Kazuyo Sorayama has stayed in the gym for seven days since the Chiba brothers and sisters challenged him, but there has been no movement in either the Shinto Wu Nian style or the Beichen Itto style.
According to Katsura Kogoro, his master Saito Yakuro has always been generous and is not proud of his swordsmanship, so he should be busy with other things now, such as research on cannons and armored battleships, so he did not go there in person.
come to visit;
However, Chiba Shusaku, the leader of the Beichen Itto-ryu sect, is the purest swordsman. The only reason why he does not come to the gym to challenge is that he is not sure of winning. He may be silently studying some special killing skills. When he feels that he is worthy of a fight,
Will definitely come in person.
During this period, in addition to "taking out" an hour every day to teach the newly admitted disciples of the dojo, Sorayama Kazuha's basic activity was to drink wine while listening to Katsura Kogoro introduce to him the anecdotes of Edo, Kyoto and even more than 200 feudal lords in Japan.
Strange things, this also gave him a rough understanding of the situation of this era.
Based on Kazuyo Sorayama's limited knowledge of Japanese history, he knew that we were at the end of the shogunate period and that it would not be many years before the Meiji Restoration. He also vaguely knew that after the Restoration, the power of the Choshu clan was spread from top to bottom in Japan, which can be said to be the largest
winner.
For other speculators, clinging to the Choshu Domain at this time would be the shortcut to success in the future, but Sorayama Kazuha has already rejected many invitations put forward by Katsura Kogoro openly and secretly.
Katsura Kogoro was very helpless. He also knew that he could not persuade a person with the status of his teacher Sorayama Kazuha. He could only hope that the feudal lord would arrive in Edo as soon as possible and persuade the teacher sincerely.
"Teacher, don't you feel bored when you stay in the dojo drinking all day long? Why don't you let the disciple take the teacher to visit Edo? You must know that Edo is quite prosperous." After these few days of getting along, Katsura Kogoro discovered that he has
As long as the teacher is in a good mood, he is quite easy to talk to. If he is not maliciously provocative, he will not be blamed for a few rude words.
In general, he felt that the cold and ruthless nature of teachers actually meant that they cared about very little, but they were not as difficult to get along with as imagined, especially when they were drunk and happy, and would even drag him to teach him in the pond.
He swims...
"I won't go." Kazuyo Sorayama curled his lips. No matter how prosperous Edo was, could it compare to Tokyo in later generations?
"Teacher... there are countless well-known taverns in Edo, and they are far better than the bad wine collected by Master Ono. I treat the disciple to ensure that the teacher can drink to his heart's content, and there is no need to look at Master Ono's distressed expression."
Wulang continued to persuade.
As a young man, although he can feel the progress of his swordsmanship every day, he still yearns for the prosperity of the outside world.
"Kogoro," Sorayama Kazuha said a little seriously, "Being able to endure and even enjoy loneliness and boredom is the basic quality of becoming a master of swordsmanship. Your courage, wisdom, character, and eyesight are all excellent, but everything has its pros and cons, like you
Such smart people generally don't have the patience to work hard to practice swordsmanship. If you don't change it, you will never reach the realm of swordsman. If you compare, Saito Shintaro of Shinto Muken-ryu is your limit.
Already."
Katsura Kogoro apologized respectfully, but he didn't really care.
His most admired master is Saito Yakuro. He quite agrees with his master's philosophy that "Japan can be saved not by the edge of the sword, but by the strength of the ship and the power of the artillery." He has never stopped studying in this area.
In his opinion, swordsmanship is more about self-defense, and the main purpose of staying here to learn swordsmanship from Sorayama Kazuha is that Japan's only sword master himself has no idea how strong the swordsmanship can be.
He has too many desires, and even now he still thinks that he is a Shinto Wu Nian-ryu person.
Of course, Sorayama Kazuha could see Katsura Kogoro's disapproval at a glance, and secretly sighed that this young man he was very optimistic about could only become his disciple, not his apprentice.
He couldn't help but think of Chiba Sana when he decided to commit suicide that day. This girl had all the conditions to inherit his swordsmanship, but unfortunately she was born a girl and didn't even have the right to walk on the street with a long sword.
This damn rule!
With his mood waning, Sorayama Kazuha picked up the sake flask and told Kogoro: "Let's go, take me to visit Edo." Kogoro felt happy, confessed his crime, and hurriedly explained the situation to Ono Fuji, leading him
Kazuyo Sorayama walked out of the gym.
"Edo" means "gate of the river", which means the mouth of the river. Edo Castle, a city surrounded by water, went from a desolate village to becoming the largest city in the world in just over two hundred years.
Edo, with one million people, was more populous than the imperial capitals, Paris and London at the same time.
Due to the crisscrossing rivers and developed water transportation, all Japanese commodities are concentrated here, making it a veritable political and commercial center of Japan.
The most popular snacks along the street are all kinds of specialty snacks. After just a short stroll, Katsura Kogoro already had a pack of Karin candy and a few bunches of glutinous rice balls in his hand. The simple meals at the gym these past few days have already made him a little unbearable.
In fact, the same is true for Sorayama Kazuyo. He only has rice and pickled cucumbers and pickled radish every day. His taste buds are extremely bland. However, the gym has been running poorly, and Sorayama Kazuyo is embarrassed to make excessive demands. Fortunately, he has wine every day, plus
I have experienced many worlds of material scarcity, but I didn’t find it too difficult.
"Teacher, there is an izakaya nearby that serves very delicious roasted birds. Large pieces of charred meat on skewers, coated with sweet soy sauce, sprinkled with some salt, and eaten with fresh grated radish. That's really..."
Katsura Kogoro didn't wait for Sorayama Kazuyo's answer and walked ahead to lead the way, quite impatiently.
It was only at this time that the unusually steady Katsura Kogoro finally looked like a teenager.
Ichiyo Sorayama glanced around casually, followed Katsura Kogoro's footsteps, walked around and walked into an izakaya opened in the corner.
It was just after midnight, and there were not many customers in the empty izakaya. Katsura Kogoro greeted the middle-aged proprietress warmly, and seemed to be very familiar with her.
"Sister Songzi, today I came to you specially on behalf of the teacher. You have to show off the best craftsmanship in your shop. By the way, the teacher likes drinking. Bring the good wine you secretly hid. Don't mix it with water, otherwise
..." Kogoro ordered in a flurry of words.
Matsuko covered her mouth and smiled, and greeted her warmly: "Aren't you practicing your sword in the training hall, and why are you sneaking here to drink?" "How can I drink..." Katsura Kogoro glanced at Sorayama Kazuha guiltily, and saw Sorayama Kazuha.
Ye's attention was not focused on this at all, and he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the Matsuko boss lady was teasing Kogoro, her eyes never moved away from Kazuyo Sorayama's face. She dared to swear to the Buddha that she had never seen such a handsome and striking person! She had opened a shop in Edo for more than 20 years.
In the years, she personally entertained no fewer than thousands of warriors, and there were certainly many with handsome faces, but if you look closely, you could see that they still had some flaws.
As for the cold warrior in front of her, everything from her figure to her appearance and even her temperament was so perfect. There was also an unexplainable sense of mystery that even made her long-dry body feel a little moist...
Kazuyo Sorayama didn't notice this at all at this time. His perception told him that something was abnormal!
In fact, since he left the dojo, he noticed that there were always a lot of eyes staring at him, but if he thought about it carefully, what he had done these days had already spread throughout Edo. Through the descriptions of the disciples of the two dojos, he
As the only "Sword Master" in Japan at present, he should attract more attention than the superstars of later generations. It can be said that it would be the most surprising if no one looked at him, so he didn't care too much.
However, not long after he walked into this izakaya, a long-lost, faint threat kept lingering in his heart. This was a warning that someone was going to do something bad to him!
Who is it? How many people are there? Who are trying to do harm to him? Is it an ambush or is he going to rush into the store?...
Kazuyo Sorayama remained calm on the surface, but he had already raised his vigilance. He shouted in his heart: Come on, no matter who you are, you can assassinate me, but you must have the awareness that you must die!