How can you tolerate your girlfriend speaking up for another man?
Iron Sword grew increasingly resentful, his grip on the wooden sword tightening. Just as he was about to speak again, Mine Shizuka gently tugged at his sleeve: "Sword, stop fooling around. Tonight's focus is on Kid."
The old lady chimed in, "That's right! Yuzuru Hanyu is right here, don't let him laugh at us."
Then she turned to Yuzuru, her tone softening instantly, "Young man, if you're tired, shall I have the kitchen bring you some tea and snacks? Our family's wagashi (Japanese sweets) are a family heirloom, even Tokugawa Ieyasu said they were delicious!"
Yuzuru nodded, suppressing a laugh: "Thank you, Grandma. No need to trouble yourself. I'll prepare it with everyone else."
Conan watched from the side, facepalming in dismay—so the policeman who was just chased away, Uncle Mori who was disliked, and now Tekken who was being "differentiated" all became the "background" for Hanyu Nan's good looks.
He sighed helplessly. This world is so superficial...
It's hopeless, let it be destroyed.
The three little ones didn't pay any attention to these things. Mitsuhiko had already moved closer to Tetsuken and asked curiously, "Tetsuken, do you really know kendo? Can you show us?"
"Of course!" Mentioning his area of expertise, Tie Jian instantly perked up, forgetting his earlier annoyance, and raised his wooden sword, ready to unleash a stylish opening move. "Watch closely! This move is called—"
Before he could finish speaking, Feng Leilia appeared out of nowhere, precisely placing her hand on the back of his knife, her face expressionless: "Don't swing it around here. If you break anything, I'll deduct it from your allowance."
Iron Sword: "..."
He reluctantly put down his knife, secretly glared at Yuzuru, and whispered menacingly, "Hmph! Wait... wait until I'm back to normal in a few days, then I'll definitely fight you three hundred rounds!"
Yuzuru nodded with a smile: "Okay, I'll wait for you."
Last time, I only won a future son-in-law.
If I can teach my master a lesson for the son of her lifelong enemy, she would probably be very happy, right?
Such a great achievement definitely deserves a reward!
His wish wasn't big; he only had a small wish: to be with three people.
After all, there's a saying that goes, "Among three people walking together, there must be one who can teach me."
The words of a sage must be followed.
Thinking of this, Yuzuru's smile grew even brighter, and also more... meaningful.
.........
The martial arts hall was brightly lit.
Yuzuru leaned leisurely against the window, his gaze sweeping over the crowd who were busy preparing for Kidd's arrival, a smile playing on his lips as if he were enjoying the spectacle.
Kimie Shimabukuro stood quietly to his side, a little behind.
The shrine maiden's sleeves fluttered gently in the evening breeze. She frowned slightly as she gazed out the window at the courtyard shrouded in night.
"What's wrong?"
Yuzuru noticed her unusual behavior and asked in a low voice.
The shrine maiden shook her head slightly, her voice tinged with uncertainty: "My lord... the aura in the air is a bit strange. There's a kind of demonic energy... different from the demons in my house. It's faint, but it's definitely there."
After these days of training, her perception has far surpassed that of ordinary people, enabling her to detect subtle energy fluctuations in the environment.
Yu Sheng Nan followed her gaze to the depths of the courtyard, where the shadows of the trees swayed and looked somewhat eerie in the moonlight. He smiled knowingly and patted her hand reassuringly: "It's alright, I know what that is, don't worry."
Upon hearing this, Shimabukuro Kimie's tense shoulders relaxed slightly, but her eyes remained alert as she surveyed her surroundings.
—If the deity says it's alright, then it must be alright.
But as an all-around shrine maiden determined to take care of all the trivial matters of the gods, staying vigilant is a basic quality!
If the gods have to handle everything personally, then what's the point of having believers like us?
Do you want to eat dry food?
.........
Time ticked by, and while the adults were busy setting up defenses, the three little ones were getting restless.
"How boring..." Genta yawned loudly, his stomach rumbling in perfect unison. "When is Kid coming? I'm starving if he doesn't come soon."
"Genta! All you ever think about is eating!" Ayumi complained under her breath, then her eyes lit up as she made a suggestion that was destined to be recorded in the "Junior Detective League's History of Self-Destruction": "Let's go explore the yard! Maybe we can find Kid's secret passage ahead of time!"
Mitsuhiko agreed: "That makes sense! Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated! Junior Detective League, let's go!"
Conan had barely opened his mouth, and before he could utter the words "Don't go and cause trouble," three small figures had already darted off like unleashed huskies into the dark courtyard.
The shadows of the trees cast long, dappled patterns in the courtyard, and the moonlight, stingy with its rays, filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting scattered patches of light that only made the atmosphere more eerie.
"It's so dark here..."
Ayumi whispered, glancing back subconsciously.
"What are you afraid of!" Yuan Tai mustered his courage and walked ahead, waving his chubby arms. "Kid is probably afraid of the dark too, that's why he doesn't dare to come now! We're braver than him!"
Just then, Ayumi noticed that the bushes not far away moved unnaturally, and a colorful shadow flashed by in the shadows.
"Huh? What's that?" She stopped and pointed in that direction. "It looks like... a cat's tail? It's all flowery and so pretty!"
"A cat?" Mitsuhiko asked curiously, "In a place like this?"
"It might be a lost kitten!" Ayumi's compassion immediately welled up. "Let's go see if we can help it!"
The three children instantly forgot about Kidd and their mission, carefully parting the waist-high grass to get closer to the furry-looking creature nestled in the shadows.
"Little kitty? Don't be afraid..."
Ayumi called softly, reaching out to touch it—
The next second, the "cat" seemed to be woken up, and suddenly raised its head, revealing a huge, furry face with striking "king"-shaped markings and still sleepy eyes!
"Roar... (Who is disturbing my peaceful sleep?)" It yawned, revealing sharp fangs that gleamed coldly, enough to be used in a toothpaste commercial.
The air froze.
Three pairs of eyes filled with "love" met a pair of bewildered amber pupils belonging to the king of beasts.
After a second of deathly silence—
"A 'old, 'old tiger'!!!" The three of them let out a deafening scream that could lift the roof off, and scrambled backward as fast as a rocket launch!
"Tiger? Where's the tiger?! Has the predator come?!" The tiger itself was startled by the sudden noise and reflexively jumped up and ran after it!
After running a few steps, it suddenly stopped, its huge tiger face showing an extremely human-like expression of confusion, tilting its big head: "...Wait, it seems, I'm the tiger?"
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