Chapter 10: Thigh-slapping Friends
“These forearm lines, this deltoid, this deltoid major, this latissimus dorsi, although the thickness isn’t great but the shape is simply perfect…”
In the dojo partition, Lili Zi touched and pinched Shangshan Che’s body, looking amazed.
“How is it that like iron-pumping muscle guys, you’re focusing on all those weird muscles.”
Shangshan Che grumbled inwardly, then took off his school uniform shirt, picked up the dōgi and held out his hands to Lili Zi: “Come on, don’t hold back just because I’m a delicate flower!”
Lili Zi’s small face blushed slightly, but soon she took the dōgi and carefully helped Shangshan Che put it on, asking while dressing him: “Shangshan Jun, how did you train to become like this?”
The answer was Hannya’s power of Ghost God and Ki-Gong Technique.
Of course Shangshan Che couldn’t say that, so he casually replied: “Maybe because of talent.”
But who would have thought Lili Zi would nod in strong agreement, sighing: “Talent…”
“Talent dogs should all die.”
The girl turned her head away and spat very quietly.
Shangshan Che stared at her: “Did you say something just now?”
Lili Zi blinked, expressionless as she tied Shangshan Che’s hakama belt and waistband tightly: “No, nothing.”
“Since Shangshan Jun this is your first time holding a sword, you won’t wear protective gear.”
Shangshan Che recalled the club members in the dojo wearing protective gear and practicing with bamboo swords, and said: “Lili Zi, if you want to hit me, just say so directly.”
“If I wanted to, I’d just do it.”
Lili Zi picked up the bamboo sword wanting to calm her mind, but her peripheral vision caught Shangshan Che turning around to reveal his golden ratio physique.
She thought about how she had trained from childhood to now, over a dozen years, and was still far from this physique, while Shangshan Che seemed to have achieved it in just a few months.
So subconsciously, Lili Zi swung the bamboo sword in her hand.
Smack!
Shangshan Che stumbled and knelt on the ground, feeling a burning pain in his butt.
He turned his head back in confusion, meeting the expressionless Lili Zi’s gaze.
—Wait, you really just do it when you say you will?
Lili Zi emptily gripped her palm in confusion, as if only now realizing what good deed she had done.
She realized suddenly: “Shangshan Jun, jealousy really does make people lose all composure.”
Shangshan Che’s eyebrow twitched, he was silent for a moment about to speak when he saw Lili Zi hand him the bamboo sword, then turn around, lie down and stick out her full buttocks.
Shangshan Che: “Huh?”
Lili Zi turned her head back, seriously saying: “Shangshan Jun, you hit my butt hard too, consider it even between us!”
Shangshan Che hesitated slightly: “Uh…”
Lili Zi raised her eyebrows and slapped her buttocks hard: “Come on, hurry! Don’t let something small like this leave Shangshan Jun you with resentment and delay the upcoming training!”
Since she put it that way, Shangshan Che couldn’t refuse.
He gripped the sword with both hands: “Then I won’t hold back.”
The girl gritted her teeth: “Come!”
Shangshan Che had no intention of going easy, just like swinging a baseball bat, he swung the sword and heavily struck the center of Lili Zi’s two butt cheeks.
“Ouch ouch ouch!”
Lili Zi couldn’t hold back and cried out, her expression twisted, eyes rolling from the pain.
And at that moment, a voice from outside the partition approached faintly: “Tokugawa, it’s time for everyone to practice with you…”
“It’s Teacher Kondo!”
Lili Zi wanted to stand up directly and put on an expressionless face, but Shangshan Che’s strike was merciless, leaving her legs weak and unable to straighten her waist from the pain.
Whoosh~
The partition’s wooden door was pulled open, and the Kendo Club’s instructor Kondo Hideya stood in the doorway, staring dumbfounded at the scene inside the partition.
This middle-aged man over forty opened his mouth, suddenly finding his language system lacking, not knowing what to say.
Shangshan Che put down the bamboo sword, thought for a moment and tried to explain: “Um…”
Kondo Hideya silently looked at the two, first turned back to confirm no students were paying attention here, then put on a stern face and said seriously but quietly:
“You two tidy up! Come to my office right now!”
The two exchanged a glance, limping while clutching their butts as they walked out of the partition.
……
After seeing the two enter, Kondo Hideya closed the office door himself.
“You, what’s your name!”
Once the excellently soundproofed door was closed, Kondo Hideya loudly asked Shangshan Che.
Shangshan Che answered truthfully.
Kondo Hideya frowned upon hearing it, looking at Tokugawa Ririko: “This is the ‘transfer student’ you mentioned this morning?”
“Yes.”
The walk had mostly dissipated the butt pain, so Tokugawa Ririko answered expressionlessly: “He’s here now, so trouble Teacher Kondo to handle the procedures for him.”
“Procedures!?”
Kondo Hideya angrily slammed the table: “Tokugawa! Do you even understand the situation!”
He roared: “Before afternoon class, go do 1000 sword swings for me!”
“And you!” Kondo Hideya looked at Shangshan Che who was sneakily pulling out his mobile phone to check how long until afternoon class, “Didn’t you want to join the Kendo Club! Go run laps on the field until afternoon class, let me see your spirit!”
Shangshan Che raised an eyebrow, this instructor’s way of speaking had a strong Showa vibe.
This is the 21st century, not to mention this was purely a misunderstanding, even if he and Lili Zi were really hugging in the partition, what relation was that, just normal interaction between boy and girl.
Lili Zi raised her hand: “Teacher Kondo, this matter actually has nothing to do with Shangshan Jun, I’ll go run twenty extra laps.”
Holy crap.
Lili Zi was even proactively taking his punishment for him, this was a true brother who could share hardships.
These two days he definitely had to take Lili Zi for hot pot or Korean BBQ Restaurant.
Kondo Hideya’s gaze shifted between the two, he sneered: “Since you two are so close, why not run laps under the sun together, perfect to warm up your emotion.”
Lili Zi frowned, about to say don’t waste someone else’s time, I’ll run fifty laps and do 2000 sword swings later.
But Shangshan Che answered loudly first: “Guaranteed to complete the mission!”
“Very good, lots of spirit!”
Kondo Hideya’s expression softened a bit: “Don’t let me catch you slacking, now go!”
Shangshan Che pulled Lili Zi out of the office, just before reaching the field, the girl asked puzzled: “Shangshan Jun, time is precious now, why take the blame for my mistake?”
Shangshan Che patted his chest: “When there’s trouble, bros share the burden, how could I sell you out.”
Lili Zi fell deep in thought, while Shangshan Che who saw the option to enter Eternal World light up again didn’t disturb her, just ran laps.
A long time later, after the afternoon class bell rang.
Tokugawa Ririko, whose dōgi was soaked with sweat, fanned herself with her hand and suddenly asked:
“So what kind of friendship do we have now?”
The nearly exhausted Shangshan Che answered weakly:
“Friends who’ve smacked butts.”
Lili Zi, who had always been expressionless, was stunned for a moment, savored the phrase several times and finally couldn’t hold it in, burying her face in Shangshan Che’s shoulder and laughing muffledly.
