Tokyo Sick Girlfriend

Chapter 54 Absolute Confidence

Tokyo, Japan, October 24.

Two days have passed since the riot at the Kendo Club.

Tranquility is the main theme of life, but it will not always be tranquil, just as the waves on the beach will not always be turbulent, there will always be times when they are calm.

At noon, as Saori Hasegawa boarded the bus to leave, rain drizzled down from the gray dome.

Shiratori Seiya stood in the crowd, looking up at Saori on the bus waving goodbye to him. As the bus started to move, rainwater filled the windows, reflecting on her face like tears.

But she was clearly smiling; Shiratori Seiya could see the girl's smiling face clearly.

To be honest, this can hardly be called a farewell.

Saori probably never felt that she had ever been separated from him. Perhaps from that rainy night when she held Saori and fell down the hillside, their fates became intertwined.

As Shiratori Seiya watched the bus disappear around the corner from the school gate, before he could look away, celebratory sounds rang in his ears.

"Ah...that's great, they're finally gone."

This was certainly not said by Fujiyama Keio, but Shiratori Seiya clearly saw that the tense expression on his face immediately relaxed and his shoulders slumped.

Although it wasn't said, the coordination of their bodies was even more obvious.

"Alright, everyone, thank you for your hard work. That's all for now."

The crowd clapped in agreement, then dispersed in small groups to discuss what to eat for lunch, where to go this week, and even gossip.

The gossip naturally revolved around himself, with comments like "a two-timing scumbag," "bringing his girlfriend to the dojo to fool around," and "having no kendo spirit whatsoever."

Of course, there are also those who envy you.

I've become quite famous myself.

Shiratori Seiya glanced down at his watch, but ignored it completely, not even bothering to pay attention; he had more important things to do.

However, he had only taken two steps when he suddenly felt a weight on his shoulder. He turned his head slightly and saw that it was Fujiyama Keio.

"Don't take it too seriously. They're just bored and it's just a passing fancy. In a few days, nobody will talk about these things anymore. If it really comes down to it, I'll go talk to them..."

He smiled, his square face giving him a somewhat simple and honest look that made him seem unappealing.

Fujiyama Keio actually felt a little guilty for insisting that Shiratori Seiya come that day. In a way, he had tricked Shiratori Seiya, otherwise Shiratori would not have been caught up in the scandal and would not have been the subject of so many rumors.

I should at least do something to make amends for him. I don't have to completely clear up the rumors, but at least I should prevent them from spreading.

Shiratori Seiya didn't like being put his arm around someone's shoulder. He slid his shoulder slightly, pulled back half a step, and shook his head at him, saying:

“I don’t care about these things, and you don’t need to explain, Minister. The more you explain, the more they will believe it and think that you are deliberately suppressing the truth.”

Prejudice in people's hearts is a mountain, but he is not the foolish old man who moved mountains; he doesn't have time to fight against the mountain.

Upon hearing this, Fujiyama Keio was taken aback, then nodded in understanding, and couldn't help but sigh:

"You have such a good attitude, but I really envy you..."

"envious?"

Shiratori Seiya glanced at him and smiled, saying:
"Isn't it jealousy?"

"what?"

Fujiyama Keio exchanged a glance with him, understood his thoughts, and quickly waved his hand, saying:
"No, no, no, it's not jealousy, it's envy. Shiratori-kun, do you think I'm the kind of person who 'only sees the surface and gets jealous without thinking about why'? I'm not that superficial."

"You must have paid a pretty high price to have two girlfriends, right?"

Upon hearing this, Shiratori Seiya couldn't help but glance at him again.

However, before he could speak, Fujiyama Keio coughed lightly and said:

"Ahem, so, Shiratori-kun, do you have any secrets or tips for dating?"

So that's where they were waiting...

Shiratori Seiya found it amusing for a moment, but after thinking about it, he said seriously:

"If there's any secret, it's probably sincerity. The right person will naturally understand you, and with the wrong person, no amount of manipulation is worth it." "Sincerity?"

Fujiyama Keio frowned, his two caterpillar-like eyebrows furrowing, and muttered something under his breath.

So how do you find the right person?

Before he could figure it out, he saw Shiratori Seiya fly past him and quickly said:

"Hey, don't rush off, I'll treat you to dinner."

"No, Minister, I have urgent business to attend to."

"Huh? Isn't today Sunday? What urgent matter do you have?"

Fujiyama Keio was confused.

"Eager to make money."

"what?"

…………

After leaving the school, Shiratori Seiya had lunch and then drove towards the Aoyama Performing Arts Training Institute.

Since that night when he made a 'three-year' promise to Saori Hasegawa, he has put Takahashi Mio's special training on the agenda.

In fact, his promise to Saori was not entirely impulsive.

The so-called three-year buffer period is a test for both the yarn and ourselves.

People always change, and no one can predict the future. Whether Saori will like him in three years is still an unknown to him.

Despite understanding her feelings and being shocked by her passionate love, it seems that there is an over 80% chance that she will still like him three years from now, but he still cannot let his guard down about the remaining 20%.

In addition, the three-year buffer period will allow me to earn enough money.

Even if Saori were willing to live a hard life with him, he wouldn't.

If we consider Saori's future employment, she only has three career options: physical education teacher, police officer, or university lecturer/coach.

But honestly, the only person I can truly trust is probably my physical education teacher.

The copyrights to his own songs can't sustain him forever, and it's unrealistic to expect Saori to practice kendo to level 5 and make money from it.

Even though Saori Hasegawa's kendo talent is S-rank, it would probably take her decades to learn it through hard work alone.

To improve, one needs a powerful sword style; Shiratori Seiya had done his research and collected information online.

But what you end up with is either a fragment or a fake. As for becoming an apprentice, not only is the cost just as high as the sword techniques within the system, but the apprentice may not even teach you anything real.

In the end, it's not as time-saving, effortless, or reassuring as redeeming through the system.

Nevertheless, the prices obtained from the system are still exorbitant.

A certain sword technique at level 4 costs 5 million yen, and Shiratori Seiya calculated that even if he exchanged for one, Saori might not be able to reach level 5.

Even if Saori reaches LV5 and receives the 10 billion yen from the system, after deducting the time and money spent, she won't have much left in the end.

Forget about living off food for a lifetime, buying a house will basically wipe it all out.

As for selling the sword skills in the exchange system, that's even more unrealistic. Not to mention whether people would believe in the style you're selling, even if you made a name for yourself with Saori, how much would be appropriate to sell it for?
Ultimately, Kendo is not highly commercialized; even if you win a competition, the prize money is not enough to recoup your investment.

After all, even if you open a kendo dojo in Tokyo, you won't make much money throughout the year, and you'll likely lose money...

I had already figured these things out back then.

Therefore, focusing all three years of energy on Mio Takahashi, helping her reach LV5 as soon as possible, and reselling scripts was the right approach.

This is indeed a considerable challenge.

However, if he was able to get Hojo Shione to LV3 in a year and a half, getting Takahashi Mio to LV5 in three years would not be a problem.

Shiratori Seiya had that confidence in her.

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(End of this chapter)