Curse Back: From Demonic Hollow to Heroic Spirit Summoning.

Chapter 229 Kusakabe Atsuya VS Sasaki Kojiro

"New Yin Style: Simple Field."

A pale blue halo invisible to the naked eye appeared under the feet of Atsuya Kusakabe.

"The momentum has changed. Is it true that attacking proactively is the right choice?"

After seeing the changes in Kusakabe Atsuya, Sasaki Kojiro smiled.

The legendary swordsman of the island nation was not worried about his opponent becoming more difficult. Instead, he was looking forward to the upcoming battle.

"Let me pay my respects to this sword school that has been passed down for thousands of years."

After saying that, Kojiro Sasaki stepped into the attack range of Atsuya Kusakabe with a fishing pole in hand.

"I won't let you down, Shinkage-ryu: Drawing the sword!"

This is a battle that concerns the reputation of the school, and Kusakabe Atsushi will not allow anyone to overwhelm him in momentum.

The automatic interception of the simple area is activated.

Atsuya Kusakabe swung his sword at Kojiro Sasaki at an extremely fast speed.

Ding.

Facing Atsuya Kusakabe's Iai Slash from lower left to upper right, Kojiro Sasaki swung the pole with the tip of the sword pointing to the ground upwards, deflecting Atsuya Kusakabe's sword upwards.

Atsuya Kusakabe's left hand loosened the scabbard and grasped the handle upwards.

Then he took a step forward and slashed the sword that was bounced upward from top to bottom.

Kojiro Sasaki flipped his wrist and cut down the pole above with one hand.

Ding!

The two knives collided.

After a brief stalemate, both sides exerted force at the same time, and finally took a step back.

The first round of confrontation between the two sides has temporarily ended.

'It's very fast and very powerful.'

Kusakabe Atsuya came to a conclusion in his mind.

"If we fight head-on, I will be the loser."

"New Yinliu·Iai·Yuzuki."

Iai·Yuzuki is an advanced move of Iai·Dato.

A faster attack came towards Sasaki Kojiro.

Sasaki Kojiro also responded with faster moves.

Ding ding ding.

The knives in the hands of both sides kept colliding, and the crisp sounds echoed throughout the dojo.

"So fast."

"It's completely unclear."

"As expected, Mr. Kusakabe is the strongest of this Shinkage-ryu."

The discussions around gradually became louder.

Many new disciples, including Kasumi Miwa who was still in junior high school, could not see the fight between the two people on the field clearly.

All they can do is guess at how the situation will develop based on the moment that makes people stop from time to time.

However, those who could understand the confrontation between the two people on the field were all silent.

They could see that Kusakabe Atsuya was constantly increasing his speed, and the Shinkage-ryu's sword moves were being performed one by one.

But Sasaki Kojiro blocked all the attacks, and not a single attack hit him.

There is a clear gap in kendo level between the two sides.

"New Yin Style, Dark Moon."

The last day of each lunar month is called the dark day.

The moon on this day is also called the dark moon.

The moon on this day was very small and dim and invisible.

Kusakabe Atsuya found an opportunity from the continuous attacks and used this extremely difficult to detect move.

The sword slashed towards Sasaki Kojiro from the side and back, trying to break through Sasaki Kojiro's defense.

Ding.

"what!"

Kusakabe Atsuya looked at the pole blocking his sword in surprise.

Sasaki Kojiro did not turn around.

Instead, he passed the long knife through his armpit and blocked the hidden attack.

"New Yin Style: Waning Moon."

Since the sneak attack failed, use a stronger attack to break through the opponent's defense.

"The opponent has no time to turn around now, so this attack will hit him!"

“Good choice, but...”

Ding.

Kojiro Sasaki's pole once again blocked Atsuya Kusakabe's attack.

"I had a vague guess just now. Can this guy swing his sword from any angle?"

Kusakabe Atsuya looked at the pole that had blocked his attack again with a serious face, feeling helpless.

stab.

Sasaki Kojiro slashed with his sword, then turned around and faced Kusakabe Atsuya again.

"Nice attack, but it doesn't work on me."

"Really? Do you have eyes behind your back?"

Kusakabe Atsuya once again got ready.

"This is the mind's eye. In your terms, it is a premonition, sixth sense, or other innate ability to predict danger."

In fact, it is much more than that.

In addition to possessing the Mind's Eye, Sasaki Kojiro also has the ability to see through his opponent's weapons and fighting styles after just a few encounters.

Kojiro Sasaki's keen eyesight is rare among servants.

In the previous confrontation, Kojiro Sasaki had already seen through Atsuya Kusakabe's fighting style.

Atsuya Kusakabe's fighting style is different from that of a pure swordsman.

Because the main enemies he faces are cursed spirits, he does not adhere to the spirit of Bushido like some swordsmen.

Instead, the first priority is to destroy the enemy.

Through the previous confrontation, Kojiro Sasaki also judged Atsuya Kusakabe's moves and main changes.

The starting stance is mainly based on Iai.

The moves used in battle imitate the changing phases of the moon.

Setting moon, waning moon, full moon, dark moon...

This is a style that incorporates the changes in the phases of the moon into sword techniques.

"As expected of you, you are the legendary swordsman. I will show you my true abilities as well."

Kusakabe Atsuya once again launched the New Shadow Style Simple Field.

"That's how it should be."

Sasaki Kojiro smiled with satisfaction.

In the more than one year since he was summoned, Kusakabe Atsushi was the first sorcerer with superb swordsmanship that he had encountered.

He is looking forward to this competition.

Picking up the fishing rod, this time Sasaki Kojiro did not put on that leisurely attitude.

Instead, he launched an attack on Kusakabe Atsuya seriously.

However, this time it was Atsuya Kusakabe who took the first step.

The scope of the simple area was also expanded by Atsuya Kusakabe.

The new Yinliu Simple Domain, which originally needed to lure the enemy to attack first before counterattacking, began to automatically attack all objects that entered the domain.

This is the representative of Shinkage-ryu, Atsuya Kusakabe, who improved the Shinkage-ryu's simple field and developed his own simple field.

"interesting!"

Looking at the attacks coming towards him from all directions, Sasaki Kojiro excitedly waved the fishing pole.

puff.

A tiny crack appeared on Sasaki Kojiro's kimono.

Atsuya Kusakabe's attack finally broke through Kojiro Sasaki's defense.

"not enough!"

Kojiro Sasaki swung the pole continuously, blocking countless attacks.

Kojiro Sasaki rushed to Atsuya Kusakabe with the Shinkage-ryu·Simplified Field.

"Inhale, exhale~"

Kusakabe Atsuya took a deep breath, then looked at Sasaki Kojiro with an extremely focused expression.

"A full-strength attack? Then I'll use my full strength as well."

"New Yin Style: Full Moon."

Kusakabe Atsuya swung the sword in his hand with all his strength, and a full moon appeared in the dojo.

"Secret Sword: Swallow Returns."

Although he only swung the sword once, the blades approached Hikabe Atsuya from three directions at the same time.