The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

[You know——]

【It’s time for me to seriously understand it.】

No more words.

Ian and Souji Okita packed up their things and followed Kondo Shusuke all the way to the mansion.

The only difference from last time was that Kondo Shusuke took them to the dojo, instead of the place where they drank tea and ate cakes.

"Go change your clothes—"

Kondo Shusuke pointed into the distance.

"I've asked people to prepare in advance."

“Got it!/Got it!”

Ian and Souji Okita responded one after another, and then changed their clothes according to Kondo Shusuke's request.

only--

When the two of them came out separately, Ian was stunned by the girl in front of him.

"what happened to you?"

Looking at Ian standing there in front of him, Souji Okita became a little nervous.

"Is there something wrong?"

"It's not that something's wrong..." Ian's throat moved slightly, and then he spoke very bluntly, "I didn't expect you to look so good in this kind of clothes, Okita!"

"Eh?!"

Now it was Okita Souji's turn to be at a loss.

"what are you saying!"

"What do you mean I look good in clothes like this?"

"This……"

Souji Okita looked down at the white coat on his body.

"Isn't this just ordinary training clothes?!"

"Yeah!" Ian nodded. "But it's because I've never seen it before that I think it looks so beautiful—Okita, do you actually have a talent for dressing?!"

"What kind of talent is this?"

Okita Souji blushed and flicked Ian's head.

"Hurry over!"

"Okay, okay!"

But what Ian didn't know was that as he was walking towards his master Kondo Shusuke, Okita Souji was holding his heart behind him.

so close--

My heart beats so fast when I'm told I'm pretty.

If it's any longer, they'll definitely be discovered, right?!

A near miss——

Souji Okita and Ian came to Kondo Shusuke and began the first day of his apprenticeship to learn the "Ten Ten Rishin Flow".

However, the course that came up surprised the two little guys.

Because it seemed to have almost nothing to do with sword skills, but it was mentioned by Kondo Shusuke.

“Start meditating from now on.”

"..."

"..."

"hurry up!"

[Since this is what Kondo Shusuke asked, it's impossible for you and Okita Souji to just refuse.]

You closed your eyes and began to meditate seriously.

【only--】

This process is not as simple as imagined.

"Okita..."

"Ok?"

"Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

"A bit..."

"Why do you have to meditate for so long..."

"I do not know either……"

Just like what the two little guys were "complaining" at the moment, Kondo Shusuke didn't say another word after giving these instructions.

Because of this, the surroundings became quiet, as if there was no one there.

But it was precisely because of this that Ian and Okita Souji had time to talk in private.

"Does this have anything to do with the sword technique called 'Tenzen Rishin-ryu'?"

Ian asked with his eyes closed.

"I don't know."

Okita Souji also closed his eyes.

"But if Mr. Kondo asked us to do this, he must have his reasons."

"Sai San, bear with it for a while."

"..."

"..."

"Well, it's a bit boring indeed." Okita Souji, whose legs were a little numb from sitting, couldn't help but say this. "This is definitely not what I imagined."

"Right, you think so too."

Ian moved closer to Okita Souji.

"What do you think—could it be that Mr. Kondo made a mistake?"

"What's wrong?"

"Yup!"

Ian nodded.

"Think about it—Yuta and Katsuta are already this old, but they still haven't received permission from Uncle Kondo to inherit."

"That means he hasn't mentioned this kind of thing for a long time!"

"If you think about it this way, you might have forgotten what to do!"

"..."

"You mean..." A few drops of sweat appeared on Okita Souji's forehead, "Uncle Kondo has forgotten what to do, so he made us meditate like this!"

"Yeah!" Ian nodded with his eyes closed.

"This……"

Suddenly realizing the so-called "truth", Okita Souji opened his mouth slightly.

“Is that how it is?!”

"Then...what should we do now?!"

"Why don't we go look for Uncle Kondo... It's so quiet around here, I think he's long gone, right?!"

"okay, I get it."

Having reached a consensus, Ian and Okita Souji slowly opened their eyes.

The next thing they saw was Kondo Shusuke, who was sitting there and looking at them indifferently.

"Why are not you talking?"

The man smiled slightly.

"I'd also like to hear your analysis."

"Hey!" Ian never expected that Kondo Shusuke would be in front of him.

"Uncle, why didn't you make any sound?"

"Because this is 'Tenzen Rishin-ryu'—the wolf-like swordsmanship."

Kondo Shusuke looked at the two of them and spoke word by word.

"Have you ever seen a wolf make a sound before it starts hunting?"

"..."

"..."

"I'm sorry," Okita Souji apologized, "We shouldn't discuss this casually—this is a question to you, Master."

Seeing that his friend had naturally called him Master, Ian followed suit.

"Sorry, it's my problem."

"I was the one who doubted Master first. I'm really sorry."

Ian and Souji Okita thought Kondo Shusuke would be furious, but unexpectedly he burst into laughter.

"It's a good thing to question. A rigid and unchanging person like a piece of wood is not suitable for understanding my swordsmanship."

"but--"

"Now that you know the truth, I hope you can calm down and learn something."

"But that's enough for today."

"Because you have other things to do."

"Other things to do?" Ian and Souji Okita shouted in unison.

"Ah."

Kondo Shusuke nodded.

"Go get familiar with your room."

"From now on, you two will live with me—"

844. Okita Souji's Night of Sharing a Bed/Spiritual Sustenance During Insomnia (4k)

On the same night, in Kondo Shusuke's residence.

Under his arrangement, Ian and Souji Okita became familiar with the environment of the house.

“No matter how many times I look at it, it still feels so huge…”

Ian held a candle as he and Souji Okita walked along the corridor that looked like no one had set foot in for years.

"Uncle Kondo, wouldn't you be bored to death living in a place like this?"

"It might be boring..."

Souji Okita took up the candlelight and carefully checked the situation around him.

"but--"

"I think Master is more likely feeling sad than bored."

"sad?"

Ian turned his head and looked at Souji Okita on the other side, obviously not understanding what she said.