Naoki blinked and looked up from the scroll. It was a lot less interesting than his usual reading material, but something he could take with him and read out in the open. And this particular scroll was a gift from Takao-sensei.

She was oddly rigid and sounded rough, but Naoki quickly decided that neither had any reason to concern him.

"It's about the history and evolution of bladed weapons." It really was interesting to see how specific types of weapons had been made or altered in response to what they needed to do.