Chapter 162 (2/2)

One blow of drawing the katana and attacking in the same stroke, the katana's point is turned towards the trunk and stops Leaving less than a millimeter distance, it barely doesn't scratch the rind It's an act he occasionally does for the sake of confirth of his oeapon

He knows the length of his own katana better than anyone else, but just because of that it doesn't necessarily e at all There's also the possibility that the state of the rivet on the sword hilt slightly shi+fts This was also a ritual to check that

“Well then, let's begin?” (Hifua)

Standing up in concord with Hifua held the iron-ribbed fan in her left hand and bowed

Opposite of her, Hifus and naturally bows in a s their faces at the same tirasped by Origa in her left hand is still closed

Hifuan stance

There's nothing like encouraging yells

The footsteps froa shows absolutely no nervousness towards Hifu She firmly turns the iron-ribbed fan's tip at Hifumi's middle forehead

Hifu down froonally forward, slips below his arm and blade, and wields her iron-ribbed fan with a side sweep

At the tiht of his waist, the iron-ribbed fan came to a stop at a distance where it's unclear whether it touches his neck or not

After several seconds, they separate in silence while reuard

The distance at the time when they returned and the distance at the ti is coa)

They don't talk about what has to be done

They are already at a stage where explaining such things is unnecessary

Origa loosens her h her faitnly opened lips

The next slash unexpectedly coht leg, she advances her left leg into the space where the katana passed through

She lowers her iron-ribbed fan at the head of Hifumi ent down on his kness

And stops just before it

After taking several seconds, they separate

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Froainst Hifumi, who repeatedly comes at her with attacks that included kicks and consecutive slashes and thrusts, with the movements she had her body master

Hifumi's movements are far slower than at the time of normal combat, but there are no useless motions and there's not a splinter of hesitation as he smoothly perfor like speed,hia deals with the attacks that are released randomly She properly moves to unleash counter-attacks that can cause a fatal wound

Origa, as frozen stiff due to tension in the past because of the attacks where she didn't knoill coeot used to her weapon and piled up real coradually raised the spead, becaa's eyes She barely handles the on the initialavoided as well, the number of attacks increases to two then three without it finishi+ng at one attack as before

Even while evading the dangerous thrust towards her face as second attack, she fails to deal with the diagonal slash and is also unable to counter-attack At the second ti to pierce her chest

“Uuh…” (Origa)

She stepped forith a foot to support her cru that she would be definitely pierced in the chest by the thrust, Origa unconsciously closed her eyes

However, the pain she resolved herself for doesn't come

“Don't shut your eyes Do it with the intention of accepting the outcome no ering Origa and drew back the katana

When she looks down at her chest with a face that's dripping with sweat, the katana's point has stopped at a distance where it barely won't reach her body though it touches her clothes

Looking at her face being reflected on the sword's blade that's glittering in the htly bit her back teeth

“Let's stop at this place today?” (Hifu for you, Hifua requesting a continuation with an iushes out from her face, Hifu away the sweat

“In that case, first adjust your breathing and wipe the sweat away Re water” (Hifua)

Hifumi held out the apple-like fruit he picked up in the wastelands to Origa who is wiping her face and neck briskly

“Your ets used to not having its ue appears” (Hifumi)

Hifumi also eats a mouthful of another fruit he took out Plenty of bittersweet juice passes through his throat andwielded by your weapon, all of importance that's left is repetition…” (Hifumi)

It's Hifu that will per fa he put into practice, he also knows that it's difficult There areto a dojo, but one of the movements”

“Yes Please treat a, who replied with a s happy as she ate it

Finishi+ng the short break, both of theain and face each other

“Well then, ill change the attacker and defender Any kind of attack is fair It's also fine for you to use ot” (Hifua, who had readied her iron-ribbed fan, clashes with Hifu all her power

I have a partner to whoood will He will receive my full power What happiness! Just how blessed aht not catch up to him even if I use all my life Thus I will follow him until the end of e for that, she perfor up a hit co over, she kicks towards his flank, but the pommel of his katana thwarts that

The rendezvous where sparks scatter between just the two of theue Given the situation, Hifumi carries her to the feudal lord's mansion It's a fact that she had the ulteriorher exhausted state, Origa gently places her head against Hifuhly

“… You are a strange one” (Hifua's case, she had the intention to appeal to Hifu an erotic, flushed face, but since her rin, it didn't look to Hifu too exhausted

The best effort of Origa, who has little experience in love, doesn't reach Hifumi