The young woman used no small amount of force. Caught off guard, Momonosuke was kicked dozens of meters away and crashed into an unfortunate roadside tree, snapping it in two on the spot.
The impact left Momonosuke dazed and disoriented, nearly knocking him unconscious.
Fortunately, Momonosuke came from a samurai family and had trained in his family's martial arts since childhood. Though he had yet to master any profound skills, he had at least developed a body that could take a beating.
"Young Master!"
Seeing Momonosuke get kicked away with a single blow, Kin'emon and the other three cried out in alarm.
Kin'emon was the first to react. He drew his blade and pointed it directly at the young woman.
"Female samurai!"
"Are you one of Kaido's and Kurozumi Orochi's people too?!"
Being able to kick someone dozens of meters away and send them crashing through a tree was only average among samurai, but it was far beyond the level of an ordinary person. It was enough to qualify one as a samurai entitled to a shogunate stipend.
And after hearing the wanted announcement, this girl had immediately struck viciously at their young master. She was very likely connected to the enemy.
However, this young woman really was just an utterly ordinary passerby.
If there was anything unusual about her, it was that a year ago, she had been talked into buying an annual gym membership by a salesperson in a moment of impulsiveness.
She had paid so much money that it would have been a waste not to train.
The gym's textbook was called "Swordmaster," and its coaches were unemployed samurai recruited locally from Wano Country. Their teaching standards were quite high.
So, without really knowing how, the girl had built up considerable strength and learned some half-baked martial