"Huh, so this is the place. Quite traditional, I must say. " Akira had finally arrived at the front of the headquarters.
The headquarters was placed near the forest, it was outside the west of Sylvans garden.
The headquarters seemed very different from what Akira expected. It was very different from Sazoru's headquarters, which had a very modern structure. Meanwhile, the Thousand Blades had traditional architecture and a large dojo in the center of their headquarters. Once Akira was inside, after he opened a giant wooden gate, it wasn't deserted, as he heard a very crowded noise throughout the headquarters. In the courtyard, he saw various warriors with swords and blades, much like katanas, in training.
Finally, Akira arrived at the center of the headquarters. From there, it was all so comfy, despite the flooring being made of modern wood. Akira dropped his backpack and inspected the whole place. He was searching for people there and here to guide him. Then, suddenly, someone appeared behind Akira. Akira got startled and asked who he was.
He introduced himself as Yeru, a warrior from the Thousand Blades squad. Yeru had blue hair and a katana on his back. He wore some kind of street outfit, where he wore jewelry on his earlobes and fingers, and he wore a blue jacket and a white shirt. It reminded Akira of the punk he had fought earlier today. Yeru recognized Akira just by saying his name. Akira's eye twitched, and he questioned how he knew.
Yeru had met Akira before, and he was also eavesdropping back when he had a conversation with the king. He also fought with Akira too.
Akira squinted his eyes and remembered that someone was eavesdropping on them. But when did they fight? Yeru sighed and put on his yellow wig with stickers on his face.
"Ack! You're that jerk! You want a rematch?!" Akira remembered.
"Geez, I was just testing ya. Sorry if I startled ya there and tried to rob ya. I yain't done anything bad."
Yeru also said that he met Akira at the party at the Red Phoenix squad headquarters.
"You speak weird..."
"Seriously? Well, someone does tell me yhat, a couple of times yactually."
Akira then shifted the subject and asked if he could guide him. Yeru gave a nod and asked to follow him.
Yeru showed the place as they explored the whole headquarters. Unlike the Red Phoenix headquarters, the headquarters were only 500 meters wide and 400 meters long. with a total of 430 warriors in it and 6 commanders. This was because their captain, Kamui, didn't want many warriors. The requirements weren't that strict, but the election was. He wasn't picky, but more of a pique of interest. Many guilds mostly imitate, or rather, plagiarize, the Thousand Blades squad since it was popular. Nothing to blame there, even though Kamui had so many fans.
Now it got Akira wondering how strong Kamui was. Yeru just answered him by saying that he was a martial arts master of sword technique. His sword techniques were so advanced that some people barely mastered them. That was also why there was a dojo in the headquarters.
Back to where they explored, Yeru gave off the place where all warriors stayed. The strange thing about this headquarters was that they stayed outside, near it. Yeru gave Akira a house key for him to stay in. Yeru opened his room and gave him a tour.
The room was equipped in a traditional style, "Tatami". The mats were made with straws, and the floor was made out of bamboo. The living room was equipped with a table, and on it had a teapot, teacups, and a small tree in a pot. The room was also equipped with a yard, where they could see the garden that was well made with the natural environment, which highlighted the natural landscape. As for the kitchen, it was near the doorway of the garden. They didn't have a TV. The bedroom had futons and a window where they could view the scenery of nature.
Now that Akira had visited, it was time to explore inside the dojo. Akira had to put his backpack first before exploring. Now, at the dojo, of course, it was equipped mostly with training gear and dummies. Its weapons were frequently blades, swords, spears, shields, and other short and medium-range weapons. They didn't have any guns or explosives. Instead, they had only shurikens and kunais, like a cross between a samurai and a ninja.
Akira wanted to throw a shuriken, but it was prohibited by Yeru. There were no weapons used while inside the dojo unless it was a match. Akira put the shuriken down and opened the door by sliding it.
"Eh?"
"Eh?"
"Eh?"
"Eh?"
"Shura?!"
"Akira?!"
After Akira opened the door, all of the sudden, he encountered Shura, sitting and looking at the statue that represented a deity.
"Hey! It's good to see you, buddy!" Akira was happy to see Shura once again.
"Heh, didn't think we would meet again!" Shura was happy too. Shura stood up and they started shaking hands.
"You know each other?" Yeru was behind Akira, believing that they had met.
Akira explained that they took an exam together, along with helping each other. Akira then asked why Shura was here. Shura explained that he was sent by the king. Unknowingly, Yeru didn't know that he was sent by the king. He forgot about it and welcomed them.
"I bet you met Kazoru again."
"You know?"
"He texted me with Asmourapp. He said you did well on many missions, not to mention you gained friends as well. I'd say, I'm envious of you! "
"Hehe, I sure did."
Shura then bowed to both of them and told them he wanted to go outside for a bit. Akira and Yeru gave a nod, and so Shura left.
"You must be that new kid that Yerry was talking about." A man appeared right in front of Akira, and he mentioned Yeru's nickname. He was tall, very tall. He was about 210 cm and was wearing purple giant armor. He also had a great sword attached to his back. His hair was purple and his eyes were too.
"My name is Kageyama Ishiki. The first division commander. Do not get carried away, even if you have been chosen to stay in this squad. Don't bring the squad's name to the dirt. Did you hear me?" Kageyama introduced himself, and his first impression was strict.
"Yes, sir!"
"Good!"
Yeru apologized to Akira if he wasn't nice. He was a bit grumpy towards newbies, specifically if they had intentions of showing off or boasting about it. He was nice, but he didn't show his bright personality to others as often. Akira didn't mind and went along with his exploration...