Looking Smug in the Back
「You’ve really gotten the hang of disrupting your opponent, Kou. At first, when you took a stance similar to the old three-point guard, I thought you were just going to turtle up and wait it out. Made me nervous.」
「That kind of tactic crumbles in a single thrust. Like I said from the start.」
So said Hyoue and Yasuyuki, both putting on their smug old-master faces as they watched the ceremony on a monitor.
The three-point guard stance had already been banned from middle school kendo by the late 2000s, back in their day.
「You had no doubt Kou would win, Hyoue-san.」
「Course not. He’s not the same Kou from the Asia War anymore. He’s got the composure to adapt instantly to whatever gets thrown at him. That’s the mark of someone who’s crossed death and lived.」
Hyoue chuckled, warmth in his voice. In Kou’s growth, he couldn’t help but see a glimpse of his
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