Volume 4 Chapter 35 The Great Villain Of The World Returns To Town With His Masters
──Tenhou's Perspective──
After the battle with the bandit group 'Hidden Five Gods,' we decided to return to Toukaku of Eastern Town.
Master Raikou and Shuu-sensei were with us.
We left the task of taking the bandits away to the soldiers.
They were ordered to tie them up tightly, and we left the forest.
Both Master Raikou and I were pretty worn out.
Especially Master Raikou, who was getting scolded by Shuu-sensei.
It seemed Master Raikou used the secret technique of 'Five Divine Steps' to defeat Bakkai.
The name of the technique is 'Seiryuu Manifestation.'
It's a move where you unleash the Seiryuu dragon's techniques from 'Five Divine Steps' while flying around in all directions.
The movements are unpredictable and can change at any moment.
Bakkai couldn't do anything against the continuous attacks coming from above, behind, and the sides.
But using that technique took a big toll on Master Raikou's body.
She took a lot of damage to her legs, which were still recovering from poison.
So now, Master Raikou was slumped over on her horse.
Shuu-sensei was giving her a hard time while riding alongside him.
"It seems we both pushed ourselves too hard this time, Tenhou."
"Yes... Master."
I answered while swaying on the back of my black horse, 'Sakugetsu.'
Honestly, I felt like I had pushed my limits too.
Because of 'Super Iron Body Ki,' the weapons didn't work well against the Ryou siblings, so I thought, 'I can use my striking techniques!' and jumped into a hand-to-hand fight without thinking.
It worked out in the end, but if I had made one wrong move, I could have been killed.
It was only thanks to Touri that I managed to get through it.
"You did well, Tenhou."
Master Raikou looked at me and smiled.
"When I heard there were powerful martial artists in the mountains, I thought my heart would stop. I was just hoping you all would escape."
"Is that so?"
"Yes. Yet you defeated 2 users of 'Kyuuki' and didn't even kill them. That's amazing. I might not have been able to do that myself."
"I think you could have easily defeated the Ryou siblings, Master Raikou."
"Yes, I could have defeated them. But I wouldn't have thought to use strikes if swords didn't work. I would have tried to increase the power of my techniques to break through their defense. As a result, I might have ended up killing the Ryou siblings."
"Just as my senior disciple said, capturing the Ryou siblings is important. We might get information about 'Kyuuki' and the 'Golden Feather Syndicate' from them. Bakkai's situation is uncertain, after all. We don't know if we can get any information from her."
Bakkai has been forcing herself to use martial arts, which has messed up the flow of 'ki' in her body──her meridians are in bad shape. Her physical condition is also terrible.
Bakkai won't be able to live much longer.
We don't even know if we can get a testimony from her.
That's why Shuu-sensei said the Ryou siblings are a valuable source of information.
"What about the condition of the bandits who belonged to the 'Hidden Five Gods'? Yokumai (junior sister disciple)?"
"The higher-ups lost their 'ki' to Bakkai and fell unconscious."
Shuu-sensei shook her head.
"The lower ranks are fine, but it's difficult to know how much information we can get from them..."
"Yeah. We should definitely get testimonies from the Ryou siblings. It's good that Tenhou captured them alive."
"Once they recover from the pain of 'Divine Energy', we can start the interrogation."
"In any case, we were helped by Tenhou."
"I agree with my senior disciple."
"No, I was barely hanging on too. Thanks to Touri-san's help, I managed to get through."
I looked at Touri, who was walking beside me.
Touri was looking down shyly on horseback.
It seemed she wasn't used to being praised openly.
"What I did was just a small thing."
Touri murmured softly.
"I just deflected a sword once. That's all. If I get praised too much, it makes me embarrassed."
"That's not true. Because you diverted the Ryou siblings' attack, I'm alive now."
"Is that so?"
"Yeah. I owe you one, Touri. I will definitely repay you someday."
"Y-yes. I understand."
Touri said that and pressed her hand to her chest.
"Just hearing those words is enough for me."
"Yeah. I also think you did well, Touri."
Shuu-sensei nodded.
"Touri should stay as Tenhou's guard in Toukaku. My senior disciple and I will probably stay in Toukaku for a while too. We need to interrogate Bakkai and treat the Ryou siblings and the others from the 'Hidden Five Gods.'."
Bakkai will die soon.
Still, we will do our best to treat her and extract a testimony.
That was Shuu-sensei's policy.
We need to find out where the one who taught 'Kyuuki' to Bakkai and the 'Golden Feather Syndicate' is located.
How the 'Hidden Five Gods' came into contact with them.
Their means of communication. Their members.
The names of the members. Their appearances. The martial arts they can use.
Bakkai, the Ryou siblings, and the members of the 'Hidden Five Gods' have a lot to say.
But that's a story for when things calm down.
Bakkai is on the verge of death, and the Ryou siblings are suffering because they received 'Divine Energy.'
Among the thieves, there are those who were attacked by Bakkai and the Ryou siblings.
First, we need to treat them and get them to a state where they can give their testimonies.
Until then, Master Raikou and Shuu-sensei will stay in Toukaku.
While swaying on horseback, we talked about this.
"First, let's go home and take a break. I'll cook for Yokumai, Tenhou, and Touri-kun for the first time in a while!"
"I'll make the food! Sister disciple, please rest!!"
"Eh──."
Master Raikou puffed her cheeks, and Shuu-sensei smiled wryly.
Touri and I couldn't help but smile too.
And so, I spent a peaceful time with my masters as we returned to the town of Toukaku.
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