In the days that followed, the Northern Region Dojo settled into a peculiar rhythm.
Before dawn, the cries of training already rang out.
Kuang Jin and Makomo sparred while Kanae offered careful guidance from the sidelines.
Persimmon fought the Seventh Squad while muttering, "I can't fall behind, I can't fall behind..."
As for Sabito, Giyu, and the other mainstays such as Shotaro and Sonosaki, they diligently continued training as instructed.
At noon, Xia Xi slipped into the backyard to grow vegetables and flowers.
He enjoyed his leisure time.
He looked exactly like a retired senior official taking it easy.
In the afternoon, the Swordsmen took up their Bokken and sought opponents in the Dojo.
Or they teamed up to challenge boss instances.
The instances increased in difficulty, leaving the Swordsmen free to choose.
[Yukishiro Seiko (hard)] [Kanae Kocho (very hard)] [Tengen Uzui (Hell)] [Kurumazuka Natsumi (nightmare)]
Of course, bosses also frequently crashed one another's fights, turning them into free-for-alls.
For example, Xuezou versus Kanae, or Uzui versus the Dawn Hashira.
There was even the weekly [World Challenge] event, where everyone joined forces against the Dawn Hashira.
And after the day's training ended,
it was time for the Dawn Hashira to cultivate himself.
He played instruments like the shakuhachi and flute, practiced calligraphy, or painted landscapes.
Although the number of days open for training had increased,
the [Dawn Hashira's Delicacies] the Swordsmen missed had become scarce.
They had become even tastier,
but were only available in limited quantities on Wednesdays.
In fact, after [Cooking] reached LV.4, Xia Xi had already reduced how often he practiced this life skill.
Aside from increasing affection and happiness, cooking offered hardly any additional effects.
Investing tremendous effort into raising it to LV.5 was too inefficient.
He was better off letting it rise slowly