The Busujima family held influence in Japan and was a renowned kendo family, even having opened dojos overseas.
Educated by her parents, Saeko was not only excellent in kendo, she was also a very humble and gentle woman with extraordinary femininity, even worthy of being called a Yamato Nadeshiko.
However, everything had two sides. Hidden deep within Saeko's heart was a terrifying violent tendency, even a desire to kill buried within her heart.
Every time she practiced kendo and dueled with others, the violent tendency within her heart would gradually accumulate.
Saeko, who desperately suppressed her impulsive urges, believed that someone with such a dark side was not worthy of being loved, nor worthy of loving others.
'This is the last time, let me indulge myself once more, let me see how strong this so-called genius is...'
Seeing Shinnosuke enter through the door, Saeko chose to continue dueling with him, then immediately go home and find a way to calm her heart.
Kojima walked up to Shinnosuke and handed him a wooden sword with both hands.
"This is the daughter of the Busujima family. The Busujima family is very famous in the Ittō-ryū school. Can you duel with her?"
Leaning closer to Shinnosuke's ear, Kojima said cautiously.
"This daughter of the Busujima family is very strong. If she can participate in the tournament with us, maybe we can win all the awards in the boys' and girls' categories."
Shinnosuke accepted the wooden sword Kojima offered and looked at Saeko.
Her figure was tall and curvaceous, her hair long and purple, but at this moment a hint of a desire to kill was hidden on her beautiful face.
Shinnosuke, who was a natural swordsman, immediately saw Saeko's problem.
'Is she venting all the suppression and various negative emotions in her heart through kendo, to the point that she has a demon in her heart?'
Shinnosuke didn't understand Saeko's situation, but from her appearance, he could guess a few things.
"Nohara Shinnosuke, currently practicing self-taught kendo at the Musashi Dojo."
Under the gaze of everyone in the kendo club, Shinnosuke held the wooden sword and slowly walked towards Saeko.
"Nohara-kun, would you like to wear protective gear?"
Shinnosuke shook his head. He didn't like wearing this useless protective gear.
"Busujima Saeko, heir to the Busujima-style swordsmanship."
'Self-taught kendo? Is there such a style?'
But from the moment Shinnosuke held the wooden sword and his expression became serious, Saeko became even more excited.
This was definitely an expert. Just standing in front of him while holding a sword, she could already feel the pressure.
"Begin, let me see how great this so-called genius is!"
Saeko entered her zone, in her eyes only Shinnosuke holding the wooden sword existed.
She saw no trace of years of kendo training on Shinnosuke. Wasn't the Musashi Dojo practicing the Kyoshin Meichi style? Among kendo practitioners, most people considered the Kyoshin Meichi style to be just for show.
After Saeko was ready, she realized that Shinnosuke in front of her was just casually holding the wooden sword, with no intention of attacking.
Seeing this, Saeko immediately chose to attack first, slashing her sword towards Shinnosuke.
Saeko's movements looked sharp, but in Shinnosuke's eyes, this was just to vent the desires in her heart, without the slightest technique.
Saeko wanted to vent, but dared not vent, could only continue to suppress the ferocity in her heart.
Easily parrying Saeko's spirited sword slash with just a little effort, he pressed down and held the wooden sword in his hand in front of her.
"Is this your kendo?"
Two wooden swords crossed, covering half of Shinnosuke's face. On this half of his face, Saeko could only see calmness, but it was precisely this calm, like still water, that made her even angrier.
Releasing Shinnosuke's wooden sword, Saeko attacked again. This time she was also serious, using the family's inherited Busujima-style swordsmanship.
But no matter how skilled her swordsmanship was, Shinnosuke could easily parry it. This feeling of being completely defeated was very bad, making Saeko feel frustrated. But unconsciously, the brutal desire in her heart also decreased rapidly.
Although Shinnosuke said that he practiced self-taught kendo, in reality, there was no such thing as self-taught kendo. He used to attend Musashino Kenta, and all he learned were the basics of kendo.
Now his swordsmanship entirely came from his talent and the passive skill of a natural swordsman condensed by the system.
The so-called self-taught was to seek his own style, to pursue his own kendo.
"Nohara-kun is amazing."
A gentle female voice sounded.
Kojima clenched his fists excitedly, looking like a supporting character in a shōnen manga, and nodded after hearing the voice.
"Nohara-kun is the person with the highest kendo talent I've ever seen!"
'No, who's talking to me?'
Kojima turned his head and realized that a girl had appeared beside him at some point!
'Damn, why didn't I notice her? Where's the vigilance of a kendo practitioner?'
The girl who suddenly appeared was naturally Kato Megumi. Having just prepared to leave class and go home, she saw Shinnosuke being taken to the kendo club by Hiratsuka, and for some reason, she chose to follow him.
At this moment, Shinnosuke was no longer just defending; he began his attack. His sword had no rules; he just slashed casually, but every slash made it difficult for Saeko to parry.
She could feel that Shinnosuke wasn't using his full strength, or even being serious. This man was definitely stronger than her father!
Their duel lasted for more than ten minutes. Saeko's face was slightly flushed and sweaty, her breathing ragged, her appearance making people's imaginations run wild.
With a loud sound, Saeko finally couldn't hold on anymore, unable to grip the wooden sword in her hand firmly, and it flew out.
"I lost..."
Defeated by a peer, losing to Shinnosuke, Saeko's mood was surprisingly good; the suppression in her heart was swept away.
The strained father-daughter relationship, the kendo dream that was difficult to pursue, the violent desire arising from conflict—all were vented.
'Nohara Shinnosuke...'
Looking at the man in front of her, Saeko felt a relief she had never experienced before. This was also the result of Shinnosuke deliberately holding back, guiding her to vent the ferocity in her heart without excessively suppressing her.
"Will you join the kendo club?"
"Of course, I will participate in the tournament this time."
"Then, please guide me in the future."
Not picking up the wooden sword that fell to the ground, Saeko took two steps forward and extended her hand to Shinnosuke.
"Please guide me."
Every movement of Saeko's hand, which was not holding a wooden sword, exuded gentleness, making people feel like they were bathing in the spring sunshine.
Shinnosuke had no resistance at all to gentle women with good figures like this. While shaking hands with Saeko, he scratched his head and turned his head with a silent smile, not looking like a kendo expert at all.
"Nohara-kun is actually very popular with women."
"Hahaha, no need to praise me like that, Megumi."
'Was I ignored? I've been found out for a long time?'
The slightly jealous Megumi was stunned for a moment, not expecting Shinnosuke to have noticed her from the beginning.