Chapter 142: Another Slacker

"Thunder Master?!"

Minami Matsunaga recognized Kimura Kazuki with just a glance. His face was full of excitement as the Thunder Master was really related to the Yagyu Kendo Gym.

Yagyu Kenichiro looked at Kimura Kazuki sympathetically.

Reporters were the uncrowned king in the society, they were tough to deal with. Like the sword saint, they could neither be beaten nor scolded.

Yagyu Shizuka quickly ran to the front of Kimura Kazuki and stared at Minami Matsunaga. Kimura Kazuki was here to teach her Kendo. Thus, she did not want her teacher to get pestered by the reporter.

She would even use force to protect her teacher if she felt it was necessary.

Minami Matsunaga was very excited as he did not expect that he would get to meet the Thunder Master. He came to Kimura Kazuki but left some distance between them since there was still a young lady standing between them.

However, Yagyu Shizuka was too tiny, and hence Yagyu Kenichiro could only see both Kimura Kazuki and Minami Matsunaga from his perspective. As for his daughter, she was totally gone.

"Thunder Master, can I ask you a few questions?" Since he did not know Kimura Kazuki's name, Minami Matsunaga could only call him by the name of the character he cosplayed.

"Kimura will do," Kimura Kazuki said calmly. "I can only answer one question. Please leave after you are done with your question."

He could have just ignored him and entered the Yagyu Kendo Gym. He was pretty sure that he would not dare to break into the residence. However, if he rejected, he would probably come here every day, which would be annoying. Furthermore, he was a member of the society, and hence he could not beat him up like how he treated delinquents.

Thus, he allowed him to ask him a question and leave once he is done. This was a philosophy of life. However, if he still kept on bugging him, then he would not let him get away.

Minami Matsunaga was stunned. He then struggled and asked, "Can I ask a few more? I have lots of questions!" Kimura Kazuki shook his head and remained silent.

"Alright," said Minami Matsunaga as he saw his firm attitude. Then, he scratched his head and eliminated the questions one by one in his mind. All the questions concerning the Yagyu Flying Sword Style were eliminated.

It seems like the TV station wants to make an informative program about the styles of Kendo. But how is it possible for one to know anything about a style of Kendo with just one question?

"What's the matter with you? Can you hurry up and ask your question?" After waiting for a while, Yagyu Shizuka lost her patience. He was dragging his feet, and it was a waste of their time. He was such a slow man.

Hearing this, Minami Matsunaga subconsciously looked at Kimura Kazuki. He was stunned when he saw the clothes Kimura was wearing.

Is this... school uniform?

At that moment, Minami Matsunaga suddenly thought of something and asked in excitement, "Kimura-san, will you participate in the Jade Dragon Flag Competition?"

Although Kimura Kazuki did not understand why he asked this, he still answered bluntly, "Yes."

"Thank you!" After Minami Matsunaga received his reply, he thanked him and quickly left with light steps.

Seeing this, although Kimura Kazuki was puzzled... he did not continue to think about it.

When he and Yagyu Shizuka reached the Kendo Gym, he could clearly feel the young lady's excitement.

After he entered, he refused the ceremony of apprenticeship hosted by Yagyu Kenichiro. Kimura Kazuki said, "I get paid for this. Hence, it is similar to tutoring, and Yagyu Shizuka is my student. I will teach her seriously. As for the matter of taking me as a master, just forget about it."

Japan attached great importance in the relationship of a master and apprentice that it was almost pertinacious. Such a relationship between masters and apprentices in Japan was sometimes more important than the relationship between father and son.

For instance, if you are an apprentice of a Ramen Master and your master thinks that you are ready to go off after a few years of learning, you must invite your master and allow your master to check on your store and skills once you have your own store. If your master does not show up, it means that the master did not take you as his disciple, and it would be shameful.

Moreover, in Japan, it was a taboo for apprentices to fight against their masters. It was a matter that was unimaginable in Japan. Even so, the apprentice would be despised by their peers and would even get banned by the trade organization.

Disciples must be respectful to their masters, while the masters must do their best in teaching all their skills to their disciples. Thus, the relationship between master and apprentice was a lifetime matter.

Kimura Kazuki thought that he did not need to place a shackle on himself. He was used to the freedom, and it felt good to be alone.

As for whether he would get married in the future, he never gave it much thought.

Yagyu Kenichiro was stunned. Then, he put up a wry smile, "Alright."

As for Yagyu Shizuka, she had no negative emotions and was even happy about it. The reason why she refused to take Kimura Kazuki as her master before this was because she felt that she did not need a master as she would be the best in the future! By having a master, she would be setting a shackle for herself. In the end, she would need to respect someone who was not as good as her, and she felt disgusted by just thinking about it.

Even though she was defeated by Kimura Kazuki and was convinced wholeheartedly, she still refused to take him as her master... It was just that a loser was in no position to speak and give opinions, so she would not have her opinion be known to her father.

Now that Kimura Kazuki did not want to be her master, it hit the right note with her.

With her gifted talent, she believes that once she has mastered the Yagyu Flying Sword Style, Kimura Kazuki would be no match for her. Thus at the current stage, her goal was to master the Yagyu Flying Sword Style, and then she would have a competition with Mr. Kimura to see who is the best.

Although that was what she thought, Yagyu Shizuka knew that she was now just a little brother in front of Kimura Kazuki. So, she obediently sat on her knees and bowed respectfully.

Since she was just acknowledging him as a teacher instead of taking him as a master, thus the ritual was simple.

Of course, it was perfectly fine not to have the ritual. However, the Yagyu family was traditional, and the ritual was a much-needed tradition. After it ended, Yagyu Kenichiro sighed in relief and said, "Kimura-Kun, please give me your bank account number. I will pay the first salary you requested tomorrow." After that, he took out three contracts to be signed by Kimura Kazuki.

Kimura Kazuki took the contracts and had a look at it. He found out that it was not as complicated as the commercial contract. It was clear and had no traps. Thus, he signed his name on it.

Yagyu Kenichiro left a copy of the contract to Kimura Kazuki and smiled, "Then, I will get going... I'll-" As he was saying, he suddenly thought of something else and smiled, "Kimura-Kun, do you want to stay for dinner?"

"No thanks," Kimura Kazuki rejected with a smile. Then, he looked at Yagyu Shizuka and asked, "Shizuka, before we begin, I have a question for you. How well do you understand the acupoints of the human body?"

"Acupoints?" Yagyu Shizuka thought of something and put up a long face, "Do we need to understand this to learn the Yagyu Flying Sword Style?" She then looked at her father... How come her father did not tell her this in advance?

Yagyu Kenichiro quickly shook his hands, "Don't look at me. The 'Rainstorm Style' our family has is incomplete, so there is no mention of this". Otherwise, he would have made her daughter memorize all the acupoints since she was young.

"Rainstorm, Drizzle, and Vibrative, these are the three elementary styles. All of these are related to the acupoints of the human body. To learn the Yagyu Flying Sword Style, you will need to familiarize yourself with all the acupoints."

After Kimura Kazuki finished talking, he saw Yagyu Shizuka's eyes go dull, and she collapsed onto the ground. She felt that she was hopeless in defeating the teacher.

Yagyu Kenichiro met Kimura Kazuki's gaze and smiled bitterly, "My daughter has bad results in school. Moreover... she hates memorizing stuff."

Great... another slacker.