An Opportunity

In truth, when Koushirou first heard Lin Yan say those words, his expression had been extremely excited.

After all, the title of the world's greatest swordsman...

For most swordsmen, it was a dream they could see but never reach.

That was especially true for Koushirou.

He had dreamed of achieving it!

But after coming to his senses, Koushirou shook his head bitterly.

Impossible...

No one understood that better than he did. To help Kuina grow stronger, this master swordsman had nearly exhausted every method at his disposal.

Yet in the end, the results had still been minimal.

Too much effort without any reward—anyone would find that unbearable.

That was true for Koushirou, and it was true for Kuina as well.

So by now, there was practically no reason to keep persisting. If he had not completely lost hope, how could Koushirou have given up so easily?

That had been his and Kuina's shared dream...

But what could not be done could not be done. There was nothing to be done about it. Rather than let his daughter continue struggling for an impossible dream, Koushirou would rather Kuina give it up cleanly.

His daughter living happily mattered more than anything else, didn't it?

"Well... I suppose I can understand the way you think."

Having watched every change in Koushirou's expression, Lin Yan did not seem particularly surprised.

"But..."

Staring directly at Koushirou, Lin Yan paused slightly. The next second, his voice was filled with pressure.

"There is just one thing I don't understand. Who gave you the arrogance to believe that as long as a girl's strength is inferior to a man's, she can never become the world's greatest swordsman?"

Lin Yan asked coldly.

It was not that he was targeting Koushirou.

He simply found such thinking utterly contemptible.

Even if