LRAB Chapter 229
Chapter 229
“Shinkage-ryu·Simple Domain.”
A light blue halo invisible to the naked eye appeared under Atsuya Kusakabe’s feet.
‘The momentum has changed. Is it true that taking the initiative to attack is the right choice?’
Sasaki Kojiro smiled after seeing Atsuya Kusakabe’s change.
The legendary swordsman of the island country was not only not worried about the opponent becoming more difficult, but was looking forward to the next battle.
“Let me pay my respects to the sword school that has been passed down for thousands of years.”
After saying that, Sasaki Kojiro stepped into Atsuya Kusakabe’s attack range with a pole in hand.
“I won’t let you down, Shinkage-ryu·Drawing the Sword!”
This is a face-saving battle for the school. Atsuya Kusakabe can’t let anyone overwhelm him in terms of momentum.
The automatic counterattack of the simple domain was activated.
Atsuya Kusakabe swung his sword at Sasaki Kojiro at an extremely fast speed.
Ding.
Facing Atsuya Kusakabe’s Iai slash from the lower left to the upper right, Sasaki Kojiro swung the tip of the knife upwards, pointing the pole on the ground, and bounced Atsuya Kusakabe’s knife upwards.
Atsuya Kusakabe’s left hand loosened the scabbard and grasped the handle upwards.
Then he took a step forward and slashed the katana that was bounced upwards from top to bottom.
Sasaki Kojiro turned his wrist and slashed the pole above with one hand.
Ding!
The two knives collided.
After a brief stalemate, both sides exerted force at the same time, and finally each took a step back.
The first round of confrontation between the two sides ended temporarily.
‘The speed is very fast, and the strength is also very strong. ‘
Atsuya Kusakabe came to a conclusion in his heart.
‘If we fight head-on, I will lose. ‘
“Shinkage-ryu Iai Yuzuki.”
Iai Yuzuki is an advanced move of Iai-Drawing Sword.
The faster attack went towards Sasaki Kojiro.
Sasaki Kojiro also responded with faster moves.
Ding Ding Ding.
The swords in the hands of both sides kept colliding, and the crisp sound echoed throughout the dojo.
“So fast.”
“I can’t see clearly at all.”
“As expected of Mr. Kusakabe, the strongest of this Shinkage-ryu.”
The surrounding discussions gradually sounded.
Many new disciples, including Kasumi Miwa, who was still in junior high school, could not see the confrontation between the two people in the field.
All they could do was to guess the development of the situation on the field based on the moment that made people stop from time to time.
However, those who could understand the confrontation between the two people on the field were all silent.
They could see that Kusakabe Atsuya was also speeding up, and the sword moves of the Shinkage-ryu were also performed one by one.
But Sasaki Kojiro blocked all the attacks, and no attack fell on him.
There was a clear gap in the level of kendo between the two sides.
“Shinkage-ryu·Dark Moon.”
The last day of each lunar month is called the Dark Day.
The moon on this day is also called the Dark Moon.
The moon on this day is very small and obscure.
Kusakabe Atsuya, who found an opportunity in the continuous attack, used this extremely difficult to detect move.
The sword slashed towards Sasaki Kojiro from the side and back, trying to break through Sasaki Kojiro’s defense.
Ding.
“What!”
Kusakabe Atsuya looked at the pole blocking his sword in surprise.
Sasaki Kojiro did not turn around.
Instead, he passed the long sword through his armpit and blocked this obscure attack.
“Shinkage-ryu·Zangyue.”
Since the sneak attack failed, use a stronger attack to break through the opponent’s defense.
‘Now the opponent has no time to turn around, this attack can hit! ‘
“Good choice, but…”
Ding.
Sasaki Kojiro’s pole blocked Kusakabe Atsuya’s attack again.
‘I had a vague guess just now. Can this guy swing his sword from any angle?’
Kusakabe Atsuya looked at the mokugan that blocked his attack again with a serious face, feeling helpless.
Swish.
Sasaki Kojiro slashed with his long sword, then turned around and faced Kusakabe Atsuya again.
“Beautiful attack, but it’s a pity that it didn’t work on me.”
“Really, do you have eyes behind your back?”
Kusakabe Atsuya got ready again.
“This is the mind’s eye. In your words, it’s a premonition, a sixth sense, or other danger-predicting ability based on natural talent.”
In fact, it’s far more than that.
Sasaki Kojiro has the mind’s eye, and he also has the ability to see through the opponent’s weapons and fighting style through several confrontations.
Sasaki Kojiro’s wisdom is also rare among the servants.
In the previous confrontation, Sasaki Kojiro had already seen Kusakabe Atsuya’s fighting style.
Kusakabe Atsuya’s fighting style is different from that of a pure swordsman.
Because the main enemies he faces are cursed spirits, so he doesn’t pay attention to the spirit of Bushido like some swordsmen.
Instead, he takes destroying the enemy as the first priority.
Through the previous confrontation, Sasaki Kojiro also judged Kusakabe Atsuya’s moves and main changes.
The opening move is mainly based on Iai.
The moves in the battle are to imitate the changes in the phases of the moon.
Evening moon, waning moon, full moon, dark moon…
This is a style that incorporates the changes in the phases of the moon into swordsmanship.
“As expected of the legendary swordsman, I have to show my real skills.”
Kusakabe Atsuya once again unfolded the New Kage Style·Simple Domain.
“It should be so.”
Sasaki Kojiro showed a satisfied smile.
In the more than one year since he was summoned, Kusakabe Atsuya is also the first sorcerer with superb swordsmanship he has met.
He is looking forward to this competition.
Picking up the mokugan, this time Sasaki Kojiro did not put on that leisurely attitude.
Instead, he launched an attack on Atsuya Kusakabe seriously.
However, it was Atsuya Kusakabe who took the initiative this time.
The scope of the simple domain was expanded by Atsuya Kusakabe.
The Shinkage-ryu·Simple Domain, which originally needed to lure the enemy to attack first before counterattacking, began to automatically attack all objects that entered the domain.
This is the representative of the Shinkage-ryu, Atsuya Kusakabe, who developed his own simple domain after improving the Shinkage-ryu·Simple Domain.
“Interesting!”
Looking at the attacks coming at him from all directions, Kojiro Sasaki excitedly waved the pole.
Puff.
A small crack appeared on Kojiro Sasaki’s kimono.
Atsuya Kusakabe’s attack finally broke through Kojiro Sasaki’s defense.
“Not enough!”
Kojiro Sasaki kept waving the pole, and countless attacks were blocked by it.
Kojiro Sasaki rushed to Atsuya Kusakabe against the Shinkage-ryu·Simple Domain.
“Inhale, exhale~”
Kusakabe Atsuya took a deep breath, then looked at Sasaki Kojiro with great concentration.
“A full-strength attack? Then I’ll use my full strength as well.”
“Shinkage-ryu·Full Moon.”
Kusakabe Atsuya swung the katana in his hand with all his strength, and a full moon appeared in the dojo.
“Secret Sword·Swallow Return.”
Although he only swung the sword once, the blades approached Atsuya from three directions at the same time.