On the way home from the Kisshou-ryu dojo, I saw Akaneko and Masamune walking next to me.

　Akaneko and Masamune, walking next to me, were a little quiet.


...... That was pretty rude of you, sister Azami. Well, I don't have any sympathy for you.

　In his late twenties, he was lonely and poor and could not make ends meet.

　I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to sympathize with you as a masamune with a personal grudge, but the expression on his face as he muttered this to himself was somewhat sad.


I'm going to have to be here.

　At a crossroads, Masamune takes off.



　Then, after walking for a while, Akaneko spilled out a few words.


"Masamune has some harsh words to say," she said. I feel a little sorry for you.

　It's the difference between the Iemoto of the Benzae school and the heiress of the Tobatsu school .......

　Akaneko, because of her position, may also be able to understand the feelings of Azami painfully well.


You should think about the meaning of .......
Meaning?
What does it mean for me to continue my Battoujutsu?
Continue, meaning ......

　Akaneko put her hand to her chin and pondered.

　As he did so, the abandoned dojo of the Hiruko style dojo approached.

　The answer seems to be still hanging in the balance.

　Then, as we parted, I decided to give them a hint.


'I suppose it doesn't matter what you mean, but there's one thing you mustn't forget.
How can we not forget?
Yes.

　He nods, smiles, and says


'What's the point if you can't smile?'


　Akaneko, with a thump.

　He's the heir to the Kabobashi school, so he's continuing his battoujutsu. I'm sure that's what Akaneko thought.

　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.


...... If it's not funny, then it's not funny at all.

　Akaneko's face turned down a little and she smiled to mock herself.

　'Sounds like you're convinced.


'Well, see you later.'


　That's it for today.

　Over the course of two days, I visited four schools: Daikoku, Bensai, Tennan, and Kissho ryu.

　As we did not visit Juro-ryu and there was no Hiko-ryu, there were only two dojos left, Kabobashi-ryu and Miroku-ryu.


　Tomorrow will be the end of my dojo tour. The tour of the dojo will end tomorrow.



...... Oh, yeah.

　I forgot one thing.

'Akaneko, do you have any cushions?'






　Night.
　As I suspected, a visitor came to the abandoned house.

　The one I'm most interested in right now.


"Good evening, Mr. Second.

　I'm Mamushi, the head of the Tennan School.

　I've been on the island for two days now, and I thought it was about time that the rumors reached his ears.

　There is no way that a man from a new school seeking the new would not be interested in me from outside the island.

　The result: ...... It's a good thing I had the cushions ready.


You're welcome. Do you mind if I call you a pit bull?
"Oaky Dookie.

　Oh, he even knows how to use slang.
　This guy sure knows his English.

So, what can I do for you?
We have a lot of work to do. But it seems to me that it's more likely that Mr. Second will be the one with the most useful face.
So can I ask you first?
Anytime.

Who taught you English?


　I suddenly got to the heart of the matter.

　The pit bull rolls its eyes in surprise and turns its head very much towards me.

'You just said Eigo!　Mr. Second!　You know the word!
You didn't know you were using it.
'Exactly!　These words have been handed down from generation to generation in Mee's family!

　So, it's like hip-hop from generation to generation. New oy.

And it's also the word that inspired Me to go out on his own as Tennan-style!
Hip-hop sword fighting.
No!　Hop-hip bypassing!　Mee's totally original!

　Lie to me!

So what, you got a book on it or something?
'Yes!　Mee read it and got into hip-ho ...... hop-hip.


　...... I see...interesting.
　What's interesting is the guy who wrote that article.

　Apparently, there is no such thing as "English" in this world. But English exists. I guess that means there are some English words within the common language of Japanese. They are simple English words such as "yes" and "no" that even Japanese people know.
　And if you can paraphrase the Japanese words "yes" and "no" as well as the Japanese words "yes" and "no" as well as "yes" and "no", you will know that people recognize them as such.

　And if. The guy who wrote the literature on the learnedness of the pit bull that manipulated the English words out of their range is ...... and knows "English" without a doubt.


　So - there is a possibility (...). There is a possibility of a hometown boy, like Raspberry Bell.


"Do you know who wrote this document?

　I asked cautiously, suppressing the urge to deviate.
　The pit bull nodded deeply and opened his mouth.

'I've heard of you, Lady Leikan. He is the founder of the Hiko School. Long Long Ago, the lore is that he washed up on this island in a small boat, and that's the Feimas.

　Laycan...... Laycan?
　I don't know where I've heard that before: .......

"This is how the kanji is written.

　As I twisted my head, the pit bull wrote the Chinese characters for Leikan on a piece of paper.


　--Zero ring (Leikan).


　The ring of zero.

　Zero.


　.............



！！！！.


　0k4NN (Okan)!


I know!　I know that guy!
Are you on my left?


　He was the first Akira Sho, who dominated the world with his "Okan Style" in the early days of Mevion.

　His record against me was 29 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw. Although I won a lot of fights, I remember that every match was tough and interesting.

　He was a really creative old player, a famous world ranker.

　However, after a certain point, he stopped playing IN at all, and rumor had it that he had retired from playing at .......


...... I never thought I'd be here (...)
Are you the person you're looking for?
Well, in a way. Oh, I wasn't, where is Leikan now?

　I asked, and the pit bull got a scowl on his face.


　Wait ............. What did this guy say earlier?

　Didn't you say so at Long Long Ago......?


There is a tomb in the Maitreya Dojo grounds. You will be sleeping there.


　...... The bad feeling was true.

　It's dead. Yeah?　Hey.

　How many years, no, how many decades ago was that?

　How on earth did you get here, 0k4NN, when and how did you get here!

'How, how long ago it was!　Say it!
Oh, calm down, Sidney, please!　Mr. Second!
...... Sorry, I need to know. It's been years since Leikan died.

　0k4NN-san stopped being IN, I think it was about eight years before I went to bed.

　That's right, right around the time [Battoujutsu] was implemented in Mevion's 3rd major update.


''Rather than saying how many years ago, it's more appropriate to say how many hand red years ago. There is no better way to know it now than through literature. I can't help you, Thorley.

　The pit bull said apologetically.


　...... strange.
　The passage of time is strange.

　A year on that side of the world is a decade on this side of the world ......?


Please, pit viper. I need to read this document, all right? Do you have any information on Leikan?
'Then I'll give you the book of Mee's House of Lore at ......, or better yet.
?
You'll get better information if you talk to Miroku-sama.
Miroku?　So you're the head of the Mireku school?
'Yes. This is the Twentieth Lord Miroku. He has presided over the samurai of this island for generations before the year One Thousand. He must have recorded the founder of the Hiko-ryu school, Master Leikan.
All right, so I'll have to ask Miroku and his people?
'Yes. Bat ......

　Nodding, the mamushi added a word with a divine look on his face.

''Be Carefour. Master Miroku is never in the public eye, but his abilities are said to be number one.
"...... than the current Bishamon?
'That's right. There is an unspoken rule that there must be one contestant from each school to compete in the Bishamon fight, but the Maitreya school has never participated in the fight in its long history.
............ Heh.

　Interesting.

　Tomorrow we're going to have a Kensin Bishamon of Kabobashi school and a Miroku of Mireku school? Plus, I'll be hearing from 0k4NN.

　Nice!　It's a lot of fun.


'Well!　Now that we're done talking about that side of the story, Mee's Question!　Of course, you will answer me, won't you?
Okay.

　After that, I spent the rest of the night being asked a pile of curious nonsense by a pit bull.

　It really ended the night.
　Well, it was fun, so that's okay.


　And so, in the end, the last day of the day would come and go without a single sleep - and that's what we did.