"Heaven's Breath Live Man Sword


　We both shout out the name of the secret of profanity.
　We both shout the name of our original school, the beginning of our grudge.

　Many people have been hurt over this secret ceremony, but this ceremony can heal and save everyone. It is a technique to wipe out the past.

　I believe that.

　Meanwhile, Hifune seems to believe that this secret technique is the art of murder, the ultimate killer technique. In fact, I couldn't help but see such potential in the battoujutsu that is delivered at impossible speeds. But that's why she's no match for me. She's no match for me, who is aware of the essence of the art.

　I draw my sword in a fluid motion and release it, but in the process I turn it upside down.
　Instead of the blade, I point the back of my sword at my opponent.

　Of course, the back of the blade won't cut the opponent, but the speed is increased by rotating the blade during the battoujutsu. You can reach the sword before your opponent. This means you can perform the Battoujutsu faster than Hifune.

　Guon!

　The roar from the sword, my Higo-Dotanuki's peak reaches Hifune's side at the same time as it reaches the audience's ears. I heard the sound of Hifune's ribs cracking.

　Hearing that sound, Hifune collapses. Why did she do it?　fainted while making an expression of "I don't know what to do!


　The crowd's shouting echoes. Will-calls echoed as victory was secured, but I wasn't in the mood to bask in the afterglow of victory. Rushing to the supposedly seriously injured Hifune, you cast a recovery spell.

　Fortunately, the bone was only broken, but I still kept casting my recovery spell. After a while, Hifune woke up, but she didn't lash out or swear. She just said, "Why ......? And asked why.

　Why would I mean why I lost. I will tell you the cause of her defeat.

You didn't understand the essence of the Heavenly Breath Life Force Sword. This technique is only perfected when you let go of your killing intent.

That's the one.

Yes. By adding rotation to the sword, you increase its speed many times over.

But that was supposed to be the ultimate secret of Kamiizumi's style. Why sacrifice lethal force?

That's because it's the most powerful secret technique of the Kamiizumi style. The Ronin school is not a killing technique. The Kamiizumi style should be the same. The sword isn't just for killing people.

"...... I remember reading in the Book of Tigers that the art of ikito is the secret of the Kamiizumi style.

That's true. Actually, however, the Book of the Dragon and Tiger, the Book of the Tiger, which explains the importance of the mind, is more indicative of the essence of the Kamiizumi style.

"...... essence

A sword is for making people live. The sword is for making people live. I'm sure Kamiizumi wanted to tell you that. And he entrusted the most important lesson of the Kamiizumi school to his first disciple, Toushiro-san.
"............
Mr. Toshiro was more talented than my father with his sword. But he saw that you lacked the strength of heart. That's why he wanted to give you the Book of Heart and tell you that the sword is the heart.

It would be ....... My master's quest for strength led him to fall into the Shura realm. He killed his brothers and slain his friends and tried to monopolize the secret book.

The truth is, I was a weak-minded person.

I know that ...... . . so I followed him.

　She shed tears for the first time and revealed her true feelings.

...... I really wanted to be with you guys. I wanted to be with the two of them as they bickered and argued with the drunkard Ronin. But I also knew my master's heart was weak. I wished I wasn't there for him. That's why I was at that time ......

　The day Ronin told him he was going to train at Sumeru, and the day Toshiro decided to become a swordsmanship instructor, Hifune was torn between the two. Which one to follow. She chose Tohsilou after agonizing over this for the first time in her life.

　Can he say that he has no regrets about that path?

　If you had chosen Ronin as your teacher, you would have been able to be a part of the family with this boy. You could have lived, learned and grown up with this boy.

　Then Hifune's life would have been very different. He would have become a stronger swordsman. She would have smiled more honestly.

　Thinking of this, tears kept flowing from Hifune's eyes.

...... Mom, I'm...

　Hifune cried. She cried without fear of being seen, body or soul.
　She looked like a child's girl, but no one laughed at her.

　--Except for one malevolent man.