Chapter 595

"Then, I'm leaving."

"Where to?"

"Secret."

After Konoe Hitomi finished speaking, she left.

Natsume Chikage also found this girl a bit hard to fathom.

Just a moment ago she said she had nothing to do, and now she turned around and said she was leaving.

But he didn't think much of it and turned back to the Collection Force.

He pushed the door open and entered.

The light in the club room was soft.

On the shelves against the wall, several more curious items collected by Xiyuanji Qilai were quietly displayed.

Beside them were literary books brought by Xuecun Lingyin, neatly stacked.

Of course, there was also the transparent box containing small snacks that Classmate Tengyuan Kui always left behind... it's just that this box usually emptied very quickly.

At this moment.

Xuecun Lingyin and Xiyuanji Qilai were each sitting at the table, immersed in novels.

The sound of the door opening made both of them look up simultaneously.

Seeing it was Natsume Chikage, they were both startled.

Their gazes turned in unison toward the round wall clock.

The hour hand had only moved about ten minutes.

Xiyuanji Qilai and Xuecun Lingyin exchanged a glance, their expressions slightly subtle.

After all, when school ended, he had just said he was going to the Kendo Force to participate in training.

But not much time had passed since then.

Isn't this return a bit too fast?

The two thought about it.

Both felt that the Kendo Force had lost a large number of key players due to the previous turmoil and perhaps had already given up on this tournament.

Asking Natsume-kun to go was probably just to make up the numbers to participate in the tournament, so as not to look too ugly.

And Natsume-kun had only been exposed to Kendo for a short time, with only ten days or so left until the tournament; the significance of crash training was indeed not great.

Returning so quickly, he probably just went to show his face, really just going through the motions, letting the other Kendo Force members get to know him.

Plus... deep down, they didn't really want him to go to the Kendo Force.

Returning early now was actually just what they wanted.

Xiyuanji Qilai curved her lips into a gentle arc and said softly:

"Natsume-kun, welcome back."

"How is... the situation over at the Kendo Force?"

Natsume Chikage shook his head and explained:

"When I went before, there were quite a few people in the club. Going again today, there were surprisingly only a few left."

"Besides me, only four seniors remain."

"Fortunately, the number is just enough to meet the minimum requirement of five people for the tournament."

"It can be considered a stroke of luck in misfortune."

Xuecun Lingyin raised her eyes from the book pages and asked softly:

"Speaking of which, although I know they had a conflict with others and many were injured, what is the specific reason... what exactly is it?"

Xiyuanji Qilai's eyes suddenly brightened, and her body leaned forward slightly:

"I'm also very curious!"

Natsume Chikage didn't hide it; he pulled out a chair and sat down, facing the two, and briefly narrated the ins and outs of the matter.

"... That's how it is."

"Although Captain Sugiyama asked me to keep it confidential, this is, after all, an internal scandal of the Kendo Force... it's enough that you know, please don't spread it."