The Test

First Published: February 1988 by Fantagraphics Books

• Sensei Katsuichi
• Miyamoto Usagi

Walking in the mountains, Katsuichi continues to teach Usagi the lessons he will need to know. Learning being one of the most important things one can do, striving to learn something new each day.

While walking, the two are interrupted by a group of ruffians who proceed to make fun of and 'share' the lunch of Katsuichi. When the old man tells them to be on their way, they turn nasty, and Usagi, quick to defend his teacher, shows he still has much to learn in the art of diplomacy, boasting of his sensei's prowess.

Taken prisoner by the ruffians, they demand that Katsuichi prove the boy's boasts. The leader of the thugs sticks an umeboshi seed stuck to Usagi's nose, demanding the old man cut it in half. Instead, he cuts around the boy, killing the leader of the ruffian group standing behind him. With their leader dead, the others flee.

Usagi and Katsuichi return home, Usagi showing he has a lot to occupy his mind. Perhaps control was the lesson his sensei was trying to teach him.

Last change: 19. May 2003

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