The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 144 Becoming a Master

"Isn't that your friend?"

"I thought he was your friend."

"I don't know her either."

Several people said this.

Zun Zun crossed his arms, looked at her and said, "I'm talking to you. You've been following us for a week, right? During this time, I could always sense your vague gaze. Who are you?"

"babble--"

She seemed to think she was hiding well.

I was so scared by being asked this question that my mind went blank and I turned around and wanted to run away.

But this guy completely forgot that he was huddled in the corner. As soon as he turned around, he bumped into the locker in the preparation room, making a loud noise.

With a thud, she squatted on the ground, covering her forehead.

Several people curled their lips.

"This irritable look..."

"She looks a bit like Stella."

"Aha!?"

Stella couldn't hold back after hearing what the Kurotsuchi siblings said. Although she felt very unhappy, she couldn't find any reason to refute.

This girl...

Although her hair covered her forehead and eyes, it became disheveled after she lay on the ground, revealing her dignified appearance. It was a pity that she might have just been exposed, and her face was full of horror.

"Stalker?"

"Probably."

"Dripping wax, whipping, three-horse riding..."

When several people were extremely curious, Kurogane Jushizuku kept muttering this, but they couldn't figure out whether she was talking about the torture method or that kind of interest.

After hitting her head, the girl squatted on the ground and secretly observed a few people. When Zun Zun looked over, she quickly twisted her neck.

“Why don’t you look this way?”

"Don't, don't take it too seriously. This is for a very personal reason..."

She sounded nervous in her response.

From the beginning, not only her sight, but her whole body felt very uneasy. It seemed that she knew she was wrong and felt ashamed to face others.

But I'll talk about that later. First of all,

"who are you?"

"I, I'm Ayase Ayatsuji, a third-year student."

Her self-introduction sounded very timid, like a commoner who, when asked by the emperor for his name, wished she could bury her head in the ground and not dare to look up at the emperor.

In fact, she is doing just that.

Not only his sight, but even his head turned to the other side, and he even turned his head to the limit to look at the wall behind him.

“…What are you doing?”

"Don't worry about it."

"How can I not care when the person in front of me has to look away even after going to such an extent? By the way, have you done anything wrong? Come on, turn your face towards me."

Although the other person was obviously a senior student older than him, Zun Zun arrogantly pinched her chin with his hand, forced her face towards him, and stared at her with his scarlet eyes.

Then, Ayatsuji Ayase's cheeks turned red just like Zun Zun's eyes.

"Ah, Zun Zun, you are so brave."

Arisuin Nagi gave a strange smile.

"It's definitely not what you think." Zun Zun rolled his eyes at him, then looked at Ayatsuji Ayase and asked, "Okay, tell me why you are looking at the wall. Is there something there?"

After saying that, he still pressed her against the wall with his other hand.

Ayase Ayase seemed to be frightened, and she shuddered uncontrollably, saying in a mosquito-like voice, "Because I feel very shy... I have to talk to a strange boy and look him in the eye... It's too embarrassing."

At this moment, the girl's face seemed to be spewing fire, and it was completely red to her ears.

"Why can Zun Zun talk face to face with a member of the opposite sex whom he just met not long ago?"

"Even if you ask why, isn't this a very common thing?"

"Still pinching other people's faces like this?"

"very common."

"So tough?"

"very common."

"……Amazing."

Ayase Ayatsuji praised her like this.

Even Zun Zun never thought that someone would admire him for such a thing.

But as the other party said.

Ayase Ayatsuji did try to look at Zun Zun's face, but she seemed to be defeated by shame. She tried to peek a few times, but once her eyes met, she immediately looked away.

Such behavior does not seem to be pretended.

It seems that Ayase Ayatsuji is really shy.

However, Zun Zun has a lot of experience in dealing with such shy people, so there will be no problem as long as he becomes strong.

"So, what are you trying to do by following us!?"

"babble!"

The sudden scolding made Ayase Ayase tremble, but she was able to speak.

"I, I want to be your disciple!"

“…Ah? Me?”

Zun Zun pointed at himself and Ayatsuji Ayase nodded quickly.

How strange. His inherent spiritual equipment is not a sword, and he did not show much swordsmanship in the school selection competition.

Even if Ayase Ayase often peeked at him, he would find that his swordsmanship was the most basic, ordinary and without any special features. How could he possibly become his disciple?

Ayase Ayatsuji seemed to sense Zun Zun's confusion and explained in a low voice: "I, I want to become Kurogane Ikki's disciple, but..."

"Um!?"

"Humph!"

Stella and Kurogane Shushizuku were like two irritable red and silver kittens, standing in front of Kurogane Ikki.

“It will become like this.”

Ayatsuji Ayase hid behind Zun Zun and dared not see anyone.

...Am I the spare tire?
Zun Zun then added: "Actually, I don't know any sword skills. Ikki is more suitable for you than me. Even Stella over there is better than me."

"N-No... Well, I accidentally saw you and Kurogane Ikki training before school started, so... "

She seemed to know what Zun Zun's true strength was.

To be honest, it's a bit troublesome.

Zun Zun is not very good at teaching people. After all, there are some things he doesn't know how he learned. For example, until now, he still doesn't understand why his cooking is so delicious.

At this time, Ikki Kurogane saw Ayase Ayase shaking her hands, and after seeing something in her palms, he suddenly seemed to think of something.

"Ayatsuji-senpai, are you a relative of Ayatsuji Kaito-san?"

"A-Ayatsuji Kaito is indeed my father...w-why do you know that?"

Hearing this question, Ayatsuji Ayase widened her eyes in surprise.

And Kurogane Ikki explained: "Because the bamboo sword calluses on your hands are the calluses that can only be formed by waving the bamboo sword thousands or tens of thousands of times. In addition, your last name is Ayatsuji, so... I didn't expect that you are that person's child, and you are also a senior. It's really unexpected!"

He suddenly looked extremely excited.

Stella couldn't understand what he was so happy about and asked Zun Zun in confusion.

"Honorable man, who is Ayatsuji Kaito?"

"I'm Baiyin and you're asking me?"

Zun Zun rolled his eyes.

He is a time traveler and is not originally from this world. How could he know everything?

Kurogane Jushizuku explained to the two short-sighted people, "He is a non-swordsman, known as the last samurai. Most swordsmen are not interested in martial arts, no wonder you don't know about it. But anyone who has been exposed to swordsmanship must have heard of the name of Ayatsuji Kaito, his swordsmanship is so superb."

It is said that he is a rare genius.

He had won every prestigious swordsmanship competition. In his heyday, he had even suppressed countless criminals with special abilities as a non-swordsman.

Generally speaking, the Fellers are protected by magic, and even if they are attacked with projectiles, they can only cause minor scratches.

But I heard that his sword will not be restrained by magic, so it can cause effective damage to the swordsman.

"He might be the person in the world who wants to be a swordsman the most..."

Kurogane Jushizuku sighed and said, "But although he is not a swordsman, he is too strong, which has caused dissatisfaction among the magic knights. Therefore, not many people in the knight world know his name."

"But Shizuku knows."

"That's because the Kurogane family recognizes the practicality of martial arts."

The Kurogane family also transitioned from a martial arts family to a knight family. How could they forget swordsmanship and martial arts as their old profession? That would bring destruction to the family!
Like Ayase Ayase Tsuji.

Although her father was not qualified to be a swordsman, she could inherit her family's name and carry it forward by becoming a swordsman. She might have a place in the swordsman field in the future.

of course.

None of the above cares.

He wanted to know more about the reason why the other party was following him.

"Because, because my father met with an accident during the competition, he is now in the hospital..."

"An accident!? ... Sorry, I got too excited by accident."

Kurogane Ikki screamed.

He seemed to be concerned about Ayase Ayase's father, but considering how much he admired him, it was understandable.

"My father is also my swordsmanship teacher. Since he was hospitalized, I have been practicing Ayatsuji Ittoryu alone, but I have recently hit a bottleneck..."

According to Ayase Ayatsuji, no matter how much he practiced, he could not keep up with his father's movements.

She was very upset about this.

"Just then, I suddenly remembered the coincidence of seeing Zun Zun and Kurogane Ikki training before entering school, so I wanted to discuss it with you, maybe it would give me some inspiration. But..."

Then, her voice gradually became softer and her gaze shifted away from Zun Zun again.

"Except for my father and my apprentice who I grew up with, I have never spoken to other boys, so..."

"So I hesitated for a week. It seemed like I was stalking her, but I was actually thinking about how to strike up a conversation."

"Yes Yes……"

Ayatsuji Ayase lowered her head in embarrassment.

She was just like a young lady who never left the house. She was afraid of everything, not used to talking to strangers, and didn't dare to start a conversation.

Somehow, Zun Zun saw the shadow of someone in her, which made him feel a little uneasy.

"Okay, just follow us."

"Really? I'm so happy. Thank you, Master!"

"Not a master, just practicing together."

Zun Zun pulled his hands out of Ayatsuji Ayase's hands and asked the others, "What do you think?"

"I have no opinion."

Kurogane Ikki answered the fastest.

Seeing that Ayatsuji Ayase's target was not Kurogane Ikki, Stella and Kurogane Jushizuku reluctantly agreed.

The same is true for Arisuin Nagi.

In this way, Zun Zun had an apprentice who was two grades higher than him and several years older than him.

(End of this chapter)