The audience was expecting the duel to continue on spectacularly.
However, just a few seconds later, Harunaka began panting heavily as her lips were drained of their color, and she felt as if both her arms were no longer hers. The involuntary trembling made her feel somewhat shaken as sweat dripped down her face inside the mask.
The intense speed of her sword strokes had exhausted her to the point that when she shifted her footing, she nearly ended up stumbling over herself and falling to the ground. Despite her combative power having reached a considerably high degree of strength in that split-second, the move had taxed her body more than any of her previous training practices. In other words, this was the first time she had ever experienced the feeling of complete exhaustion of her mental capacity and physical strength. In fact, it was to the degree of over-exertion.
This feeling... was not exactly pleasant.
