Chapter 137: Met Amemiya Kurando, the Sword Saint ①
Translated by AmaLynne
TN: I’m back! Finally, I’m almost done with my research paper and now I can start translating again~
It’s been too long since I touch this series again and I already forgot some of the terms I use before.
So from this chapter, I’ll change some of it that I think is better or more suitable.
Thanks for you attention and happy reading~
Sam and his friends were greeted by an elderly man sitting upright with his back straight on the dojo floor.
“It has been a long time, Lise.”
The gentle-looking man with a soft voice and a calm expression was the Sword Saint Amemiya Kurando.
The black hair mixed with gray hair and tied in a single knot, wearing round glasses and hakama, he is a quiet person in appearance and atmosphere.
“It’s been a while, Sword Saint-sama.”
Lise followed Sword Saint’s example, sitting upright on the floor and bowed.
Sam and Karen bowed in the same manner.
“Please make yourself comfortable.”
“Thank you.”
The three of them looked up at Kurando’s words of concern.
Mizuki, who had led them to the dojo, was sitting diagonally behind his father.
(It’s kind of strange to have a building that looks like a Japanese kendo dojo in the Western-style Skye Kingdom. But it is nostalgic, isn’t it?)
Inside the dojo, the floor is polished like a mirror and the walls are decorated with wooden swords.
A kamidana, a Shinto altar dedicated to the Gods of the Land of the Rising Sun, was set up behind the kurabito, and in front of the altar were two kendo swords.
Before his reincarnation, although he had no connection to kendo, he recalls his childhood memories of summer vacation radio exercises at a dojo near his parents’ home.
“I’ve been concerned about Lise for a long time. But it seems she has recovered without my concern.”
“It is thanks to Sam. Sam, this is my sword master and the best swordsman in the land, the Sword Saint Amemiya Kurando-sama.”
As Lise introduces the sword master, Sam bows his head once again and introduces himself.
“My name is Samuel Scheidt. It is a pleasure to meet you.”
“I am Amemiya Kurando. I have a big name like Sword Saint, but I’m just an ordinary guy who can be found anywhere, so please feel free to talk to me.”
“No, no.”
At first glance, he seemed mild-mannered, but Sam instinctively sensed that there was more to him than that.
It seemed that the same was true for Hualian, who was staring at Sword Saint with a hint of sweat on her forehead.
“Sam…this man is quite capable.”
“I bet.”
Kurando, noticing Hanae’s gaze, deepened his smile.
“’You must be Magnolia-dono’s grandson.”
“I’m Murasaki Hanae.”
“It is nice to meet you. I am indebted to Magnolia-sama.”
“To grandmother?”
“Yes. My second daughter is frail, so she takes good care of her.”
The most famous recovery magic user in the country, Magnolia also seems to be in contact with the Sword Saint.
However, since she had never met Sword Saint, she seemed surprised that he was acquainted with her grandmother.
(Perhaps she was hiding it so that Hanae-sama wouldn’t challenge him to a fight.)
Kurando’s gaze turned to Sam again.
“I have heard about you, Samuel-kun, from His Majesty. At his age, he is very good at magic. I too have magical powers, but I can only use magic to strengthen my body, so I can only envy your young talent.”
“I owe it all to the encounter with a good teacher.”
“You mean Ulrike-dono. The Skye Kingdom has lost a great talent. Her death came too soon. I am very sorry.”
Ulrike’s death was so significant that even the swordsmith regretted it.
Once again, I learned how important the master was to the kingdom as a wizard.
“But she has a wonderful successor, Samuel-kun. I know it must be difficult for you as a court wizard and the most powerful wizard in the Skye Kingdom, but please do your best. If it is all right with me, you can always count on me. You are Lise’s fiancée, you are very important to me.”
“Thank you for your kindness.”
“Lise, when…”
“Yes.”
“I hear you’ve taken up the sword again.”
“Thanks to Sam, I’ve made up my mind to take up the sword again.”
The fact that the disciple, who had once stopped holding the sword, was holding it again seemed to have reached the ears of the sword saint.
Sam could see the corners of his eyes relax and he looked happy.
“It is a very good thing. It was too bad that you, who are so talented, had to give up your sword. Of course, I am aware of the reasons why you did not hold it, but still, your talent is wasted. As a teacher and as a single swordsman, I am glad to see you back on the path of the sword again. I wish you all the best.”
“I will devote myself to it.”
The reason Lise did not grasp a sword was that the house she married into did not allow her to do so.
But now she is free.
There is no one to stop her from going back to the path of the sword.
As the Sword Saint said, Sam was happy to see the talented girl pick up the sword again.
Thanks to Lise, Sam has become stronger.
He also wants to repay that debt in other ways.
“Lise, are you willing to come back to the dojo?”
“What?”
“It is good for you to train yourself at your parent’s house, but at the dojo, you will have a partner with whom you can meet and I will be able to teach you. Mizuki, who was a good friend of yours, will be pleased.”
“…that’s.”
The face of Lise, who muddled her reply, was not very pleased with the words of the Sword Saint.
The reason for this, of course, would be that the man she once married is in this dojo.
Kurando noticed the gaffe in Lise’s dark face.
“No, forget it. This dojo was not a comfortable place for Lise now, was it?”
“No, not at all! I was very much indebted to Kurando-sama and Mizuki. We had many happy memories! ―But…”
“I know I don’t have to say it. I apologize for my lack of consideration.”
Sword Saint made eye contact with Lise and then bowed deeply.
“Oh no! There is nothing for you to apologize for, Kurando-sama. Please look up.”
Lise’s panicked voice causes Kurando to look up, though he remains so for a while.
As Sam nervously watched the exchange, he realized that Kensei cherished Lise more than his apprentice.
That is why he felt frustrated that Lise could not return to the dojo.
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