404 / 405. Her in the Fog

Motoko looked up tremblingly and saw Tsuruko's terrifying, lifeless eyes.

"Aaaaaah! I'm going to be killed!"

"Who wants to kill you! You're staying here this holiday to undergo hellish training!"

"Oh oh oh ah ah ah ah! I don't want it anymore, la la la!"

With tears streaming down her face, Motoko sprang up and rushed outside, but was instantly swallowed up by Tsuruko's breath.

Shuya and Ayase watched as Motoko was dragged into the secret training area behind the dojo by Tsuruko, who was acting like a dead dog, laughing.

The screams were incessant.

But soon Motoko's voice disappeared again.

Tsuruko re-entered the dojo, smiling at Ayase, and said, "My unworthy sister is all ready. Now let me see how you've progressed, Ayase."

"Yes, okay!"

Ayase (trembling) drew her sword and entered the dojo, where she began to fight Tsuruko.

Tsuruko didn't treat Ayase the same way Motoko.

Ayase is considered half her disciple, but she won't inherit the most core skill, Demon-Slaying Sword Second Blade.

Therefore, even if Tsuruko is strict with her, she will never reach the level of Motoko.

Ayase has always worked very hard, Shuya has been generous in teaching her.

Her progress pleased Tsuruko.

After observing Ayase's progress, Tsuruko began teaching her swordsmanship and also helped Ayase with physical training.

After training with Ayase, Shuya also went down to the arena and sparred with Tsuruko.

But Ayase said she had never seen such a flirtatious swordsmanship before.

Time flies.

It was dinnertime.

Motoko did not appear; she was still undergoing grueling, hellish training.

After Tsuruko treated Shuya and Ayase to a good meal, Ayase tactfully left early.

After she left, blushing, the atmosphere between Shuya and Tsuruko became ambiguous.

"Shall we go?"

"Um."

Tsuruko chuckled softly and took Shuya to go take a bath together...

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Section 437, Chapter 405: Her in the Fog

"Ugh, this is so hard for me..."

After a day of training, Motoko lay on her bed, unable to move a single finger, murmuring in despair.

What made her feel even more listless was that Tsuruko had ordered the furnishings of her room to be changed.

At first glance...

Muscular men, muscular men, muscular men... They're all bodybuilders!

This must be what they call "abandoned treatment."

A treatment that ignores the patient's suffering; cruel and violent.

Motoko stared at the bed sheet; it wasn't a muscular man pattern, but rather a design of Shuya.

The patterned eyes silently looked back at her.

Yes, only the pattern on the bed is Shuya.

Motoko felt nauseous.

"No, I just remembered! How could something that big possibly go in?!"

"Unclean! Perverted!"

She struggled in bed, but her exhausted body wouldn't allow her to resist.

She fell asleep in a blanket covered with images of Shuya.

"Waaah... That wretched Inoue- kun..."

Motoko shed tears.

Gradually, she began to dream.

In her hazy dream, she seemed to have become a man.

Yes... once she becomes a man, she won't have to be afraid of men anymore...

Tuesday.

The Shinmeiryu Dojo is closed today.

Shuya and Tsuruko went on a date, Motoko continued her training, and Ayase trained according to the curriculum designed by Tsuruko.

Tsuruko didn't change her clothes; she was still wearing the white and red kendo uniform, similar to that of a shrine maiden.

The two of them didn't have any plans for today; they just wanted to have fun.

Shuya led Tsuruko along the historic streets.

Because it was Golden Week, Kyoto was packed with people.

After strolling around the city for a while, they took a car to visit the Arashiyama. After that, they went down the mountain and walked to the Togetsukyo Bridge to see the Katsura River.

Seeing that many people were renting boats for fun, Shuya rented a small boat with Tsuruko and they went boating around.

Shuya was playing like this for the first time, but he quickly got the hang of it.

Tsuruko sat upright opposite him, glancing at Shuya, then at the scenery, with a smile on her face.

After playing for a while, the two disembarked.

Where would you like to go next?

Shuya asked.

Tsuruko took his hand and scratched his palm with her fingers.

She laughed and said, "How about... we go exploring in the mountains?"

"Sure, I love adventure."

Shuya and Tsuruko shook off the surveillance personnel from the Supernatural Bureau and ventured deep into Arashiyama...

When she came out again, Tsuruko's face was flushed from the exercise.

She held onto Shuya's arm and walked slowly, content.

They played all day and didn't return to the dojo until after 8 p. m.

Ayase was practicing her swordsmanship at the dojo when she saw the two returning from afar. She went out to greet them, saying, "Senpai, Shita, you're back! Did you have fun today?"

"I'm very happy."

"Um."

Shuya and Tsuruko nodded in unison, their smiles carrying an ambiguous undertone.

"We're going to take a shower, you can continue."

"OK."

Ayase nodded and watched them walk into the courtyard behind the dojo.

Shuya and Tsuruko soaked in the hot spring together, and didn't come out until much later.

Shuya had a very satisfying day with his packed schedule.

After having a late-night snack and chatting for a while, we went back to our room to rest together.

Tsuruko was holding Shuya and Shuya sleeping soundly.

Ayase had a good day of training and was also well-rested.

Only Motoko endured the torment; her fear showed no signs of abating.

"Mmm, oh... men, men, men, men, men, men, men everywhere..."

She lay in bed, her mind filled with images of muscular men striking various bodybuilding poses.

Motoko finally managed to fall asleep...

She seemed to be observing someone from a third-person perspective, though it was all very subtle.

A man.

A man who looks so much like her, people would believe he was her twin.

Motoko watched him live his life, go to school, practice swordsmanship, and be forced by his brother to treat his fear of women...

As I watched, dawn broke.

"What exactly is that...?"

Since she didn't retain many memories from the dream, Motoko was only puzzled for a moment. In addition, she was immediately forced to train again, so she didn't mention it to anyone.

Shuya is leaving today too; happy times always seem to fly by.

Tsuruko and Ayase saw Shuya off at the station, watched him enter the station, and then went back.

Shuya had tried inviting Tsuruko to live with him, but she wasn't interested.

She still wanted to stay in Kyoto to teach swordsmanship.

Everyone has their own ambitions, Shuya wouldn't force her. He just told Tsuruko to keep an eye on Motoko's mental state and to notify him if anything seemed amiss.

However, he was unaware that the change he had anticipated had already occurred...

Shuya had work immediately after returning to Chiba on Wednesday.

It's about the inclusion of new songs.

In the afternoon, Shuya met his Little Senior Sister at the company.

"Hey? Little Senior Sister, you look better?"

"Hmm... I've been keeping a more regular schedule lately."

"Wow, Little Senior Sister, you actually manage to maintain a regular sleep schedule?"

Shuya made a teasing remark, but the Little Senior Sister pouted and huffed, "Isn't it all because of junior brother..."

She muttered something and decided to punish Shuya for five minutes to make him reflect on his mistakes.

"???"

Shuya.

He didn't ask, since his Little Senior Sister seemed fine, and he wouldn't force her to say anything if she didn't want to.

When it came to actual work, the Little Senior Sister's attitude returned to normal.

The Little Senior Sister and Shuya kept recording the song.

She was very strict with music, Shuya thought he sang quite well, but his Little Senior Sister still found many faults with him.

What I thought would be an easy job turned into a grueling battle.