A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

Three days later, in Asahi Village.

Early in the morning, a loud bugle call rang out in front of the "Big Hand Gate" on the way up to the city.

Influenced by the sound, many residents of the castle town came to the sides of the road to quietly watch.

A short while later, a group of foot soldiers ran out first, followed by Ikeda Yoshimasa, who was dressed in full armor and riding a tall horse. Only then did people realize that the daimyo was going to war!

"Where is Lord Ikeda going? This is the first time in all these years that I've seen so many people!"

"You're asking me? Who should I ask? But I guess he's probably some farmer... Wow! What a handsome man!"

"Who's handsome? Where? Holy crap, it really is!!!"

As Ikeda Narimasa rode on his horse, enjoying the townspeople's respectful and fearful gazes, he suddenly noticed that everyone's attention was beginning to shift towards the direction behind him.

After he turned around and saw clearly, he couldn't help but curse under his breath:

"Damn Edo samurai, what are you pretending for!"

Taiyi wasn't showing off, really.

But in a society where the average height is only about 1.6 meters, anyone who sees a man who is 1.8 meters tall, wearing a black haori, with a red and white patterned haori hakama underneath, a bright gold longsword at his waist, long hair flowing in the wind, and handsome appearance, will be strongly attracted to him.

"Hey, Taiichi, you seem to be stealing the Shogun's thunder."

A-Xia, who was also riding a pony, winked at Tai-Yi and said in a teasing tone.

"Heh, I've never wanted to steal anyone's thunder."

Taiichi sneered, looking at Ikeda Yoshimasa in front of him with an unfriendly gaze, and said.

I don't know where he got the information, but it seems he knew about his own strength. Then, at the banquet two days ago, he asked Taiyi to accompany him on his personal expedition.

To make his reasoning seem more convincing, he even went so far as to claim that this was Momotaro's hometown and that he would emulate Momotaro by killing the devil Rikutaro, who had been causing trouble for many years, on the spot as a warning to others.

"Taichi, what are you thinking? You're not planning to disobey Lord Ikeda's orders, are you?"

When A-Xia saw Tai-Yi's expression, she immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly warned him.

Seeing that Taiyi remained silent, as if he hadn't heard her, she couldn't help but curse him inwardly as a lunatic, and continued to persuade him:

"Lord Ikeda is a daimyo, the lord of a domain. Although we are Lord Aoki's vassals, we must still show respect to other daimyo, otherwise we will be accused of disrespect and insubordination!"

"At best, they'll be stripped of their status and have their salary reduced; at worst, they'll be imprisoned or even forced to commit seppuku!"

"Hey! Didn't you hear that? Haven't you heard about what happened to the lord of the Akagaku Domain?"

(In the manga, it's called the Akagao Domain, but it's actually a heavily modified version of the 47 ronin revenge incident of the Akae Domain.)

At this point, Taiyi suddenly raised an eyebrow, remembering something, and couldn't help but grin:

"Do you remember Azazuki Heibei?"

"Of course I remember, the king of thieves in Iyo is also the target you need to capture."

Ah Xia answered subconsciously.

"Azazukibei's father was one of the 47 samurai who avenged the lord of the Akagami Domain. If I were to die unjustly one day, would you avenge me?"

Taiyi stared intently at Axia and asked in a playful tone.

"Are you... are you crazy? Why are you talking nonsense? I'm sure... sure... I will."

Ah-Xia suddenly lowered her head, and as she finished speaking, her face turned red and her voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

She never expected to say that; it was unbelievable!

“You…” Taiyi narrowed his eyes, then his expression changed to a chuckle as he teased:

“You hesitated. Remember, hesitation leads to defeat. You lost to Zoche.”

"Huh? Who is Zorche? Have we ever fought?"

Ah Xia tilted her head, looking completely bewildered.

......

Okayama may not be a big place, but it can still create legends.

It took Taiyi and the others more than an hour to arrive at Asatsuki Village.

However, the scene before him did surprise him.

Logically speaking, a superhuman like Rikutaro could easily tear an ordinary person to pieces with a mere flick of his wrist, yet Asatsuki Village still has villagers, and judging by their appearance, there are quite a few of them.

This is a bit odd, isn't it?

Taiyi raised an eyebrow and stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"Quick! The Ikeda family is here again! Go and fetch Rikutaro!"

"Tell the children and women to run far away, we're going to get the wooden guns and sickles!"

Seeing the villagers in the distant rice paddies, they were stunned at first when they saw them, then immediately put down their farm tools, shouted, and ran away.

The key point he was shouting about was that he wanted to fight against the daimyo of his own territory, which was undoubtedly treason.

"Taiyi, do you see them? These are the mud monkeys! They actually dare to rebel!"

"Armored gunners, aim at them! Fire!"

The middle-aged Yoshimasa Ikeda rode his horse back and forth twice in front of his own troops, then drew his wakizashi from his waist and gave the order to fire to the arquebusiers.

Ok?

Something is wrong!

puff!

It wasn't the sound of gunfire; before the foot soldiers of the arquebusiers could even light their fuses, dozens of pebbles suddenly shot out from the opposite village.

These stones were as powerful as cannonballs; the arquebusiers who were hit by them instantly turned into puffs of blood mist.

"Rikutaro! It's Rikutaro!"

Someone shouted, and upon hearing Rikutaro's name, Ikeda Yoshimasa and his subordinates surprisingly and consciously retreated in unison.

This directly put Taiyi, who was at the back, at the very front.

Taiyi: "???"

Is this right?

But regardless of whether it was right or wrong, with the stone about to hit them, they had no choice but to intervene!

【Dragon and Tiger Style - Flowing Wine Cups】

A winding blue light flashed, and all the stones in front of Taiyi and Axia shattered.

"The effect is good. After the dragon and tiger are united, the two breathing techniques from before can now be used freely without any conflict."

Taiyi then opened the system and began to examine it carefully.

[Sword Control System]

Name: Yamada Asaemon Taichi

Age: 20

【Lifespan: 55】

[Energy: 212.7 (+)]

Qi and Blood: 123.3 (+)

[God Soul: 65.1 (+)]

[Breathing Technique (+): Dragon and Tiger Combination (+)]

[Additional effects: Rapid regeneration; Blazing inferno]

[Conversion Effect: Spirit, Energy, and Vitality values ​​are converted thirtyfold (60s)]

[Martial Arts: Dragon Tiger Style (+)]

[Title: Daimyo's Personal Guard (With your lord by your side, your fighting spirit is now high. When facing enemies again, what they will notice is not only your looks, but also your status.)]

[Title Effect: Increases HP by 10%]

【Prestige: Reduces all enemy attributes by 5%】

[Common points: 100]

"I didn't expect that in just about a week, all the lost essence points would be replenished."

Not only that, but the limit has also been increased by 10 points in the last two days.

"If this rate continues, with an increase of 5 points per day, by autumn, I should have about 750 points."

"It's enough to deal with ordinary people, but against celestial beings, unless you can kill them within 60 seconds by changing your attributes."

"But since it's not an elemental advantage, I can't kill it directly. And there are seven Celestial Immortals, so... I need other breathing techniques, and I need to become stronger!"

As Lu Taro, who was as tall as a small mountain and whose village houses only reached his waist, slowly appeared in the village.

Taiyi's expression changed, and he spurred his horse into the air, using his qi manipulation technique to fly directly over the rice paddy, which was dozens of meters wide.

While in the air, the vermilion inner core within the central palace of life rapidly rotated, unleashing an unparalleled aura around him. At the same time, Taiyi instantly drew his sword.

Roar~!

Dragons and tigers roar in unison, and thunder appears in the world.

A series of strange phenomena occurred, startling many horses behind them, causing Ikeda Yoshimasa to leap up and nearly knock him to the ground.

"What kind of martial arts is this?!"

"Are all the swordsmen from Edo this awesome?"

"That sword... could it be the legendary Futsu-no-Mitama?! Does the Thunder God really exist?!"

Only A-Xia, watching Taiyi ride the wind, drawing his sword to strike, frowned and muttered:

"Taiyi, please don't do anything stupid..."

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