Even burdened with unbearable body hair, even if it made people mistake him for a gorilla, Isao Kondo was still a swordsman. And as a swordsman, how could he possibly resist the temptation of becoming stronger?
And Iron-Cutting... Just think about how the legendary Battosai showed off: "Don't worry, I'm using the back of the blade." If the other party had also mastered Iron-Cutting, what damn difference would it make whether he used the blade's back or edge?
Even the legendary Thousand-Man Slayer had failed to master this sword technique—Iron-Cutting. If Sougo had truly figured it out, then to a kendo practitioner like Isao Kondo, it was no different from placing a naked Otae right in front of him. There was no way he could resist!
"It should be possible..." Toshiro Hijikata said hesitantly as he watched Kondo boss grow increasingly excited.
"..." Isao Kondo calmed down at once. "Right. That's Sougo's method of training. If we haven't gotten his permission..."
"No..." Toshiro Hijikata shook his head. "Sougo didn't intend to keep it secret. It's just that I feel the method is not only difficult, but parts of it are also downright baffling. Yet I somehow broke through to the Iron-Cutting Realm by following the method Sougo left behind..."
"Huh?" Isao Kondo froze again. What the hell?
"Things like constantly swinging your sword until you become one with the sword in your hand..." Toshiro Hijikata explained. "Honestly, I reached that realm without really understanding how. But if you asked me to explain it, Kondo boss, you know what? I have no idea how to put it into words."
"Becoming one with the sword?" Isao Kondo lowered his head.
"Yeah. Sougo said that only after reaching the point where a person was the sword and the sword was the person could