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

One day recently, Yu Hu, who was making teapots in a small earthen kiln, was suddenly bitten by a centipede.

Normally, such a thing would be sensed even if it came close, let alone bit him.

But after being bitten, before he could even get angry and crush the centipede to death, he froze on the spot and then his memories were awakened.

Ambushed by other nobles of the pot, his immortality faded, his body shrank to the size of a child, and he was thrown out of the immortal realm along with his pot, drifting along the sea.

After that, he was adopted, and because he killed someone else's child, he was stabbed by the other child's parents. When he was about to die, he encountered Muzan and became a cannibal.

After awakening his memories this time, he immediately sneaked back to the Immortal Realm.

I don't know what I encountered, but when I came out, I had a jar containing the Rejuvenating Water and an Immortal Worm in my hand.

"Whoosh~ Unable to see the sunlight, and forced to hide, it's better to return to the fairy land. Whoosh~ Ah~ Beautiful carp, this is true immortality."

Looking at Himeji Castle, which was already engulfed in flames, Gyoku-ko let out a wicked laugh and then disappeared back into the pot.

Moonlit Oar.

Taiyi was sitting cross-legged in meditation, breathing exercises, while Zuoqie sat beside him, guarding him.

Whoosh!Whoosh!

Two flying needles pierced through the paper window, their destinations being Taiichi and Zochi's temples.

click!

With a turn of his body, although still kneeling, his left thumb had already pushed open the tsuba (handguard), and his right hand had swiftly gripped the hilt.

【One-Sword Style - One Moon】

A flash of cold light appeared, like a crescent moon appearing in the Japanese-style room.

The two flying needles were naturally cut into four pieces by Zoche's sword.

"Miss Gang, why don't you come in for a chat?"

Taiichi, with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke just as Zochi was about to get up and go outside to look for the enemy.

"I never expected that Taiichi, the greatest warrior in the land, would actually know the name of a lowly ninja like me!"

A purple ball swirled through the window and entered. Just as it was about to land on the tatami mat, the tatami stretched out its body, like a hawk hunting a hare, with its arms outstretched and one knee on the ground.

"I've heard that an adult's head is worth 100,000 taels of gold. I'm after that money..."

hum...

Gang's witty remark was only halfway through when he suddenly felt the surrounding space seem to freeze and squeeze towards him.

A bead of sweat slid down her temple to her chin. She froze on the spot, staring blankly at the man opposite her who was slowly opening his eyes.

This is... power!!!

Even though the fluctuations of her aura were less than half of those of Chief Mochizuki Chiyotetsu, she still exerted this kind of pressure on herself.

Yamada Asaemon Taichi, you really are a terrifying person...

"As the old saying goes, one should not covet one's brother's wife." Taiyi opened his eyes, tilted his head to examine the female ninja opposite him, and a slight smile appeared on his lips as he continued:

"Zoccher, it's up to you."

Nodding, Sakiri took two steps forward, standing between Taiichi and the bar, drew his greatsword, and aimed the sharp blade at the bar.

"Although I don't know what you're talking about, Lord Taiichi, a samurai of this caliber is no match for me!"

His hand brushed past his lips, revealing a small bottle hidden in his palm, half of the medicine already gone.

Then, slime began to appear on the bar's body, making it slippery and greasy. When illuminated by light, its entire body was incredibly shiny with oil.

"Ninja Technique·Spider Silk!"

A warrior who hasn't mastered ki cannot cut my spider silk. Once entangled, your weapon will fall... What!

To Gang's astonishment, Zuoqie's blade was suddenly enveloped in a layer of azure aura, and then with a kasaya slash, all the spider silk she had thrown out was severed.

Before they could react, Gang immediately followed up with an attack, and Zuoqie also swung his sword forward, and the two instantly engaged in a fierce battle.

After a short while, the paper sliding door behind Taiichi was suddenly pulled open, and Sakai Tadakatsu, the daimyo of the Himeji Domain who was surrounded by the crowd, immediately spoke up:

"Yamada Asaemon Taichi, the enemy has already attacked, why are you still here!"

"Get out of here right now and kill them all!"

Taiyi turned his head to the side, glancing at everyone out of the corner of his eye, before turning back to continue drinking.

However, the Futsu-no-Mitama that was placed on the tatami mat had already been picked up by him and placed on his lap.

Seeing that the other party remained unmoved after he gave the order, Sakai Tadakatsu, his face still flushed from drinking too much, pushed away the people guarding him.

He stepped forward, standing beside Taiyi. Looking down at him with the same disdainful expression he wore when meeting renowned swordsmen, he said:

"Yamada Asaemon Taichi, don't think that just because you have the title of the best in the world, you have become a dragon among men."

"Hiccup~ No matter how superb your swordsmanship is, this world has nothing to do with you."

"If I report what you're doing to the Tokugawa shogun, what do you think he should do with you?"

"Don't think that just because you arrested some big names a few days ago, you're any different from others."

“Those bigwigs are no different from country villagers in front of us. Don’t be complacent just because you have subdued them.”

"A samurai who cannot protect his lord has no... reason to exist!"

After Sakai Tadamasa finished speaking, he prepared to raise his foot and, as before, trample the heads of those samurai who boasted of their superb swordsmanship and craved to become his retainers.

Aristocrats will always be aristocrats.

Those who defy the will of the nobility, those who dare to say no to this class, will be crushed by an invisible hand.

The daimyo who were previously taken to Edo by Taiichi were all nobles who refused to submit to Tokugawa's rule, and Taiichi was merely a tool for the shogunate to educate them.

However, although Sakai Tadakatsu is a hereditary successor, his ancestor was Sakai Tadatsugu, one of the Four Heavenly Kings under Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Furthermore, from the establishment of the shogunate to the end of the Edo period, the Sakai family's territory has been increasing in value, from the initial 3 koku to the present 17 koku.

Although they were hereditary daimyo, they were important retainers of the Tokugawa family and made great contributions to the shogunate's victory in the war.

Therefore, upon receiving Himeji Castle's plea for help, Tokugawa Ienari immediately ordered the senior councilor Mizuno Tadakuni to select capable personnel to provide support, and Taichi's arrival was also at Tokugawa Ienari's behest.

"Hey, do you even know what your crime is?"

Taiichi lowered his head, looking at the Futsu-no-Mitama on his knees. As his fingertips traced the patterns on the scabbard, he suddenly spoke.

"what?"

Two kunai blocked Sakiri's blade, and Kiba turned to look at Taiichi with a puzzled expression.

As if on cue, Zoche stopped exerting force and instead took a step back, raising his sword in a defensive stance.

"Your crime is..."

click!

Taiyi pushed open the sword guard with his thumb, and a burst of white light suddenly shot out, causing everyone to instinctively close their eyes.

He then turned and swung his sword. Sakai Tadakatsu and the people behind him felt a chill, as if a cold wind had blown past them.

When they opened their eyes, they saw Taiyi smiling at them as he slowly sheathed his sword.

"Assassinated the daimyo Sakai Tadagataka and his retainers."

"What did you say... You actually, you!"

With a thud, the kunai on the bar slipped and fell onto the tatami mat.

She herself stared wide-eyed, feeling a chill run straight to the top of her head, her whole body tensing up to the extreme.

The reason was that after Taiichi finished speaking, Sakai Tadaka, who was opposite him, and all the retainers behind him were split in two, one above the other.

The pungent smell of blood and the foul odor of intestines immediately filled the entire room.

Taiyi slowly turned around, looked at the pole and the calm-faced Zuoqie, and said with a smile:

"I don't like to hear dogs barking when I'm fighting."