You say this is a love game?

Karaya Chacha had previously suggested going on vacation to the Yajima family's island.

At that time, Yajima Mai answered quickly and strongly requested to go to the island, and the little lucky god at home was also interested in the island in summer, so the matter was finalized.

If they hadn't encountered Inari Taisha Shrine on the way, they would probably have already been on the island.

But Makoto Mizutani would only stay in Kyoto for a short period of time, probably about a week, and would leave. They planned to set aside about ten days for the island trip.

If calculated this way, he actually only has three or four days left to stay in Kyoto.

Mizutani Makoto planned to use the [Red Crayon] to pave the way, spending an hour every day to brush souls, and then go to the Katori Shinto-ryu dojo to secretly learn from him.

Ahem, the sea embraces all rivers!

Mizutani Makoto didn't intend to practice Katori Shinto-ryu; that was unrealistic. Each kendo school had a distinct core spirit, and Mizutani Makoto had always advocated basing himself on Niten Ichiryu, incorporating strengths from other schools rather than simply learning another style.

This is a question of priority in Kendo; learning too much is of no benefit.

Therefore, he did not need to study the secrets or spirit of Katori Shinto-ryu in depth. He only needed to practice with Izumi Nao, feel the essence of Katori Shinto-ryu in the confrontation of kendo, and then integrate its essence into his own Niten Ichi-ryu. That was enough.

Because of this, a few days is more than enough.

And in this kendo exchange, Mizutani Makoto did not learn Katori Shinto-ryu from Izumi Nao for free... The other party turned down all affairs and training and focused on showing him the essence of Katori Shinto-ryu, so he must have given something in return.

The reward is Mizutani Makoto's understanding of sword energy.

When Mizutani Makoto slashed out with his sword, Kamiizumi Naoki looked at him with only amazement in his eyes.

"Sword Qi is the embodiment of a swordsman's state of mind, will, and swordsmanship. It is a touch of 'slashing intent'."

"Such sword energy..."

As a swordsman of high level, Naoki Kamiizumi can feel the will contained in Mizutani Makoto's sword energy.

Live towards death and be unstoppable.

This kind of killing intent that seemed to be born in pure fighting, it was to sacrifice one's life and kill everything in front of it... This sword intent that made people's skin hurt, was simply the embodiment of naked killing intent. Shangquan Nao simply couldn't imagine what kind of experience could shape such a fierce and cruel sword intent.

The sword intent gives people the feeling of murderous intent that disregards life and death, leaving no room for retreat or maneuver. Even if one dies, all obstacles in the way must be cut off.

The sword energy of sword masters throughout the ages has been influenced by their experiences and insights in different ways, but Kamiizumi Nao has a feeling that Mizutani Makoto's sword energy is definitely the most brutal among the sword masters.

This doesn't seem like the kind of sword of killing that a human could devise with the will to risk their own life.

"This young man, what on earth has he been through?"

Nao Kamiizumi, I really can’t figure it out no matter how hard I try.

This sword energy... is too extreme!

But there is no doubt about it...

"A new era is coming."

Looking at Mizutani Makoto's back as he left the dojo, Kamiizumi Nao couldn't help but sigh.

Almost every sword master has his own era, not to mention that the young man in front of him is so young and has the Demon Sword Princess by his side. One can't help but imagine what kind of realm he will be in a few years?

Kamiizumi Naoki pulled himself together and suddenly felt a little encouraged.

If even such a young boy can feel the sword energy, how can he say frankly that he is going to grow old and has no hope in swordsmanship in this life?

Maybe, he can also find his own way of swordsmanship.

And, there is one more very important thing -

"We have to give it a try."

"The dual-sword style dominated the single-sword style, but that was only a long time ago... Miyamoto Musashi is truly a figure like a demon king sent from heaven."

You can't be so embarrassed when fighting alone.

It's said that the broken two-sword style is at most first-rate, just like Miyamoto Musashi, and like today's Mizutani Makoto, they use the single-sword style to dominate the world, what does it have to do with the broken two-sword style?

Top-notch swordsmanship, all single-sword style.

It is our responsibility to defend the glory of the single-sword style.

Being suppressed by this lousy two-sword style... How can I accept such a sad reality?

Mizutani Makoto certainly didn't care much about what the old man thought.

He stayed at the kendo field until the afternoon, and when the hot weather improved a little, he took Yoshiko and Mai for a walk.

Their time in Kyoto was limited, and Furuya Ruriko spent most of her time at the shrine. This former shrine maiden, after all, had a hand in the affairs of Inari Taisha, and she planned to help as much as she could while they were still here.

Furuya Ruriko had things to do, but Yoshiko and Mai didn't.

Kyoto is also an ancient city. None of them have been there before, so it would be a good idea to take a stroll around in their free time.

It was in such a situation that Mizutani Makoto was stopped.

"Mizutani-san—"

Mai Yajima, who was wearing a big sun hat and a dress pretending to be a child, froze at this moment.

The girl felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar. She turned around in a daze and saw the girl group with special skills not far away. Most of the girls were dressed in youthful and beautiful clothes. They were waving their hands vigorously at them. Ota Akemi, who was wearing glasses, was even shouting for help. Yokoi Tsubaki was so frightened that she quickly covered her mouth.

Yes, it was the four people who supported her and pushed her to the position of minister.

Rika Nishimura, Akemi Ohta, Tsubaki Yokoi, Eri Ono.

"I don't want to see them in this state!"

But it was too late to escape.

Mizutani Makoto waved at them as a response.

Mai Yajima was led over by him, but the girl seemed to be very embarrassed and lowered the brim of her hat to hide her face.

Can't explain it clearly!

"who is this?"

Ota Akemi squatted down, pushed her glasses, and looked hard at Yajima Mai who was holding up the brim of her hat.

"Does Mizutani-san have a younger sister?"

You are the younger sister!

Mai Yajima raised her straw hat and stared straight at Akemi Ota.

Then, her face was held in her hands.

"Call me sister~"

Chapter 176: Island Trip Rabbit, Beach, Swimsuit Winner Settlement Screen.

Snapped!

It's against you!

Mai Yajima slapped Ota Akemi's face with her backhand, and her fierce look immediately stunned Ota Akemi.

The squatting girl stared straight at Mai Yajima.

This face...

"so cute!"

There is a big difference between how people look when they are seven or eight years old and how they look when they are sixteen or seventeen years old.

After seeing the age of the child, Ota Akemi didn't think about Mai Yajima at all. No matter how she looked at it, she saw an extremely cute little girl. Her white and tender face was so white that it seemed like water could be squeezed out of it, which was simply irresistible.

I pinch, I pinch—

"Mingmei, have you pinched enough?"

Yajima Mai said in a muffled voice.

"what?"

This familiar tone made Ota Akemi open her eyes wide.

The girl with glasses narrowed her eyes, turned her head, and looked at Mizutani Makoto with some uncertainty.

The boy nodded slightly.

"hiss……"

Ota Akemi suddenly took a deep breath and pinched Yajima Mai's face with some confidence. She pinched it harder and harder. Even though she realized that there might be some great terror hidden inside, she was unwilling to let go of this little hand that was taking advantage of her.

"Little sister——"

"Call me Minister!"

It’s tolerable, it’s unbearable!

Mai Yajima rubbed her best friend's face hard as the most direct revenge.

She originally wanted to hide her identity a little, but when her clever little head thought of the greeting pattern of "Hello brothers and sisters", she immediately shuddered and realized that she must not let this dark history come true.

Even if it means revealing your true identity, you can’t be your best friend’s sister!

And you can't even get away from her Ah Cheng!

But unexpectedly——

"Wow, is it really Mayi?"

Akemi Ota became immediately excited. She opened her arms and passed them under Mai Yajima's ribs. While the girl was looking confused, she pulled her up from the ground and ran towards their group of girlfriends holding Mai Yajima as if she was stealing a child.

"How did you become so small?"

Rika Nishimura bent down.

Yokoi Tsubaki: "It's incredible, but it's really cute..."

"Just like a doll..."

Ono Eri was amazed.

"Don't be idle, take a picture of me and the minister!"

"I was wondering why I couldn't contact Mai recently. She was always making excuses for making a video call or chatting on the phone. I guess she was afraid of being exposed..."

Mizutani Makoto shook his head.

He really had no idea what Mai Yajima and her group of close friends talked about on a daily basis... But from the cheerful atmosphere, it could be seen that this group of people were probably having a lot of fun, as if they were going to pick up Mai and play with her as if she were their sister or daughter.

Until Yajima Mai suddenly raised her leg, blocked her best friend's dirty hands, and shouted: "Do you want to eat children?!"

"Yes! Very much!"

Ota Akemi nodded quickly and said with a grin, "Delicious kid, come over here to your sister!"

Damn, what a bunch of bastards!

What is a good best friend?

What a bastard who kicks someone when they're down! Let's see how she'll settle the score with them later!

Mai Yajima ran away and hid behind Mizutani Makoto, hugging Mizutani's thighs, and poked her little head out to look at the outside world. This scene made all the members' eyes sparkle.

Makoto Mizutani held Mai's head with one hand and then helped her explain.

"curse?"

Of course I made up a reason.

If you directly say that Mai Yajima is half demon, half god, her best friends will definitely not understand.

Just put on a "curse" coat.

"So, Mai was cursed by the gods, causing her to change from sixteen to her current state... seven or eight years old? Anyway, she looks to be under two digits, which is too young."

"Did Mai offend the God?"

Mai Yajima hesitated to speak, and finally agreed with Mizutani Makoto's statement that offended the gods.

Who said no?

The Great God of Disaster has been chopped down, so how can we still trouble Him by using Him as a shield?

But when the curse was mentioned, the girls began to worry about Mai Yajima's future. It was Makoto Mizutani who comforted them by saying that they had found a way to break it and the curse would fall apart after a while. Relying on Makoto Mizutani's prestige in the hearts of this group of people, the girls' uneasiness was suppressed.

"That's good!"