Afterward, the old man tried asking little Eula what she had written, but unfortunately, little Eula had learned from the old man and stubbornly hid it, refusing to let him see.
Well... fine then.
Anyway, once it's sent to Yae Publishing House, the old man will still get to read it eventually.
The old man himself hadn't started on his own book yet.
After all, not long from now he had to go exchange blows with the Maguu Kenki, so the old man needed to fly over first and get some hands-on experience with the thing.
That's just how things were—one extremely busy day after another.
And the old man's clash with the Maguu Kenki went quite smoothly.
At the very least, when he flew back, not even his clothes were torn.
" Shura Anyakonsen-shou, how did it go?"
The head of the Kamisato Clan looked slightly tense.
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou rolled his shoulders a bit.
"He was fast, and very agile. When we fought, he really was quite tough."
The Shura Anyakonsen-shou smiled, seeming rather satisfied.
"So, you returned victorious?"
"Mm, but the way I won wasn't exactly honorable—it was more like an adventurer's trick. What a Shura Anyakonsen-shou should do is crush with overwhelming violence."
The old man looked at the head of the Kamisato Clan.
"It's idle time in the evening anyway—why not come outside with me and let me warm up a little? Don't worry, I'll keep my elemental power very restrained. And apart from elemental control, everything else about me is just average."
The head of the Kamisato Clan could tell the Shura Anyakonsen-shou wanted to experiment with something, so he agreed.
"Very well."
In the end, the location for their sparring was chosen as a small corner of Chinju Forest.
Cid chose to wield his Dragonspine Spear—the very one that had once stabbed a cockroach.
Meanwhile, Kamisato Takakado simply drew the tachi from his waist.
...
"The Shura Anyakonsen-shou is indeed skilled at thrusting with that move, but he's still missing something."
Kamisato Takakado slightly shifted his body, raised his tachi high, and brought it down in a wide, sweeping strike—his style completely open and grand...
...
"I now understand the Shura Anyakonsen-shou's spear technique. You truly are a master, and I imagine you've received guidance from an expert. But unfortunately, you're still lacking a certain artistic conception and smoothness...
How about we both use our Visions for a slightly more serious bout?"
At this moment, the head of the Kamisato Clan was still locked in a standoff with Cid.
Clearly, as someone fresh out of the starter village, it was already impressive for Cid to hold his own against an old veteran who had mastered the full Kamisato-ryū Swordsmanship without being taken down.
...
"Actually, I feel that elemental power has too much influence on technique—it can easily compromise the purity of the skill."
The head of the Kamisato Clan, with the old man's spear pressed against his shoulder, looked righteous and fearless of death.
Around the two of them, Cryo elemental energy was radiating cold air, though unfortunately it was being blocked outside by Anemo...
"You're right—technique really depends on purity."
The old man withdrew his Dragonspine Spear.
The head of the Kamisato Clan let out a sigh of relief.
Having a spear pressed right against his shoulder had been pretty intimidating.
When the Shura Anyakonsen-shou used elemental power, he felt like some great demon; without it, he was completely different...
Meanwhile, the old man was still reflecting on his fighting style just now.
The Dragonspine Spear was actually quite heavy.
However, the Shura Darknight Requiem armor came with its own matching long spear.
The old man switched from the Dragonspine Spear to a matching purplish Requiem Spear in the same color scheme.
This spear was much heavier than the Dragonspine Spear, and it also had greater capacity for storing Anemo energy.
Cid looked at the head of the Kamisato Clan.
"Let's try again. I'll change up my approach."
By now, the head of the Kamisato Clan was already drenched in sweat.