When was it, I wonder.
Aren't you tired of reading those martial arts novels?
While I was on duty, a superior I'd known for nearly a decade asked me that. He wanted to know if I didn't get bored reading martial arts novels every day on duty.
Ten years is a long time to keep reading the same thing. Isn't it boring by now?Sometimes, but there's always something new each time.Geez, why do you like martial arts so much?Hmm... maybe because it's full of romance?Romance, my foot.And you, don't you ever get tired of that duel game you've been playing for over ten years?Hey! Dueling touches a man's very soul, it's classic, pure and simple!Right, if you say so...
They say birds of a feather flock together. Looking back now, we both must have been a bit eccentric.
So, do you like the main character?No, it's not just the protagonist. I envy anyone in martial arts novels who pursues righteousness.
Yes, it wasn’t the main character I admired. I longed for the life of the hero, an ideal that had always existed deep in my heart.
And so I would often murmur to myself.
If there is a next life, I’ll live without cowardly excuses, simply following my heart.Why don’t you try it now?So, can I set the battalion commander's head on fire?...Hey, the guy's already bald, isn’t he? What’s the point?
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