Inside Musashi Castle, many people with nothing to do or nothing urgent on their hands curiously headed toward a certain residence. It was a residence the Musashi daimyo had prepared for receiving distinguished guests.
The Far East was unlike ancient times. Inns were rare here, and even when they existed... their quality was generally poor, especially in these turbulent times.
The renowned swordsman who had come to Musashi Castle from elsewhere, "Fujiwara Genshin"... the future Miyamoto Musashi, had been arranged to stay there by the daimyo.
At this time, Fujiwara Genshin's reputation was rapidly rising. He had defeated the swordmaster Sasaki Kojiro, founded the Two Heavens One School, and slain seventy-six members of the Yoshioka School alone... any one of these deeds was enough to go down in history.
Now, another overconfident swordsman had come to challenge him, and this swordsman's behavior was so... difficult to describe. Everyone in the city was deeply interested and wanted to watch from the sidelines. There were far too few forms of entertainment in this era, and people always wanted to find some amusement.
"Should we go see Xia Ji first, or watch the excitement?" Kaede asked Yae Sakura beside her as she watched many groups of people heading toward the place where Fujiwara Genshin was temporarily staying.
"This..."
Yae Sakura was somewhat impatient to see Tanihara Natsu, but she was also extremely curious about the swordsman challenging Miyamoto Musashi. Could a scenario that only appeared in H novels really happen in reality? Besides, Kagome and the others were girls. Would it really be appropriate for them to watch this?
"Anyway, Lady Tanihara isn't going anywhere. Let's go over later! Someone is challenging Miyamoto Musashi! We can see Miyamoto Musashi make a move with our own eyes—how could we possibly miss that?!"
While Yae