"Hieda, Test Sword"—Upon hearing these two words, Aoto's brow instantly furrowed.
This country has long harbored a terrifying habit: testing swords on humans.
Certain mentally disturbed samurai, to test the sharpness of their swords, often lurked in the streets at night, ambushing passersby to test their swords on them.
This act of testing swords on people in the street is called "Tsujigiri."
Before the Edo Era, Tsujigiri was quite common.
It wasn't until three hundred years ago, when the Edo Shogunate was established, that the Tokugawa family finally legislated to ban such insane behavior, with strict punishments upon discovery.
The Edo Shogunate's legislation achieved notable results, significantly curbing this inhumane practice, but the term "Tsujigiri" was not entirely buried in the annals of history.
After all, regardless of time or place, there is never a shortage of mentally problematic lunatics.
