Tokyo girls have a big problem

Chapter 219 Should I Pick Up the Sword?
The two immediately took action.

Higashiura Kana contacted Aizawa Jun, first inquiring about his situation, then offering comfort, and finally suggesting that he go to Aoyama Risa for special training.

[Jun Aizawa: I don't know if it will work]

[Kana Higashiura: We should at least give it a try~, it's only two hours anyway.]

Jun Aizawa: The coach might not agree.

[Kana Higashiura: I'll go with you.]

[Jun Aizawa: Leave it to me!]

"Done~"

"Thank you."

"Elsa, let me ask you, do you sometimes envy the feelings of us ordinary people?" Higashiura Kana asked curiously.

“Not yet,” Elsa Tenyu said.

"I hope that day never comes for you." Kana Higashiura clenched her fist. "That guy, Risa Aoyama, better get the hint!"

◇

The Ono sisters haven't returned yet.

The two shared their updates in the group chat at a rate of one photo every three minutes.

Sometimes, Mika Ono secretly takes photos of Mizuki Ono; sometimes, Mizuki Ono secretly takes photos of Mika Ono; and sometimes, it's not a secret photo.

Sometimes, the two of them take selfies;

Sometimes, it's attractive merchandise, beautiful scenery, peculiar signs, or things that can make you laugh—like a man watching two sisters distracted and bumping into the sign of a mahjong parlor on the roadside.

Many, many photos.

Aoyama Osamu looked at the photos with a smile, occasionally commenting on one of them.

[Aoyama Ryou: [A shop with a queue, Mizuki peers into the window] — Does this girl sell herself? How much?]

[Aoyama Rika: [Mika-chan and others on the sidewalk]—Fukuoka's number one beauty! Please get my contact information!]

[Aoyama Rie: [Delicious] - I want to eat it]

Mizuki Ono: 100 billion

[Mika Ono: Is it over?]

[Aoyama Osamu: [100 billion] - Bought]

[Aoyama Ryou: [Is it over?] — Yes]

[Mika Ono: What was the result?]

Ono Mizuki and Aoyama Osamu replied simultaneously: We lost.

then.

[Mizuki Ono: [Emoji package: hilarious]]

[Aoyama Osamu: I didn't play, so it has nothing to do with me]

[Ono Mizuki: Because of my poor performance yesterday, am I relegated to being a substitute today?]

[Aoyama Ryou: Where are you? I'm coming to find you.]

[Ono Mizuki: [Voiceover, speaking seriously while trying not to laugh: We're back in Tokyo~]]

[Mika Ono: Want to come?]

[Aoyama Rika: No, I'll stay home and write for a while.]

[Ono Mika: Okay]

[Ono Mizuki: Be a good girl and stay home to earn money, I'll bring you delicious food back.]

Aoyama Ryo hesitated whether or not to take a bath.

Should I take a shower? But it's not even over yet, would taking two showers be too frequent and bad for my health?
Forget it.

Although he had sweated, it had dried now, and he wasn't feeling too uncomfortable. He would just bear with it and wait for the two sisters to come back so he could shower before he took a shower.

Having made up his mind, he put down his phone and opened his laptop.

Unlock, and start writing.

hum~
The phone rang.

When Aoyama Risa said he was writing, the Ono sisters never bothered him. Could it be that they had something particularly fun to share?

Pick up your phone.

It was Jun Aizawa who sent the message in the group chat of 'Shiki Kobayashi, Osamu Aoyama, and Jun Aizawa'.

In such cases, his messages can be classified as spam and should be reported and deleted.

[Aizawa Jun: Aoyama, help me!]

[Aoyama Ryou: Hmm?]

[Jun Aizawa: Please give me special training! If this continues, I, the striker, will become a substitute! I don't want to be eliminated!]

In this matter, Aoyama Risa bears primary responsibility.

[Aoyama Risa: Come here and I'll give you two hours of special training every day until the Yulong Flag competition starts]

[Jun Aizawa: Can I bring Kana along?]

[Kobayashi Shiki: You bastard! Are you really worried about your starting position?!]

[Jun Aizawa: Love and club, I want it all!]

[Aoyama Osamu: Come on!]

He sent the address to Jun Aizawa.

Aoyama Ryo began to wonder again whether he should take a shower before the two of them arrived.

No need.

He shut down his computer, picked up a book, and went to the hotel lobby to read while waiting for Jun Aizawa and the other person.

The hotel staff brought us a glass of water and a plate of snacks.

He thanked him, took a sip of water, and continued reading.

[Reading↑]

very slow.

After using the system, getting used to the gradual improvement through one's own efforts is a real test of willpower.

To give an example that everyone can relate to, your own efforts are like a 2G network, while system guidance is like a 5G network.

How many people can still tolerate 2G networks now?
It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Aoyama Riya couldn't stand the gap. Sometimes he even wondered if all his hard work, even ten days or half a month, was as effective as ten minutes of system guidance. Was there any point in trying?
Instead of wasting time on leisure, why not use that time to enjoy yourself?

In this way, life can be much richer, wouldn't it be better to enjoy life?
But Aoyama couldn't figure out whether giving up his own efforts was due to high efficiency or a disguised form of escapism and laziness.

He wouldn't allow himself to escape until he figured it out.

Jun Aizawa, Kana Higashiura, and Elsa Amamiya arrived at the hotel and looked around before spotting Osamu Aoyama, who was deliberately sitting in a prominent position.

They weren't the only ones watching Aoyama Ryo.

Everyone coming and going, whether guests or hotel staff, was secretly watching him.

His posture was neither arrogant nor ostentatious; he simply sat there without crossing his legs, his elbows resting on his knees, holding the book in both hands, reading it carefully page by page.

A handsome appearance is not so important; it is that focused and attentive demeanor that is more captivating.

I've never seen anyone read so intently in a hotel lobby before—those present will surely remember this someday, somewhere.

Some of them will enjoy reading while waiting in the hotel lobby.

"Good luck!" Higashiura Kana said to Amami Elsa in a low voice.

"Huh?" Tianyu Elsa asked, puzzled.

Didn't she object to her continuing to pursue Aoyama Ryougi?
"Aoyama!" Jun Aizawa walked over and greeted him.

Aoyama Ryo looked up at them, slipping a bookmark into the book while smiling.

"Here I am!" he said.

“Sorry, we’re lost too!” Jun Aizawa said.

“We’re even,” Aoyama Risa said with a smile.

He looked at the other two, showing no dissatisfaction or panic at the appearance of Tianyu Elsa.

"Let's go, let's hurry!" he said.

The four people entered the elevator.

"Is there a place to practice kendo here?" Jun Aizawa asked curiously.

"Thanks to Miss Miyako," Aoyama Ryou said without further explanation.

He led them directly to the suite, gave each of them a bottle of water, and then led them into the kendo room.

"Wow!" exclaimed Kana Higashiura.

There was nothing particularly amazing about the room; it was simply unfurnished. And it was precisely because of this lack of furnishing that it was so striking.

This is a hotel.

"What's your relationship with the student council president?!" Jun Aizawa couldn't help but ask.

“Classmate? She should be considered a friend, right? I’ll ask her another day,” said Aoyama Rika.

Elsa Amagami stared intently at Osamu Aoyama, as if Osamu were a treasure that would disappear if she weren't being watched.

"Alright, let's begin." Aoyama Ritsu didn't want to waste any more words.

“Yes, the coach only allows us a limited amount of time to go out,” Jun Aizawa said.

All four of them changed into kendo uniforms, as requested by Aoyama Risa, just in case.

Wearing kendo uniforms and holding bamboo swords, the four of them stood in an empty room, somewhat like the fighting game they played as kids.

"What's next?" Tianyu Elsa asked.

—System, transform! [Begin 'Master's Way' guidance]

“Defeat me,” said System Aoyama Risa.

"Defeat you?" Jun Aizawa asked, puzzled.

Elsa Tenyu tensed up instantly, raising her hand to slash at Aoyama Risa with speed and ruthlessness.

Before Aizawa Jun and Higashiura Kana could react, the woman known as the Sword Princess was already in pain, her hands on the ground, her bamboo sword rolling to the ground.

"Do you know why I rejected you? You're too weak," said System Aoyama Risa.

—If you keep doing this, I'll sue you for defamation!
"Elsa!" Kana Higashiura couldn't help but call out.

How could one practice kendo without getting hit? But she had never seen Elsa Tenyu show such a pained expression before!
System·Qingshan Li swung two more swords.

"Ah!!" Jun Aizawa and Kana Higashiura convulsed on the ground, in so much pain they wanted to bang their heads against the floor.

System·Aoyama Ryo looked at Amayu Elsa again.

This stubborn girl, without uttering a word, raised her face and looked directly at Aoyama Rin.

System·Aoyama Risa kicked, and Tenyu Elsa quickly caught the flying bamboo sword.

"If you can run into me in two hours, I'll add you back as a friend," System Aoyama said calmly.

"Ah!!" Tianyu Elsa let out a battle cry and charged forward.

At this moment, it's not about finding a way to contact me, but about distracting myself from the torment of pain on my willpower.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The bamboo swords clashed violently.

Elsa Tenyu's attacks were fierce; due to the intense pain, her speed, strength, and reaction time felt to be beyond their peak.

For a moment, she felt as if she had become stronger and invincible.

But this is an illusion.

Faced with the rapid barrage of attacks, System Aoyama Risa did not move an inch, easily deflecting all the attacks with her bamboo sword.

"heel."

Elsa Tenyu let out an unbearable groan as she was knocked down once more.

System·Aoyama Ryo looked at Aizawa Jun and Higashiura Kana.

"Wait! Aoyama!" Jun Aizawa screamed in agony, as if someone had forcefully pulled out all the bones in his body.

The system, Aoyama Risa, mercilessly delivered another sword strike to Higashiura Kana.

Amid their screams, He said, “Take the sword.”

He then looked at Elsa Tenyu, the blonde girl who struggled to her feet.

"Ah!!!" Tianyu Elsa's reaction didn't seem like she was practicing; it seemed more like she was seeking revenge.

The bamboo sword was easily deflected, like an Olympic weightlifting champion being lightly bumped by a 24-wheeled truck.

Elsa staggered and fell to the ground in a disheveled manner, but she did not let go of the bamboo sword in her hand.

"Heels," System Aoyama said. "Don't you understand?"

On Tianyu Elsa's goddess-like face, besides pain, there was also a hint of contemplation.

She stood up, panting, staring at Aoyama Rin like a puppy whose mother had been killed.

She rushed forward and, after a few sword strikes...

"Think about it again." After saying that, System Aoyama Li knocked her down with a single sword strike.

He looked at Jun Aizawa and Kana Higashiura.

"No, no!" The two were so frightened that they backed away.

"Are you going to kill us?!"

"Take the sword, or not?" asked System Aoyama Risa.

"You're crazy, you're crazy!" The two got up and ran towards the entrance.

Before he could take a single step, he was lying down again, the pain feeling like he'd been run over by a road roller.

System·Aoyama Ryo looked at Tenyu Elsa.

After half an hour.

Elsa Amagi's question shifted from "heel" to "hand," and the contemplation in her eyes surpassed her anger;
Jun Aizawa and Kana Higashiura have taken up swords, but more so than to resist or practice. Their reason for picking up swords is to buy time before they get beaten.

Regardless of how their attitudes changed, System·Qingshan Li remained unmoved.

In their eyes, Aoyama Risa at this moment was cold, calm, and still.

Like a towering tree with a canopy that blocks out the sky, the tree does nothing, yet from a distance, it presents a beautiful, fantastical scene.

However, beneath the canopy, not a blade of grass grows, and all life is deprived of sunlight.

And this is only the surface they can reach. How thick and widespread must the roots of such a huge tree be?

They've probably already explored every inch of the soil.

The three are like three insects: Jun Aizawa and Kana Higashiura are caterpillars, and Elsa Amane is a warlike rhinoceros beetle.

What they need to do is not to defeat the tree, but simply to try to survive around it.

The guidance session ended two hours later.

"How is it?" Aoyama Risa asked with a smile.

The three lay on the ground, like withered weeds on a parched earth.

"Are you crazy?" Jun Aizawa asked, puzzled.

"That's why I'm strong, but I haven't mentored you. Yet your progress is obvious, isn't it?" Aoyama asked.

"..." Jun Aizawa had no way to refute it.

He grasped a little bit of the trick.

This alone is like lighting a candle in the dark; it allows you to start finding your way.

He felt that if he were to face Higashifukuoka's striker again, he could lose more gracefully.

“Let’s continue tomorrow,” Aoyama Ryo said cheerfully.

He was mentoring [Master's Way E], and his own [Kendo C] had also improved.

"Huh?!" Jun Aizawa and Kana Higashiura exclaimed at the same time.

"I'm not coming, I'm not coming!" Higashiura Kana shook her head vigorously.

"Look for yourself, although I hit you hard, I didn't leave any marks," said Aoyama Risa.

Even more terrifying!

What does this person usually do? Why is he so well-suited for domestic violence techniques?
Will the Ono sisters get beaten up every day?!

Not to mention Jun Aizawa and Kana Higashiura, Elsa Amau was also somewhat hesitant.

Aoyama Risa laughed and said, "It's just a matter of these few days. After the Jade Dragon Flag event ends, even if you beg me, I won't guide you."

"No, no, no!" Higashiura Kana shook her head again.

"Don't you want to improve your strength?" Aoyama asked.

"Of course I want to, but it hurts too much!" Jun Aizawa said.

"Aren't you afraid of being dropped from the starting lineup?"

“Being a substitute is fine too!” Jun Aizawa said, and Kana Higashiura didn’t think he was unambitious at all.

It really hurts.

Scared.

Aoyama Ryo was a little puzzled.

It hurts? It does hurt, but there are no scars and no side effects.

The key is the training effect; the improvement is visible to the naked eye. As long as you consolidate it a little and don't forget it, it can become a lifelong asset.

Besides, the match is just around the corner.

Why not continue?

"If you're worried about your health, you can go to the hospital for a checkup." This was the only reason Aoyama could think of.

"We'll get checked, but even if nothing's wrong, we won't come tomorrow!" said Higashiura Kana.

Junya Aizawa nodded vigorously.

After hesitating, Elsa Tianyu finally said, "I'll do it!"

"Elsa, you're insane!" Higashiura Kana blurted out, using a statement of fact.

“I’ll do it.” Elsa’s tone became firm.

Aoyama Osamu always felt that his efforts did not deserve praise.

Anyone who could feel, like him, that there is unlimited room for improvement, and that progress is like a set of steps, clearly visible and easy to walk, would be filled with passion.

But it seems that's not the case?

It seems that many people cannot endure physical hardship.

So how many people can endure sitting still for two hours, or immerse themselves in and concentrate fully on studying?
"Elsa, life requires effort, but overworking can lead to death from overwork!" Kana Higashiura continued to persuade her.

"I want to become stronger, and I want to overcome this pain," Elsa Amamiya said. "Kana, don't worry about me. If I can't hold on, I'll give up."

"Do you want to come with her?" Aoyama asked.

First, he didn't want to be alone with Elsa Amamiya; second, he wanted to see if Kana Higashiura could hold out.

"No, no, no!" Kana Higashiura shook her head even more firmly.

Yes, even Fiora hesitated, how could she agree?
Aoyama Rin suddenly realized that he might actually be quite resilient, and not entirely useless except for being able to endure hardship.

If the self is weak and powerless, what use is even the strongest system?

(End of this chapter)