Chapter 202 201. Madame Butterfly
Nogami Inosuke's training was indeed hard, and his body had the instinct to perform moves.
The Lan En in front of him seemed to have been broken due to [Climbing the Carp], and the door was wide open.
Although he himself is still a little confused, his body's instinct has been expressed through the sword blade.
[Wei Mingren·Dengli] is a swordsmanship that gradually breaks down the enemy's posture while blocking, and what follows is——
[Wei Mingren·Xia Li]!
Lan En's armor prevented Inosuke from defeating him with one blow, and his body instinctively chose to further disintegrate the enemy's posture.
[Under the Carp] is a posture that after smoothly rebounding the blade, it continues to disintegrate the opponent with fierce attacks one after another.
Wei Mingmei compared this kind of swordsmanship to a carp rushing down a waterfall.
But after Inosuke instinctively used this move, he suddenly realized that something was wrong.
"Is the speed of his posture disintegrating too fast?"
The young warrior's eyes widened in shock, intersecting with Lan En's eyes that were filled with joy.
Although it was the first time he saw this kind of swordsmanship, his instinct as a son of the Emperor allowed him to quickly begin to absorb the nutrients of this knowledge.
Now, although he still doesn’t understand how this kind of swordsmanship is achieved, but in terms of the cracking method...
He almost has a clue!
The tall body seemed to naturally lean back as the blade was deflected.
But it was this seemingly natural leaning back that allowed Inosuke's sword blade to swipe past his hair.
With his sword swung in the air, the young samurai must collect his energy to maintain his condition.
Lan En took advantage of this gap and twisted the boots on the external siding plate hard, leaving a deep depression on the green soil.
A spiral force is transmitted upward from the toes, integrating the power of each joint along the way, making Lan En's body like a big recurved bow!
Stretching is energy storage! The spiral is the accumulation of power! Until this power is released from the tip of the sword!
“Dang!!!”
Inosuke struggled to defend himself, and finally found time to block the blow.
The huge force made the samurai's facial expression very distorted. In his defensive posture, he was even cut off his feet from the ground and pushed backwards!
Until Inosuke inserted the tip of the sword into the dirt, he still left a ferocious sword mark on the ground, which stayed five meters away!
But when the samurai calmed down and looked up at his opponent, he only saw a standard head-on slash!
"His posture has recovered?!"
Inosuke was dumbfounded at this time, and he was even more shocked than being chopped away by Lan En!
A swordsman who saw [Dengli] for the first time, broke the move within two minutes of the fight? !
And at the corner of Lan En’s mouth, the smile was getting brighter.
His hack idea worked.
In the tight combat gap, use a huge move at once.
You don’t need to break my posture. I can’t maintain it when I use big moves!
But after this big blow, he returned to the normal state. This process was basically completely under his control.
The laggy feeling given by [Climbing the Carp] has almost disappeared with just one ‘break and then stand’.
The surprise in his heart made Inosuke feel inferior. He reluctantly raised the long sword in his hand. He forgot to use any sword skills at all and simply resisted.
Sword fighting, from another perspective, is a fight for opportunities.
Excellent swordsmen, the more disadvantaged they are, the more they have to think.
Those who have a confused brain like Inosuke only focus on supporting the immediate situation and do not think about the follow-up coping methods. They just lead themselves into the pit of failure.
But luck seems to be favoring this young warrior.
After Lan En was struck by the furious attack just now, the samurai sword in his hand was already cut open.
And when Inosuke was slashing at him, his steps seemed to be a little too much.
The point where Inosuke's blade intersected with the one he was trying to resist was the gap in his sword.
The crisp sound of the blade breaking sounded.
Inosuke, whose head was already confused due to the huge pressure, watched in confusion as a sharp blade flew into the sky, then fell sideways and was inserted into the soil.
The scene fell silent for a moment.
"Oh? It seems that I lost. I really can't defeat you with the same weapons, Mr. Nogami Inosuke."
Lan En's calm and sincere words made Lan En feel better. Fierceness turned to gentleness. "Hmm?!"
The young samurai even the Tsukiyo head on his head was slightly scattered, and he suddenly came back to his senses.
He saw that the katana in Lan En's hand was shortened by a length, and his still intact blade was pressed against the front of his charging chest.
"You won, Lord Inosuke."
Lan En repeated with a smile, then got out of the fighting posture and straightened up.
"You accurately grasped the gap on my blade, and your observation skills are admirable."
"This is you!"
Inosuke opened his mouth, but nothing came out for a long time.
Whether he instinctively pointed the sword blade at the gap just now, he didn't know. But he knew very well how confused his mind was just now.
He thought he didn't have the ability to seize the chance of victory under such chaotic thoughts.
But since the other party has given me a chance, for the sake of my reputation as a warrior, it is better not to get too involved.
After a slight hesitation, Nogami Inosuke pursed his lips and announced loudly.
"Lan En has survived forty moves! He is the most skilled among the ronin!"
When talking about Lan En's "surviving" several moves, Inosuke's words were slightly difficult, and he still felt ashamed. of.
On the other hand, the demon hunter himself seemed very calm.
It is a practical rule not to offend anyone when you first come to your place.
Although I don’t know if Inosuke Nogami is the kind of person who can’t afford to lose, he doesn’t want to take this risk.
Moreover, he himself had gained new swordsmanship knowledge from the previous confrontation, so the verbal victory or defeat was not something worth caring about.
Nogami Gensai took over the conversation after Inosuke announced the results.
"Everyone, please go back to the castle town to make repairs first. Supplies that meet the specifications and the first batch of rewards for this month will be distributed tomorrow. A live chicken will be sent over tonight as a celebration for everyone who passed the assessment today. , please don’t be polite.”
The rondos who passed the examination left in a lively manner, preparing to return to the long house.
It wasn't until Lan En's figure completely disappeared at the corner of the manor wall that Nogami Gensai, who had been looking at his back, spoke to Inosuke without looking back.
"Can you recall the state of that person just now after he struck with great force, Inosuke?"
"I'm extremely sorry, sir, I, I can't do it."
Nogami Gensai Ignoring Inosuke's obviously ashamed reply, he kept talking to himself.
"The guy took a breath on the surface, but the hand holding the sword was not unstable at all due to the short burst. For someone like me who has held a sword all his life, this is the only thing that has any difference. Confidence. Do you know what this means? "
". My subordinates know. "
The corners of Inosuke's mouth twitched slightly.
A steady hand means that the opponent did not use some explosive technique. It is the normal state!
And if that kind of power is actually Lan En's normal state, it means that from the very beginning of the knife-fighting stage, he can use his power to defeat himself!
"It seems that you now understand what kind of character you have recruited, Inosuke."
From the eaves of the house in the courtyard, an old female voice suddenly appeared.
Interjected into the conversation between the two.
Nogami Gensai and Inosuke, as well as the several samurai behind them, did not appear surprised. Instead, they bowed slightly in the direction of the voice as a matter of course.
"Lord Butterfly!" *N
On the eaves, there was a skinny old woman with white hair, hanging out with her legs crossed.
Smart clothing, a short cloak draped over the shoulders. In his hand, he was playing with a thin and long kunai that shone with cold light like a toy.
But unlike her relaxed movements, her face seemed to have lost all emotion. It was numb from beginning to end, making it impossible to see through her thoughts.
"Stop talking."
She waved to the people under the eaves as a return gift. Those sharp eyes were fixed on Inosuke.
“Now, let’s talk about his details.”
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(End of this chapter)