El-Fighter: The Brave New Fighter (Book I)
104. Golden Week (Day Before Mission) I
The day has entered Golden Week. In Japan, Golden Week is a period day in late April to the first week in May in Japan that has a series of official holidays. Golden Week depends on the year, but starts around April 29 and ends around May 5. When entering Golden Week, the majority of schools are closed, some agencies are able to keep their workers engaged, and people who are not attached to any agency choose to take a full day off from their work
In the student dormitory, the students of class 1-LA-A were discussing about the activities they would do during the Golden Week holiday. Because they do not agree if during the holidays a full week they have to fill the day with continuous exercise and need time to relax
“ Hey hey heeeeeeeee~ this week ‘kan us off Golden Week ! Is there any idea to fill our day off for a whole week ? “ Tanya Kiko who looks bored while using her art in the guest room with Vladimir, Inuya, and Shan-Lee
“ Of course we will fill it with drama training “, said Vladimir while playing video games from a Smartphone
“ WHAT ?! PRACTICE AGAIN ! Bosaaaaaaaaaaaan ! “ Shouted Kiko who did not accept Vladimir's words
“ How about we mabar with other class students to play “Luchador Supreme League “ ? I see now this game there are special events and tournaments to commemorate Golden Week and all the same skin characters can be massively discounted “ explained Inuya while showing his smartphone and the application he meant
“ But we can not ‘kan continue to play online games during the holidays~ yaaa same lie “ Shan-Lee said when the same tang Tazuya came to the guest room while carrying Green Tea and Hanami Dangonya
“ You guys seem to have no intention to go out huh ! “ Gerutu Tazuya while drinking his green tea
“ Oh Iga ! What is green tea ? “ Ask Vladimir
“ Do you know about Japanese tea ceremony too ? “ Ask Shan-Lee
“ Of course ! It is great for calming our mind ! If our emotional state is stable, then the tea we will make will taste very good ! “ Clear Tazuya with his casual tone
“ Okee~ from your words it seems you know very well about Japanese culture “ Kiko said with curiosity
“ Of course ! When I lived in Uncle Hideo's house for 2 years after our parents died... Aunt Honoka taught me about the ordinance of the tea ceremony as well as some other cultures such as playing the Shamisen and sometimes the five of us always saw her rehearsal with the other Maiko to perform a traditional dance “ Obvious Tazuya while remembering about Aunt Honoka
“ Maiko ? Does that mean your aunt is a Geisha ? “ Ask Vladimir who is familiar with the term Maiko that has something to do with Geisha
“ Exactly ! The women in our Clan mostly work as Geisha and Maiko to preserve the culture ! That's why Aunt Honoka also taught her first daughter named Kyoko to become Maiko “ Tazuya replied while mentioning the name of her oldest cousin
“ Okeee~ I can feel if your cousin named Kazuya is the person who is also familiar with the culture of “ Sahut Inuya who is reminded of Tazuya's cousin named Kazuya
“ Hahaha... of course ! Although he is always pouting, grumbling and annoying.he is very good at playing Shamisen and knows some Japanese culture ! Just like Kak Kyoko and me, he also trained on Kendo and Ninpo... and proved to be quite skilled in mastering it in a fairly short time “ Tazuya Stories about Kazuya's skills while remembering the moment where he and Kazuya trained together in childhood
Hearing Tazuya's words about his family, Vladimir had a good idea to fill their vacation time by studying Japanese culture with members of the Iga Clan. And he thinks it would be great for Non-Japanese students to learn Japanese culture
“ Hmmmm~ would be great if we all go to your Uncle and Aunt to learn Japanese culture “ Vladimir Sahut
“ Can't “ Tazuya said briefly
“ To-why ? “ Ask Vladimir and Shan-Lee simultaneously
“ Because it's Golden Week this week.so Uncle Hideo and Aunt Honoka are busy at Nagano Temple... they are one of the organizers for the Golden Week exhibition in the temple area ! Yaaa~ automatically they along with the Maiko take part in the event “ Tazuya explained about the Golden Week festival at Nagano Temple
“ Distance from this Dormitory and Nagano Temple is not so far away and takes 20 minutes if take the Bus... how about we go there ? “ Danmari gives a proposal while opening her Smartphones
“ Good idea ! The festivals at Nagano Temple are always crowded ! You guys going there ? “ Ask Inuya to Vladimir and others
“ Hmm ! Sure ! Let's go there ! “ Vladimir replied with a nod
“ YAAAAAY ! “ Shouted Kiko with great vigor
“ Okee~ then I call Ryuga and the others first yes ! “ Said Inuya who got up from the sofa to tell the others
“ Need ‘do we invite the girls ? “ Ask Kiko while eating Dangonya Tazuya without her permission
“ No need... This is the agenda of “Boys-only time” class 1-LA-A... Eh ? AAAAH ! HEY KAAAAUUUUUU DARE EAT DANGOKU HAH ?! “ Reply Tazuya who realizes that Kiko ate his dangonya
“ Aish~ Eat one aja~ ikhlaskan courseaa~ do not be stingy so people ! “ Chirps Kiko while continuing to eat the Dango
“ Already eating people instead ngeyel ! “ Grutu Tazuya while pinching Kiko's right cheek
Meanwhile, Jubei was seen together with Vlada and Haku were at the bakery “Amai Bakery”. Jubei wants to buy some bread and cake that he will take home to his apartment because both Jubei parents who are from Kijishi will get to Shinjitsu. Jubei's parents came to town because they wanted to take care of some paperwork for the wedding preparations from Jiyu
“ Ummmmm~ guess which one is the most delicious ? Red Velvet ? A Strawberry Shortcake ? Fruit Cake ? Mini Pie's ? “ Ask Jubei about a cake to buy for both parents
“ Aah~ it depends on your parents Jubei-chan ? If we choose..fearnya it is a taste that they do not like “ Murmured Vlada.
“ Hmmm~ okay ! Dad says he doesn't like the taste is too sweet. It looks like Fruit Cake is the best choice ! “ Said Jubei who decided to buy a fruit cake measuring 25 X 25 centimeters
“ Anything else ? “ Ask Vlada about extras Jubei will buy
“ Croissants ! I'll buy 8 ! And you guys ? “
“ Looks like buy donut or macaron just~ you like which one is Haku-chan ? “ Sahut Vlada while asking for his favorite bread Haku
“ Macaron ? I love Macaron Marquis and Lemon “, replied Haku
“ It turns out you like the taste of fruit that is quite sour ya~ okeee we buy Macaron for Dormitory alone as much as 2 boxes “ Vlada murmur who decided to buy Macaron
“ Here comes Lady Namidashi “ Jubei said while giving all the cakes and bread he bought
“ You must be one of Inuyari's closest friends ? Well I give you a 50% “ cut Toshi said while helping Ringo
“ Girlfriend ? EEEEEEH ! DOES INUYARI HAVE A GIRLFRIEND ?! “ Ask Ringo who thinks that Jubei is Inuya's girlfriend
“ Eeeeeh~ is not a ! Just a close friend ! “ Jubei
“ Ringo-chan ? It seems you have forgotten about one of Inuyari's friends whom he had brought with him when he was Junior High School “ Gumam Toshi while reminding Ringo about Inuyari taking Tazuya and the others away to his house for the first time
“ Ahaaaa~ just remember ! Hehehe ! Please take all your orders and you still get 50% ! Sorry for wrong behavior ehehehe “ Ringo said
“ It's okay Mrs Namidashi~ thank you very much “
When the three of them finished buying bread at “Amai Bakery”, Jubei immediately explained to the two of them that he could not travel with the girls today to a Golden Week festival in Cassa and Nova Mall
“ Fortunately we did not invite Ichinose-san “ Mumbled Haku
“ Yaa~ can imagine what he will be raving like because we are too long in the bakery with his crisp voice ! It's only natural that Inuyari thinks he sucks~ “ Thankful Vlada chirps didn't take Hikari Ichinose with them
“ Oh yes ! Sorry’ me. I guess today I really can't go for a walk with you guys ! You see, my parents will come here and stay in the dorm for a day... so most likely for today I will not go home the dormitory “ Jubei explained to Vlada and Haku that he could not return the dormitory for a day
“ Okeee~ so your brother will soon be married ? “ Ask Vlada
“ Yaaa ! Today is our family's turn to fill out some files to register Kak Jiyu's marriage.Tomorrow we will go to his bureaucratic office together with the parents of Kak Mamoru's family ! Soii~ can you guys talk to the others ? “ Jubei is clear about his parents' agenda
“ Just relax~ later I will explain with others ! So no need to worry ! “ Said Vlada
“ Ummm~ greetings for your family Kak Jubei “ Sahut Haku to Jubei who will soon go to his Apartment
“ Okeee~ thank you ! Alright I go first yaa~ byeeee~ “ Jubei say goodbye to the two of them while running towards the bus stop near them
“ Be careful on the road ! “
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The students of grade 1-LA-A finally went to Nagano Temple to see the Golden Week festival. Alessander dislikes Vladimir's decision not to allow Edward Rozenberg to come with them
“ Hey ! You still frown at not being allowed to take Rozenberg with us ? “ Tazuya asked Alessander who was sitting next to him
“ This is unfair ! You guys said this is “Boys-only time” ! Why can't I take Dar-I mean Edward with us ?! He’s also a guy ! “ Complaints Alessander
“ You heard Big Al ?! Besides your friend was ‘, there must be other friends in his class, right ? So let him spend time together with other boy friends~ okeee~ “ Murmur Kiko while patting her shoulder Alessander who can only frown all the way to Nagano Temple
“ Yaaa~ is not good - keep isolating your best friend with others Just because you want to always be with him “ Ataru added Kiko
“ Ah ! That's it ! “ Said Danmari saw there is a signboard direction Nagano Temple
“ Yaaaaay has sampaai~ “ Kiko said with excitement
The students of class 1-LA-A reached their destination and they immediately walked to the Nagano Temple. The temple is huge and has a larger area than any other Shinto shrine that Tazuya and Inuya have visited while stopping Oxtoroo and Swift Polly. Moreover Nagano Temple is one of the famous attractions in the area near the city of Shinjitsu
“ Wooaaah~ crowded yes ! “ Said Kenneth who was amazed by the atmosphere in the Nagano Temple area
“ Is for sure ! Because this is one of the iconic places visited by tourists “ Sahut Ataru
“ Ayoooo~ we datedaaaaaaaaaaaaar “ Shouted Kiko with great enthusiasm who immediately left them to look around the area around the Temple
“ HEY ! DON'T GO TOO FAR ! YOUR SMARTPHONE IF IT CAN ALWAYS BE ACTIVE SO WE CAN CONTACT YOU ! “ Shouted Vladimir while reminding Kiko
“ Then I will come with Komarih course~ “ said Kenneth who immediately followed Kiko
“ Tazuya... So where are your Uncle and Aunt ? “ Ask Inuya
“ Follow me ! “
Tazuya invites the others to go to Hideo's place and his family. They are located behind the temple. Where the area there are several additional booths selling Japanese knickknacks and a Minka house devoted to the performance of traditional Japanese dances
“ I'm sure if the girls come here for sure they will rent a kimono to take pictures with “ Shan-Lee murmured with a smile
“ Ahaha~ of course ! “
“ Ah ! That's it ! Uncle Hideo~ “ Tazuya immediately called Hideo who was seen monitoring the situation in the surrounding area
“ Oooh ! Tazuya ! So this is your schoolmate ? “ Hideo says hello while asking about the class 1-LA-A behind him
“ Yaa~ during this week Golden Week so they all want to come here while enjoying some traditional events in this temple to learn the culture “ Tazuya explained about the purpose of their arrival here
“ Nice ! Coincidentally Honoka is doing a Dance performance with the Maiko inside. please just go there “ Sahut Hideo while inviting students to enter the house of Minka next to him.
Tazuya and the students of class 1-LA-A entered Minka's house to head to a room where Honoka and the Maiko were performing Traditional dances. During the walk in Minka, they look very amazed to see some traditional Japanese displays
“ Kyoko ! “ Call Hideo to his first daughter who finished calling his college friends
“ Father ! Aaaah~ Tazuya is also here with his friends ?! Kereen ! “ Sahut Kyoko who is happy with the arrival of Tazuya and others
“ Hi Aneue ! Long time no see you ! And it's true they were all my classmates “ Sapa Tazuya to Kyoko while introducing her classmates
“ Kyoko ! Please take Tazuya and his friends into “ Hideo Mumbles
“ Are you interested in seeing the traditional dance stage ? Come with me now ! Mumpung his show just walked here “ Invite Kyoko to enter the room
Tazuya accidentally saw Kazuya who was preparing tools for a calligraphy study session in a special room to learn Japanese calligraphy. Tazuya immediately asked Kyoko for permission to approach his cousin and he immediately allowed her to accompany him in the calligraphy room
“ Hey cousinuku~ “ Sapa Tazuya who has sat in front of Kazuya
“ HUAAAA ! Ah ! T-TAZUYA ?! You still survived in one piece ?! Ooooh~ thank goodness then ! For the umpteenth time I warn you not to always make our families worry about you ! “ Kazuya said in a very fast tone
“ Yaaa~ I'm glad it turns out you still care about me “
“ Of course ! I am your cousin and part of your family ! I can still care about you ! “ Kazuya murmured while continuing his calligraphy activity
“ Can I accompany you here ? “
“ Please ! No one forbids you ! Also invite your friends here later if the dance is over ! “ Answer Kazuya
“ You didn't invite your friend to come here ? “ Tanya Tazuya while taking a painting tool in the corner of the calligraphy room
“ They will be coming soon ! Are Yoshino and the others all healthy ? “ Kazuya asks about his four younger siblings Tazuya
“ Thank goodness they are all healthy ! They no longer feel lonely because they can already move-on from the tragedy.. because they have good friends “ Tazuya explained about his younger siblings.
“ Ooooh~ Good~ You want to make a painting what theme ? “ Asked Kazuya calmly while asking for the painting that Tazuya was going to paint
“ Later you will see later “
When Tazuya began to make a painting, Kazuya began their new conversation while asking about the events at the Grand-Knowledge Museum a few days ago and saying that lately Tazuya has been getting attacks from good criminals from Atraco and the Alien
“ You know.. these late-late city of Shinjitsu have always experienced strange occurrences ! Starting from the robberies and attacks committed by the giant animal monsters and the Alien attack ! “ Said Kazuya
“ Yaaa ! You're right. Lately our town is under attack by a freak ! “ Sahut Tazuya while making a rough sketch
“ And twice already..You were on the news in the attack ! First the giant monster attack against the former El-Fighter, and you have been one of the victims of the Alien attack three times ! “ Obviously Kazuya while remembering some of the events that befell their city that he read from the Internet news
“... “
“ What is it because... You have Alien blood ? “ Asked Kazuya who made Tazuya surprised
“ Da-where do you know ?! “ Tazuya asked back
“ For sure from dad ! But take it easy. I can lock my mouth about that ! Dad said that Aunt Sayuri's grandmother came to see you and intended to take you and Yoshino with her just because you took her Alien blood down! So this makes me wonder if it has anything to do with the assault on our town ? “ Obviously Kazuya while remembering Hideo's explanation of the arrival of Anodyne Trueax
“ There is definitely no ! The Ex-El-Fighter said that the Alien attack was because they wanted to rule the earth ! So it has nothing to do with me and also my Kazenoid blood ! They would also not dare to fight Grandma Anodyne because she was a feared figure in the galaxy ! “ Clearly Tazuya with his firm tone while trying not to unravel the secret identity as a candidate for El-Fighter
“ And which Grand-Knowledge it is ? “ Ask Kazuya who is still suspicious of Tazuya
“ They came before the moment where I accidentally unleashed my psychokinesis explosion ! And the alien woman tried to make me as her hostage to lure the El-Fighter “ replied Tazuya who remained relaxed so that his movements were not suspected by his cousin
“ So you got out of control ? “
“ Yaaaa ! Because of Karin and her fucking boyfriend ! “ Tazuya answered with a taut tone
Kazuya was silent for a moment and then asked about Tazuya's feelings when he learned of the origin of his Psychokinesis powers. Just like Yoshino, he also knew about Tazuya's strength because since childhood he had been quite close to him
“ So how do you feel when you find out about the origin of your power ? Are you becoming more confident ? “
“ I don't know what to say ! My dad says I can't use it ! Otherwise I could be in trouble “ replied Tazuya who was still focusing on his painting
“ If I am you.. I am very happy to have it and can use it to help others and become a Superhero... or Fighter “ Kazuya explained with a slightly timid tone.
“ Pffft Khuhu “ Tazuya who felt Kazuya still harbored envy with him tried to hold back the laughter
“ What ?! What's so funny ?! “ Ask Kazuya with ketus
“ Ehehee~ You said you no longer want to be jealous of me and seek your own life without having to be jealous of someone ! But in fact you can still be jealous too apparently ! This you are still unchanged huh ! “ Tazuya said with his cheerful tone that made Kazuya so irritated and his face reddened
“ Aaaaaaahh stop laughing at me ! I am in an identity crisis ! “ Kazuya said with his irritated tone
“ Yes Yes yesaaa~ forgive me~ forgive me~ “ Tazuya with his little laugh instantly apologizes to his cousin who only answered Kazuya with his pouting face
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