Trend of thought!【5800】

Edo, Koishikawa Kohinagayanagicho, the Imperial Guard Hall, the living room——

"Mr. Ito, I'm sorry. I accidentally hit you too hard. Is your head okay?"

"Hahaha, it doesn't matter."

Ito Dazou raised his hand and touched the back of his head while laughing heartily a few times.

"It's just a minor injury that's not even a skin injury. It'll be fine after a while."

Despite the protection of the mask, the strong impact caused by the heavy blow from the bamboo sword still made Ito Oizou's eyes black and his head dizzy.

Although I relied on willpower to hold on for a while, my mental strength always has its limits.

After struggling to no avail, Ito Oizou fell straight to the ground - this extremely fierce battle between dragons and tigers finally ended with Qingden's victory.

Qingdeng won this battle with an extremely close call. It was a real close call.

In a close showdown, both sides are expected to win.

If you review the battle just now, you will find that Ito Daizo almost won the battle several times.

Qingdeng's victory actually had some luck involved.

Just as Aonto had expected in advance, Ito Daizo, a great figure in the world, indeed possesses special talents related to the core muscle groups of the body.

"Elephant's core +1"... Ito Daizo is just like the Oishi Kazujiro whom Aoto fought against a few days ago, the talent in his body is naturally enhanced.

After getting this new talent, the effect is immediate.

Qingdeng first felt an ocean-like warmth rushing through his chest, waist and abdomen.

After nearly 10 seconds passed, the warm current slowly receded like a tide.

Immediately afterwards, Qingdeng suddenly felt that the muscles in the core of his body had become much more solid, and each muscle hid much stronger power than before.

Qingdeng tested his new strength on the spot. He straightened his waist without any trace - bang - the clothes around Qingdeng's waist and abdomen were shaken with a muffled sound.

"Bear's waist +1" and "Elephant's core +1".

The former enhances the explosive power of the waist, and the latter enhances the constant output capability of the core muscle groups including the waist.

The superposition of the two made Qingdeng's waist strength reach a level that even surprised him.

The waist, abdomen and back are stronger. Thanks to this, Qingden's limbs have also been strengthened to a certain extent.

Ito Oizou, who had just been knocked down by Aoto, as well as Kondo Isamu, Souji and others who were watching the battle, would have never imagined that in just a few blinks, Aoto's personal strength would reach another level.

Big steps.

If Aoto was allowed to compete with Ito Daizo right now, Aoto would be fully confident that he would have the upper hand at the beginning of the battle.

In combat with bare hands and cold weapons, "one force can defeat ten" and "practicing martial arts without practicing martial arts will lead to nothing" is the eternal truth.

Your opponent's attacks are faster and heavier than yours. In the time it takes you to punch one, he can throw three or four punches, and every punch can knock you down easily. How can you give a shit?

After the sparring session between Ayoto and Ito Daizo ended, everyone left the dojo and returned to the living room.

Ito Oizou, who recovered from his dizzy state, was full of energy again and started chatting with Aomori and others.

"As long as it's okay."

Qingdeng smiled and joked:

"If anything happens to you, I will be beaten up by everyone in Ito Dojo."

"Hahaha."

Ito Ouzou chuckled a few times, and then gave a compliment that was not salty:

"His Majesty Nioh, with your ability, even if all my disciples come to attack, you should be able to escape unscathed!"

Speaking of this, Ito Daizo straightened his sitting posture and changed into a solemn tone:

"His Majesty Niou, thank you for your teaching today. Thanks to your blessing, I received a very good reception today!"

This should have been a very disgusting compliment, but Ito Oizou's perfect manners and elegant tone diluted the greasy meaning in his words.

If people respect me one foot, I respect others one foot.

In line with the mentality of "reciprocity" and "reciprocating a favor in return," Qingdeng responded with effusive words:

"Thank you. I'm the one who should say thank you. Thanks to you, I not only gained a lot today, but I also felt excited for a long time."

From a certain perspective, Qingdeng's words were not wrong.

He did not praise Ito Daizo excessively. He did gain considerable benefits from Ito Daizo.

Just "Xiang's core +1" is enough for Aomori to say a hundred thanks to Ito Daizo.

"Hahaha, you are so ridiculous. Hey, the journey of martial arts is as endless as learning. Today's defeat made me clearly realize how much I still need to improve further.

shortcomings.”

When Ito Dazou said this, he paused and then said jokingly:

"I still have to work harder."

Qingden somewhat understood why everyone who knew Ito Daizo greatly admired Ito Daizo's character.

This handsome man, who is not much older than Qingdeng, is indeed of extraordinary magnanimity.

As a long-established swordsman, after losing to a fledgling junior like Qingdeng, he not only frankly admitted his defeat, but also simply used the defeat as food to continue to improve himself without being arrogant or impetuous... like this

Such a mind and heart are indeed admirable.

The part of blowing each other’s rainbow farts is over for now.

Next, Aomori and his party and Ito Daizo continued to have ordinary chats with no specific topic.

Kondo Isamu and Ito Daizo are similar in age. The former is only 1 year older than the latter.

Not only are the two basically the same age, they even have almost the same occupation.

One is the current master of Ito Dojo, and the other is the future master of Shiwei Gym.

Although Kondo has not yet completely inherited the Shoeikan, as the only son of the Kondo family, it is only a matter of time before he takes over as the second-generation head of the Shoeikan and the fourth-generation head of the natural Rishin-ryu clan.

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Perhaps it was this "similarity" that made Isamu Kondo very interested in Ito Daizo.

In the hands of Ito Daizo, the Ito Dojo was prosperous and developed extremely well.

Kondo really wanted to learn from Ito Daizo and learn the tricks of running a sword studio, so he saw the right opportunity and cleared his throat:

"Mr. Ito, let me take the liberty to ask: Have you ever encountered any troubles when running the dojo? And how did you deal with these troubles?"

Ito Ouzou raised his eyebrows.

"Oh! That's a good question. Hahaha, since I took over Ito Dojo from my father-in-law, I have encountered a lot of difficult problems that make my spine shiver when I think about it now."

Ito Daizo was very enthusiastic and spoke very seriously.

Kondo was very attentive and listened very carefully. A pair of bull's-eyes were staring at Ito Ozo without blinking, and his body unconsciously leaned forward in the direction of Ito Ouzou. As if he wanted to take out a pen and paper,

Transcribe every word and every sentence spoken by Ito Daizo.

With his excellent eloquence, Ito Daizo quickly gave a concise and concise explanation of the various troubles he experienced after taking over the dojo, and how he dealt with these troubles.

At this moment, suddenly, Ito Daizo suddenly said something that made everyone present except Heisuke Toudo look surprised.

"Hahaha, when I look back and think about it carefully, the Ito Dojo that my father-in-law entrusted to me and I have gone through a lot of ups and downs together... It's a pity that I don't have the ambition to educate people. Maybe five years later, sooner rather than later

In three years, I will be relieved of the burden of being the leader of the field and become a samurai with nothing to do but a light body."

As soon as Ito Daizo said this, Kondo immediately widened his eyes and asked first:

"Huh? Mr. Ito, you...are going to abdicate and no longer be in charge of Ito Dojo?"

Ito Dazang smiled and nodded.

"I have found a cause that is more meaningful and noble than being a dojo leader...or a mission."

"Compared with this great mission, a mere sword hall and the identity of a mere field master are not worth mentioning at all!"

"In the short term, I will still fulfill my responsibilities as the master of Ito Dojo, but as I just said, within five years at the latest, I will abdicate and let go of all the mundane duties at hand.

We must devote all our energy to that great mission!"

"Mission..." Isamu Kondo murmured, "What mission?"

A proud smile appeared on the corners of Ito Dazou's lips, and he said every word:

"Respect the king and fight against the barbarians!"

Before Ito Daizo finished speaking, Qingden's brows instantly wrinkled.

He tensed up his muscles without any trace, and asked Ito Oizou in a deep voice:

"Mr. Ito, you...are you a man of lofty ideals?"

It’s no wonder Qingdeng reacted this way.
To be continued...