The Reincarnation Room
The Konochi Kurusu

"First and third missions are very easy to achieve. But the second mission …"

Rian began to recall the plot of the Kabaneri The Iron Fortress. 'The plot starts with 2 Hayajiro trains arriving on the same day. The first Hayajiro won't be a problem. One of the main characters, Mumei also appears from this train. The problem is the second Hayajiro. This Hayajiro comes at night and carries a lot of kabane. This is where the fall of Aragane Station began. But when did that day come? I still don't know how many days the plot will begin!'

As Ryan continued to think, the sun started to set. But to date, Ryan has not received a call for a break. Finally, at the moment the other guards changed Shift, Ryan followed them down from the wall.

"What's this?" Ryan saw many samurai rushing towards the field where samurai used to practice.

"Come quickly to the field! The competition will begin!" yelled one of the samurai in front of Ryan.

'Swaddled competition? Whatisit? Is there a story like this in the anime?' ryan thought as he followed the crowd towards the field.

In the field that lies behind the Yomokawa family home, there are two samurai. Ryan recognized them immediately.  On the left, there was a samurai in blue and black clothes. It was Konichi Kurusu. Then to his right stood a middle-aged samurai with a large body. He wears red clothes. The samurai's name was Araka Kibito. They were both samurai of the Yomogawa family.

"Hey, if I may know, what is a sword competition?" ryan asked one of the samurai in front of him.

"Lho, you don't know? The Yomokawa family always holds a sword competition every 7 days. Now, Konichi Kurusu and Araka Kibito will compete. This is a match not to be missed!" the samurai in front of Ryan.

Rian finally understood the purpose of this competition. 'In other words, this competition was held as an entertainment for the samurai so as not to be too tense while on guard. Kabane is indeed very scary, but if the samurai while on guard are always tense, then their performance will not be good.'

After that, the match began.

"Haaaa" both of them shouted and charged forward. Like an arrow that had just been fired, the two of them were speeding away.

Clang

The swords of the two of them also collided. The audience shouted very loudly cheering the two of them. A few minutes later, a katana flew into the air.

"Haah~ I gave up ... as expected of you, Kurusu. Your sword technique is really great!" puji Araka Kibito's. With this result, Konichi Kurusu became the winner. Kurusu then sheathed back his sword.

"Well, that's great!"

"Kurusu's sword technique is indeed great!"

"In this case, it is certain that Kurusu will become Miss Ayame's personal bodyguard."

The samurai who watched a lot talked about Kurusu. Kurusu however remained cold in the face of all these compliments. As if he hadn't heard it.

"Strike technique at this level is nothing at all. All samurai can achieve it! If only the samurai had not forgotten his sword and focused on the Steam Gun ..." This Kurusu remark made the atmosphere of the field become quiet.

Kibito could only sigh deeply. "You know how else, with Steam Gun alone we can survive a little. It will be even harder if we fight the kabane using the sword. In addition to the difficulty of penetrating their steel membranes, we are also more susceptible to infection."

"I knew. I'm just embarrassed because with just this level, you've already praised me." Kurusu replied with her cold face.

Kibito knew that Kurusu did not throw away the sword technique for Steam Gun and trained him every day. "Alright, since I've already admitted defeat, I'll back off. Please continue with the competition." After that, Araka Kibito pulled over and joined the crowd.

"Who wants to fight against me?" screams Kurusu.

"I don't want to."

"Your cut is too strong, I must have lost!"

"That's right, especially since I haven't used a sword in a long time."

Many samurai were unwilling to advance against Kurusu. They all felt their sword techniques were still far below Kurusu.

Ding

[Serial Number 124.888 has triggered a B-level side mission, - Swaddling Competition-]

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Mission: Swing Competition

Remarks :

Defeat the character's plot, Konichi Kurusu

Punishment: None

Prize: 3000 points

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"It's interesting .. I didn't expect to trigger a side mission just by looking at the plot of the characters competing." Ryan then raised his hand. "I want to fight you! But I know nothing about sword techniques …"

Ryan's voice sparked the attention of everyone on the field.

"Isn't that person a new stranger working today?"

"Yes, he's not a samurai either."

"People who came from outside the walls and also not a samurai dared to challenge Kurusu?"

Many samurai did not like Ryan's actions. They really looked down on people who were not samurai. Kurusu and Kibito were even slightly pouting at Ryan's actions.

"The sword competition was a samurai competition organized by the Yomokawa family. You are not a samurai, so you cannot enter this competition!" kibito.

"You are an outsider who took refuge at this station. It's good we gave you a job and a meal. So please don't be insolent." said kurusu with his cold face.

"Bad? Did ya? Then teach me to know how powerful the samurai is!" challenge Ryan with a smile. He advanced to the center of the field and stood across from Kurusu.

"Well, I'll serve your request." Kurusu closed her eyes and prepared to draw her sword.

Rian then took a deep breath and also prepared to pull out the knife that was on his waist.

The atmosphere is now a little awkward. Unlike the time Kurusu against Kibito, the current atmosphere of the field is very quiet. There were no cheers from the audience.

"Your lanky, please don't take it too seriously."

"I know Kibito. I won't hurt an ordinary person who doesn't have the foundation of sword techniques." said Kurusu who had opened her eyes and prepared to fight Ryan. Just by looking at Ryan's posture, he knew that Ryan had no basis at all.

"I'm giving you a chance to back off."

Ryan shook his head.

"What's your reason for doing all this? You are not a samurai. You're just an ordinary person. You should have no reason to enter this competition."

"I just want to try."

"Tried? But you should know that you have no chance of winning at all."

"We won't know if I'll lose or win without trying!" Ryan has calculated everything. He thought of a way to win. And of course Ryan won't use Mystic Eye of Death Perception. Because he didn't want to kill Kurusu. If he accidentally killed Kurusu during a match, he would definitely be ganged up by hundreds of samurai on the sidelines.

"Forward!" screams Kurusu.

Ryan then directly advanced towards Kurusu. Quickly, he was already 2 meters away from Kurusu. Reflexively, Kurusu pulled out the sword from its sheath and attacked Ryan's head.

The eyes of all the spectators then looked up at the action that was in front of him. Instead of dodging Kurusu's sabre, Ryan instead protected his head with his empty left hand.

Kurusu was very surprised by what Ryan did. Kurusu also immediately reduced his strength so that Ryan's hand did not break. Kurusu's sword finally hit Ryan's left arm to bleed. At the same time, the knife in Ryan's right hand was on Kurusu's neck.

"You!?"

"This way, I'm the winner, right?"

The audience was silent to see all this. They did not expect Ryan to bravely stop the pace of the sword with his bare hands. They didn't expect Ryan to win this way either. Moreover, Ryan's identity is a stranger who has no basis in swordsmanship.

"If I were to kabane, your hands would break!"

Hearing Kurusu's words, Ryan smiled. "If you kabane, then your head will also break …"

"You're serious!?"

"I'm weaker than you. If I want to win, then this is a natural thing. To be able to win against an enemy stronger than me, inevitably to achieve victory I must sacrifice something! " say Ryan. 'More importantly, it's all just a competition. With your very nature upholding the honor of a samurai, you cannot possibly be serious against me. Especially killing opponents who were not samurai. That's why I'm sure I can win. Wounds like this are comparable to the points I earned!'

"So how, I won, right?"

"I'm not admitting my defeat!" Kurusu still did not give up. Then he pulled his sword from Ryan's left arm. Similarly to Ryan, he also pulled his knife back from Kurusu's neck.

"Let's fight again …"

"Compare now?" rian asked while revealing the wound on his left hand. Kurusu is speechless with all this.

A few seconds later, Kurusu asked Ryan. "Who's your name?"

"Ryan." replied Ryan as he extended his hand.

"A pretty weird name. But, your courage is huge!" Kurusu shook Ryan's hand.

Plaque Plaque Plaque Plaque

Kibito applauded the results of this competition. The other spectators finally applauded. They all started to respect Ryan's courage.

Amidst this kind of atmosphere, Kurusu did not forget to challenge Ryan again. "When your wounds heal, let's fight again!"

"Ughh .." Ryan did not expect Kurusu to be a vengeful person.

Ding

[Congratulations, serial number 124.888 has successfully completed the side mission of level B, - Switched Competition-]

[+3000 points]