"Aunt Jinghua, do you not believe me?"

Yu Sheng Nan pouted at the opportune moment, revealing a bitter face as he pitifully looked at Ikeba Shizuka.

"No, how could your aunt not believe you, a grown man!"

Ikeba Shizuka quickly smiled and patted his shoulder, her eyes full of gentleness and affection.

Without realizing it, the two became a little closer.

Yuzuru immediately broke into a bright smile, "Then Aunt Jinghua, do you have any good kendo teachers you can recommend to me? I can't practice on my own."

He deliberately didn't mention having Ikeba Shizuka teach him, but instead waited for her to bring it up herself.

And as expected, Ikebami Shizuka took the bait. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "There are a few good teachers in this sword-fighting academy, but..."

She paused, her gaze falling on Yuzuru's expectant face, and then said, "If you don't mind, Auntie can teach you some basic things first."

After all, the boy had done him a great favor, and he should repay him in return.

Yu Sheng Nan pretended to hesitate and said with a troubled expression, "Wouldn't this be too much trouble for you, Aunt Jinghua? I'm afraid it will take up your time."

"No trouble at all, just consider it Auntie nurturing a new talent for kendo."

Ikeba Shizuka gently shook her head, a gentle smile on her face, completely unaware that she had already bitten into the hook the boy had carefully designed.

Yuzuru stopped there and didn't refuse any further. "That would be perfect. I really need to learn from you, since you can teach a swordsman like Hattori."

Upon hearing her son's name, Chi Bo Jinghua's eyes flickered. She stood up and said earnestly and solemnly, "Okay, as long as you are willing to learn, Auntie will definitely teach you everything she knows and will never hold back."

"Yes, Master!"

Yuzuru stood up, straightened his back, and responded loudly.

"Yuzuru, what did you call me?"

The word "Master" caught Chi Bo Jinghua off guard, causing her hand holding the sword to tremble slightly, almost causing her to drop it.

"Master, is there a problem?"

Yuzuru smiled broadly and called out again.

This really confused Ikeba Shizuka. She had only planned to teach casually, but suddenly she had an extra apprentice. The constant calling of "Master" made her flustered, and she didn't know what to do.

"No need to be so polite, just call me Auntie." Ikeba Shizuka waved her hand, trying to correct Yuzuru's way of addressing her.

"That won't do. A teacher for a day is a father for life! We can't break the rules."

With a serious expression, Yuzuru refused in a righteous and indignant manner.

After several unsuccessful attempts to correct her, Chibo Jinghua rubbed her beautiful eyebrows and smiled helplessly, "Fine, fine. Since you've called me master, then I have to take responsibility for you."

Having achieved his goal, Yuzuru bowed deeply and said sincerely:

"Thank you, Master!"

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(Hehe, before I knew it, my birthday was here again. I'm a year older now. I bought a small cake and I'd like to invite you all to share!)