I Formed the Stronge

Transportedto1860Japan,duringtheturbulentfinalyearsoftheEdoShogunate—alsoknownastheBakumatsuera.Theforeignpowers,havingcompletedtheirindustrialrevolutions,forcedopenJapan’sborderswiththeirsteam-poweredwarships,bringingbothchaosandopportunitytothenation.“Livebythesword,diebythesword”—thosewerethesamuraiwhoriskedeverythingtodefendtheoldera.Thentherewerethereformists,shoutingsloganslike“Expelthebarbarians”and“Openthecountry,”determinedtobuildanewage.Andtheassassins,whostruckdowncountlesspeopleunderthenameof“Heaven’sRetribution,”sendingchillsdownthespinesofmany…Everyoneraisedtheirbladesforwhattheybelievedtobejustice.Inthiseraofupheaval,TachibanaAoto,whoreincarnatedintoEdo(modern-dayTokyo)asanordinarypoliceofficer,wasgranteda“TalentCopySystem.”Aslongasheduelssomeone—winorlose—hecancopyoneoftheirinnatetalents.Forexample—afteramatchwithabeautifulyoungboynamedOkitaSouji,AotocopiedthetalentofSwordsmanshipAptitudeAmplified50xOvertheAveragePerson.Thisisthelegendofahumblecop,who—caughtinthetidesoffate—gatheredafearsomebandofswordmastersandformedaswordsmangroupthatwouldmaketheentirecountrytremble.“Theysayallswordsmenshouldbegrateful—becauseinanagewheregunshavereplacedblades,itwas‘Nioh’TachibanaAotoleadingtheShinsengumiwholettheswordshineonelasttime.”—Sosaythehistorians.