Chapter 3 (1/2)

CHAPTER 3 – THE DEARLY MISSED ATMOSPHERE OF KENDO SOUNDS

It has beco scattered by the wind The faces of everyone walking in the shopping district has a tinge of sudden sharpness The cold is like a whetstone Without even fire or hammer, it appears to polish your own nature

“H tools and kitchen knives” (Oyvua)

While gulping down the sake cup in broad daylight in a bar, he looked out onto the street Oyvua Otara (T/N: >> Oivua Otara <) stared at=”” the=”” flow=”” of=”” people=”” with=”” glazed=”” eyes=”” he=”” is=”” a=”” giant=”” it=”” appears=”” that=”” not=”” only=”” one=”” chair=”” can’t=”” cover=”” his=”” full=”” body=”” but=”” that=”” it=”” will=”” break=”” under=”” the=”” body’s=”” weight=”” it=”” has=”” to=”” support=”” he=”” is=”” sitting=”” skilfully=”” shallow=”” on=”” two=”” chairs=”” lined=”” up=”” next=”” to=”” each=”” other=”” he=”” wears=”” a=”” combination=”” of=”” a=”” yellow=”” casual=”” dress=”” and=”” a=”” black=”” hood=”” apparently=”” being=”” the=”” choice=”” of=”” a=”” refined=”” person=”” but=”” since=”” he=”” is=”” big=”” anyway,=”” he=”” leaves=”” the=”” i=”” a=”” sumo=”” wrestler=”” or=”” an=”” actor=”” with=”” superhuman=””>

“What was it about kitchen knives, sir?” (Owner)

An old man came out from the bar’s interior with its sparse customers and placed another sake bottle on Oyvua’s table

“Oy, oy, owner, I didn’t really request this, did I?” (Oyvua)

“The guy, who sharpened my kitchen knife, is quite excellent, you know?” (Owner)

The old e kitchen knife Oyvua also laughed and lightly accepted the sake cup and held it reverently over his head Although he is noanderer, he once served as swords ht’s household living in a castle He possesses a career of beco him from nobility since his home is poor

“However, if you are this skilled, why do you look as if you’ve got plenty of free time?” (Owner)

“That is… well… even I dislike the free time, but…” (Oyvua)

Oyvua pouts skilfully shrinking his large build

“There isn’t any good workplace for me” (Oyvua)

He sipped the sake with a strangely pitiful appearance as he revealed this Though he wants to drown in drunkenness, he can’t get drunken at all And yet, gulping down the booze while feeling downhearted, hethe able to blend in there He continues to observe the bustling on the street The bar’s owner, heaving a single sigh, returned to the kitchen for the purpose of o with the sake for this fine felloho acts like a big child

“Ah… this world has become detestable” (Oyvua)

There is a town close to the fief’s capital in the territory of Earl Helrevi in the north-eastern part of Asuria Kingdo the war, this land is now regaining its prosperity after the “Sacred Fla up this restoration

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Especially its horses are excellent If you go too far into the east, you will reach the “Desert of No Life” There you won’t find any activity of life with its e ice fields in the north However, in reverse it is flourishi+ng area right until you reach the desert The horses are forged by the wind having slight parts ofthem tenacious The area is blessed with a meadoell

For that reason there is a large demand of horseshoe production for a blacks their business here On the other hand, there is only scarce work related to swords But that was fine for Oyvua anyway If he just wants to forge swords, it will be fine for hi Besides, if it’s horseshoes, there isn’t any objection for it to be the only work of a blacksmith either

The dom is unpleasant The passion for restoration is similar to the fire in a furnace The prosperity of the people is also si of a spark However, each of theulfed in the detestable colour of rust

Two carriages of upper ranks arethe designs decorated on the sides of the carriages It’s a drawing of an angel helping the hero stand up This is it This things are praised extravagantly as fashi+on and

(You can say it is exaggerated if it’s the hero, but the point is, didn’t he just die in defeat?)(Oyvua)

He drains the sake cup in one go It isn’t delicious The exaggerated grief over the unnatural death of the hero is connected to the vitality of the restoration… If such “drunken sickness” spreads within, even sake will become bad He can’t bear it after the abuse by the evillike his desire to work has disappeared

(Shouldn’t a general acknowledge the value of victory or defeat? He is a hero that let many defeated allies die But I suppose the dom) (Oyvua)

Oyvua isn’t a to the army com about There was only one person a them saved because of the army led by Salomon

It was a horrible defeat and Oyvua remembers the situation at that time even now NoThey continued to kill his allies as if relentlessly breaking them into bite-sized pieces With the path of retreat coed orders just causing panic Though he has a blessed physique, without any horse and arn’s blacksmith specialist, Oyvua’s life was in a truly precarious situation

(Well, it wasn’t sole person) (Oyvua)

The hero’s troops lacked cooperation with their allies and advanced too far I don’t understand whether it was so owed to the situation, but it is a definite fact that the location, where the army set up, was extremely foolish The responsibility for that ith the leader, the hero, Oyvua judges Fath, appearance and titles, all of these don’t matter at all

(A soldier can’t see far ahead The general, who has a better view, has to fight cleverly) (Oyvua)

If you ask, the hero, having a ferocious courage, defeated nificent, but it probably isn’t a too commendable deed as “soldier” No matter how many ene the entire army to be killed due to his leadershi+p won’t disappear

In the end it resulted in co allies It was Saloroup of volunteers Without doubt it was Salo victory for sure removed the threat of the Empire Eberia

(So what about it? The hero is a legend as general who used ave rise to today’s peace!? Every last of them doesn’t realize it… Ah I can’t stand it, I can’t bear it) (Oyvua)

Gulping down one sake after the other, and yet not getting drunk, Oyvua sloalked towards a back alley Areat quantity in the early days of the restoration, there is a single roohbourhood even particularly exposed to the sun A small parterre and kitchen The entire wooden floor is covered if he alone lies sprawling on it He sleeps He sulks while sleeping

Passing the period of time, where wholesome people sweat due to work, he sleeps At a suitable tiot out of bed Drinking one ladle full of water, he once again leaves the roo across several alleys, he went towards his destination It was a building looking like a weatheredplace

“Oy, oy, all of you are together” (Oyvua)

He greeted the figures of men, already drenched in sweat, in front of hiht equip a wooden sword or a “ba a circle, apparently meets up frequently to exercise

“You are late, Oyvua We have already begun the scuffling, but you can only join us after finishi+ng 1’000 practise swings and physical exercises”

“I know, I know” (Oyvua)

Getting a particularly thick and long wooden sword from the rack in the corner, Oyvua slowly started to do callisthenics for his shoulders and hip While he was elaborately training his legs and loins, thespirit and the sounds of strikes resounded This place is an unauthorised dojo where the town’s ently practise For the current Oyvua it is the sole place he can enjoy himself