Chapter 4

Summary
Bojji trained for hours, he was trying his best and Dormas was pushing him to his limits, but even after years, he still wasn't able to uphold even a short sword, to the befuddlement of Dormas. Bebin made Daida quickly improve up to the point where he could stand on his own even against adult opponents. Every time he heard about them, he compared Daida and Bojji just to deplore his supposed luck from back then. Dormas lost the passion to continue teaching Bojji and he came to realize that he himself must be the one to protect Bojji.

With the frustration of his failure to teach Bojji, Dormas begins taking his anger out on training equipment. Daida approches and asks if Bojji has improved, noting that he wants to see the two in a bout. He says that Bojji isn't ready but agrees to bout against Daida instead.

As they raise their poles to each other, he feels that Daida has a similar aura to Bosse. He is impressed when Daida attacks him but quickly overpowers him and knocks him to the ground. Daida becomes angry and refuses his help up. Bojji notices that Dormas is impressed by his swordsmanship and challenges Daida.

Various residents of the castle gossip about their bout in the courtyard garden and many go to watch. Two soldiers discuss who they think will win, with one noting that Daida defeated the former first commanding officer, Bohen. The other, Hokuro, notes that he saw Bojji cornered by a large amount of snakes and they attacked him from all sides all at once.

Characters

 * Bojji
 * Dormas
 * Bebin
 * Daida
 * Sorii
 * Apis
 * Hilling
 * Drushi
 * Kage
 * Hokuro