Shiki didn't know what the girl beside her was thinking. She was currently wondering what to eat after working for so long.
Just as she was contemplating whether it would be better to personally cook some "Liyue dishes" or stick to the usual, two people arrived at Komore Teahouse.
"Shiki! Long time no see (long time no appearance)."
"Hmm? It's you two. How have you been lately?" Shiki awoke from her thoughts and greeted the two people not far away.
"Not bad, the hair I lost before has grown back," Kazuha chuckled.
"We heard you and Young Miss Kamisato were registering people here, so we waited for you to finish and came to take a look."
"Have you been waiting long?"
"Not really, only about half an hour. We just arrived in the city not long ago."
"I see..." Shiki nodded, then continued to ask, "But what made you decide to come into the city? Aren't you traveling around anymore?"
"Well... do you remember Chika's idea of starting a school and establishing a dojo? We came in this time to look at venues."
"That's right! I will leave my mark, Fujiwara, in this world!"
Fujiwara puffed out her chest, held her head high, and placed her hands on her hips, exuding an aura of determination. She was going to make the Fujiwara Style endure in Inazuma!
"Sounds good, but... have you prepared all the necessary documents and such?" Shiki asked, looking at the two dusty travelers.
"Documents?"
Kazuha and Fujiwara looked bewildered. Their reaction was exactly as Shiki expected. After all, Fujiwara's parents died young, and Kazuha's family fell into decline. It was normal for a merchant family not to know the procedures for establishing a school.
"Mhm." Shiki nodded. "Most of it doesn't really matter, the most important thing is the Menkyo Kaiden."
"Since you're starting a school, as the founder, you definitely need to be qualified to teach others, right? If so, then the Menkyo Kaiden is essential."
"You can't have insufficient skill yourself and then go teach others; wouldn't that just be harming people?"
Kazuha: "Hmm... from a universally rational perspective, indeed..."
"Right?" Shiki continued to ask, "So, do you have the Menkyo Kaiden certificate?"
"Uh, no... where would one even get something like that?"
"What do you mean 'get'? You make it sound like you're forging documents."
"Listen, obtaining a Menkyo Kaiden is simple. One, if your master believes you are skilled enough, they can bestow the Menkyo Kaiden certificate upon you."
"Two, for those establishing their own schools, as long as you can defeat or draw with a Menkyo Kaiden in a sword fight, witnessed by three Menkyo Kaiden, you can obtain the Menkyo Kaiden certification from the Yashiro Commission."
"Overall, the second method carries more weight, so most people usually seek re-certification even after receiving a certificate from their master."
Upon hearing this, Fujiwara's face immediately fell. "Ah? Where am I supposed to find four Menkyo Kaiden?"
"Heh heh, far away in the sky, yet close at hand."
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"Ayaka is a Menkyo Kaiden of the Kamisato Style Tachi-jutsu, and with my strength, it doesn't matter whether I have the Menkyo Kaiden or not. Plus, with my status as an attendant, serving as a witness for you is more than enough."
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