"Your reflexes are pretty good, but your attack power is weak. Every time you swing your sword, it's just your body's instinct reacting. When you swing, you haven't fully mobilized your body's potential with your breathing."
During the confrontation, Sakonji Urokodaki pointed out Ryuji's shortcomings. As soon as he finished speaking, Sakonji Urokodaki took a deep breath, and his entire body suddenly burst with incredible momentum and force. In an instant, Ryuji's bamboo sword was cut in half.
The cut on the broken bamboo sword was incredibly smooth, as if it had been cut by a sharp blade.
Ryuji was slightly stunned. After a brief moment of daze, he revealed a faint smile, clasped his hands together, and thanked Sakonji Urokodaki, "Thank you for your guidance, Senior!"
Actually, Ryuji also understood why he had such a huge gap with the old man. The most fundamental reason was that he didn't understand swordsmanship at all. So, when facing Sakonji Urokodaki, he could only rely on his body's instincts to respond.
"Ryuji, although you can control Water Breathing freely, you haven't touched swordsmanship at all. Perhaps, as you said, you learned Water Breathing through imitation. You are a genius." Sakonji Urokodaki praised Ryuji again.
Ryuji wasn't surprised that Sakonji Urokodaki saw that he was a novice in swordsmanship. After all, the old man was a seasoned veteran. He naturally had this kind of insight.
—"Your next step in your training is to learn swordsmanship and understand it. Let's stop here for today. Go back to the house and rest!"
After instructing Ryuji, Sakonji Urokodaki turned to Tanjiro, who was standing at the entrance of the wooden house, and said to him, "Come with me, Tanjiro!"
After saying that, Sakonji Urokodaki turned around and walked in one direction.
Tanjiro, realizing what was happening, followed behind. As he passed by Ryuji, he reminded him, "Senior Ryuji, I'll leave Nezuko to you!"
Ryuji nodded and didn't say anything more.
Back in the wooden house, Ryuji couldn't help but lie down on the empty space next to Nezuko. He stretched and sighed, "Looks like I'll be staying here for a while!"
A bit bored, Ryuji couldn't help but look at Nezuko, who was asleep. He looked at her fair skin, and he felt an urge to touch it.
About half an hour later, Tanjiro and Sakonji Urokodaki returned to the wooden house.
"You'll be in charge of cooking from now on. Go fillet the fish! This is also a form of training for you." Sakonji Urokodaki instructed Tanjiro.
"Yes, Master!" Tanjiro responded helplessly and then took the two large fish he had just caught to the stove to prepare them.
The title of "Master" also showed Tanjiro's acceptance and recognition of Sakonji Urokodaki. He considered himself Sakonji Urokodaki's disciple.
Without saying anything more, Sakonji Urokodaki walked into the wooden house.
Then, he said to Ryuji, who was lying next to Nezuko, "No matter how you look at it, she's still a demon. Are you actually falling for her?"
Hearing Sakonji Urokodaki's teasing, Ryuji sat up and gave a faint smile. He didn't say anything more.
Sakonji Urokodaki didn't take his words seriously. He changed the subject and said, "Start the fire. We're having boiled fish slices again tonight."
Just like that, Ryuji and Tanjiro, one busy starting the fire and setting up the iron pot, and the other busy preparing the fish. As for Sakonji Urokodaki, he sat aside, meditating.
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