Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
As expected, Kimura Kazuki did not say anything. Yagyu Kenichiro put out the cigarette. He then grinned and said, “Are you interested in coming to the Yagyu Kendo Gym to work as a Kendo coach?”
To be honest, Yagyu Kenichiro was helpless.
He was short of money!
It was not because he did not have enough money to sustain his daily life, but he did not have extra money to pay Kimura Kazuki’s salary.
Previously, he went to borrow some money from Ono Junichi. But he only managed to get 10 million.
At that time, Ono Junichi asked him to mortgage the ‘Sword of Clear Water.’ However, he scolded him when he found out that the ‘Sword of Clear Water’ had already been passed to Kimura Kazuki. Ono Junichi also said that if he was Master Isshin, he would definitely decapitate him.
In the end, Yagyu Kenichiro managed to borrow 10 million under Ono Junichi’s rage.
This couldn’t be helped as Ono Junichi did not have a lot of money as well. Even though Ono Junichi had his own business, it was only a few ramen shops. Coupled with the fierce competition and his necessary expenses, he did not have much money left.
Even though Ono Junichi’s family was categorized as one of the Big Eight, his family was no different than any other ordinary Japanese family. The Ono family was able to have a foothold in the Ancient Kendo Community because the Ono’s One Knife Stroke had a reputation since ancient times. Besides, the Ono family also managed to stand out in the Asahi Competition every year. This is unlike the Chiba family, where the Hokushin Kendo Gym could be found everywhere in Tokyo.
Are you out of your mind? Kimura Kazuki did not say a word, but his thoughts were revealed through his gaze.
Even if there was an by the TV station, it would obviously be to promote the Jade Dragon Flag Competition. Though Togoro boasted about the Yagyu Flying Sword Style, Kimura Kazuki could see that it was just to arouse the competitiveness of the high school students who practiced Kendo.
Perhaps there would be more outstanding high school contestants for this upcoming Jade Dragon Flag Competition. One thing for sure is that all of these did not matter to him.
Yagyu Kenichiro smiled, “Kimura-san, aren’t you going to participate in the Jade Dragon Flag Competition? With your ability, you will definitely be champion. After winning, can you publicize the Yagyu Kendo Gym during the interview.” He continued without giving Kimura the chance to speak, “If you advertised with the tile of the Jade Dragon Flag Competition champion, the business of the Yagyu Kendo Gym will definitely boom. At that time, we can share the profit by 7:3.”
As of now, due to NHK TV station, the Yagyu Flying Sword Style was exposed to the public. Those who liked Kendo would definitely know of it.
As long as Kimura Kazuki wins the Jade Dragon Flag Competition, it would be easy to bring in business by just mentioning his name.
“Besides, you won’t need to teach them in person even if you are the coach of the Kendo Gym. It’s just a nominal title. I will first teach the students the Yagyu Itto-Ryu. After that, Shizuka shall have mastered the three basic styles of the Yagyu Flying Sword Style, and I will consider teaching the basics to some talented students.”
After he finished saying this, Yagyu Kenichiro looked at Kimura Kazuki with anticipation. Kimura Kazuki glanced at Yagyu Kenichiro. He knew that Yagyu Kenichiro was ambitious in re-expanding the Yagyu family.
The NHK TV station had only mentioned the strength of the Yagyu Flying Sword Style, but it did not promote the Kendo Gym. Thus, the people who were registering outside were all teenagers from this street.
They had been living here since young and was thus familiar with the Yangyu Kendo Gym. It could be easily known from the way they addressed Yagyu Kenichiro.
As for the others, they only knew about the Yagyu Flying Sword Style but had never heard of the Yagyu Kendo Gym. Thus, if Kimura Kazuki led Sakura Kyu High School to win the championship, then with a little publicity, the business would definitely improve.
He also understood that Yagyu Kenichiro only had a daughter who was Yagyu Shizuka. Hence, Yagyu Kenichiro had always wanted to get disciples and pass on the Yagyu Flying Sword Style.
Even though he had mastered the Yagyu Sword Style, but he was not close to the Yagyu family. The relationship between him and Yagyu Shizuka was just a teacher and student, nothing more than that. He was not even her master.
After thinking about it, Kimura Kazuki nodded and agreed, “Sure!” This was actually a pretty easy job for him, he could earn money. Yagyu Kenichiro just wanted to make the Yangyu Kendo Gym famous by relying on the popularity of the Jade Dragon Flag Competition.
In fact, Yagyu Kenichiro could wait till Yagyu Shizuka has mastered the Yagyu Flying Sword Style, then he can slowly manage the Yagyu Kendo Gym. However, this way was too slow. By doing this, the Yagyu Kendo Gym would need years to get famous.
After all, even if Yagyu Kenichiro did find a disciple, he would still need to teach him all the basic moves, and he would need time to learn...The entire learning process would take a long time. Furthermore, he might not win the competition.
However, it was a fact that Kimura Kazuki was equipped with the ability to win. Yagyu Kenichiro knew for sure that he would win the Jade Dragon Flag Competition.
He would be dumb if he let this perfect chance slip away.
“Let’s sign a five-year contract?”
“10 years,” Kimura Kazuki said calmly. This was a once in a lifetime opportunity. He could earn money quickly without having to teach others. He definitely would not mind to make more money. He said, “This is a golden opportunity for the Yagyu Kendo Gym, and Shizuka is only in the second grade of junior high school. Even if she had mastered the Yagyu Flying Sword Style and wants to join the contest, she still needs to wait for two years. Two years are more than enough to develop the Yagyu Kendo Gym to a certain extent.”
The Kendo competitions held in Japan for junior high schools were not attractive. Most of the students have not even mastered the basics. They were at the stage of puberty, their strength or speed had not reached its peak.
As for the high school students, their age, strength, and speed had reached the peak of their age group. This made the competition is enjoyable.
Even if Yagyu Shizuka becomes the champion of the junior high school Kendo competition, it would not affect anything. Yagyu Kenichiro knew about this, so he agreed after hesitating for a while.
However, this was an impromptu idea. The contract had not been prepared yet. Before Yagyu Shizuka reached home, Yagyu Kenichiro and Kimura Kazuki had chatted for a while. He hoped that Kimura Kazuki could show off his skills in the Jade Dragon Flag Competition.
Show off my skills?
Kimura Kazuki looked at Yagyu Kenichiro and nodded his head. Competitive Kendo focused on defeating your opponent with just one shot. Therefore, most of the Kendo tournaments would end in a matter of seconds. However, those who practiced Kendo would be able to see the dangers within that few seconds, which ordinary people could not.
They would only be amazed by the speed of the winners... Then, there was nothing more. None of them knew what the skills used were. Therefore, most ordinary audiences watched the competition with a fixed mindset.
And it was that the person that was fast and responsive would be the winner.
Yagyu Kenichiro’s mindset was straightforward. He wanted to attract a large number of audiences, which in turn could attract a large number of members to join the Yagyu Kendo Gym by asking Kimura Kazuki to show off his skills.
Those who came to learn were attracted by the magnificence of the Yagyu Flying Sword Style. But with a large number of people, they were able to screen who was sincerely wanting to practice Kendo.
In this way, they could make money and discover potential disciples. It was definitely killing two birds with one stone.
Kimura Kazuki was obviously not against it even though he could only get 30% of the profit. However, the students would be taught by Yagyu Kenichiro, and the Yagyu Kendo Gym was the property of the Yagyu family. He did not need to devote anything. All he had to do was to win the Jade Dragon Flag Competition, publicize the Kendo Gym, and show off his skills.
This was extremely easy to Kimura Kazuki.
The reason he participated in the Jade Dragon Flag Competition was to fulfill Furuhashi Sakurakyu’s wish. Gaining additional surprises would be a bonus to him.
Soon, Yagyu Shizuka was home.
Kimura Kazuki began to teach Yagyu Shizuka after he had finished negotiating with Yagyu Kenichiro
He did not force Shizuka to memorize it, but to generally remember it. Then, to practice it with the body of the dummy so that Yagyu Shizuka could memorize all the acupoints effectively.
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