
Hiro listened carefully to Akira's story. Her mother told her that she used to be close friends with Katashi. Akira seemed silent for a moment. Stare blankly at the window.
"Our friendship was tenuous because Katashi was more busy with her work. He acts like a rich man in general, acting as if he does not know me and your father.." said Akira, then busy himself to prepare food. He just stopped the story.
Hiro made a probing look. He felt that there was something strange about Akira's explanation. He said there were still things his mother covered up. Shima's arrival from behind the door, then made him more and more urgently ask.
The sound of Gagaku music is back. "Where did the music come from?" ask Hiro curious.
"At the side, this hospital does use it as a tool to calm patients," Shima explained while taking peaches from a parcel given by Izumi.
Hiro shrugged his head. He could not dispute the information Shima said. Because the traditional music has indeed been credited to wake him earlier.
After a week, Hiro was released from the hospital. He had also heard the news about Junko. The glasses girl is in jail. Nakagawa's family will certainly make his life suffer. Moreover, Junko desperate to commit murder to Izumi.
Hiro can go back to school. Now he and Shima step foot into the school environment. Hiro's presence immediately received a friendly reception from most of the school's residents.
Not as usual. Hiro was treated like a hero. His name is becoming more popular. If he now gains everyone's sympathy, it means Junko should instead receive a lot of resentment.
"Shima, everyone is so overrated!" hiro whispered into Shima's ear.
"No. They are acting normal. Isn't it good for you?" reply Shima while embracing Hiro's shoulder. Both of them immediately entered the class.
The first lesson is sports. All students are required to go to a closed field located side by side with the school hall.
A teacher named Ryo was already preparing to wear a brown-tipped Judo suit. All the disciples were told to march in front of him.
"Today, we're going to do an actual martial sport. Because I'm sure, in the previous weeks you've learned a lot!" ryo said while observing the faces of his students who were busy talking to each other.
Same with Hiro and Shima. Those who are not in school for too long do not know. Even Judo martial will sounded foreign to Hiro's ears. Especially for a Shima.
"If you're not related to the incident with Izumi, maybe I've been taught martial arts from you" Shima lamented with a sour face.
"You talking about me?" Izumi, who had been standing at the back, heard Shima's words.
"You were there?" hiro turned back to look at Izumi. The girl was certainly inseparable from her two close friends. Eri and Ashami.
Izumi smiled and nodded her head. His attitude was very friendly to Hiro, but very strict towards Shima.
Prok! Prok! Prok!
Ryo did an applause so that all of his students could be quiet soon.
"Why are you so noisy? c'mon fast! better change clothes, and remember to wear white belts if you are a beginner. Except for Seika and Haori, who are already good at practicing!" said Ryo proud of his two martial arts students.
"It looks like Judo is a fairly new martial art" Hiro added. His eyes moved in different directions to observe everyone. Especially Ryo.
"Yes, you could say so. His name is Kano Jigoro. He developed the ancient technique of jujitsu in 1882. That was the beginning of what he named this martial art as Judo. So that this martial arts is also increasingly popular in the world scene." Izumi suddenly stood next to Hiro, and gave an explanation that made Hiro curious.
Hiro's eyes were perfectly rounded. "aaah... Jujitsu, as I expected, there was no way people today would create their own martial moves without resting on their ancestral heritage!" hiro's comment now boasted a smile. His confidence instantly rose drastically. As a ninja, he certainly had a lot of martial arts, and including Jujitsu himself.
From Hiro's knowledge, Jujitsu is a flexible martial art. Not prioritizing strength, but rather prioritizing deception in his movements. Including from attack, stalk, and lockdown.
Ryo had his students gather. He advised the students who were willing to present themselves to appear as the opening act. Two expert students like Seiko and Haori certainly raised their hands. But not only them this time, because there was one man who was confident in raising his hand.
He is Hiro, a student who has always been considered weak in the field of sports. Everyone laughed when they saw his courage.
"Woy, Kenichi-San you should have seen two of your opponents by now. You only wear a white belt, and Seiko is already wearing an orange belt, while Haori is a green one!"
"Prepare to be battered Hiro... Ck ck!"
"Did your confidence go up, because you're already known as a hero now?"
Hiro gets various taunts from his classmates. Except for Shima, who must have known Hiro's true skills.
"That's enough!!" pekik Ryo, which automatically makes everyone mute. The thin mustachioed man's face is also seen trying to hold back laughter. It was as if he was underestimating Hiro. As a sports teacher he has gone through a lot of suffering in terms of teaching and giving value to a student named Hiro Kenichi. And now the boy bravely volunteered to fight? since when is his confidence so high?
"Let me ask first." Ryo continued his words then looked seriously at Hiro. "Are you sure, Hiro? this is a real match! not like the training in the previous weeks. So I'm going to let the practice be exactly like the sport in the Olympics" he said, dubious.
"Very sure!" sahut Hiro moved his legs forward. Splitting the crowd of classmates around him.
"The ones who should be afraid of it are Seiko and Haori!" shima shouted, suddenly. No matter what astonished look everyone had towards him.
"When you just got back to school and didn't practice at all in the previous weeks!" ryo's criticism, showing a scowled expression. Outraged by Hiro's shameless behavior, he finally agrees to bring Hiro to fight in the opening. At least that way, he can teach Hiro a little lesson.
Ryo even chose Haori to be the opponent facing Hiro. That's because Haori is more skilled than Seiko, who still uses an orange belt.
Izumi who was watching, positioned herself standing in front. He is increasingly interested in Hiro. Because the man is getting bolder and more valiant. Although he had acted against her, but due to the rescue from Hiro the other day, it had turned his hatred into a little admiration.
"Since when did your friend become such a desperate person?" ask Izumi. He happened to be standing next to Shima.
Shima was surprised, because again Izumi appeared like a supernatural creature. However, he still did not like the girl. "Okay, maybe because of all your pranks!" her sarcophagus, which instantly gets a plot from Izumi.