Chapter 43 Shizuko
My life in Shinjuku has settled down like this. I took language courses every day, and then went back to Ono Risa's villa to rest. I felt like I was back to the life of an otaku. Of course, there were still changes, just like...
"Senior, please be sure to watch my game." Miyamoto Shizuko asked seriously.
I felt a little headache when I heard such a sentence. Not only was this title that made me unable to adapt, but this girl was so clingy. Japanese girls seemed to be born to make an expression that you could not refuse. Looking at those big eyes full of expectations, I nodded helplessly.
There are many clubs in Waseda University, and Kendo Club is very well-known, and Shizuko is one of them. I guess she is not very powerful, otherwise she would not be unable to escape the car a few days ago. If she does not have a quick physical reaction, it is better not to practice martial arts.
Since we met four days ago, she has been persistent in asking us to meet every day, even if we say hello, this 20-year-old girl entered this university with excellent grades last year, and now her spring semester is about to end, and the end of June is the summer vacation.
I have to admit that Shizuko is very talented in language. I can tell by listening to her unstandard Mandarin. In four days, I haven’t finished memorizing the pinyin of Japanese.
The Kendo Club competition is scheduled for Sunday, June 10. This is a first-year trial. According to Shizuko's introduction, similar exchange competitions will be held between universities in Japan every year. The final will be held during the summer vacation and will be broadcast on TV.
In the afternoon, I followed Shizuko to the Kendo Club. In the eyes of this little girl, I am a martial arts master, not only because of the strength I showed when I saved her, but also because of the label of "special talent introduction" on my temporary identity certificate.
It is said that this can only be obtained by those who have reached the expert level in technology or master level in art. Shizuko naturally believed that I got this title because of martial arts. I didn't explain it too much, because it couldn't explain it clearly, but it should be effective in taking this thing out and bluffing people.
Judging from the atmosphere on the scene, the Japanese were very enthusiastic about Kendo. Shizuko arranged me to a position with a better view, and then went to the room next to change my clothes. To be honest, I have never watched the Japanese Kendo competition. I only watched the fencing competition in the Olympics. From the promotional photos at the door, I looked almost the same, all wearing a helmet and then attacked the other party.
The competition officially began. First, a female host spoke the opening remarks excitedly and actively. The Japanese below were cheering. I was probably the calmest one here because I couldn't understand at all. The girl sitting next to me crossed her hands and said something excitedly to me. I nodded expressionlessly just to cooperate with her.
The game was boring, just two people attacked each other with bamboo swords. I don’t understand why those Japanese were so excited to see one of them being hit. Maybe I couldn’t understand it at all. If a handsome boy came out of the stage, the girls would cheer together. I regret not bringing the Japanese textbook.
"Senior, you must think that the level of this competition is too low, right?" Shizuko asked carefully after the game.
"It's not bad, you have to keep cheering up." I encouraged.
"I will continue to work hard." Shizuko said solemnly.
"To congratulate you on the winning game, let's celebrate it." I suggested.
"Okay, thank you senior." Shizuko said happily, "Well, where can I go?"
"This is your place, it's up to you to decide!" I suggested.
I have no choice and don’t know there is a fun place. My usual diet is to buy ready-made food in the store and take it back and heat it in the microwave.
"Really?" Shizuko thought seriously, "Then let's make it ourselves. Do seniors have kitchen utensils?"
Under Shizuko's leadership, we went to the aquatic products market to buy ingredients and took them to the villa to cook. Of course, Shizuko was making them. I was at ease watching TV. Japanese TV stations were so stingy that they refused to put Chinese subtitles on the bottom, which made me very unhappy to watch.
As a graduate student in law, Shizuko's main direction is civil law. The lawyer gives me the feeling that she has a good mouth, but I didn't expect that her cooking skills are so good that I can eat very comfortably.
"This is a girl's house. Is it the senior's girlfriend?" Shizuko asked curiously after dinner.
"No, it's a friend," I explained, "She returned to her hometown in Hokkaido and lent me to live there."
"Oh, how is the senior's language course progressing?" Shizuko said with concern.
"It's awful," I sighed, "I really don't have the talent for language. The English is messy and Japanese is difficult, and I can't master the pronunciation."
"Then I'll come to tutor the senior every night." Shizuko suggested, "I have some experience in language learning. As long as I use more Japanese communication, I can learn it quickly."
This is not bad. Just look at her progress in learning Chinese. She is simply a genius. In order to integrate into this strange society as soon as possible, it is really important to use language proficiently.
"Will this affect your studies?" I worried.
"There will be a holiday in ten days, and the exam is about to end, so it will not affect me." Shizuko said confidently, "And we will also move out of the dormitory during the summer vacation, so I want to live with my senior for the time being. I don't know if it's okay?"
"Uh, don't you need to go home during holidays?" I said in surprise.
"My family lives in Kagoshima, which is very far away. During the summer vacation, I decided to stay in Tokyo to work to pay the tuition for the next semester, so I need to find a place to live for the time being." Shizuko replied.
"Don't you have a full scholarship? It's still so hard." I said with concern.
"Just treat it as if you have contacted society in advance, and you can get extra points after finding a job with these experiences." Shizuko explained, "The employment pressure is so great now, you must prepare early."
This is why Waseda graduates should be more popular than those of Tsinghua University. Their sense of crisis is a little stronger, but a girl who is so independent is worth encouraging, and it is also good to have a girl who can teach me Japanese and cook with her. At least she won’t be so lonely.
"Okay, it's very big anyway. You can choose which room you like to have by yourself." I said casually.
"Really? Thank you senior." Shizuko exclaimed.
Can you not be so shocked? Japanese girls are so excited.
Chapter completed!