Chapter 16

Father and Daughter is the sixteenth chapter of the Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan manga.

Summary
Ayase goes to the hospital where she met her aunt, Suzuka, who informs her brother, Ayase's father Kaito Ayatsuji, of Ayase's arrival. Ayase then sees her father, who is very sickly and in a coma. Suzuka leaves for the coffee shop, leaving Ayase and her father alone together.

Ayase then remembers her training, in swordsmanship, with her father. Her father tells her to never loose her pride as a knight and never become an embarrassment. Ayase then looks at her now comatose father, who struggles to get the words "forgive me" out. Ayase then further remembers the days before her father was comatose.

A young Ayase is then seen, two years before, going to the dojo. At the footsteps of the Dojo she meets Kuraudo Kurashiki who simply walks passed her.

Ayase goes into the gym asking what had happened, and one of the students explained Kuraudo challenged dojo, but the dojo master, Kaito, refused, causing Kuraudo to call him a coward. Kaito explains to the students that he refused to fight because swords shouldn't be used for needless scuffles. After he finishes his lecture Kaito makes everyone train hard with Sugawara training with Ayase.

The next day Ayase and Kaito notice that none of the students are at his dojo and decide to train together although Ayase warns Kaito not to swing a sword or it will destroy his body, reminding Kaito of Ayase's late mother.

Ayase's training was interrupted, however, when one of the students, bandaged up, came to the door with resignation letters from all the students. He explains that all of Kaito's teachings were useless as they were all beaten by the stranger who challenged the dojo, quite easily. Kuraudo then walks in. When asked why he was obsessed with fighting Kaito it was to show off his strength wanting to fight with a strong opponent. Kaito agrees to his challenge stating that it was to protect his pride not to promote violence.

Ayase officiates the match between Kaito and Kuraudo, who both agree to use wooden swords only and no other weapons. Kaito is shocked by Kuraudo's quickness but Kaito is able to block and gain the first point. Kuraudo is then able to quickly gain the second point do to his speed. The third and final round then begins and Kaito is able to block Kuraudo's attack, although, he is getting hurt in the process, as Kuraudo attacks are fierce. Kaito had tried to use his final technique to gain the final point, however his age caught up with him, and Kuraudo is able to savagely hit Kaito, causing him to be knocked out. Kuraudo then leaves the gym, having won it, leaving Ayase to weep over her father condition.

After the incident Ayase was told that her father was comatose and that he will probably never wake up. Ayase had tried to fight Kuraudo multiple time but it always ended with her loosing, it got to the point where he would no longer accept her challenges. Ayase then decides to enter the seven star tournament where he couldn't refuse her challenge. She is then seen about to fight against Ikki, who seems very angry.

Characters

 * Ayase Ayatsuji
 * Ikki Kurogane
 * Suzuka
 * Kaito Ayatsuji
 * Kuraudo Kurashiki
 * Inatta
 * Sugawara