CHAPTER 11 – SAMURAI

Lily arrived on the hallway filled with pleasure and expectations, however after occupied with it once more, it might be higher if she restrained her pleasure and maintained the bearing of a sensible lady. She walked previous the winding hall with composure and arrived together with the principle home.

On this courtyard, Lily had skilled her first morning on this different world. Though the solar was already out, the golden daylight that fused with the morning mist fashioned a surroundings that’s vivid but not good.

Lily’s slender fingers have been positioned on the thick tree trunk that was barely moist because of the morning dew. She stood within the footpath of the winding hall as she regarded over. There have been certainly individuals training swords within the courtyard.

Matsuda Nagahide was nonetheless in that barbarous outfit that uncovered half his shoulder as he instructed these 4 or 5 brats.

Lily additionally observed that as we speak, there have been two extra kids, who have been sitting cross-legged on the facet as they watched the apply. She guessed these may be Matsuda clan’s subordinates.

There have been variations between subordinates and servants, one was loyal samurais, the opposite was simply servants, whose place have been decrease than bizarre individuals.

Lily simply stood on the nook as she watched in silence, these younger males swing, hack, pierce, and slash. She was paying specific consideration to Matsuda as he was demonstrating.

All she heard was Matsuda reprimanding the younger males as he noticed how they swung the swords, “Bastards! The lot of you, put some vitality into it! Simply have a look at you all, dispirited and listless! Is that this how an aspiring samurai ought to behave?”

The loud scolding echoed within the surrounding forest, making individuals who heard it develop apprehensive of their coronary heart.

That fatty, Daidouji Taro, regarded like he’s nearly to retort.

Matsuda stopped him by saying, “I’m not speaking about you! Taro, your sword waves have been truly fairly highly effective. I’m speaking about you lot. You individuals haven’t eaten something for a number of days now, is it? Such a weak and powerless sword wave, are you guys making an attempt to waste my time?!” Matsuda pointed on the everybody however Taro as he scolded.

“Did you guys know the way exhausting is it to change into a samurai? Along with your present commonplace, it might be ok when you may even change into a foot soldier of the Hojo clan. Or possibly you gained’t even go the qualification take a look at to change into a foot soldier, you then’ll have to return to farming! Solely when a giant warfare is happening will you guys be enlisted into the military. That sort of inferior military might solely function cannon fodder within the battlefield! Even when you survived, you’ll solely obtain a really reasonable quantity of fee!”

It was exhausting to think about the usually calm Nagahide could be so extreme when berating his apprentices. Lily was a bit anxious. If by any likelihood, she actually turned his apprentice, would he additionally scold her like this? For starters, she was only a lady. If she acquired insulted like this, wouldn’t or not it’s actually humiliating?

That Nagahide continued to scold them, “My lordship the Hojo clan claimed to have twenty thousand navy forces! However the reality is, there are solely lower than three thousand official foot troopers! Troopers want funds and provisions, if you wish to recruit, you should have the ability to help them! Solely actual males can change into Hojo clan’s official foot troopers! The funds and provisions given to the official foot troopers are a number of occasions greater in comparison with the peasant family. As for the samurai… hmph, even within the Hojo clan that may be thought of one of many absolute rulers in the whole Kanto area, there are just one hundred of them! In my Matsuda clan, which could be thought of a vassal home of the Hojo, there are solely me, your uncle Masahide, Kimura, and Kanzaki.1 There are solely 4 samurais! And these 4 samurais have to protect this territory! I initially hoped you guys can share this burden with me sooner or later, however now, it seems like even passing the samurai’s qualification take a look at is a pipe dream! It’s already a reasonably good outcome if just one in 100 can go the take a look at! The competitors to change into a samurai, how fierce is it! Do you guys actually perceive?”2

“In case you do, go and apply as in case your life relied on it!”

After listening to Nagahide’s nagging, Lily additionally began to really feel frightened. So, it’s that tough to change into a samurai?

And it appeared just like the energy disparity between the samurais have been additionally very large. Samurais like Matsuda Nagahide ought to already be very sturdy, however that silver-haired samurai —who cut up the large demon in half with a single sword swing— was even stronger!

The trail of a samurai, simply how tough and ruthless it was!

Nevertheless, to her who nonetheless didn’t have sufficient energy, it was not value mentioning. Regardless of that, the younger lady had made up her thoughts to pursue this path with out hesitation!

“I wish to take senior sister residence…”

Lily was barefooted, so she placed on the picket sandals that have been already laid out on the bottom a very long time in the past, then she firmly walked in direction of the entrance yard, which initially belonged solely to the boys of Matsuda clan.