Although it was already excessive that Sougo wanted to make Hijikata look foolish, every time Hijikata saw the preparations Sougo made to protect him, Hijikata: "..." He was rather touched!
Even if those preparations were all premised on making him look foolish, Sougo really had done them... Even if Sougo's sword style had been named Hijikata Go Die Style, he accepted it—after all, ever since creating his own swordsmanship, Hijikata had never beaten Sougo. At most, he could hold his own for a move or two against him. Hijikata Go Die Style was truly terrifyingly powerful!
Fortunately, once Hijikata had created his own swordsmanship, he had realized that no one else could learn Sougo's Hijikata Go Die Style, just like his own swordsmanship. If others wanted to learn?
They would be better off learning Kondo Swordsmanship! The training methods within it could make people stronger. Of course, the gorilla understood that too, so it did not force the issue.
Yet today, Otae said Kondo Isao wanted everyone not to keep their skills to themselves. Heh, what a joke. It was not as if Hijikata had never asked Kondo Isao whether he should leave his swordsmanship at the dojo.
But what had Kondo Isao said? "Toshiro, perhaps you aren't the only person in this world who can sense killing intent and malice. If someone like you learned this swordsmanship, then this style really could shine..."
"Chief Kondo..."
"But..." Just as Hijikata was about to speak, Isao Kondo said quietly, "Toshiro, what did you study before creating this swordsmanship?"
"It was Kondo Swordsmanship, taught to me by Chief Kondo..."
"That's right..." Isao Kondo nodded. "Although Kondo Swordsmanship cannot compare to the Hijikata swordsmanship you created..."
"It's my own style," Toshiro Hijikata muttered.
"Uh..." Isao Kondo nodded. "Same thing, same thing. If we