Absolute Speed ​​of a Certain Anime

"No, let's do business tonight."

Although it is very painful, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry.

If he really agreed to it, he would not only fail to get any advantage tonight, but would also probably make the rich woman disappointed in him.

"Really, that's a shame."

Although the rich woman said this, a smile appeared on her lips.

She was obviously very satisfied with Jiang Li's answer.

immediately.

The two of them looked at the beautiful black-haired girl behind them - Ayase Ayatsuji.

Ayatsuji Ayase was also looking at the two of them, with a row of question marks appearing on her forehead.

Are these two really just simulating a date?

This is too intimate. Is she really out of touch with the times?

"Tell me about what happened between your family and Kurashiki Kurato."

Jiang Li's expression calmed down and he asked her.

Chapter 80 Just by the way

2023-06-01

The development of the matter was pretty much as Jiang Li had guessed.

Two years ago, Ayatsuji Kaito was diagnosed with heart disease. Considering the rest of his life and his family, he had to give up kendo. After retiring, he devoted himself to running the Ayatsuji Dojo and training the next generation.

And shortly after he retired, Kurashiki Kurato came to challenge him.

Ayatsuji Kaito had already put down his sword. No matter what he said, threatened, or even spat in his face, he did not move at all and simply refused to fight with Kurashiki Kōto.

Kurashiki Zangren retreated.

A few days later, the disciples of the dojo came to say goodbye with bruised faces and noses, and gave up kendo with shame on their faces.

Each of them was secretly visited by Kurashiki Kōto, who forced them to compete with him and then beat them up. This dealt a huge blow to the disciples of the dojo. Not only were they physically injured, but their morale was also completely broken, and they began to doubt whether there was any point in learning swordsmanship at all.

Eventually, all the disciples of the dojo gave up kendo and left the dojo.

"What a rude fellow."

The rich woman on the other side frowned, looking unhappy.

In the small town at night, dim street lights barely illuminate the roads, and from a distance you can hear the sounds of rising tides and rustling forests.

It was obviously a beautiful scenery, but what several people were saying at this moment was really unpleasant.

"Not only that……"

Ayatsuji Ayase clenched her fists and gritted her teeth.

"One night, he forced his way into my family's dojo and once again demanded that my father duel with him!"

This time, Ayatsuji Kaito finally agreed.

As for the result, it can be seen from Ayatsuji Ayase's expression.

Kurashiki Kōto did not use his sword-cutting ability, nor did he take out his inherent spiritual equipment, and he did not even use magic power. He defeated Ayatsuji Kaito with just a wooden sword.

"Mr. Ayatsuji Kaito, I don't think you lost in swordsmanship."

Jiang Li made his guess calmly, as if he was very sure.

"Yes, my father was already weak from the ravages of a heart disease. Furthermore, he was repeatedly beaten by Kurashiki Kōto, so he couldn't hold on until the end, and that's why he lost..."

Ayatsuji Ayase looked at Jiang Li in surprise, but then looked away as if embarrassed.

She hadn't expected that Jiang Li would have such high confidence in his father's swordsmanship.

Although the last samurai has extraordinary swordsmanship, he is still an ordinary person after all.

To be honest, he should be the person in the world who most wants to be a swordsman.

Because of his physical condition, Kaito Ayatsuji was eventually defeated by Kurashiki Kurato. He was hit on the forehead with a knife, cracking his skull and falling into a coma ever since.

So the reason why the samurai was admitted to the hospital in the end was not just because of a heart attack, but also because he was beaten unconscious by Kurashiki Kōto and has been lying in bed for two years.

"As a result, not only was my father seriously injured and hospitalized, but even the dojo was taken away by that guy! Although I went to him several times to take the dojo back, I was no match for him, and gradually I couldn't even see him anymore!"

Ayatsuji Ayase's face was filled with unconcealable anger and resentment.

She hated Kurashiki's cruelty, hated him for beating her father so badly that he had to be hospitalized, and hated him for taking away their family's dojo, but she hated her own weakness even more, hated herself for not being able to take back the dojo that was taken away by her enemy.

"So, are you really going to go find that guy?"

The rich woman on the other side withdrew her attention and looked at Jiang Li's hand.

In his palm, he was holding a student handbook, which was roughly the same style as that of Pojun Academy, but the school emblem of Tanlang Academy was engraved on the outer flap.

That was the student handbook that Kurashiki Kōto had given to Jiang Li before, which contained his current address.

Now, the three of them are heading towards this address.

"This address is definitely my family's dojo."

Ayatsuji Ayase's face was full of hesitation, and she couldn't help but cast a nervous look at Jiang Li.

"But, is this really okay? I'm very grateful to Nanxiang for standing up for me, but Kurashiki Kōto is really not an ordinary person..."

Of course it’s not easy, after all, he is a student knight who is among the top eight in the country.

"Looking for Kurashiki Kurato was just a side note, you don't have to take it to heart."

Jiang Li, on the other hand, had an indifferent expression on his face and didn't seem to be worried about his own safety.

"I went there to do something else... Besides, even if Kurashiki Kōto is not a simple person, am I a simple character?"

That is certainly not easy. After all, he had defeated the former third in the world and the second in Pojun Academy, although the former was extremely weak and he had a huge advantage.

Ayatsuji Ayase was speechless.

It was only then that she reacted.

The image of Kurashiki Kōto as an extremely powerful man had long been deeply rooted in her heart, to the point that she felt as if that man was the strongest man in the world.

Little did they know that there were actually countless people in this world who were more powerful than Kurashiki Kōto.

"What do you mean by business?"

The rich woman asked him curiously.

"You'll know when you arrive."

Jiang Li did not answer directly, but kept it a secret.

The rich woman tilted her head, unable to figure it out.

Jiang Li and Kurashiki Zangren also met for the first time today. What important business could he have that he had to go to Kurashiki Zangren to do?

"However, it seems that this time there will be no amicable resolution."

The rich woman on the other side sighed helplessly.

She took out her student handbook and after thinking about it, she decided to send an email to her best friend.

She didn't think Jiang Li would lose.

After all, he had defeated her head-on and fairly, and that was under circumstances that were considered almost impossible. In her opinion, it was impossible for such a Jiang Li to lose to the top eight.

But you also need to make some preparations in advance to guard against foul-smelling methods.

After all, the chairman of Tanlang Academy doesn't have a very good reputation.

…………

On the road to the mountains, there are quaint houses on both sides of the street.

The three of them walked along the street and came to a very quiet mountain space covered with weeds.

A large house surrounded by fences appeared in front of the three people.

“This used to be my hometown…”

Ayatsuji Ayase looked at the mansion in front of her and gritted her teeth.

This is a samurai residence.

It must have been a very magnificent house in the past, but now the mansion is in such a dilapidated state that it can even be described as an abandoned house.

Bricks and tiles were peeling off the walls, and the pillars supporting the gate were slightly black and looked rotten. Cigarette butts, empty cans, bread bags, snack bags and other garbage were scattered everywhere around the mansion. The walls were also sprayed with colorful paint, and crooked graffiti polluted the white walls.

"In the common people's neighborhoods, there's sometimes amazingly good graffiti, even art, but the graffiti here is tasteless and just plain dirty."

The wealthy woman on the other side made her comments calmly.

"Should I complain about this kind of thing?"

Jiang Li showed a subtle expression.

Then he raised his feet and strode towards the entrance of the mansion.

Chapter 81: It's just embarrassing the swordsman

2023-06-01

The gate of the Ayatsuji Kendo Field was almost rotten and looked shaky.

Two or three students from Tanlang Academy were squatting at the door, cigarettes between their fingertips, emitting flickering flames in the dark night, and occasionally emitting obscene laughter.

These guys are the ones who appeared in the family restaurant before.

It looked like he had forgotten the pain and had even forgotten the humiliation he suffered at home an hour ago, and started to act sloppy again.

"Hey, you bastards."

Jiang Li walked forward, his expression as gentle as before.

“Gah… Ugh—!”

When the thugs heard the derogatory words, they subconsciously tilted their heads in intimidation.

As soon as they saw Jiang Li's face, the three of them looked as frightened as a white rabbit being stared at by a cheetah. They immediately broke out in sweat and looked timid.

"Take me to see Kurashiki Kurato."

Jiang Li approached with a smile on his face.

"You all seem to be very kind people, so you wouldn't be unwilling to help, right?"

Although among the three, one had a tattoo, one was bald, and one wore brass knuckles, they all had smiles on their faces and looked like very kind people.

If they are not kind, Jiang Li will help them to be kind.

"Alas!"

"Please!"

Several people were startled again and quickly made a gesture of invitation.

"I, I'll go inform Claude!"

The last person quickly put on the oil and ran towards the center of the mansion.

Jiang Li didn't care. He took Guidehara Kanata and Ayatsuji Ayase and went straight into the small house in the center under the fearful gaze of the Tanlang students in the courtyard.

Having witnessed the confrontation between Jiang Li and Kurashiki Zangren, and knowing his powerful background and the strength of the rich woman on the other side, no one would be so tactless as to rush up and stop them.

Inside the dojo.

Kurashiki Kōto was sitting alone on a sofa brought in from outside. He looked up at the sky and slowly exhaled an impatient sigh along with the smoke from his cigarette.

He drove out all his admirers because he was thinking about something.

"Such powerful swordsmen, yet they can't even fight each other... How boring!"