The organizer, co-organizer, player representative and other related people gave a speech, then the martial arts show was presented. After these, other players left the field, while two local teams from Fukuoka came on the stage for an exhibition match who played very fancy. The captain of Each team went to draw lots to sort the groups.
The Gyokuryuukou Competition is only divided into men and women. As schedule, the first two days were women's competitions, and the main event, the men's competition, was put behind them. From the perspective of the excitement of the game, the men's competition is indeed more exciting than the women's competition, which has nothing to do with equality between men and women.
People from Hope's Peak Academy crowded in the preparation area and waited. Soon Kanae and Yukio came back after drawing lots, and looked at the results on the big screen in the gymnasium together.
Their men's team would play two days later against a less famous team from Chiba Prefecture. Yukio was a little proud and thought it was his own contribution. And the women's team's first team opponent was also from Aichi Prefecture.
Haruka couldn't help but laugh in her heart when she saw the name. What a coincidence! This Snow Wind girls' school was the one where Suzu's group was in. They were really enemies on a narrow road. She said to Kanae: "Captain, you are really good at drawing lots!"
Defeat these hateful guys on the field first, and then go back to Nagoya to put their sacks on and beat their sap!
Kanae was also lost in thought while looking at the match list, "Sakura, don't be careless. Hojo is quite strong in kendo... Let's go eat first, and prepare to compete tonight."
After she finished speaking, she took the lead and walked towards the entrance. Suzu and her group were also coming over, so they met here. Suzu greeted first with a smile: "Miss Shimazaki, we meet again!"
Kanae glanced at her and didn't answer. She hated this person very much. But behind Suzu there was a girl with plaster on her leg, looking at Haruna bitterly who puffed up her cheeks and stepped forward and asked directly: " Did you harm us last night?"
Suzu was surprised: "What happened?"
She looked very surprised and pretended not to understand what Haruna said, which confused her, but someone behind Suzu couldn't help laughing first, making Suzu also laughed loudly. "You were lucky last night, but I will send you home today. Go back and pack your luggage now, otherwise it's too late!"
Kanae's face was clouded and she said coldly: "Thank you for your concern, Hojo! You were no match for me three years ago. Tonight I want to see how much you have grown in these three years!"
She was also full of anger, but as the team leader, it was not convenient for her to vent it directly, lest the situation escalate out of control.
Suzu's face darkened, she looked around Shimazaki, and sneered: "You are so arrogant even though another third grader can't play. You haven't changed in these years. Okay, Miss Shimazaki, see you tonight!"
After speaking, she waved and left with her companions. Haruka was so angry that she wanted to catch up and quarrel a few more words, but Kazuya grabbed her back. Here was a sports arena, it would be awful if they made a big news. Besides, there was no use in taking advantage of some words.
Haruna walked to them aggrievedly and whispered: "Kazuya, sister, I'm so angry. what should I do?"
Before Kazuya could speak, Haruka was already furious: "What else can you do? Kill them during the competition!"
Haruna nodded heavily: "I see, sister!"
She turned her attention to Suzu and her group who were leaving while chatting and laughing, and her eyes became a little murderous. My sister has said, kill you!
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The venue required for a kendo competition is not large, which is a square with a side length of nine meters. Even with the safety distance that must be reserved outside the sideline, a venue covers an area of about one hundred square meters. The entire gymnasium was divided into sixteen venues and sixteen groups would compete at the same time, and one team from each venue would advance to the next round.
There is also a lot of luck involved in this kind of competition. There have been times when the unlucky guy is assigned to the same group as the winners of the previous three years. Of course, the three strong teams last year that are assigned to the same grou are even worse, which can be considered as falling into the group of death by accident.
After dinner, Kanae led the women's team players to the venue at the specified time, then changed their clothes, put on protective gear and entered the waiting area to wait for their turn. As for the men's team and others, they were either resting or doing auxiliary work. ,The family group was also in the audience ready to cheer them on.
Kazuya took the initiative to serve as a support staff. Soon it was the turn Hope Peak VS Snow Wind in the ninth match. The staff informed them to prepare. Haruna wrapped her headscarf and put on her visor. She weighed the bamboo sword in her hands, saying depressedly: "Too light, as light as a feather, and it can't hurt anyone at all."
Kazuya patted her visor and checked whether the straps on her body were firmly tied and whether they would affect her movements. He also pulled the red cloth straps on her back to see if they would fall off. This wan't Haruna's protective gear. She didn't have the habit to wear protective gear when practicing at home. There was a big difference in body shape between her and ordinary girls, so they didn't fit her well.
He was busy with checking and turned a deaf ear to her complaints. This is a sports competition, not for you to commit murder. Are you still planning to use your giant wooden sword that can even break bones?
He just warned her: "Keep calm and remember the rules! Pay special attention. If the referee gives an order, you must listen to it and never hit the referee. Do you understand?"
He didn't know why, but he was so nervous when he knew Haruna was going on the field, always afraid that something shocking would happen. This was a kind and innocent woman who was capable of causing a murder!
Haruna nodded seriously: "I understand, Kazuya. I will do my best!"
My sister said that she would kill the opponents, but she definitely didn't mean to really kill people, but to beat them severely! For the injured senior and her sister's order, she must beat hard!
Kazuya checked that there was no problem, patted her shoulder with a smile: "Come on, Haruna. You can definitely do it!" After that, he ran to help others check.
Then the game began. Haruna, as the striker, wore a visor, as did the opposite striker. Under the referee's instructions, the two parties saluted each other and then turned around to salute to the audience. After everyone retreated to the sideline, the opposite striker looked at Haruna through her visor with eyes full of hatred and resentment. She was the girl who was pushed yesterday.
Haruna knew to some extent what a kendo competition was like. After all, she had attended some kendo classes. She stood on the starting line and held a sword, but felt very uncomfortable. She knew that she couldn't rush out suddenly to make a surprise attack, so she kept chanting. "Hit hard, hit hard! Don't foul, don't foul!"
She was talking to herself there, but the referee had already given the order to start the game, and the opponent immediately rushed to her. She roared and hit Haruna with a sword swing, making Haruna's mid-level stance knocked crooked. But her eyes suddenly lit up. A flaw! The opponent's flank was exposed. If she turned and kick, she could not only avoid this swing, but also kick the opponent off balance and then defeat her!
She did it instinctively, but halfway through, she remembered not to kick others based on the rules. She quickly twisted to block, but it was too late to release the force. The two sides collided directly, and the swords intersected.
Haruna acted like a slow-responsive rookie just now, so the other party put her head on her head and rubbed their visors against each other. Her opponent was a third-year student and about the same height as her. She mocked: "Asshole, is this the level you are at? You never think about today now when you hit me yesterday?"
Haruna was still thinking about whether it was a foul or not to push her with a knee, or to push her hand away. The opponent increased her strength but found it useless, so they kept so for a while. The girl on the She was surprised at Haruna's strength and deliberately angered Haruna: "Do you know who apply the soap on the floor last night?"