Date a Parallel Case 2: Kendo
“—Ah! I give up!”
Snap! Accompanied by such a sound, the referee’s voice rang around the kendo dojo.
Itsuka Shido felt the blunt flow through his helmet and removed it.
“…Ugh, I lost again.”
Shido finished speaking reluctantly and the student he’d been facing removed her mask and leaned over him.
“What are you talking about, Shido? You have been improving steadily bit by bit. It’s getting harder for me as well.”
After she finished speaking, the Kendo master, Yatogami Tohka smiled.
Shido was taken by surprise by her smile and coughed a little before speaking again.
“But I haven’t managed to beat you… how did you get so strong?”
“Probably by exercising every day.”
“So that’s what it is… Incidentally, what else do you do outside of regular training?”
“Muu? Aside from regular training…”
After he finished, Tohka passed her bamboo sword in her hand to Shido.
“? What the—?!”
Before he could finish speaking, Shido collapsed on the spot. The reason why was simple: the bamboo sword Tohka gave him was as heavy as an iron block.
“Not just that.”
Tohka took off her armor and passed it to Shido as well. After putting it on, Shido could barely stand up as he wiped the sweat from his forehead.
“You, did you fight with this kind of gear… In other words, my head was not hit…”
“Because I don’t want to hurt my opponent. I had to hold back the momentum of the bamboo sword at the last moment to reduce the impact—”
“Also, my uniforms, shoes, bags, and even all of my casual clothes are all specially made.”
“…”
Shido frowned as he continued wiping the sweat from his forehead. He didn’t expect such a huge gap in strength.
However, Shido was not someone who gave up.
“I want to be as strong as you! Can you teach me that same exercise method?”
“What, are you serious? Although it might be a little strange to me, is it that challenging to do?”
“If it can help me get stronger…!”
“Well, if that’s the case then I won’t stop you.”
After she finished speaking, Tohka made her way towards her locker and then pulled out what seemed to be bread.
“Everything must be specially made. Eat this today, first.”
“This is…?”
Shido was shocked after receiving it, “Eh?!”
It was no surprise that it was like bread. What did surprise him was that it weighed the same as iron.
“This is kinako bread made especially for me! It’s my staple food!”
“For exercise… Even the bread is so heavy? Can you eat this stuff?”
“Of course. Muu, but I won’t force you.”
“…! No, it’s okay. If it’s to get stronger…”
Shido steeled his resolve and took a bite of the bread. The texture was very dense. He had to endure and it was all he could do to stop his jaw from being dislocated from chewing, before swallowing. Although it tasted like ordinary soy flour bread so it was essentially the same, Shido had a sense of both peace and a sense of foreboding.
“Oh! It’s good food! Then, tomorrow, I will introduce you to the armor-making shop!”
“Hoo, Hua…”
Shido nodded slowly as he felt the pressure on his stomach from inside.
—The next day. Shido requested a temporary leave due to a mysterious sudden-onset stomach pain forcing him to temporarily put the exercise to the side.
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