Chapter 199: Practicing the art of drawing swords and the demon sword Vairocana [Breaking update]
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A bright red cool yukata...a familiar outfit.
"Qingdeng, good morning!"
Kinoshita Mai responded energetically to Aoden.
"Where's Boss Kiryu? Isn't he here?"
Qingto looked around the store, but saw no sign of Kiryu.
"A regular customer of the store had his house broken down, and Mr. Kiryu went to help him repair it."
"...Huh? Repair the house?"
"Yes. Mr. Kiryu once studied carpentry in Yamato. So he often helped his neighbors and regular customers of the shop repair their houses and furniture."
"Why is Boss Kiryu so good at everything... When will he be back?"
"Um...I can't say for sure. Qingden, do you have anything to do with Mr. Kiryu?"
"Yes." Qingden nodded vigorously, clenched his right hand into a fist, and patted his chest gently, "My body has healed, and my condition has completely recovered. I feel that I am ready to learn how to draw the sword from Boss Kiryu.
It’s time for magic!”
Upon hearing this, Kinoshita Mai quickly swept her eyes around Qingden several times, carefully looking at every part of Qingden's body.
"Qingden, has your body really fully recovered?" Kinoshita Mai asked softly in a somewhat worried tone.
Has your body really recovered to the point where you can start practicing the sword-drawing technique? But don't force your body - Kinoshita Mai's expression and tone of voice convey this message.
"Don't worry. My body has indeed fully recovered."
In order to completely dispel Kinoshita Mai's worries, Aoto changed into a half-joking tone and continued.
"I'm not so enthusiastic about Boss Kiryu's secret skills that I have to force my body to learn it as soon as possible even if I haven't recovered yet."
Now that Kiryu has gone to help others repair the house...then Qingto can only wait slowly in Qianshiya for boss Kiryu to come back.
Ever since he became a disciple of Boss Kiryu, Aoden and Chishiya have developed a deep bond.
Nowadays, Qianshiwu has become one of Qingto's most frequented "strongholds" after the Imperial Guard Hall.
During the two months when he was recuperating at home, Aoto often visited Chishiya every once in a while to kill time, drink tea and chat with boss Kiryu and Mai Kinoshita.
As a result, Qingteng, who was already as familiar with Qianshiwu as he was at home, untied the Dingguishen from his waist and sat down on the soft cushion in front of the counter.
And Kinoshita Mai also trotted into the kitchen with familiarity, and brought over the freshly brewed tea and some snacks for tea.
By the way - Qingdeng's Dingguishen was successfully sent for repair in the middle of last month.
"A Wu, has anything interesting happened in Qianshiwu in the past two days?"
Qingden sipped his tea and casually asked Kinoshita Mai in a relaxed mood.
"Well...it's been pretty quiet recently. Nothing worth mentioning happened."
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Aoden casually chatted with Mai Kinoshita, chatting about family affairs and passing the time while waiting for the return of Kiryu's boss.
Although the conversation was about trivial topics, neither Ayoto nor Mai Kinoshita felt bored. On the contrary, they became more and more interested in each other and became more and more interested in them.
"By the way, Amaizhen probably doesn't know yet, but Okita-kun's eldest sister has come to Edo..."
Just when Qingdeng wanted to talk about the various trivial things that happened to him recently——
Woo——! Bang!
Woo——! Bang!
…
Suddenly there was the sound of fireworks rising into the sky and exploding outside the window.
The volume was very loud...these beams of fireworks soaring towards the outskirts of Edo attracted the attention of both Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita.
When Qingdeng turned to look out the window beside him, he happened to see dots of colorful firelights in the sky.
These firelights are fleeting, and in just the blink of an eye, these firelights melt into the blue sky and white clouds.
"It's so beautiful..." Kinoshita Mai murmured, "Is this Kagiya testing fireworks?"
"Yeah." Qingdeng nodded lightly, "That should be it."
Since the fireworks display became a permanent event held in various parts of Japan during the summer more than a hundred years ago, with the continuous popularity of fireworks, fireworks have gradually formed an industry.
The profession of pyrotechnics came into being.
Among the many fireworks dealers in Edo, the most famous ones are "Kanaya" and "Tamaya".
The "Ryoku Kaikawa Fireworks Festival" in Edo was hosted by these two major fireworks dealers.
The upstream part of Ryogoku Bridge is handled by Tamaya, and the downstream part is handled by Kagiya.
During the annual fireworks display, these two major fireworks dealers show off their special skills across the Ryogoku Bridge.
In order to cheer on the two major fireworks dealers who compete with each other, people who come to watch the fireworks will constantly shout "Ka-gi-ya!" and "Ta-ma-ya!"
Over time, it became a common practice to shout "Kanameya!" and "Tamaya!" when watching fireworks.
It's a pity that this exciting situation of "two major fireworks manufacturers competing with each other" did not last long.
On April 17, the 14th year of Tianbao (1843), a fire broke out in the Jade House, causing serious losses to nearly 50 households.
It happened to be the day before the 12th shogun Tokugawa Ieki was going to pay homage to Nikko.
In the Edo period, the crime of fire was a serious crime.
He accidentally did something inappropriate on an inappropriate day... The unlucky Tamaya was convicted of the felony of sabotaging Edo and was chased away. Tamaya never recovered from the fall.
Without Tamaya as a competitor, the Kagiya family was the dominant one, and the annual fireworks display in Edo became the Kagiya family's "exclusive show."
However, although Tamaya is no longer there, the men, women, and children in Edo still habitually shout "Kanameya" and "Tamaya" when watching the inspection meeting.
There are less than 20 days until this year's fireworks display. At this time in previous years, Kaname would test fireworks in the suburbs of Edo where there are no houses or crowds of people.
Aonto speculated that the sound of fireworks he and Mai Kinoshita heard just now was probably the sound of Kagiya testing the fireworks they would set off at this year's conference.
"...There are still 17 days left. This year's fireworks display is about to begin. It will be held from August 23rd to August 25th. It's really rare that it will be held for three consecutive days."
"Well, that's right." Qingdeng took a sip of tea and answered casually.
"...Qingdeng, are you free on the night of August 23rd?"
"um, I……"
Qingdeng was about to subconsciously reply, "Hmm? I'm free." When he had just uttered a few syllables, he suddenly stopped speaking because he suddenly realized something.
The night of August 23rd...isn't this the day for the fireworks display?
Qingto, whose expression became strange, put down the teacup in his hand and turned to look at Mai Kinoshita beside him.
Kinoshita Mai's expression was still normal.
But after Qingdeng looked over, she noticed Qingdeng's gaze and trembled slightly.
Then, she slowly lowered her head and looked at her nose, nose and heart.
Due to the angle, Aomori couldn't see the face of Mai Kinoshita, who was burying her head low.
However, Qingto could see that Kinoshita Mai's delicate and small ears and the skin near the ears were turning into a lovely cherry pink color at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"On August 23rd... I can take a day off from Mr. Kiryu."
"I have been in Edo for so long...I have never seen Edo's famous 'Ryougoku Opening Fireworks Festival'..."
"So...so...Qingdeng, do you want that day, do you want...do you want..."
Speaking of this, Kinoshita Mai was stuck.
No... I should say "I can't talk anymore".
As for what she just said, Kinoshita Mai's voice became smaller and smaller as she spoke.
His face became redder and redder as he spoke.
It was cherry pink just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye it turned into light red. In the blink of an eye again, the light red turned into bright red.
For the thin-skinned Mai Kinoshita, the shame of what she said next was beyond the limit she could bear.
I muttered for a long time, but still couldn't finish the second half of the sentence...
Although Kinoshita Mai couldn't finish her sentence, Qingto had already deduced from Kinoshita Mai's expression what this shy girl wanted to say.
"..." Qingden silently looked away and looked at the void in front of him.
In order to get rid of his reserved expression, he brought the tea cup to his mouth again. Although he pressed his lips against the edge of the cup, there was not a drop of tea left in the cup.
Qingdeng remained silent.
Kinoshita Mai couldn't muster the courage to speak again.
An inexplicable atmosphere rose between the two...
Since the incident in which "Kinoshita Mai took the initiative to call each other's names" happened two months ago, no matter how much Qingto deceives himself and others, he can no longer regard Kinoshita Mai as an "ordinary friend"...
No longer able to regard Kinoshita Mai as an "ordinary friend", the relationship with Kinoshita Mai becomes uncontrollably ambiguous...
In fact, Qingnobo's relationship with Mai Kinoshita during this period has indeed become much closer than before.
Chat content is no longer limited to ordinary daily chores.
I don’t feel like there are more and more slight physical contacts on my palms, arms, shoulders, etc. Of course, these physical contacts are basically unintentional.
Either he touched Mai Kinoshita's little hand when he was taking tea from her hand; or when they were chatting side by side, they were too chatty and accidentally touched each other's shoulders.
Every time the two of them came into physical contact, Mai Kinoshita's cheeks would turn red quickly and her body would bounce away like an electric shock.
Regarding the changes in his relationship with Mai Kinoshita... Qingto has seriously thought about what kind of feelings he has for Mai Kinoshita now.
Qingto feels that his feelings towards Mai Kinoshita should be mostly "friendship".
However, in addition to "friendship", there seems to be a lot more...every time I look into it carefully, I feel my heartbeat speeding up and my chest getting warmer.
Qingdeng is a normal man with quite sound emotions and six desires.
He naturally knows what this emotion is called.
This emotion...is called "like".
From unknown time on, this emotion called "like" suddenly appeared and grew stronger without Qingdeng realizing it. Now, it has grown so strong that Qingdeng cannot ignore it.
"..." Qingto moved the tea cup, which had never lost a drop of tea until now, from his lips and turned his gaze back to Kinoshita Mai.
Kinoshita Mai, who still didn't have the courage to finish the rest of her sentence, was still blushing, her shoulders were hunched up, and her petite body was tense.
Do I want to watch the fireworks display with Ah Wu? - Qingden asked himself in his heart.
Almost in an instant, a firm and powerful answer flashed through Qingdeng's mind.
"...A Wu."
"Eh, eh?"
Kinoshita Mai, who was suddenly called by Aoto, raised her face reflexively and met Aoto's eyes.
Kinoshita Mai becomes bold only when she covers her face with a scarf. Kinoshita Mai, who becomes shameless, forces herself to be shy and invites him to "watch the fireworks display together"... Kinoshita Mai's intentions, Qingnobo doesn't care.
No matter what, I don't want to be disrespectful.
Some words are better spoken by myself as a male.
Qingden took a deep breath.
"Ah Wu, on August 23rd, would you like to watch the fireworks display with me?"
After saying that, Qingdeng paused.
Then he took another deep breath and added:
"Just the two of us will go."
The moment Qingto finished speaking, Kinoshita Mai's delicate body visibly stiffened.
She opened her beautiful eyes wide and looked at Qingden with surprised eyes.
After blinking hard a few times, she gradually showed an emotional face.
"Yeah! Okay!"
The excitement on her pretty face turned into an attached smile at the moment she nodded vigorously.
Qingto felt that Kinoshita Mai's smile was like the sun.
Just by looking at it, I feel that every part of my body is warm.
Being given such a smile at close range, Qingden felt as if his cheeks were getting hot.
"..." Qingdeng silently raised the teacup again, covering his face with the teacup and his palm.
The inexplicable and strange atmosphere that filled the space between Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita suddenly dissipated at this moment.
Instead, there was a weird atmosphere of "if there is a third person present, then this person will definitely want to escape from Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita as soon as possible."
Under the influence of this atmosphere, Qingnobo and Kinoshita Mai looked away in unison.
No longer...or dare not look at each other anymore.
With a reserved expression, Qingdeng frantically raised his cup to drink tea, but there was no shortage of tea in the cup.
Kinoshita Wu lowered her head and eyes, staring at the wooden corridor in front of her knees, and peeked at Qingden from time to time.
Every time she glanced at Qingden, a cute smile appeared on Mai Kinoshita's face.
In just a moment, a sweet smile appeared on Mai Kinoshita's face.
While snickering, she quietly moved her round knees, carefully closing the distance between herself and Qingden.
But at this moment——
"...What are you doing again?"
Wow...
The shop door of Qianshiwu was slowly pushed open...
Kiryu, who was wearing a white turban on his head, a short shirt that was easy for working, and carrying a large suitcase filled with hammers, nails, saws and other items, looking exactly like a carpenter, did not enter the door.
He stood outside the open door of the shop, pursed his lips, and glanced at Ayoto and Mai Kinoshita in the shop with mixed emotions.
Aoto and Mai Kinoshita were shocked by Kiryu's unexpected appearance.
Kinoshita Mai, who had just tried to get closer to Aonto, reacted the most violently.
Just like a cat whose tail was stepped on, she jumped up while maintaining her kneeling posture. She was about 2 centimeters above the ground before her knees landed back on the wooden corridor.
A similar scene...
However, the situation at this time is slightly different from the last time.
In this era, a single young man asks a similarly single young woman to watch a fireworks display together... This kind of thing is indeed difficult to talk about with Kiryu, who has a close relationship with Kinoshita Mai that is similar to that of "grandfather and granddaughter"...
Qingto felt nervous about "guilty as a thief" in his heart. His body immediately tensed up, his eyes wandered, and he did not dare to look at Kiryu.
While feeling nervous, Qingdeng also felt a little shocked.
Although he clearly has the gift of enhanced hearing: "the perceiver of the wind", in the end, he couldn't hear Kiryu's approaching footsteps at all...
"Mr. Kiryu, sir...!" Mai Kinoshita hurriedly adjusted her sitting posture and asked Kiryu quickly in an anxious tone, "When did you come back?"
"You came back just when you shouted, 'Yeah! OK!'"
When he said "Yeah! Okay!", Kiryu pinched his throat and imitated Mai Shimokinoshita's tone just now.
Kiryu’s imitation ability is surprisingly strong!
He is obviously an old gay man who is already 92 years old this year, but he can accurately grasp the pronunciation and intonation of girls' speech.
Kiryu successfully imitated Kinoshita Mai's words with an 80-90% similarity.
Kiryu's vivid imitation... brought a strong mental impact to the thin-skinned Mai Kinoshita.
Kinoshita Mai was stunned for a moment, then her face suddenly turned red, and wisps of steam seemed to float out of her forehead and top of her head.
"So what are you doing this time?" Kiryu focused his attention on Qingden.
I can't hide it, it's impossible to hide it from Kiryu... I'd better just tell them all.
Qingden, who was mentally prepared, cleared his throat vigorously.
"...Boss Kiryu."
Qingden straightened his waist with all his strength and spoke sternly to Kiryu.
"On the day of the fireworks display, I want to take Ah Wu to watch the fireworks."
He glanced back and forth at Qingden and Kinoshita Mai with his deep eyes, and then let out a heavy sigh...
"The progress is too fast..."
After mumbling in a voice that even Aoto, who possesses the "Senser of Wind", could not hear clearly, Kiryu finally entered.
"...In this case, please pay attention to safety. There are many people at the fireworks display. Don't come back too late."
Kiryu agreed with Mai Kinoshita and Aoto to watch the fireworks display together.
Kinoshita Mai, who was still immersed in the mental impact Kiryu had just given her, didn't even react.
It wasn't until a moment later that Kinoshita Mai finally revealed her joy.
At almost the same moment, Qingden showed a happy expression of relief.
After entering the store, Kiryu put the carpentry box in his hand beside the shop door, pulled off the white towel on his head, and walked quickly to the counter.
"Tangerine-kun."
When Kiryu sat down behind the counter with the posture of "the boss of Thousand Houses", Kiryu's expression became normal, and he no longer stared directly at Qingto with that oppressive gaze.
"You came here to chat again today."
Qingden took several deep breaths, trying to forget the embarrassment that just happened between him and Kiryu, and then smiled:
"Boss Kiryu, I'm here today to tell you some good news - my body has completely recovered, and I think I can now start practicing the sword-drawing technique."
"oh?"
Kiryu raised an eyebrow, then moved his gaze, carefully looking at Qing Tengzai from head to toe.
"It seems that you are not telling lies...hehehe." Boss Kiryu chuckled a few times and said seriously, "Then what are your plans? Do you want to start practicing the sword-drawing technique today? Or do you want to do it again?
Wait a few days?"
"I want to start practicing today." Qingdeng replied without thinking.
Kiryu is also unambiguous and doesn't talk nonsense.
Seeing Qingdeng say this, he raised the corners of his mouth slightly and stood up slowly...
"Then...come with me, let's go to the yard."
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The courtyard of Qianshiya, which was not big or small, became noisy for a long time due to the arrival of Qingnobo, Kinoshita Mai, and Kiryu.
Kinoshita Mai stood obediently at the edge of the yard and watched.
Qingden and Kiryu stood side by side in the center of the courtyard. In front of them stood a rolled-up bamboo mat about 5 centimeters in diameter.
"Ji Jun, you should know without me explaining it in detail that our swords and scabbards are both curved and have a certain curvature."
"The so-called sword drawing technique is to use the arc when drawing the sword to create an instant explosive force to enhance the speed and power of the slash."
Kiryu slowly explained the principles of the sword-fighting technique to Aomori, who had never been exposed to the sword-fighting technique before.
Aomori stood next to Kiryu, listening carefully with a solemn expression.
"This skill only pursues one realm - 'Kill with one strike'."
"If the sword is unsheathed, there will be blood."
"The most important thing about sword-fighting is posture."
"If you can't even maintain a good posture, nothing will happen."
"Without a correct posture, not only can the whole body's force not be smoothly transmitted to the sword, but it is also easy for another advantage of the sword drawing technique to not be fully utilized."
"Another advantage?" Qingdeng asked.
Kiryu immediately answered.
"In addition to the destructive power of the slash, there is another terrifying aspect of sword-drawing that can frighten your opponent - it is difficult for your opponent to discern the distance from which you draw your sword."
"When performing the sword drawing technique, either use a sheath or wear the sword on your waist."
"Whether you hold the sheath in your hand or wear the knife directly on your waist, the knife will naturally extend behind you."
"Therefore, without pulling out the knife, it is difficult for the opponent to accurately estimate the length of the knife, and thus cannot accurately predict the distance of your attack."
"On the other hand, you know how long your sword is and the breadth of your attack distance. Therefore, once a war begins, it is obvious which side has the advantage and can better grasp the initiative on the battlefield."
"Compared with other schools of sword-drawing techniques, the most significant difference between my Liuguang and my Liuguang is that my Liuguang attaches great importance to the force brought by the sword's own weight when it is unsheathed."
"This is the secret why my streamer has such strong speed and power."
"Our knives are very heavy. If you don't hold the knife properly when you pull it out with force, the knife may fly out of your sheath under the influence of its own weight."
"But on the other hand, if you can use the weight of the knife for your own use, the power and speed of your cuts will be greatly increased."
"So to put it simply, Liuguang is a sword-drawing technique that pays great attention to the use of the weight of the sword."
"Whether you can practice Liuguang well... depends on whether you can understand and use the weight of the knife."
"Now, let me demonstrate the streamer and watch my movements carefully."
After saying that, Kiryu spread his legs leisurely, held the scabbard of the sword on his waist with his left hand, and rested his relaxed right hand gently on the handle of the sword.
Seeing this, Qingto quickly stood aside for a few steps, widening the distance between him and Kiryu.
The sword Kiryu wears on his waist is the same one he saw when he fought against Kamaitachi. The handle and scabbard are both black and purple, and the blade reflects the strange purple light under the moonlight.
Kiryu adjusted his breath, lowered his body weight, relaxed his shoulders, stepped on his legs and feet, and just looked at the rolled up bamboo mat standing in front of him.
The moment Aoden blinked, Kiryu drew his sword.
Close your eyes, open your eyes...it only takes such a short time, but the scene in front of you has already changed.
The bamboo mat was missing a small section, but the cut was incredibly neat.
Kiryu twisted his waist, stepped forward and crouched down, the sword flashed, and the ground became dark - all of this happened in just a split second.
The cut off piece of bamboo mat flew out sideways and landed at Kinoshita Mai's feet.
Kiryu maintained his sword-drawing posture, with the sword in his hand raised high.
The sharply curved blade glowed purple in the sunlight.
"How? Have you seen everything clearly?"
Although Qingto accidentally blinked his eyes when Kiryu just drew the sword, relying on the excellent dynamic vision brought by his "Eagle Eye", Qingto could barely see Kiryu's movement of the sword clearly.
Qingdeng nodded: "Well... I can see clearly now."
"Okay, just see clearly."
Kiryu turned his right hand and made a graceful sword dance, then held the sword in his backhand and sheathed the sword.
"Now try to imitate what I did just now and use the sword-drawing technique to chop this bamboo mat."
Qingteng nodded absently - Qingteng's attention was now focused on Kiryu's right hand and the knife at his waist.
——Sheathing the knife is so cool...
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Qingto gathered his thoughts and stood where Kiryu was standing just now.
Qingto, with his eyes closed, tried hard to recall the actions of Kiryu he just saw.
——I remember... Boss Kiryu seems to be so low-key...
——Then...the body should stand slightly sideways like this...the arms should not be spread too wide...
The three major talents of "Sword Talent", "Ghost Heart" and "Shen Gathering" are activated at the same time at this moment!
Qingden slowly opened his eyes and stared closely at the bamboo mat in front of him that had been chopped off by Kiryu.
The long breath he exhaled became more and more concentrated... Soon, the only thing left in the world before Qingden's eyes was this bamboo mat.
At this moment when mind, energy and body were united, Qingdeng boldly drew out his sword!
Buzz…!
The Dingguishen that popped out of its sheath made a sharp sound of breaking wind and flew toward the bamboo mat!
Crack!
Just like the sound of a cloth bag being cut, a small section of the poor bamboo mat was chopped off again.
However... even though Aomori succeeded in cutting off the bamboo mat, any layman could tell that the level of Aomori's chop was far behind Kiryu's.
Just looking at the cuts on both sides reveals a huge level gap.
Kiryu's cut is quite smooth, so smooth that it doesn't look like it was cut with a knife.
Qingdeng's incision is very rough.
However, although Qingteng's attack is not very good, one thing must be made clear in advance - this is Qingteng's first time using the sword-drawing technique.
"Oh..." Kiryu's eyes behind his lenses flashed with a faint light of surprise.
"Good job." Kiryu walked over and picked up the piece of bamboo mat that Qingto had just chopped away. "Your movements were even better than I expected."
"I was a little surprised that the streamer was able to perform at such a level when I tried it for the first time."
"Your arms were spread a little too far just now, please tighten them a little more..."
Kiryu patiently corrected Aoden's movements.
Finally, Kiryu stood aside, took a few bamboo mats prepared early in the morning and placed them on the edge of the yard. He rolled up the bamboo mats and lined them up in front of Qingden.
"You can practice freely now."
"Try to cut off all these bamboo mats."
"Boss Kiryu, why do you have so many bamboo mats here?" Qingto couldn't help but ask.
"I made all these bamboo mats."
"ha?"
"I once learned how to weave bamboo mats in the Hizen clan in Kyushu. After I opened this Senshiya in Edo, I often made bamboo mats to pass the time. I wanted to sell these bamboo mats.
Yes, but I have always forgotten about it. This pile of bamboo mats has been backlogged in the warehouse. Now it is just right to use them as waste and use them to make equipment for you to practice drawing swords."
Qingdeng looked at these bamboo mats speechlessly and saw that the quality was very good. He felt that they were bamboo mats made by professionals...
"Boss Kiryu, you know too many things, don't you? You know how to repair kimonos, calligraphy, carpentry and how to repel termites, and your sword skills are so good..."
Kiryu smiled slightly: "But they are just some small skills that are not worth mentioning."
——You call this a small skill...?
Qingdeng couldn't help but take another look at these very well-made bamboo mats...
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Aomori was not in a hurry to immediately complete the "study tasks" assigned to him by Kiryu.
Ayoto, who felt a little thirsty, quickly walked to Kinoshita Mai after getting Kiryu's permission, and took the water bottle that Kinoshita Mai had prepared for him in advance.
As he drank heavily to replenish his body's water, Qingto's eyes unconsciously fell on the saber on Kiryu's waist who was standing not far from him.
"What's wrong?"
Kiryu noticed Aoto's gaze and asked.
"It's nothing... I just feel that your sword is so special, Boss Kiryu." Qingden put down the water bottle in his hand, "Boss Kiryu, why is the light emitted by your sword purple?"
"Oh...my knife..."
Kiryu smiled calmly, then stroked the sheath with his left hand, opened the mouth of the sheath, grabbed the knife with his right hand, and pulled the knife out of the sheath inch by inch.
The alluring purple light once again filled Qingdeng's eyes.
"Why the sword light is purple...the reason is not complicated. It's just that the blade uses some special materials."
Qingden doesn't know much about swords.
But as a warrior who works with swords all day long, he still has some basic eyesight.
The purple sword in Kiryu's hand...just looking at it with your eyes can tell that it is of high quality.
Qingteng felt that in terms of quality, his Ding Guishen should be far inferior to Kiryu's purple sword.
"Boss Kiryu, what's the name of this knife of yours?" Qingto couldn't help but asked curiously.
"...Vairocana." Kiryu softly called out a name that sounded like thunder to anyone who knew a little bit about Buddhism.
"Vairocana?" Qingden was stunned, "Isn't this the name of the Buddha Mahavairocana?"
"Yes." Kiryu said with a smile, "Because holding this sword will make you feel as if you are possessed by the Great Sun Tathagata, so I got this name."
"In addition to the real name of Vairochana...my sword also has the nickname of 'Demon Sword'."
"Demon sword?" Qingden blinked, and then couldn't help but smile, "Boss Kiryu, is there any demon living in this sword of yours?"
"A sword with a demon in it... This kind of thing only exists in fairy tales."
Kiryu said this angrily, then raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at the Vairocana in his hand.
The glowing purple blade clearly reflected Kiryu's eyes that were flashing with memories.
"Vairochana is the ancestral sword of a family that is very murderous... People think this sword is unknown, so they call it the 'demon sword'."
"There is no demon living in it. The so-called 'demon sword' is just a rumor passed down by people."
"A knife is a knife, there is nothing unknown about it."
After saying that, Kiryu held a sword in his arms, held Vairocana upside down and put it back into its sheath.
"..." Qingden couldn't help but look at Kiryu with strange eyes.
A sword passed down from a family that has committed many crimes... Then why is such a sword in your hand?
Thinking of this, Qingto couldn't help but said to Kiryu in a complicated tone:
"Boss Kiryu, you are more mysterious than I expected..."
"Is it possible that 'Mamiya Kuro' is not your real name?"
"Isn't it possible that I am a disciple of someone with a very special identity...?"
Kiryu smiled slightly... Smiling without saying a word, he glanced at Qingden with intriguing eyes and said quietly:
"My life so far, although not very exciting, can still be considered to have ups and downs."
“I’ve met a lot of great people and experienced a lot of things that ordinary people would only find unbelievable.”
"When I have the opportunity later, I will slowly tell you my past stories."
"Okay, let's stop chatting here. It's almost time to start practicing again."
"Follow the movements I just corrected for you and try to cut off all these bamboo mats."
Kiryu made it clear that he did not want to tell Qingto the important secrets about him right now.
Since Kiryu didn't want to say more, it was inconvenient for Aomori to ask more details.
As a result, Qingden could only suppress his inner curiosity, organize his mood and expression, and followed Kiryu's instructions to stand in front of the pile of bamboo mats again.
At this stage... let's focus on practicing streamer first.
——Tighten your arms a little more...
—— Lower your right shoulder a little more...
Aomori followed the movements that Kiryu had just corrected for him, adjusting his posture bit by bit.
When you feel that there is nothing wrong with your posture——
Buzz…!
Draw the knife out of its sheath!
Another section of bamboo mat was chopped away.
"Hmm... not bad." Kiryu glanced at the cut of the bamboo mat that was chopped away, smiled and nodded slightly, "The action is much better than before. Try again."
Qingdeng, who looked happy at the progress of his movements, let out a sigh of relief.
Then he turned his right hand, made a sword dance with a slightly clumsy movement, and put the Ding Guishen back into its sheath with the sword in his backhand.
——This action of sheathing the knife is really cool...!
Qingdeng spoke with excitement and sighed loudly in his heart.
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At this moment——
Edo, Koishikawa Kohinata Yanagi Town, Imperial Guard Hall, General Secretary's room——
"Souji, every time I come to your room, I find it incredible." Hikaru Okita, who was sitting on the tatami, looked at every corner of Souji's room with interest, "Obviously your personality is so lively and active, but the room is so...
The grounds are neat and clean.”
"Although I am lively and active, I also like to be clean." Souji, who was sitting cross-legged in front of Okita Mitsuru, curled his lips and said, "Sister, you came to me suddenly, what's the matter?"
Okita Hikaru was not surprised by the Souji's straightforwardness and smiled.
She was also happy to see the director ask her the reason for her visit directly without any nonsense.
Because she is the kind of person who likes to get straight to the point when speaking.
"General Director."
As Okita Hikaru spoke, he sat up straighter and corrected himself.
A look of solemnity appeared on Okita Hikaru's cheeks.
"It's almost...time for you to give up swordsmanship, right?"
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After officially starting the practice of drawing sword skills, Qingden basically went to Qianshiwu every day.
The practice of drawing swords is progressing at a boring but rapid pace.
The superposition of these three talents, Sword's Talent, Ghost's Heart, and Concentration of God, creates a really powerful effect.
Qingdeng's cultivation progress can be described as rapid.
Even Kiryu, who claimed to be used to seeing all kinds of geniuses, would be surprised by Aomori's learning speed from time to time and look surprised.
To put it roughly - Qingdeng's two-month recuperation life has been a "three-point, one-line" life.
The "three points" are the Trial Guard Hall, Chishiya, and the Chiba Sword Hall where Radish is currently being fostered.
In order to visit Radish and kill time, after being discharged from Renyido, Qingnobo often went to the Chishiya Sword Hall in addition to Chishiya.
The peaceful days passed day by day.
In a blink of an eye... the time came to August 12th.
As always, Qingdeng got up at 2 a.m. for morning exercises.
The daylight hours in summer are long and dawn comes early.
Soon, the sky in the eastern half began to turn white.
Qingden temporarily stopped his morning exercises, walked slowly to the window of the dojo, and looked up at the sky where the night was slowly fading.
——It seems like I haven’t been to the Little Chiba Sword Hall for a while...
Qingdeng thought to himself.
——Let’s go to the Little Chiba Sword Hall today...
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The first year of Wanyan (1860), August 12, morning——
Edo, Okemachi, Little Chiba Sword Hall——
"Moo~~! Moo~~! Moo~~!"
As soon as the door of the Little Chiba Sword Hall, which he was used to seeing since he came here frequently during this time, came into view, Qingto heard the familiar sound of a cow braying.
Immediately afterwards, a big black cow sprang out through the open door of the Little Chiba Sword Hall and trotted towards Qingdeng with a "hum hum hum" sound.
After running to Qingdeng's side in one breath, the big black bull obediently used its head to nudge Qingdeng's waist.
