Comics Which Contain This StoryNo comics so far CharactersThe following characters are mentioned in the story: Story SynopsisUsagi, fully recovered from Jei's spear-thrust, undertakes a journey to a nearby town to collect the bounty on the bandit Hosoku for Gen. As he travels, he meets a noble young samurai, Donbori Chiaki, whose father Donbori Matsuo served with Usagi under Lord Mifune. They travel together for a time, exchanging stories of Chiaki's father Matsuo, who is thought to have died at the Battle of Adachigahara Plain. Eventually, they must part ways, but not before Chiaki nearly falls to bandits: unable to reach in him time, Usagi witnesses a maimed stranger's courageous defense of the young samurai. Usagi strikes down a bandit who would have killed the stranger, and learns of the self-sacrifice behind the young samurai's quest.
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My Father's Swords