Volume 5: Kyoto Summer Campaign Chapter 270: Senior Sister "Buddha Enemy" VS Junior Brother "Executioner" (Part 2)
Shimada seemed to listen to Lin very much.
After being scolded by Lin, he lowered his head, a look of slight frustration on his face, and then retreated to the side of Mucun who was standing aside.
After Shimada stood next to Makimura, Makimura immediately raised his hand and rubbed Shimada's head, his lips moving - as if he was comforting Shimada. Unfortunately, the distance between them was a bit far, and Ogata did not hear clearly what Makimura said to Shimada.
Only after Makimura closed his lips again did Shimada's expression become a little better.
"How is it?" Ogata raised his eyes, glanced at Lin, and said in a joking tone, "Am I qualified to ask you to draw your sword now?"
“…Asai!”
"Here!" Asai responded loudly and stepped out.
Lin stood up, walked forward, picked up the wooden sword that Shimada had just used, and then said to Asai:
"Bring me another wooden wakizashi."
"Yes!" Hearing Lin's order, Asai's face changed slightly, but he quickly responded "yes" and ran out of the Buddhist hall.
Asai quickly returned with a wooden wakizashi.
Holding the wooden katana tightly in her left hand and the wooden wakizashi that Asai had just handed over to her in her right hand, Rin assumed the starting stance of the Muga Nito-ryu, and then, with her usual cold gaze, she stabbed Ogata.
"Come on, Executioner Ittosai."
"Can we finally kill each other as fellow disciples?" After saying this in a mocking tone, Ogata raised the swords in both hands again and assumed the stance of Muga Nito-ryu.
Looking at Lin holding the katana in her left hand and the wakizashi in her right hand, Ogata thought to himself:
——Reverse two swords...left-handed...
The two-sword style is divided into the normal two-sword style and the reverse two-sword style.
Obunaga, who holds the katana with his right hand and the wakizashi with his left hand, is a standard Shoji sword.
The so-called "reverse two swords" means, as the name suggests, holding the katana in the left hand and the wakizashi in the right hand.
Because Lin uses the reverse two swords, her stance is completely opposite to Ogata's.
Just now, when Rin entered the Buddhist temple and Ogata saw her for the first time, he noticed that Rin had her wakizashi inserted on her right waist - at that time Ogata had already noticed that Rin seemed to be left-handed.
After seeing Lin wielding the two swords in reverse, Ogata was finally sure that Lin was left-handed.
After taking two deep breaths in a row, Lin's chest began to rise and fall in the same rhythm as Ogata's chest.
After switching her breathing to "Breath of the Source", Lin's eyes became sharper.
The two did not confront each other for too long.
As if they had agreed beforehand , the two of them took a step forward almost at the same time and rushed towards each other.
Ogata's katana and wakizashi collided heavily with Lin's katana and wakizashi in mid-air.
The two of them are now like two bulls colliding with each other, and the double swords in their hands are each other's horns.
After getting closer, Ogata had a more intuitive and accurate feeling of Lin's petite figure.
Lin's height is average for this era.
And the average level of this era is that people are generally short.
Converted into modern length units, Atachi's height is about 155 cm - this height was considered tall in the Edo period.
And according to Ogata's visual estimation, Lin's height is only about... 145 cm.
This height was not considered short in that era, but when standing next to Ogata, who was 170 cm tall, she looked very petite.
But such a petite body hides extremely powerful strength.
She wielded the two not-so-light wooden swords effortlessly.
Feeling the tremendous force coming continuously from Lin's two wooden swords, Ogata couldn't help but be amazed.
I couldn't help but wonder, "Is this person really a girl?"
The two men confronted each other in this "bull-butting" posture for a while and then quickly separated.
After the wrestling ended, Ogata swung the katana in his right hand towards Lin.
When he was still some distance away from Lin's shoulder, Lin blocked him with her wakizashi, and then swung the katana in her left hand and slashed towards Ogata's side.
Because of his height, Lin's best attack position was naturally Ogata's abdomen.
The move Lin used was very familiar to Ogata - it was the flow.
This was the first time that Ogata had fought against someone who also used the Muga Nito-ryu - this gave Ogata a subtle feeling.
Bang!
Just like Lin just now, Ogata also raised his wakizashi to block Lin's attack.
The two men who used the same moves kept exchanging offense and defense, and the battle became stalemate for a while.
"Mamiya-senpai..." Shimada couldn't help but ask Mamiya next to him, "Who do you think will win...?"
"Now the two are evenly matched." Mamiya said softly, "But...if the fight continues like this, it's only a matter of time before the lord loses..."
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After exchanging dozens of attacks and defenses, Ogata used the pad step to retreat several steps and increase the distance between himself and Lin.
Lin did not chase after him, but took advantage of this gap to adjust her breathing which had become a little disordered due to a series of fierce attacks.
After the series of confrontations just now, Ogata had a general grasp of Lin's strength.
Lin's strength, in short, is - very strong.
According to Ogata's estimation, the level of each move of Muga's Nito-ryu is basically stronger than his.
Especially the circulation and stepping steps - in terms of level, they should have reached a level above "advanced" and dissatisfied with "master level".
In terms of attainments in Muga Two-Sword Style, the current Rin is undoubtedly superior to the current Ogata.
However, Lin has an extremely fatal shortcoming.
That is - because she is a girl, Lin's physical fitness is poor.
Of course - Lin's "poor physical fitness" is compared with people like Ogata.
In terms of physical fitness, Lin is far superior to ordinary men.
But compared with Ogata, there is still some gap.
Be it strength or stamina, he is not as good as Ogata.
After going through a series of fights just now, Ogata was still able to handle it with ease.
Lin's breathing was already a little disordered.
Lin is only stronger than Ogata in terms of speed and agility - but only slightly stronger, not strong enough to defeat Ogata with this advantage.
Because of this fatal shortcoming of her female body, if the fight continues like this, it will only be a matter of time before Lin gradually falls into a disadvantage and is defeated.
"How surprising..." After calming down her breathing, Lin said softly, "It seems... I really underestimated you..."
After saying that, Lin let out a long sigh.
Then he slowly adjusted his body posture...
Looking at Lin who suddenly changed her posture, Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly and tightened his hands that were holding the two swords a little.
Lin Lian took several deep breaths, and at the moment when she focused her attention to the utmost...
Bang!
Lin's footsteps were so loud that people couldn't help but worry that she would break the floor beneath her feet.
After rushing to Ogata like an arrow shot from a bow, Lin swung the wakizashi in her right hand and slashed at Ogata.
Ogata remained calm and took a step back, avoiding Lin's downward attack.
However, just as Ogata's feet had planted their feet on the floor, Lin's next attack came towards him.
Lin used the katana in her left hand this time.
This time, Lin's sword speed was beyond Ogata's imagination. After his pupils shrank slightly, he quickly determined that it would be difficult to perfectly dodge Lin's attack by stepping forward, so he raised the wakizashi to block Lin's katana.
After using Wakizashi to block Lin's second attack, Lin's third attack came.
After blocking Lin's third attack, Ogata narrowed his eyes slightly.
After blocking Lin's three attacks in succession, Ogata had keenly discovered that the rhythms of Lin's three slashes were all different.
Memories of reading the secret manual of Wuga Dual Swords in the past began to emerge in his mind at this moment - Wuga Dual Swords has two major sword skills: the 7-hit combo skill "Cicada Rain" and the 13-hit combo skill "Starfall". A major feature of these two major combo skills is that the rhythm of each sword is different, thereby disrupting the enemy's own rhythm and luring the enemy into a flaw.
——It’s the cicada rain or the falling stars!
Ogata thought to himself.
Because Ogata's system has not yet unlocked the two major skills of Cicada Rain and Starfall, Ogata does not know whether Lin is currently using Cicada Rain or Starfall.
It was the first time that Ogata encountered such a chaotic rhythm, so he did not dare to be careless. He took a deep breath and gathered his whole body and mind to fight against Lin's Starfall.
Ogata wielded the two swords in his hands so tightly that the wind pressure caused by the swinging blades formed a barrier, protecting Ogata firmly.
His eyes were fixed on Lin's arms holding the knife, and he used the blade to block each of Lin's attacks.
After blocking Lin's seventh knife, an expression of astonishment and shock appeared uncontrollably on Lin's face.
After the seventh knife attack was blocked by Ogata, Lin took several steps back to a safe distance.
Looking at Lin retreating, Ogata thought to himself:
——7 consecutive kills... It seems that what Kinoshita Lin used just now was "Cicada Rain".
The Cicada Rain just now seemed to have consumed a lot of Lin's energy. Lin's breathing had obviously become rapid at this moment - but the high consumption was normal. This kind of chaotic rhythm of continuous slashing skills naturally had very high requirements for the user.
After shaking his somewhat sore arms, Ogata said to Lin softly:
"You are so strong... The one who can make Mamiya and others follow him wholeheartedly is indeed not a small character."
"Thanks for the compliment, but I don't like to hear flattery."
"I'm not flattering you, I really think you're very strong."
Just as Ogata had said just now—he was not flattering Lin.
Just now when I was taking on Lin's cicada rain, I was actually surrounded by danger.
Ogata was almost chopped by Lin several times.
"If I wasn't a man, I might have already lost to you."
What Ogata said is also true.
If it weren't for the fact that Ogata's physical fitness was superior to that of the girl Lin, he might have been defeated by Lin's cicada rain just now.
After casually praising Lin, Ogata sighed in his heart.
——The world... is indeed very big... As expected, there are always people better than you and there are higher powers beyond you... Talented people appear one after another...
——As expected... I still have a long way to go...
Just when Ogata was lamenting the inadequacy of his training, something strange happened.
After Ogata finished speaking, Lin, who was standing in front of Ogata, suddenly changed her expression.
The other people whose faces changed suddenly included the four Mamiyas who were watching the fight.
Noticing that these people's expressions had changed drastically, Xu Mian looked confused.
Just as Ogata was wondering if he had said something wrong just now, Lin, whose face became gloomy at a speed visible to the naked eye, loosened the fingers of both hands.
Under the influence of gravity, the two wooden swords fell from Lin's loosened palms and landed on the ground, making a crisp sound.
"Huh? You don't want to fight anymore?" Ogata couldn't help but ask as he looked at Lin who let go of the wooden sword in her hand.
Lin ignored Ogata's question.
Instead, he walked slowly back to the thousand-colored gourd horse seal.
Then... he picked up the katana with a black handle and black sheath that was placed under Qian Cheng's gourd horse seal.
Looking at Lin who picked up the black knife, Ogata's expression changed instantly, and he vaguely realized what Lin seemed to be planning to do.
Lin's next move perfectly matched Ogata's guess.
bass!
Lin suddenly pulled out the knife with a black handle and a black sheath, revealing a blade as black as ink.
Lin raised the black knife and pointed the tip of the knife at Ogata's nose.
"Draw your sword!" he said in a deep voice.
"Makura." Mamiya, who was watching the fight on the side, also frowned. He called out the name of Makura beside him and winked at him.
After understanding the meaning of Mamiya's eyes, Makimura nodded solemnly and rushed out of the Buddhist temple quickly.
After Makimura left the Buddhist temple, Mamiya immediately rushed forward a few steps and stood between Ogata and Lin.
"My Lord! Please calm down!"
"Jiulang! Get out of my way!"
"My lord!" Mamiya also changed his tone to a much more serious one. "Once you draw your real sword, it's no longer a sparring match! Please take back Yan Mo!"
"Get out of the way!" However , Lin ignored Mamiya's advice.
Shimada, who was the youngest and had joined Calabash House the shortest time, looked at Ogata and then at Lin, his face full of anxiety, but he didn't know what to do.
In desperation, he could only turn to Asai, who was standing beside him, with his arms folded across his chest, silently watching Mamiya trying to persuade Lin.
"Asai-senpai! Aren't you going to go with Mamiya-senpai to persuade the lord to put away his sword?"
In response to Shimada's question, Asai simply said:
"If even Mamiya can't persuade the lord, it's useless for me to go."
While Asai was standing by and watching, Shimada didn't know what to do, the argument between Mamiya and Lin continued.
"Jiulang, I'll say it again - get out of the way!"
"…My Lord, are you really determined to do this? If so, I will get out of the way."
Lin ignored Mamiya's new question.
He just directed his sharp gaze towards Mamiya.
Feeling Lin's gaze as sharp as a knife, Mamiya sighed softly.
Then he quietly stepped back and stood back to where he had just stood.
When Mamiya was persuading Lin just now, Ogata had silently taken back the Daishakuten that he had just placed aside.
Ogata, holding the Great Shakyamuni in his left hand, said softly to Lin in front of him:
"Let me confirm - do you really want to use a real knife?"
"Once you use a real sword, it's no longer a sparring match, it's a fight to the death."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Lin Jiao shouted, "Draw your sword quickly!"
“……” Ogata didn’t say anything else.
Clank, clank, clank…
He just silently placed his left hand on the scabbard of Dashitian, tapped it with his thumb, pushed Dashitian out of the scabbard, and then slowly drew the sword out of the scabbard.
In the sunlight reflected from the window, Daishiten, who was shining white, and Yama, who was shining black, were facing each other in the air.
A solemn and murderous atmosphere began to spread around the Buddhist temple.
The three Mamiyas who were watching the battle on the sidelines all had heavy expressions on their faces.
Just as Ogata and Lin put all their strength into their back legs and prepared to kill each other...
"Senior sister and junior brother are killing each other with real knives - how shameful! Put down your knives!"
A loud shout suddenly came from the main door of the Buddhist temple.
