Ronin was at a loss for words. He never expected that Sorayama Kazuha was such a person. He looked very serious, but his words became more and more frivolous. What is a "reason to take action" if he didn't look serious?
, unlike the fake ones, the ronin would definitely think that Kazuyo Sorayama was deliberately teasing him. If this was really the case, he would draw his sword and argue even if he was not his opponent.
The ronin held back his anger and thought carefully about it. Sorayama Kazuyo said the same thing last time. His reason was that he was a chivalrous person who helped the strong and helped the weak, but he was rejected happily. So what reason should he use this time? No, can it be done?
Chivalry also needs a reason! Even if your martial arts skills are far from reaching the point where the other party can do whatever they want, you don't have to rely on force to deal with these two gangs of gangsters. Why should you ask for help from others? Besides, when will you, who has always been a loner, need to rely on others?
Got it!
Ronin's heart suddenly became clear and he regained his composure. He said seriously to Kazuyo Sorayama: "Sir Sorayama, I don't know the reason you need, but no matter how you ask, my reason is still to save this town and use my martial arts to help those who
Help the suffering civilians, this is the way of the sword!"
Kazuyo Sorayama looked at the face that was exactly the same as Ronin and Kikuchiyo's, and couldn't help but sigh. Even their personalities were exactly the same!
"Why do you sigh, sir?" the rogue asked.
"My partner not only looks similar to you, but also has a similar temperament. He is equally stubborn, but his martial arts skills are much worse."
"Oh?" "I remember back then, we fought side by side against bandits. He was just a ronin with low martial arts skills, but he was brave and cheerful, and he was as nosy as you."
"Then what happened in the end?" "We gathered together eight partners, killed more than forty bandits, and killed three people in the battle. The partner who is similar to you survived. But there has been no news for many years, and we don't know where he is now.
How are you doing?"
"With your martial arts skills, it seems that one person can kill more than forty bandits..." "They are all armored cavalry with three muskets. My martial arts skills at that time were not as good as they are now."
The ronin was shocked. There were more than forty armored cavalry! What kind of concept is this? You must know that there are more than two hundred feudal clans under the Edo shogunate, and less than half of them can gather so many armored cavalry, not to mention there are muskets to help.
Which domain happened? This is a big event that can shock the world. With only eight people, if they didn't have the ambition to die from the beginning, I'm afraid no one would accept such an employment... The ronin couldn't help but be in awe.
"Lord Sorayama is so brave and is a role model for our generation, but why did he do nothing to save this town?"
Kazuyo Sorayama didn't say anything. He drank two drinks and suddenly asked, "What is kendo?"
"The way of the sword is justice."
"Not to mention whether what you said is right or not, but what is justice?"
"Do the right thing!"
"What is the right thing to do?"
Ronin opened his mouth to answer, but his lips only moved and he did not open his mouth. Instead, he frowned and kept thinking about this question that he had never thought about before.
"What is the right thing?" Kazuyo Sorayama continued to ask. When Ronin didn't answer, he said to himself: "Right and wrong are measured by your own standards, not true right or wrong. Maybe.
What you think is right is the greatest evil in the eyes of others."
"Do you think right is right? What you did was just driven by your own sense of justice. It was not true justice. You didn't think about anything deeper." Kazuyo Sorayama shook his head: "Kill them all.
Can the gangsters in the town save the town? On the contrary. You can think about it, after the two gangs of gangsters disappear at the same time, who will take over their territory? These local gangsters regard the town as their private property, although the two gangs
They help people fight to death, but no one takes the initiative to destroy the town, because this is their root; and once they disappear and are controlled by outside gangs, the town will become a real hell on earth, and they will only
He will use the town as a tool to make money, and will use all means to extract the value of the town in the shortest possible time until the place becomes a complete ghost, and then leave with the wealth to manage his real territory."
Huge beads of sweat appeared on Ronin's head and ran down the corner of his forehead. He was sweating profusely from Sorayama Kazuha's words. "Well, Master Sorayama, what do you think is justice? Since everyone has his own justice,
Where is the real justice? What about the small town? Why not save them and let them endure hunger and cold?"
"No one can be saved by others in vain. If you want to be saved, you have to rely on yourself." But Sorayama Kazuyo continued: "Also, you think you are very noble, so-called hoeing the strong and supporting the weak without expecting anything in return, but really
Do you not ask for anything in return? You don’t want money, fame, and despise enjoyment, but your reward is your spiritual needs, which satisfies you more than any material thing. Isn’t this the greatest reward for yourself?”
The ronin was so ashamed that he felt ashamed. His words touched his sore spot, but they were irrefutable. This even dealt a major blow to the belief he had always adhered to.
"Also, you said justice? Haha... Kendo is Kendo, not anything else! Our original existence is just a part of nature. There are only two ultimate goals of Kendo. The first is to
One's own strength can achieve the power to resist or even fight nature; the second is to entrust oneself to nature, integrate and harmonize with it, and coexist with the heaven, earth and universe. No matter which one is to constantly break through oneself, from body to spirit, to
Eternity. This is the way of the sword! Not some bullshit justice."
As soon as Sorayama Kazuyo finished speaking, a thick bolt of lightning almost split the sky into two halves. Then, a thunderbolt fell from the sky, making people's eardrums ache. The ronin sat there blankly, looking at the dark wall opposite with empty eyes.
Even though there was a thunderstorm outside, it didn't move at all.
The harsh advice was so sharp that the Ronin's swordsman's heart was almost crushed into powder by a leaf on the empty mountain! It was more like a dull knife, cutting his heart one by one, making him miserable. For a time, the so-called justice, right and wrong, salvation, reward,...
The way of the sword... was racing and tangled in his mind, clashing endlessly.
I don’t know how long it took, but a hoarse and sonorous voice rang in his ears: “Wherever my sword reaches, there is justice!”
Suddenly, his consciousness was like an iceberg shattering, like the sun peeking out of the clouds, a mighty light reflecting down, and the sword intent shining with endless heroic spirit regrouped, stronger and sharper than before. He knew that he had made a breakthrough! Perhaps from his skills and
My body has not improved, but my understanding of the world, my understanding of the way of the sword, and my doubts about the path I want to take are almost gone.
Ronin has an epiphany!
Kazuyo Sorayama taught Kikuchiyo the kendo skills in the world of "Seven Samurai", and passed on the heart of Ronin Sanjuro's kendo in the world of "Yojimbo". It can be said that Kazuyo Sorayama has taught him everything he knows without reservation.
To "them", or "him". If fate is a line of cause and effect, then when you meet "him" again, something interesting will happen...
The ronin stood up and saluted Sorayama Kazuyo heavily. His forehead was almost touching the ground. He maintained this posture of salute for almost five breaths before he said, "Thank you, Sorayama-senpai, for your advice. I understand."
Kazuyo Sorayama burped and smiled faintly: "Oh? Then what are you going to do?"
The ronin straightened up and looked at Ichiyo Sora with his piercing eyes: "Wherever my sword reaches, there is justice! Therefore, I still have to try my best to kill all the gangsters. The rest will depend on everyone in the town.
One man saved himself."
"It seems you really understand."
"Hahahahaha!" The two looked at each other, and Ronin looked up to the sky and laughed. The laughter passed through the heavy rain and never dissipated in the town...