I formed the strongest swordsman group

Western ironclad...? Shell armor...? Cut off...?

Can these words...can be juxtaposed together?

After Chiba Eijiro's voice fell, Qingdeng forgot to breathe for about 2 seconds.

Qingdeng's reaction is not an exception.

Kondo, Okita, Saito... In short, except Chiba Eijiro himself and Zhou Zhu, the rest of the people are now stunned and dazed.

At this time, Zhou Zhu suddenly interjected with a wry smile:

"Eijiro, Kuro Mamiya went out to sea in a small boat alone, and cut off the armor of the western ironclad ship with a single knife... This is just a legend that has not been concluded until now."

"The story of 'slashing an iron-clad ship' may be a rumor." Eijiro Chiba spread his hands to Zhou Zhu, "But it is an undoubted fact that Kuro Mamiya is terrifyingly strong, and his sword skills have reached the level of perfection. "

"..." Zhou Zhu pursed his lips and fell silent.

"Mr. Chiba." Because of Shusuke's silence, there was a brief silence in the dojo, and Harada's sudden questioning voice filled the gap, "Who is this Mamiya Kuro? I have never heard of such a thing." Such a character?"

Harada's questioning was considered to have asked Qingdeng and the others what they wanted to ask, and asked them what they wanted to ask.

Qingdeng did not recall the name "Mamiya Kuro" either in the memory of "Original Juqingdeng" or in what he saw and heard after time travelling.

Judging from the expressions of Okita and the others, they, like Qingdeng, had never heard of this character.

Therefore, Qingdeng and the others couldn't help but wonder—who is this swordsman whose name they have never heard of, who can be respectfully insisted by a top master like Chiba Eijiro that "as long as this person really lives in seclusion In Edo, the title of 'the strongest in Edo' could never be my own."

Seeing the expressions of Qingdeng and others at this time, Chiba Eijiro was stunned for a moment, and then laughed a few times: "It's normal that you haven't heard of the name Mamiya Kurō."

"After all, this year is already Wan Yannian, and it is too long since the years of lenient government, peace and culture that he was active in."

"He didn't make any indelible feats like the great sword masters such as Nobuzuna Umizumi, Buden Tsukahara, and Itsuki Ogata, so as time goes by, his name is gradually forgotten. It's normal."

"Now the older people should be more familiar with this name."

"I also only recently heard of this person's name and anecdotes by accident."

Having said that, Chiba Eijiro paused for a moment - from his appearance, he should be conceiving and organizing his words.

After a while, he leisurely said:

"About Kuro Mamiya's life and his various anecdotes, I have only heard a few fragments of rumors."

"So I'll try to be as selective as possible and leave it out."

"Kurō Mamiya is a great swordsman with amazing talent who became active in the Kansei period 70 years ago."

"There are different opinions about the state of his swordsmanship."

"But there is one thing that is generally recognized - Kuro Mamiya is proficient in sword-drawing skills, and his sword-drawing skills have reached the realm of heaven."

"At a young age, he has already developed his unique sword-drawing technique: 'Liuguang'."

"According to the rumors——During the heyday of Mamiya Kuro, when he slashed at you with his streamer, you couldn't hear the sound of his sword until you were hit by his sword."

"Because this trick of Liuguang is so powerful, when Mamiya Kuro was still active, people used his unique skill to give him a very prestigious title: Liuguang Hachiman."

Hachiman... Hearing this recently familiar word, Qingdeng's eyelids twitched violently.

No one noticed the subtle changes in Qingtou's expression at this time, Chiba Eijiro continued to speak in a calm tone:

"Mamiya Kuro has been active until the Bunka years, and then gradually fell silent."

"However, over the past few decades, I still hear some untrue rumors about Mamiya Kuro from time to time."

"For example, what I just said about 'Mamiya Kurō smashing the iron-clad ship' is one of the many rumors that popped up suddenly after Mamiya Kurō fell silent."

"This rumor is still portrayed with a nose and an eye."

"According to the rumors - when Kuro Mamiya was traveling in Nagasaki, a group of Dutch sailors provoked him for trivial matters. In order to teach these people a little lesson, Kuro Mamiya was alone in the dead of night In a small boat, he dived under the iron-clad ship of the Dutch sailors, drew a knife and cut a big hole in the armor of the iron-clad ship, and then rowed the small boat back along the original road very smartly, with his whole body And retreat."

"And the trick he used to cut off the armor of the ironclad ship was his unique sword-drawing technique: streamer."

"Because the rumors are so good, some good people gave Mamiya Kuro the title of 'Ship Slayer Swordsman'."

"Of course, rumors are always just rumors, and you can just take them as interesting anecdotes."

"About 2 months ago, I heard a new rumor about Mamiya Kuro in an izakaya in the Mito Domain - Mamiya Kuro was still alive, and he lived in seclusion in Edo with an anonymity."

"If this rumor is true... then the title of 'Edo's strongest' is indeed far from my turn."

Chiba Eijiro's voice stopped at this moment, and after about two breaths, the corners of his mouth curved in regret.

"But I think this rumor... has a high probability of being one of many false rumors."

"After all, Kuro Mamiya is a great swordsman who has been active since the Kansei period 70 years ago."

"The chances of him surviving to the present... I don't think it's very great."

Everyone quietly listened to the story of Kuro Mamiya.

When Eijiro Chiba finished speaking, everyone showed amazed and stunned expressions.

Everyone is filled with emotion that there is such a ruthless character in the long history.

Only Qingdeng's expression is a little weird now...

The extremely powerful swordsman, the vividly described legend of cutting off the armor of an iron-clad ship, has the nickname "Liuguang Hachiman", and is said to be living in seclusion in Edo now...

All of this made Qingdeng couldn't help but recall the eternal talent "Hachiman of Infinity" that he copied in that night a few days ago, as well as the brown-robed man who copied this talent from it. the mysterious man.

At this moment, Qingdeng felt like his body was falling down.

It should be... no way...?

"Hahaha, if you don't pay attention, it seems like you've been telling the story for too long." Chiba Eijiro chuckled a few times, perhaps feeling the heat, he stretched out his hand and began to untie the armor and gauntlets still on his body Wait for protective gear.

"Mr. Chiba!"

At this time, a loud shout suddenly sounded, which attracted everyone's attention, and at the same time interrupted Qingdeng's thoughts which were deep in thought.

Everyone unanimously focused their attention on the person who yelled—Yongcang.

It seems that Yongcang is not particularly interested in the story of Kuro Mamiya.

As soon as Chiba Eijiro finished telling the story of Mamiya Kuro, he impatiently called out Chiba Eijiro.

Nagakura, who was kneeling and sitting not far from Qingdeng in a very standard posture, exchanged glances with Chiba Eijiro who was looking at him, then bent down respectfully to the man in front of him, and supported him with both hands. The floor, facing the floor only a fist away from the tip of his nose, continued to speak loudly:

"To see the heroic appearance of Mr. Sansheng today is really lucky."

"Excuse me for being so abrupt, could you please enlighten me, sir - how do you practice your sword skills on weekdays?"

"To be honest, I am eager to become a peerless swordsman like Nobuzuna Umizumi and Itsuki Ogata, so I practiced swordsmanship hard. In order to become stronger, I left my hometown, started martial arts training, and wandered around."

"The competition with you just now made me feel more deeply how weak I am now compared to a real strong like you."

"Mr. Chiba, what should I do to be as strong as you?"

After finishing speaking, Yongkura raised his head, and looked at Chiba Eijiro again——in Yongkura's pupils, there was an extremely pure and sincere color.

Seeing Nagakura who so directly and boldly begged Chiba Eijiro for advice, everyone turned their eyes to Chiba Eijiro after a brief surprise.

Chiba Eijiro raised his eyebrows vigorously, raised his hand to scratch his hair, and smiled helplessly a few times: "Ha... ask me how I practice sword skills on weekdays..."

"Mr. Yongcang, you're really asking me too hard."

"I don't use any special exercise methods on weekdays."

"How most people usually practice swords, that's how I practice swords."

"The only difference may be that my usual exercise time is slightly longer."

"If I insist on giving you some advice..."

Reminiscence and deliberation... The unique emotions of thinking appear on the expression. "I'm thinking hard" is written on Chiba Eijiro's face.

"...That should be 'Don't dig into the horns, learn to change your mood'."

Change your mood - this weird word made everyone, including Zhou Zhu, look puzzled.

Chiba Eijiro, who noticed the changes in the expressions of the crowd, slowly put away the memory and deliberation on his face, and smiled lightly:

"Do you know why I became an official of the Mito Domain 7 years ago?"

Facing Chiba Eijiro's sudden rhetorical question, a group of people in the dojo shook their heads blankly.

Why Chiba Eijiro became an official in the Mito clan... This is one of the big mysteries in the Edo fencing circle.

According to Chiba Eijiro's strength, it is a certainty that he will inherit the mantle of his father Chiba Shusaku, and he will be the second-generation head of the Hokushin Isdou-ryu clan and the second-generation head of the Xuanwukan.

However, a shocking scene happened—Chiba Eijiro did not inherit the huge family business of their Chiba family. He accepted the invitation of the Mito clan in the sixth year of Kayong (1853) 7 years ago. Became an official of the Mito Domain.

The huge family business of the Chiba family finally fell on the shoulders of Chiba Shusaku's third son: Chiba Michizaburo.

5 years ago, after Chiba Shusaku passed away, Chiba Michizaburo took over as the second-generation head of the Hokushin Ichidou-ryu clan and the second-generation head of Xuanwukan.

Because Chiba Eijiro never disclosed to the public with great fanfare why he gave up the Chiba family business and became an official of the Mito clan, so this matter has become a big mystery in the Edo swordsmanship circle over time.

Chiba Eijiro seemed to want to appreciate the current expressions of Qingdeng and others on purpose, he slowly turned his gaze, and looked at the expressions on everyone's faces before breaking the silence of the dojo again.

"The reason is not complicated - I just want to see some 'scenery' that I have never seen before, and change my mood."

Chiba Eijiro half closed his eyes, recalling the past.

"If I remember correctly...about seven and a half years ago, my swordsmanship practice hit a bottleneck."

"No matter how hard I practice, I can't feel that I have made new progress."

"At that time, I was quite anxious."

"I'm afraid that my strength will stop here. So I racked my brains to think: what should I do to further improve my strength."

"But the more you think about it, the more you feel that you are sinking deeper and deeper into the bottleneck."

"Father was still alive."

"Seeing that I was deeply disturbed by the bottleneck, he suggested to me: Try to see the 'landscape' that you have never seen before."

"Go and see the 'scenery' that you have never seen before; experience a novel life that you have never experienced in your past life; if you change your mood, you may be able to break through the bottleneck without knowing it."

"At the time, I actually didn't understand what it meant..."

"I don't quite understand what my father's words mean. As long as I do this, I can break through the bottleneck? What's the reason for this?"

"But my father is, after all, a world-renowned great swordsman who created the Beichen One-Sword Style. Out of trust in my father's strength and knowledge, I still decided to try the advice given by this father and let go of my obsession with swords for the time being. "

"It was at that time that the Mito Domain invited me to become an official there."

"So I agreed to Mito's invitation to go see the 'official scene' that I had never seen before, and experience what it's like to be an official."

"It's really not that easy to be an official."

"When I first arrived in the Mito Domain, I was busy with various official duties every day, and I didn't even have the heart to think about swordsmanship."

"However, the change of things is so miraculous—when I was busy with official business and had no time to practice swords every day, on the contrary, I did what I couldn't do before practicing swords and thinking about swords every day."

"It should be one day half a year after I became an official in the Mito clan. When I was lying on the desk and writing a certain document, my brain suddenly had an idea, and I suddenly realized a few things that had been bothering me before. problem."

"At that time, I didn't have a sword on my body, so I just used a brush instead of a sword, grabbed the brush in my hand, and danced the sword according to the "righteousness of the sword" that I suddenly felt in my mind."

"At that moment, I knew: I had broken through the bottleneck that had held me back for a long time."

"It was also at that moment that I understood why my father asked me to transfer my mood."

Chiba Eijiro flattened his palm and made a grasping motion.

"Whether it's studying knowledge or practicing martial arts, it's like catching water in a river."

"The harder you try to grasp, the harder it is to grasp the water."

"If you slow down and slowly gather your palms together, you can hold a small handful of water in your palms instead."

"So, hone your craft with a more relaxed and free frame of mind."

After Chiba Eijiro finished speaking, the dojo fell into a brief silence.

Everyone showed a thoughtful look, quietly digesting Chiba Eijiro's heartfelt words just now.

After a while, Yongkura, who asked Chiba Eijiro for advice, let out a sigh of relief, and bowed his head to Chiba Eijiro again in a sincerely convinced way: "Mr. Chiba, thank you for your enlightenment!"

The rest followed Yongkura and bowed to Chiba Eijiro, who taught selflessly.

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...

When Chiba Eijiro finished the competition with Qingdeng and others, it happened that it was almost lunch time, so Zhou Zhu naturally invited Chiba Eijiro to stay for lunch, and Chiba Eijiro readily agreed.

After lunch was over and he was full of wine and food, Chiba Eijiro said that he seemed to have stayed in the testing hall for too long, and it was almost time to go home. Qingdeng and others asked to stay, but Chiba Eijiro went to decided.

A group of people finally had to stand outside the gate of the test hall to see Chiba Eijiro off.

"Mr. Zhou Zhu, thank you for your zongzi." Chiba Eijiro shook a big bag he was carrying in his hand, and laughed a few times, "Your zongzi are so delicious. With these zongzi, my trip today is worthwhile!"

"Hohohoho." Zhou Zhu nodded with a smile, "It's just as long as you like it."

"Haha, there are quite a lot of surprises today." After Qianye shook the cloth bag in his hand a few more times, "Not only did I eat delicious rice dumplings, but I also got to know a few more futures. Looking forward to the younger generation."

Having said that, Chiba Eijiro raised his gaze to Nagakura, Saito and the others: "All of you, do your best."

"Although your current strength is still far behind those real masters."

"But you are all very talented. It is rare to see people with this level of strength at your age."

"Let's all work hard."

"As long as you concentrate on honing your martial arts and don't follow any crooked or crooked ways, in time, you all have a great chance to stand shoulder to shoulder with me...or even surpass me."

Chiba Eijiro's sudden words of encouragement made Nagakura, Saito and the others feel quite grateful while being stunned, and expressed their gratitude to Chiba Eijiro one by one.

Whether Qingdeng, Yongkura and the others... In short, these people who were not familiar with Chiba Eijiro in the past, through today's brief interaction with each other, all of them have a great impression of Chiba Eijiro.

Chiba family tutor is really good.

In addition to being unfamiliar with Chiba Michizaburo, who had only met a few times in the previous swordsmanship competition, and having some unpleasant troubles at the "Plum Blossom Festival" three months ago, I have a slightly bad impression of him In addition to Chiba Domon Shiro, the members of the Chiba family that Qingdeng has come into contact with so far have better personal qualities and impressions.

Chiba Eijiro is obviously a famous swordsman, but he has no airs at all.

He is approachable and open-minded.

Not only humbly accepted Yongcang's request to discuss, but also shared his martial arts experience with everyone afterwards.

Just because he is willing to selflessly share his martial arts experience is enough to make people admire him.

In fact, Qingdeng didn't feel too shocked or moved by Chiba Eijiro's theory of "don't dig into the horns, but learn to change your mood".

After all, Qingdeng has heard similar stories and truths many times in his previous life, such as the famous story "Archimedes discovered how to find the volume of an object".

However, this does not prevent Qingdeng from admiring this man who is willing to teach selflessly to someone he just met today.

At this moment, after briefly encouraging Yongkura and the others, Chiba Eijiro unhurriedly turned his gaze... to Qingdeng.

As soon as Chiba Eijiro looked over, Qingdeng smiled helplessly, and took the lead in saying in a regretful tone:

"It's a pity... Until the end, I couldn't release the 'power' like I did in the final of the swordsmanship competition."

Qingdeng really felt quite regretful that he could not show his "power" in the competition with Chiba Eijiro just now... He couldn't ask Chiba Eijiro to help him find out why his "power" was different from ordinary people .

"Hahaha." Chiba Eijiro smiled freely, "It's okay. Anyway, the future will be long."

"Although I don't go back to Edo very often because I have served in the Mito clan, but we will always have a chance to meet again in the future."

"In a few days, I will be returning to the Mito Domain."

"The next time I come to Edo, I don't know when it will be."

Chiba Eijiro put on a half-joking tone.

"I hope that when I return to Edo next time and come to you again, you will have reached the state where you can freely retract your 'potential'."

"Ha..." Qingdeng laughed dumbly, "Then this is too difficult."

"I'm not joking." Chiba Eijiro shook his head lightly, "Tachibana-kun, I don't know if you are clear... In addition to your extraordinary talent in swordsmanship and the ability to think wisely in battle In addition to the flexible mind that corrects one's own fighting methods, one also possesses a special talent that... one in a million people may not be able to possess."

"With this talent in your body, you are destined to go farther and faster than anyone else."

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