Dating sim loading: My girlfriend is a cunning young lady
Chapter 445 - 210. New Year in Iwate Prefecture: Right Here (7)

Chapter 445: 210. New Year in Iwate Prefecture: Right Here (7)

"Let’s start digging bamboo shoots, but only in this nearby area."

"Yes—"

After Yoshida Reiko had given her instructions, she took out a picnic cloth, spread it on the ground, and sat down to rest before starting any work.

"Ladies, choose the weapon you want," Dubian Che showed them a hoe and a shovel.

Seeing the fierce-looking hoe, both ladies immediately gave up and chose the shovel—there was nothing cute about a rural shovel.

Holding the shovel as if it were a hiking stick, Kiyono Lin tested it and nodded affirmatively.

"That, um, Kiyono, that’s for digging." Dubian Che reminded.

"I know," Kiyono Lin said flatly.

Dubian Che, as the sole believer, and the man closest to God himself, naturally understood the deeper meaning of her words:

Say another word and you’re dead.

"Meiji, when digging for bamboo shoots, be careful with the shovel like this... What are you doing, my princess?"

"Seeing if it feels right."

The way Jiutiao Meiji held the shovel was very convenient for forcing.

This convenience was about how to smash someone on the head with it.

"Anyway," Dubian Che slightly raised his voice, "both of you be careful not to hurt yourselves... or anyone else. After you dig up the bamboo shoots, call me."

"Don’t treat me like a child," Kiyono Lin looked at him with displeasure.

Everyone spread out slightly, each finding their own spot to dig for bamboo shoots.

Queen Jiutiao glanced provocatively at Lord Kiyono, and thus, a war began—centered on who would dig up the first bamboo shoot.

Seeing them using the shovels properly, Dubian Che breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn’t go far but stayed close to the two, casually turning over the soil, hoping to find some winter bamboo shoots buried in the dirt.

A while later, as he slowly cleared the dirt around a bamboo shoot he found under some wild grasses using a hoe, Little Lian came over holding two bamboo poles.

"Che, Che!"

"What is it?"

"I found a bamboo sword!"

Dubian Che leaned the hoe against a bamboo and took the pole from her hand to examine it closely.

It was just the fronds of the bamboo, thin and straight, looking very much like the real thing.

"Not bad." Crossed bamboo in hand, he posed as if wielding two swords.

"Che, I want to challenge the Sword Trial again!"

"Oh?" Dubian Che dropped his pose, looking serious, "Are you serious?"

"Yes!"

"This is a trial designed for a hero. If you pass, you can inherit my title of ’Strongest Swordsman of Misezawa Village.’"

"The Strongest Swordsman of Misezawa Village..." Little Lian’s eyes sparkled with desire, "I want to become the strongest swordsman of Mizezawa Village!"

"Hmm, not just that."

"Oh?!!"

"In the year I went to Tokyo, my sword skills improved even further. Now, I—"

"The current Che—"

"Am the number one high school student in the Island Country!"

"Oh!!!" Little Lian’s eyes widened.

Dubian Che arrogantly snorted, "Lian, you a mere first-grade elementary student, are you still up for challenging me?"

Lian pursed her lips, her first-grade elementary school face putting on a serious expression.

"I, will challenge the top high school student of the entire Island Country."

"Good!"

Dubian Che handed her back the slightly shorter bamboo pole, and stepped back three meters, gripping his own pole in both hands.

"Come on, Lian!"

Holding her "sword," Lian stared at Dubian Che: "I! Want to become the strongest first-grade elementary student of the entire Island Country!"

"This spirit?! Very good, young girl, defeat me and become a legend!"

The bamboo swords collided, sparking like a train on rails.

Figures crossing, bamboo leaves fluttering, the cold glint signifying the devouring of life, hidden behind each leaf.

A duel between masters, victory and defeat decided in a moment.

"Lian," Dubian Che knelt on the ground, "you are now... the strongest first-grade elementary student in the world."

"Go forth, bearing the name of having defeated me, Dubian Che, and keep moving forward."

"The world is yours."

His body fell to the ground.

Dubian Lian slowly sheathed her sword, looking down at Misezawa Village from the hill.

"I, am truly invincible now."

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"Come on, Lian!"

The two ladies digging for bamboo shoots were drawn by this loud shout.

Thinking something had happened, they turned back to see two figures, one big and one small, each holding a bamboo stick, facing off.

"I! Want to become the strongest first-grade elementary student of the entire Island Country!" The child’s high-pitched voice.

"This spirit?!" Dubian Che exaggeratedly took a step back as if a strong wind was blowing.

"Very good!" he cheerfully waved his hand, "Young girl, defeat me and become a legend!"

Dubian Lian charged with a "Ah—"

Dubian Che met her attack with the speed of practicing Tai Chi.

"Ha! Ha! Ha!"

With each "ha", Lian tapped Dubian Che’s bamboo stick.

Then, suddenly stopping, she changed direction, sliding across Dubian Che’s belly.

Dubian Che staggered a few steps forward as their bodies crossed.

He clasped his waist, trying his best not to touch bird droppings or stones, and knelt on the ground.

"Lian, you are now... the strongest first-grade elementary student in the world."

He paused for a moment, his ’deeply wounded’ acting was outstanding.

"Go forth, bearing the name of having defeated me, Dubian Che, and keep moving forward."

"The world, is yours."

After speaking, he looked left and right, found a clean spot, and lay down.

Dubian Lian, not looking back, tucked the bamboo stick into her overall straps, stopping only when it reached her behind.

She looked back in the direction from which she had come and said:

"I, am truly invincible now."

It was evident that she was trying to convey a sense of loneliness, but unfortunately, the tone was flat and monotonous, completely lacking nuance, and her acting was thoroughly outshone by her brother’s.