The white tip of the sword quickly enlarged in Kazuya's eyes. This was a strike that Haruka had unleashed all the depression in her heart before and now. It pointed directly at people's hearts and minds, giving Kazuya the illusion that he could not avoid it.
But in just a moment, Haruka's sudden explosion also touched the hidden ferocity in Kazuya's heart! His eyes condensed, and a ferocious aura immediately appeared on his face. He refused to retreat or avoid, choosing to attack with Haruka to determine victory or defeat. In some respects, he was actually somewhat similar to Haruka, who has a strong desire to win.
He jumped up and took the sword back into his arms, ready to kill at any time. He believed that this was the secret technique of Sasaki Ittoryu, and it was very suitable for the current moment when he was faced with a direct thrust. He used it without hesitation. The whole action was like a sacrificial kick, except that the method was changed from the feet to the sword.
Anyone who has received some fighting training will instinctively observe the opponent's triangle area, that is, predict the opponent's next move through the opponent's eyes and shoulders. The principle of the sacrificial kick is to somersault and make the opponent loses reference. It became difficult to predict the his attack, achieving the purpose of luring the opponent's eyes to follow his head and look down involuntarily, while his own feet came from above.
Almost all unarmed combat techniques have similar moves. People can use turns and somersaults to confuse their opponent to get a surprise victory. These techniques are high-difficulty, high-risk. Using it well can help people beat the opponent, but using it poorly instead will get beaten violently by the opponent.
The technique used by Kazuya is based on the same principle. Although it looked like a clown, it was really practical. It shook Haruka's full blow. Her target, which is Kazuya's throat, was rapidly moving and disappeared.
She involuntarily shifted the tip of the sword downward and continued to track the original target. By the time she reacted and wanted to correct the target, he had already completed turning over in the air and the sword showed no warning to hit her head. Kazuya's powerful slashing action was completed the moment she turned her back. From Haruka's perspective, his sword seemed to suddenly cut through the space and appeared in front of her eyes.
After a muffled sound, Kazuya somersaulted to the ground, while Haruka staggered out for four or five steps. Then she slowly knelt down, holding her hands on the ground and gasping for air. Naotaka, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, stood up shivering and spilled the wine in the flask. With a complicated look on his face, he murmured softly: "Fushe..."
He was not talking about the secret skill of the sword master Ito Ittosai, the "Fushe Sword", which had long been lost due to the war. What he was talking about is his own "Fushe Sword". Tadaki Shiraishi, the founder of Sasaki Ittoryu was said that being inherited most of that master's swordsmanship, but he did not have the Fushe sword, which is known as the most powerful secret skill. As a descendant, Naotaka had a passion for it and wanted to recreate the this technique just like his predecessors who had completed the "Muso Sword", so HE thought hard and created his own version of the "Fushe sword".
But even though it was created, he felt that it was too fancy and not very practical, thus he didn't have the courage to include it in the Sasaki Ittoryu. However, he finally wrote it on the "Secrets of the Sasaki Ittoryu" and fell into the hands of Kazuya. Kazuya really used it at the right time in actual combat, and won directly in the end. It's no wonder that he didn't feel complicated.
From beginning to end, Kazuya used Sasaki Ittoryu techniques except for the common basic moves in ancient swordsmanship. They didn't even go beyond the scope of that book. Each move seemed to have been refined thousands of times. Naotaka felt that if he was sixteen years old, he could just help Kazuya bring his shoes in terms of the flexibility of his techniques,.
Even if someone pointed a gun at his head and said that Kazuya is not a genius, Naotaka might not believe it. Otherwise, how could he explain what he saw with his own eyes? There is no other explanation other than being favored by the gods!
Haruka and Kazuya fought fiercely for the whole game, but it didn't take five seconds for the two sides to decide the winner. The onlookers were surprised and were in a daze. Toutaro was also stunned by his eldest sister and Kazuya just now. The atmosphere of their desperate fight was so frightening that his cries were choked back.
Kazuya was the first to come to his senses. He stood up and looked back at Haruka who was kneeling there, with the same complicated mood.
It was different from last time. Last time, he beat Haruka and stepped on her head. At that time, he just felt very comfortable. But this time he sincerely felt sorry for Haruka. She tried her best, exerted all her potential, used all her courage and persistence and put every drop of sweat in the past to use.
It was a glorious defeat. Even though she was defeated, she was still proud.
He walked over, stretched out his hand to Haruka sincerely: "Thank you for your fighting, Sakura."
Haruka wasn't crying there. She was just exhausted. She looked up at his eyes behind his mask, lowered her head and pondered, slowly, and then stood the sword right next to Kazuya. She watched him for a long time.
Behind the sword was Kazuya, but her hands weren't shaking, and there is no fear in her heart. Although there was still a big gap between them, she finally regained the courage to show her sword.
She let out a soft breath, slowly put down the sword and shook his hand. "Thank you for your advice, Matsuoka." After a pause, she added, "This is not a competition, it's just a sparring session. I don't count as a loser... I will challenge you again when I'm ready!"
Kazuya took it much more seriously than the words bullshit lifelong enemy last time. He nodded: "I look forward to the day when you are ready."
He won't give in to her just because Haruka wants to win. He still wanted to win. In this world, the winner is always king, and only victory cannot be given away! But if Haruka challenged him with this gesture next time, he would be happy to accompany her.
Haruka didn't think she lost this time. On the contrary, she thought she had won by killing the "Kazuya" in her heart who stepped on her back and chopped her head, so even though she still got her head hit this time, she didn't feel particularly aggrieved this time.
Time is still long, one day she will be able to defeat this guy!
Everyone around them reacted. Haruna looked confused and asked her father if the trick that Kazuya did just somersaulting and chopping off Haruka's head was Sasaki Ittoryu secret skill. If so, why was it not passed on to her? Damn it, there is such a thing as passing on male rather than female. Is there any reason why her father taught Kazuya but not her?
Akiho looked at them with a look of relief as they stood peacefully together on the field. They didn't turn the sparring into one person holding down the other and beating the other violently. She casually wiped her younger brother's face with a towel, regardless of whether he was crying. It made her grin but he had the tendency to burst into tears.
Naotaka was harassed by Haruna, but his mouth was casual um, um, ah. He continued to drink. Haruna watched his yellow face and said directly: "Dad, are you already drunk?? Answer me quickly!"
Naotaka raised his hand angrily and rubbed Haruna's head. He didn't care about this stupid daughter who was too outspoken and heartless, but said to Kazuya: "Matsuoka. I finally know someone with talent. It's amazing!"
He had never seen anything like this achieved in such a short time with just one book.
Kazuya had already taken off his mask, "Mr. Sakura, that's too much of a praise." He just cheated and he really didn't deserve the praise.
The more Naotaka looked at Kazuya, the more he liked him. Firstly, he appreciated his talent; secondly, he felt that although he was young, his temperament and personality were similar to his; thirdly, Kazuya was brushing up on his skills during this period, so his charm value increased rapidly.