Volume 8 - Chapter 2 – Part 3 (1/2)
Chapter 2 – Part 3
The distance between the tas roughly 10 mels For a boss monster on Munechika’s level, a distance like thatin on shi+n, which he countered with his 『Hakuramaru』
Two silver lines clashed in the space between the two opponents
“Karin, could you see what just happened?”
“It’s frustrating to ades But, aside froerous, so please stand back a little more”
Karin tried to pull back Kanade, who had becoht of the tarriors’ rapid sword slashes
Battles between opponents of high abilities were dangerous to watch, if one were too close
Karin, who understood the power of the strike they just witnessed, was sure that they needed to stand further back or they would not be safe
“Good response, and enough th to withstand my blade I see”
“I have trained you know”
“Show me your technique then”
After shi+n’s casual retort, Munechika crouched, as if sliding on the ground At the same time, a sword slash flew at shi+n fro Munechika’sblade with 『Hakuraainst each other, launching sparks all around
“Not bad at all”
With a slight smile on her lips, Munechika deftly handled her repelled weapon
Sustained by a strong sword ar of a level 900, a storm of sword slices attacked shi+n like a silver torrent
“Fuuh!!”
shi+n parried the slashes with his 『Hakuraround
The continuous sound of clashi+ng s However, the clashes were so fast that, to Kanade and Karin’ ears, they arrived as one continuous sound
Each time the blades clashed, the silver torrent produced fiery red sparks, while the ground around shi+n was cleaved by traces of sword slices
(She fights differently, after all)
shi+n analyzed Munechika’s fighting style as he repelled her attacks
Not all weapons labeled with the nath Those like 『Mikazuki Masa On the other hand, the category of katana 『Hakura
Munechika’s fighting style focused on attacks froth of the blades
Even just 10 ce the battle
Each of the feenerally she was more focused on quantity
The ht in the past wasstyle focused on high attack power
He, or she, had been programmed based on the movements of masters of the sword; shi+n reer than their level i all you can do?”
“Of course not I will come very soon!”
shi+n parried the opponent’s blade withMunechika off balance, but he succeeded in creating space between the less than an instant, shi+n slipped closer
Partly in retaliation towards Munechika, shi+n closed in the distance between them in one breath In the opposite fashi+on from before, 『Hakuramaru』 turned into a silver flash and attacked, only to be stopped by Munechika
『Hakuramaru』’s blade was shorter than 『Mikazuki Munechika』, and the difference in their hter too On the other hand, this allowed it to be swung deep into the opponent’s space with higher speed
“Ssshh!!”
Munechika tried to step back to gain distance and space shi+n however, stepped in even faster
The scene of a few seconds ago was repeated, but attack and defense had switched places
“Hnng…!”
Munechika grunted while parrying shi+n’s blow She had barely ed to parry shi+n’s slash, which was faster than she had expected
“As expected of you!”
shi+n’s attacks were fast indeed, but barely failed to reach Munechika
Munechika, despite her inferior speed, could keep up with shi+n simply thanks to her ability with the sword
Maybe because of the way she had been programmed, or how much she had honed her skills in 500 years, Munechika’s ability was higher than shi+n’s
shi+n’s fighting style with the katana was born fros he received fro the ga the Death Game and all the way to the present
He hadhis skills in actual battle gave shi+n a new strength i
However, shi+n had no particular talent in martial arts
In her stats; he had received teachings for less than a year, and even though it had been an intense period, he was far from those who could be called masters of the sword
“To think you could do so !”
“Honored to satisfy your expectations!”
shi+n’s slashes, ht path, were systematically parried by the arc-like motions of Munechika’s sword
The deflected slashes failed to affect Munechika, carving the rocks behind her with their aftershocks instead
In just a few seconds, they had already clashed more than 10 times, but both warriors were still unscathed
The cycle of attack and defense seeed, but shi+n suddenly changed his attack pattern
From a distance ideal to attack with『Hakuramaru』, he pushed even closer
“Hmh!?”
The sa leapt forward
Faced with a sudden kick, Munechika used her left artwo straight tracks on the ground
“Who would expect a kick at thattoo much on weapons would leave one defenseless if without one”
shi+n’s fighting style was never reliant on the katana He had strictly practiced physical skills, especially in case he had been disarmed and lost his weapons
It was also possible to coured that even if we kept crossing swords, nothing would change, right?”
“You found me out As far as technique is concerned, I am a step below you after all”
“To realize the level of one’s technique is not so ti you the Dead Snake Grass, wait a moment”
She was satisfied, or so it seemed Munechika casually sheathed her sword, so easily that it caught shi+n by surprise
Even if it was just a skirht that even if skills weren’t used, a fiercer clash of swords would have been inevitable
“Er…we are finished?”
“Yes, that will do I haven’t had a worthy opponent for 100 years after all And if we continued any more, I wouldn’t be able to hold back”
Munechika spoke with a sered in her, she eine that she was a transforladly accept your kindness”
Perceiving the aura and presence co fro, but if they fought seriously, the surrounding geography would change greatly
“Here, this is what I promised”
Munechika returned around 10a more than a sufficient amount of Dead Snake Grass in her hands
“Thank you very ain I wish to speak to you soht now, but one day I will”
shi+n rejoined Kanade and Karin, and together they quickly descended Mt Fuji
Kanade was happy and excited, the Dead Snake Grass in hand
In a co at shi+n’s back while he kept walking straight ahead
shi+n, feeling her eyes fixed on his back, wondered what reaction she would show