They confront the twins at night in the woods, initially claiming to be Kamaitachi rather than samurai. Kogan devises a challenge to clarify which of Irako and Fujiki are the most likely candidates to be his successor, to bring the heads of twin sons of the master Funaki Ichidensai, the two best swordsmen in Nissaka. During periods of lucidity, Kogan give instructions at the dojo. "Kamaitachi" Transcription: " Kamaitachi" ( Japanese: 鎌鼬)Ī year passes and Irako has seduced Kogan's daughter Mie, mastered Ushimata's technique and become a potential successor to Kogan. A demented and incontinent Iwamata Kogan then enters and although appearing to have no control of his body, slices the bean without touching Irako's skin, accepting him into the dojo. Back in the present, Irako is then taken to meet the Kogan, where he is bound and a yodare azuki ( 涎小豆, red bean) is placed on his forehead. However he recalls how Munenori later duped him into embarrassing himself while being interviewed as a sword instructor at the House of Tokugawa. In a flashback, Kogan faces Yagyu Munenori in a match at the Yagyu Estate, and after saving him from yielding embarrassingly, declared the match a draw. While Irako contemplates marrying Kogan's daughter Mie, he is summoned to meet Iwamata Kogan. Irako is outclassed, and asks to join the dojo, but Ushimata is angered and wounds him anyway.
His next opponent is Ushimata who wields a large wooden sword. Back in 1622, while Gennosuke Fujiki nurses his damaged fingers, Irako must next face a superior foe to earn the right to meet the sensei. In 1601, Iwamata Kogan tests his sword by beheading six criminals in one stroke. "The Yodare-Azuki Ceremony" Transcription: " Yodare azuki" ( Japanese: 涎小豆) His first match is with Gennosuke Fujiki whose fingers he damages in the encounter. However before he faces the master he must first defeat two apprentices. In a flashback to 1622, seven years earlier, Irako is seen approaching the Iwamata dojo in Kagegawa, famous for the Kogan style, to challenge the master. To everyone's surprise the first challenge is between one-armed Gennosuke Fujiki and the crippled and blind Seigen Irako. In 1629, the daimyō Tokugawa Tadanaga, decides to stage a samurai tournament where the participants fight with real steel swords rather than wooden swords against the strong objection of his advisor. "Sword Match at Sunpu Castle" Transcription: " Sunpujō gozen jiai" ( Japanese: 駿府城御前試合)
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