Chapter 10: The Friendship of Striking Buttocks

"These forearm lines, these deltoids, these teres major, these lats — although the width isn't great, the form is simply perfect……"

In the dojo partition, Shizuku was touching and kneading Uesugi Toru's body, looking amazed.

"How is it like a iron-lifting macho man, the muscles you focus on are all those weird ones."

Uesugi Toru cursed in his heart, then took off his school uniform shirt, picked up the kendo uniform and spread his hands toward Shizuku: "Come on, don't hold back just because I'm a delicate flower!"

Shizuku's small face turned slightly red, but she quickly took the kendo uniform and carefully put it on Uesugi Toru, asking while dressing him: "Uesugi-kun, how did you train to become like this?"

The answer is Prajna's demon-god power and kiai jutsu.

Uesugi Toru naturally couldn't say that, he casually replied: "Maybe it's because of talent."

Who would have thought Shizuku would actually nod in strong agreement, sighing: "Talent……"

"Anyone with talent deserves to die."

The girl turned her head away, spitting in an extremely low voice.

Uesugi Toru stared at her: "Did you just say something?"

Shizuku blinked, expressionlessly tying Uesugi Toru's hakama belt and waist belt tight: "No, nothing at all."

"Since Uesugi-kun this is your first time holding a sword, I won't have you wear protective gear."

Uesugi Toru recalled those club members in the dojo wearing protective gear and practicing with bamboo swords, and said: "Shizuku, if you want to beat me you can just say so."

"If I wanted to, I'd just do it directly."

Shizuku picked up a bamboo sword wanting to calm her mind, but from the corner of her eye she caught sight of Uesugi Toru's golden-ratio physique revealed as he turned around.

She thought she had practiced from childhood, for ten-odd years, yet was still far from this form, while Uesugi Toru seemed to have achieved it in just a few months.

So subconsciously, Shizuku swung the bamboo sword in her hand.

Slap!

Uesugi Toru staggered and knelt on the ground, only feeling a burning pain in his buttocks.

He turned his head back in puzzlement, facing the expressionless Shizuku.

——Wait, you really do it just like that?

And Shizuku puzzlingly made an empty grip with her palm, as if only now realizing what she had done.

She had a realization: "Uesugi-kun, so jealousy really makes a person's face become ugly."

Uesugi Toru's eyebrow twitched, he was silent for a moment and about to speak when he saw Shizuku hand over the bamboo sword, then turn around and lie down, sticking up her plump buttocks.

Uesugi Toru: "Ah?"

Shizuku looked back, seriously saying: "Uesugi-kun, you also hit my buttocks hard, let's call it even between us two!"

Uesugi Toru hesitated slightly: "Uh……"

Shizuku raised her eyebrows, forcefully slapping her buttocks: "Come on, hurry up! Don't let Uesugi-kun you hold a grudge over such a small matter, delaying the training later!"

Since she put it that way, Uesugi Toru couldn't very well refuse.

He gripped the sword with both hands: "Then I won't be polite."

The girl bit her teeth tight: "Come!"

Uesugi Toru had not a shred of pity for the fair sex, just like playing baseball, he swung the sword out, heavily hitting the exact center of Shizuku's two buttocks.

"Ow ow ow!"

Shizuku couldn't hold back a cry, her expression twisted, eyes rolling from the pain.

And just then, a voice faintly approached from outside the partition: "Tokugawa, it's already time for everyone to practice with you……"

"It's Teacher Kondo!"

Shizuku wanted to stand up directly and put on an expressionless face, but Uesugi Toru's this strike was truly merciless, causing her to now be in so much pain her legs went weak and her waist couldn't straighten up.

Crash~

The partition's wooden door was pulled open, Kendo Club's instructor Kondo Eiji stood at the doorway, staring stunned at the scene inside the partition.

This middle-aged man over forty opened his mouth, suddenly discovering his language system seemed lacking, really not knowing what to say.

Uesugi Toru put down the bamboo sword, pondered a moment then tried to explain: "That……"

Kondo Eiji silently watched the two, first turning back to confirm no students were paying attention this way, then straightened his face and said seriously and quietly:

"You two tidy up! Come to my office right now!"

The two looked at each other, limping while covering their buttocks as they walked out of the partition.

……

After seeing the two enter, the office door was actively closed by Kondo Eiji.

"You, what's your name!"

Once the heavily soundproofed door was closed, Kondo Eiji loudly asked Uesugi Toru.

Uesugi Toru answered truthfully.

Hearing this, Kondo Eiji frowned, looking at Tokugawa Ririko: "This is that 'transfer student' you mentioned this morning?"

"Yes."

The walking along the way had already mostly eliminated the buttock pain, so Tokugawa Ririko expressionlessly answered: "Since he's come all this way, just trouble Teacher Kondo to handle the procedures for him."

"Procedures!?"

Kondo Eiji angrily slapped the table hard: "Tokugawa! Do you understand what the situation is!"

He shouted: "Before afternoon class, go give me 1000 practice swings!"

"And you!" Kondo Eiji looked at Uesugi Toru who was secretly taking out his phone to check how long until afternoon class, "You want to join the Kendo Club! Go run on the playground until afternoon class, let me see your guts!"

Uesugi Toru raised an eyebrow, this instructor's way of speaking has such a Showa flavor.

This is the 21st century now, not to mention this is purely a misunderstanding, even if he and Shizuku really were hugging in the partition what does it matter, just normal dating between man and woman.

Shizuku raised her hand: "Teacher Kondo, this matter actually has nothing to do with Uesugi-kun, I'll run twenty more laps."

Damn it.

Shizuku even voluntarily took the collective punishment for him; this is a true brother who can share hardship.

These two days I'll definitely drag Shizuku to a hot pot or barbecue place for a good meal.

Kondo Eiji's gaze kept shifting between the two, and he gave a cold smile: "Since you two are so close, why not run laps together under the sun? It'll warm up your feelings nicely."

Shizuku frowned, about to say not to waste anyone else's time, I'll run fifty laps and swing two thousand times myself later.

Uesugi Toru answered loudly first: "I guarantee completion of the task!"

"Very good, full of spirit!"

Kondo Eiji's expression softened a bit: "Don't let me catch you slacking off. Now, go!"

Uesugi Toru pulled Shizuku out of the Office, and just before they reached the Playground, the girl asked puzzled: "Uesugi-kun, time is precious now, why are you taking the blame for my mistake?"

Uesugi Toru patted his chest: "Brothers in arms share the burden together; how could I sell you out?"

Shizuku fell into deep thought, and Uesugi Toru, seeing the option 【Entering the Common World】 light up again, did not disturb her, merely running laps.

Long time, after the class bell rang in the afternoon.

Tokugawa Ririko, sweat-soaked in her Kendo uniform, fanned herself with a Hand fan, then asked suddenly:

"Then what kind of friendship do we count as now?"

The nearly exhausted Uesugi Toru answered weakly:

"Hit buttocks friendship, I guess."

Shizuku, who had always been expressionless, froze for a moment, and after recalling this word several times finally couldn't hold back, burying her face against Uesugi Toru's Shoulder and laughing muffledly.

End of Chapter