Chapter 385
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Chapter 385: The Cat is Calling, People are Changing
She found the Tennen Rishin-ryū Dojo.
Yagyū Simozi approached with a serious mindset.
After wandering around, she finally found the Tennen Rishin-ryū Dojo in Hokkaido. It was a swordsmanship style that focused on practical combat. Because of this, it wasn’t good at running a business, so there were fewer than ten dojos in all of Yingzhou, and they were struggling a bit.
The dojo only accepted regular disciples once a year and didn’t allow easy withdrawals. At least they had to learn up to the level of paper-cutting before they were allowed to leave. The tuition fees were quite high, but if they had enough talent, they could enter for free.
These restrictions resulted in the majority of the dojo’s members being a group of swordsmanship enthusiasts focused on practical combat. They were very combative, but unfortunately, with the disappearance of the samurai class, these people could only show off their martial skills on the battlefield.
In the afternoon, Yagyū Simozi challenged a total of five Tennen Rishin-ryū swordsmanship masters, starting from the lowest level and progressing higher.
When she entered the dojo and clearly stated her purpose, she immediately felt a change in the atmosphere.
The other dojos either looked angry or spoke disrespectfully, but the Tennen Rishin-ryu disciples were disciplined, scattering and sitting down.
First, a regular disciple came forward to learn high-level techniques.
Two moves defeated them.
Then, an elite disciple stepped forward to fight.
The second opponent was a bit more challenging, with very agile footwork, but Yagyū Simozi’s sword speed was still faster and she won in five rounds.
Next was the dojo’s eldest senior disciple.
They say he hasn’t received a license yet, but his skill is not weaker than other dojo’s instructors.
This time, it went beyond ten rounds directly. Yagyū Simozi’s posture was almost overwhelmed, but in the end, she used the Sword Taken technique to throw her opponent off and simultaneously took the wooden sword, achieving victory and earning the astonished exclamations and respect of the other disciples.
The next person to appear is the representative of Tennen Rishin-ryu.
Yagyū Simozi, not daring to be overconfident, fought with all her might. This time, she quickly familiarized herself with the techniques of Tennen Rishin-ryu. The strength of this representative is not much stronger than the previous three, but they have more experience and prefer positioning over attacking.
She tried using techniques from Hokusinn Itto-ryu and Mugen Shinmyō-ryū, but couldn’t succeed. Finally, she decisively gave up the strategy of clashing swords. Changing her technique, she swung the wooden sword out of her hand, with it spinning in the air. She switched the sword between her left and right hands continuously, catching her opponent off guard. Ultimately, she completely disrupted the opponent’s positioning and achieved a four consecutive victories.
"You are not just a swordsman of Tennen Rishin-ryu, the positioning earlier… it was the stance of Kagekokoro Meichiru-ryu."
"You have great insight. I have lost. Please bring out the head instructor of the dojo."
The representative, after losing, left directly.
The students presented cold water and some snacks, saying that she would rest for half an hour to recover her strength.
After half an hour, Simozi’s energy was fully restored. She then entered the inner room, where a sword was laid at her feet. She picked up the sword and unsheathed it, but it was not sharpened. This was not a life-or-death duel, just a practice session. However, even with an unsharpened blade, it could still cause serious injuries.
"All practitioners of Tennen Rishin-ryu are welcome." The opponent introduced themselves.
"Descendant of the Mugen Shinmyō-ryū." Yagyū Simozi didn’t know if she was considered a licensed successor, nor did she care about titles.
They clashed, and even though the blade in their hands wasn’t sharp, it felt just like a real sword.
Her strength instantly increased by a lot. With the real sword in her hand, she could feel the breath of steel, breaking through the cocoon of sword energy.
She swung a sword energy attack.
Thinking that the victory was certain, but unexpectedly, the opponent’s blade also emitted sword energy. It was a draw.
Simozi was surprised for a moment, then quickly recovered. No wonder they had to use a non-sharp real sword, it was to utilize sword energy. Her skills weren’t enough to produce sharp sword energy with a wooden sword; she needed the sharpness of fine iron. The opponent was the same. It seemed that their levels of cultivation were similar.
The master of Tennen Rishin-ryū also marveled at the potential of the younger generation.
They continued the battle.
Yagyū Simozi used ‘Tengu Falls’ to shatter the opponent’s ‘Heartseeker Staff’ and barely won, completing the challenge.
When they finished fighting, it was already half past three in the afternoon. She sat there recovering, even though her muscles were still sore when she left at five o’clock.
But it was very fulfilling too.
Yagyū Simozi walked along the same path again and looked towards the house by the road. A black cat was crouching under the house number, licking its paw and basking in the sun.
As she looked at the black cat, her footsteps instinctively paused, and she accidentally collided with a girl riding a bicycle coming back from the intersection.
The girl quickly stopped her bicycle, and both sides looked at each other without harm. Yagyū Simozi noticed that the girl’s features were somewhat familiar.
"Sister Yagyū？"
"Who are you…"
"I am Guan Ling." The girl introduced herself, knowing that the other person might not remember her, she still warmly smiled and said, "Long time no see, senior, how are you doing?"
Guan Ling took Yagyū Simozi back home and took out her own set of clothes. The two of them had a similar height, so Yagyū Simozi could also fit into her clothes. After Yagyū Simozi finished bathing and came out, the only thing she wasn’t used to was that there were no underwear she could wear in this house, so she had no choice but to not wear a bra.
During this time, Guan Ling also told Guan Caizi about Yagyū Simozi being Bai Wei’s sister. The kind-hearted woman became even more enthusiastic, looking at Simozi with the eyes of a benefactor and making Yagyū Simozi feel a bit uncomfortable.
But due to Guan Ling’s strong enthusiasm, she decided to stay overnight. After washing her clothes and calling the group leader to confirm everything was fine, she rested at the Guan’s house for a night.
Chatting with Guan Ling until 10 o’clock at night, it was mostly Guan Ling talking about these matters while Yagyū Simozi listened and answered some of her questions. Guan Ling’s questions mostly revolved around the Yagyū family’s affairs. Yagyū Simozi didn’t reveal everything intentionally but mentioned the shocking fact that the Sanada Group had been wiped out by the two siblings, which surprised Guan Ling.
The mother and daughter’s life here was relatively smooth sailing. There were quite a few single mothers in Hokkaido, most of them being strong and supportive. They had some savings and the mother found a job making clothes from home, so there weren’t any issues with making a living. Yagyū Simozi also took up part-time work outside, which was much easier than before. They even had an extra mouth to feed, as the black cat often came over for fish heads.
There weren’t any gangsters or troublemakers in the area, as the young people who trained in the swordsmanship dojo with wooden swords could intervene at any time and drive them away. They were eager to encounter a few thugs to gain experience and reputation.
As for the "married women enthusiasts" who would say something like "You wouldn’t want XX to find out, right?" they were basically impossible to find. Otherwise, the spicy moms in Hokkaido would make them regret why they were born with an extra leg.
There was recent news about a couple who had been married for three months. Their "intimate moments" exceeded a thousand times in a hundred days, which resulted in the man, who was thirty years old, having a body equivalent to that of a seventy-five-year-old. They said he wouldn’t live more than five years. It was truly a terrifying succubus-like possession. The plot in books really can’t be trusted. In most cases, even winning in a one-on-one situation is only for the strong.
Guan Ling mentioned that she plans to apply to Far East University next year and asked for any advice from Sister Yagyū.
However, Yagyū Simozi pretended to be asleep.
After a while, she also heard Guan Ling’s breath, but couldn’t bring herself to wake up Matsushita.
She sighed in her heart and had a feeling that she might be bothered by this little girl for the next few days. Then, she fell asleep with even breathing.
Yagyū Simozi, who fell asleep, didn’t notice any changes happening.
A black cat stretched its body under the red moonlight. It stood on the roof, showing its teeth and then jumped down onto the balcony of the second floor. It peered through the gap in the curtains at the two people in the room.
It had a wicked smile that seemed almost human.
…
Sunlight was shining into the room.
Yagyū Simozi opened her eyes. She woke up at the same time every day, and today was no exception.
She threw off the covers and got out of bed, not giving herself any chance to be lazy. However, as soon as she sat up, she immediately felt something was not right.
It’s heavy.
A weight she had never felt before pressed on her shoulders like a weight, where did this discomfort and fulfillment come from?
She searched for the strangeness, and then grabbed hold of the source of this strangeness, gripping it tightly…
So big! So soft! So white!
She lowered her head, her eyes covered with some kind of surprise, staring in disbelief at the outline of her body, her gaze filled with incredulity. She was shocked and speechless, and finally covered her mouth… tears of joy streaming down her face.
Has this girl finally experienced puberty for the second time?
She couldn’t wait to show this success to the world, let them be jealous, and see the impressive chest of this girl.
But in the next moment, she calmed down.
No no no, it’s too absurd for a flat ground to turn into a mountain overnight, how could that be possible? It’s impossible, right?
Simozi doubted herself for a moment, then uncovered the blanket and sat on the bed… Wait, a bed? But I slept on the floor yesterday, when did it move to the bed? And these pajamas don’t match either.
She couldn’t make up her mind, so she stood up and walked to the bathroom, where the light illuminated her features.
Yagyū Simozi casually glanced up and saw herself in the mirror, her gaze freezing instantly.
"！！"
She covered her face, which didn’t belong to her, and exclaimed, "This can’t be possible!"