In the end, Ai Xing left Jindu Academy, while Zhuo Yuan took Shu Le on a tour of the campus. Although Shu Le had considerable authority as a member of the Elite Four, Jindu Academy was still Zhuo Yuan's territory. To stay here any longer, Shu Le would inevitably need to build a good relationship with him.
Chu Xin did not trouble Shu Le. Instead, he returned to the Research Center and went to Chen Huan's laboratory.
"How was it? Did you enjoy your trip to the Wudang Gym? I heard you even entered a Kendo Tournament and won the championship?"
Chu Xin let out a dejected sigh and sat down on a chair in the laboratory, staring with dead-fish eyes at Chen Huan, who was clearly enjoying his misery.
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been press-ganged by the Wudang Gym into entering that Kendo Championship. All the experts from the various Dojos had been called away, leaving competitors of wildly varying skill levels. Entering was a waste of time."
Chen Huan listened to Chu Xin's complaints while quietly working on his experiment, nodding occasionally as though he were paying close attention.
With nothing else to do, Chu Xin told Chen Huan what had happened at the Kendo Championship. Although Genjiro's involvement had caused serious trouble, no one had imposed a gag order, so he simply recounted it as a story.
After listening to Chu Xin's account, Chen Huan looked somewhat surprised.
"I never expected the Kendo Championship in this world to be so exciting. If I'd known, I would have gone to watch. Unfortunately, I still had experiments to finish."
"Go if you want. I certainly don't want to go again."
Chu Xin grumbled quietly. He had expected the Kendo Championship to be full of experts,