Chihaya Aine is a member of the team Zero

But overall, Hidden Blade Ronin is in worse condition now, because his injuries are more serious than Goto Ichiri's.

The sixth and seventh strikes of Goto Ichiri's "Swift Wind Slap" just now left deep wounds on the Hidden Blade Ronin.

After being stabbed twice so hard, anyone with weaker willpower would have probably fainted.

After seeing that Hidden Blade Ronin had not fallen yet, Goto Ichiri did not feel annoyed or helpless.

I just felt extremely respectful towards Hidden Blade Ronin, and this admiration turned into a smile on Goto Ichiri's face.

Both of them were now covered in wounds and bleeding, with blood constantly sliding and dripping, staining the originally brown soil black.

Both of them were obviously covered in blood, but neither Goto Ichiri nor Hidden Blade Ronin fell down, and they were still staring at each other.

"...Can you still stand?" Goto Ichiri asked, "Can you fight again?"

"Of course!" Hidden Blade Ronin grinned, "What about you? Can you fight again? Ittosai!"

Goto Ichiri smiled.

No answer.

He just raised the thin green sword in his right hand and pointed the tip of the sword at the Hidden Blade Ronin.

Looking at Goto Ichiri who responded to him with his actions, the smile on Hidden Blade Ronin's face became even more intense.

"……partner!"

At this moment, Hidden Blade Ronin heard a call from behind him.

It was the voice of Hidden Blade Half Body.

The Hidden Blade Half Body, who appeared out of nowhere and had been pursing his lips since a while ago, and who knew what he was thinking, suddenly called out the Hidden Blade Ronin's name and then shouted.

"Next!"

Yindao Banling untied a small gourd from his waist and threw it hard at Yindao Ronin.

When the Hidden Blade Ronin turned around to look at him, he saw the gourd falling towards him in a beautiful parabola.

Although he didn't know what Hidden Blade Half Body was going to do, Hidden Blade Ronin still raised his hand and steadily caught the palm-sized gourd.

"Hurry up and drink the potion in the gourd!"

Hidden Blade Half Body spoke urgently to Hidden Blade Ronin.

"The potion in the gourd can temporarily relieve pain and restore some strength!"

The potion in the gourd is made using a magical recipe passed down from generation to generation by hidden swordsmen and swordsmiths.

The effect of this potion is to temporarily relieve the pain of the user and restore some physical strength.

Of course, this potion still has side effects.

It has two side effects. The first side effect is that after the effect of the drug wears off, you will have no appetite and be unable to eat for a few hours.

The second side effect is that you can’t drink too much in a short period of time.

If you drink too much in a short period of time, it will cause diarrhea and vomiting until bile comes out.

Now both Goto Ichiri and Hidden Blade Ronin have reached their limit.

Now it just depends on who can't hold on first.

As long as you drink this potion, the pain in your body will be slightly relieved and your physical strength will be restored a little.

"Partner, drink now!"

A smile with a hint of pride and excitement appeared on Yin Daoban's face.

"As long as you drink it, you're guaranteed to win!"

At this critical moment, it depends on who will collapse first. If the Hidden Blade Ronin's physical strength can be restored, he will undoubtedly gain the absolute upper hand in this battle in an instant.

However... the next scene that appeared in front of Yin Daoban's eyes made the smile on Yin Daoban's face freeze.

The Hidden Blade Ronin glanced at the gourd in his hand.

Then he simply loosened his grip, letting the gourd fall at his feet, and then he raised his foot and stomped on the gourd to pieces.

The potion in the gourd splashed out, staining the brown soil underneath black.

Seeing what Yindao Ronin did, the smile on Yindao Banshen's face froze immediately, and then his eyes widened and his mouth opened in shock at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Goto Ichiri's face also showed a hint of surprise.

After being stunned for a long time due to excessive shock, Yin Daobanshen finally came to his senses.

"What are you doing?!"

After coming to his senses, Yindao Banshen immediately shouted at Yindao Ronin in frustration.

"Are you stupid?! Or do you think I'm lying to you?!"

"Just drink the potion in the gourd to restore your physical strength! You can

Defeat Ittosai!"

After crushing the gourd that contained the potion that could restore his strength, Hidden Blade Ronin didn't show any regret on his face.

After Yin Daoban's curses fell, he said in a calm tone without turning his head:

"My duel with Goto Ichiri Ittosai doesn't require such boring assistance from your partner."

"Right now... I just want to know who's stronger, me or the one with the nickname 'Shura'!"

"Don't bother me!"

After saying that, Hidden Blade Ronin turned his head and glanced at Hidden Blade's half-body behind him.

This look is not sharp.

But when the Hidden Blade Ronin's gaze fell on the Hidden Blade Half-Body, the Hidden Blade Half-Body instantly felt as if he was being stared at by a tiger. His neck shrank involuntarily, and a little cold sweat appeared on his forehead.

But Hidden Blade Half Body still suppressed the fear in his heart and argued with Hidden Blade Ronin:

"Are you crazy?! We're secretly trained weapons, and yet you're using those old-fashioned samurai etiquette?!"

"...After hearing what you just said, I remembered it."

"I remember why I became a Hidden Blade in the first place."

The Hidden Blade Ronin spoke calmly.

"Just let me be willful for once, partner..."

The Hidden Blade Ronin withdrew his gaze from the Hidden Blade half-body.

When he turned his gaze back to Goto Ichiri in front of him, the Hidden Blade Ronin suddenly caught a glimpse of a magnificent building.

"...I just realized now that I can see Edo Castle from here."

Goto Ichiri followed the Hidden Blade Ronin's gaze.

In the distance, a towering castle stood. Standing in the very center of Edo.

The vast and majestic castle is dominated by bright blue and white colors, solemn and majestic.

This castle is the power center of the entire Japan, the residence of the Shogun, and the place where the officials of the Shogunate gather to discuss matters - Edo Castle.

The Hidden Blade Ronin withdrew his gaze from Edo Castle and looked at Goto Ichiri, grinning with a happy smile.

"Goto Ichiri Ittosai, the battle between you and me is the one that everyone should truly worship!"

Goto Ichiri smiled and turned his gaze away from the distant Edo Castle. "Don't you think it's a pity? If you had drunk the contents of that gourd just now, you might have been able to defeat me immediately."

"After all, my physical strength is almost exhausted now. If you can recover your physical strength, I may not be your opponent."

"What I desire is to challenge the powerful, not to defeat the powerful." The Hidden Blade Ronin answered without hesitation.

Although his body was covered with wounds and he was covered in blood, the eyes of the Hidden Blade Ronin were still so bright and lively, as if there was a flame burning in the depths of his pupils.

"All I have to defeat you is my sword."

Goto Ichiri smiled.

I don't know why, but I feel a smile constantly appearing on my cheeks.

"Someone will always defeat me." Goto Ichiri's eyes were now shining brightly, "But that person won't be today, and that person won't be you."

The Hidden Blade Ronin also laughed even more happily.

He raised his two-handed katana and readied it: "We both probably don't have much time left, let's decide the winner!"

Goto Ichiri: "Come on!"

Snapped!

The sound of kicking the ground was heard.

The Hidden Blade Ronin rushed straight towards Goto Ichiri.

Goto Ichiri set up Urumi and Izumi-no-Kami Fujiwara Kanesada.

Snapped!

Goto Ichiri kicked with his hind legs.

He also rushed straight towards the Hidden Blade Ronin.

The two of them rushed towards each other almost at the same time.

Although both of them were covered in wounds, their posture and fighting spirit were more high-spirited than before.

That strange vision appeared again.

Goto Ichiri could see clearly how the Hidden Blade Ronin's leg muscles were exerting force and how the muscles in his arms were gathering strength as he ran towards her.

The moment he saw the muscles in Hidden Blade Ronin's arms, Goto Ichiri understood what Hidden Blade Ronin was going to do. He planned to defeat Goto Ichiri with the next move.

Hidden Blade Ronin's injuries were much more serious than Goto Ichiri's, so he was no longer able to engage in a long fight like before.

Therefore, he planned to put all his strength into the next strike, and decide the outcome with one strike.

After seeing the Hidden Blade Ronin's intention, Goto Ichiri had no intention of dodging or defending.

Since Hidden Blade Ronin intends to end the battle with a fatal blow, Goto Ichiri decides to respond with a fatal blow as well.

Who wins and who loses depends on the next blow!

Goto Ichiri raised the thin green in his hand high.

The Hidden Blade Ronin lowered the katana in his right hand, with the blade pointing at Goto Ichiri, the tip of the blade so low that it almost touched the ground.

At the moment when the two were about to pass each other...

Goto Ichiri chopped Bolu from top to bottom.

The Hidden Blade Ronin swung the katana from bottom to top.

The two passed each other.

After passing each other, the two slowly slowed down their speed until they stopped.

Goto Ichiri stood where the Hidden Blade Ronin had just stood.

The Hidden Blade Ronin stood where Goto Ichiri had just stood.

The two of them stood back to back, and neither of them immediately turned back to see if their attack had worked.

Because the outcome of the battle was already known to both of them at the moment when they were about to pass each other and swing their swords at each other.

A cloud of blood mist rose from the body of Hidden Blade Ronin.

"Cough...cough..."

The Hidden Blade Ronin, spitting out mouthfuls of blood, staggered, trying to keep his balance.

But in the end, the body still fell forward heavily.

It fell to the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Only after the Hidden Blade Ronin fell to the ground did Goto Ichiri slowly turn around and look at the Hidden Blade Ronin who had fallen to the ground but was still breathing.

The Hidden Blade Ronin is not dead yet.

At the moment when Goto Ichiri's knife was about to hit him, he subconsciously blocked it with the katana in his other hand.

Although he failed to block Goto Ichiri's sword, he did succeed in making Goto Ichiri's sword deviate slightly from its original path, and avoided being injured in the vital parts.