Chihaya Aine is a member of the team Zero

"Oh...? When my sword was about to hit your head, you tried your best to block it, causing the sword to deflect..." The Hidden Blade Ronin blinked twice and looked at Goto Ichiri with interest, who was retreating quickly and putting distance between them.

Goto Ichiri retreated in one breath to a nearby big tree and then stopped.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Goto Ichiri vomited handfuls of blood...

Although he wanted to keep his body straight, the pain from the wound still caused Goto Ichiri's left leg to bend uncontrollably and he fell to one knee on the ground.

Goto Ichiri's appearance at this moment... was extremely terrifying.

A huge knife wound ran from the left shoulder to below the right ribs.

He held the thin green leaf tightly in his right hand, propped it on the ground, and struggled to support his body to prevent it from falling.

He still held the left hand of Izumi no Kami Fujiwara Kanesada and clutched his chest tightly, trying to stop the flow of blood.

But how could Goto Ichiri's single hand possibly cover such a large wound?

A large amount of blood gushed out from the wound, and in just a blink of an eye, it dyed most of Goto Ichiri's clothes red, turning Goto Ichiri into a bloody man...

"This gun I bought from the southern barbarians is really useful. Although I couldn't kill you directly, I am satisfied that I could seriously injure you." After saying this in a joking tone, the Hidden Blade Ronin stuffed the gun that had emptied of bullets back into his arms.

Hidden Blade Ronin raised his left hand and gestured at his chest.

"I advise you not to move."

He said in a mocking tone.

"There's a large gash running from the left shoulder to just below the right ribs. If I move, my internal organs might leak out through the wound, causing unnecessary pain."

Goto Ichiri ignored this "reminder" from the Hidden Blade Ronin.

The Hidden Blade Ronin walked slowly towards Goto Ichiri, holding his demon sword Muramasa, whose blade was still stained with blood and fat and had not been washed clean by the rain.

"Okay, that's enough gossip."

"Please hurry up and get on your way, Goto Ichiri."

"You are worthy of the name 'Ashura' for being able to force me, a man with the power of arrogance, to resort to underhanded tactics for a quick victory."

At this time, there was no longer any sarcasm in Hidden Blade Ronin's tone.

There was only a hint of regret in his tone.

"Not being born in the same era as you... is also a pity."

"Although you are an enemy, I am also a swordsman, and I really want to see how terrifying your strength is when you are at your strongest."

"Hahaha……"

There was a pain in my chest that felt like it was tearing my whole body apart... Well, my body was indeed torn apart.

Should we say it was a blessing in disguise? The Hidden Blade Ronin's sword didn't hit his stomach, but his chest.

If the knife was in the abdomen... the stomach, kidneys, intestines and other organs would probably be cut into pieces and then flow all over the floor through the wound.

When the Hidden Blade Ronin swung his sword, Goto Ichiri raised his sword with all his strength to block it, deflecting the sword's path and avoiding the sword's head, while also dissipating some of the force on the sword.

Immediately afterwards, the hard sternum and ribs blocked the slash for Goto Ichiri.

Thanks to Goto Ichiri's best efforts in defense and the protection of the bones, important organs such as the heart and lungs did not suffer serious damage.

However, although his important organs were not damaged, Goto Ichiri's current condition is definitely not good.

Although his sternum and ribs helped Goto Ichiri block the sword and neutralized some of the force from the demon sword Muramasa, he also suffered a lot of damage.

The left clavicle, sternum, ribs... all the bones in the chest have varying degrees of damage.

The pain from his bones made Goto Ichiri feel almost fainting.

But what troubled Goto Ichiri the most was the horrific amount of blood loss...

The blood kept flowing out of the wound and could not be stopped.

Due to the massive loss of blood, Goto Ichiri's face was as pale as gold paper and his lips were frighteningly pale.

She tried to stand up and continue fighting, but the pain was so severe that even moving her arms was painful.

"Did I...lose..."

Goto Ichiri raised her head with all her might and looked at the Hidden Blade Ronin walking towards her.

"Damn it... Is this all...?"

Goto Ichiri felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, and his eyes slowly became half-closed, and they were in danger of closing completely at any time.

As Goto Ichiri's eyes slowly closed, the light in them gradually dimmed...

But, at this moment...

"Not being born in the same era as you... is a pity. Although you're my enemy, I'm a swordsman myself, and I'd love to see just how terrifying your strength is at your peak."

Goto Ichiri suddenly heard the Hidden Blade Ronin, who was walking towards him at a leisurely pace, say this to her in an emotional tone.

"?!" Goto Ichiri felt as if two sharp needles were piercing his eardrums. His expression froze, and his half-closed eyes slowly opened wide...

“…Ha…hahahahaha.”

Goto Ichiri, who quite unexpectedly placed his sword on the ground and knelt on one knee, suddenly laughed softly.

"Hmm?" Hidden Blade Ronin cast a puzzled look at Goto Ichiri.

No matter what Hidden Blade Ronin thought, Goto Ichiri, who had been stabbed hard in the chest, was now doomed to fail. He really couldn't imagine why Goto Ichiri was laughing now.

The Hidden Blade Ronin, who couldn't help but feel alert, frowned and asked Goto Ichiri:

"……why are you laughing?"

Goto Ichiri slowly stopped laughing.

"Nothing...it's just...thanks to what you said just now, it reminded me - I shouldn't be so fragile as to collapse like this."

After he finished speaking, light energy surged wildly on Goto Ichiri's wound, finally stopping the bleeding.

"Well……!"

Goto Ichiri leaned on his sword, stomped his feet on the ground, and slowly raised his body.

Goto Ichiri's facial features were twisted in pain.

All I could hear was Goto Ichiri's voice, which was broken by pain.

But even so, Goto Ichiri still stubbornly tried to stand up.

"Hey... why torture yourself like this? Do you think you still have the strength to fight?" Looking at Goto Ichiri who ignored his injuries and pain, a look of astonishment appeared on the face of Hidden Blade Ronin.

"That's right...." Goto Ichiri, who was leaning on his sword, raised his head and grinned at the Hidden Blade Ronin.

"Heh... Then I'd like to see what else you can do with your old and seriously injured body." The Hidden Blade Ronin's face darkened.

After saying that, Hidden Blade Ronin quickened his pace as he ran towards Goto Ichiri.

"Weak and seriously injured..." Goto Ichiri softly repeated what the Hidden Blade Ronin had just said.

A faint smile appeared on Goto Ichiri's cheeks as the corners of his mouth turned up.

“Have you ever seen me in my prime?

"

Goto Ichiri, grinning widely, had now straightened up completely.

Although it was covered in blood, it still stood upright on the ground like a mountain.

"My strongest moment—"

"That's when I want to defeat you!"

Goto Ichiri held the thin green in his hand and Izumi-no-kami Fujiwara Kanesada in front of him!

A dignified temperament bursts out!

"bring it on!"

Goto Ichiri stared blankly at everything in front of him.

"Ok?"

The rain is still falling.

The wind is still blowing.

But everything in front of me... no, everything I see with my eyes is completely different.

He can clearly capture the trajectory of every gust of wind and every drop of rain.

Everything within his field of vision is visible to him.

This feeling……

It’s like the world is transparent!

But what shocked Goto Ichiri the most was not the world that suddenly became transparent before his eyes, but the voice that suddenly emerged in his heart.

It was a voice she would never mistake, it was her own.

Too many doubts popped up and filled Goto Ichiri's mind.

She had no time to worry about these doubts...

"Heh, your injuries are too severe, even your mind is not clear?" Hidden Blade Ronin sneered at Goto Ichiri.

As he sneered, he had already stood in a position where his sword could hit Goto Ichiri.

The sharp blade cut through the air and chopped towards Goto Ichiri's head!

Hidden Blade Ronin was very confident in his attack.

He did not hold back in this attack.

With the now seriously injured Goto Ichiri, there was no way he could dodge his sword no matter what.

The Hidden Blade Ronin smiled smugly.

Volume 1: Chapter 236: The Transparent World

He looked at the blade that was getting closer and closer to Goto Ichiri's forehead with pride.

However, just as his blade was about to hit Goto Ichiri's forehead, the smug smile on his face froze in an instant.

He predicted that Goto Ichiri would not be able to dodge his attack no matter what, but he actually moved sideways half a step and easily avoided his attack.

Not only did she dodge it, she also fought back!

Goto Ichiri put the Izumi-no-Kami Fujiwara Kanesada in his left hand back into the sheath, held the thin green sword tightly with both hands, and swung it from bottom to top, slashing at the chin of the hidden sword ronin at an extremely tricky angle.

"Tsk...!" The expression on his face changed drastically and uncontrollably, and Hidden Blade Ronin quickly jumped to the right and back to avoid Goto Ichiri's upward attack.

The Hidden Blade Ronin jumped back, and just as his feet touched the ground, he saw the thin green blade stabbing towards his throat!

"what happened?!"

The Hidden Blade Ronin hurriedly raised the demon sword Muramasa, trying to block the blade coming from Goto Ichiri.

But just as he raised the demon sword Muramasa, the thin green blade suddenly stopped.

Fake action!

Seeing Bo Lu suddenly stop, Yin Dao Ronin quickly realized what Goto Ichiri was going to do.

He subconsciously jumped to the right and back, trying to increase the distance between himself and Goto Ichiri.

But Goto Ichiri seemed to have predicted the direction he would retreat. He changed his stabbing into a slashing move and slashed in the direction of his retreat before the Hidden Blade Ronin!

The Hidden Blade Ronin, who had no time to change his movements... was like a prey that jumped into a trap.

Just as he retreated to his designated retreat point, he saw a thin green blade slashing towards his head!

The light from the sword in Goto Ichiri's hand illuminated his eyes filled with astonishment!

Like sunlight dispelling the gloom!

Goto Ichiri's slash, which seemed to have predicted his movements, was difficult to dodge.

The Hidden Blade Ronin only had time to pull his head back as far as possible, staying as far away from the thin green blade as possible.