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The battle between Hijikata Toshizo, the deputy leader of the Shinsengumi, and Sabunak, the lion king, was brilliant.
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Both fighters had different weapons.
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Toshizo's is the Izumimamori Kanetada.
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It is one of the most famous Japanese swords among the kyomono.
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It is famous for being made by a master swordsmith of the Kamakura period, who was active in the Mino province, but the one owned by Hijikata was not made in the Kamakura period, but by the Aizu clan at the end of the Edo period.
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Naturally, they are less rare than those made in the Kamakura period, but they are not inferior in sharpness.
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In fact, in terms of the number of cases of cutting people, those made at the end of the Edo period may be more common than those made in the Kamakura period.
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At least as a historical fact, a man named Hijikata Toshizo has cut many people with Izumimori Kanesada.
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Izumimamori Kanesada has slain many people who belonged to the "samurai rogues" who roamed around at the end of the Edo period and the "Satcho dogs" who later became known as the "new government forces".
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On the other hand, the great sword owned by the demon king Sabunaku is no match for him.
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This great sword was forged by a swordsmith of the mountain barbarian tribe that lives in the furthest reaches of this other world of Gloryus.
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It is said that the blood of sinners was used to forge the steel, and that it was endowed with powerful magical powers, making it lighter than ordinary swords. It was said to be lighter than a normal greatsword, and yet it was not only as powerful as a normal greatsword, it was even more powerful than a normal greatsword.
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The weapons possessed by both of them are very close to each other, and it would be safe to say that they are of the same rank.
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As for their skills as warriors, they were evenly matched.
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Hijikata Toshizo and Sabnak clashed swords for more than ten rounds.
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Each time their swords crossed, sparks flew out and a loud sound reverberated through the air.
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It was a solemn exchange of blows, like a religious painting.
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The sword fight between the Samurai of another world and the Demon King of this world was mysterious and dreamlike.
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The two were equal in ability, and their skill was unrivaled.
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What an honor it must be to be the one who could appreciate their sword fight.
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I honestly thought so, but that wonderful time did not last forever.
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The two seemed to be equal in ability, but there was a slight difference between them.
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The difference was so slight, so paper-thin, that no one but themselves would notice it, but in a battle between masters, that paper-thin difference gradually became apparent.
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The situation was tilting in Hijikata Toshizo's favor.
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The Demon King Sabnak was gradually being driven back to the wall.
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"Gooooooooo!"
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He let out a cry characteristic of a lion, but it was because Toshizo's sword had sliced through the lion king's arm.
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This was the first damage he had sustained since the start of this single combat.
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It was nothing but humiliation for Shishioh.
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This was the first time since the beginning of this war that he had suffered damage in close combat.
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No, it had been a long time since he had suffered any damage in the past few years.
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If it had been the same Demon King, he could still be comforted, but to be wounded by a hero, even a small oriental man, was nothing but a disgrace.
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The Lion King's humiliation turned to anger and eventually to darkness.
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Sabnak thought that single combat was the honor of a warrior.
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No tactless weapons were to be used in a sword-to-sword contest.
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That was his creed, but he could no longer say such a thing.
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Sabnak would lose the confidence of his men. They would kill him.
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To avoid this, he would have to kill the oriental and the demon king Ashtaroth.
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Having come to this conclusion, Sabnak takes out a crystal ball from his pocket.
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The crystal ball contains magic. The previous one contained the basic magic called "Far-Sightedness," but this one is different.
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Trapped in the crystal ball is a demon.
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A demon of fire called "Efreet" is trapped in the crystal ball.
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If we unleash it, we can reduce such a small army to ashes with a single blow.
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Thinking this, Sabnak throws the crystal ball without hesitation.
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The crystal ball breaks under Toshizo's feet, and as it shatters, it causes the temperature in the area to skyrocket.
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A magic circle made of flames forms under his feet, and a demon with a body of flames materializes.
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The demon grabs the body of Toshizo and tries to burn it with his embrace.
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Toshizo groans, but does not scream.
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He was a man of courage and high self-esteem.
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Even at this point in his life, he did not denounce his opponent's cowardly tactics. He did not ask for my help.
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If this continues, Toshizo will die.
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But I wasn't going to let that happen.
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His life is not worth letting the Cat King kill him here.
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It was the cat that should die, not the ogre.
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I summon the spirit of water to fight against Ifrit.
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Windine.
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The clear-skinned virgin is summoned from my canteen, and she attacks Ifrit.
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Her flowing hair becomes a river that quenches Efreet's flames.
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Though Efreet is a better spirit than Windine, the latter seems to be stronger than Efreet summoned by the crystal ball and Windine summoned by the demon king.
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Efreet returns to the spirit world in no time.
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This saved Toshizo's life, but it was not the end of the story.
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Sabnak had never learned his lesson, and tried to swing his great sword at the weakened Toshizo.
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I use my "Instant Transfer" magic to get in between Sabnak and Toshizo, and put magic power into my right hand to catch his great sword.
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Gashin!
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The sound echoes through the room.
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He probably never dreamed that he could catch it with his bare hands. Cat King Sabnak was astonished.
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"What nonsense! You can catch my great sword with your bare hands!
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"I've been watching your swordsmanship for a while now. Yes, you're a fool, but you behave the same way every time. If it's the same, I can do this if I put magic power into my hands.
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"Oy! You third-rate magician!
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"Third-rate. Well, yes. Well, Cat King, what class will you be when you're about to be extinguished by that third class? Fourth class? Fifth-rate?"
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"You call me a quencher? Idiot. My flesh is harder than steel.
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Steel can melt, steel can cut. You may have summoned the Efreet with your crystal ball, but my magic is more powerful than the Efreet's.
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"Pull it out."
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"I guess I'll just have to experience it for myself."
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Chanting spells.
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"Seed fire of the stars that lie in the depths of the earth! Awake from your ancient slumber!
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Burn the fires of judgment!
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Let the flames of innuendo rage!"
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He unleashes a spell called "Hellfire.
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It is an intermediate level magic called Hellfire, but it can change its power many times over depending on the wielder. If I put my mind to it, its power will be equal to that of the magma of a volcano.
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I could melt steel bodies and even the strongest demon king of the cat family without mercy.
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In fact, the demon king Sabnak screams when he is hit by this magic.
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He lets out a roar.
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"Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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The lion's desperate cry.
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The fireballed Sabnak writhes for a few dozen seconds, but he has no way to put out the fire, and soon he is immobilized.
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Even when he is motionless, the flames of hell burn and consume the lion king without mercy.
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It is half an hour before the fire is extinguished from Sabnak's huge body.
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Half an hour later, he was literally reduced to charcoal, his lion's head and steel body gone.
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In other words, I had defeated the demon king Sabnak.
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Thus I won my first battle against the Demon Lord.
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It was Hijikata Toshizo who verbalized it to me.
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He had fought to the end despite his burns, and was being healed by a werewolf under his command, but when he was done, he came to me with his sword as a walking stick and said
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"It is a terrible king to usurp a single combat, but it is my fault that I was wronged. And I offered him my life. I am saved.
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If he hadn't done such a cowardly thing, Toshizo would have won.
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I don't know about that. I don't think I could beat him with a sword, but he had inexhaustible strength and stamina.
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Humility.
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Speaking of humble, you are too. What's with your monstrous strength? You didn't have to protect it from the start, did you?
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That's not true. It is against the Art of War for the king to fight himself in the first place.
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"But we are a small army. We will continue to rely on your military might.
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"Yes. I'd like to leave my men in charge as soon as possible. I'm more inclined to stay behind the castle and devise insidious schemes.
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"So you're a man of intelligence."
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No, call me a realist.
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After saying this, I held out my arm to Toshizo.
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It was a handshake to congratulate him on his first battle, but there seemed to be no custom of shaking hands in his world.
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Still, Toshizo somehow understood what I meant, and he shook my hand back.
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His rugged hand was very strong.
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From a strong handshake comes a strong friendship.
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I wonder if I can develop a friendship with him in the future.
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I don't know, but I do know one thing.
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The sake I drank with him afterwards was very good.
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I drank good sake with a man whose back I could trust on the battlefield. Eating good snacks with a man whose back you can trust on the battlefield seemed to me to be the most luxurious thing in the world.
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