I, Yorii Tsugikuni, Must Do Something Chapter 11

Yorii Tsugikuni nodded slightly. For many years, he had lived alone.

He had no material demands, and his life was simple to the extreme.

Therefore, facing the simple room before him, Yorii Tsugikuni didn't feel anything was wrong.

"When I was at home, I really liked helping my mother clean her room."

Sayo was quick on her feet. She brought a wooden basin of water from downstairs and began to meticulously wipe the floor with a rag.

She knelt on the ground. Although she was still a young girl, her curves revealed her full figure.

"Mm."

Yorii Tsugikuni's gaze was fixed on a spiderweb in front of him. On this spiderweb in the corner, a butterfly was trapped right in the middle.

He softly replied to Sayo and then gently freed the trapped butterfly. He picked up some food crumbs from the table and carefully placed them on the spiderweb.

"Sorry for taking your food."

In the evening glow, Yorii Tsugikuni's gentle face was illuminated red. The butterfly that had been saved slowly flew up from his palm and finally flew out towards the setting sun.

"Master is such a gentle person."

Sayo tilted her head slightly, momentarily lost in the scene before her.

The two worked well together.

Before long, the room, which had accumulated a lot of dust and was slightly messy, was completely cleaned.

The floor was spotless, and the small items in the room were rearranged into their proper places.

"We're back."

First, Ieyasu's voice carried into the room from a distance.

Then came a series of light footsteps.

Chua!

Yorii Tsugikuni took out a small box of matches and struck one, lighting the lantern in the room.

"Ieyasu, can't you be a little quieter?"

Seeing Ieyasu push the door open and walk in with a smile, Sayo directly gave him a tap on the head, saying with some helplessness, "Being so loud is rude. This place isn't just for us, you idiot!"

"Ow! That hurt."

"I know, I'll be careful next time."

After receiving the tap on his head from Sayo, Ieyasu clutched his forehead, tears welling up from the pain. He looked at Yorii Tsugikuni with a wronged expression.

However, seeing that Yorii Tsugikuni said nothing, he could only admit his mistake.

"This is the onigiri Master wanted, and this is Sayo's dorayaki."

Tatsumi stood behind Ieyasu.

Looking at the large bump on Ieyasu's head, he suppressed a smile and, with a twitch of his lips, took out the food they had brought back. "This is Ieyasu's bread and sake."

The four sat facing each other around the low table in the room.

The hazy orange lamplight, coupled with the scene of them eating together, made the atmosphere in the small cabin very warm.

"Oh, right, Master. When we went out to buy food earlier, we ran into a colleague from the guard."

Ieyasu stuffed half a bread into his mouth.

The hunger of his childhood made him subconsciously speed up when eating, seeking a sense of security.

After swallowing the bread, Ieyasu took a sip of sake and then continued his story. "She was chasing a bad guy, and Tatsumi and I helped her. This bottle of sake was given to us by her as we bought food."

"Mm, no wonder it took you two so long."

Yorii Tsugikuni slowly ate the onigiri in his hand.

He ate very slowly, chewing each bite carefully, his every movement exuding composure and elegance.

Hearing Ieyasu speak to him, Yorii Tsugikuni paused and listened attentively.

"I heard from people on the street that the girl's name is Seryu?"

Tatsumi was eating an onigiri; it was the fifth one he had consumed.

Listening to their conversation, he chimed in, "Perhaps you'll meet her at the guard tomorrow."

"Seryu."

Yorii Tsugikuni softly uttered the unfamiliar name and then continued eating his unfinished onigiri.

He liked to maintain consistency when doing something.

For example, when eating, he would focus solely on eating and not think about anything else.

Chapter Twenty: Seryu Ubiquitous

The not-so-lavish dinner soon came to a complete end.

The considerate Sayo fetched a pot of hot tea from the landlord, and the four sat cross-legged, listening to Yorii Tsugikuni explain the precautions one should take when practicing Breathing Techniques.

"In summary, focus, focus on your breathing, and find the rhythm of life..."

Yorii Tsugikuni explained earnestly, his voice slow, ensuring each word was clearly understood by the three of them.

As he spoke, a pale blue water dragon began to circle him, a manifestation of the Water Breathing Technique's rhythm.

Sayo rested her chin on her fair hands, occasionally refilling Yorii Tsugikuni's tea.

Ieyasu tilted his head, his eyes struggling to stay open. For him, Yorii Tsugikuni's teachings were too profound and difficult to grasp. Unable to understand, he began to feel as if he were listening to a lullaby.

Tatsumi, on the other hand, listened intently with wide eyes, a flicker of excitement visible within them.

Breathing Techniques represented a completely new power system for Tatsumi.

Yorii Tsugikuni's words made him feel like he was entering a new world, and he began to sense them with his heart, just as Yorii Tsugikuni had instructed.

"Alright, we'll stop here for today. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me anytime."

Yorii Tsugikuni finally paused after completely explaining how to achieve the state of Total Concentration: Constant.

Seeing Ieyasu drooling.

He smiled faintly and said, "It's getting late, everyone should go back and rest."

"Time to sleep, Ieyasu!"

Seeing Ieyasu still snoring in his spot, Tatsumi, who was sitting beside him, cupped his hands around his mouth like a megaphone, took a deep breath, and shouted his name loudly.

"Ah... you scared me, Tatsumi, stop right there!"

Startled by Tatsumi, Ieyasu jumped up from the ground, nearly hitting his head on the low ceiling.

Watching Tatsumi run out the door with a laugh, he angrily chased after him.

"Mmph mmph mmph..."

Watching the two of them roughhousing, Sayo covered her mouth and giggled.

After laughing for a while, she tidied up some of the mess they had made in Yorii Tsugikuni's room.

"Master, Oyasuminasai."

Carrying the teapot, Sayo retreated outside the door and stuck her tongue out at Yorii Tsugikuni.

"Mm, thank you for your hard work."

Yorii Tsugikuni nodded, hearing the creak of the wooden door.

The sound of footsteps gradually faded down the long wooden corridor. He returned to his bed and closed his eyes.

"Our work in the Guard Corps is quite simple."

"When there are patrol duties, we patrol the streets. When there are no assignments, we stay at the Guard Corps headquarters on duty."

An older member of the Guard Corps stopped with Yorii Tsugikuni and the other two in front of a building.

He loosened his overly tight belt slightly and slowly explained the work of the Guard Corps to the three of them: "Of course, there are emergency missions, but overall, compared to other departments in the Empire, our daily work is relatively relaxed."

"This is where you'll be on duty. You can also rest here."

After finishing his instructions, the older member casually pushed open the mottled door in front of them and waved his hand a few times: "Of course, it's a bit dusty here."

"Thank you for bringing us here."

The older member left quickly after his introduction.

Yorii Tsugikuni expressed his gratitude to his enthusiastic colleague.

"Looks like we'll be busy for a while."

"I have a feeling we're being targeted."

As Ieyasu stepped into the room, he lightly patted the tabletop, causing a cloud of dust to billow out in all directions.

It was clear that this place hadn't been visited in a long time.

He opened the window and looked at the other rooms, where some of the older members were occasionally peeking out. He grumbled with some annoyance: "Those guys are clearly watching us make fools of ourselves."

"Let's go find some tools."

Having lived two lives, Yorii Tsugikuni wasn't too bothered by such things.

He gently patted Ieyasu's shoulder and prepared to start tidying the room.

"But... fine."

Ieyasu wanted to say something, but seeing Sayo shake her head, he swallowed his words.

He quickly understood that this was a job they had finally secured, and it was best not to cause any trouble.

Besides, it wasn't that big of a deal.

Lowering his head, Ieyasu felt a little wronged. He suddenly missed his hometown.

Where there were warm-hearted villagers and family he cared about.

"Hey, do you remember me?"

"We met yesterday."

Ieyasu shook his head. He was about to look for someone to ask where he could find cleaning tools when he suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice.

"Sayo?"

Turning his head, Ieyasu quickly saw a girl with orange hair enter his field of vision.

The girl was appraising him with clear, bright brown eyes.

Ieyasu quickly recognized the girl as the colleague he and Tatsumi had met yesterday, the one chasing after the bad guys.

"You have a decent memory."

Sayo pulled Kobi along. Seeing Kobi bare its teeth at the room, she then noticed that there were two other people in the long-abandoned room.

Pointing at the abandoned room, Sayo looked at Ieyasu with some confusion, "Who are these two?"

"Oh, this is my master, Mr. Yorii Tsugikuni."

Ieyasu scratched the back of his head. He looked at Yorii Tsugikuni and Sayo, smiling as he introduced them, "Her name is Sayo, she's from my hometown. We just joined the Guard."

'Yorii Tsugikuni?'

Sayo crouched down and gently patted the somewhat uneasy Kobi on the ground, calming it.

Ever since she saw the young man named Yorii Tsugikuni, her Imperial Arm, Kobi the Hundred-Handed Giant, had been restless. It was clear that the young man before her was not simple.

"My name is Seryu Ubiquitous. It's a pleasure to meet you."

After calming her companion, Seryu walked up to Yorii Tsugikuni and Sayo and introduced herself.

Looking at the dusty room, she frowned. She quickly figured out what had happened.

She had seen many instances of the older members of the Guard bullying the new recruits.

'What a strange creature.'