The Knight Of Prophecy

Chapter 14: Blade of the Sword Saint

"Danger was the grindstone on which the swordsman whetted his spirit. Enemies were teachers in disguise."

-Eiji Yoshikawa

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|SHIN|

"Gramps! The miso soup is done, let's eat before it gets cold." I said after tasting the miso soup that I was cooking.

I prepared four bowls of miso soup for all of us including Goza-san. I also cooked rice while gramps cooked the fish and vegetables. It seems like rice is the most common food here in Reishen.

Here in Reishen, we don't use chairs when eating, instead we sit on the mat. Gramps said that it was the village's tradition. We also don't use fork and knife here, instead, we use this pair of sticks called chopsticks when eating.

"Shin-kun, you're cooking is getting better and better, this miso soup is great!" Gramps said as he continues to eat the food that the two of us prepared.

"That's right brother, you're getting good!" Said by Aria who seems like enjoying her food too.

"Thank you for the compliment, gramps, Aria, but I know I still got a long way to go."

The four of us continues to eat our food in silence, and after that, Goza-san offered to be the one who will clean the dishes.

I'm almost always free after eating, I have nothing do so I decided that instead of lazing around, I will train my swordsmanship to its full potential.

I wore my hakama that gramps gave when we came here, I use this clothes whenever I'm training. I picked up a wooden sword and went to the garden at the back of the house.

I make a proper fighting stance and continues to swing my sword. I have to polish my skills if I wanted to become stronger. I swung my sword downwards, diagonally, sideways, and upwards.

I was so absorbed in my training that I didn't even notice gramps is watching me. He's just standing there watching me as I continues to swing my sword without uttering a single word.

After a few moments, I decided to take a break and sit at the side of the walkway. That was tiring, but I know it will pay off someday.

"Shin-kun, use this." Gramps threw a towel at me that I used to wipe away my sweat.

He sat next to me and look up in the sky.

"Shin-kun, you're already fourteen years old, aren't you?" He uttered out of nowhere that made me look at him but his eyes are still focused in the sky.

"Yes, gramps. Why did you ask?" I asked as I continues to wipe the sweat all over my body with the towel he gave me.

"I think it's time for you to learn my techniques." My eyes widen when I heard what he just said.

I-Is this... Is this for real?! He will teach me his own techniques!? The sword style of him, Kojiro Sasaki the Sword Saint?! This is unbelievably great!

"Your own techniques, gramps?! Not the technique I usually use?!" I can't hide my excitement when he smile at me and nods.

"That's right. Your father's swordsmanship doesn't suit you. He wields a large two handed sword despite his slender body because he possess superhuman strength because of God's blessing." He stated and gave me the wooden sword that I used in training earlier.