"In the 6th year of Keichou (1601)." "The man proclaimed as the unrivaled warrior from Noubi Iwamoto Kogan." "He had an extra finger on his right hand." "According to Matsudaira Sadakatsu the lord of Kakegawa Castle:" ""The Kogan-ryuu sword technique is like a shooting star."" ""It's godly." "There's nothing like it now or ever before."" "Fig carrot pepper and shiitake." "Burdock soapberry spring herbs mushrooms." "Fig carrot pepper and shiitake." "Burdock soapberry spring herbs mushrooms." "Cucumber wax gourd." "Ichijiku Ninjin Sansho Shiitake." "Gobou Mukuroju Nanakusa Hatsutake." "Kyuuri Tougan." "Fig carrot pepper and shiitake." "Burdock soapberry spring herbs mushrooms." "Cucumber wax gourd." "Should I do it instead?" "Don't mind me." "It'll be good training for my fingers." "How is Fujiki doing?" "There's no helping him is there?" "Even though it was only practice he lost so ungracefully to the man who came in to break the dojo." "He didn't open up when Mie-dono tried talking to him either." "I don't think he'll be able to read or learn anything today." "Maybe I'm wrong about Mie-dono but I'd say she's been strange ever since." "You don't say that very often." "Still that Irako guy..." "Even if you say he has good skills those skills certainly weren't normal." "I hope he doesn't trouble us." "We'll find out eventually." "That jump!" "Just as I thought he really isn't normal." "The dance alone makes you dizzy." "I have seen through your moves." "It would be wise of you to stop now if you deem yourself a noble warrior." "Don't you agree Ushimata-dono?" "Yamaguchi Ootsubo seal the exit." "Master Ushimata has finished warming up." "Sorry." "I haven't shown you my fullest up to this point but now I shall show you what the Kogan-ryuu is." "It disappeared..." "His smile." "Killing you is easy." "Pulling this off is much harder." "I have finally met real swordsmanship." "Of all the rascal days I have lived" "I now can only repent." "Today starting now please accept me as a student..." "A dojo is no place for such theatrics." "He has angered Master Ushimata." "To defile our sacred dojo with such a joke..." "My..." "My... sword!" "Move aside!" "That's my sword!" "Matching against other schools is only for practice." "It's not a matter of life and death." "These must be his innate skills." "No he is just a coward." "No he is just a coward." "Bring me a spear." "How is he doing?" "He said "Until my requests are heard by the master."" "Quite a stubborn guy." "Definitely someone that can't be dealt with through usual means." "Ushimata-dono." "While I may be troubling the master's wife" "I must ask that you head back." "I've been called here by my husband." "I cannot let you meet our sensei today." "Please do not take it badly." "The size of this mansion." "The number of servants." "Just as expected from the mansion of the martial arts master with the name of the Kakegawa clan." "It must be at least 300 koku in size." "Iwamoto Kogan has only one daughter." "Mousuke?" "Yes." "It is done." "Red bean mixed with starch paste bound together to form jelly." "Please try it." "With this amount of stickiness it should be okay." "If I become his adopted son I can continue the Kogan school." "A Kakegawa clan warrior with 300 koku of land." "That's not bad either." "Ushimata-dono." "Irako Seigen." "Our master has agreed to meet you." "I am most honored." "Did he accept my request to join his school?" "That is for the sensei to decide." "At last I'll meet Iwamoto Kogan." "The one who once worked together with Yagyuu Munenori." "If that's who he is I may even be promoted as far as a swordsman for the shogun." "A swordsman that lives on in history!" "What a strange grip." "Besides agility it also has range." "It is dangerous to oppose into that area." "In that case..." "Yagyuu Shinkage-ryuu Cruciform." "Is that so?" "Kogan-ryuu Shooting Star." "I must not..." "I must not fight beyond this." "Even if I execute my killing sword" "I have no chance of winning against this man." "I give" "I declare this match a draw." "You got a recommendation from the Tokugawa family I heard." "I see that you have at least that much skill." "It is what I wish." "However..." "Do you want to serve as a cadet?" "Why do you hide your fingers?" "Because it is unsightly." "How rude." "The Emperor Dowager has the same number of fingers." "And yet you are saying that is unsightly?" "Hiding his fingers during the audience with the official was an instruction from Yagyuu Munenori." "In exchange for his honor Kogan's ambition was to have an audience with the official." "It was defeated by Munenori's cunning deceit." "In the 4th year of Bunroku (1595)." "Ushimata-dono if you tie me up like this" "I cannot pay my fullest respect to Sensei." "You don't need to bow." "You just need to look straight at Sensei." "You mustn't move." "These men..." "What is this ritual?" "Let him come out." "Ushimata-dono!" "He is not Iku-sama." "He is someone who wants to join our school." "Well done." "Well done." "Well done." "Well done." "Well done." "Well done." "Well done." "Well done." "Well done." "The Kogan-ryuu entrance ceremony." "Yodareazuki." "Iwamoto Kogan." "Since when did his consciousness become uncertain?"