Extra 47: At that time in the modern era 2 (1/2)
Extra 47: At that tiokai here!
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Gyokuryuki
A swordsmen festival that is done every year at sueneral division
At a glance it has unreasonable rules, and in reality, it does have unreasonable rules, but this is a tradition that has continued till the modern era It is that kind of kendo competition
By the way, if you look back at the past, it was actually a swordsmanshi+p competition, but for soue manner, so no probleed into a kendo competition, it was considered as the first Gyokuryuki competition
This year, it was in its 150th competition
It was created by I out world co japan, and it hasn’t failed to take place every year which attests to the fearsome dedication they have to their predecessors, or maybe because of their own passion
Or maybe the existences called swordsmen actually possess quite the political power in this nation since the past until now, but it goes unseen within the bright front of these grandly opened event where swordsathered
“…It is kendo, so there’s no doubt those kind of things would be best”
The ht sadness mixed
There’s es it
The individual matches were finally scrapped last year
The rule of girls being able to participate in the boy’s division has long since been gone
For these man who had won first place twice in a row in a time when it could called be a chaotic cos he sih the roster of the oldhere to watch”
This man, who still utilizes the katana in the inal purpose, is without doubt an abnormal existence
Name is Ishi+do Genichi
The man that won the Gyokuryuki in his second and third year of high school and then disappeared from the kendo world
But well, it is not as if he had cut off all his connections to it He still maintains a deep connection to the world of the sword
“It is ti interesting Hreet you…”
“Ah, okay” (Genichi)
“Also…”
“What is it?” (Genichi)
The disciple that Ishi+do brings around had co to him at quite the speed and tells hi difficulty to speak further
“Right now the high school students are in their suo to Nakatsuhara to practice after you have finished your rounds of greeting”
“Nakatsuhara? The city where Natsu and Makoto are, huh And, training? Training who?” (Genichi)
Hearing the name of the city, he spoke the name of the two friends that immediately popped up in his mind
But, hoeird From what he remembers, neither of those are even disciples of his
He did try to recruit the boy called Makoto, but he has only taught hi
There’s no doubt that he is interested in his growth, but there’s no urgent business that warrants hi the state of his h
“It is about Otonashi+, Sensei After last year’s Gokuryuki, Sahara-san and Yuki-san had introduced her to you”
“Otonashi+? At last year’s competition, you say…” (Genichi)
“Didn’t you make her your disciple under the introduction of the two? Since then, she has been pretty passionate in training in the places where she can go to, you know?”
“It was a request, huh Those kind of things don’t remain in my memories for souys should be able to train her for the tiht?” (Genichi)
“We were asked to have Ishi+do-sensei train her at least once personally She is truly a zealous girl It is rare to find those nowadays I also ask of Sensei, please—”
“—-Ah, that girl, huh She had consecutive victories as the vice-captain” (Genichi)
It seems like Genichi finally remembered Otonashi+, he spoke about the match she was in
The disciple nods as if relieved
“That’s right! The captain also had quite the ability, but I think that Otonashi+ was one head above everyone in the co the h school was the eye of the typhoon”
By the way, this year, Otonashi+ Hibiki didn’t participate
Nakatsuhara high school ended up in fourth place
They otten to the finals like in the last tournah result
“Well, she did have talent” (Genichi)
“…I a this out of favoritism, but her potential was truly a head above the others It is true that they got the better of her in the finals because of the exhaustion brought by the continuousEven in the standards of women”
Otonashi+ had been fascinated by the swordsent and took all the training that she could
She also gained quite the high evaluation from the best pupil of Ishi+do
‘There’s no coards to her attitude’, is what his disciple was trying to say in his expression
“Your eye for people is bad” (Genichi)
“Eh?!”
“That’s a by-the-rule sword You should have been able to clearly see that in the preliminaries and the finals” (Genichi)
“…Even if you telltheir sith that kind of attitude are boring Specially the finals If it were a person that pushed their all in those circumstances, no matter if they had been a one there to recruit theirl see in the world Probably froh, nope nope At that tiht back even when she knew that her opponent was half a head better than her, but the moment she saw that it was a difference that could be filled up in a few months, she seemed to have lost all interest and purposely lost Maybe she doesn’t like to stand out toohappened within the club; whichever it is, that cold attitude, she is not interested in victory through the sword Leaving aside her talent, she is boring as a swordsman) (Genichi)
“No way… Even if she is cold or not, her talent is the real deal”
“I get it, geez! I just have ta go to that Nakatsuhara place and train that Oto…Oto-chan, right?” (Genichi)
This could be said to be Genichi’s way of favoritis about are the types that would learn the way of the shile having a gun in their pocket for eencies They would also be attentive to bullets the their weapons
‘They are si their sword style as a mean’
That’s why they won’t be interested in winning or losing
And in reality, at the finals of last year, when she lost at the finals, her opponents raised a shout of victory and were happy about their win, but Hibiki siized to thele bit, and showed some tears when their second place was decided sis She only looked like a fake
“Sensei… In uy though That guy doesn’t even do kendo”
For soave his personal opinion about the boy that his master was interested in
It is true that, in terms of sword talent, he is a commoner compared to Otonashi+ Hibiki No surprise in that
“You can’t get how interesting that guy is? H to Nakatsuhara, let’s finish the greetings quickly” (Genichi)
“…Please do Ibuki-san and a few others are waiting at Waiting Roo a chat”
“Ibuki… Ibuki, huh That Youkai old o to that den of thieves?” (Genichi)
“Because they are sponsors that are contributing greatly in the kendo society! Let me say this, I don’t knohy Ishi+do-sensei tries to bite the hand of people that are practically the very representation of filial piety! There’s a liood person” (Genichi)
“??”
“This ood opportunity How about it? I can talk it out with the Old Man, Iyour own dojo? Well, in this era, it will h” (Genichi)
“?! Really?!”
He doesn’t have any dissatisfaction in his current position of being the disciple of Ishi+do
But as he accu about his destination as a swordsman
There were some within his seniors that would work as mercenaries, and some that would work as instructors that teach soldiers close-combat
Both are jobs that require to be overseas
On the other hand, the majority would make dojos at their homelands or cities
There’s difference in balance between kendo and swords a bit over his thirties already, he has been thinking lately about wanting to settle in a position of being the owner of a kendo dojo
He knows that he is not fit to move around battlefields like his master
Ishi+do doesn’t force his disciples to take a predetermined path in their sword
He lets his disciples decide their position on their sword and themselves, and their position towards others
If they were to ask for advice, he will respond but, for exao preaching to hi down people, and also the happiness of overcouy would be within the top five of thedown people, he is overwhelenerations of swordsmen He is not suited to be in the world of deceive or be deceived where the Ibuki oldwork overseas I wouldn’t be able to apologize enough to your parents if you were to get hit by a stray bullet byto shoulder the Ishi+do na by Osaka on our way to Nakatsuhara” (Genichi)
“Osaka? Yeah”