Seirei Gensouki Konna Sekai De Deaeta Kimi Ni
The Man Called Kishin

The Man Called Kishin

Part 1

「......... Match against Gouki-dono?」

Rio's words paused for a moment before replying to Homura.

And then, he asked in a tone full of suspicion.

「You must have been surprised when you suddenly asked for a match. My apologies"

「Not at all, I just find it a little difficult to find a destination for it ..」

Rio just smiled wryly, and revealed what was on his mind, to Homura, who apologized to him.

「Slight words are not enough, yes. I'm just thinking of giving you a little help. You need enough strength to complete your revenge, right? 」

「It ……. Right"

Homura continued while staring at Gouki.

「In this kingdom, and not just this kingdom, even in the neighboring kingdom, Gouki is the strongest samurai with long military service. I think you will learn something by competing against him 」

An Ikkitousen [2] at war, nicknamed Kishin [3], a large number of powerful men were slaughtered by him in the war.

Homura had full confidence in Gouki's strength, which stemmed from his years of trust and achievements in military service.

Homura thought that his grandson would definitely gain valuable experience if he placed his grandson under that person.

「Although I really want us to chat long and warm, because of the next situation, I can not attend you more than this, today」

Homura smiled wryly and sighed a little.

It wasn't easy to just make a little time for him to meet Rio like that.

If the meeting with Rio was too long, there was a chance that some subordinates would question what happened to Homura and Shizuku [4] who had been appearing for too long; it required extremely careful attention.

All of that was to hide Rio's whereabouts, so a conspicuous action was not necessary.

「I will prepare time for another secret meeting tomorrow. Although you will be staying at Gouki's house today, how about you look and try to compete with him in the dojo? 」

"I saw. …… 」

Rio finally understood Homura's intentions.

「In this case, if Gouki-dono is willing ............」.

Smiling widely, Rio accepted Homura's proposal.

It was clear to Gouki that Rio was no ordinary person. [TL: After all, he is a reincarnated person]

Although there was no shortage of such opponents during Rio's time in the Seirei no Tami village, he had only conducted individual training since the beginning of his journey to Yagumo.

He wanted to fight with a strong person for a long time.

As soon as Gouki received his order.

"I don't mind. Because I know that Rio-sama is also quite strong 」

Gouki also grinned widely and gave his approval for the match.

Different from Homura, Gouki had already seen through Rio's strength.

Although she refrained from submitting a proposal in person, Homura's orders, coincidentally, agreed to her wishes.

「Fumu. It's decided 」

Homura nodded slightly, as if satisfied with that.

Just like that, their meeting ended —-.

「Rio, you will come here again, right?」

Shizuku asked Rio, right before leaving the room.

"Yes……"

Although she was confused by the question, Rio answered while approaching Shizuku.

And then, she gently hugged Rio.

「You grew to this size alone. Alone until you become this big. Thank you very much"

Shizuku said those words in a muddy voice while covering Rio's 6 tall feelings with her body.

Rio's body stiffened slightly when he was suddenly hugged by Shizuku.

But, her body immediately relaxed as she felt Shizuku's warmth.

「Nothing, I'm really glad to have given you the chance to meet. Although we can not meet freely like this in the future, for now, I hope to see you again tomorrow 」

Her arms moved timidly to hug Shizuku, as if she was trying to give her some relief.

「Eh ....」.

Shizuku looked at Rio face from a close distance, there was a thin smile on her face that immediately left the face.

Shizuku's face, which she saw at close range, was not an expression as noble; it was the expression of a grandmother who valued her granddaughter.

Despite that, her summoned grandmother seemed a bit too young to call.

Homura looked at them with a friendly smile on his face.

「Come go, Shizuku」

"Yes……"

Their position as nobles, which made them unable to meet as many beloved grandchildren as they wanted, was truly pitiful.

Homura called out to Shizuku with an expression that seemed to say those words.

Shizuku nodded in agreement, transparent tears visible flowing down her face.

Just like that, the two of them left the room.

「Then, Rio-sama. Let me guide you to my home 」

Gouki immediately said that after Homura and Shizuku left the room.

"Yes. Please"

Rio replied in a calm voice.

After that, Rio left the royal castle, following Gouki and Kayoko.

The Saga family residence is located in the nearby Samurai district, in the heart of the royal capital.

A serene atmosphere filled the Samurai district, without too many people to see on the street.

Each residence is surrounded by pine-like trees planted at a predetermined distance.

"Please get through here"

Guided by Gouki and Kayoko, he enters the giant residence that will defeat everyone who sees him [6].

The Saga House is particularly striking among other samurai families in the district due to their prominent residence.

The house was made of mortar and wood, and exuded a deep feeling by coating it with red paint.

Rio looked in awe at that beautiful exterior.

As he walked forward and entered the park, the voice of the young girl [7] sounded.

「Dad, mother！ Welcome back! 」

Section 2

What appeared was a beautiful girl who did not seem to be 10 years old yet.

He wore a red hakama and a white dougi with a wooden sword in one of his hands.

Her eyes were large, jewel-like, although her face was rather thin, along with her delicate skin and porcelain; every part of her was the best part, along with her innocent demeanor.

Her delicate, long, jet-black hair, which reached her back, under her neck, was as if it would make a beautiful sound when rustling on her clothes.

「Ooh, Komomo. We're back"

Gouki let out a loose smile that was no match for his gloomy face.

Perhaps because she could also show such an expression, Rio's eyes opened slightly wide.

「Dad, this person is ....」

Seeing Rio's whereabouts, the girl named Komomo asked curiously.

「Sorry for his late introduction, Rio-dono. This boy is mine and Kayoko's son; his name is Komomo. Komomo, please greet Rio-dono 」

They had decided that they would cover Rio as one of their guests during his stay in their house.

Though what must be considered is Gouki and Kayoko.

Although they seemed a bit too polite to the young Rio, that alone was the point for Gouki and Kayoko whom they were unwilling to compromise.

"Yes! I'm Komomo-desu Saga! It's nice to meet you"

Komomo greeted Rio while showing an innocent smile on his face.

"It's nice to meet you. I'm called Rio 」

Rio also returned his greeting and nodded his head slightly to show his respect.

「Then, we should go to the dojo immediately. Komomo, is Hayate currently in the dojo? 」

"Yes! He trained with me until some time ago 」

"I saw. I will be competing with Rio-dono now. You might watch it too 」

Komomo replied in a cheerful voice, as if Rio and Gouki's match piqued his interest.

Taking Komomo with them to the dojo, at that place was Hayate, gripping his wooden sword in silence.

「Ah, father, mother, you are back ……… .. Rio-dono ono」

Hayate smiled happily as he looked at the figures of Gouki and Kayoko.

But, he let out a voice like a shout when he found someone who should not be in that place.

"Hello. Long time ago, Hayate-dono 」

Rio greeted her as he looked at Hayate, while smiling wryly upon seeing her reaction.

「Yes, nice to meet you, it's been a long time. How did Rio-dono come to this place？ Could it be the person who committed the insulting act towards Ruri-dono? Although it seems that humans have to do forced labor somewhere ……. 」

Hayate obviously had some sort of misunderstanding about the reason Rio came to his house.

Or the reason for Rio to come to that place might not appear in his mind.

Nonetheless, it was natural, because Hayate did not know about Rio's origins.

「Rio-dono will stay at our house as our guest. You can also watch my match with Rio-dono after this 」

「You-yes ……. 」

Hayate gave his approval even though he was shocked.

Although his mind was looking for a reason why Rio was staying at his house, now was not the right time to ask that.

Hayate continued to prepare for the match between Gouki and Rio, while still confused.

With a wooden sword in their hands, Gouki and Rio faced each other in the middle of the dojo.

Approaching among them is the referee, Kayoko.

「This is not a death match. There will be healing with Spirit Arts for wounds, so please fight as you please 」

Kayoko announced the rules of the match in a calm voice.

「Uhm」

"Yes. Understood 」

Gouki replied excitedly while Rio replied calmly.

He loosened and tightened his hand grip on the wooden sword, as if trying to get used to it and then, took a stance.

Gouki also finished his preparations and took a stance.

"START!"

The match started with a signal from Kayoko.

At that moment, Gouki's terrifying aura swelled up.

Although it made anyone want to leave, no one left the place.

Despite a hint of cold sweat appearing on Hayate's forehead, Komomo looked at them with a nervous expression.

Except for Rio and Gouki, only Kayoko did not sweat in the slightest.

As for Rio who was exposed to Gouki's bullying from the front, he calmly took a stance as usual, with a calm face.

One second, two seconds, although it had been a minute since the start of the match, the two of them were quietly observing each other.

For the two people who didn't start moving, no matter how long time passed, Hayate and Komomo were shocked as people who knew Gouki's habits.

Gouki, who was famous as an accomplished slayer, would dare to attack his opponents in an instant as the battle began.

It was not something as cheap as vanity, it came from his own assessment of his extraordinary strength and skill; so he could take such a risk.

His nickname "Kishin" came from his Ogre-like prowess, he was the type of military man who would encourage his opponents to move of their own accord, even during matches.

And the Gouki was glued to the spot, without moving a single bit.

So it's not excessive, even if they're surprised.

Against Rio, Gouki judged that it was not to forcibly close their gap.

It would be the end for him if he made a bad move.

He could easily gauge the extent of Rio's strength with just that.

A ferocious smile appeared on Gouki's face.

As facing Rio was more difficult than he expected, he concentrated to an unprecedented extent.

Negligence by not hiding his true abilities would be fatal.

He quickly abandoned his initial thought of concealing his true abilities, after instinctively guessing it.

"EndingEnding", Gouki's pressure gradually swelled.

Without the tension felt from Gouki's muscles, he simply fired his spirit, as if he wanted to dry it out completely.

In an instant, without any pre-movement, without taking a single second, Gouki entered Rio's range *. [TL*: Shukuchi [Instant Movement/Shrinking]]

Borrowing strength from the momentum of his movement, Gouki swung his wooden sword, which Rio easily deflected.

The high sound of their wooden swords hitting each other loudly rang out in the dojo.

With their swords locked onto each other, their line of sight intersected at the distance of an empty point.

Gouki was deeply touched by Rio who easily defended against the attack coming from him that came without showing any pre-movement.

Even though he received an order from Homura to provide guidance to Rio if his strength was insufficient, it seemed like such worry was unnecessary.

Section 3

「With skills like this at this age. You've already far exceeded me [washi] and Zen at that age. It gives me a sense of cold just think that it is not even your golden age, with muscles and immature experience 」

「Because I don't know how strong my father is, I keep training and practicing」

Somehow being pushed back, Gouki gave more power to his arm.

But, Rio counteracted Gouki's power by twisting his body using that power.

Just like that, Rio slashed Gouki from under his arm and the sound of wooden swords colliding with each other violently echoed within the dojo.

Gouki barely managed to stop Rio's attack.

"…… Almost"

Gouki smiled happily as he received a merciless attack from Rio, which was precisely aimed at the gap in his attack.

「Why don't I see it coming?」

Rio calmly pulled back one of his legs while saying those words.

And then shifted his wooden sword and, as if elongated, it pierced Gouki's neck.

「Kuh, this kind of fight is not something that can be enjoyed often！ No need to hold!」

Dodging it by a paper-thin margin, putting more power into his grip, Gouki released three punches that could be said to be flash.

But, Rio also disgustedly chased her away.

"Ha ha"

A dry laugh came out from Rio's lips.

The merciless prick of that moment was an ability that had been polished to a terrifying degree.

As he said that with just his skill, Gouki was far above everyone who fought with Rio until then.

Although the basics of his physical abilities as a human race were low, from the fact that he could gain superhuman strength by using Spirit arts, placing him as the strongest person who fought Rio until then, in close combat.

「Although Zen is also a genius in martial arts, it seems Rio-sama is even more than that!」

Gouki relentlessly attacked Rio with two stabs, which were even fiercer than the previous three stabs.

Rio flicked the attack by pointing it at the handle.

「GUH」

In the gap when Gouki's sword deviated from its path, Rio swung a powerful kick at Gouki's body.

Although he managed to block the kick with his left arm, Gouki was still blown away.

Hayate looked shocked at the scene, even Kayoko lost her composure.

Only one person, Komomo, was the only one who saw the sight with sparkling eyes. [TL: Komomo in the voice of "I found my husband"]

Utilizing the power of that kick, Gouki widened his distance from Rio.

But, at that moment, Rio approached Gouki with a mixture of steps at godly speed, and like an optical illusion shortened their distance in one go.

「KUH」

Gouki retorted instinctively to Rio, who closed their distance in an instant.

Letting out an awkward voice, he barely managed to reflect Rio's sword.

Rio relentlessly rained down one after another attacks on Gouki.

Dozens of sword sounds clashed against each other heard in the dojo in just a matter of seconds.

「Mun!」

Gouki, who was being bullied, stabbed his sword down, as if it was following a short gap in Rio's attack.

The attack that was supposed to hit his target was easily avoided when Rio turned his body around.

Although it was immediately followed by Rio's slash attack, Gouki immediately stopped the blow.

「Guh, that gap is a trap, yes. Splendid"

Although she said that in an awkward voice, Gouki's smile said that she was really happy.

She faintly sensed that her body was noisy when she caught Rio's attack on reflex.

「Although I think that maintaining all my attacks just by reflex is even more amazing」

「You how else, I have an amazing battle experience as a soldier in that!」

And many slashes were exchanged between them for the second time.

They did not even know who started the attack when their swords clashed against each other.

The two continued to attack each other until they drained their strength but, with their natural sixth sense and experience, handling and twists, they maintained all the attacks that came at them.

Just like that, their swords clashed against each other hundreds of times; Hayate and Komomo looked at that exchange of attacks and defenses with astonished expressions.

「Daddy pushed back ....」

Despite being astonished by the situation, Hayate was able to analyze the progress of the battle.

Gouki, he is famous as the strongest warrior, not only in the Karasuki kingdom, even in the Yagumo region,.

The name "Kishin" is not just for show.

And such a person was at the end of his intelligence, he was overpowered by a young boy even younger than himself [Hayate].

Against Gouki, who could not hit Rio even once, Rio added his attack to hit Gouki once or twice.

If they used real swords, Gouki's body would be filled with lacerations.

Against Gouki's proper swordsmanship, Rio's fighting style is an irregular mix of taijutsu* and kenjutsu **. [TL*: Hand-to-hand combat] [TL**: Sword science]

He used his sword in one hand, while launching a sharp punch, to shock his opponent, with the rest of his arms and legs.

In addition, a person may faint in pain when they receive such an attack, and lose their consciousness.

Gouki, who was unable to predict those attacks when they came, had taken who knows how many of those attacks.

Even though he removed their strength as he guarded himself from the attack, by shifting his body, his legs were still slightly trembling.

But, Gouki's attitude did not waver in the slightest, even with that.

His blood and flesh, as if saying that he would not easily release such emotions when dancing in battle, smiled ferociously, he strengthened his resolve and launched a daring attack at Rio *. [TLC。。。。。。。。。。。 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。

「Ha-h, Ha ~ h, Ha ~ h. It's thrilling！ 」

When he shouted loudly in the middle of the battle, Gouki praised Rio without restraint.

Although they exchanged countless attacks when he said that, he would soon run out of ways to deal with Rio's attack, so Gouki widened his distance with Rio.

「J-Don't say, DAD！ That technique! ？ 」

Looking at Gouki, who took a stance with his wooden sword by opening a distance with his opponent, Hayate raised his voice in surprise.

It was Gouki's attitude when he was about to unleash a certain technique, which he had seen several times.

An intense pressure, like an avalanche that would engulf everything through it, was shot towards Rio.

「Saga Style, First Ougi * from Longsword, HEAVEN JUDGMENT!」 [TL*: Secret art] [TL: She's suddenly a Chuuni closet]

Shouting the name of his technique, Gouki swung his sword and unleashed a slash towards Rio.

It was a hollow sword made using spirit arts.

From the fact that spirit arts did not require aria, which made it different from magic, one did not even need to name their techniques.

But, the power of spirit arts was directly connected to the power of imagination, in addition to the manipulation of magical power.

Although saying the name of the technique can be considered futile, it helps users to strengthen their imagination.

Section 4

Moreover, Gouki continuously and earnestly swung his sword for a long time.

Such a man, who led for a long time without any futile action, unleashed wind spirit arts and swung his sword, thinking only to cut off the opponent before his eyes.

That power would definitely cut him in half with a single blow; although the range of the attack was not vast, it could easily cut several people at once.

Gouki's vacuum slash arrived in front of Rio in an instant.

After confirming with that sword, due to the turbulence Odo had loaded into that sword, Rio felt the sharpness of the tip of his spear with instinct.

He could be cut in half if he caught the punch with his wooden sword.

Such a picture appeared in his head.

He instantly created a compressed water blade with spirit arts, and swung the sword with his left hand towards the void blade.

The sound of explosions was heard inside the dojo along with the clashes, and a large amount of water was scattered within the room.

「Muh ………. ！？ 」

Gouki groaned due to the reduced field of vision, due to the water spray.

At that moment, Rio touched the tip of his sharp sword on Gouki's back.

「This lost me. Really, to instantly make that amount of water, in a place without water vapor, with spirit arts ....

He released strength from his body and smiled happily, Gouki personally announced his defeat.

The amount of water that floods the rain room constantly.

Even if the spirit art user had a prowess with the water element, it wasn't easy to make that amount of water.

And creating it in an instant, was no exception to condense that amount of water and then change its shape to sword-shaped water, in that instant.

It was truly a terrifying spirit art skill.

「Game set」

While the people inside the room were still dumbfounded, the one who first returned to his senses was Kayoko, who then announced the end of the match in a calm voice.

「Dad-Dad！ Why did you go too far with that last attack !?」

Hayate also finally regained consciousness.

He rebukes Gouki about him using Ougi in his last attack.

「Because I knew that it was Rio-dono, he could definitely handle that Ougi. Isn't she practically fine with no scratches now? 」

Smiling wryly, Gouki said that to stop the confusion of his son.

「A-Isn't it just because of your instincts!?」

Even when she heard Gouki's explanation, Hayate still disagreed with it.

Although it's fine since he defended against her, Rio's body would definitely be split in two if he was hit by the attack.

「Hayate. You should know since you watched it, the attack did not even touch Rio-dono 」

「Of course, Rio-dono is blessed with unusual strength but ....」

Hayate. Although he could not agree with his father, he could not speak fluently.

「Gouki-dono thought of releasing the technique because he judged that I could handle it」

Then, Rio interrupted between the two.

"Is that so?"

「Yes, different if the technique was used as a surprise attack during battle, such a way to release the technique is as if to say to deal with this fair and square attack, from the front」

「It .....」

No one could overcome that technique, even if they knew it was coming.

First was, because it was not strange even if Rio's body was paralyzed and could only catch that punch with just his entrails.

Moreover, looking at everything and then coping with that vacuum blade, at least Hayate definitely could not do that.

Hayate gulped his saliva as he imagined himself as the one who had to overcome the technique.

「I know your worries, Hayate. Well, I thought you'd back off from him ………. 」

Although he said the first half with a satisfied expression, the second half muttered in a voice that almost disappeared.

Gouki used Ougi as a technique demonstration, he shot it with the assumption that Rio would avoid it.

Although the attack might have destroyed the wall of the dojo if it was avoided, it was just something trivial.

When he sent a fleeting glance towards Kayoko, Gouki noticed that he was sending a sharp cold glare towards her.

（Muh, I'm a bit overzealous. He will definitely preach to me for this later ...）.

Although he knew that Rio could handle it, it was no different from firing a dangerous technique to show his respect to his opponent, so receiving a reprimand for doing so was inevitable.

Recalling the moments when his calm and beloved wife let go of his frozen tirade, Gouki was drenched in cold sweat.

「I shouldn't have used such a dangerous technique. My apologies, Rio-dono 」

After his head turned to normal little by little, Gouki lowered his head deeply to Rio.

「No need for that, look I'm still fine. And I got a chance to see a very good technique 」

As for Rio, since he knew when he saw the technique, he did not feel any resentment or anger.

「U-Uhm!」

Komomo's excited voice suddenly resounded in the dojo, the other line of sight turning towards Komomo.

「Please compete with me!」

Komomo looked at Rio with big eyes that were sparkling brightly.

「Uhhmm ....」.

Rio was speechless at Komomo's sudden request.

「Fuhahaha, even Komomo is being blown away by his power. You are itching for that after seeing my match and Rio-dono now, right 」

Gouki explained the situation to Rio.

"Yes! It was an incredible battle! You are the first one to have defeated father! 」

Komomo said that while showing his innocent smile.

"Please!"

Section 5

Komomo asked in a loud voice while saying that.

That sincere desire reached Rio.

"Rubber. If you agree with it 」

「Thank you, Rio-dono. Comomo. Rio-dono's skills are far above yours. Please take this opportunity as an exercise with more skilled opponents 」

"Yes! Thank you very much!"

Gouki thanked Rio who accepted Komomo's wish.

Komomo thanked Rio with a bright smile.

「Then, Let's do something about the water in the room first」

After saying that, Rio made a whirlpool, made of water that was strewn around in the room.

Then, he made it flow outside the dojo through the window.

During those few seconds, Gouki and the others watched the spectacle with dumbfounded looks.

Spirit Art spirit Rio-dono doesn't seem half-hearted either …. 」

「No, as far as it is ....」

Judging from Gouki and the reactions of the others, it seemed like the way Rio used spirit arts was too difficult for them.

Rio did not have a full understanding of how skilled the royal people were in using spirit arts.

It was just a children's game for the high-elf Oufia, even the other Seirei no Tami, who excelled, could do it if they were skilled with the water spirit arts.

That's why, even though he thought it was okay if it was only that limited, Rio was a little nervous so he might overdo it.

In that case, Rio made a mistake in making a comparison by comparing Seirei no Tami, who had higher talent with spirit arts, with humans.

「Then, Komomo-san. Should we start now?

Rio immediately headed towards the center of the dojo before he received any further questions.

"Yes!"

Komomo chased after him excitedly.

When he stood in the middle of the dojo, his spirit was calm, and he showed a dignified expression on his face.

Then, he gripped his wooden sword with both hands and set the middle position [10].

Rio looked in admiration at Komomo, whose atmosphere had completely changed.

The match started soon after, Rio continued to be Komomo's training partner until he was satisfied.

Komomo bravely attacked, and he skillfully handled it by using a gap to guide him, and carried it using a gap for a large counter.

「Haa 、 Haa ....」.

After exchanging blows for about 10 minutes, out of breath, with the sound of “plop”, Komomo sat on the ground, as if fainting.

Though tired, his expression showed that he was satisfied.

Normally he could only gain experience by fighting against his family, he was very satisfied from the bottom of his heart.

I can still move, I can get stronger.

He looked in awe, as if captivated by the dazzling figure of Rio, who was standing in front of him, without showing any signs that he was out of breath, at all.

[1] [TL: Fierce God]

[2] [TL*: A match of a thousand, an army of a thousand in one, a man who has strength rivaling thousands of soldiers]

[3] [TL**: Fierce God]

[4] [TL*: The raw word says "Homura and Kayoko", but I think it was a typo because Kayoko was Gouki's wife, so I replaced her with Shizuku]

[5] [TL*: about 180 cm, in Seirei no Tami Arc [Arc II] The latest height of Rio is about 175 cm or ~ 6 feet]

[6] [TL: Just imagine how big Sanzenin Nagi lived in Hayate Gotoku [He had a lake inside his compound]]

[7] [TL: Otherwise known as LOLI, it's just the author's way of smoothing the word [the author is a woman [possibly]]

[TL: Miko's clothes are hakama and dougi]

[TL: Rio received the technique straight away, this is different from retreating because retreat means getting out of the firing zone]

[TL: Raw says " ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ " -> points his sword at the eye. so I think of it as the middle position [standard position] in kendo where the sword is grasped with both hands and the tip is parallel to the eye]