He pauses and confronts Kensin.

　Kensin is a confident, naturalistic, relaxed posture with no effort anywhere.


　...... I know, I know, I know.

　This guy, after all, doesn't know defeat (・・・・・・・).


　That's just what it is. You've always been dealing with life. Defeat means death.



Yeah.

　Someone called out.
　It was a middle-aged man next to Cambei.


"Here we go!

　While I was taking a look around, Kensin was already closing in on us.

　Is it still the "Silver General Battoujutsu"? It's a quick move, but it's a low firepower attack. Is the Kabuto Battuta style basically a petite battle method?


Yo.

　I ducked lightly and looked at him.


'Sweet.'

　Kensin also cut back the second sword with the Silver General Battoujutsu.

　It seems to be a petticoat battle method that emphasizes speed.

　It's an ant, but ...... you have the wrong opponent.


"I don't know who's sweeter.

　I used the "Incense Car Battoujutsu" that I had prepared, and while evading, I tried to strike a blow as we passed each other, and then I used my skill--



　--The next moment, Kensin's sword disappeared.


''Eh.''

　No, it seemed to disappear.


'Whoa!'


　A thrust.

　He poked me with a silver general!


　Immediately canceling the skill, I graze my shoulder and just barely duck, I take three steps back and take a pause.



'............'


　A second later, my heart began to thump loudly.


　...... Hey, seriously?

　Serious (seriously), sane (seriously), or crazy (seriously) ......!



I'm glad we didn't just duck.

　Kensin says with a thin smile as he delivers the sword and sets it up again.

　I know, ...... laughs, right?


　Me too.


'Sorry, I licked it a bit too much,'

　As expected, they have killed each other with swords.
　It's an unknown technique to make the second sword look like an obliteration.

　I would steal it if I could. Can you show me one more time: .......

"I will not use it again.

　Oh, my gosh, they've found out.
　That's okay, I'll find my own way.


"Unable to take care of myself?　Come on.

　Kensin, he asked me out.
　You beat me to it once, and you're getting pretty good at it.


　Well, it's fun. It's fun, but it's ...... different... There is a definite difference between the two.

　What's different is that we don't love each other.


　I'm enjoying the [Battoujutsu], while Kensin is enjoying the "thrill" of it.

　This difference seems small, but it's huge.


You can't win that way," he said, and I had to teach him.

　I've seen it happen many times before. The guy who wants the record, the prize money, or the title, and he is greedy on the playing field, he has lost every time.

　What works for your people won't work in the world, that's the idea.

　One day, you will surely lose yourself. Unfortunately for Kensin, that time just hasn't come yet.


'You'll love that one moment of cringe, that's all you'll ever love.
"My Lord.
"You admit it.
A man has come to love only those who threaten his life.
You're just not cut out to be a top dog, is that it?
...... could be.


　This guy's already lost his mind.

　Thrill addiction. The higher he is, the more likely he is to fall into it.

　And don't get me wrong, it's not that he wants to die in any way. The trouble with thrill addiction is that it looks like you're risking your life, when in fact you're not risking it at all.

　This guy is driven by greed. He is bound to the heights by bottomless greed.


　He's got to be beaten.

　As badly as possible.


I'm going to have to apologize to those bastards later.

　Let's have you humiliated.


Let's let you know what it's really like to be out of touch: ......



　--Seven System, Atsushi and Gorojiro.



!

　His first move, the Dragon King Battoujutsu.

　Your opponent has two options. Crush him before he activated it, or keep his distance. Kensin immediately chose the former.

　Kensin's second move was still the Silver General Battoujutsu. The decision to crush it as fast as possible was not a bad one.

　The third move, after the skill cancellation, was 《Gold General Battoujutsu》. Because of the counter skill, Kensin's response will be crucial again, but .......

''I won't let you!''

　The fourth move, the Dragon Horse Battoujutsu. I see...this isn't bad either.

　This is the spirit of the attempt to take a hit without setting off a counter with a ranged attack.

　Then, the fifth move, should I show a move to close the distance with the "Katsura Battoujutsu"?

''Nuh-uh.''

　Sixth move, after canceling the skill, he prepares the Golden General Battoujutsu. That's not acceptable.

　Hmm, it's getting busier and busier, isn't it?


Come on.

　On the seventh move, I activated the Katsurama Battoujutsu. It's a big move + Battou skill, but ...... I dared to deviate my trajectory, cancel the skill in the air, and only move right next to Kensin.


''Sheesh--!


　Sheesh.

　The eighth move is the Silver General Battoujutsu from a skill cancellation, but I can't make it.

　This ninth move is faster. The reason for this is because I started preparing the same "Silver General Battoujutsu" first.

''Guh!''

　At the same time, he pulls out his sword. Naturally, I'm the one who wins the race, as I have more time to accumulate.

　Kensin's sword was flicked to the side, leaving his body empty.


　In other words, the tenth move is a pass. Hence, the eleventh move is the deciding factor.


"Ihihihi!

　Oops, I got a disgusting smile on my face.

　I spun around as soon as I delivered the sword and entered my bosom, thrusting the tip of the scabbard into Kensin's pigeontail, just as I did with Akaneko.



''-sssssss!


　An inarticulate voice rose.

　Maybe it's because I made it a little stronger than Akaneko, but Kensin got down on both knees on the dojo's tatami floor and spat out his morning meal all over the place. Wow, that's tight.


　...... Yes, let's do the same thing.


Ooge!

　I walked up to Kensin and kicked him in the cheek as hard as I could.


'Bishamon's face is a disgrace, it makes me wormy to think that I had to leave my crown to someone like you.


　I'll tell you something similar.

　Kensin coughs with a guffaw and still doesn't get up.

　I move to the front of it again and open my mouth.


'Don't stay hollow. Show some resolve, Ora.


　I crouch down, pull out Kensin's armpit and place it in front of him.


'............'

　Kensin stared at my face, stunned, and then slowly shifted his gaze to the flank and gripped it fearfully.


　A silence flows.


　The hand gripping the armpit trembled and its eyes wobbled.

　It's not good, oh no.



'...... I'm here.'

　A minute later, Kensin quietly got down on his knees.

　He put down his sides, rubbed his head against the tatami mat and begged for his life.


　It would be humiliating. The strongest man who had never known defeat until now, and now this is how it looks in front of an audience.


'The only reason you were able to enjoy the exchange of lives is because you didn't know defeat.

I understand, sir.

'Don't push yourself and your opponent unnecessarily into a corner with the conceit that you're probably weaker than them anyway. That's what will happen. Besides, what do you expect from a man who can't even show his own determination?　Don't put your bravado on the wrong side of the line, puke.

...... I know all about it.


　Kensin gets down on his knees even deeper, sobbing.

　He won't be able to recover for a while.


　Well, that's about it.

　I turned around and looked for Akaneko in the crowd and called out to her.

"Hey, Akaneko, if it's all right--


'Second!　Behind you!


　--He asked me to come to his house. The moment I was about to ask her to do so.

　Akaneko screams with a frantic expression on her face.


　Oh, it's the first time he's called my name.

　Oh, no, that's okay. Behind ......?


Ugh!


　Slip, and.

　I felt something hot (...) on my back (...), something hot (・・・・).



'...... Huh, ha, ha, ha, ha!　You're the one who's mistaken, you fool!


　Oh, I see, this is a side note, stabbed: .......


'The ever-present battlefield!　Be careful!　Outrageous... that's what you get for throwing dried bonito flakes at a cat!　To win in the end is to be right!

　Ouch.

'You want me to tell you what it means to be limbless?　Tell me you're a fool!　You have hands and feet in the air!　Defeated once, but not yet defeated!　The essence of victory is not to give up until the end!　A man wins this match by a landslide!


　Well, ouch ...... ouch, but come on .......


"Stay, stranger!　Don't let me see your face again!


　Kensin prepared the 《Ginshou Battoujutsu》 and activated it immediately.

　A large swinging, kesa-slash.


　I spun around to face Kensin - and held up my right hand.



"?


　Normally, this is a single sword that would slice through my hand and cut both of my hands.

　However, Kensin's 《Ginshou Battoujutsu》 stopped exactly at my right hand.


　I'm sure you'll be able to find it.

　...... I knew it was painful. It's a lot of pain, though.


It's only painful (...).


　Our website is not going down at all.

What do you mean by that? ......

　Kensin is aghast.

　That's right. If you are prevented from pulling out a sword with one arm, ...... that's not even a match (...) anymore.


I was doing it by making it ...... a match. Do you understand?　You used to boast that you had hands and feet, though. I didn't have any. I didn't have any of it. From the very first move, I've been telling you what to do. Yeah, I had to give it back, didn't you? Didn't you know that?


　Use your godd*mn brains, think it's funny. When you take so much damage with a single strike from a sheath that doesn't even use any skills, you realize that there's a huge status difference.


　This is why they were so polite in turning it into a technical match.


　I wanted us to enjoy each other's company.


　That's my love.



　Kensin, you trampled on it.


　You spat on [Battoujutsu]: ......!



"Transformation.

!


　Lightning Transformation.
　An expression of anger.

　I won't use [Battoujutsu] on you anymore.

　If you want to kill each other that badly, I'll give it to you.

　But hey, what you've been doing is not killing each other.

　It's ...... bullying the weak.

　You don't want your life to be in danger, do you? Because they have never lost. Of course you think you're going to win again. And you've actually fought and won.

　What does it mean to push yourself? It means to push yourself and your opponent into a corner. You cut off your own retreat and your opponent's as well. You are a coward. Like a fish trapped in a tide pool, you've chased down and killed opponents weaker than you with a smile.


　Now it's your turn.


"You ugly bastard!　You're a sorcerer!

　Kensin is gulping, straining to pull the sword out of my hand.

　But I can't pull it out.

　It's not what you want, is it?　That's never happened before, right?

　You poor thing, you've just never met anyone stronger than you, and you've been doing what you wanted all this time.

　That's why I've suffered so much.
　If you hate it, hate yourself for living like that.


'Nah, nah ...... ah ......'

　Crack.
　I snapped Kensin's sword.

　The sword is still stuck in my back.
　I pull it out too and snap it off.

"You are unarmed.

　Kensin laughed and got down on his knees on the spot.


'I'm here!　It's a complete defeat!　I beg your pardon!
I don't think he's very good at it.
'I'll be very sorry, sir!　Please forgive me!　Forgive me!
Don't worry, I'm not gonna kill you.
'Oh, how generous ......!
I'm going to put you through a lot more than that.
............ Yeah.


　Goodbye Kensin.
　We'll never see each other again.