I've spent almost a month in this place, to the point where I'm already used to it.
I get up as soon as the sun rises, working at harvesting wheat or rice, or helping to hunt animals for food.
I've even learned the names and stories of the yokai here.
Since there's nothing to do for fun, sometimes they hold exhibition fights like this one.
In one of the training grounds, Sakaki and Saotome were facing each other.
Fighting was good for the body, since it made them exercise properly for when it was time to really fight.
The battle was intense. Saotome was the only one using a real sword, while Sakaki used a wooden one.
Despite using a wooden sword, Sakaki was leading the fight.
He knew where to strike so that his sword wouldn't be cut.
Saotome was being humiliated by him; his face showed he was angry.
Similar to the face I make when the manga I'd waited entire weeks to buy ran out, and there wasn't a single copy, not even digital.
"Those two are rivals."
