Gifu Prefecture has the second highest forest coverage rate in Japan and is known as the "land of mountains and rivers".

The reason why Emiya chose Gifu Prefecture as the location for the third episode is because the natural beauty here is indeed better preserved than other places.

Most of the residents of Gifu are also engaged in agricultural production. Compared with Otsu, which is highly industrialized, it is more suitable for filming stories like "Rurouni Kenshin" that took place in the Tokugawa period.

As for why Okita Koji became so excited after hearing the name Gifu, Emiya didn't quite understand.

But he still asked about the reason, and Okita Koji didn't hold anything back and told him frankly.

"Mr. Saito has a friend who lives in Gifu. He is a master in kendo, so I always wanted to take some time to go over and see him, but I didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly."

Although the distance between Kyoto and Gifu is not that far, there is only one prefecture between them, but because of his usual filming schedule, Okita Koji really can't spare the time to go to Gifu.

Especially in the past few days, when I still have so many scenes to shoot.

But it's much better this time. The third episode has nothing to do with Okita Koji.

I originally planned to take a few days off and go to Gifu when the next shooting scene arrived, but now it seems that I don’t need to.

"It's about swordsmanship again. You are really a swordsman."

Emiya smiled helplessly: "Okay, anyway, you won't have a role in the next part. Wherever you go, just say hello to me. There is no need to ask for leave again."

"Yeah."

The day passes very quickly.

It was rare for Emiya to take a break from work for the day. After eating hot pot at noon, he originally planned to take a leisurely rest. However, not long after he lay down, he was roped in to gather people and play mahjong all afternoon.

The opponents include Seijuro Hiko, Koji Okita, and Shinji Matou, who was also brought in to round up the numbers.

The next day, it was around nine o'clock in the morning.

Emiya led the convoy all the way to the high mountain area in the northern part of Gifu Prefecture.

Around eleven o'clock, the convoy entered the mountains.

It is surrounded by green mountains and shaded by green trees.

Wei Gong looked at the scenery outside the window, and his heart felt much more relaxed.

However, things will start to get troublesome next.

When filming in the mountains, and if it is a long-term filming, the first problem to be solved is the crew's food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Fortunately, this place is not a real uninhabited land, and there are still people on set in many places around.

Three hundred meters away from the scenic spot chosen by Emiya, there is a small mountain village, which will be their destination for a long time to come.

However, the houses available in the village are also very limited.

Even if Emiya has offered a very high price, the hundreds of crew members will inevitably have to be divided into groups and work together.

This is nothing, the worst thing is Basaka.

Due to his huge size, even the car he was riding in was specially customized for Emiya, so for a while he couldn't find a suitable house for him to live in this small mountain village.

There was no other way, so Emiya had no choice but to have someone set up a tent and let Basaka live in it temporarily.

Busy work came and went, and it was two o'clock in the afternoon.

After a hurried lunch, Emiya led the crew members to the set and discussed with them the construction of the scene.

If you want to shoot a good period drama, you must spend a lot of financial and material resources.

After the crew arrives at a new location, it doesn't mean they can start filming immediately.

Like now, the first thing Emiya has to deal with is setting up the scene.

Apart from anything else, you have to build the cabin that Himura Kenshin and Yukiyoba live together in the third episode, and you also have to put a lot of effort into decorating the interior.

Filming is not an easy task.

"Five Centimeters Per Second" is set in a modern setting, so many things don't need to be considered, but "Rurouni Kenshin" is different.

One of the biggest difficulties in period dramas is the environmental background.

For some things, the crew has to build the required scenes themselves.

"The props team has been working hard these days. Other teams should not be idle. Starting from tomorrow, they are all going to help the props team. Get active and don't just sit around."

The important task of building the house finally fell to the props team.

This is not a simple task and cannot be completed in a short time.

Therefore, Emiya did not start work immediately, but asked everyone to prepare and prepare to officially start work tomorrow.

After visiting the surrounding attractions.

Emiya was about to return to the small mountain village with the other crew when he was suddenly called down.

"Shirou!"

Emiya, who had just given the order to return, heard a sudden call from behind.

Turning around, he saw Okita Koji running towards him, followed by Saito Saichi.

"What's wrong?"

"Mr. Saito and I would like to take a leave."

"You don't want to visit that swordsman, do you?" Emiya raised his head, glanced at the sky, and said with a smile: "It's already this time today, why not take a good rest and start again tomorrow?"

"Actually, this is quite a coincidence." Saito Saichi stepped forward at this time and said: "The place you chose, Supervisor, happens to be not far from where my friend lives. There is probably only one place to walk there.

About an hour.”

"I will definitely be able to come back before eleven o'clock at night."

Okita Koji clasped his hands and begged: "Please, I really have something very important and want to ask that swordsman."

Emiya hasn't replied yet.

At this moment, Hiko Seijuro also walked up, followed by Shinta Himura and the Yukiyo siblings.

"A swordsman who lives in the mountains?"

Higu Seijuro muttered to himself.

He turned his head and looked at Saito Saichi: "How strong is that swordsman?"

"It's much stronger than me."

Saito Saichi admitted the swordsman's strength without any hesitation, and there was no hint of disbelief in his eyes.

He smiled and said: "Although Tsuda has been guarding the temple and refused to go down the mountain, his years of practice in the mountains have made his swordsmanship and mind extremely powerful. Even my tooth protrusion can be resolved easily. He is an extremely powerful person.

A terrifying opponent."

Having said this, Saito Sa's eyes showed a wild light again.

The more terrifying the opponent, the more powerful the opponent, the more excited he becomes to the point where it is difficult to suppress himself.

Compared with modern kendo, which is boring and has gradually become a performance form, Saito Saichi longs for the fighting feeling produced when the swords collide with each other, which makes him feel extremely happy every minute and every second.

"Isn't even Mr. Saito his opponent?"

After hearing Saito Saichi's answer, Himura Shinta felt a little surprised.

At present, the one with the strongest swordsmanship here is naturally his master Hiko Seijuro. As for the second most powerful swordsman, it is actually Saito Saichi who is usually relatively silent and low-key.

When he was in Kyoto, under the supervision of Seijuro Hiko, Shinta would occasionally spar with Saichi Saito using real swords.

This move of tooth protrusion still gives Shinta a headache.

"Looks like he's a pretty formidable opponent."

Higu Seijuro touched his chin and seemed to be aroused.

Saito Saichi was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Although I don't know who is more powerful between Tsuda's swordsmanship and your swordsmanship, Mr. Higu Seijuro, but I think Tsuda should be enough to be your opponent, sir."

"Yeah?"

Hiko Seijuro was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed heartily: "I am also very curious about a swordsman who can be praised so highly by Saito. Since you and Xiaoji are going to visit him, why don't you take me with you?

How was it in the past?"

"Extremely happy."

Saito Saichi was also very emotional.

After arriving on the set, I thought it would be a time-killing practice.

As a result, I didn't expect to meet such good kendo talents as Okita Koji and Himura Shinta. What's even more unexpected is that there is also a little-known kendo master hidden here.

Even he himself could not withstand a few moves under the opponent's sword skills.

Kojiro, you have to thank me this time for bringing you so many swordsmanship masters that are rare even in the outside world. I believe you will feel extremely happy.

"Hey, I said-"

Emiya now feels like one head and two heads.

What will happen if a group of swordsmaniacs meet together? What will happen if a group of swordsmaniacs hear that a swordsman master lives in a deep mountain?
To be continued...