Chapter 264 - Country of Sakura, Cherin and Seven Holy Swords [35] (1/2)

264. Country of Sakura, Cherin and Seven Holy Swords [35]

God speed’s sword drawing, Sakura Blossom One-Sword Style – Lightning Sakura.

Bacchus-san demonstrated the godspeed sword drawing of Lightning Sakura and returned the sword into the scabbard.

(…Beautiful.)

A gentle return to the scabbard like the flow of a clear stream after a flash of lightning.

I was captivated by the beauty and sublimeness.

「This is the basic sword-drawing technique of Sakura Blossom One-Sword style, Lightning Sakura. Go on, give it a try.」

He turned towards me.

(All right, let’s do it.)

I exhaled a deep breath and concentrated my mind.

(The points to focus on are the angle of the sword drawing, the bend of the arm, and the snap of the wrist.)

A number of clues that I grasped a while ago.

I carefully went over them one by one, and applied them to my own swordsmanship.

When a clear image of the movement formed in my mind, I drew my sword at that moment.

「Sakura Blossom One Sword Style – Lightning Sakura」

At that moment, a thunderclap-like flash ran from left to right.

「I-I did it!」

It did not match Bacchus-san’s original Lightning Sakura.

However, the “pressure” of my Iai-slash was already approaching his.

「Hou… you saw it only once, and yet it’s this close to the “genuine”. The speed fell a little short, but… Not bad at all! Way to go, kid!」

He laughed heartily and patted me on the back.

「T-Thank you.」

I felt happy.

I was simply happy that someone recognized my swordsmanship.

The effort piled up over a billion years.

I feel like I was finally rewarded for it. A hot fire burned in the depths of my heart.