Musui's Story is the thrilling story of the life of a lower-class samurai near the end of the Tokugawa era. Although one might normally imagine a samurai as a noble, illustrious figure, the story of Musui depicts the rather ignominious life of an unemployed samurai. Nevertheless, this main narrative demonstrates the tenacity of the values ​​and privileges of the samurai present at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. The social status of the samurai had been raised to such an extent that even someone like Musui could easily gain influence in daily affairs through his privileges. Not only that, but he had retained his warrior values ​​and still held great pride in his arts in weapons. Katsu Kokichi lived quite an extraordinary life, enjoying the many privileges of being a banner shogun. At the time, three classes of vassals served the shogun: the daimyo, the bannermen, and the householders. Although these vassals enjoyed incredible social status, not all of them were as noble as one might imagine. In fact, almost a quarter of the samurai were unemployed, because there simply weren't enough official and military positions to accommodate them all. This group of samurai became known as the Ronin. Katsu is part of this group, and although his brothers hold administrative positions at some point in their lives, he is the only male sibling not to do so. Rather than living the general prestigious life of a samurai, Katsu uses his high status and enjoys life to the fullest. Although Katsu acknowledges his rather dishonorable life, he in no way shows any regret for his actions, but rather pride. Although Katsu doesn't act like an honorable samurai, he certainly still uses the status and privilege of being a samurai to his advantage. . Throughout the story, he strongly...... middle of paper...... implying that when looking at the length and quality of a sword, Kenkichi recoiled. The sword was essentially an extension of the samurai's body during combat. Katsu not only displays great swordsmanship throughout his story, but he also shows a deep respect for his sword, befitting a samurai warrior. In conclusion, Katsu's story allows a deep dive into the daily life of an unemployed samurai at the end of the story. Tokugawa period. His life can be observed to see the immense privilege that the status of samurai held. Additionally, he displays the values ​​of a samurai warrior and although he does not act like an honorable samurai, he is an honorable warrior. Katsu displays the tenacity of samurai privileges and values ​​at the end of the Tokugawa shogunate. Although his life may not represent the example of the ideal samurai, it actually provides an insight into the life of an ordinary samurai..