Female Swordsman Training Dojo

Ryuichi Suzuki was unwilling

Chapter 83

The debate was interrupted directly by Ippei Suzuki: "The organizers have five photographers. Are you sure you want to kill the 'Hero' who is being hailed as an auspicious omen for the Emperor in Asakusa at this time?"

"Mmmm..."

Ryuichi Suzuki let out a low, frustrated growl, but he didn't dare to bring up the matter of taking action again.

The difference between the Dragon Society and the Five Regents is too great, and the Dragon Society is really unreliable. If they were just an ordinary Yakuza organization, it would be fine, it would just cost more money, and the Five Regents wouldn't bother with a group of Yakuza.

But if the organization behind the Demon Dragon Society, and the businesses that the Demon Dragon Society did for them, were exposed, let alone paying money, even if all the hundreds of people in the society committed seppuku, they would still be summoned back by the Onmyoji of the Five Regents to continue to torture and interrogate them.

As for betraying that organization... from the moment they started taking the drugs, that option was no longer an option.

Under Suzuki Ippei's cold gaze, Suzuki Ryuichi finally sat back down, dejectedly loosening his clenched fists, his strong body appearing incredibly weak.

Xun... I'm sorry, please forgive me, you will forgive me, right?

Suzuki Ippei took out a new cigar and trimmed it as he said, "Don't be too discouraged. Although we can't directly surround and kill Taira no Harunobu, we can still make things difficult for him."

Ryuichi Suzuki raised his head, his eyes blazing with renewed fire: "What method?"

"This festival will have an extra real sword trial due to that great hero, and only his disciples will be allowed to participate. As a pretext for holding the real sword trial, his female disciples will definitely have to participate, and how long have they been learning swordsmanship?"

"Send a few capable fighters, or if all else fails, use those failed ones. Accidentally take down a few of his disciples during the competition. That'll definitely make him make a very interesting face, right?"

Ryuichi Suzuki grinned and nodded in satisfaction: "Ah, indeed."

The author says:

Author's Note: Nobody guessed it! The answer is Domain Enhancement type, but I won't spoil anything more. OVO

Chapter 82: Changes at the Blue Sky Pavilion

December 15th marked 17 days since Harunobu resolved the sword hunt, and his reputation had spread far and wide, mainly because Harunobu's actions were so sensational.

To single-handedly slay an elite-level yokai is something that usually requires the combined efforts of samurai from an entire region, and Harunobu did it even when facing two opponents. Those familiar with such matters found it somewhat unbelievable at first, especially after learning that Harunobu was only twenty-four years old, which truly shocked them.

Of course, this applies to people who already have some understanding of the strength of samurai and monsters. Ordinary people don't have this direct perception. Fortunately, in order to make the general public understand the significance of this matter, the Demon Dragon Clan kindly provided more than a hundred stepping stones.

Harunobu's reputation outside has now turned into that of a hundred men's enemy. The logic is roughly as follows: 200 Yakuza from the Demon Dragon Society < Sword Hunter, Sword Hunter + Zombie < Harunobu.

Therefore, Harunobu > 500 Demon Dragons to meet Yakuza.

Who knows how they calculated it? Anyway, Harunobu doesn't really want to go out lately. Although his samurai status prevents people from rushing over to ask for autographs or recognition like they would with a celebrity, being treated like a rare animal is really uncomfortable.

Especially after he accepted the press conference arranged by the Asakusa Police Station and the joint interview with "Aozora" and "Kōshō", this trend became a fashion. Nowadays, in the Asakusa area, if anyone doesn't know about Aozora-kan's director, Harunobu Taira, then they are not "modern" at all.

However, because of this, there have been many more disciples coming to the Aozora Pavilion to learn swordsmanship recently, including quite a few men, but Harunobu naturally kicked them all out.

As promised, the dojo is for women only, so of course it doesn't accept men.

In short, the Aozora-kan underwent tremendous changes during those seventeen days.

The number of ordinary disciples has grown rapidly to thirty, making the main training ground of Qingkong Hall very lively.

Female college students, in particular, are extremely excited as their winter break begins today.

The duo of Hanazawa Nana and Saten Yoko, one clueless and the other grumpy, have become the museum's darlings as always. However, the former is known for her naiveté and silliness, while the latter is known for her diligence and hard work.

However, most of the disciples who came this time were just following the trend and joining in the fun. They had neither talent nor temperament—but they had money.

However, as the number of students increased, Harunobu could no longer teach them all by himself. After all, he also had to practice and teach Neko and Hosho Amu new sword techniques, so he was very busy.

So he simply handed over the task of teaching new disciples the basics to Hanazawa Nana and Saten Yoko.

Even so, those ordinary disciples who were just following the trend were not disappointed at all; on the contrary, they all practiced diligently for the past ten days.

Because the current Aozorakan is no longer just that dilapidated old dojo; with the various dojo facilities combined, it has achieved a 40% learning efficiency boost.

Even if ordinary disciples can only enjoy half the effect if they are inside the Qingkong Hall, that is still 20%, which is already beyond R-level talent. In other words, as long as they get Qingxin's consent and join the dojo, everyone is a little genius in swordsmanship!

However, this came at a price. In order to upgrade the dojo facilities, Harunobu spent all the study points he had earned over the past ten days.

Upgrading dojo facilities is more direct: 500 points from level 1 to level 2, 1,000 points from level 2 to level 3, and 1,500 points from level 3 to level 4.

The highest level currently is level four.

Qingxin has now spent 500 points to upgrade both the main dojo and the training ground to level two, increasing the efficiency of swordsmanship learning by 15% in both, for a total of 30%.

In addition, the Benkei Bridge, newly built using the blueprint, increases the learning efficiency of disciples by 10% during sparring and actual combat. This means that even an ordinary person with an N-level talent can improve their swordsmanship learning efficiency to near SR level after becoming Harunobu's disciple, and this only accounts for the most direct improvement in learning efficiency.

The auxiliary effects of meditation rooms, scripture pavilions, and Inagawa Bath haven haven't even been taken into account, even if these ordinary disciples were originally just following the trend. After experiencing the thrill of progressing like a genius every day for the past ten days or so, they all feel that "learning swordsmanship is really fun."

Now I don't have to worry about income anymore, right?

Harunobu, who was sitting cross-legged in the center of the dojo with Asagi in his arms, turned off the system panel and focused his gaze on the kitten.

Over the past ten days or so, his personal disciples have also changed. Little Cat has fully mastered Laurent's Mind's Eye Blade. Combined with her innate Eye of Insight, breaking through four targets in one second is no longer a dream, but a predetermined task that will definitely be achieved in the near future as long as she follows the steps.

Even now, she can break through twice in a second. You have to understand that real combat is not a game. If you are hit on a weakness, it is basically the same as death. The professional hand-cutting style like Beichen Itto-ryu can be called the Weakness Style.

So lately, the kitten's face is mostly smiling, and you rarely see that sullen little cat face anymore.

What an insightful guy!

—Thinking to himself, someone who didn't understand at all looked at Hojo Amu.

She didn't come when Qingxin was injured because she hadn't received the news. By the time she received the news through other channels and prepared to visit and take care of Qingxin, Qingxin had already returned.

In short, as Harunobu handed over the Mugai-ryu of the other world to Hosho Amu, Amu, who had already learned many of her own Mugai-ryu techniques on her own, immediately unleashed her powerful talent as an SR. Not only did she master the Fang-tsuk in just a few days, but she was also able to entrust the power of her mind to it, and the power she unleashed could even pose a threat to the serious Harunobu.

Although the talent of 【A Thousand Thoughts, One Mind】 is not yet able to achieve true [skill/ability]

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It unleashed 1000% of its power, but it seems like it's already at 100%. To be honest, if we disregard physical attributes, both Hojo Amu and Koneko should be able to beat Hojo Ichijo right now.

In other words, they already have the strength of a typical dojo master (Menkō Kaiden).

Qingxin belatedly gasped for breath; his hands and feet were icy cold in the freezing weather… I forgot the rest, but anyway, were they even letting an ordinary person like him with no talent live?

"What's wrong, Teacher?" Hirayuki suddenly stopped practicing and looked at Harunobu, who was staring at Hojo Amu. "Did you do something wrong?"

"No." Haruno looked at the number one disciple, the gentle older sister, who was as dazzling as ever today. If the clueless and the grumpy were the group's darlings, then Hira Sachiko was the undisputed leader of the Blue Sky Hall. Even the teacher Hira was usually supervised to wash his hands and wipe his mouth, and if he was told not to wash the dishes, he was not allowed to wash the dishes.

However, these people probably couldn't have imagined that Hirayuki's true nature was gradually being revealed. Whether it was triggered by Harunobu's chuunibyou declaration or the change brought about by killing Nishikiyama Kaoru, Hirayuki's swordsmanship was becoming increasingly aggressive. Once in battle, her gentle temperament transformed into a chilling aura that kept people at a distance, like a divine thunderbolt descending from the heavens, capable of cutting and killing just by looking at it. Her actual combat strength was not to be underestimated; the "junior" rating on her stats seemed almost comical.

However, for Harunobu, this coldness was actually a kind of fun. These days, he liked to spar with Hirasaka at night, and then, while that coldness had not yet dissipated, slowly turn her back into a gentle and lovely person, or even a charming and shy one.

Hehehe...

Thinking of something happy, Harunobu couldn't help but smile, then he felt the kitten's disdainful look: "This guy is definitely thinking of something naughty again, Sachiko-nee."

"How rude." Following Harunobu's example, she gave the kitten a flick on the forehead, and then Hirako simply walked over and sat down next to Harunobu. The two held hands without any hesitation, which immediately caused a gasp from the other female disciples.

Even though they had seen it many times over the past ten days, this level of behavior was still very exciting for them.

The kitten curled her lip in disdain, then snuggled into Harunobu's arms, and looked over with a hint of provocation—as an Eta, and having actively revealed her identity, she was not bullied in the dojo because of Harunobu, but she still had no friends.

However, this time the kitten only heard a burst of auntie laughter, followed by incomprehensible phrases like "a family of three," "spoiled daughter," and "competing with her mother for attention," and the dojo was instantly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

No one noticed that Hojo Amu, who was also smiling, was looking at Harunobu, who was surrounded by women on both sides, and felt a little awkward—they were all direct disciples, so why did she seem like an outsider?

The author says:

Author's note: That's enough of the setup~

Chapter 83: Family Status Elevation

No one could see what Hosho Amu was thinking, mainly because everyone was watching "The Family of Three," while the family of three were enjoying themselves.

And Amu Hosho herself quickly dismissed this strange thought—as the doorbell rang, she went to answer the door.

"Master, Inspector Tanaka is looking for you." Amu Hosho reported to Harunobu, "Director Hosho is here too."

Harunobu picked up the kitten and stood up: "Take it to the dormitory."

After the main dojo had been able to accommodate thirty people, it was no longer sufficient or suitable for entertaining guests, so we had to move to the living area.

For ease of reference, Harunobu named the living quarters "Hiharu-ryo".

Soon, while Hirayukiko was preparing tea, Hosho Amu led Tanaka Yu and Hosho Ichijo to the hall and then stood behind Harunobu.

Baosheng's face was stern, revealing neither joy nor anger, nor any discernible meaning. Tanaka Yu, on the other hand, couldn't hide his delight, clearly having recently encountered many good things.

"Looks like you're really getting a promotion, Uncle Tanaka." Since they were all acquaintances, Harunobu didn't bother with pleasantries and went straight to the point, "When will my bonus come through?"

Tanaka Yu shook his head: "When did you become so obsessed with money?"

Despite his words, he still placed the small bag he was holding on the table.

"An elite-level monster and a common-level monster, the total reward is 600 yen. Count it yourself."

Qingxin opened the small bag, glanced at it, and handed it to the little cat. The money-grubbing cat immediately started counting the banknotes with a happy smile. Although she could tell at a glance whether the amount was correct or not, she just liked the feeling of counting money.

Cool!

Tanaka Yu was used to it, but Hosho Ichijo looked at the kitten in surprise, but didn't say anything.

"And then. Besides giving you a bonus, you lazy brat, there are two other things I need to tell you."

Tanaka Yu picked up his teacup and took a sip, dispelling the December chill: "The government has already decided to upgrade you to a member of the Imperial Family."

puff--

Qingxin, who happened to be drinking tea, spat it all out. Luckily, he reacted quickly and turned his head to aim at the open space.

"The Imperial Family? That's ancient history."

The classification of samurai has undergone many changes and is very complex in Japanese history. Some classifications are based on official rank, starting from the Shogun and continuing down the line, following the ranking system of the Ritsuryo (ritual or law) of the Heian period. This system was even used in the Kamakura Shogunate.

However, during the Muromachi Shogunate and the subsequent Sengoku period, no one cared about this anymore; instead, the calculation was based on the land and military strength controlled.

I have land and soldiers with a height of 10,000 koku. I am the daimyo. Even if you were the Shogun, it wouldn't do you any good!

After Tokugawa Ieyasu successfully won the battle and controlled the entire country, he divided the daimyo of the sixty-six provinces into three categories based on their blood ties with the Tokugawa family: Shinhan daimyo, Fudai daimyo, and Tozama daimyo.

Then, based on the land they controlled and their strength, the samurai directly under the Tokugawa family were divided into hatamoto—gokenin-class.

Although Japan is no longer the scattered sixty-six provinces of the Shogunate era, and there are no longer any daimyo on the surface, and even the Shogun has been eliminated, this class system has been retained, only the daimyo level has been removed.

The reason for keeping this system is the same as the reason why the Tokugawa family used it before: to make it easier to manage the samurai. However, just like the disappearance of the daimyo and the shogun, this system has also been improved.

In terms of benefits, they received a monthly allowance. Members of the Imperial Family could receive 200 yen directly from the government each month, which was equivalent to thirteen months' wages for a skilled textile worker.

Of course, land will not be given, but a designated area will be set up around the dojo for the Goken people. As long as no serious monster disturbances occur in this area, the Goken people will receive additional rewards.

Even if you don't want to be a dojo master anymore, you can still go into politics. Although it's impossible to be directly recommended for a high-ranking official position, you can participate in the national examinations at any time. As for the Gokenin (a type of martial arts instructor), as long as you pass, you can start directly as a junior officer.

Then there are some minor privileges, such as the fact that the Imperial Family members can receive bounties for killing monsters, whether within or outside the quota, and the more they kill, the more they receive. The Imperial Family members also have the privilege of entering and leaving the Imperial Palace and meeting the Emperor, among other honorary rights.

Some of Harunobu's messages were of interest, while others were simply ignored; he had no interest in paying homage to His Majesty the Emperor.

Tanaka Yu stopped after rambling on and on, finished the rest of his tea in one gulp, and then put down his teacup: "But don't be too happy yet. Becoming a member of the Goken family has its advantages and disadvantages."

Harunobu rolled his eyes: "Uncle Tanaka, which eye of yours saw me happy?"

"Looks like you already know, then I won't waste my breath explaining." Tanaka Yu happily poured himself a cup of tea and gulped it down. Harunobu, under the curious gazes of his disciples, briefly explained the duties of the Gokenin (a type of servant), which was really just...

Chapter 85

One.

Becoming a Goken (or Gokenin) means that the annual quota will change from two ordinary-level yokai to one elite-level yokai, then five ordinary-level yokai, and you must also ensure that there are no serious yokai disturbances within the designated "territory".

This single condition alone was enough to deter most samurai, who were not interested in facing an elite-level yokai. That's why Harunobu, who could single-handedly kill an elite-level yokai, was so highly regarded.

Even though the person who was originally supposed to talk to Harunobu was a high-ranking official in the police system, after studying Harunobu's intelligence, he felt that Harunobu valued friendship more, so he sent Tanaka Yu instead.

In terms of combat strength alone, Harunobu could accept this condition, especially since he could lead his disciples in a righteous brawl. However, based on his experience over the past two months, he felt that there might not be that many monsters in Asakusa Ward for him to kill in a year.

That's right, it's because it's possible that there aren't enough monsters to kill.

Although Tokyo is large, it is mostly people rather than yokai. Ordinary yokai may be relatively easy to find, but most intelligent elite yokai will keep a low profile unless you spend a lot of money to use magic to find them, but then the benefits brought by the Gokenin will not be enough.

It would be ridiculous if failing to meet the targets meant you couldn't even become a regular samurai; the risk-reward gap is simply too large.

Tanaka Yu then interjected, "If you become a member of the Gokenin, you can even go to Nihonbashi to kill monsters."