-Your grandfather didn't die in an accident.
Haru: -aaa! - wake up in fright. -which? Where am I? - looking sideways.
He was in a simple room, lying on a futon, his head was bandaged, as well as his back and arms, he felt a slight headache and confusion.
Haru: -What happened? - He smells food coming from the other side of the door. -What's that smell?
Standing up, Haru half staggeringly goes to the door and opens it, the sun's rays dazzle him for a moment, but then his vision catches a glimpse of what was happening there.
-aaa Haru, finally woke up my boy, come sit there, eat a pastelzinho. – A man wearing an apron and slippers was sitting on the floor smiling.
Haru: -... – sitting in front of the man without understanding what was happening.
-Let's not make a ceremony, eat a meat pie, it's delicious. – Showing a meat pie.
Haru: -You're the pastel's uncle...
Pastry Uncle: -Well, yes, I'm glad you remember, your head was badly injured when I saw you yesterday.
The man in the apron and flip-flops, wore a long black kimono, with details that green circles representing winds, his hair was gray, light green eyes, brown skin.
Haru: -What happened? – looking at that man.
Pastel uncle: -We'll talk about that later, let's have our invigorating tea first to warm up the body. – handing a cup of tea to Haru.
Haru: -I don't care about tea crap, you told me that my grandfather didn't die in a common accident, so tell me what that was! – throwing the cup of tea to the side in a rough way.
Pastry Uncle: -Well... Kimi and Tora put down the broom handles. – looking behind Haru.
Haru: -What? - looking back.
There were two children there, one was a girl named Kimi and the other was a boy named Tora, both were holding a broom handle towards Haru.
Tora: -Are you sure? – the boy had orange hair cut close to his head, wore a white tank top with a tiger in the middle, red shorts and flip-flops.
Kimi: -He looks pretty irritated to me. - the girl had hair like pigtails, in the lilac tone, wore a pink skirt and a white strap blouse with stick figures on it.
Haru: -"when they arrived, were they already there?" - Thought Haru since he hadn't seen them when he entered the room.
Pastry Uncle: -It's okay, Haru, he just had a moment of panic, but he'll calm down now, won't he? After all, he is a kendoka student of Yattamaru Sensei.
Haru: -yes... – he sits back at the table.
Tora: -yes.
Kimi: -Whatever.
Pastel Uncle: -Very well, now that all this little crisis is over, let's go back to the pastries, there are meat, chicken, squid, even tuna. – in an excited tone.
Haru: -I'll just have the tea. – taking a cup.
Pastel's uncle: -You must be asking yourself a lot isn't it. – finished drinking the tea.
Haru: -Yes... what were those ogres?
Pastel Uncle: -Your grandfather showed you stories, didn't he? From monsters that were defeated by kendokas, the kejutsu book shows this a lot, destruction of the human race, wars and catastrophes.
Haru: -but those were just legends...
Pastel Uncle: -Could they be? You fought and defeated an ogre last night, how do you explain that?
Haru: -My shinai...changed...and when I realized I had killed him... - looking down thoughtfully.
Pastel uncle: -exactly, Kenjustu teaching Book 1, chapter 2, page 5: Kenjutsu liberation will arise, when the true evil emerges, the willpower opens revealing the chosen one at last.
Haru: -What was that?
Pastel uncle: -your grandfather was not teaching you ordinary kendo, he was teaching you kendo in kenjutsu, he was passing on to you everything he could so that when the time came for ogres to emerge, your will would open, revealing yours kenjutsu.
Haru: -So my grandfather...
Pastel Uncle: -yes, he fought ogre all his life.
Haru: -But how is that possible, as no one has ever seen or reported it.
Pastel uncle: -it's quite simple, what everyone calls calamities, catastrophes, unusual accidents, earthquakes, tsunamis, nuclear bombs... it was all caused by ogres.
Haru: -What?
Tora: -ogres cause destruction and that for those who can't see them is something of nature or something fruit of bad luck or human futility.
Kimi: -But they are actually ogres, who come to this world to gorge themselves on human flesh.
Pastel Uncle: -Ogres have existed since the beginning, they come from the false world through zanzin pits, the first kendoka to understand their workings and use it to kill ogres, Zanzin then created the laws and books of kenjutsu , and gave his name to the wells.
Haru: -wells?
Pastel uncle: -Clefts between the real world and false world are created through holes in the earth, in fact even an open manhole can become a zanzin pit, and they use these means to come to this world.
Haru: -But if that's the case, it was just...
Tora: -just close the holes? It looks like it would be that easy.
Kimi: -Do you have any idea how many holes in the earth there are in the world? Not only made by humans, but also by nature, it's something normal, there's no way to avoid it.
Haru: -So that well behind the dojo...
Pastel uncle: -it's a zanzin pit.
Haru: -It's a lot of information... - With his hands on his head. -were those two who killed my grandfather? – looking at the pastel uncle.
Pastel uncle: -don't talk nonsense, your grandfather was a high degree black belt in kendo no kenjustu, he wouldn't be killed by a bestial ogre or a big ogre like that.
Haru: -medium ogre and bestial, big ogre? Like this?
Tora: -there are 4 classes of ogres: the bestials are hornless ogres that assume animalistic forms, the big ogres are ogres that have horns, with a power level much higher than a bestial, their power form comes from their horn, for that destroyed the horn he had lost his powers.
Kimi: -there are calamity ogres, huge ogres, which can reach the length of buildings, they are called that because they cause great damage, their level is so high that the only way to kill them is by destroying their entire body, they have no apparent horn .
Pastel uncle: -and finally the demon ogres, humanoid creatures with vast power, but with horns, they are more dangerous than calamities because they can easily mix. – looking at Haru. -I believe it was one of that class that killed your grandfather.
Haru: -How can you know so much about this? - swallowing dry.
Pastel's uncle: -don't worry, I'm not a demon ogre, I'm a kendoka just like you, I was trained by your grandfather, I was the one who found him already dead on that highway...but before he died he asked to stay away eye on you, he knew you had the talent and would need me to teach the true kendo that was born from kenjutsu.
Haru: -Grandpa...
Pastel's uncle: -but you released your kenjutsu transformation alone that night, luckily you were close and I felt the time change.
Haru: -Wait...what happened to the dojo? And my mother? No, what time is it? – with wide eyes.
Pastel uncle: -Relax, I've taken care of everything. - smiling.
After the conversation, the pastel uncle takes Haru home.
- My son, thank God he is well. - hugging Harry.
Haru: -Mom? – not knowing what to say.
-I can't believe that storm almost took you away from me, you shouldn't go out like that at night, it was very dangerous and irresponsible.
Haru: -I'm sorry...mother. – hugging her back.
-but everything is fine now, luckily this gentleman was passing by at the time of the lightning and helped you, he even offered to spend the night with you while I took care of your sister.
Pastel's uncle: - No worries, it was a pleasure to help a customer.
Haru: -Wait, did she have another crisis? – looking at his mother.
-yea...
Haru has an older sister on her mother's side, who has mental problems and stays in a psychiatric hospital.
- Glad you're home. - smiling. –but never go out like that again, even if you see the dojo burning.
Haru: -Burning?
In front of the dojo, Haru see what happened.
Haru: -So that was the excuse you got?
Tio do pastel: it was the best I could think of, given the circumstances.
Haru: -you burned the whole dojo... - annoyed. – How am I going to train now?
Pastel uncle: -don't worry about it, I have a dojo at home.
Haru: -an? – looking at the man to observe something. -the well...
Pastry Uncle: -Yeah...
Haru: -Why would my grandfather have that?
Pastel Uncle: - Your grandfather was a man full of secrets...
Haru: -I bet he wasn't the only one.
Pastel uncle: -look at what time it is. – looking at the wrist.
Haru: -You're not even wearing a watch.
Pastel uncle: -it's my time, see you later! - runs away. – and remember not to tell anyone about it.
The boy can't believe it, but he turns to what's left of the dojo and notices an intact shinai in the middle of the rubble.
Haru: -you were the only thing left... - taking the shinai. "I will use everything I've learned to protect your legacy, grandpa.
Later at school, Haru finds Lanna who was upset.
Lanna: -Seu Haru, what idea was that of not answering my call...
Haru: -aaa Lanna... is that...
Lanna: -What happened? – not believing what he saw. -What happened to your body?
Haru: -What's wrong with my body? - not funny.
Haru felt his body different since he fought the ogres, his muscles were stronger, his stature was straighter, he felt a different strength flowing through him.
Lanna: -Like the one with your body, it's all bruised and bandaged. – looking him up and down.
Haru: -aaa, that's it... I kind of had an accident at the dojo yesterday at the time of the storm. - keeping your head down. -the dojo was engulfed by fire because of lightning.
Lanna: -Oh my, are you okay? I mean...my god Haru. - hugging Harry.
Haru: -... - feeling her body heat up his.
-Haru... what happened to you? – a huge shadow appears over them.
Lanna: -...
Haru: -Yes, it was just an accident, Rayaka...
Rayaka: -Was it just that? You can say your buddy here catches the brats who did this to you...
Haru: -No need, it was just that. - not funny.
Rayaka: If you're saying so, I'm going to steal lunch money from some third-year otakus. - Going down the hall.
Rayaka had brown skin, curly black hair, brown eyes, wore school clothes all wrinkled.
Lanna: -It's still hard for me to believe that you're friends now... - Watching the raz frighten some boys. -Baoru the most stubborn troublemaker of the ninth grade.
Haru: -That's right... I helped him pass the year and we became friends.
(Memories)
Baoru Rayaka is an 18-year-old teenager who failed the same year 3 times in elementary school, until Haru helped him with activities and became friends.
Rayaka: -From now on I'll be your friend, and whenever you need, just call.
Haru: -Yeah, right.
(Back)
Lanna: -But was that just what happened yesterday?
Haru: -... – He doesn't know what to say because he told Lanna everything since elementary school. -Yes it was... - with a twisted face.
Lanna: -Um... it's fine then. - smiling. -How about we go for ice cream after class?
Haru: -Yes, agreed.
Lanna: -Right!
The day soon passes, it's time to go home, but something catches Haru's attention.
Lanna: -Haru are you coming? – picking up your bag.
Haru: -Yes... but first I have to go to the bathroom. – looking out the window.
Lanna: -Okay, I'll wait outside. - Finding Haru a bit strange but decides to leave.
Haru then runs to the school terrace and sees something hovering over a building nearby that had black wings, a huge beak and medium size, but no horns.
Haru: -an ogre...
-look, looks like one appeared, haha!
A boy in school clothes was up there with him, but I couldn't see him.
-shit ogre, you're gone! – taking a shinai from the backpack. -kendo no kenjutsu!
The red haired boy with yellow streaks has his bamboo shinai transformed into a metal with red chlorination, his clothes had changed to a hakama and a black kimono with red stripes.
-Kamae no hi: -Fiery salamander! – firing a blast of fire at the ogre who is killed within seconds by the flames after being engulfed by them. –aff, that was one of the weak... what the hell, what an ogre shit! – kicking the ground to see a haunting pero of him then looking to the side to see Haru. -jeez...