Tradition is that the weapons are left at Swords Polished, to prevent 'accidents' occuring with drunken samurai. Doji-san has suggested that you could try using your authority to push through with the weapons.<br/><br/>Given that you could potentially be facing an oni, you have every right to want to keep them.<br/><br/>I've been a bit out of it the last while, but I'm hoping to get back to posting by the weekend.