Their blades began to clash, and sparks flew from each powerful and strong blow of their swords.
Yarimato was fighting a real opponent for the first time, so he was afraid of making a mistake.
He was very focused on his every move and watched his opponent’s every move.
Kaitaken fought with all his might, but his face was smiling, and his eyes showed excitement and interest in the battle.
He fought only to satisfy his desire, and this frightened Yarimato.
Yarimato was serious and calm, but fear could be seen in his eyes, and knowing this, Kaitaken decided to take advantage of his weakness and fight with all his might.
Kaitaken easily blocked and parried Yarimato’s attacks, while Yarimato himself could barely hold his sword in his hands after each block or strike with his sword.
Despite being very tired from a whole day of training, Yarimato still managed to stay on his feet and continue fighting his opponent.
Even though Kaitaken was just playing with him, he still didn’t let him relax and struck with all his might.
A couple of minutes into the battle, Yarimato lost his vigilance and stumbled, receiving a wound from Kaitaken’s sword on his right arm.
Stepping back, the exhausted Yarimato grabbed the wound on his right hand with his left hand and, holding his sword in front of him, created some distance so that his opponent couldn’t attack.
Kaitaken: I see fear in your eyes, but don’t worry, I won’t kill you with one blow.
First, I’ll chop .
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Before Yarimato could finish, he interrupted him and said, “I see you’re confident you can defeat me, but don’t rejoice too soon, for we have only just begun.”
Grabbing the hilt with his bloodied left hand, Yarimato exhaled and gathered his strength, preparing for the second round.
Both swordsmen stood in a fighting stance and, facing each other, looked into each other’s eyes as if searching for something important.
Blood flowed down his arm and reached the hilt of the sword Yarimato was holding.
Seeing this, Kaitaken attacked Yarimato, as he was sure that his grip would weaken because Yarimato’s sword did not have a leather braid around the hilt, and therefore his hands would simply slip off the smooth wood and he would lose his sword.
Yarimato also understood this and, grabbing the sword with all his strength, took the blow.
Kaitaken’s blade flew at Yarimato with full speed and power, but Yarimato deflected the blow to the side and, swinging his sword, struck his opponent’s right arm.
Then, holding his sword from below, Yarimato delivered another diagonal blow directly to the right side of his opponent’s torso.
Finally, holding his sword to the left of his opponent, Yarimato delivered another horizontal blow, striking the left side of his opponent’s chest.
Yarimato manages to deliver three lightning-fast attacks in one assault, but despite this, Kaitaken raises his sword directly above Yarimato and strikes with all his might.
However, Yarimato, standing almost close to his opponent, dodges to the left and, holding his sword on the left side, swings it from bottom to top.
But this time, Kaitaken manages to react and, leaning back, the tip of his sword touches him only slightly, and even so, starting from the right side of his thigh and continuing up to Yarimato’s face, he delivers a very long and thin blow that even hits his opponent’s right eye. Enjoying the story? Read on at novelping.com.
Taking a step back, Kaitaken grabs his right eye with his right hand and yells, and Yarimato sees red blood flowing from his right cheek as he covers it with his palm.
Kaitaken: Damn it!
My eye!
I can’t see!
I can’t see!
Kaitaken screamed in pain.
Standing there covered in blood from his deep wounds and wearing a torn kimono, Kaitaken couldn’t contain his anger.
Kaitaken: That’s it, kid, this time I’m not just going to cut you to pieces!
I’m going to tear you to shreds and feed you to the animals, you damn kid!
Kaitaken was furious, and as Yarimato continued to stand still and bleed, he decided not to wait for him to get back into position, so he grabbed his sword tightly and attacked his opponent.
Yarimato swung and struck his opponent directly in the head, but right in front of his face, he grabbed his sword and managed to block Yarimato’s blow.
Removing his hand from his face, Yarimato saw a huge wound across the entire right side of his face and his right eye, cut in two, from which bright red blood was flowing.
Standing so close to Yarimato, he felt uneasy at the sight and lost his composure.
His opponent took advantage of the moment and struck him in the stomach with his knee.
Yarimato bent over, took a step back, and raised his head to see Kaitaken attacking him like the devil himself.
Kaitaken’s blows became more aggressive and stronger, but his speed and accuracy weakened.
Due to his rage and anger, Kaitaken stopped thinking rationally and began to fight like a wild animal, simply attacking with all his might.
Yarimato couldn’t keep up with his strikes and therefore had to block and deflect all of his blows, but because of their power, Yarimato could barely hold his sword in his hands.
In addition, his sword was already cracked all over and would break at any moment.
Knowing this, Yarimato did not simply parry his opponent’s blows.
As Kaitaken’s attacks slowed down, Yarimato began to dodge them, and moving lightning fast, Kaitaken began to lose his way as he couldn’t hit Yarimato.
Suddenly, Kaitaken became confused, and Yarimato noticed this and struck diagonally across his opponent’s torso from left to right.
Kaitaken gritted his teeth in anger and wanted to strike back, but after the blow to the torso, Yarimato had already gotten behind him.
Realizing this, Kaitaken tried to attack Yarimato, but he was faster, and Yarimato inflicted a deep wound diagonally across Kaitaken’s entire back.
Kaitaken, barely standing on his feet, turns to Yarimato and, grabbing his kimono with his left hand, tears it off, tearing it to pieces and exposing his wounded torso. Enjoying the story? Read on at NovelPing.
His wounds were deep and long, and his whole body was covered in his own blood.
Kaitaken: I have never fought such a strong opponent in my life, but I would never have believed that this strong opponent would turn out to be such a weakling as you.
Even so, I am not going to die at your hands.
Let my body be seriously wounded, but I will kill you right here and now!
Yarimato: Then I will defeat you before you kill me.
Grasping their swords with both hands, they attacked each other again, and this time they were ready to end the battle.
Yarimato and Kaitaken realize that their swords are barely holding on and are about to break, so they decide to deliver a stabbing blow.
Running forward, they thrust their blades forward, but Kaitaken puts his left-hand right in front of Yarimato, and before Yarimato can react, he pierces Kaitaken’s left forearm.
Blocking the blow, Kaitaken delivers a thrusting blow straight to Yarimato’s stomach.
But Yarimato manages to block it with the hilt of his sword.
Kaitaken’s sword blade pierces Yarimato’s sword hilt, and gathering all his strength, he begins to press down on the sword, but Yarimato sharply raises his sword upward and pulls the blade out of Kaitaken’s hand, and Kaitaken pulls the tip of the sword out of the hilt.
They both grab the sword hilts with both hands and, holding them directly above each other, put all their remaining strength into a lightning-fast strike at each other.
The blades of the swords fly at full speed straight at each other and, upon contact, one of the swords cannot withstand the force and breaks right during the blow.
Both lowering their hands, Yarimato and Kaitaken stand facing each other and continue to look into each other’s eyes, not even guessing who has won.
Suddenly, lowering his eyes, Yarimato sees his broken blade, and then blood begins to pour from his torso like a fountain.
Yarimato lets go of the broken sword and falls to his knees, stunned by his defeat.
During the blow, Yarimato’s sword broke, leaving him open to attack, and Kaitaken’s sword struck Yarimato from his left shoulder to his right thigh.
The wound was very large and deep, as they were standing almost close together, but even so, Kaitaken’s blade could not inflict a fatal wound because it was completely blunt, and so, although the wound was huge and deep, it did not touch any vital organs, but only cut through Yarimato’s flesh.
The broken part of the sword stuck straight into the ground next to Yarimato, and at the same time, when Kaitaken saw Yarimato fall to his knees and drop his broken sword, his smile returned, and grabbing Yarimato’s hair with his left hand and putting his blade to his neck, Kaitaken beamed with the joy of victory.
Kaitaken: Poor, poor boy, and now you’re on your knees before me.
What’s wrong with you?
Where’s your serious look?
Why are you so downcast?
I’ll tell you why, because I’m going to do something to you that will make you beg for death!
Yarimato was completely devastated and disappointed that he had lost.
He couldn’t hear or see anything around him, as if he had fallen into a dark pit and no longer cared what would happen to him.
Suddenly, he raised his head and looked up into the distance, where he saw a white light in which Takahashi-sensei was standing.