Demon Sword Maiden Chapter 79 (Patreon)

Chapter 9 - Genji Swordstyle

The dojo at night time was strangely quiet. 

Most of the disciples didn’t stay in the dojo. Moreover, the disciples who had to spend a long time to practice in the dojo were the junior disciples. They hadn’t reached the samurai level yet. And, the other samurais would come to different places to undertake their assignment and responsibility. Only the instructors often stayed in the dojo. 

After Lily had arranged her things, she couldn’t wait anymore but take out a book of “Genji Swordstyle.” She walked to the backyard. Sitting under the one-thousand-year sakura, she used the light from a garden stone lantern to read her book. 

She was startled as soon as she started to read her book. 

It turned out that the “Genji Swordstyle” wasn’t as magnificent as she imagined it to be. It wasn’t about peerless swordsmanship but ways to discharge the force. 

Book One of [Genji Swordstyle] was the first stage of Genji Swordstyle. When she had mastered this part, she could raise her base power by fifty percent. 

For example, if the strongest base power her arm could release was one hundred kwans, her power could reach one hundred and fifty kwans when she applied the method mentioned in the first stage of Genji Swordstyle!

Book Two of [Genji Swordstyle], namely the second stage of Genji Swordstyle, could double her base power. 

Book Three, or third stage, when mastered, could increase her power up to one hundred and fifty percent, which was 2.5 times stronger!

That would mean, with one hundred kwans base strength, her base power could reach two hundred and fifty kwans after she mastered three stages of Genji Swordstyle.

This was such an abnormal martial art! It didn’t mention anything about techniques or styles, directly increased the base strength!

In the book’s forewords, Ieyoshi mentioned that in a real fight, you wouldn’t have a chance to use many complicated techniques within a short time. You could only improvise and use the most practical and reasonable strikes. You must be able to kill the enemy or disable him within one strike, depriving them of their fighting capacity. 

It could be seen that Ieyoshi was a pioneer who had concentrated on practical fights. He had used his experience to create the concept of the samurai’s foundation in Heian period. 

Of course, it was just a theory. To learn the essence of his experience, they must increase their base strength by changing the way their force was released, which in turn would benefit them in real battles. And, only the ones that bought “Genji Swordstyle” could learn such techniques.

The Genji Swordstyle had nine volumes in total. However, no matter how much they spent, they could only buy the first six books. The last three books were only imparted to the official and most excellent disciples of Genji Dojo. 

The Genji Clan restricted the samurais from borrowing Genji Swordstyle to read and learn without buying the books. Each samurai who bought the series would be registered. Once they found someone who didn’t buy the swordstyle but still use it anyway, that person would be punished harshly.

The only samurai family that could resist the Genji Clan was the Taira Clan, which had its own unique technique, the [Taira Swordstyle]. They didn’t need to learn Genji Swordstyle stealthily. Meanwhile, the other samurai families, even the famous ones, didn’t dare to challenge the Genji Clan’s iron law.

Thus, Lily didn’t dare to let Nanako and the others read the [Genji Swordstyle] she had purchased. In case it was discovered, they wouldn’t trace back to the origin but directly punish the one who used it. Genji’s way of resolving issues was also influenced by Ieyoshi, which was brief and practical. 

However, what the Genji Swordstyle would improve wasn’t only the penetration force but the ability to channel the muscle’s forces. Thus, if the force was used to enhance the legs, the users could accelerate much faster. However, the speed couldn’t be increased proportionately to the strength. 

If applied to the waist, stomach, or back, the users could enhance their ability to make a sudden shift in directions or to increase flexibility to dodge surprise attacks.

Lily looked at her heaving breasts. Her current power level was already plenty strong. If she applied the Genji Swordstyle, her power could be doubled. For example, her penetration force was powerful as is, but if it became 2.5 times stronger, her power level would increase to the next level. Moreover, her swordplay would grow along with the boost of her base strength!

Aside from the method to channel the force, Genji Swordstyle naturally had all kinds of highly effective techniques, which were all based on speed and simplicity. After all, the method for channeling forces would only work when appropriate sword techniques were applied.

The swordstyle also mentioned some fundamental concepts of unique techniques, but Ieyoshi didn’t write his secret and unique techniques in the books. He said clearly that, “Even if you read all of my books, you cannot find these unique techniques. The real techniques are what suit you best.”

What Ieyoshi wrote were methods to create the technique using the concepts, thoughts, and one’s personal circumstances. He didn’t write about any specific techniques in the book. 

However, Ieyoshi also reminded that one should at least master the third stage of his swordstyle before attempting to create their own technique. Otherwise, they would only be waving their hands and legs in vain. An unstable foundation could only serve to mess up their way with the sword.

When Lily finished reading, though she didn’t understand the content thoroughly, she did agree with Ieyoshi. She trusted him unconditionally and respected Ieyoshi as she constantly nodded her head while reading. 

The first booked had rich contents but it didn’t have more than ten thousand words. After Lily finished reading, she put the book inside the sash between her breasts and waist. Then, she decided to practice for a while.

When she practiced the first strike, she had a feeling that with the guideline from the swordstyle, there were many things that felt completely different than before. She could perceive them more easily and accurately. 

Perhaps she was really a genius with the sword. She had gained so much in almost an instant and could feel deeply the marvel of Genji Swordstyle.

However, even so, Lily had practiced late into the midnight and she found that her progress in harnessing the forces was extremely slow. Currently, out of the hundred times she wielded her sword, the best result was only increasing her base power by not more than one percent! It turned out the Genji Swordstyle was much more difficult than she had imagined! 

Although she was a genius, it was still really hard to put it into practice. 

At the end of the day, Lily could only barely increase her power by one percent. The effect was trivial. However, it was really late at night, and she had practiced until she was damp with sweat. As she breathed out, a faint white mist could be seen exhaling from her mouth.

‘I will call it a night for now. Tomorrow, I still have to go to Lady Sakiko’s place to learn about the tea ceremony. I need to wash up and rest,’ thought Lily as she rubbed her rosy cheeks that trickled with sweat.