321 I Will Not Allow The Existence Of Two Sword Saints In Japan Part 1 (1/2)

Yamagata City, Mount Tobiuo.

As the selected hotel this time, Tobiuo Village was already filled with guests during the summer holiday.

What surprised the locals was the sheer amount of tourists this year that way surpassed the previous years. This kept those from Tobiuo Village busy and they could not help but frown at that.

Of course, the owner of Tobiuo Village knew that it was because of the sword saint named Hiroshi Takeda staying in Mount Tobiuo. Although Hiroshi Takeda's sudden return was unexpected and there had been no prior notice, he had to empty all the rooms in Tobiuo Village to entertain those who were going to attend the succession event.

Naturally, this made other tourists complain, but there was nothing else they could do.

The top of Mount Tobiuo was surrounded by lush trees and was a picture of constant springtime. There was a small courtyard at the top of the mountain, which was Hiroshi Takeda's residence.

At the moment, Hiroshi Takeda was entertaining his guests at his residence.

Hiroshi Takeda, who was over 70 years old, had a rough and weather-beaten face with a forehead full of wrinkles. The greying hair atop his head was simply let loose with no sign of being taken care of. At a glance, this man had the somewhat of a vigilante hero's aura.

He sat in the main seat while entertaining his many guests. These guests consisted of Onmyojis and the heads of major Kendo households in Japan.

Aside from those, there were two Great Onmyojis. One was Sei Shigeru, and the other was the deputy leader of the Deity Rising Palace. Both of them had been invited there.

The Shigeru family had always maintained a neutral position and was friendly with many families. Therefore, it was no surprise that Sei Shigeru had shown up for the succession event after Hiroshi Takeda's recent return. As for the deputy leader of the Deity Rising Palace, he had come here to congratulate Hiroshi Takeda on behalf of the Deity Rising Palace.

The expression of those in the hall itself was an interesting sight as the succession event was coming to an end. Some of the families' younger disciples who had been eliminated had to force a smile with disappointment in their eyes, while some of the others were genuinely smiling with joy.

Sitting on the main seat, Hiroshi Takeda could see everyone at a glance.

He smiled and said slowly, ”Everyone, I have something to ask.”

As soon as Hiroshi Takeda spoke, the voices of all the people in the hall stopped before many of them started echoing his words.

”What is it, Master Sword Saint? The Shiraishi family is willing to provide our help however we can.”

”The Higuchi family is willing to go through hell and high water for you!”

”The Kazu family is also willing to work for you, Master sword saint.”

Such fawning and sucking up only to be expected. To be able to help the Sword Saint Takeda meant that the Sword Saint would owe their family a favor.

In their view, as long as it was not to start a war, they were willing to do almost anything. All of them had previously hoped that Sword Saint Takeda would ask them for their help one day. However, Hiroshi Takeda had been so devoted to Kendo and Kendo only that he could not be bothered about worldly affairs.

Hence, it was hard to get into contact with Sword Saint Takeda, let alone help him.

Those who were not qualified enough would not even get to see him. Yet now, due to the succession event, Sword Saint Takeda would entertain his guests from time to time, which made many people very excited as they could finally see the sword saint in person.

Hiroshi Takeda said with a smile, ”It's not a big deal. As you all know, I traveled overseas to sharpen my sword style. However, someone here caught my attention, which is why I came back in advance.”

The deputy leader of Deity Rising Palace could not help but think of something upon hearing that. He looked at Hiroshi Takeda with a meaningful gaze.