Inside the dojo.

"Meow."

The kitten barked softly, and his golden eyes looked at Tanjuro who was crouching, and sat down in place, staring at Tanjuro.

Tanjuro recognized the cat.

It's called Chacha Cha Pill.

It is a cat bred by the pearl world.

Chachamaru sat obediently in place, licking his paws, and let Tanjuro open the small bag on its back and take out the contents of it.

The small package he brought contained a letter and three needles.

The pale green liquid in the needle tube was crystal clear and refracted the sunlight leaking from outside the dojo, making it extremely transparent.

"Good boy."

Rubbing Cha Cha Maru's head casually, Tanjuro opened the letter and swept his gaze over its contents.

The pen writes beautiful words into view:

[To Mr. Tanjuro.] ］

[First of all, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to you for providing your blood, and for the blood of the first wind.] ］

[Here's a look at all the results we've achieved so far.] ］

……

Tanjuro took the letter, slowly got up, and walked outside the dojo.

As for the pillars in the dojo.

The training of penetrating the world is not something that can be achieved by verbal talk, but more about their own perception and experience.

Moreover...

Tanjuro walked under the eaves, stretched the letter out of the eaves, and looked at the letter written clearly in the sunlight—

- [Successfully transformed the ghost back into a human through a potion].

My heart was touched.

He rolled up the letter, put away the three green potions, and looked up at the children in the courtyard who were practicing swordsmanship.

In the sun, several children are learning to wield the wooden knives in their hands.

"Great..."

Tanjuro muttered to himself, his eyes gradually firming, and his dark red eyes reflected the courtyard in the sun:

“… No misery. ”

In the yard.

Table tennis!

Takeo and Shigeru's waving wooden knives collided together, making a sound that was neither muffled nor brittle.

……

Infinite within the city.

was squatting in the corner, and Wu Miao, who was in contact with Tong Mo, suddenly shuddered.

“… What is it. He turned his head sharply, cautiously glanced around, and sniffled: "... Is it cold? ”

After coming back to his senses, he continued to calm down and communicate with Tong Mo in his heart.

……

Dojo.

“… This. ”

Immortal Minoru frowned, his eyes fixed on Chachamaru, who stayed in place, licking his hair, and his face was cloudy.

To be honest, he is more inclined to a dog than to touch a cat...

No, now is not the time to think about that.

After a moment of silence, he turned his head to look at Iguro Bane, who was sitting quietly on the side.

Although Xiao Bane was the new pillar last year, the other party's personality is very compatible with himself, and many places can be experienced with a glance.

Now.

Little Bane was sitting cross-legged quietly, not paying the slightest attention to the other pillars around him that were already in turmoil.

The dysprosium pill on his neck hissed and spat out bright red letters, as if to tell something.

"Hmm... Well... I know. Bane nodded, closed his eyes, and whispered, "I see." ”

As a snake, Dysprosium is stronger than humans in terms of perception.

Through a conversation with Kamaru, Bane learns the key to Tanjuro's battle with the Immortal River just now.

This helps him understand what it is to be transparent.

Side.

Look at Bane, who is talking to the snake.

Immortal Chuan's expression froze for a while, and he opened his mouth slightly, but he couldn't say anything.

And when he turned his head and looked at the cat in front of him again.

"Meow."

Chachamaru screamed softly.

Then.

Under the gaze of the Immortal River.

The piece of paper hanging around its neck emitted a slight blue light, and Cha Cha Maru's figure instantly disappeared in place.

——？

Shimi froze in place.

……

After a while.

Because I really wonder how to start training without penetrating the world.

Under the recommendation of the pillars.

With a helpless look on his face, Maki Juro came to the courtyard and found Tanjuro to tell him about his predicament.

“… Still not clear enough, I do. ”

Tanjuro listened to Maki Juro's words, and he nodded slightly.

- He thought he had explained enough.

- Once upon a time, when he had never been to a wolf, he explained to Tanjiro the world in this way.

- I thought that the pillars, who were more powerful than Tanjiro, would be able to understand the world more easily.

Thinking like this, pondering for a while, Tanjuro suddenly realized that perhaps, he was not a good teacher.

When he slowly turned around.

Several pillars had already come to the courtyard, and were standing in a circle, watching and looking this way.

Tanjuro's gaze swept over a few people, and then pointed casually:

“… Tomioka. ”

Yoshiyoshi Tomioka, who was suddenly named, was slightly stunned, and he looked at Tanjuro suspiciously.

"Attack me with your sword skills."

Tanjuro pointed to himself, picked up a bamboo knife from the side as he spoke, weighed it twice in his hand, and looked back at a few people:

"I will embody the use of transparency in the actual battle, and watch carefully."

Let him experience the world firsthand, which can be regarded as Tanjuro's apology for stealing the name of Tomioka Yoshiyoshi last time.

Yoshiyoshi Tomioka was confused.

- Is that really good?

This kind of training should not have been attended by him.

But, at the insistent request of the lord.

Even Yoshiyoshi Tomioka, who was reluctant to participate in this training, had to stay here.

……

Soon.

In the yard.

Swish! Swish!

The corners of Tomioka's mouth overflowed with white steam, and he held a wooden knife that rolled up blue waves like ukiyo-e.

His arms tensed, and he kept attacking Tanjuro.

Syllable!

Tanjuro crossed the blade of his sword and once again caught Tomioka's attack.

The sound of wooden knives clashing kept ringing.

Tomioka took two steps back, he was a little puzzled - since just now, his attack had not been able to break through Tanjuro's defense.

Looked at.

"Don't give up!" Tanjuro shouted in the gap between the defenses:

"Keep thinking!"

"Feel the opening and closing of your blood vessels and muscles in your body!"

Syllable!

The wooden knives collided again.

"The expansion of blood vessels in the lungs through the movement of muscles"

"So as to anticipate the enemy's actions in advance!"

Tanjuro turned sideways, looking like he had narrowly dodged a vertical split.

Smack.

He put a wooden knife on Tomioka's neck:

"It's the world of penetration."

Side.

Yu Marrow Tianyuan, who was carefully observing, was slightly stunned when he heard this.

In my head, it was as if something was connected in series, and it opened up with a thud.

……

After it is over.

"Do you feel it?"

Tanjuro held the wooden knife, and he looked away from Tomioka Yoshiyoshi in front of him and looked at the pillars on the side.

“… It's a pity. Maki shook his head, then closed his eyes and sighed heavily.

Picked up the teapot next to him and poured it hard.

Then.

Also standing in the courtyard, Shi Tobu, who was training on his own on the other side, was looking at this side with burning eyes.

Da-da-da-da!

He ran in small steps, stood beside Tanjuro who was covering his forehead with a look of hope, and jumped up:

"Uncle! Uncle! ”

The child's voice attracted the attention of the somewhat tired pillars, who all looked at Muichiro.

Muichiro's pale blue eyes were wide and round, and he raised his fist excitedly, looking at Tanjuro expectantly:

"That transparent transparent world."

"Can I do the same?"

With that, he smiled expectantly.

Tanjuro bent down slightly, he smiled, breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and put it on the top of Muichiro's head, and patted it gently:

"If you don't work hard."

(End of chapter)