Dr. Takumi, please tell me!

　Leia raises her hand vigorously.
　Do you have any questions?
　I was wrong to say .......
　I wish I hadn't said that and just went on with the class.

'Yes, yes, Leia. What is your question?

　Leia asks me that fearfully, and Leia asks me with sparkling eyes.

''When confronting one on one, would it be more advantageous to attack first? Without a significant difference in ability, it would be difficult to take the lead.

　Huh? What's ahead of you?
　Yikes. I have no idea what the question is about at all.
　You can't see the meaning of the question at all.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're doing. It is a strategy to match the attack of the opponent, crush the initial attack and take the initiative.

　Yeah, I can't even understand what Karuna said.
　As it is, I can't remember too many letters to tell her, even if I wanted to.

'Well, um, yeah. The rest of the story is indeed difficult to remember, so I'd better forget it. More importantly, I think we can move more freely.
Always be flexible. Always be flexible and don't have a fixed point of reference. Takumi-sensei.
Mm, you're right, you're right.

　As soon as he said those words, the hitherto quiet classroom got excited.

'There it is, Takumi-sensei, you're right, you're right!
Wow, that was awesome! I'm glad I'm alive!
"And the class is so easy to understand! He'll teach you like a beginner, taking you down to the next level, without using hard jargon!

　Yeah, I'm a beginner.
　The open-air classroom, which was just a row of chairs and desks in a grassy field, was filled with many martial artists today.
　The round table of the Ten Goukai, which had been set up here not long ago, was now standing next to the entrance of the cave because it was in the way.

''Mi, gentlemen, be quiet. Next, I'll explain the difference between swords and katanas. Ehhh, the two-edged ones that were introduced from the north are swords. The single-edged one, introduced from the east, is called a katana. ......
...... Dr. Takumi, tell me about it.

　A voice rose from the farthest back seat.
　Symmetrically, in contrast to Leia, she slowly and quietly raises her hand.
　The classroom, which had been so noisy a moment ago, falls silent as if it had been hit by water.
　I gulp down my throat, nervous for what kind of questions she's going to ask me, too.

'Shall I ask you a question, Alice?'
What kind of woman is your type, Takumi?

　A murmur of disquiet washed over the classroom.

'Shh, I don't think my question has anything to do with the class.
　......
'No, it's not. Please answer me.

　Alice stands up and stares at me.
　I subconsciously back away from Alice's pressure without question.

'Do you prefer women to have longer hair? Should it be shorter? Should I talk to you often? Would you prefer to be quiet?

　When you can't answer, and you're silent, Alice asks you more and more penetrating questions.

Is it correct to say that it's time to fight? Yes, when you're fighting, your hair is shorter and the more reticent you are, the better ......

　As soon as I was about to say that, Alice silently pulled out the large sword that had been stabbed into her waist with her right hand and grabbed her long blonde hair from its roots with her left hand.

''Whoa. No, Alice. I like long hair! I loved it!

　Alice's hand stopped as she was about to cut her hair with a snap.

'I see. Then let's keep growing it out.'

　Satisfied, Alice sits down in her chair, happily touching her own hair.

''Mmm, should Nuruhachi grow a little longer too?''
Maybe I should extend it. I'm not afraid of long hair.

　Nuruhachi and Sasha are discussing how to grow out their hair.
　I'm sure they're busy rebuilding the Lucia Kingdom right now, so why are they here taking my classes?

''Takkun! Hey, Koo-chan, follow him!

　Karuna told me to look at Chloe and I saw her lying on her desk with tears streaming down her face.

'It's done. We're so short. Takumi-dono likes Cal and hates us. I thought you'd say that.
No, no, Chloe. No, I don't like it. I'm not against short hair and short hair. Yeah, I love short hair.

　As soon as I comforted Chloe, Alice stood up again and tried to cut her hair.

'No,' she said. No, I love it long and I love it short. They look good on you. I love you all just the way you are!

　Loudly and enthusiastically talking about her hair.

''Takumi-sensei!

　Mainly the ladies stand up and shout my name, impressed.
　What the hell. Why is this happening?

　I thought that if I did it just right, the Takumi class would soon get bored and no one would come.
　But as the days went by, the number of people doubled, and there were countless chairs and desks lined up.
　Many of the top guild rankings and famous martial artists from the five continents were sitting in the room.
　No matter how I think about it, I don't know the most martial arts among them.

''Miakis, how do you write the Chinese characters for Gonosen just now? And tell me about Linkiowhen, too.
How come you don't know more Kanji than me, the demon tribe? Why don't you just write Sacha in hiragana?

　And yet, everyone was frantically transcribing what I said in their notebooks, and some even shed tears of emotion.
　Stop it. It hurts my heart, so please don't do that.

"Tak-kun, you're extremely popular after all.

　Karuna is laughing like a stranger.
　This class was proposed by Karuna and Chloe's carefree comments about the Dragon sisters.

　I had no way of knowing at the time that this would eventually become the beginning of the world's largest school, Takumi Saikyouryu.