Chapter 65 Match

Patrick’s gaze registers fear and panic before he quickly masks them.

“Did my brother forget to tell you that I am practicing martial arts? Getting a bruise is common.”

Look at this sweet and adorable little child trying to fool me.

“I agree. Getting a bruise is common for beginners practicing martial arts, but what I’m wondering is why is the bruise under your wrist? Kendo is a martial art that has four hitting spots—the head, neck, wrist, and stomach.” I counted them off slowly with my fingers, making sure that he understood where I was getting at. “The bruise is under your wrist, which is a spot that’s unlikely to be hit.” Getting hit under the wristtends to make it harder for the player to move his hand because of the swelling. Since Kendo is a sport that heavily uses wrist movements, it is pretty obvious that whoever did this to Patrick doesn’t want him to win.

Patrick looks like he is going to be on the verge of tears, which is NOT what I wanted from him when I decided to co