"Born at the wrong time? That's true. If he'd lived in an age of chaos, he would have become famous throughout the land. If he could go to the Pirate World, becoming a great swordsman would be no problem given enough time."
Shen Fei felt somewhat moved by Miyamoto Iori, who had received praise from Berserker Musashi. As the saying went, heroes emerged in troubled times. Living in a peaceful era meant many things were destined not to happen. Take the Three Kingdoms, for example. If it had not been the end of a dynasty, a certain imperial uncle would probably have spent his life selling straw sandals. Of course, he might have gone a step further and become the chairman of some straw-sandal company, but becoming emperor afterward would have been impossible.
Miyamoto Iori was facing precisely that situation. He had inherited the strengths of two schools, yet because of the times, he could only earn money by capturing wandering samurai, collecting debts, serving as a bodyguard, and the like. Martial arts and swordsmanship could not be honed by shutting oneself away; actual combat was the best way to improve one's strength.
There was also experience. Take Miyamoto Iori, for instance. After witnessing the strength of the various Heroic Spirits in the Waxing Moon Ritual, his own power had improved greatly. From being utterly unable to contend against Heroic Spirits at first to later being able to trade blows with them, his rapid progress was obvious.
It was precisely because he had seen the Heroic Spirits' strength that he had ultimately wanted to keep the magical energy vessel from the Waxing Moon Ritual and use it to lure powerful people over. The magical energy vessel of this Waxing Moon Ritual was not the Holy Grail, but a pair of