The silent walk into the dojo was piercing. I saw multiple samurai trainees in their designated training grounds.
Wooden katanas were swinging and clacking against each other, while archers were shooting targets.
"These people are no joke. I shouldn't try to mess with him." I mutter to myself. Daki notices my unease, and an idea pops into her head.
"So, Mr. Criminal, how good are you at fighting?" I huff and roll my eyes.
I was never good at combat, which was another reason why I know I didn't try to kill anyone.
But for some reason, I decided to play her little game, "I'm a pro at it. Anyone who dares to fight me will end up–"
Before I could finish, I heard a loud cheer erupt from the dojo. The three of us all look toward the source of the noise, and Ms. Asami sighs while shaking her head. "There he goes again, showing off his reflexes…"
My curiosity was only piqued by her words. As I look at the situation, I see two people sparring. There's this one guy in particular who's dodging every single attack flawlessly.
"Damn it, Shiro! Stop dodging so much! You're being so difficult…" The sparrer said to the dodger named 'Shiro.'
"Tch, it's not my fault you're slow with the jabs, try to keep up!"
With a swift kick to the rib, the sparrer gets the wind knocked out of him, and he doubles over to the ground, groaning in pain.
I look on in amazement at how he predicted his every move with such success. Daki looks at me and notices how surprised I was.
"That's Obano Shiro, he's one of the most unpredictable fighters in the league. Don't let that smirk fool you, he might look a bit weak, but he's incredibly strong…" She chuckled to herself before continuing,
"And mixed with his insane reflexes, he's incredible with every weapon in the armory."
It made more sense now… he's very nimble and swift on his feet, and not to mention, he wasn't using any weapons against the other sparrer, while they had a wooden katana.
As I was analyzing Shiro, he suddenly glanced in our direction and smirked.
"Well, well, I didn't expect to see you two here watchin' me. Who's the new guy?" Shiro said while tilting his head.
"He's a criminal, but he pleads not guilty. He said he wants to fight you, too!" Daki said in a teasing tone.
She's trying to get me killed. I will never be able to land a punch on this guy, but he's going to land all of his with little to no effort!
Shiro gets into a sparring stance, "Oh~? Bring it on then, I'll take you down with ease, criminal!"
I hold up my hands to try and defend myself, "Wait! I've never said anything of the sort! Please don't believe this buffoon! She–"
Shiro suddenly lunges at me with a terrifying cackle, and I flinch away, but then, when I open my eyes, I see Ms. Asami holding out her hand and preventing Shiro from attacking me.
"That's enough, Shiro, take a break.We are going to take Mr. Himoka to the higher-ups to see if he has really been framed. If you'd like to come along, you're more than welcome." Ms. Asami said in a soft tone.
This was the only time when she hadn't said anything with hatred and authority. "Sure! I'm down to tag along. But don't think you're off the hook just yet, criminal… I'm looking forward to our sparring match." Shiro said while glaring at me.