Chapter 11: Kendo Club 2
A bit irritated, Jin stopped on his track and looked over his shoulder.
"What?" He narrowed his eyes as he looked at Katase.
Somehow, her face turned red, and she stuttered.
"T-That… I-I still don't believe that Issei didn't steal the panties!"
"Then what would you do? Beat him with a shinai until he said that he stole the panties?" Jin retorted coldly as he shrugged his shoulders. "How barbaric."
"No!" Murayama shouted instantly to deny what Jin had said. She then turned to Katase, and both nodded their heads.
"If... If he agrees to have a spar against me, then I will believe him. Because you see… the perverted Trio always ran away when they were guilty of something, so…"
"So you want to beat my brother in a spar?" Jin's eyes turned dangerous as he took a step forward, scaring both Murayama and Katase.
They had never seen Jin be so angry. As he stood right in front of them, the girls could only stare in horror and took a step back.
"Is that what you imply? You want to beat my brother regardless of his stand?"
That was the final straw. They fell down to their knees.
Fortunately for them, though, Issei was a person with a kind heart.
"Nii-san. Just stop that. You're scaring them."
Issei pat Jin on his shoulder, making him turn around. When he turned around, Jin noticed Issei's serious expression as his brother shook his head.
"My bad."
Because it seemed like he wanted to talk to them, Jin decided to back down, allowing Issei to talk to them.
"Murayama, Katase. I know both of you don't believe I have changed for the better. So I will agree to have a spar with you." Issei said, surprising Jin.
"Iss-" Jin wanted to stop him, but he couldn't, as Murayama suddenly shouted.
"Alright! Let's do it now!"
Issei nodded his head. "Sure. But there is a condition."
"What is it?" Murayama asked as she pulled herself up. Katase also did the same and looked at Issei, still with a look of disgust.
"You will help me spread the news that I am not a pervert anymore. Also, I want you to hear one wish from my brother as it seems that…" Issei stopped a little. He smiled awkwardly as he glanced at Jin. "… He will never forgive both of you if you don't do that."
Murayama and Katase turned their gazes to Jin, who was frowning like a demon. They shuddered before nodding their heads a few times.
"W-We can do that!" Murayama said.
"Y-Yeah. If it's Hyoud- Jin-kun, then it's no problem. He's a gentleman, so I believe him!" Added Katase.
"Great! Then I will prepare for now." Issei exclaimed. He turned to Jin. "That's no problem, right, Nii-san. You said you wanted me to exercise, so this is perfect, no?"
Jin was still a bit angry toward the two girls because they falsely accused his brother. However, what Issei said was indeed correct.
His bet with Issei was if one lost a race, they would hear the other for a week. And Jin asked Issei to exercise. So Jin couldn't deny what his brother said.
Sighing, Jin crossed his arms, "Alright. But I will watch from the side."
His brother smiled brightly as he raised his arm, "Sure. Watch me as I beat them up! I will show you that I can protect myself and my girlfriend from danger. You are worried about that, right?"
Jin returned Issei's smile. Indeed. He was worried about his safety. But the girlfriend part should be thrown away, as Jin thought of her as the danger that got close to Issei.
"Yeah."
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Surprisingly, it was Katase who volunteered herself to fight Issei.
Jin looked at his brother, who stood in the middle of the dojo while holding a Shinai awkwardly. He clearly never held one before, or he only held it for fun, in contrast to Katase, who held the Shinai skillfully.
Murayama stood beside Jin at the edge of the dojo. Both of the spectators acted as the referee of the spar.
Jin was wondering why they asked Issei to spar with them. Somehow, he felt like Murayama and Katase had some ulterior motives.
Why did he think so? Because he felt the presence at the back of the changing room. And Murayama was glancing at him secretly; her face turned red each time.
'Could it be those girls who wanted to help me after seeing what I did to clear Issei's name?' Jin glanced back at Murayama, and she threw her face away when he did so.
'My, it seems that I was wrong thinking that they wanted to beat Issei. Aren't they good girls? Though I still don't like it when they slandered him earlier, I can at least forgive them because they wanted to clear Issei's name in the Kendo Club.'
Jin nodded his head slightly without saying anything. He turned to see his brother, who had a rather serious face, which was unusual for him. Across from him, Katase had a confident look, which was normal considering she had trained hard in the club.
Both of them were waiting for the signal as they looked at Jin's direction. More specifically, at Murayama. However, Murayama was still lost in her own little world as she tried her best to control her smile as she muttered in a low voice.
"I-I am standing right beside Jin-kun!"
Her voice was so low that Jin couldn't make it out. But, he knew that she didn't realize that Katase and Issei were watching her.
"Hey, both of them are ready," Jin called out
"Kya!" Murayama screamed in surprise, she looked around, and then she noticed Katase and Issei's gazes. "O-Oh!"
She then coughed to hide her embarrassment before turning serious.
"Alright. Are you ready?"
"Yes!" Katase answered with energy.
"Anytime!" Issei shouted as he gripped his Shinai tighter.
"Then begin!"
At Murayama's signal, both of them ran toward each other while raising their Shinai. It was a spar, a Kendo, not a sword duel. A hit on the head or body was the only thing needed to end this. Yet, both fighters brazenly approached each other without care.
Unfortunately for Katase, though. Even if she trained hard and had experience in Kendo, her physical fitness wasn't on Issei's level.
When she tried to attack Issei head-on, he managed to block the strike with his Shinai. His expression was that of seriousness, and he pushed Katase forward while shouting.
"Uwwooogghhh!"
"Wha?!" Katase let out a surprised sound.
Using the chance, Issei knocked Katase's Shinai from her hand. He then proceeded to strike it away.
With a loose grip, Katase couldn't hold her Shinai any longer, and it left her hand, landing a bit away from her.
Issei put his Shinai near Katase's neck and grinned silly.
"Hehehe, it seems that I won."
"Grrr…" Katase growled, she didn't believe that she had let Issei beat her.
On the side, Murayama exclaimed in surprise. "HUH?" She then turned to Jin to look for an answer. "How did that happen?"
"It's simple." Jin crossed his arms and answered. "My brother and I have some experience with fighting. In our childhood, we always had a mock battle with another one of our childhood friends. Also, you do realize that my brother scored third highest after Yuuto Kiba and me, right? His score is even similar to the blonde's because I forced him to exercise now and then every weekend."
"Really?" Murayama asked in disbelief. Being third in PE was not that impressive, but having a score similar to Kuoh Prince was amazing. "So that's why he didn't refuse the spar?"
Jin was about to answer, but his brother had already approached them and answered first.
"Indeed!" Issei stopped beside Jin, putting his elbow on his shoulder. "So, Murayama. You remember our bet, right? Let me tell you, like Nii-san, I take my bet seriously."
"Grrr… Fine! I will only have to listen to one wish from Jin-kun, right?"
"Yes." Issei nodded. "Katase too."
"Yeah yeah, I know." Katase, who had recovered, answered while approaching the three. She looked at Jin, her face turned red and asked.
"S-So, Jin-kun. What is your wish? B-But, please don't ask for something lewd from me." Katase looked away in embarrassment.
Murayama then noticed that granting any of Jin's wishes meant that he could ask for something lewd. Her eyes widened as she let out a sound, "That sounds wonderful."
Jin looked at her in wonder when he heard that. It seemed like he was the only one who heard her as he was close to him.
Grinning, Jin put her hand on Murayama's shoulder, surprising her.
"I have decided on my wish." He said.
Inside, he was really happy. As it seemed like today, he would be able to drink some milk.
'Kendo Skill seems to be useful. I need to use this chance as well as I can, seeing that Murayama didn't mind doing something a bit lewd with me.'
Clearing Issei's name could be done in another day, but getting some nice skills couldn't be postponed.
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