"Master Hogen, please train me with the sword today!"
"You are too serious an apprentice, Toji."
Toji has a great respect for Hogen, who is skilled in swordsmanship and Yin-Yang arts. One day, during a practice session, the master tells his student. He said, "Everything comes from Taiji." Taiji is the beginning of chaos, the foundation of heaven and earth. Martial arts, literature, and all other works created by humans aim to unite these two opposites. However, he said, it is not about "just going back to Taiji." In response to his Zen-like words, Toji silently repeated his thoughts in a roundabout way. These thoughts are like the eternity that this Tokyo has woven. Or like the figure of the Yin-Yang fish, which has no beginning and no end. The ever aloof master narrowed his eyes for a moment, as if dazzled by the hard work of such a stubborn disciple. This is because Hougen, who has the fate of a Tengu, "cannot see the future that goes beyond that." However, in the early summer sun, the master catches a glimpse of the day when the disciple in front of him will one day reach the end of eternity.
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