“For now, yeah. I’ve been thinking ahead a bit, so I’ve started training with a sword. David is helping me out.”

David was the vice-captain of the guard unit in charge of protecting the southern gate of the capital. Tomochika had thought he would be a pretty hard guy to get along with, but it seemed they were hitting it off just fine.

“Swordsmanship, huh? I don’t think it’s pointless, but...” She trailed off. She felt it was unlikely there would be much opportunity for him to put that kind of skill to use. Seeing as Yogiri had the ability to kill anyone instantly, he was basically invincible on the battlefield, to the point where it wouldn’t even be considered a fight. In short, there was no benefit to him learning to use a sword.

“I’m not planning on fighting with it or anything. I’m using it more as a way to train my concentration. Watch this.”

He pointed at a vase on a nearby table. There was a single red rose inside it. As they turned to look, one petal fell from the flower.

“What about it?”

“I was trying to practice going easy on people before, remember? I thought there wasn’t much point to it at the time, but now I think I’ll probably need to learn how if we want to get any information out of the Sage.”

Tomochika remembered their encounter in Quenza. Yogiri’s power was so strong that it had actually limited its usefulness. He had tried “going easy” on his targets once, but the results had been pretty bad. Even if only one part of the body suddenly stopped functioning, it generally led to the death of the entire body in the end. He could try to kill a part that was small enough not to matter, but it was difficult to use his power that precisely. Ever since, considering how difficult it was and of how little use it seemed to be, he had given up on the idea.

“Well, umm, I think it would actually be better if it wasn’t so convenient,” Ryouko said with a wince. She was clearly terrified of Yogiri, and she hated the idea of him using his power proactively.

-Volume 4 Chapter 2