Chihaya Aine is a member of the team Zero

Genta Komaki was holding a knife that was still dripping with blood, standing not far in front of Ichiri Goto, with an expression of neither sadness nor joy on his face.

Those warriors who fled from the battlefield did not succeed in escaping.

They were now lying lifeless behind Komaki Genta.

When he saw that there were less than 20 samurai left alive, Komaki Genta silently drew his sword and slowly walked towards Goto Ichiri.

And by the way, he killed all the warriors who gave up fighting...

None of the warriors who tried to flee from the battlefield escaped and were all killed by Komaki Genta with one sword.

"...I never expected that." Komaki Genta said softly, "You were able to win against over a hundred warriors. That's truly remarkable."

After saying that, Queen Komaki Gentai took a step and closed the distance between herself and Goto Ichiri at a speed that was dizzying.

clang!

Goto Ichiri raised his wakizashi, which was already full of gaps, to block Komaki Genta's horizontal slash.

Although his attack was blocked by Goto Ichiri, there was no sign of discouragement or frustration on Genta Komaki's face.

Rather, a hint of pride appeared on his face.

Because his target from the very beginning was Goto Ichiri's wakizashi!

He quickly retracted the knife in his hand and attacked Goto Ichiri's wakizashi again.

Genta Komaki's sword accurately hit one of the gaps on Goto Ichiri's wakizashi.

There were many notches on the blade of Goto Ichiri's wakizashi sword, and any random cut he made on it would basically hit one of the notches.

Kara!

There was a sound of something breaking.

Goto Ichiri's wakizashi was like a piece of glass, broken off at the root where Komaki Genta had hit him.

"very good."

Komaki Genta said softly.

"So your target from the beginning was my wakizashi.

PS: It is possible to take leave during Qingming Festival, but it is unlikely to take leave during Qingming Festival

Volume 1: Chapter 220: Death Battle

"Although I don't recognize which style of two-sword swordsmanship you're using, I know one thing for sure: your two-sword swordsmanship is very difficult to defeat. With such a difficult swordsmanship, I naturally have to do everything I can to prevent you from using it."

Komaki Genta swung the katana in his right hand downward with force, shaking off all the blood attached to the blade.

This blood was left behind when he killed those who had deserted the battlefield.

"There are no other wakizashi on the ground around here for you to use, and even if there were, I wouldn't give you the chance to take them."

Although Goto Ichiri was reluctant to admit it, what Komaki Genta had just said was true. There was no intact wakizashi on the ground around her for her to use.

The nearest wakizashi was seven steps away from her.

Going 7 steps away to get a knife while being stared at closely by Xiao Muyuan is almost an act of seeking death.

"If you can't use the two-sword style swordsmanship, then don't use it." Goto Ichiri casually threw away the half-broken wakizashi in his hand. "Anyway, I still have Ito Ittoryu."

After saying that, Goto Ichiri crossed his feet, raised the katana in his right hand, and assumed a mid-fight stance.

"Come on, you lackey of Saito Yoshitatsu."

After the one-on-one hundred-man fight just now, Goto Ichiri had already mastered the pre-war trash talk without any instruction.

"running dog?"

Goto Ichiri's words seemed to anger Komaki Genta, and Komaki Genta's face turned dark in an instant.

"You, a traitor who betrayed your master, are still speaking such arrogant words!"

"I am different from unfaithful people like you! I am a true warrior who stands tall and proud!"

"A true samurai?"

Goto Ichiri chuckled as if he had heard a funny joke, "Aiding the tyrant.

Willingly being a **dog, is this also called a warrior? ! "

"What do you know?!"

Komaki Genta roared, his voice no less powerful than Goto Ichiri's: "Forgetting right and wrong, good and evil, and serving your lord wholeheartedly—that's Bushido! That's a samurai!"

"Goto Ichiri, you and I hold completely different beliefs! No matter how much I reason with someone like you, it's just a waste of time!"

"Let's begin! The battle between the two of us is a battle between beliefs."

"Let me see whether the ideals you uphold are stronger, or the 'loyalty' I uphold is superior!"

"A battle of faith? Komaki Genta, what nonsense are you talking about? The reason I'm standing here is just to be able to protect."

After Komaki Genta finished speaking, Goto Ichiri said softly.

After saying that, Goto Ichiri raised his left hand, grabbed the haori on his right shoulder, and tore the already tattered haori to the ground in one breath, revealing the dark blue kimono underneath that had been stained dark by blood.

Behind the dark blue kimono, there was nothing but bloodstains.

"Komaki Genta, I'm going to... kill you!"

Killing intent boiled in Goto Ichiri's blue eyes.

"Humph! If you can kill me, then go ahead and do it!"

Komaki Genta also raised his left hand, grabbed the haori on his right shoulder, and used brute force to tear the wide haori that would hinder his sword swing into pieces and threw it aside.

Revealing the black kimono beneath his haori.

On the back of the black kimono is printed the family crest of the Saito family in Mino, the dianthus flower.

The wind seemed to stop at this moment.

The air around him began to solidify as if it had suddenly taken on substance.

Goto Ichiri and Komaki Genta stood facing each other, each in their own stance.

A leaf suddenly fell from a branch above Goto Ichiri.

The leaf drifted down in boredom.

Slowly, slowly it floated towards Goto Ichiri's head.

Just as the leaf was about to fall on Goto Ichiri's pink hair...

Snapped!

Goto Ichiri stepped back with his hind legs and rushed towards Komaki Genta.

The strong wind created by Goto Ichiri's rush forward blew the fallen leaf directly into the sky, turning it into a black dot and then completely disappearing.

Goto Ichiri and Komaki Genta moved almost at the same time.

The two men rushed towards each other, and the knives in their hands turned into two cold lights and slashed towards each other.

clang!

“Drink aaaaaaaaa——!”

The swords of Goto Ichiri and Komaki Genta collided heavily, and both of them roared so loudly that they almost made their voices hoarse.

Two people's knives

Collide, separate, collide again, separate again.

Even though he had just finished fighting with hundreds of samurai and his physical strength and power were no longer at their peak, Goto Ichiri did not lose the upper hand at all. He took or dodged every attack from Komaki Genta without giving in, and launched a counterattack that was even more fierce than Komaki Genta's attacks.

Ito Ittoryu·Unique Sword!

Goto Ichiri's sword turned into a stream of light and rushed towards Komaki Genta's head.

With the blessing of the state of Mingjing Shisui's heart, Goto Ichiri's martial arts levels have been improved.

Komaki Genta turned his head and barely avoided the streak of light.

But the streak of light still brushed past Genta Komaki's left cheek, leaving a huge cut on it, and half of Genta Komaki's face was immediately covered with blood.

Almost in the next moment, Komaki Genta launched a counterattack, swinging the sword in his hand from bottom to top.

clang!

Although "Higan Hotaru" cannot be used due to the lack of wakizashi, Goto Ichiri can still use the two moves "Hades" and "Stepping" from Niten Ichiryu.

Goto Ichiri quickly retracted the sword he had thrust out, and after using "Blade Back" to block the sword that Komaki Genta was raising, Komaki Genta retreated several steps to create some distance between him and Goto Ichiri.

There was such a big wound on his face, and blood covered half of his face, and was dripping down his chin, but Komaki Genta seemed to be unaware of the pain, with no expression on his face, and he didn't even have the slightest intention of wiping the blood off his face.

"Goto Ichiri, your current state is really strange."

"Logically speaking, after all the injuries you've sustained and the fight with over a hundred warriors, you shouldn't have any strength left."

"But now you not only still have energy, but your spirit is also quite high."

"If you were in peak physical condition and had entered this strange state, I wouldn't be your match. Not only would I not be your match, I wouldn't even be able to survive three of your moves."

"What a pity."

Goto Ichiri disagreed with what Komaki Genta had just said: "Even if my physical condition is not good now, I can still kill you!"

"Then you can give it a try."

After saying that, Komaki Genta once again clenched the katana in his right hand and assumed a mid-fight stance.

But... when he got into the middle stance again, Xiao Muyuan twisted his left wrist unnaturally.

Because Genta Komaki's movements were very subtle, if you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to notice this small movement of Genta Komaki's left wrist.

After re-adjusting his stance, Komaki Genta did not confront Goto Ichiri for too long. He simply stepped forward with his back foot and turned his body into an arrow, rushing towards Goto Ichiri.

Goto Ichiri clenched the knife in his hand, staring at Komaki Genta with his eyes, ready to face Komaki Genta's new round of attack.

Just when Komaki Genta was only 4 steps away from Goto Ichiri, Komaki Genta suddenly released his left hand that was holding the lower end of the sword handle.

He pointed his left palm at Goto Ichiri, then shook his left wrist unnaturally.

A thin black shadow immediately flew out from between Komaki Genta's sleeves and shot towards Goto Ichiri.

It flew straight towards Goto Ichiri's eyebrows.

After this tiny black shadow flew away from his sleeve, a hint of pride appeared on Genta Komaki's face, which had been expressionless.

While maintaining a smug look on his face, Komaki Genta clenched the knife in his hand, ready to slash it horizontally after the tiny black shadow hit Goto Ichiri's eyebrows, giving Goto Ichiri another blow and ending his life completely.

However, the smug look on his face did not last long and disappeared.

Because, when this tiny black shadow was about to hit Goto Ichiri's eyebrows, Goto Ichiri suddenly raised the katana in his hand and placed the blade across the tiny black shadow and his own eyebrows.

clang.

The sound of gold and iron sounded.

The tiny black shadow was bounced away by Goto Ichiri's suddenly raised blade.

Then, Goto Ichiri pushed the knife in her hand forward and slashed at Komaki Genta who was only a few inches away from her.

This sudden change forced Komaki Genta to give up his plan of "finishing the attack with a horizontal slash". He hurriedly changed his tactics, blocked Goto Ichiri's slash, and then quickly retreated several steps to create distance between him and Goto Ichiri again.

"Knowing that you have a hidden weapon, do you think I could still be successfully attacked by you?"

Goto Ichiri said this in a disdainful tone while glancing at the "tiny black shadow" that was now lying quietly at her feet.

The true identity of this "tiny black shadow" is a sharp arrow that is not even as long as a child's little finger.

"Tsk..."

Genta Komaki let out a "tsk" sound with a look of annoyance, then turned his head slightly and glanced at the body of the "deserter" in the distance.

"It seems... it was those bodies that exposed the fact that I possess hidden weapons..."

"I didn't expect that."

Goto Ichiri whispered, "Komaki Genta, who holds the title of 'Mino Domain's No. 1 Swordsman,' is also a master at using hidden weapons."

"Hidden weapons are so useful. Why shouldn't I use them?"