Chihaya Aine is a member of the team Zero

But as time passed, Chihaya Aine had clearly sensed that she was slowly falling into a disadvantage.

The reason was nothing but her own physical fitness was suppressed and her physical strength could not keep up with such a high-intensity attack.

Whether attacking, dodging or defending, it consumes physical strength.

Especially when blocking the enemy's attack with a sword, the recoil force will directly make one's arm numb.

As time went by, Chihaya Aine gradually felt that her physical strength was a little bit insufficient, while Goto Ichiri, on the other hand, still looked as if she was in good hands.

"No... I can't go on like this. The current situation is not favorable to me."

Chihaya Aine was planning a new strategy against the enemy in her mind.

"I can't go on like this... If we keep on at this stalemate, I'll definitely lose if I suppress my physical fitness and become less physically fit than Ichiri-chan!"

Snapped!

After blocking Goto Ichiri's sword again, Chihaya Aine took several steps back, widening the distance between herself and Goto Ichiri.

The reason why he kept some distance between himself and Goto Ichiri was, on the one hand, to regulate his disordered breathing.

Another reason is to give myself enough time to re-plan countermeasures.

And Goto Ichiri seemed to want to take advantage of this gap to rest for a while, so he did not chase Chihaya Aion closely, but continued to maintain the middle stance, staring at Chihaya Aion, while adjusting his breathing and relaxing his muscles.

As Goto Ichiri slowly recovered his breath and thought about his next step.

PS: My evaluation is shit-flavored sushi

Volume 1: Chapter 213: Battle Mind is Important

Chihaya Aine stretched her slightly numb right wrist while thinking to herself, "If I keep wasting my energy by dawdling, I'll definitely not be able to outlast Ichiri-chan, who's giving it her all..."

"Hiss...ha..."

After taking several deep breaths, Chihaya Aine slowly raised her sword and assumed an upper stance.

Looking at Chihaya Aine who was in an upper-level stance, Goto Ichiri's pupils shrank slightly, and he thought to himself: "Upper-level stance... What is Aine-chan going to do..."

"Ichiri, be careful. Aine's stance is probably the Sakakibara Itto-ryu's downward strike technique - Water Fall."

In the space of consciousness, Ultra Seven subconsciously thought that Chihaya Aine, who was in an upper stance, should be using their Sakakibara Ittoryu's downward slashing technique - Water Fall.

"Are you going to use the speed of "Water Fall" to deal with me..."

“Alright then…! Then I’ll take Aine-chan’s Waterfall!”

Goto Ichiri, who intended to take Chihaya Aine's "Water Fall" head-on, slowly lowered the sword that was originally raised high and took a mid-range stance.

Chihaya Aine moved her feet and moved closer to Goto Ichiri little by little.

And Goto Ichiri was also constantly counting the distance between himself and Chihaya Aine.

If you want to win a competition, the most important thing is to keep a good distance between yourself and your opponent.

Most people fail because they fail to grasp the distance between themselves and their opponents.

For example: when the sword in your hand cannot hurt the opponent at all, you rashly launch an attack.

For example: You have already entered the opponent's attack range, but you are unaware of it, and are still sitting there leisurely, thinking you are safe.

This is what the so-called masters play with distance. The grasp of distance is a key link in close combat.

Goto Ichiri stared at Chihaya Aion in front of him, counting the distance between himself and Chihaya Aion.

“Four more steps, and Aine-chan’s sword will hit me…”

——There are… 3 more steps…

——There are still… 2 more steps…!

——One more step!

call--!

A strong sound of breaking wind came rapidly from top to bottom towards Goto Ichiri, and the blade of Chihaya Aine's bamboo sword chopped straight towards Goto Ichiri's shoulder!

"what!"

Goto Ichiri screamed in his heart with his eyes wide open.

Goto Ichiri was not prepared at all for Chihaya Aine's "Water Fall"!

Because according to Goto Ichiri's calculations, Chihaya Aine should take another step forward before the sword in Chihaya Aine's hand can touch her!

Goto Ichiri had never expected that Chihaya Aine's sword could actually hit her when it was only one step away!

Although Goto Ichiri was surprised, the next moment, the person who was surprised became Chihaya Aine.

Because she saw the sword in Goto Ichiri's hand moving at a speed so fast that even Chihaya Aine felt a little dizzy.

Bang!

The dull sound of bamboo swords colliding rang out.

At the critical moment, Goto Ichiri raised his sword to block Chihaya Aine's "Water Fall".

After Goto Ichiri blocked her sword, Chihaya Aine immediately took several steps back, putting some distance between herself and Goto Ichiri.

And Goto Ichiri also retreated almost at the same time as Chihaya Aine.

After stabilizing his body, Goto Ichiri immediately looked at Chihaya Aine who had also just stabilized her body in front of him.

To be more precise——he was looking at the hand that Chihaya Aine was holding the sword.

After seeing how Chihaya Aine held the sword, Ultra Seven suddenly realized:

“I see… This is a technique called Hasun Enkin. This is how Aine extends her attack range.”

Chihaya Aine's right hand was now firmly gripping the base of the bamboo sword's hilt.

Just now, when she was slowly approaching Goto Ichiri and was only one step away from entering her attack range, Chihaya Aine quietly lowered her hands holding the sword a little and directly grasped the bottom of the hilt with both hands.

Because she held the bottom of the hilt with both hands, Chihaya Aine's attack range when she swung the sword was almost the length of the hilt longer.

This is why when Goto Ichiri was only one step away from entering Chihaya Aine's attack range, Chihaya Aine was able to use "Water Fall" on Goto Ichiri and attack her.

If Goto Ichiri had not reacted quickly and raised his sword in time to block Chihaya Aine's attack, Goto Ichiri would have been defeated.

“I almost lost again just now… I never thought you, Aine-chan, could use such a fierce attack.”

"It's the same here. Ichiri-chan, you're becoming increasingly adept at dealing with my attacks."

Chihaya Aine also started praising Goto Ichirimichi.

Goto Ichiri was not calm at this time, because she found that Chihaya Aine in front of her was able to suppress her in this way even though her physical fitness was worse than hers.

Chihaya Aine was also feeling uneasy at this moment, because she also discovered that Goto Ichiri in front of her was making progress much faster than she had imagined.

Just now, Chihaya Aine was determined to win. She thought that Goto Ichiri would not be able to withstand her surprise attack, but Goto Ichiri did.

"To gain the ability to protect what you cherish

I must do my best to improve in my battle with you, Aine-chan!"

Goto Ichiri's voice was firm and resolute.

"Then let's continue! Since this is your true heart, Ichiri-chan, let's continue!"

Chihaya Aine said this while raising the sword in her right hand into a breaking stance.

Looking at Chihaya Aion who had already taken a stance, Goto Ichiri also silently spread his legs, then raised his bamboo sword and took the same standard mid-section stance as Chihaya Aion.

"Oh, Ichiri-chan, are you copying my moves?"

Speaking of this, Chihaya Aine chuckled a few times.

"Although I'm happy that you have such an idea, Ichiri-chan, I am a person who prefers winning to losing."

"Besides, if I let the water go, I won't achieve the purpose of the exercise..."

Even Ultraman Seven and Ultraman Zero, father and son, who were in the bodies of Chihaya Aine and Goto Ichiri respectively, could clearly feel that a solemn and murderous atmosphere was permeating the venue.

Chihaya Aine and Goto Ichiri stared at each other intently, as if they were two tigers viewing each other as prey.

In the end, it was Goto Ichiri who broke the standoff between the two.

Goto Ichiri kicked his back foot and pounced towards Chihaya Aine, raising his sword high as he pounced towards her.

Snapped!

The loud sound of the bamboo swords hitting each other was enough to make people think, "Ah, are both of their swords broken?"

However, the swords of Chihaya Aine and Goto Ichiri were not broken.

After blocking Goto Ichiri's attack, Chihaya Aion shook her sword to deflect Goto Ichiri's sword, then adjusted the direction of the wooden sword and chopped towards Goto Ichiri.

As expected, Chihaya Aine's counterattack was blocked by Goto Ichiri.

Seeing that her attack missed, Chihaya Aine took two steps back and widened the distance between herself and Goto Ichiri.

The attack and defense between the two was completed in just a few seconds. Their speed was enough to make ordinary people dumbfounded.

Chihaya Aine stretched the five fingers of her right hand, which were numb from blocking Goto Ichiri's attack.

At the same time, he thought bitterly in his heart: "As expected... I am at a considerable disadvantage in terms of strength compared to Ichiri-chan."

At this time, the physical fitness that Goto Ichiri can use is much stronger than that of Chihaya Aine who is under self-restriction.

The difference in power between the two is visibly huge.

After the first round of attack and defense, Chihaya Aine has clearly understood that if she fights with Goto Ichiri with a sword, she will be at a great disadvantage.

Therefore, he had to win by speed to avoid a situation like the one just now where he clashed with Goto Ichiri's sword.

Today is not the first time that Chihaya Aine has competed with Goto Ichiri.

Chihaya Aine herself couldn't count how many times she had fought with Goto Ichiri since today.

But Chihaya Aine dares to guarantee that Goto Ichiri will be stronger after each fight than the last time.

I don't know if it's because Goto Ichiri longs for the power to protect everything, or for some other reason, but Goto Ichiri is in a very good condition today.

However, even though Goto Ichiri was in good condition today, Chihaya Aine was not afraid.

She has already figured out a way to defeat Goto Ichiri.

Ever since she became one with Ultraman Zero, Chihaya Aine has spent almost every day fighting for life and death with different opponents.

Fighting with various opponents not only allows Chihaya Aine to gain combat experience, but also allows Chihaya Aine's mentality to continue to transform.

Since flying back to China from London, Chihaya Aine has been fighting bloody battles with the enemy continuously. She has gradually figured out some excellent tricks to ambush others when fighting.

Chihaya Aine slowly moved her feet towards Goto Ichiri, closing the distance between herself and Goto Ichiri.

Goto Ichiri also tensed every nerve in his body, staring at Chihaya Aine with his eyes, not missing a single movement of Chihaya Aine.

At the same time, he was silently calculating the distance between himself and Chihaya Aine.

He calculated how far he was from entering Chihaya Aine's attack range, and how far away Chihaya Aine was from entering his attack range.

3 steps left...

Goto Ichiri said to himself.

Only... 2 steps left...!

Goto Ichiri silently gripped the bamboo sword, which was already tightly clenched, even tighter.

Only... 1 step left!

After confirming that he was only one step away from entering Chihaya Aine's attack range...

laugh!

A strong sound of breaking wind was heard, and the tip of Chihaya Aine's bamboo sword pierced straight towards Goto Ichiri's chest. Goto Ichiri, who was caught off guard by Chihaya Aine's attack, widened his eyes at this time.

The move used by Chihaya Aine was the same one that almost got Goto Ichiri down before. When approaching the opponent, the hands holding the sword should be slightly lowered, which is the eight-inch enkin.

The normal way to hold a sword is to gently press the base of the right hand against the sword's guard, but Chihaya Aine moved both hands down a little to hold the very bottom of the hilt.

This is equivalent to increasing the sword's attack range by nearly the length of the hilt.

Not long ago, Chihaya Aine successfully tricked Goto Ichiri by using the trick of "suddenly increasing the attack range".

However, this move also has a flaw, which is that holding both hands at the bottom of the hilt makes it difficult to control the direction, strength and speed of the sword. As long as the opponent reacts and blocks in advance, it will be you who will fall into danger.