บท 69: Recruiting

'Jesus.'

Was Gengyo's only thought as looked at the peasant splayed out upon the floor. Even if the peasant was exceptionally unskilled, it would be hard to dominate the fight so completely.

'He might even be better than Jikouji…'

He pondered, reevaluating his plan.

"Alright, Niiro-san switch with Togashi. Togashi-kun, good work."

The man nodded seriously, handing the bokken to Niiro who stepped forth and assumed his stance.

"Right, if you can land a hit on Niiro, then you can join."

The peasant looked terrified at the prospect of fighting once more, and the tip of his sword quivered, but he did not flee, so his motivation proved to be substantial.

Old man Niiro was a more average fighter, but he an unyielding aggression that lent extra weight to his strikes.