Training time was dull and boring.
Gao Yu had no complaints, though.
His training was more or less equivalent to warming up, and the training measures at the academy simply couldn’t make him display his full potential.
He was quite interested in actual combat instruction.
Several instructors sparred with him on the field, and he handled them with ease.
However, he learned quite a lot of useful things during the sparring sessions, such as how to strike vital points and how to rely on his reactions to dodge attacks coming straight at his face.
It was just like reading a novel.
(He dodged all the attacks with an eerie movement technique! Do you understand the value of a tank fighting against humanoid machines?!)
After several rounds of actual combat sparring, the instructors all had expressions as if they had seen a ghost and complained about their bad luck.
This freak Gao Yu was simply not someone they could beat.
“Gao-kun is simply too strong.”
The sisters watching from below sighed.
They had personally watched Gao Yu go from being flustered at the beginning to handling everything with ease.
If Gao Yu knew what they were thinking, he would have to sigh.
He had been holding back his strength from beginning to end, afraid that he might accidentally blow an instructor’s head off.
“Gao-kun really is strong. I’m so far behind him.”
Nashiro lowered her head dejectedly.
The more she understood, the greater she realized the gap was.
Sensing that her younger sister was in low spirits, Kurona patted her hand.
“So what if the gap is big? If you ask me, it’s better for the gap to be a little bigger. Then you can suggest to Gao-kun that he teach you.”
“Wouldn’t that be bad? Would Gao-kun get angry?”
Nashiro’s eyes lit up, then dimmed again.
Their evaluations at the academy were already quite high, but compared with Gao Yu, the difference was simply like heaven and earth.
Gao Yu had no weaknesses in any aspect.
“What happened to Nashiro?”
Gao Yu walked down from the field, stretched his shoulders, and asked Kurona.
The actual combat area was large, and the sisters had been speaking quietly in a corner, so he hadn’t heard them clearly.
Kurona said, “Nashiro wants you to teach her, Gao-kun, but she’s too embarrassed to say it.”
“Sister!” Nashiro covered her mouth, her little face flushed red, her gaze drifting toward the ground.
“Nashiro said that if you’re willing, Gao-kun, she’ll make you a bento. Nashiro’s bentos are very delicious.”
Kurona pulled Nashiro’s hand away and said with a smile.
“Is that so? Sure, anyway, I’ve learned pretty much everything I need to.”
Gao Yu readily agreed.
He had nothing to do anyway, so finding something to do wasn’t bad.
“Was yesterday’s bento made by Nashiro? It really was delicious. I’m looking forward to it.”
Nashiro’s eyes shone brightly, and her little hands fidgeted with her fingers in front of her.
“Gao-kun, you agree to teach me?”
Gao Yu nodded and smiled.
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Nashiro hurriedly said, “Then let’s eat the bento together at noon. I made a little too much…”
Her voice grew softer and softer.
Unable to withstand her sister’s strange gaze, Nashiro lowered her head and poked her fingers together.
Only then did Kurona realize.
No wonder Nashiro had gotten up early in the morning to prepare a bento, and the portion was obviously larger than before.
Kurona was silent.
Looking at Gao Yu’s face, she suddenly felt that it was actually quite normal.
Nashiro had always been well protected by her.
Normally, no matter what happened, she was the one who made the decisions, so her younger sister had naturally been raised with a pure personality.
Upon first meeting a member of the opposite sex with exceptionally good looks, whose behavior and mannerisms also made them feel favorable toward him, Nashiro’s reaction was understandable.
“Ah, I’m already looking forward to lunchtime.”
Gao Yu showed an expectant expression, which truly made Nashiro’s cheeks turn even redder.
She even seemed a little unable to coordinate her hands and feet while walking.
No matter how cold the sisters became later in the story, during this period they still retained their genuine and kind feelings and had not yet been deceived by Akihiro into becoming corrupted.
“Juuzou, come over and join us.”
Gao Yu waved.
Juuzou, who was far away in another corner, pointed at himself with a puzzled expression.
Seeing Gao Yu nod, Juuzou jumped down from his seat and jogged over.
“Gao-kun, you’d better not get too close to Suzuya Juuzou.”
Kurona cautiously looked at Juuzou and whispered to Gao Yu.
Nashiro stepped sideways to block him in front of her, although she couldn’t block him at all.
Gao Yu said amusedly, “It’s fine. Juuzou isn’t a bad kid.”
“Uh.” The sisters glanced at the stitches on Juuzou’s body.
Ever since Juuzou came to the academy, his behavior had always been somewhat abnormal.
“What are we doing?” Juuzou completely ignored their actions.
He was already used to it and didn’t care.
“I’m planning to give the sisters a private lesson. Do you want to join?”
“Yes. Be sure to give me a spot!”
Juuzou raised his hand high.
He had seen Gao Yu’s performance.
Having Gao Yu hold him down with one hand while fighting was completely fine, so naturally he had no objections to having Gao Yu give him some guidance.
The sisters looked at each other.
Since Gao Yu said there was no problem, they had no problem either.
For the rest of the morning, Gao Yu gave them targeted instruction.
With his abilities, he could easily discover their weaknesses, making teaching them simple and convenient.
“You don’t need to grip the gun too tightly. Nashiro, your physical abilities are enough to handle a handgun. If you use too much force, you’ll actually be unable to hit the target accurately.”
“Relax both hands a little. When shooting, your body can adjust its angle along with the shooting motion.”
Gao Yu stood behind Nashiro.
The moving targets in front of them were moving very quickly.
His large hand pressed against hers, helping her adjust to the optimal grip on the gun.
Nashiro concentrated, her breathing becoming nearly steady, and fired using the optimal posture he had adjusted for her. This story is hosted at g.com.
Five moving targets.
Three hit the bullseye, while two landed within the eight-ring area.
“I did it!” Nashiro exclaimed excitedly.
As she came out of her concentrated state, the joy of successfully hitting the targets and the sensation of physical contact with Gao Yu surged into her mind.
“Is it really that miraculous?”
Kurona watched her younger sister’s performance improve step by step with her own eyes.
So Gao Yu’s targeted adjustments really had such a powerful effect.
“Kurona, your grip on the gun is too relaxed. You’re very confident in your own abilities. Confidence is a good thing, but your coordination is slightly worse than Nashiro’s. Grip the gun a little more firmly and try not to move your body as much.”
Gao Yu pressed Kurona’s gun downward.
His perception told him that Kurona had been standing in front of her younger sister Nashiro for a long time.
While this put a lot of pressure on her, it also made her more confident in herself.
What she needed was more caution.
Kurona fired five consecutive shots, and the results were much better than when she practiced alone.
She couldn’t help but feel grateful toward Gao Yu.
Gao Yu gave her the feeling that he was taking care of them.
“Juuzou, let’s compare our accuracy.”
Gao Yu pointed at the target with his finger and raised an eyebrow at Juuzou.
“Come on, come on.”
Juuzou was highly enthusiastic, but in the end, he lowered his head with a bewildered expression.
Three rounds, and he didn’t win even once.
Every one of Gao Yu’s shots hit the bullseye.
Juuzou simply didn’t have that level of accuracy.
“Juuzou, you’re a little too freewheeling. Your mentality is good, but accuracy requires long-term practice.”
Juuzou’s talent was extremely high.
Later on, he became one of the main investigators, a Special Class Investigator.
If his weaknesses were specifically adjusted for, his abilities would become even stronger.
“The same goes for other aspects. Your talent is very high, but although being freewheeling allows you to bring out your potential, it also limits your potential.”
“I’ll listen to you.” Juuzou seemed thoughtful.
As long as it could make him stronger, he was willing to do whatever was required.
“Relax. Take it slowly.”
Gao Yu rubbed his head.
Juuzou narrowed his eyes as warmth spread downward from the top of his head.
Nashiro stared intently at the hand on top of Juuzou’s head.
Kurona looked at her younger sister, then at Gao Yu, and shrugged.
During the short two-hour private lesson that morning, the three members gained a deeper understanding of their own conditions.
By training specifically around their weaknesses, all of their abilities improved to some degree.
“Gao-kun, please enjoy!”
Nashiro held out the bento, the portion nearly half again as large as yesterday’s.
Kurona bit down on her chopsticks, her eyes sweeping over the bento as she said through gritted teeth, “Nashiro has never made such a sumptuous bento for me!”