Kondo, who bore such an important responsibility, glanced at the crowd with faces of resentment and displeasure, and took a deep breath:
"Everyone focus a bit! Don't heed those people's petty words!"
To boost everyone's morale and dispel their tension, Kondo delivered a brief yet stirring "mobilization speech."
Kondo's "mobilization speech" had a significant effect; many people looked visibly better afterward.
Aoto also slightly suppressed the displeasure in his heart.
At this moment, Aoto suddenly noticed—within the "Main Array" of the Little Chiba Sword Dojo opposite, Sazanoko was still warming up there.
She wielded a bamboo wakizashi, sometimes delivering a heavy slash into the air before her, other times turning the blade and thrusting forward.
Her expression was serious and meticulous.
Aoto always felt that even if he called out to Sazanoko now, she, deeply focused on warming up, probably wouldn't hear anything except the sound of her own sword slashing.
