Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 335: The Japanese Kendo World Missed its Last Chance

Ito Kendo Hall, Osaka, Japan.

A man in his early fifties, wearing a black kendo uniform, sat upright, and in front of him was a young man in his thirties.

"Mr. Ito, are you really not going to interfere with Lin Yuan's kendo competition?

Now that those three swordsmen have been won over by Lin Yuan, you are our only banner!

I beg you to lead us to fight back against Lin Yuan's conspiracy!" said the young man.

The elderly man named Ito Seiji replied, "It's a bit difficult. Even if we wanted to intervene, we have no legitimate reason to do so and would be at a complete disadvantage in public opinion."

Ito Seiji is the contemporary successor of the famous Japanese kendo school: Ito Ittoryu.

This style originated from the famous swordsman of the Warring States Period: Ito Ittosai, who was famous for his sharp swordsmanship.

Ito Seiji is a swordsman of the same level as Kamiizumi Saisao, and is highly respected in the Japanese kendo world.

If we have to talk about reputation, he is even slightly higher than Kamiizumi Saizo and the other two.

"Mr. Miyamoto, please be patient," Ito Seiji advised.

The young man known as Mr. Miyamoto is named Miyamoto Toshihiko. He is the contemporary successor of the "Yuanming Ichiryu" swordsmanship created by Miyamoto Musashi, a great swordsman during the Warring States Period.

He is 33 years old this year and has already obtained the 8th dan rating awarded by Japanese Kendo, breaking the minimum age limit of 36 years old, which is an exceptional recognition.

This shows how much the Japanese kendo community recognizes him, and he can be called the rising star of the Japanese kendo community.

Because of this, his belief in preserving the Japanese kendo community has become even stronger.

After hearing Ito Seiji's advice, Miyamoto Toshihiko didn't give up. Instead, he continued, "But if Lin Yuan really does host a 'Second World Kendo Tournament,' our position will immediately become awkward."

"I would like to ask, has Lin Yuan officially founded a kendo school?" asked Ito Seiji.

"Not yet!"

"Then how can he directly threaten us in terms of discourse power? He doesn't even have a school of thought." Ito Seiji said.

"Although there are none now, once he establishes a school in the future, he will immediately have followers."

"Lin Yuan has already publicly stated that he will not establish a kendo school. He is a decent man and will not openly go back on his word." Ito Seiji replied.

After hearing what Ito Seiji said, Miyamoto Toshihiko was stunned for a moment, as if Lin Yuan had indeed said such words.

Is it true that he doesn't want to establish a kendo school?
Miyamoto Toshihiko felt that the pressure was instantly reduced a lot, but he still felt something was wrong.

"Has Lin Yuan proposed a new standard for assessing kendo levels?" Seeing that Miyamoto Toshihiko still seemed worried, Ito Seiji asked again.

"Not yet!"

"Having given up setting industry standards, how can he threaten the cornerstone of our kendo?" asked Seiji Ito.

"Yeah, I find it very strange too. Lin Yuan has clearly created a complete set of kendo moves, but he neither established a kendo school nor proposed new kendo standards. Is it really as simple as just wanting to hold a practical kendo tournament?" asked Miyamoto Toshihiko.

"of course not!"

"Mr. Ito is amazing! He really saw through Lin Yuan's true intentions. Please give me some advice!" said Toshihiko Miyamoto.

"He will not only hold a kendo tournament, he will also hold martial arts tournaments for other weapons. This is his ultimate goal. Because Lin Yuan wants to be famous, he not only wants to show his kendo in front of the whole world, but also his swordsmanship, gunmanship and all other techniques to win more fame for himself." Ito Seiji said confidently.

If Lin Yuan were here and heard what Ito Seiji said, he would definitely hold his stomach and laugh until it hurts.

All the sleight of hand and smokescreens set up against the Japanese kendo community actually worked perfectly.

I’m worried that you might destroy the new things before they grow up, so I’ve taken the trouble to make so many small arrangements.

I was originally worried that it might not have much effect, but I didn't expect that the two people who represent the conservative forces in the current Japanese kendo world would actually accept it completely.

How self-righteous!
But this is determined by the Japanese perspective.

Growing up in a small island country, one's vision will inevitably become narrow and one will not have the ambition to look at the world.

That’s right, Lin Yuan’s intention is indeed not to stay in the Japanese kendo world.

He simply doesn't care about redefining the Japanese kendo world or unifying the martial arts world, and it's not worth his effort.

Lin Yuan's focus has always been on how to walk his own legendary martial arts path.

But when Lin Yuan really succeeds in defining the martial arts world around the world, can the Japanese kendo world remain immune?
Lin Yuan did not establish a kendo school or re-establish industry rules because these things seemed meaningless to him.

He was going to overturn the entire dining table and put the dishes on a new table. In this case, it was meaningless to change the plates of the dishes on the original table.

"Then we really don't care about it anymore?" Miyamoto Toshihiko asked again.

"I can't do anything about it even if I want to. Do you know how popular this event is around the world after the news came out?" Ito Seiji took out a piece of information and handed it over.

Miyamoto Toshihiko took it, glanced at it for a few seconds, and then exclaimed in surprise, "What? The number of overseas kendo enthusiasts who have registered has exceeded 4000? Politicians from many countries around the world have expressed their anticipation for this event, especially Katsumi, who has actually expressed his intention to attend the finals."

"Yes, we have missed the opportunity to intervene. If we want to do something now, our government will not agree. After all, this event has attracted global attention, and we don't want to cause public opinion trouble," said Seiji Ito.

"Then...should we participate? With so much attention on the competition, we will be criticized if we don't participate at all, right?" asked Toshihiko Miyamoto.

"What do you think of the swordsmanship created by Lin Yuan?" Ito Seiji did not answer directly, but asked back.

"Very strong, more suitable for actual combat than the swordsmanship we master. If you don't practice Lin Yuan's swordsmanship, then participating in the competition will only bring humiliation to yourself." Miyamoto Toshihiko answered frankly.

"Then do you practice Lin Yuan's swordsmanship?"

Ito Seiji's meaning was very clear: If you can swallow your pride and practice Lin Yuan's swordsmanship, then go ahead and participate in the competition.

Otherwise, don't embarrass yourself.

And will Toshihiko Miyamoto do it?
"I'll go back and think about it." Miyamoto Toshihiko replied.

A typical Japanese answer, tactful but hypocritical.

What does consider it mean?
When a person considers an option that he or she really doesn't like, it often means that he or she has already given in.

After all, the true fragrance theorem is irresistible.

At this moment, what the two did not know was that they had missed the opportunity to make a last-ditch effort.

The Japanese kendo world has completely embarked on the inevitable path of decline.

(End of this chapter)