Chapter 13
"It's not just that, I think it's because you, Master, are reluctant to let go of your daughter that you said this."
Rogge said as he took a sip of tea. He had been pretending to be calm when talking to Koshiro, but it was forced.
"Hmm~" Koshiro was silent for a long time, then put down the teacup in his hand and said,"Rogge, how did you know those things?"
"……"
Although Roger knew that Koshiro would not let him go, he did not expect Koshiro to use this opportunity to change the subject.
"Is it important?"Rogge couldn't explain it, but there was no need to say it.
"Well... it's not that important."Koushirou said after a pause.
Although Koushirou knew that Rogge's identity might not be that simple, or that he might have met someone during this period, Koushirou had a good impression of Rogge in the past six years. He also knew that Rogge was a native of Shimotsuki Village and would never be someone with bad intentions.
In addition, Koushirou himself was in retirement, so he naturally didn't want to meddle in other people's affairs. After all, Rogge was just an apprentice that he admired.
"Then I won't say anything."Rogge said lightly
"That's fine." Koshiro said with a smile.
""Where's your sword?" Koshiro asked when he saw that Rogge was holding a broken wooden sword.
"It was taken away by Sauron."Roger said with a frown.
"Was it taken away by Zoro?" Koshiro thought of the gifted young man with green hair, and said with relief,"It's time to give him a few real swords."
"But your kendo talent is really not good, Roger." Koshiro said with some regret.
"Fate is determined, so we have to work hard."Rogge is no longer impatient.
"Well, the fact that you have been able to practice swordplay for six years is enough to show that you have a good character, but that alone is not enough. Starting tomorrow, come to me and I will teach you swordplay alone."
"？"Roger looked at Koshiro with a puzzled look on his face. He obviously didn't understand why Koshiro suddenly took such good care of him. Although he had taken good care of him before, it was mostly in life. In terms of kendo, he treated him the same as other apprentices.
"I just think that you should get some reward for your hard work.……"
Roger knew that even the most gentle person might not be a fox.’
"Please don't tell Kuina about those things. If she is lucky enough to reach that level, I naturally don't mind her learning and getting in touch with these things, but if she gives up, I hope she will be safe and sound. You know, her mother……"
Koshiro hesitated to speak, but then he thought of something sad.
Roger admitted that Koshiro's words touched him, and he didn't mind Koshiro's"daughter control" behavior, so he nodded and agreed.
"I understand, Master. I will come to see you tomorrow." Rogge stood up and bowed to Koshiro,"I hope Kuina can fulfill her dream and I hope Kuina is safe. See you tomorrow, Master."
Rogge turned and left, leaving Koshiro alone with a smile.
The next day, Rogge came to the dojo early to see Koshiro.
"Come and sit down." In the courtyard of the dojo, Koshiro drank his morning tea and smiled.
"Thank you, Master." Roger bowed and sat down opposite Koshiro.
"Do you want to drink tea?"
Because not everyone has the habit of drinking morning tea
"Yes." Coincidentally, Rogge also likes to drink morning tea, although Rogge does not know the skills of drinking tea.
After getting Rogge's affirmative answer, Koshiro gently poured Rogge a cup of tea and handed it to Rogge.
Rogge took it respectfully with both hands:"Thank you, Master."
The tea looked light yellow, with a few small yellow flowers floating, ordinary, like wild flowers picked casually on the roadside; it smelled of a faint floral fragrance, but it felt a bit elegant.
Take a sip (learning from Kuina), but it feels a bit sweet
"Is it delicious?" Koshiro asked with a smile.
"It tastes good, with a slight sweet taste."Rogge praised
"I think so too." Koshiro agreed,"This flower was picked by Kuina in the mountains. I don't know what kind of flower it is, but it is very suitable for Kuina."
"Very suitable for Kuina?"
""Wild and sweet." Koshiro said with a gentle smile.
Roger didn't know why, but he couldn't help but drink another sip, but this time he took a deep sip.
""Shu~"
Then Roger pursed his lips again, but he didn't feel anything other than sweetness.
"It's good for you to drink tea this way."Koushiro suddenly said
"No, no, it was my recklessness in drinking tea."Rogge was a little annoyed that he had forgotten the way to drink tea that he had secretly learned from Guina yesterday.
"So what if I'm reckless? Being reckless is also a good way to drink tea. Drinking tea doesn't have to be like a parrot."
Koushiro drank the tea in his hand, picked up his sword, and stood up.
"The same is true for kendo."
Koshiro said as he danced with his sword.
"Shuriken, thought in the heart. What kind of person you are, what kind of sword you should dance with."
After saying this, the sword in Koshiro's hand danced in the breeze.
Rogge watched with his own eyes the fallen leaves flying with the sword in Koshiro's hand.
One leaf, two leaves, until there was no more fallen leaves around Koshiro.
For some reason, Rogge always felt that this scene was quite similar to the swordsman in the TV series in his previous life.
But Rogge looked closely and felt different.
The swordsman in the TV series danced with the sword like the sword dancing with the wind, and the wind dancing with the leaves.
And Master Koshiro's was like the sword moving with the leaves.
Thinking of this, Koshiro was ready to stop. Koshiro brought all the leaves into the air, and the leaves fell side by side. Then he stabbed the sword in his hand forward fiercely, as if he was determined to pierce all the fallen leaves.
The sword flashed by, but it did not bring any wind, did not pierce a single leaf, and all the fallen leaves naturally fell to the ground, scattered and restored to their original scattered appearance.
""Do you understand?" Koshiro asked Rogge with a smile.
Listening to Koshiro's words, Rogge fell into silence. He was not thinking about anything, but he really didn't understand anything!
Koshiro could not pierce the leaves, he also remembered, but what does this mean? And what about drinking tea before?
Didn't the older generation say that there is a reason for drinking tea? How can it be right for me to drink tea rudely?
"I don't understand, Master."
"……"
