The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

Ian was not far away from her, looking at his good friend helplessly.

"Sai San! How can you sneakily watch someone while they're sleeping? Don't you know that this is very rude?!"

"This is indeed my problem." Ian admitted his mistake and scratched his face. "But Okita, the reason I look at you like this is because you hugged my hand, you know?"

"Hold, hold your hand?"

Okita Souji's expression became a little embarrassed.

"Did I do that?!"

"Why don't you try to recall where you jumped out from just now?" Ian said helplessly.

"..."

After Ian said this, Okita Souji really started to recall it seriously.

Her memory was not too bad, so she quickly confirmed what her friend said.

That's right.

It was indeed ejected from his side, which means that what he said was most likely correct.

"How could I do such a thing..." After realizing what was happening, Souji Okita felt even more embarrassed.

"You have to ask yourself that."

Ian sighed.

"Didn't we agree that you were just going to come over to my place and sleep? How did it turn out like this?"

"..."

Souji Okita recalled that he asked Ian yesterday if he looked good in his monk's robes, but found that he was asleep.

Suddenly, she, who was feeling a little apologetic, dismissed the idea in an instant.

"Ugh—so annoying! Get up!"

"Master will definitely let us learn something else today!"

"Hey, why are you suddenly angry?"

"Sai San, you should reflect on yourself!"

"what?"

[Despite many small incidents, you and Okita finally got out of bed.]

[You all tidied your clothes and headed towards the dojo.]

[Just as Okita Souji expected—]

【Today, it is indeed the time for Assistant Kondo Shu to teach you something new. 】

[However, his way is still as special as ever.]

Inside the dojo.

Kondo Shusuke, sipping his tea, looked at the two little ones in front of him and said with a hint of admiration.

"Okita, Hijikata, are you guys here so early?"

"I thought I would call you at noon."

"There is no such thing!"

Okita Souji quickly spoke up.

"Now that I've decided to follow Master and comprehend the 'Natural Reasoning Flow'—I absolutely cannot continue living this lazy life!"

"Sai San!" The girl rubbed her companion gently.

"You think so too!"

Realizing that this was a "step" paved by Okita Souji for himself, Ian quickly followed her words and continued:

"It is indeed the case."

"Master... We sincerely want to comprehend the 'Natural Reasoning Flow'—even though it may not be nice to say this, we truly hope you can give your all to teach us."

"so--"

Ian assumed a meditating posture.

"Are we going to meditate for a few hours today, just like before?!"

"I can!"

"I won't talk this time!"

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Kondo Shusuke laughed.

"Do not."

"That's just a supplementary method—it actually has little to do with the practice of 'Natural Rishin Flow'. It can even be said that it doesn't matter whether it exists or not."

"after all……"

Kondo Shusuke's eyes swept over Okita Souji and Ian in front of him.

"The so-called way of the sword must of course be based on the 'sword', right?"

"..."

"..."

Okita Souji and Ian looked at each other.

Obviously, neither of them realized that their master would say such words at this time.

but--

There was one thing that both of them could be sure of at this moment.

That means the master really intends to teach something new!

"That……"

Okita Souji spoke cautiously.

"Master, what are you going to do?"

"What do you think I will do?" Kondo Shusuke suddenly asked back.

"Hey, this..."

Before Souji Okita could figure out how to answer his master's question, Ian at the side spoke first quite proactively.

"Since Master mentioned the 'sword', he must want us to get in touch with the sword!"

The boy responded like this, and then waved his arms several times continuously, looking like he had really grabbed some weapon.

"The real enlightenment has just begun!"

"Hichikata, you're really proactive."

Kondo Shusuke smiled indifferently.

"But what you said is indeed correct - today, let's just comprehend some basic things."

As he spoke, the man brought out two small wooden stakes from a nearby place and placed them in front of Ian and Okita Souji.

Then, he took out two wooden swords that looked quite old from a cabinet not far away and placed them on the tatami in a similar manner.

"bring it on--"

"No matter who you are, pick up the sword first and think about how to use it with your most basic thinking!"

"..."

"..."

[You and Okita Souji both know what Kondo Shusuke meant.]

Compared to yesterday's meditation, today's activities are truly "entry tests."

This may affect his future evaluation of you.

【Thinking of this, you can't help but feel a little nervous.】

【after all--】

[You are carrying the hopes of your second brother, Hijikata Kiroku.]

"That--"

"I'll go first!"

Unlike Ian's slightly nervous attitude, Okita Souji seemed to think this was a great opportunity to show himself.

She was the first to ask to come.

"Okay." Kondo Shusuke agreed happily, then raised his eyebrows.

"Go ahead, Okita."

"Use your most instinctive understanding of swordsmanship."

"it is good--!"

Following the words of his master Kondo Shusuke, Okita Souji bent down and picked up the wooden sword on the ground.

Almost the moment they made contact, her eyes changed from the relaxed look when she was just playing with Ian to a serious one.

It seemed as if at this moment, what the girl was facing was not a test stake, but a real enemy from the battlefield!

"..."

Looking at Okita Souji's attitude, Kondo Shusuke's hand trembled slightly - it was because he remembered something.

Soon, he lowered his voice and asked Ian who was standing beside him.

"Hijikata."

"Is Okita like this every day?"

"Is that so?" Ian blinked, not quite understanding what Kondo Shusuke said. "Master, what do you mean?"

"After getting the weapon, he became a different person."

"..."

Ian was about to deny it outright, but hesitated.

Because he found that he had indeed seen such a thing once - that was when he was fighting against "Yan Luo" before.

Yes.

At that time, when Souji Okita picked up the "bamboo sword", he also seemed like a different person.

If she was a cute rabbit before she drew her sword;

Then after drawing her sword, she becomes an extremely ferocious wolf.

"..."

Seeing Ian's hesitation, even if Kondo Shusuke didn't hear the answer, it was as if he had gotten the answer.

"That--"

"Hijikata, from now on, you'd better watch every step Okita takes when he swings his sword."

"It will come in handy later..."

"..."

"okay, I get it!"

With Kondo Shusuke's instructions, Ian put all his efforts into observing Okita Souji.

The latter was completely unaware of this.

Now that she had the sword (even if it was just a wooden sword), she felt completely focused and transcendent.

"Okita—"