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"Stop talking nonsense. I'm graduating soon, so you need to step up. I don't want to hear that Soubu High School's kendo club didn't even make it to the finals!"

Dojima's face darkened, and he looked at Saeko Busujima, who had put her helmet back on, with a look of despair.

"No, Minister, I'm really about to burn out..."

"Stop talking nonsense and put on your helmet!"

"Do not……"

"You won't wear it, huh? You're disobeying the minister's orders! You deserve a beating!"

Seeing his minister raise the bamboo sword with murderous intent, Dojima's eyes were filled with despair. Anyone would have to endure being beaten several times a day!

"Minister, a girl named Yui Yuigahama says she wants to see you."

At the crucial moment, a girl walked in from outside and reported.

Saeko Busujima's eyes lit up, and the blade in her hand stopped just above Dojima's forehead.

"You can train as you like, I have something to do so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Saeko Busujima excitedly ran to the changing room to change her clothes and then left, leaving a room full of kendo club students looking at each other in bewilderment.

Who exactly is this girl named Yui Yuigahama that makes our boss, the big devil, so excited?

Is it possible...

"I see!"

Dojima suddenly realized, his face beaming with undisguised excitement: "The minister must be in love!"

hiss~

Everyone gasped in shock, looking at him with awe as if he were a brave warrior who had risked his life.

After all, if she found out that he was talking behind her back, the consequences would be...

"What kind of looks are you giving me? I'm not just making this up. Let me explain."

Dojima was somewhat displeased with the way everyone was looking at him, and immediately began his analysis.

"Look at you, hasn't the minister seemed a bit absent-minded these past few days?"

Everyone nodded, and one of the girls said, "It's true. In the past, the minister could eat three bowls of rice in a row, but these past few days he can only eat one bowl. He has even forgotten to eat a few times. It's unbelievable."

These words immediately sparked a flurry of discussion throughout the Kendo Club.

It is common knowledge that the greater the energy expenditure, the better the appetite. Those who study kendo know this well. They have witnessed Saeko Busujima's obsession with kendo. Now, she can't even eat... This is a big problem!

Dojima nodded smugly: "Yes, this is one of the aftereffects of falling in love, the inability to eat or sleep. Those of you with dating experience must have had this experience in the early stages of a relationship, right?"

Several people who had dating experience nodded.

You know what, that's really how it is when you first start dating.

"Also, haven't you noticed that the minister has been looking at his phone more often lately?"

The members of the kendo club thought about it and realized it was true!

Snapped!

Dojima clapped his hands: "That explains it! Constantly checking your phone and losing your appetite—that's a classic case of relationship syndrome!"

This caused an uproar among the entire kendo club members. You see, although Saeko Busujima was called the Great Demon Queen by them, she was also the object of most of the male kendo club members' fantasies!

After all, who wouldn't like a dashing and beautiful female kendo prodigy club president?

"Damn it! Which brat deceived our minister?!"

"Waaaaah, my minister is going to be corrupt..."

"Heaven will punish! Heaven will punish! Heaven will punish!"

…………

Everyone was in an uproar, especially the boys who had been hoping for a lucky break. They were all furious, raising their bamboo knives and threatening to teach Saeko Busujima's boyfriend a lesson...

Just then, an untimely voice rang out.

"But...but Yuigahama Yui is a girl..."

The scene immediately fell silent.

The boys who had been holding knives silently lowered their weapons and looked at Dojima with suspicion, wanting to see how he would explain himself.

Dojima also looked embarrassed. After a long silence, he gritted his teeth and tried to save face.

"Girls...it's not like girls can't be together..."

P.S.: Thank you everyone for your support!

A City of Ghosts and Monsters: Chapter Thirty-Two - Saeko Busujima's Waiting

"Senior Busujima!"

Saeko Busujima's lips twitched when she saw the pink-haired girl waving at her.

It wasn't that Saeko Busujima had a problem with Yui Yuigahama; on the contrary, she really liked this sunny and cheerful girl. It was just that she had seen this scene many times before.

Every time she went to see Yui Yuigahama, that's how she would greet her, but as soon as she talked about joining the team, Yui's expression would change, and she would start pretending to be stupid.

Over time, she began to feel inexplicably uncomfortable whenever she saw Yui Yuigahama smiling and waving at her.

"Yugahama-san."

Of course, Saeko Busujima is still very polite. Even if she feels uncomfortable, she will still respond to the other person's question.

What's more, this time it wasn't her going to find her, but the other person taking the initiative to reach out to her, which gave her a premonition.

What might happen.

"Senior Busujima, I need to apologize to you first."

Sure enough, as soon as she approached, Yui Yuigahama's smile faded, and she apologized with an embarrassed expression: "It was really impolite of me to avoid talking about you for a while. Although I had many reasons, I still want to say sorry to you."

He bowed after he finished speaking.

Saeko Busujima quickly stepped forward to comfort her, "It's alright, Yui-san. Your situation is rather special, and it's understandable."

All the resentment vanished the moment Yui Yuigahama lowered her head.

Saeko Busujima asked herself honestly, if she were in the same position, she probably wouldn't be as candid as this girl.

Hehe (?'ω`?)

Yui Yuigahama stood up straight with a grin: "I've brought some good news for Saeko-senpai."

"Strike the snake on the stick" is a special skill that Yui Hihama and Osamu Yuuki learned together, and it unknowingly changed how Saeko Busujima was referred to.

After all, the relationship will naturally become closer after an apology, and even if the other party still has some dissatisfaction, they will accept her address out of politeness.

Of course, Saeko Busujima didn't care about that. After hearing Yui Yuigahama's good news, her heart started racing.

"The good news is..."

She asked somewhat impatiently, "Could it be referring to..."

"Hehe, no rush, let's talk as we walk."

It was school dismissal time, and Yui Yuigahama led Saeko Busujima slowly toward the secret base.

"It's like this, Saeko-senpai, I heard you're very skilled in kendo?"

Instead of revealing what the good news was, Yui Yuigahama asked another question.

"Ha ha……"

If you're going to talk about this, then I'm not sleepy anymore!

Saeko Busujima smiled and said, "My family runs a dojo. I've been studying kendo since I was a child. I wouldn't say I'm the best in Japan when it comes to kendo, but I'm confident that I'm no less than any opponent... Of course, I'm referring to normal people here."

The implication is that, apart from you freaks who can crush everyone with a single sword, I am second to none.

Saeko Busujima's confidence is well-founded; her family has been running dojos for generations, and the Busujima-ryu swordsmanship is world-renowned. Her father has even opened a dojo overseas.

As the only daughter of the Busujima family, she could not avoid dealing with kendo from a young age.

She obtained the full mastery of the Poison Island School at the age of thirteen.

The "Menko Kaiden" is the highest level of certification in the tradition of Japanese kendo schools. It signifies that the person has mastered all the techniques of the school and is qualified to establish their own school, accept students, and open a dojo.

And she obtained the title of "Master of All Arts" at the age of thirteen. What does that mean?

Her father often lamented that she was born a girl, whose physical abilities were naturally inferior to those of men; otherwise, she might have become the greatest swordsman in Japan.

Therefore, she has the right to be proud.

"Oh, that's great!"

Upon hearing this, Yui Yuigahama's eyes lit up, and she immediately began to explain to her.

"That's right, before we gained our powers, we weren't ordinary people, so to improve our combat skills, Xiao Li set up a test for us..."

Saeko Busujima listened quietly and quickly understood the cause and effect of the matter.

In short, they encountered an opponent who wielded a knife, but this opponent was physically weaker than them. Therefore, Yuuki forbade them from using their awakened abilities and allowed them to fight in their normal state without any special skills, otherwise they would not achieve the desired training effect.

Unless they all acknowledge them, just like their opponents on the first level.

But the opponents on the second level...

Yuigahama Yui sighed. Forget being easy to talk to; because of a certain incident, they now practically wanted to tear them apart alive…

Saeko Busujima pondered for a moment and then asked, "What's that person's physical condition like?"

"It should be alright, about the same as a normal person?"

Hey, hey, hey, don't use questions at a time like this!

Saeko Busujima's eye twitched violently as she stared speechlessly at Yui Yuigahama's puzzled expression.

Not everyone has that kind of abnormal constitution like you.

She roughly knew what awakening was, after all, Miura Yumiko's fighting style was simple and unpretentious. If her stats weren't too high, she was confident she could defeat her. The only one that had happened to her, and that left a deep impression on her, was the shot to the forehead. After that shot, Miura Yumiko's physical form and stats both improved significantly.

She guessed that was awakening, but the problem was that before Miura Yumiko awakened, she wasn't someone with her small frame who could easily cause an accident!

Who knows if when you say "ordinary people" you mean someone like yourself or someone like you who are considered normal?

Saeko Busujima sighed, subtly tightening her right hand behind her back to grip the wooden sword, only then feeling slightly more at ease.

'If it's just about swordsmanship... I'm second to none!'

Her eyes shone with fighting spirit; a swordswoman from another world, able to reasonably vent her inner rage—this feeling was simply… amazing.

And so, Yui Yuigahama led Saeko Busujima to the secret base.

"Clang clang clang!"

As soon as she entered, Yuigahama Yui opened her arms wide and looked at Busujima Saeko with an exaggerated expression: "How about it, Senpai? Aren't you shocked?"

However, she was disappointed. Although Saeko Busujima's expression changed, it was much better than their performance when they first entered the secret base.

"Indeed, it's amazing."

She looked around and said with a serious expression.

"How could this be..." Yui Yuigahama pouted, a little disappointed: "I thought you'd be speechless for a long time like we were before!"

Busujima Saeko: “…”

If it weren't for the previous mall incident, she probably would have done the same thing...

"Poison Island Senior".

A cool voice rang out from the side, and Yukino Yukinoshita closed her book and walked towards the two of them.

"Yukinoshita-kun, I've learned the details of the incident. Please take me to see that swordsman!"

Without further ado, Saeko Busujima cut to the chase. Her blood was boiling, her heart was racing, and her fighting spirit was at its peak.

For her, today's battle was not just about Yukino Yukinoshita and the others asking for help, but also an opportunity to prove herself, an opportunity to prove that she was good enough to join them.

Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head somewhat awkwardly: "I'm afraid it's not enough yet. You need to take one more step before you can challenge the Tower of Despair."

"What steps?" Saeko Busujima was puzzled and somewhat dissatisfied. Didn't you call me here? Why are there other questions now?

Yukino Yukinoshita gestured towards Yuuki, who had her back to them, with a rather helpless expression: "Challenging the Tower of Despair requires authorization. You need to brand that guy before you can enter the tower."