Yoru Machi's magnanimity and superb swordsmanship earned Sasaki Kojirou's respect. He felt that if he kept stubbornly pressing the matter, he would be overstepping his bounds.
If Yoru Machi had not limited himself to swordsmanship in their duel, defeating him would not have been difficult. The only reason Yoru Machi chose to do so was out of a swordsman's pride.
Since that was the case, when facing such an admirable swordsman, Sasaki Kojirou naturally had to offer his full strength in return for that respect.
"Secret Sword: Tsubame Gaeshi, right?"
Sasaki Kojirou was not the least bit surprised that Yoru Machi had directly named his ultimate technique. After all, Yoru Machi even knew of an obscure swordsman like him, so it was hardly strange that he knew Tsubame Gaeshi.
In a sense, his technique, Tsubame Gaeshi, was far more famous than he was.
Tsubame Gaeshi was said to have been named for its creation as a technique meant to cut down swallows in flight. As everyone knew, swallows flew extremely fast, and Tsubame Gaeshi was likewise defined by its speed.
Even throughout the world of swordsmanship, Tsubame Gaeshi was extremely famous—so famous that Sasaki Kojirou, its creator, had descended here as a fictional Heroic Spirit because of it.
"That is correct. It is Tsubame Gaeshi, the strongest technique I attained in a lifetime devoted to the sword.
"If you can successfully receive this one-strike killing sword of mine, then Kojirou will willingly concede defeat and allow you to proceed."
Sasaki Kojirou did not care how Yoru Machi had learned his true name or of the Tsubame Gaeshi he wielded.
After all, he possessed an Innate Skill called Sōwa's Training. Its effect was a special ability that prevented the accuracy of repeated techniques from declining, no matter how many times he