the group of The company's newest product is a new product.

"Everyone, bring your own change."

"Well? What's change?"

"Eh? Can't they give change automatically here?"

"Why do the words "bring your own change" sound so cool?

Apparently, they had already adapted to the Kyoto bus system's automatic change service.

"No."

But this isn't Kyoto ...... and ......

- speaking of which, the ferry and train tickets were bought in advance through an agent and no money was spent on the train... ...

Serious problems ensued and Ziongzong helplessly realized that this was a collection of inexperienced kids, including Mayumi Araki!

"Wait a minute, there is a serious question ...... you all, have you changed some RMB change on you before coming?"

Once this question was asked, dozens of pairs of eyes looked at each other, and there was silence ......

Overseas training, a lot of trouble.

*

We spent most of the day trying to get on the bus again.

The instructor and Mayumi Araki went to exchange RMB and then some change, and waited for the 127 bus.

When they entered the public environment, the foreign students, who were so open-minded, were much more restrained. The original overly excited tone and voice now became whispers.

"I didn't think there would be so many people on the attack car. ......"

"You're wrong, Speedy, it's the Miyagi car, not the attack car!

Eiji Hayamizu and Ito Tomono were still struggling with the bus issue.

Ziongzong listened to the conversation and inwardly sulked in silence.

"There are still a lot of people ...... obviously it's not commuting time ......"

- It's normal to have a lot of people on the bus passing by the train station... ...

"The bumps on the road are slightly high, it's like riding a horse!

--The main reason is that there are still a few old buses in service, but some of the roads are really in disrepair ......

"Ziongzong, what kind of trees are planted on both sides of the road?

Uesugi Yui's interest was piqued by the unseen species of trees along the roadside, and talking about them was part of Ziongzong's childhood memories.

"The two rows over there are all Phoenix trees."

"Phoenix trees?"

"Well, if you come here a month or two earlier, you can still see the Phoenix trees in bloom, and they're very pretty in red.

"Is it really that good?"

"Yes, it's a loss in life not to see it."

"Then what should I do? I've already missed it."

"Go back and search for pictures on the Internet, or come earlier next year."

"Next year? Next year is already the first year of high school, how can we come at the beginning of the school year?

"A little earlier, maybe by the end of August."

"How can I come? Will you come with me?"

Uesugi Yui inadvertently asked Ziongzong this question.

This is a simple question that could have been answered, but when you think about it, it seems to smell a little ambiguous, Ziongzong hesitates to know how to answer.

Seeing that Ziongzong was hesitating, Uesugi Yui laughed and pushed him.

"What are you thinking about?"

"I'm not thinking about anything, but you're the one who's thinking about something.

"I don't know what boys of your age are thinking.

"I'm not that much older than you.

Surrounded by new surroundings and new things, everyone was talking animatedly, except Katagiri Mai who was sitting in the corner.

She looked out of the window with a cool gaze at the exotic scenery, and from time to time she looked back at her classmates in the car, not looking envious or left out, so it was hard to guess her mood. The fact that she is alone in the world is exactly what Katagiri Mai has always done, and it is hard to understand how she is enjoying herself.

*

Twenty minutes later, the group arrived at the foot of Genting Rock Mountain.

Yes, not on Genting Rock Mountain, but at the foot of Genting Rock Mountain.

"Uesugi Ziongzong you cheated our feelings!"

The first one to protest was Eiji Hayamizu. When he realized that he still had to carry and drag heavy luggage on his back for the hike, he immediately showed a dejected look, and his originally heroic sword eyebrows instantly turned into drooping eight-eyes.

"Araki-sensei, do we have to climb up with our luggage?

"Sensei, it's an impossible task!

"This is really inhumane!"

Taking Eiji Hayamizu's complaint as an opportunity, everyone was trying to persuade Mayumi Araki to change the situation. Mayumi Araki also looked embarrassed in the face of everyone's discontent, because the plan she knew from the instructor was ......

"Ahem!

Before Mayumi Araki could say anything, Uesugi Yui faked a cough to control the situation.

"Don't complain yet, there's a reason for the schedule."

When Mayumi Araki saw that Uesugi Yui had attracted everyone's attention, she quietly retreated to the periphery of the crowd, leaving the responsibility of guiding the Kyudo Club students to Uesugi Yui.

"After a long period of observation by me and my instructor, we found that all of us in the Kyudo Club have, to a greater or lesser extent, a common flaw, which is stability. This means that the foundation for learning Kyudo, physical fitness, is still far from being adequate. Therefore, a major focus of this overseas training is to improve your overall physical fitness, which includes endurance, upper body strength, lower body strength and, incidentally, mental fortitude. Got it?"

After Uesugi Yui's long speech, the hustle and bustle was stripped away and only a silent gloom remained.

Everyone stopped complaining, but they couldn't accept the reality that they had to start physical training immediately.

So Uesugi Yui went to the instructor's side and took his travel bag with him, making it look like Uesugi Yui, who already had a suitcase and a large backpack, would be overwhelmed by his own weight at any moment.

"I don't have any words of encouragement for you all, but for the sake of Kyudo Society, and for the sake of this Kyudo Society to grow after I retire, please don't lose ground to me.

With those words, Uesugi Yui set off towards the top of Genting Rock.

Everyone was silent.

What could be more appealing than Uesugi Yui's actions at this moment?

Since the president had taken the lead, and since a woman had done so, both the girls who admired Uesugi Yui and the boys who did not want to lose to the female president could no longer find excuses to shy away from the hardships.

Although the speed was not fast, the group did start climbing to the top of the mountain.

--

Ziongzong felt from the bottom of his heart that if he were to lead the group, he was not confident that he could do better than Uesugi Yui.

Since Ziongzong only brought a small amount of necessary luggage, he was able to follow Uesugi Yui with ease. What he saw just now gave him a new understanding of Uesugi Yui, and he felt very emotional.

Ito Tomono brought a lot more luggage than Ziongzong, but she still followed Ziongzong closely, muttering under her breath No wonder we can't beat her".

The slender Katagiri Mai, who was the most unstable player in the Kyudo club, was undoubtedly the least physically fit. She struggled to drag her luggage to the end of the group, and before she got very far, her bangs were already soaked with sweat and stuck to her forehead. A number of boys, seeing her struggle, kindly offered to carry some for her, but all were rebuffed by her cold eyes.

The man named Eiji Hayamizu, inspired by Uesugi Yui's words, had already sped off with his luggage and disappeared far ahead of the group and Uesugi Yui.

Let's hope he doesn't get lost, otherwise it's not surprising that whatever he encountered in the dense mountain forests and trees.

*

Two hours later, the group arrived at the top of the mountain, and many people were so overwhelmed that they used their suitcases as chairs to sit on, and some even collapsed on the grass to catch their breath. Only three people were still standing on Genting Rock: Uesugi Yui, who was the spiritual flag, leaning on her suitcase and barely standing to rest; Ziongzong, who was already a diligent exerciser and whose luggage burden was not too heavy, so he still looked relaxed; and finally Katagiri Mai, who was quite unexpectedly the hardest worker on the way. In the end, she looked a bit more relaxed than at the beginning.

--

Ziongzong had a bad feeling in his heart. Considering Katagiri Mai's character, Ziongzong gave up communicating with her and winked at Uesugi Yui, hoping she would find something.

However, Ziongzong then realized that he had made a redundant move. In response to Ziongzong's message, Uesugi Yui nodded her head to indicate that she was aware of it, and in fact, she had noticed Katagiri Mai's abnormalities even earlier than Ziongzong had. After all, Katagiri Mai has been Uesugi Yui's junior for much longer than Ziongzong has known Katagiri Mai.

Thus, Uesugi Yui understands that doing nothing now is the best way to deal with Katagiri Mai.

--When she wakes up tomorrow, the pains and aches in her body will intensify, and this is a baptism she must go through.

Uesugi Yui thinks about this, but forgets that Katagiri Mai is not the only one who will be suffering from this spicy baptism, but also herself, who has bravely put on extra weight.

"Speaking of which, how come I don't see any speed water?

Ziongzong looked around and didn't see the exuberant man who had left the group early in the morning, wondering if he had gotten lost and scurried off somewhere else.

"There he is, in the shadow of the building, talking to the locals, is that idiot going to communicate with the people of Xiamen in Japanese?

Ito Tomono gave a quick answer, not forgetting to undermine the speed of the water in the process.

Ziongzong just smiled at the sight of Speedy, not bitter nor sweet, but purely for the sake of Speedy's hard study.

Only Ziongzong, who bumped into Speedy last night, knew that Speedy was already bravely communicating and exercising in the language he had just learned.

Mayumi Araki and the instructor were in contact with the person in charge of the place, and I don't know if the instructor knew Mandarin or if the contact person knew Japanese, but in any case, it seemed to be going smoothly.

The wind blew through the Genting Rock crowd, and no matter who it was to, no matter what the sense of departure, this overseas training, has begun.

*

"So, one person to a dormitory, keep your own keys, you are already middle school students, take responsibility for yourselves, understand?

"I understand.

Since the Kyudo Club was small and there were plenty of dormitories on Genting Rock, we were given the benefit of one dormitory per person. The students, who had never experienced such a life before, were so excited that they took the key and forgot about the hard climbing earlier, and ran towards their rooms with their luggage in tow.

--The dormitory buildings here are the legacy of the army, in such a remote place is also in a state of disrepair, without a good cleaning, I'm afraid it is impossible to move in, and this is another hard work, maybe even this is also The first time I saw you, I was in the middle of a training session.

When he walked into the dormitory, as Ziongzong had expected, the messy scene directly raped his eyes, or, to be polite, the messy scene directly raped his eyes by force.

The cobwebs at the corners of the ceiling were just embellishments, the eight-legged spiders coiled in the web as a nest waiting for prey, and the worst, neither the table, chairs, cabinets, windows, more than three centimeters thick of ash, nor the wooden bed board with its happy growth of mold and moss, but the dead cockroaches lying on their backs in the doorway.

What could be more indicative of the hygiene of the place than a cockroach corpse strewn across the doorway?

It was a nostalgic feeling for Ziongzong.

When he started living in a boarding school, he was treated to the same scene.

So, the feeling of nostalgia is not definitely a desire to re-live the past, but perhaps even the pleasure of having escaped from it.

While Ziongzong was lamenting the past and the present, screams were breaking out one after another around the group of high school students who were living a clean, or excessively clean, life in Japan, and began to receive the first test of different sanitary conditions.

Ziongzong did not have time to go out to see, there were already girls practicing the 50-meter turnaround in the aisle. Why? Because they saw something, so they ran away, then they saw something, so they ran away again, unfortunately the corridor only supports two-way straight lines, so it tragically became a folding run.

-- I wonder how they are doing ......?

A little worry arose in his heart, Ziongzong also do not know just a flash of thought in the "they", in the end refers to which people.

But otherwise, he did not have more action, throwing the luggage to the door (after all, compared to the house, the door is still cleaner), and began to clean up, for these, Ziongzong is quite familiar with.

Half an hour later, Ziongzong finished his cleaning work, thinking to go out to see how the other students are doing.

But someone came to visit before him.

"Oh? You're done already?"

"I just did, how about you?"

"I'm ...... hahahaha, it's still early, I'm not motivated at all seeing how dirty the room is."

"Huh? "It's rare to hear such words as 'no energy' from Vai-san.

"Don't be sarcastic, this is your place, you're the local snake, of course you're great.

The person who came was Uesugi Yui. Her face looked a little tired, but she was happy and looking forward to this overseas training, and she had that glow in her eyes.

--But what is the purpose of coming to me at this time ......?

Ziongzong could not guess Uesugi Yui's intention, he was vaguely afraid, because whenever he could not guess Uesugi Yui's intention, he always had to suffer.

While Ziongzong was worried, Uesugi Yui closed and locked the door to his room.

"Now that you've settled in, how about a good explanation?

"...... explain what?"

--

Ziongzong's earlier fears were finally fulfilled, as the saying goes, what comes always comes, and it's futile to pray for luck.

"The first thing you need to do is to get rid of it.

Uesugi Yui slapped his hand against the wall with force, and with a snap, all of Ziongzong's luck was cut off.

So, Ziongzong finally understood one thing.

As a boy or a man, never presume to be smarter than a woman.