By now, Hanabishi Warabi's curiosity had completely gotten the better of her.
She had been watching the ritual ever since entering the room. The earlier awakenings of the others' Falna had already dazzled her, and now, seeing Haimo's slightly unusual expression, she was positively itching with curiosity.
So she stepped closer, glancing back and forth between Haimo and Kisara Tendo, who lay facedown on the bed.
"Um... Miss Kisara..."
Hanabishi Warabi rubbed her hands together.
"Could I take a look too? What exactly does it say?"
Kisara Tendo was still lying against the pillow.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she nodded.
That meant she agreed.
Delighted, Hanabishi Warabi immediately leaned forward and raised the parchment she had taken.
Once she held it at eye level,
Hanabishi Warabi brought her head closer to get a better look.
However,
after only a brief look,
the previously boisterous Hanabishi Warabi suddenly froze.
Her eyes went perfectly round as she stared at the page, and her mouth opened into a textbook O.
The words she had intended to read aloud caught in her throat.
"This..."
"T-Tendo Style: License Master..."
At Hanabishi Warabi's words,
the eyes of the other Swordsmen present-Onigawara Rin, Kikakujō Mary, Tsukuyo Inaba, and Nemumeno Satori, including Sasamori Aya, who stood by the wall with her arms folded-instantly changed.
After all,
as Swordsmen who practiced swordsmanship,
they knew all too well just how much weight the words "Menkyo Kaiden" carried in the entire world of kendo
throughout the world of swordsmanship.
It was not a title anyone could obtain simply by paying to enroll at a dojo, training under an instructor for a few years, or winning a few matches.
Since Japan's Edo period, many schools had awarded certificates in three stages: "kirigami," "mokuroku," and "menkyo." A few schools instead issued