I'm a thankful fox in Tokyo

Chapter 260 Looking for teeth everywhere
As Higashino Yu spoke, he looked at Shinji Gomon.

This is a young man who looks to be about twenty years old. He is not short, about 1.75 to 1.8 meters tall, with fair skin, handsome face, clear eyebrows and deep eyes. He has long curly hair and has the temperament of a poet.

Shinji Goto nodded slightly when he heard that, and glanced at the sword bag in his hand, noticing that he seemed to be holding the hilt of the sword through the sword bag, which did not seem to be a bamboo sword.

After carefully sensing it for a moment, he breathed a sigh of relief. It was an unfamiliar famous sword. As long as it wasn't Guoguang Rudao Isshin, it would be fine.

At the same time, Shinji Goto was somewhat surprised by the humility of the young demon hunter.

After all, generally speaking, most demon hunters who become famous at a young age are arrogant, look down on others, and walk with crab steps.

A person like this who is calm and composed, neither humble nor arrogant, should become a monk.

Thinking of this, he chuckled and said, "You are holding a famous sword, so you must be no ordinary person. You are really too modest."

"this?"

Dong Yeyu waved his hand slightly and explained with emotion: "It was just given to me by an elder for self-defense. I don't usually use it, and I haven't killed many monsters so far."

"With such a powerful shikigami guarding us, there is really no need for Higashino-kun to take action himself."

Shinji Mikado did not hide his envy, and then asked curiously, "I wonder how long have Higashino-kun and Jing known each other?"

"Well, more than three months?" Dong Ye Yu thought for a while and answered.

"Three months? That's really fast progress."

Shinji Mikado's expression remained unchanged as he said with emotion, "I have known Jing since I was a child. When I lived in Tokyo with my father, I often visited Jinguji's family. Jing regarded me as his elder brother at that time. We often played together. Later, we also followed the elders of our respective families to hunt demons together."

"I just met Ah Jing during the New Year last year. It's only been a few months since we last met, but I didn't expect Ah Jing to be engaged. Things have really changed."

When he said this, his handsome features revealed a hint of sadness.

Huh? It was you who asked for a kiss? Dong Yeyu was a little surprised. After all, according to his age, a boy with a delicate appearance and a high school appearance would be more suitable.

And it sounds like I'm the yellow-haired fox.

Jinguji Hiiragi pursed her lips slightly, naturally reached out and held Higashino Yu's hand, lowered her eyebrows, and replied softly as if she was embarrassed: "Although it's only three months, Yu and I have lived and died together."

Shinji Mikado nodded, "Kyo, you are not someone who would choose anyone casually."

Afterwards, he continued chatting for a while without much substance. Shinji Mikado basically just asked in a sideways manner about things related to the two of them. It wasn't anything out of the ordinary. It was just like a close childhood friend showing concern for his best friend.

As a fox known for his cunningness, Dong Ye Yu naturally knew that the more he made up, the more loopholes there would be, so he only responded with useless polite words that contained very little information.

Shinji Mikado noticed that it was difficult to get the young man in front of him to talk to him, and was about to say something, but the short and delicate boy next to him tugged at his clothes.

Shinji Mikado was silent for a second and looked at his watch. "Well, the game is almost about to start, and we are going to the Fukuoka Dome as well. Why don't we take the Mikado family's car?"

He looked at Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami, but she did not answer. Instead, she looked at Higashino Yu with a questioning look, as if they were already married.

I didn't expect that Jinguji, who usually has a cold face as if everyone owes her 2.5 million yen, has such acting skills.

Dong Ye Yu secretly admired her in his heart, but he couldn't tell from her face whether they were in the same industry or not.

However, judging from the previous actions of Kaori and Shiori, the Goto family probably wanted to propose marriage to the Jinguji family, and since Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami cooperated with them, the answer was obvious.

She should be reluctant.

Come to think of it, she has already devoted herself to the path of seeking immortality, so how could she have the mind to manage her marriage - the island country is not like Shenzhou, where most places have achieved gender equality, and in some places women even have a higher status than men.

It is different in island countries. The status of women has fluctuated, and at its peak, the three-wallet theory was even introduced.

The so-called three wallets means that when a woman goes shopping, she should be followed by three men.

The three men are responsible for taxi pick-up, dinner and shopping, but they will not choose to marry any of them, because in their hearts the final destination should be left to their own destiny.

However, after the bubble economy burst, men's income plummeted and they could not afford such exploitation, so they began to give up marriage.

Now it was women's turn to get anxious, and extreme feminism began to die down.

The aristocratic families on the island, especially the demon-hunting families, are extremely conservative, so although the status of women has improved, they are still vassals of men most of the time.

Intermarriage is also decided by parents and matchmakers, and is handled internally by the demon hunter.

According to Kaori Shiori, if a male or female exorcist falls in love with a mortal in the family, if they insist on marrying her, they will be deprived of the Jinguji surname.

At the same time, they are restricted by secret techniques and forced to swear an oath not to reveal the family's cultivation methods, secret techniques, etc.

Anyway, it's very miserable. Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami's personality probably won't accept such an end.

"There's nothing wrong between me and Kagami Hiiragi, but..."

As Higashino Yu spoke, he looked at the students from the Tachibana Kendo Club and Sensei Hamayama Yokomichi who were walking out of the revolving door of the hotel behind him.

Binshan Hengmichi has been staring at this side. These two are the main players of the men's team and the women's team respectively. They are the trump cards to win the Yulong Flag Award this time, and nothing can go wrong.

Seeing Dong Ye Yu looking over, he quickly stretched out his hand and called out, "Jinguji-san, Dong Ye-san, we are leaving, please follow us as soon as possible."

"Come right away."

Higashino Yu answered loudly, then looked at Shinji Mikado with some helplessness: "But we are here to participate in the competition with the school's kendo club, and we have to obey the management of the school teachers. I'm really sorry, Mr. Mikado."

"It doesn't matter."

Shinji Mikado smiled amiably, then looked at Jinguji Kagami: "Ah Kagami, it's a rare opportunity for you to come to Fukuoka. When my father and I came to Tokyo, we were entertained by the Jinguji family. Now, as the legitimate daughter of the Jinguji family, you and your fiancé are living in Kyushu. Please let the Mikado family play the role of host after the game."

After hearing what was said, Jinguji Kagami fell silent. Higashino Yu saw her helplessness and thought for a while: "Kgami must want to visit the Gomon family, but teacher——"

"How about I go and convince the teacher at your school?" Shinji Mikado was quite enthusiastic.

"Then..." Higashino Yu glanced at Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami, and seeing her nod slightly, he replied with a smile: "Thank you for bothering me." The few of them said some more polite words, then said goodbye and left.

Shinji Mikado walked outside the hotel and looked back at the backs of Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami and others, "Maki, what do you think?"

The handsome boy next to him thought about it and shook his head: "Brother Shinji, I think there is something fishy about this."

"Oh?"

He explained: "If the eldest daughter of the Jinguji family is engaged, there should be a grand engagement ceremony and invitations should be widely sent out. It is impossible to keep it secret without any news at all."

"Besides, Dong Yeyu suddenly appeared. I have never heard of such a person before, nor have I heard of the Dong Ye family, a family of demon hunters."

Shinji Mikado nodded and thought to himself, could it be that Jing made the decision on his own without Uncle Nobuaki's consent?

But this is a lie that can be easily exposed, A Jing is not such a stupid woman.

As he spoke, Maki Mikado looked at the middle-aged demon hunter who was following him one step behind: "Uncle Nagai, I heard that your good friend went to Taoxiang. Do you know the specific situation at that time?"

Nagai Akira is a guest of the Gomon family. He is tall and thin, with a horse face and ordinary facial features, but his temperament is quite good and gives people a very calm feeling.
He was born into a family of minor demon exorcists, but joined the Gomon family in order to learn more powerful spells.

Nagai Akira stroked his chin and recalled.

"I did mention it when I was drinking with Hiroyuki. It is said that her own strength is just so-so. She relied on the powerful fox spirit to stand out in the Taoxiang battle. She mainly saved Jinguji Nobuyoshi and others. Maybe Miss Jinguji's marriage has something to do with this?"

"Shikigami, what a lucky guy."

The kind smile that had always been on Mikado Maki's lips was broken at that moment, revealing the rather indignant spirit of a young man.

"Sister Hiiragi Kagami is too heartless. Brother Shinji, you grew up with her and always wanted to marry her, but you fell in love with someone else after just three months. Mr. Jinguji Nobuaki is the same. Uncle mentioned marriage many times, but he always said he would wait until Sister Hiiragi Kagami came of age. Now he wants to marry her off to someone like Yukinoshi."

Shinji Goto was thinking in his mind, quite confused.

A Jing has always looked so cold since she was a child. She is not only smart and determined, but also has her own ideas. It is really hard to imagine that such a woman would get engaged to a stranger she had never met before in just three months.

Just because that person is good-looking?
Shinji Mikado thought of this and shook his head silently. No, Jing is not such a shallow woman. What's more, in terms of appearance, am I far inferior to that person?
Could it be because of the Shikigami? The Jinguji family wanted to obtain that powerful Shikigami, so they recruited him as their son-in-law?

In addition to spiritual practice, A Jing also attaches great importance to her family. If Uncle Xinming asked her to marry, she would definitely agree. Perhaps all this is not what she wants.

Since Ajing doesn't want to, Dongye-jun still wants to pester her. I guess he's not a good gentleman. I have to save her.

Shinji Goto pondered for two seconds and his expression looked better.

"There may be other reasons for this. Ah Jing may not really want to marry. Zhenhui, you should take the competition seriously and give Dong Yeyu a try. You will know if he is just a name for nothing."

Mikado Maki grinned and said, "Brother Shinji, don't worry. I will make him lose face in public and see how he dares to cling to the Jinguji family."

The venue for the Yulong Flag Competition is in a stadium called the Dome in Fukuoka. Although it is not as well-known as the Fukuoka Dome, it is not unknown because the Yulong Flag Competition is held here every year.

This is a large multifunctional stadium with an openable and closable dome. It is huge and can accommodate tens of thousands of people to watch the game at the same time. It was already full at this time. Many media came with cameras and there were often flashes of flashlights in the stands.

All contestants put on kendo uniforms and stood in the middle of the field to attend the opening ceremony of the competition.

".Then, I hope that all the contestants can perform well and strike like lightning! I have finished my speech."

The leader standing on the rostrum finished his pre-match speech, followed by a speech from the organizer and some advertisements from sponsors.

The opening ceremony is divided into opening speeches, performances, flag display and other processes.

The process was rather lengthy, and as Dong Ye Yu listened, he saw that there was still some time before the competition started, so he simply closed his eyes and rested his mind.

After an unknown amount of time, Arima Norimune patted Higashino Yu on the shoulder.

"Ayu, let's go, the game has started."

After the contestants left the venue, two neatly dressed girls came to the center of the gymnasium. The Yulong Banner is divided into men's team competition and women's team competition, as well as individual competition. Generally speaking, the women's competition will be held first, followed by the men's competition as the finale.

The two girls were wearing heavy kendo uniforms and saluted each other while holding their helmets. Their team information was displayed on the big screen in the gymnasium.

Fukuoka Daiichi High School vs. Fukuoka Sairyo High School.

The Yulong Flag competition is not like a boxing match where players fight on a ring with swords. It takes place on the gymnasium floor. There are no extra equipment or guardrails. There is only a square white box with a side length of nine meters to represent the boundary of the competition.

If a player's feet are completely out of bounds, it counts as a sword strike.

Several referees holding red and white flags stood at a safe distance outside the boundary, and a podium was set up close to the competition venue.

After the two contestants saluted, they put on their helmets, touched their bamboo swords, and began to confront and test each other. The white contestant lost her patience and stepped forward to chop down on the opponent's head, but her opponent saw through her move and the bamboo sword hit her gauntlet quickly and with a small amplitude.

The referee then raised the flag and the red team scored.

Dong Ye Yu lost interest after taking a look, thinking the level was quite average.

The people of Tachibana High School were waiting for the game arrangements backstage. Yasuhara Kazushi went to get the game schedule for the men's and women's games at Tachibana High School. The first game would be in the morning against Hanayama Girls' Junior High School from Hokkaido.

As for the men's team, the match will be on the afternoon of the third day, against Sendai Ikuei Gakuen in Kyoto.

The girls' team was arranged with Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami as the general, Arima Norimune's former lover Ogata Hitomi as the vice-general, second-year student Nagata Risa as the core, and first-year student Matsusaka Mika as the vanguard.

The first player to go out was the regular vanguard. Yasuhara Kazushi bowed slightly to a round-faced girl with twin ponytails and said, "Matsusaka-san, I'll leave it to you later."

Matsusaka Mika quickly returned the greeting. She had a healthy complexion and a plump figure, and looked very strong. As a forward, she was the perfect person to deplete the opponent's physical strength.

Soon it was Tachibana High School's turn to compete. As a famous and prestigious high school in the island country, the first battle naturally attracted a lot of media attention, and the result did not disappoint people. After some twists and turns, the contestants from Tachibana High School easily defeated their opponents.

In the next two days, the women's team had a pretty smooth journey, but they suffered a setback when playing against another team from Fukuoka. Four players were defeated consecutively by one of the opponents, leaving only the main player, Jinguji Hiiragi Kagami.

(End of this chapter)