Chihaya Aine is a member of the team Zero

No matter when, fighting your opponent with all your strength is the greatest respect for your opponent.

As soon as the Hidden Blade Ronin was enveloped by the invisible aura, Goto Ichiri saw that his skin began to turn red, the veins under his skin began to bulge, and a faint, steam-like heat emerged from under his skin.

Looking at the Hidden Blade Ronin who had entered the "Burning Flame" so quickly, Goto Ichiri raised an eyebrow:

"So there's such a move?"

"Please give it your all, Goto Ichiri Ittosai." The Hidden Blade Ronin raised his left hand and drew the other sword from his back. "Let me see... just how powerful Ittosai, the executioner known as 'Shura' who killed the captain of the Shinsengumi's 7th Division, is."

Hearing what Hidden Blade Ronin said, Goto Ichiri curled the corners of his mouth and smiled.

“Same words, I return them to you. Let me see too… Let Aine-chan remind me how strong the opponent I need to be careful of is!”

After saying that, Goto Ichiri's chest began to rise and fall in a special rhythm.

After switching his breathing to a rhythm more suitable for combat, Goto Ichiri began to feel that his vision began to change.

I feel like my vision is gradually expanding.

My heart, which was still full of chaotic thoughts, gradually calmed down.

Just like the originally turbulent sea slowly turned into a calm lake.

The Hidden Blade Ronin who was standing opposite Goto Ichiri clearly felt that Goto Ichiri's temperament had changed drastically, as there seemed to be a strange light flashing in his eyes.

To give a more vivid example... It's like a person suddenly turns into a thousand-year-old tree with its trunk deeply rooted deep into the ground.

Although it is unclear what Goto Ichiri did to cause his temperament to change so drastically, the fighting instinct accumulated from years of fighting tells Hidden Blade Ronin that Goto Ichiri is now very dangerous.

The Hidden Blade Ronin, who did not dare to be careless at all, raised the two pitch-black katanas in his hands and got ready.

Goto Ichiri also lifted Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kanesada up, moving him to the upper level. He extended his low-lying figure forward, moving him to the middle level—he had already formed a Niten Ichiryu-style formation.

Neither Goto Ichiri nor Hidden Blade Ronin moved.

The two of them just stood there, facing each other, motionless.

If an outsider were present, they might wonder why neither of them moved.

But anyone who knows the business can see at a glance that the battle between the two has already begun.

Both Goto Ichiri and Hidden Blade Ronin kept their eyes on each other, looking for the best time to attack.

The wind blows randomly.

A leaf was blown by the wind and slowly floated above Goto Ichiri's head, and then slowly fell on Goto Ichiri's head.

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

Snapped!

Snapped!

Two kicking sounds were heard.

As if they had agreed in advance, the two of them shot out together and rushed towards each other.

The strong wind created by Goto Ichiri's rush forward blew the fallen leaf that was about to fall on her head straight back into the blue sky.

After both sides entered each other's attack range, Hidden Blade Ronin took the lead in launching an attack.

The katana in the Hidden Blade Ronin's right hand turned into a black stream of light and rushed towards Goto Ichiri's chest.

Goto Ichiri used the Dark Turn and Dodge technique at will, dodging the Hidden Blade Ronin's straight attack, then swung the thin green sword and slashed at the Hidden Blade Ronin.

Even with only one arm, the hidden turn used by Goto Ichiri now can easily break human bones.

clang!

The Hidden Blade Ronin used the katana in his left hand to block Goto Ichiri's secret turn and dodge.

Goto Ichiri didn't expect his attack to be effective.

After her dark turn and flash was caught, Goto Ichiri immediately gave chase.

Hokushin Ittoryu·Falling Leaves·Ukiyase!

Izumi-no-Kami Fujiwara Kanesada, who was on Goto Ichiri's left hand, fell towards the head of the Hidden Blade Ronin like a waterfall pouring down from above.

clang!

The Hidden Blade Ronin raised the katana in his right hand and took the Falling Leaves Floating Shot head-on.

After Izumi-no-Kami Fujiwara Kanesada was thrown upward by the recoil force, Goto Ichiri used special techniques to leverage and exert force with his left arm and the five fingers of his left hand, turning the recoil force into his own strength.

Fallen leaves, floating leaves, and Erlian!

Izumi-no-Kami Fujiwara Kanesada slashed at the Hidden Blade Ronin's head once again.

Although the Hidden Blade Ronin successfully took the attack again this time, the force that was transmitted along the blade to his arm was much stronger than before, which still made the Hidden Blade Ronin couldn't help but let out a dull cry of pain.

He took two steps back, increasing the distance between himself and Goto Ichiri.

After quickly regrouping, he pounced on Goto Ichiri again.

The swords of Goto Ichiri and Hidden Blade Ronin collided and separated, then collided and separated again.

Even though he had just fought a little with the captain of the Shinsengumi 7th Division, Tani Sanjuro, Goto Ichiri's strength had been restored.

There is no doubt that Goto Ichiri is at his peak both physically and mentally.

status.

The same is true for the Hidden Blade Ronin on the opposite side.

The two men, both in peak condition, took or dodged every attack launched by each other without giving in, and launched fierce counterattacks against each other.

This was the first fight between Goto Ichiri and Hidden Blade Ronin.

But Goto Ichiri was able to realize very deeply that the Hidden Blade Ronin was very strong.

Now, after engaging in a life-and-death battle with the Hidden Blade Ronin who had entered the "Burning Flame" state without anyone disturbing him, Goto Ichiri's realization became even more profound.

In terms of strength, Hidden Blade Ronin is far superior to any of his previous opponents.

Whether in terms of strength, speed, or skill, Hidden Blade Ronin is far superior to Tani Sanjuro.

The best proof is that when he entered the "Mirror of Stillness" state, Goto Ichiri could easily suppress Tani Sanjuro, but when he was fighting against Hidden Blade Ronin who had entered the "Burning Aura" state, he was evenly matched.

After entering the "Heart of Clear Mirror and Still Water", not only will your strength increase dramatically, your state of mind will also change.

You will become extremely calm and it will be difficult for you to have any emotional fluctuations.

But at this moment, when it was difficult for him to have any emotional fluctuations because he had entered the "Heart of Clear Mirror and Still Water", a hint of excitement surged in Goto Ichiri's heart.

Since starting this training, Goto Ichiri has fought three battles in which he almost died.

In the battle between Mino Domain and a hundred samurai.

The battle with Komaki Genta when he was killing Saito Yoshitatsu.

The battle in the building with the captain of the Shinsengumi 7th Division, Tani Sanjuro.

In these three death battles, the captain of the Shinsengumi's 3th Division, Tani Sanjuro, used a large sword.

Only the Hundred Samurai and Komaki Genta used katana.

But as for the Hundred Samurai and Komaki Genta, Goto Ichiri fought with them with a hint of reluctance to fight.

This is the first time that Goto Ichiri fights someone who also uses a katana as a weapon and has no personal grudge against her.

And this person, like her, is an expert in dual swordsmanship.

When he thought of this, Goto Ichiri couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Want to win.

I want to defeat the Hidden Blade Ronin in front of me.

I want to see who is stronger between me and Hidden Blade Ronin.

clang!

After using Izumi-no-Kami Fujiwara Kanesada's Hayate to once again deflect the Hidden Blade Ronin's sword, Goto Ichiri aimed the thin green tip of the sword at the Hidden Blade Ronin.

The Unknowing Style: Great Snake Nagami!

With the blessing of the state of "A Heart as Clear as a Mirror and Still Water", Orochi Nagi's power is like a wild python that has been released from its cage.

In this situation, Orochi Nagi's speed and power can only be described as terrifying.

Volume 1: Chapter 228: Rapid Progress

The Hidden Blade Ronin's pupils shrank slightly, and then he quickly turned his head, barely avoiding the streak of light.

But this streak of light still brushed past the left cheek of the Hidden Blade Ronin, leaving a huge cut on his left cheek, and this half of his face was immediately covered with blood.

But almost at the same moment when his face was injured, Hidden Blade Ronin launched a counterattack.

He clenched the katana in his right hand, and then swung it from bottom to top towards Goto Ichiri.

The tip of the katana that was swung towards Goto Ichiri took away some flesh from Goto Ichiri's left thigh.

Goto Ichiri didn't even look at his left thigh. He just clenched his left hand and used a hidden twist on the Hidden Blade Ronin who was close at hand.

This time, Hidden Blade Ronin did not take the attack head-on, but retreated quickly to avoid Goto Ichiri's secret turn.

Goto Ichiri did not immediately rush over to chase the Hidden Blade Ronin.

Instead, he lowered his head and glanced at Izumi-no-Kami Fujiwara Kanesada in his hand.

"too slow……"

If the speed of the previous move could be faster, maybe it could have hit the Hidden Blade Ronin.

Goto Ichiri recalled the state of his body when he used the dark turn technique just now, and thought about how he should have chopped it just now to make the knife faster.

"Is that right?"

Goto Ichiri used a thin green technique to perform a dark rotation on the air in front of him.

call!

A sharp sound of breaking wind was heard.

Goto Ichiri vaguely felt that he seemed to have grasped a way to make the dark turn faster and more powerful.

After using the Dark Turn on the air in front of him, Goto Ichiri discovered that the Hidden Blade Ronin not far away was also swinging his sword at the air in front of him, looking like he was thinking about something.

"Are you also thinking about how to improve your skills?"

For some reason, Goto Ichiri felt a smile appear on his face.

After keeping in mind the inspiration he had just gained that seemed to increase the speed of the dark turn, Goto Ichiri rushed towards the Hidden Blade Ronin.

She wanted to experiment with the sudden inspiration that had just struck her.

The sounds of metal clashing rang out again.

Turn secretly and dodge!

Goto Ichiri seized the opportunity and used the secret turn and dodge.

While rotating his body to avoid the downward strike of the Hidden Blade Ronin, he swung the thin green sword and slashed horizontally at the Hidden Blade Ronin.

This time, Goto Ichiri incorporated the inspiration she had just gained into this move.

clang!

The Hidden Blade Ronin raised the two swords in his hands and successfully blocked the attack.

Although the attack failed, Goto Ichiri did not feel discouraged at all.

On the contrary, a hint of joy appeared on his face.

Goto Ichiri quickly jumped back a few steps, increasing the distance between himself and the Hidden Blade Ronin, and then murmured softly:

"I see……"

After incorporating the sudden inspiration he had into the previous secret turn, Goto Ichiri clearly felt that the strength and speed had increased.

Goto Ichiri recalled the feeling of swinging the sword just now.

Recalling how my muscles moved just now.

"It's going to be like this... like this... and then... like this!"