"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...

…

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.

…

…

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?"

…

…

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 be continued...