My DOJO Princess [ON-GOING]

Chapter 7: Forgive Me For Spilling Your Tea

= Ken's POV =

"We're here." Miyuki stopped by a large door.

Before she could even knock, the door opened.

"Ah, Haruhi-sama and Oda-sama." A woman came out. "Isshin-sama has been expecting both of you."

She wears a plain light blue kimono. She has a wrinkly face, traditionally tied salt and pepper hair and eyes that are so squinty, I can't see what color her pupils are.

"This is Isshin-sama's attendant." Miyuki introduced her. "Her name is Hatsuyo, she's also my grandmother."

"Pleasure to meet you, Oda-sama." The old lady bowed.

"No, it's my pleasure." I bowed back.

"Well then, you may enter." Hatsuyo make way for the door.

Inside is like the same as the training hall where the twins were. At the middle is an old man facing his back from us. He was wearing traditional garments and holding a kendo stick. As we come closer, he turned around.

He looked exactly as he was on TV and papers. He has short full silver hair, wrinkly and fair skin as if he's been at the sun for too long, and eyes as black as the deepest part of the ocean. He has always a serious look on her face.

"Good morning, Grandfather." Haruhi-chan bowed.

Miyuki also bowed.

Isshin Hashimoto looked at me and raised an eyebrow. Haruhi-chan elbowed me so I bowed quickly.

"This is Kentaro Oda." Haruhi-chan raised her head.

"It's an honour to meet you, sir." I said while staying in a bowing posture.

"I see." He spoke. "Raise your head so I can see you properly."

I stood straight. I was expecting a your-not-worthy-of-my-daughter's-hand-in-marriage kind of talk but instead, he look at me in fascination.

He throws a kendo stick for me to catch.

"Eh?" I said in surprise.

"Grandfather, what are you-" Haruhi-chan tried to ask but was cut off by his Grandfather.

"Let me test him." He took out another kendo stick (which I didn't how or when he had another one after giving me his.)

I looked at Haruhi-chan, she looks a bit pale and surprised. I looked at the two attendants, they look uh- how should I say this, they have the oh-this-is-normal-for-our-Isshin-sama kind of expression.

"Let's begin!" He charged at me in intense speed.

He raised his weapon to attack me.

Try to not get injured or killed. That what Haruhi-chan said a while ago.

I tried to raise my weapon but had my eyes closed. A few second all I heard was...

THUD!

After I opened my eyes, I realized I'm not holding the kendo stick anymore. I looked in front of me and I see Haruhi-chan holding it while blocking his Grandfather's attack.

Again, when and how did that happened?

"What are you doing?" He said while trying to swat her away.

"Don't get reckless, Grandfather." Haruhi-chan said while blocking all attacks.

Is she protecting me?

CRACK!

We suddenly heard that sound at both of them stopped.

"Ah! My back!" He dropped his weapon.