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CH669: Arrival of the Assou Family
**Flashback**
About 3 years ago
Korede had just begun taking swordsmanship lessons from Grandmaster Hattori Hanzo.
He and Old man Hattori spent almost every waking hour in the dojo.
At this moment, the two men sat on their knees facing each other.
"To create your personal sword style, there are a few things you need to take note of. One of them is the sword to use to execute the style." Grandmaster Hattori lectured. "A light sword like a rapier is better for a speed-oriented style. A heavy sword like a greatsword is best for a style geared towards fighting a large amount of opponents in an open space. A balanced style, just encompassing all the major attributes without favouring, would compliment a balanced weapon like a longsword. You can argue, however, that the longsword is skewed to defence. On the other hand, a weight-skewed weapon like a Katana is undeniably skew towards attack.
