Chapter 159: Comrades, Greetings (1/2)
Chapter 158: Comrades, Greetings
"Master Koshiro!" Several children training at Koshiro's dojo came running inside together.
"Ships—two huge ships!" they cried in panic.
These were not the dragon-headed ship that often came to Shimotsuki Village, but two ships. That left the villagers of Shimotsuki Village astonished.
Unable to help themselves, they went to seek out the strongest person in the village—the kendo instructor, Master Koshiro—to reassure themselves and conceal their unease.
Koshiro was somewhat uneasy as well. The Revolutionary Army's large ship came twice a year, buying huge quantities of food from Shimotsuki Village each time. But it was not yet time for the Revolutionary Army's ship to arrive. Whoever had come likely meant trouble.
He turned back, took Firefly—one of the Fifty-One Good Fast Blades—from the cabinet, and headed for the door.
He had only just put on his wooden clogs when one of his disciples, now the village's security officer, rushed in with a panicked expression.
"Master, Zoro... he brought Kuina..." he stammered, nearly incoherent.
He was five or six years older than Zoro and the others, but his talent was far inferior to Zoro's. Living a peaceful life as a peace officer in Shimotsuki Village suited him well enough. But Zoro, the disciple Master valued most and his chosen successor, had brought back Kuina, Master's daughter who had died ten years ago!
His mind was in complete chaos.
"Was it Zoro?" Upon hearing that, Koshiro could not help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Though he was strong, the son of a swordmaster from Wano Country, there were some things that, as he had constantly emphasized to Kuina, depended on aptitude and talent. Men were simply stronger than women. Even if there was little difference in childhood, once they reached adulthood,