Volume 2 The Executioner Chapter 85 "What a Disappointment"
Hanbei still maintained his sitting posture, with his forehead pressed firmly against the ground, unable to bear to look at the scene inside the dojo.
Some of the disciples, led by Makino, buried their heads so low that their chins could touch their chests.
Some shed tears secretly.
Some of them had red eyes, staring intently at Mikami and the other man in the center of the dojo, as if they were trying to deeply engrave the scene that was about to appear before their eyes into their minds.
Also unable to bear to watch were...some of Matsudaira Gennai's guards.
The guards of Matsudaira Gennai - especially the younger ones, all turned their heads away, not daring to... and at the same time, they could not bear to watch the scene of their fellow disciples being forced to kill each other.
Some older guards, such as Qiyuan, on the other hand, had expressionless and indifferent faces.
Among all the people present, only Matsudaira Gennai's expression was different from everyone else's.
Matsudaira Gennai was excitedly watching Mikami and Sawamura who were about to start killing each other.
A flush of joy appeared on the originally pale face.
"Mikami-senpai... please kill me..."
"……good."
Mikami responded to Sawamura in a deep voice, then slowly raised the katana in his hand.
Mikami's katana reflected a dazzling light under the candlelight.
The air in the dojo seemed to freeze at this moment.
Except for a small group of people led by Matsudaira Gennai, everyone held their breath involuntarily.
Then--
"Go to hell! You tyrant!"
Mikami let out a loud shout.
While shouting, he turned his body sharply to the left, using his left foot as the axis.
So that his face could just face Matsudaira Gennai.
The next moment after seeing Matsudaira Gennai's location, Mikami threw the knife in his hand.
His target, of course, was Matsudaira Gennai, who was still looking forward to the scene of a fight with excitement .
The centrifugal force generated by the rapid turn with the feet as the axis, coupled with Mikami's existing waist and arm strength, makes the sword thrown by Mikami have powerful power.
Mikami's katana, accompanied by strong wind and powerful force, shot towards Matsudaira Inari's chest.
Judging from the speed at which this knife is flying, if it could hit Gennai Matsudaira's chest, it would definitely be able to penetrate Gennai Matsudaira's chest in one go.
Mikami is more than just a knife thrower.
The moment he threw his sword towards Matsudaira Gennai, Mikami immediately snatched the sword from Sawamura in front of him.
Because the distance between the two was extremely close, so close that Mikami could take away Sawamura's knife with just one hand.
The reason why Mikami was slowly approaching Sawamura just now was, on the one hand, to paralyze Matsudaira Gennai and others, and on the other hand, to make it easier for him to take away Sawamura's knife.
After taking Sawamura's sword away, Mikami immediately turned into an arrow and rushed towards Matsudaira Gennai.
While throwing the knife at Matsudaira Gennai, regardless of whether the thrown knife hits Matsudaira Gennai or not, he must rush forward to finish off Matsudaira Gennai - this is Mikami's plan.
On the surface, Mikami doesn’t need to go forward to finish off the enemy.
Because the knife he threw just now flew quite steadily.
The knife shot steadily towards Matsudaira Gennai's chest.
It flies very steadily and very fast.
The knife was almost stabbing into Matsudaira Gennai's chest, but Matsudaira Gennai still hadn't reacted and was still sitting there stupidly.
However... just because Matsudaira Gennai didn't react doesn't mean that everyone else didn't react.
Just when the knife thrown by Mikami was only about three fingers away from Matsudaira Gennai's chest...
clang!
The sharp sound of swords clashing rang out.
Nanahara, who was kneeling beside Matsudaira Gennai , straightened up, bent his knees, and quickly drew his sword out of its sheath almost the next moment after Mikami threw the sword.
The unsheathed blade accurately deflected Mikami's thrown knife before it could pierce Matsudaira Gennai's chest.
After knocking the sword away, Nanahara stepped to the side and stood between Mikami and Matsudaira Gennai who were running towards him with swords in their hands.
The situation is now very clear.
If Mikami wants to kill Matsudaira Gennai, he must first kill Nanahara who is standing in his way.
“Drink aaaaaah!”
Mikami let out a terrifying roar while pointing the tip of his knife at Nanahara in front of him, intending to stab Nanahara to the ground in one go.
Facing the aggressive Mikami, Nanahara remained calm.
He simply spread his feet, holding his right hand in a mid-range stance, while his left hand hung naturally at his side. He stared at the sharp tip of the knife that was getting closer and closer to him and Matsudaira Gennai with a cold and emotionless gaze.
laugh.
Nanahara didn't use any fancy or special sword techniques.
He simply dodged Mikami's stab by moving his body to the side, and at the same time swung the knife in his hand to cut off Mikami's right hand that was holding the sword.
Mikami's right arm and his knife had not yet fallen to the ground. Before Mikami could even scream, Nanahara swung the knife in his hand again.
This time, the cold light swept towards Mikami's right abdomen.
A large amount of blood appeared as the cold light disappeared.
Mikami fell to the ground with hatred just a few steps away from Matsudaira Gennai...
Everything that happened just now happened too fast and too suddenly.
Suddenly, Mikami fell to the ground, and many people still didn't react to what had happened.
Both the masters and disciples of Sakakibara Sword School and the guards of Matsudaira Gennai were stunned at this moment.
The first person to recover from his shock was Matsudaira Gennai, who was almost killed by Mikami.
Looking at Mikami who had fallen to the ground with blood all over the floor, Matsudaira Gennai was stunned for a moment.
Then he quickly returned to his most common expression in daily life - expressionless.
Matsudaira Gennai lowered his head and looked at the bloodstains on his haori.
All these bloodstains are the blood of Mikami that was splashed after he was cut by Nanahara just now.
"What a disappointment..."
Matsudaira Gennai touched the "red dots" on the haori.
"Not only did it ruin my game, it also stained my clothes."
"What a bunch of hateful slaves..."
"Hey, Nanahara."
"Here!" Qiyuan responded loudly.
"Kill this old man and all his disciples."
"...Yes!" After a pause, Qiyuan nodded heavily.
Then, Nanahara turned his head and looked at the hundreds of Matsudaira Gennai's guards who were kneeling on the ground.
"Have you heard the Lord's order? Kill all the masters and disciples of Sakakibara Sword Hall!"
"oh!!"
Some guards stood up quickly as if by reflex, drew their swords, and rushed towards the disciples of Sakakibara Sword Hall.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, the other guards saw their colleagues drawing their swords and charging forward, so they too belatedly drew their swords and followed closely behind their colleagues.
"Wait! We didn't do anything!" A younger junior fellow apprentice looked at the "evil ghost" coming towards him in panic, racking his brains to think of various words to beg for mercy.
"Please let me go... Ugh! Pfft..."
However... before he could even utter the words of plea he had come up with, the "evil ghost" that came towards him mercilessly swung the blade in his hand and cut his neck...
Similar scenes continued to occur in various places in the dojo...
