"Actually, I'd originally planned to save this strike for Kaido, but now that I thought about it, perhaps that was just wishful thinking on my part." With a smile at the corner of his lips, Kyoshiro drew out the Seastone katana and cruelly stabbed it in again. "The same method produces entirely different results when used on different people!"
"Ahhh!" Seastone's restraint nullified his ability, and the ferocious Yamata no Orochi swiftly reverted to his Kurozumi form.
Kawamatsu and the other two stared blankly. Was this... a free win?
"Wait, your father was Denjiro?" Once he came to his senses, Kawamatsu hurriedly asked.
"That's right. Denjiro, the one you abandoned and who went to his death alongside Kozuki Oden!" Kyoshiro still smiled with his eyes, as though he were speaking of something unrelated to himself.
"This..." Kawamatsu was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure how to answer.
"No wonder you wanted to kill me." Ashura approached, his topknot having been cut off and the top of his head completely bald. "Was it because I was the only one who escaped alive? Back then, actually..."
"Forget it. I'm not interested in the truth. I only believe in the outcome I saw with my own eyes." Kyoshiro smiled. "Consider yourself lucky you didn't die this time."
Hiyori stepped forward, her small face solemn. "Lord Kyoshiro, I don't know what I could do to repay the debt the Kōzuki Clan owes you, but if you are willing to return..."
"Stop right there. I don't have much fondness for the Kōzuki Clan."
"Lord Kyoshiro, weren't you willing to abandon your undercover role just to save us? Doesn't that prove you still care about the Kōzuki Clan?" Kawamatsu asked emotionally.
"Don't be stupid. Save you?" Kyoshiro sheathed his blade and walked out without looking