Swearing tutorial

Fortunately, only San Tu overheard their conversation.

After Yuko refused, she quickly broke free. Surprisingly, Mikey, who had been so forceful just moments before, let go. Yuko didn't even dare to look at Mikey's expression before she moved away.

Santu, standing to the side, cursed Yuko for being ungrateful.

In Mikey's mind, not only Yuko, but no woman or man in the world is good enough for Mikey.

...

The final winners of this mounted battle were Mitani and Kazutora.

The field and Draken went berserk midway through the game, disregarding the safety of their general and starting a fight, resulting in both of them being defeated.

Mitani and Kazutora seemed to have anticipated this outcome, but what surprised them was that Yuko was able to defeat Mikey. They had initially thought Yuko would be instantly defeated, but the opposite happened. Even they weren't entirely confident when facing Mikey.

Mitani: "Yuko, how did you do that?"

Yihu: "Mikey went easy on me?"

“This isn’t the time to talk about this…” Yuko looked at Nono, Jichang, Draken, and Emma who had gathered around. Their hair ties had all flown away, and their long hair was now wet and stuck to their faces like water ghosts, making them look quite comical.

"That crazy girl Ye Ye is unbelievable." Draken still had scratches from Ye Ye's manicure on his body.

"Emma is in a similar situation." The field was in no better shape, with scratches and even bruises on her face from Emma's accidental injury.

"Huh? Is Emma alright?" Draken couldn't help but speak up for Emma. "Don't you usually say that Ye Ye is crazy? Is it because of that, that you can only say that your childhood friend is bad, and that others can't say it?"

"Huh? That's not the reason. I think you're just looking for trouble."

The two were so arrogant they were almost face to face, one shouting "Ah!" and the other yelling.

"Oh, oh, let's fight! Let's fight!" Ye Ye, one of the parties involved, watched the excitement from the sidelines, not wanting to miss out on the fun.

"Fighting among slaves is forbidden," Yi Hu said with a grin, placing his hand between the two of them. "That's the King's order, you know~"

"Tch." The two of them turned their heads away.

"Do you guys have an inexhaustible supply of energy? I'm starving." Emma looked at them speechlessly.

Her words made everyone feel hungry, so the group returned to the hotel.

Yuko and the others had made arrangements in advance, and the hotel had prepared the food after everyone had showered and changed.

The living room features a dining table made up of several small square tables joined together, with five dark gray cushions on each side. The table is piled high with a dazzling array of dishes. Seafood sashimi is a must: expensive bluefin tuna belly, fresh sea urchin, and soft, sweet northern red snapper are beautifully presented in ice bowls. Local specialties like salted vegetables and seafood ramen are also included, along with Chinese dishes such as pan-fried dumplings and Mapo tofu, Southeast Asian-style risotto, and of course, Japanese cuisine. Dessert is served in six flavors of ice cream, along with a variety of fruit juices and drinks—a truly abundant and appetizing feast.

"I'm starting—" the ten people said in unison.

Yuko's favorite food is sea urchin; she loves it so much that she could eat it as a main dish. The others present seemed more accustomed to cooked food, being mostly teenagers. Yuko ate five servings in one go. Despite the large shells of the sea urchins, there was only a pitiful amount of meat inside, barely enough for a single bite. While everyone was distracted, Yuko used the living room phone to order some more.

The waiter brought it over shortly afterward.

"Is this good?" The person sitting opposite Yuko noticed that she was mixing sea urchin with rice.

"It's delicious!" Yuko highly recommended.

The vendor ate a piece as if testing poison, chewed it for less than two seconds, then spat it out, sticking out his tongue and saying, "Ptooey, ptooey!" He then wiped his mouth with his sleeve like a cat washing its face, muttering, "What the hell is this stuff?!"

"Kei is still a child, he doesn't understand the charm of sashimi." Asanuma Nono acted like an adult, as if she was going to demonstrate by picking up a piece and putting it in her mouth. However, she wasn't much better. She only lasted one second longer than the other before her face changed. After spitting it out, she quickly grabbed a glass of juice to rinse her mouth, yelling, "It feels like eating raw offal! Yuko, why do you like eating this?!"

Yuko: You two are really rude...

The commotion here prompted others to try it out. As a result, aside from the venue and the wild animals, everyone accepted it well.

Mitani: "It's sweet."

Yuko, her eyes sparkling with approval, exclaimed, "Right? Right?"

draken: "It's alright, not as exaggerated as you two made it out to be."

Yuko nodded: "That's right, that's right."

Kazuhiro said with a grin, "Those two are cheap eaters. Their favorite dish is yakisoba, which costs 500 yen a serving."

Emma added, "Ye Ye is similar; she doesn't like expensive ice cream and only likes cheap sweet popsicles from convenience stores."

They were making a ruckus here, and Mikey, who hadn't touched his chopsticks the whole time, stood with his arms crossed and looked unhappy.

"Mikey, why aren't you eating?" Seeing that he didn't react, Draken, already used to it, took a tiny lucky lion from his pocket and placed it in front of Mikey. Lucky lions are a major symbol of Okinawa, and this one was a decoration on the counter in the room. There were seven of them, arranged like nesting dolls, from largest to smallest. Mikey had shown interest when he saw them.

Draken thought to himself that it was good he had prepared in advance, and coaxed, "Mikey, look, it's a lion!"

Mikey pouted, still unhappy.

Draken was a bit troubled: "This doesn't work?" Then he tried a different candy, "This should work, right?"

That's correct.

Yuko stared at Draken, who seemed to have pulled out a ton of things from nowhere, and made a snap decision in her mind: It's Doraemon! It's Doraemon!

Yuko, who was silently chanting "Doraemon" in her mind, noticed Mikey looking at her, and Yuko instinctively wanted to avoid his gaze.

But that won't work.

We cannot run away from it; we must face it calmly.

You can do it, Yuko.

Encouraging herself in this way, Yuko looked back directly and forced a smile. But this was the limit of her feigned smile. After the smile, Yuko lowered her gaze, pretended to be busy picking up her chopsticks. She reached for the eel, but another pair of chopsticks snatched it away. Looking up, she saw Mikey had already put the piece of eel in his mouth, chewing it on his own, his cheeks puffed out, and his expression innocent.

Yuko grabbed another piece, and Mikey used the same trick again.

Yuko changed targets, but as if anticipated, someone still snatched them away first.

She confirmed that Sano Manjiro did it on purpose.

He's angry.

I'm still angry. Yuko didn't believe it either, thinking to herself, "Do you think Sano Manjiro could eat all the food on this table?" So she chose a roundabout approach: "Mitani-kun, could you help me with that?"

She couldn't reach the dishes she mentioned, and even if Sano Manjiro stretched his arms until they cramped, he still couldn't reach them.

"OK." Mitani kindly picked up a piece of food for Yuko with his chopsticks.

Noticing something was amiss, Nono quietly nudged Yuko's side and whispered, "What's going on between you and Sano?"

"It's nothing," Yuko said vaguely, not telling her the truth. "He's probably a little unhappy because I caused Sano-kun to lose the match."

"I see." Nono believed Yuko's explanation and felt a little relieved. She casually comforted Yuko, "Don't mind him, he's spoiled by everyone."

Yuko asked, puzzled, "Spoiled?"

"Yes, because he's very strong, the invincible Mikey, so everyone relies on him."

Yuko repeated Nono's words in her mind: Invincible Mikey...

How strong does one have to be to earn such a title?

Is it made of steel and iron? Or does it have a heart that can't get hurt?

So he must be the strongest...

But he was the one who cried the most.

...

After lunch, everyone took a short rest. During this time, Yuko and Mitani used the tourist brochure provided by the hotel to decide where to go in the afternoon. Iriomote Island, adjacent to Ishigaki Island, is known as the Amazon of the Orient. It has lush vegetation, mangrove forests, and is home to many rare animals. It is a pristine island that has not been much developed by humans, and its natural ecological environment is very well preserved.

Everyone was going to Iriomote Island, but the girls planned to ride in a water buffalo cart across the island, while the boys wanted to go kayaking adventures.

What was convenient was that the hotel they stayed at was a high-end hotel in the area, which was connected with most tourist attractions, so they were able to easily book a boat to Iriomote Island. The hotel also thoughtfully provided them with a car to the pier.

They set off around 2 PM. The group, wearing red life jackets, sat on the ferry. The bow seats had already been taken by Mikey and his friends, who loved to play around. Yuko and the other two girls sat quietly in the cabin, with Mitani, Draken, and Apa sitting close to them.

The waves lapped against the hull of the boat, the sun shone brightly, and a few seagulls flew in the sky, occasionally skimming low over the surface of the sea and crying out. Sitting on the boat, floating on the sea, you could feel the unique salty and damp smell of the seawater in every breath.

Ye Ye and Emma were taking selfies in different poses, while the boys were just lazily taking pictures.

Yuko stared blankly at the bow of the ship, seemingly lost in thought. She was contemplating that her most urgent task was to become someone Sano Manjiro despised. She could cut her hair later, but acquiring vulgar language was a different story. However, just because she didn't know it didn't mean she couldn't learn. Now was the perfect opportunity, so she quietly asked Apa beside her, "Hayashi-kun, um, could you teach me some swear words?"

"Huh?" Apa was taken aback.

"What's wrong?" Mitani looked over curiously.

"You don't even know how to swear?" Apa looked at her incredulously. Because his voice was loud, everyone could hear him.

"No, I do know the vocabulary, I just haven't actually used it." Yuko hurriedly explained, then scratched her face awkwardly, struggling to organize her thoughts as she spoke, "It's just, I just wanted to make myself sound more imposing."

Mitani roughly understood what was going on, so he said, "Then you try saying a few words first."

At this moment, the others also looked over. Emma and Nono seemed to be looking forward to seeing her swear, and even Santu's attention was diverted to this side.

Yuko stammered, her face turning red, but she couldn't utter a single word. Draken then suggested, "Is it because you don't have anyone to yell at? You could try yelling at Mitani."

Mitani: "??? Why me?"

“Sit down and curse without any power, Yuko, you should stand up.” Nono loved this kind of excitement. She pulled Yuko up and helped her put her hands on her hips, instructing her, “Make a disgusted expression, like you’re gritting your teeth, and then use the rudest words you can think of.”

Yuko did as she was told, put one hand on her hip, pointed her index finger at Mitani forcefully, closed her eyes and shouted, "Mitani-kun, you bastard!"

The scene was quiet.

"You can't do this..." Mitani thought this was the most beautiful curse he had ever heard in his life.

"How can you use honorifics when you're swearing?" Nono eagerly made Yuko face the sea and lean on the railing. "Come on, practice facing the sea again, repeat after me—"

So Nono would say something, and Yuko would repeat it.

"You shit-playing bastard!"

"Play, shit bastard."

"dross!"

"dross…"

"A virgin!"

"Tong...is this an insult?"

Several men present inexplicably felt as if they had been shot in the knee.

Teaching her to use profanity didn't seem to work either, so Nono told her that if she wanted to become more imposing, she should start by not using honorifics.

So after disembarking, everyone had gotten used to Yuko not using honorifics and no longer adding "君" (kun) to her titles.

Since the two groups were heading to different places, the girls got off the bus first. Everyone had a cell phone, so it wouldn't be inconvenient to contact each other later.