Sorayama Ichiyo slowly wiped his beloved knife. The bloodstain of the bandit had disappeared on the blade, which exuded a hazy brightness.
The light color of each sword is different. For example, Jiuzang's family heirloom sword has a special grinding process that makes his sword as dazzling as a mirror. Just like Jiuzang's martial arts, it is swift, ruthless, and full of indomitable aggression.
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The unknown Nodachi in Kikuchiyo's hand is covered with scratches and small chips. If you look closely, you can see that there are even some slight dark spots on it. Obviously, the owner of this weapon usually doesn't care much about it, and the light is not as bright.
It tends to be mixed and dim.
Although Kanbei's sword looks very ordinary in appearance, the dusty handle and old scabbard make the sword look unattractive and will never attract anyone's attention. The blade has no gorgeous blade.
There are no patterns, no gorgeous knife posture, and even the light looks very ordinary.
Once Kanbei draws his sword in his hand, his firm and simple aura blends with his sword, making people clearly feel that this is an opponent that will never be easily defeated by anyone.
Among samurai, it is said that "you can tell the person's character and martial arts by looking at his weapon." This shows the profound mutual influence between the sword and the owner. If Kikuchiyo is allowed to use the Nagakan Hikaru for a long time, he will not be as good as him in any case.
It is as elegant and gorgeous as a leaf in the empty mountain, but under the long-term influence, it will never be as rude and powerful as it is now.
Sorayama Kazuyo's moves are not incapable of being cruel. After all, the name "Sword Demon" is due to his style. People who have reached his level will not stick to the stereotypes of moves at all, no matter how they are used.
Regardless of this method, the efficiency of killing enemies will not be reduced at all.
But since coming to this era and owning this beloved knife, almost every time he kills an enemy, he can't help but become "beautiful". This is a change that he himself has never noticed.
Sorayama Kazuyo raised his beloved sword and stared at it. The halo of Nagasaki's sword had a dazzling look that he had never seen before, just like Sorayama Kazuyo at this time. Kanbei saw such a scene, which made his
My breath couldn't help but suffocate.
Kanbei stood quietly for a while, then took off his shoes and sat across from Sorayama Ichiyo, and said gently: "Korayama-kun, actually I have never understood the reason why you took the initiative to help the farmers resist the bandits. How could it be so?
How can a noble person like you feel the desire to repay the farmers? What's more, you have never eaten a grain of farmers' grain in vain." Sorayama Kazuyo did not respond, still looking at his beloved knife.
Kanbei continued: "However, I seem to understand a little better now. Sorayama-kun, you are a true samurai with a 'heart of righteousness', and all of us are inferior to you."
Ichiha Sora raised his long captain's ray and pointed the blade towards Kanbei. This was of course an extremely rude act, and the implication of refusing to communicate was so obvious that even a heartless person like Kikuchiyo would probably shut up.
Back away.
But Kanbei was unmoved and continued to speak slowly in a reassuring tone: "Samurai and peasants are naturally opposed to each other. Samurai regard peasants as nothing but grass, and peasants regard samurai as enemy bandits. Even those bandits used to be
Samurai, it's just that they gave up the beliefs that they need to uphold as samurai. But even so, few samurai will help farmers fight against bandits."
Kanbei slowed down and continued: "So, if one of our warriors dies, the farmers will be sad and cry, but what they are sad about is that they have lost an important combat force, which greatly increases the danger to themselves and the village.
But there will never be any sympathy. The opposite is also true. For several of our other samurai, the death of a peasant is just a number on the battlefield. If it were not for people like Li Ji who get along day and night, there would not even be a trace of sadness.
There won't be any, let alone such violent mood swings as Kongshanjun."
Sora Ichiyo sheathed his sword and leaned against the wall. The warm autumn sunset shone on his body, and the cold atmosphere seemed to weaken a little.
Kanbei's words still affected him after all, but as a modern person, he is not isolated from the world after all. Those unique modern ideas of equality of life, and having never watched someone who was barely a comrade die in front of him,
How can this kind of impact be eliminated with just a few words?
He himself didn't know how to get rid of this emotion that affected his swordsman's heart, so he said in a low voice: "After all, I am not from the same world as you."
This double-entendre sentence seemed to be a refutation of Kanbei, but in fact it was just a sigh of relief.
Of course, Kanbei cannot understand the true meaning revealed in Kazuyo Sorayama's words. In Kanbei's view, wealthy nobles like Sorayama Kazuyo are of course at the opposite end of the spectrum from homeless samurai like them who have no food and clothing.
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Kanbei didn't pay attention. When Kazuyo Sorayama opened his mouth to speak, he knew that his persuasion had an effect. He smiled gently: "Korayama-kun, you know the first time I killed a comrade because of my incompetence in combat.
What’s your mood?”
Kanbei recalled: "That was many years ago. At the age of Katsushiro, the appearance of this comrade was already very vague in my mind. I watched him fall on me covered in blood.
.Like Sorayama-kun, I once wanted to kill all my enemies in anger. But after I was lucky enough to survive that war, I suddenly understood that struggling in this troubled world, who can enjoy their old age? Today, my comrades-in-arms died because of me.
Death, tomorrow, maybe I will die because of others. But these are all choices made by myself, so what is sad about it?"
Kazuha Sorayama was not persuaded by Kanbei's reasoning, but he was no longer so resentful in his heart. In fact, this was just the inevitable process of experiencing such a thing for the first time. Maybe he would be able to figure it out naturally after the next battle.
Kanbei's intention was not to change Kazuha Sorayama's mind, but to prevent him from putting himself in a crisis situation because of his impulse in the next battle.
Is Kazuyo Sorayama a stupid person? At this time, he also understood what Kanbei meant, bowed slightly and said: "Thank you for enlightening me, I'm fine."
Kanbei touched his hair and said with a smile: "Your attack this time was very good. It can be said that it has greatly exceeded my expectations. I heard Jiuzang say that you killed 11 people in total, which is really amazing!"
Kazuyo Sorayama silently recalled the entire battle and replied: "Kyuzo killed 3 people, Kikuchiyo killed 3 people, and I killed 5 people." Kanbei then asked: "How is the martial arts of the bandits?"
, I estimate that there will be no more than 30 bandits at most. If there are only 8 of us, can we defeat them?"
Kazuyo Sorayama shook his head: "Their martial arts are not bad, and they responded well to sudden attacks and did not lose their resistance. If they ride on horses and fight us with bows, arrows and muskets, they can kill them all, but
What is certain is that, except for me, all of you warriors, even Jiuzang, will not escape death!"
Kanbei nodded and agreed: "I think so too, so we still need to rely on the strength of the farmers, guard our defenses, and gradually encroach on them. In this process, even if some of us die, in the final battle, the bandits will
There can never be more than twice our number, excluding the peasants, of course."
Kanbei exudes a strong self-confidence, which is a reassuring force as a teammate. Kazuyo Sorayama stood up, looked at the fading sunset and said leisurely: "I hope there will be 8 of us when we come.
There are still 8 people when we go back. Don’t die, Kanbei."
Kanbei stood next to Kazuo Sorayama, and said in a tone that did not know the joy or sorrow: "Tomorrow, the bandits will definitely attack, Sorayama-kun, you must take care of yourself! Let's go, gather everyone and the farmers, and prepare for war!"