In the center of Guanbuzi City, near the southern district, there was an office building in a bustling area.
Kyohei Bottura carried his briefcase and walked out of the office building. He walked down the stairs to the underground garage with a dejected look on his face.
His plan to take his brother's inheritance had failed.
Although his elder brother and sister-in-law had indeed died as he had wished, their son had not died in the hands of the Yin and Yang Family as he had planned.
Therefore, the inheritance was awarded to his brother's son. Kyohei Bottura had nothing left.
His plan to inherit the inheritance and use the house to get a loan from the bank completely failed. In order to continue operating the studio, he was heavily in debt.
The huge pressure on his shoulders made him almost unable to bear it. He planned to file for bankruptcy.
But he couldn't file for bankruptcy yet. Once he did, the huge debt would crush him in an instant. At that time, he could only commit suicide as an apology. Even his wife and daughter would be implicated.
"Sigh, is there really no way to raise the money …"
Kyohei Bottura rubbed his hair in annoyance, opened the door, and sat in the driver's seat.
"Hmm? Why can't it start? Is the engine broken? "
Bottle Kyohei, who had inserted the key, did not feel the slight vibration of the engine, which made him frown. He slapped the steering wheel impatiently, and the car horn sounded inadvertently.
"Click!"
Ryuga stood behind a wall not far away. He glanced at Kyohei Bottura indifferently, then turned around and walked out of the underground garage. He pressed the detonation button in his hand.
"Boom —!"
Suddenly, a rumbling sound that sounded like spring thunder rang out in the underground garage.
Amidst the sudden rise of the flames, a wave of scorching heat shook the cars parked side by side not far away.
Kyohei Bottura didn't even have time to scream before he was buried in the sea of fire.
"No matter what difficulties you have, why you are willing to do this to my family, it has nothing to do with me."
Ryuga put on the hood of his hoodie. When the surrounding people were attracted by the roar of the underground garage, he pushed the crowd aside and left the office building.
"The crimes you have committed will not be erased because of your difficulties. If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for having thoughts that you should not have."
Ryuga walked further and further away from the area that was gradually becoming noisy.
"In this way, my obligation has been fulfilled, and I no longer owe you anything."
Regardless of whether it was Bai Chun Lixu who had killed them directly, or Magician and Kyohei who had indirectly caused their deaths, they were all dead by his hands.
Unlike her parents, who were so boring that they couldn't even fulfill their duty of raising her, Ryuga had already fulfilled all his obligations as a son.
From this day onwards, Ikakura Nakamura had completely disappeared from this world and was replaced by an assassin named Ryuga Nakamura.
…
Night came once again.
Unlike the crescent moon a month ago, the moon tonight was a crescent moon. The entire moon had turned into a straight line, and those with poor eyesight might not be able to see it at all. Even the slightest bit of moonlight couldn't sprinkle down.
Under such moonlight, the entire land appeared to be very dim. If even the neon lights were not lit, it was likely that not many people would be willing to go out in such a night.
In the park beside the apartment building, Ryuga was practicing his swordsmanship.
He held two wooden swords in his hands, and his feet were separated in front and back. With an even and slow breathing rhythm, he waved the swords in his hands over and over again.
He wasn't practicing the swordsmanship of Niten Ichi-ryū. According to Musashi, Niten Ichi-ryū didn't have a fixed set of swordsmanship. For Niten Ichi-ryū, the most important thing was always the coordination of the hands, and the two swords were like the Yin and Yang sides of Tai Chi, complementing each other.
He was now practicing the nine basic swordsmanship.
Tang Bamboo Chop from top to bottom.
Kasaya Chop from right to left.
Reverse Kasaya Chop from left to right.
Left Cross Chop from left to right.
Right Cross Chop from right to left.
Left Cross Chop from left to right.
Right Cross Chop from right to left.
Headwind from bottom to top.
It was a thrust that went straight forward.
These were the nine basic swordsmanship of Japanese swordsmanship.
Although [Niten First-rate Technique] had ultimate moves like [Little Sky Rush] and [Great Celestial Phenomenon], as well as the fierce stance of the [Fifth Force], in reality, there was no set sword technique to speak of. Basically, every time he swung the sword, he would use the nine basic sword techniques back and forth.
Or perhaps, the current girl Musashi hadn't reached the point where she could create all the moves of Niten Ichi-ryū. After all, she was still a long way from the realm of Great Swordsman.
For the current Ryuga, if she wanted to exert the power of Niten Ichi-ryū to the extreme, in addition to strengthening the coordination between her hands, she could only increase the practice of the basic swordsmanship. She could only practice the nine basic swordsmanship into muscle memory and practice it into the instinct of the body.
When Ryuga was practicing alone in the park, a snow-white figure appeared outside the park.
No one knew when she appeared. There was no sound or movement at all. It was as if she had merged with the whole world. If one didn't see her with their own eyes, they wouldn't be able to notice her figure.
She had short hair that just covered her ears. Although her facial features were exactly the same as Yin-yang's and had a neutral beauty that attracted both sexes, at this moment, because of her overly gentle expression, her whole person seemed to be unusually gentle and reserved.
She was wearing a white sleeved kimono. Her hands were folded in front of her, and there was a faint smile on her face. Her bottomless eyes were filled with gentleness as she looked at Ryuga who was practicing.
She didn't have the intention to disturb Ryuga. When Ryuga was practicing the basic swordsmanship again and again, she just stood there silently.
When Ryuga finished practicing, she slowly lifted her feet and walked into the park.
"Good evening, we meet again."
She had a gentle and loving smile on her face, as if everything in the world was her own child. She walked to Ryuga's side and greeted him casually as if they were acquaintances meeting on the side of the road.
"— — —"
Ryuga silently turned around. His amber eyes were fixed on this woman. He didn't say a word, but his muscles were slightly tensed up.
"Don't be so nervous. I have no ill intentions towards you."
[Yin-yang's] chuckled. Her words and voice seemed to contain magic that was enough to heal all pain. With just a simple sentence, Ryuga's heart that had risen up in his heart calmed down.
"I know you have a lot of doubts in your heart, and you don't trust me. But, it's okay. Everything that you have towards me, whether it's suspicion or vigilance, I will accept it."
[Yin-yang's] spoke softly as if she could pardon all of Ryuga's sins. She had a motherly smile on her face.
"According to what you said, that is, I have the obligation to forgive you."
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