The world of Type-Moon starts with saving Altria!

In the evening, in a house somewhere in Mibu Village.

Ian, Okita Souji, Kondo Isami and Seino Hachiro were gathered together, discussing something.

"already……"

"That's thirty-nine consecutive wins."

Souji Okita looked at Kaga Kiyomitsu in front of him and reported the battle results.

However, there was not a trace of happiness on her face. On the contrary, there was countless sorrow.

"Absolutely, no opponents of note."

"yes……"

Kondo Isami's expression also looked very conflicted.

"I can't find any opponents who require too much force. Most of them are the kind that surrender as soon as I put a little force on the sword."

"Something's wrong."

The "confessions" of the two girls accurately reflected what Ian had predicted - that someone was using these people to test the three people from Aoba City.

And judging by the recent increase in the number of people taking on the challenge, the level of temptation is still increasing.

"..."

"You guys don't have to be so nervous, do you?" Kiyono Hachiro said, waving the small fan in his hand. "Winning is definitely a good thing. Do you think anyone can just come and beat you down?"

"There are so many rotten fish and shrimps, winning is a good thing."

"..."

"..."

"..."

Feeling the three gazes coming towards him, Kiyono Hachiro slapped his mouth.

"That's not my problem!"

"It's not your problem, Master Ba."

Ian picked up the tea on the table and took a sip.

"I just feel like...if someone like Yamanami Keisuke was there that day, why haven't we seen him lately?"

"us……"

"You've already been so arrogant in challenging others, haven't you?"

"Why do you care so much about him?"

Kiyono Hachiro said with some confusion.

"You two are just meeting for the first time, right? You're so concerned about that person, it's like you've known each other for a long time."

"Not that I care about him."

Ian put down his teacup.

"I just feel that since he dealt such a heavy blow that day, no matter how hard you look at it, there's no way he could just disappear like that, right?"

"There must be some reason behind this—it might be a fatal blow to us."

"Master Ba, you don't want us, a bunch of 'young fools' from the countryside, to harm you too, do you?"

"..."

Kiyono Hachiro's expression became cautious.

He fanned himself and fell into deep thought. After a long while, he spoke again:

"That--"

"Do you want to be more extreme?"

"Even more extreme...?"

Okita Souji looked at Kiyono Hachiro and blinked.

"Now... isn't it the most amazing thing?"

"of course."

Kiyono Hachiro put away his fan.

In terms of kendo, he may not even be as good as three people's toes, but he knows more about gangster-like things than anyone else.

"You country bumpkins probably don't realize how valuable the 'Mianxu Kaiden' is."

"But it's okay, I'll tell you."

As he spoke, Kiyono Hachiro took out some papers from his clothes and spread them on the table.

When I took a closer look, it turned out to be a rough map of the distribution of power in Mibu Village.

There was a long string of densely marked text on it, and it was obvious that it was the experience gained after a "field investigation".

"This is……"

"The results of the past few days." Kiyono Hachiro lit a cigarette.

"While you guys are working, I'm not idle either—"

"I've roughly found out about this group of people. They're basically refugees from Edo, so they basically come together."

"There are probably less than ten people who have the same Mianxu Jiechuan as you."

"Is this, so little?"

Kondo Isami was a little surprised.

"What else?" Kiyono Hachiro took a puff of his cigarette.

"I think I've said it before—you guys might not even realize how powerful you are."

"That's getting off topic—"

Kiyono Hachiro's hand was scratching on the densely marked words.

"However, although they are all from Edo, they are not as united as you might think. The temptation you think exists, if it really exists, is probably just a coincidence, like several people sent people to test it one after another."

"So, this is why I told you not to be so nervous—their information might not have been connected until now."

"What if it connects?"

Ian suddenly asked back.

With an injury on his arm, he couldn't move much at the moment, and could only raise his hand and place it on the "investigation report".

"We can't bet that they don't communicate with each other, right?"

"..."

Kiyono Hachiro was silent for a while, then nodded.

He flicked the cigarette deftly with his fingers a few times, and snow-white ashes fell off.

"You're right--"

“So we’re going to do the reverse.”

"If they don't unite with us, then we will."

"..."

The whole room was silent, and no one knew what Kiyono Hachiro meant by this sentence.

He probably understood how shocking his words were, so he quickly continued:

"Don't be nervous—"

"What I'm saying is, since you have the ability to defeat someone else who possesses the 'Menkyō Kaiden', why don't you just become the 'leader'?"

"..."

Ian was the first to react.

"Master Ba, you mean... you want to take in a disciple, don't you?"

"correct."

Kiyono Hachiro made a gesture of approval.

"It's about recruiting disciples. Since you like sending people to test us so much, why not recruit them one by one? That way, sooner or later, we can pull out the person behind the scenes, right?"

"Of course, it may not be convenient for you to take the lead."

"After all... not long ago, he arrogantly provoked others, and now he's saying he's going to do something like this. It's a bit inappropriate."

"Then I'll take a loss—"

Kiyono Hachiro put out the cigarette that was about to burn his hand.

"I'll maintain this organization, what do you think?"

"Of course..." The man rubbed his thumb and index finger together gently. "A small fee wouldn't be too much, would it?"

"..."

"Tsk—" Kondo Isami crossed his arms, "Then in the final analysis, isn't it because you think it's profitable that you're doing this—and you're using us as pawns."

"Indeed it is."

Kiyono Hachiro didn't hide it.

"But this isn't a loss for you, is it?"

"First, it can catch those who are spying on you, and second, it can subsidize some expenses."

"more importantly--"

Kiyono Hachiro looked at Kaga Kiyomitsu who was in front of Okita Souji.

"That old man Kondo's 'Natural Rishin Flow' can also be developed in this foreign land. Isn't that a good thing?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

【Kiyono Hachiro's eloquence is indeed good. 】

[Opening the door to accept disciples was described by him as a great opportunity that achieved three goals at once.]

[Although it may sound a little strange, you have to admit that every aspect of him perfectly meets your requirements.]

【so--】

【The three of you agreed to this plan.】

【This is a further option based on the original "challenge."】

【you……】

[Not long after completing my apprenticeship, I began my own journey of "teaching."]

"Qingye Dojo——"

Seeing the dojo that suddenly "appeared" in this small village, the villagers and wanderers naturally talked about it.

Locals said they had no idea what it was;

The ronin of Edo understood what it was, but they didn't understand why or who made it.

Just when the discussion reached its peak, Kiyono Hachiro appeared in front of everyone.

"starting today--"

"This is the dojo of Mibu Village."

"For those who wish to comprehend the 'Natural Rishin Flow', it's time to pay."

"Don't worry—"

Kiyono Hachiro opened his fan.