Vagabond Vol. 17

"7.5/10 Kojiro takes on Denshichiro Yoshioka head to head but little did Denshichiro know, Kojiro was deaf but talented with a sword. He had the upper hand and caused Kojiro to experience fear in a fight for the first time, but that only made him more determined. Kojiro has a disadvantage because he has a short sword and is used to fighting with a wooden stick, but some how he still stays toe to toe with Denshichiro and is smiling because he enjoys fighting. They end the fight by both brutally slicing each other up to near death and blacking out. Denshichiro speaks about this fight like he reconnected with an old friend and they had a “great discussion and both loved the way of the sword”. After healing up, Kojiro goes with Yagoro (master Jisai’s other desciple) to continue his journey and move on from his life with Jisai. Jisai was afraid he created a monster but really Kojiro was always this way but couldn’t fulfill his potential. Kojiros friend Kusanagi Tenki, formely kamekichi, was entrusted by master Jisai to deliver a certificate of swordsmanship to Kojiro. All the while, Kojiro is going around taking on swordsman and creating a name for himself. "