"It was you after all, Yagyū Tajima-no-kami."
Watching the figure cleave Abe no Seimei into dozens of pieces with a single stroke, Miyamoto Musashi could not help but let out a deep sigh. Although Yagyū Tajima-no-kami had seemed perfectly normal before, Musashi's intuition had still sensed that something was off about him. Now, it was finally confirmed.
"You're a Heroic Spirit Swordsman?" Ritsuka stared at Yagyū Tajima-no-kami in shock. Even though she had found him somewhat strange, she had never suspected that he was one of the Heroic Spirit Swordsmen. He was human, not a Servant. Going by the name, Heroic Spirit Swordsmen should have all been Heroic Spirits.
"You figured it out." Yagyū Tajima-no-kami ignored Ritsuka and looked at Musashi with curiosity. He had no interest in Ritsuka whatsoever. Musashi was his target.
"You hid it well, but you couldn't hide that stench from me. I only thought it had rubbed off on you from the enemies you killed." After saying that, Musashi fell silent for a moment before continuing, "When did you come to this world?"
"Over half a year ago. The moment you left, I followed after you, and then arrived in this world. At first, I thought you had not come here. Fortunately, you came in the end."
It was rather strange. Going by the timeline, Musashi should clearly have arrived in this world first. Yet Yagyū Tajima-no-kami had come before her, more than half a year earlier. Musashi had only arrived a few days ago.
"It seems I shouldn't have provoked you back then." After examining Yagyū Tajima-no-kami, Musashi let out another deep sigh. She truly regretted it now. She should not have challenged him simply because she had encountered a powerful swordsman. Yet even if she regretted it, if everything happened again, Musashi would