In the countryside, there are dense trees, and at the top of the mountain 559
the boy Saili and his sister Vizilla have grown old.
They have become young men. Grandpa has grown old, reaching the age of 104. He has cared for them since they were young, always dreaming of finding their family. 560
The brothers have learned many martial arts, Ba-Tjutsu, and learned how to handle a sword well and fight the enemy. They also learned how to quickly draw the sword from its sheath when preparing for combat or to ward off a surprise attack. 561
The movements must be swift, fluid, and directed at the same time. Grandpa gave the two girls a Japanese sword, the Hepburn, a traditional type of Japanese sword. Bronze swords have been made since the Yayoi period, and Grandpa kept it 562
. He calls it the magic sword. It fights without its owner; it flies away and then returns to its owner after defeating its opponent. Grandpa sits in the garden of the house, facing the two girls, with the sword embedded in the middle. 563