Chapter 8: Deceptions and the Confusing World

I was brought before the Head of Secret Service? Hmmm. I was again reminded of Kautilya’s advice in Arthasastra, in Chapter 11 Part 7, regarding the Appointment of Secret Service Insiders. (TL: The Arthaśāstra is an ancient Indian Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy.) Article 1 Paragraph 1 is about “Establishing a

Chapter 7: Abducted by Iron Hand Gang, Observing Fortified City and Suksmabhuta Sword Art

When I am still thinking about the current predicament,  from the two ends of the narrow alley appeared a number of people and they surrounded me. Five people in the north and five people in the south. Their bodies were clothed in cloth like the monks, but their heads were not bald. Their hairs are

Chapter 6: Land Acquisition, Eavesdropping and Knife Throwing User

I have not yet decided on what to be disguised as, but my appearance has already changed when I visited a shop on the highway leading to the Capital City. People will not see me as a sadhu who only has undergarments and dreadlocks. My grayed hair was washed clean with aloe vera leaves I

Chapter 5: The Loose Swordsman and the Fight Against the Sound of the Flute

In the world of martial arts there are various kinds of philosophies and ways of thinking, which are then carried out as a stance in the political arena and  it manifested itself into various martial arts moves. Common people who have never seen or realized the presence of a martial artist in his life, for