CHAPTER 478: CHAPTER 332 DOJO SWORD DAO

Uesugi Sakura glanced around the dojo and asked Tachibana Youko, who had her hair tied in a short ponytail: "Didn’t you say there would be people from other dojos?"

"There are, but they haven’t arrived yet."

"No one? Then why was Senior Sister Tachibana so eager to find the Master to watch?"

Tachibana Youko replied: "The Master never comes, I was just hoping to take a chance since he was in the dojo this time."

Uesugi Sakura asked: "What does the old man usually do? He’s never around."

Tachibana Youko glanced at him: "You’re not much different. I’ve heard the Master is always idly wandering."

"Idly wandering?"

"Sometimes a few days, sometimes months, the time isn’t fixed, he rarely comes back to the dojo."

Liking to wander... Uesugi Sakura suddenly thought of the founder of the One-Mind One-Sword Style, who also liked to wander, wandering for eighteen years.

Uesugi Sakura still respected the old man a lot; he taught everything that needed to be taught to him, unlike ordinary disciples in the dojo whom he wouldn’t even bother to moved.

"Vice Master Uesugi, you... know Kyudo too?" Tachibana Youko recalled finding information about Uesugi Sakura online, the national number one in archery. Although not sure about the situation of Kyudo, to receive such a title, his skills must be quite remarkable.

"Yes, why?" Uesugi Sakura walked to the wall, picked up a wooden sword hanging there, and tried its weight with his right hand.

Tachibana Youko watched his movements and exclaimed: "Nothing... just amazed that Vice Master Uesugi would practice Sword Dao with the Master after receiving the number one title in Kyudo."

Uesugi Sakura turned his head and said: "Not exactly after receiving the title; I practiced Kyudo and Sword Dao simultaneously. Initially, in high school, I planned to participate in the Sword Dao high school league, but unfortunately, some necessary things got in the way."

"Practicing Kyudo and Sword Dao simultaneously? Vice Master Uesugi must have worked very hard in the past!"

Holding the wooden sword in his right hand, Uesugi Sakura looked up in thought. Besides spending afternoons idly at the Kyudo Club... he was busy romancing Hanabi every day.

"Yes, it was tiring but also very enjoyable."

"Indeed, Vice Master Uesugi is someone who understands the beauty of sweating it out!"

Does romancing count as sweating it out too?

Uesugi Sakura looked at Senior Sister Tachibana in her refreshing white clothes and didn’t know what to say.

Thinking carefully, romancing was quite tiring too.

Probably...

...

Although Uesugi Sakura rarely came to the dojo, everyone remembered him completely after he substituted for a few classes last time.

His authority was naturally established.

The people from other dojos that Tachibana Youko mentioned still hadn’t come.

Uesugi Sakura wanted to warm up with everyone first.

However, as soon as they heard they were going to spar with him, everyone dispersed like birds and beasts, going to practice their Kanji Ichijimon instead.

"What’s going on?" Uesugi Sakura asked.

"It’s all because you don’t know your own strength, Vice Master Uesugi." Tachibana Youko said.

"I control it well, right?"

Tachibana Youko shook her head, looking at his rather handsome face: "You should just instruct verbally, Vice Master Uesugi; everyone will adjust on their own."

Uesugi Sakura was somewhat disappointed, and he shook his head, saying: "Pain is always the best teacher."

This was what his father-in-law taught him with a bamboo sword.

No choice, unable to teach them personally, he could only narrate verbally.

The disciples’ basic movements and qualities were top-notch, but there was room for improvement.

But just as Uesugi Sakura finished guiding and was resting under the plaque of "Yishin," Uesugi Shio entered the hall with a large group of people.

"Cousin led the way." Uesugi Sakura took a sip of cool water, feeling the cool liquid go down his esophagus into his stomach, he stood up.

The group included both men and women, and they were quite polite, bowing as they entered the dojo.

It was commendable that, despite the August weather, they still didn’t take off their heavy Kendo clothes; just looking made Uesugi Sakura feel hot for them.

"Sister Shio."

"Ah...?" Uesugi Shio’s listless deep blue eyes brightened a bit, "Sakura, you’re here too, I thought you wouldn’t come."

Uesugi Sakura replied with a smile.

Uesugi Shio glanced at him, then turned back to introduce the group behind her: "This is Vice Master Uesugi."

Vice Master!?

A Vice Master in a dojo is usually an aged Fan Shi or swordsmanship master.

These are well-known individuals.

How did Bushin Hall come to have such a young Vice Master?

Sakuraya Hotaru, as the leader of the group, was slightly stunned for a second upon seeing Uesugi Sakura, then bowed slightly and said:

"Hello, I’m Sakuraya Hotaru, a disciple from Yamanaka Budokan."

He was using respectful language, a change due to Uesugi Sakura’s status.

Uesugi Sakura didn’t put on airs, "Hello, I’m Uesugi Sakura. As for the title of Vice Master, it’s just that I’ve helped the Master with a few classes; I am essentially still a disciple of Bushin Hall."

Sakuraya Hotaru took a second to understand this response, believing his role was similar to that of a senior disciple.

After the team leaders greeted each other, they began organizing a friendly competition.

What was the opponent’s strength like? What were the players’ styles?

Uesugi Sakura didn’t care much. He heard that the Yamanaka Budokan was also participating in the qualification round in two weeks, and their visit to Bushin Hall was a last-minute friendly exchange.

Once both sides organized their participants for the three-legged match, Uesugi Sakura sat in the rest area to watch.

"Sakura, aren’t you going to warm up?"

"Sister Shio, you know me." Uesugi Sakura gazed into her deep blue eyes.

Uesugi Shio said: "That’s exactly why I want you to warm up."

Uesugi Sakura looked at the people in the dojo wearing Kendo clothes: "Nevermind, it’s too hot."