That day, at nine o'clock in the evening, after putting a somewhat angry Rei to bed, Busujima Saeko came to the courtyard of the gym, looked up at the crescent moon in the night sky, hesitated, but firmly dialed her father's phone number .
Although she has decided in her heart that she will teach martial arts to Ling even if she is punished by her father or even punished by the sect rules, this is the last choice. If possible, she certainly hopes to get her father's permission, so she must ask her father for permission first. .
So, after making the call, Busujima Saeko said hello to his father as usual, and then explained Ling's situation and his intention to accept Ling as a disciple to Busujima's father.
Of course, she did not mention the tragic experiences that Ling had experienced. She only said that Ling was an innocent child she rescued from a cult organization. As for the things that Ling had experienced, people familiar with the matter did not mention a word, for fear that Ling was an innocent child. It will cause secondary damage to Ling.
After Busujima Saeko said everything, he was like a plaintiff waiting for the verdict, waiting for the judge's gavel to fall.
After a long silence, Busushima's father's cold voice came from the other end of the phone: "Zezi, you have always been a sensible and measured child. You never do anything to disappoint me, but today, why are you doing this? Are you telling me such a ridiculous thing?"
Small sects often don’t have a choice, so they will accept all weirdos into the sect. However, when selecting disciples of large sects, they require their heirs to have extraordinary talents, clean family backgrounds, and pure character. They must also be pure Yamato clan members. Ling’s life experience is unknown. A little foreign girl wants to join a big school? Don't mention such a thing, don't even think about it!
This is what Busujima's father meant. Not only did he reject Busujima Saeko's request, he also blamed Busujima Saeko for not knowing the importance of the matter.
The reason why the ancient swordsmanship of the Busushima style is called "ancient swordsmanship" is not because the swordsmanship of the Busujima style is stuck in its old ways and does not change at all, but because the style of this school has always been very rigid and unchangeable.
Although times have changed, most families in Japan still practice a patriarchal system. The head of the family has absolute say in the family, and the higher the family, the more so. Of course, this is especially true for the Busujima family, which is famous for its swordsmanship.
Growing up, her father's words were the highest order for Busujima Saeko. Busujima Saeko had never resisted. Even if her father had asked her to go abroad to learn the secrets of the Busujima family's swordsmanship, Busujima Saeko would only give her a symbolic response. After some hesitation, Busujima Saeko immediately backed down as soon as Busujima's father emphasized it.
But now, despite having received a stern rejection from her father, Busujima Saeko still bit the bullet and said: "But, father, if you don't teach Rei superior martial arts, Rei is likely to encounter mishaps in the future. For such an innocent child, you Can you bear to watch her fall into madness?"
"I also feel very sorry for what happened to this little foreign girl, but Saeko, the rules are the rules, and the strict requirements for selecting disciples are the basis for our Busujima style to gain a foothold in the martial arts world. If we make an exception today because of this little foreign girl, then tomorrow will be Aren’t we going to make an exception for another child who is seriously ill? Is this fair to those disciples who have endured many tests before entering the Busujima style?"
Busushima's voice became stern.
If a sect wants to have a long history, rules are very important. Many sects and organizations eventually collapse, which has a lot to do with the fact that their rules have become useless and no one follows them anymore. It is impossible for Busujima Father to make Busujima style change. Be like that.
"I'm sorry, Father!"
Years of accumulated prestige made Busujima Saeko subconsciously apologize to Busushima's father, but in her heart, Busujima Saeko did not give up.
Since her father doesn't allow it, she can only do it by herself...
Busujima Saeko had already prepared for the worst. Ever since Rei said "Saeko's mother", Busujima Saeko's relationship with Rei could not be easily severed in this life.
Begin and finish, and do what you promised no matter what.
This is also the family motto of the Busujima family!
However, still holding on to the last glimmer of hope, Busujima Saeko said to her father: "Father, my friend Kaijun once said that Ling's talent is very good. It would be a pity not to learn martial arts. You really don't have much." think about it?"
"The Kaijun you are talking about is the Chinese student from your school?" This time, the voice on the other end of the phone was no longer harsh.
"Yes, father, it was Kaijun who told me that Ling's 'god' is too powerful. In the future, his body and brain will not be able to bear it, and he will eventually fall into madness."
Busujima Saeko answered truthfully.
"'God' is too powerful...how powerful is this?"
Busushima's father asked.
Busujima Saeko thought for a while and answered her father: "Well...according to Kaijun, Rei's current 'god' strength is close to that of a great swordsman. Such a powerful 'god' is unbearable for a little girl." This is why we need the method of superior martial arts to convert the 'spirit' into 'qi' to reduce the burden."
After finishing speaking, Busujima Saeko seemed to hear a sound of forced inhalation.
It took a long time, so long that Busushima Saeko thought her father had hung up the phone, before Busushima's father's voice came again. At this time, Busujima's father's voice softened a lot.
"Zezi, my father has been thinking a lot just now..." Busushima's father said leisurely, "My father has lived overseas for many years and visited many places. I have deeply realized one thing, that is, no matter the skin color, the color of the skin, , different races, but we humans have the same emotions. In overseas gyms, I have also met many students with excellent qualifications, pure character, and love for swordsmanship. However, they are limited by rules and can never distinguish them. Including the door wall is a pet peeve of mine..."
"Today, you asked me to accept a little foreign girl as your disciple. I was very angry at first, but then I thought about it carefully. Maybe this is the general trend. Japan is too small. If the Busujima style wants to develop, it must Although I have this understanding of leaving Japan, I never have the courage to take the most critical step. I rejected you today, what about the future? When you become the head of the Busujima family, what will happen to you again? Do you... do you want to stick to the rules of the genre and violate your heart, or do you obey your heart but feel guilty for violating the rules of the genre? You are my only daughter, and as a father... I really can't bear for you to face such a choice in the future. !”
Busushima's father said in a solemn tone.
"Father!"
Busujima Saeko was moved.
Father, father, he actually thinks so much about me, but I still want to be an unfilial daughter. I really...
Busujima Saeko's heart ached.
"Perhaps it's time for Busujima style to change... let me do it to break the rules of the school!"
Busushima's father sighed.
Breaking tradition is today. Today, I am going to make a decision that goes against my ancestors!
"Father, what do you mean?"
Busujima Saeko asked Busujima's father in surprise.
"I agree, Seiko, I agree to accept her as my disciple! I am a weak person after all, and I don't want you to resent me for this in the future..."
Dudao's father said sadly.
"Father..." Busujima Saeko's excitement turned to admiration for her father, and then she quickly thought of other problems, "But, father, Ling doesn't even have a serious identity now, and he wants to take Ling To be included in Busujima-ryu’s roster, I’m afraid we need to find her parents first!”
Busushima-ryu is a well-known major sect in Japan. It not only has high requirements for selecting disciples, but also has many requirements for inclusion.
Because most disciples join martial arts schools when they are minors, and martial arts schools have a high degree of control over their disciples. Beating, scolding and corporal punishment are only the basics. Therefore, in order to avoid some liability issues, we will not Adults who join a certain sect must obtain the consent of the minor's guardian, and transfer part of the custody rights to the sect. This is written into the current Japanese law, and every sect must abide by it, but Ling currently does not There is no legal guardian.
According to the information that Busujima Saeko asked in a circumstantial manner, trying not to touch Ling's bad memories, Ling was very young when she was taken away by the cult, and had almost no memory of things at home, except that something seemed to have happened to her parents. Things forced her to stay at a friend's house. Not long after, a fire broke out in the place where she lived, and then... Ling had no memory of what happened after that.
Afterwards, Yan Kai analyzed the few words asked by Busujima Saeko and felt that it might be difficult to find Ling's parents, because in their understanding, Ling was probably buried in the fire. In this case, of course they could not No matter what missing person notice you can post, the difficulty of finding Ling's parents is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Although in line with the principle of "doing everything and accepting fate", Busujima Saeko still commissioned overseas detectives to investigate, but to be honest, Busujima Saeko didn't know how long it would take to find Rei's parents, and there was a high possibility that they would never be found. of.
Originally, Busujima Saeko had prepared for the worst and planned to secretly teach Rei martial arts. In this case, it would not matter whether Rei was included in Busujima-ryu's roster or whether she had the permission of her guardian. Now Busujima's father actually allows Busushima to Shima Saeko accepted Rei as a disciple, but this required the permission of Rei's guardian, but where would she find Rei's parents? Busujima Saeko started to have a headache.
"The nights are long and the dreams are...cough!" Fu Dao's father felt that he had spoken a little too hastily. He coughed and said, "I mean Ling's body will not be able to bear her 'god' at any time. Her parents don't have any right now." The clue, the person is abroad, and I don’t know how long it will take to find it. Ling’s body can’t afford to wait, so I think it’s better for Ling to start practicing as soon as possible. If you are worried about Ling’s identity and custody..."
Busushima's father paused and said: "Anyway, Saeko, you have already told the school that Ling is the child of my foreign friend. Then you might as well follow this statement and say that Ling's father passed away in an accident recently. Ling's parents are both dead." 'Under the circumstances, it becomes reasonable to be raised by a friend like me. I have some friends in the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. With a little work, Ling can forge a household registration for Ling. From now on, Ling will be the child of my Busujima family!"
Father, how come your fabrication is more ruthless than Kaijun’s?
Busujima Saeko was shocked, could it still be like this? By the way, she felt very guilty when she said that Ling's mother passed away. Unexpectedly, she couldn't even save Ling's father now...
Seemingly aware of his daughter's shock, Busushima's father added: "Of course, this is just a stopgap measure. It is all for Ling to start practicing martial arts as soon as possible. Don't think too much, Saeko!"
"Yes, Father."
Busujima Saeko calmed down and said, although this lie is a bit unfriendly to Ling's biological parents, it is indeed the best way at this stage. It can solve Ling's identity problem once and for all. Not only can Ling be immediately included in the Busujima stream, , there will be no obstacles for Ling to go to elementary school in the future.
Moreover, Busujima Saeko also noticed that her father's name for Ling has changed from "that little foreign girl" to "Ling", which shows that her father has begun to accept Ling. In this case, other details will not be important.
"Saeko, it's already getting late for you there, so go get some rest early. You are already a Busujima-ryu's 'no-no-no-den', so you don't need me to give you special guidance on the matter of becoming a disciple, right?"
Busujima's father said to Busujima Saeko.
"Yes, father, I will not humiliate the Busujima stream and the Busujima family!"
Busujima Saeko stood up straight and said.
After hanging up the phone, Busushima's father, who was in a European country, put down the phone and took a deep breath.
A "god" close to the strength of a great swordsman? A talent that even the monsters of the Yan family would praise? Adding the two together, let alone Ling being a foreigner, even if he is an alien, he must include him in the Busujima stream. This is an opportunity for his Busujima stream to take off in the future!
With Ling's "god" strength, it only takes ten years at most for her to reach the threshold of a great swordsman. With better luck, she might be able to become a younger great swordsman than Kitayama Koichi and refresh the world...well, Refresh the record in the Japanese martial arts world and let the name Busujima Ryu resound throughout Japan.
A strong leader represents the present of the genre, while an outstanding successor represents the future of the genre.
The current prosperity of the Busujima style is composed of two aspects. On the one hand, it is the strength of the top swordsman of Busujima father, and on the other hand, it is the two disciples of great swordsmen carefully trained by Busujima father and his daughter who has shown her talent. Busujima Saeko, especially Busujima Saeko, after she broke the monopoly of Hokuoh High School on the "Kusei Banner" and defeated the successors of the five major schools in Kansai "Myojin Katsushin-ryu" head-on, Busushima-ryu's reputation also increased. .
If the disciple is strong, then the school the disciple belongs to must also be strong. This is the "disciple effect"!
But now, Ling's existence has given Busujima's father the hope of taking the Busujima style to a higher level.
If what Busujima Saeko said is true, then when Rei reaches the age of high school, she will be a senior swordsman at best. Even if there is no shortage of talents in the Kansai martial arts world, new young talents are still emerging. Three years will also be the three years of her rule. No matter whether it is the "Kui Xing Flag" or the "Jade Dragon (Gold) Flag", no one should try to take it away from Ling's hands!
"Really, why do such unreasonable monsters always appear in this world..."
First it was Kitayama Koichi of the Kitayama family, and then he was the heir of Jingyun Villa. Now there is Ling, who is five or six years old but has a "god" close to the strength of a great swordsman. Father Busushima feels like he is getting older. With his cultivation as a top swordsman, fifty years old can only be considered the prime of life.
"Fortunately, the monster that appeared this time belongs to my Busushima family!"
After muttering to himself, Busushima's father couldn't help but laugh.
