"I've already seen through this counterfeit's limits." After being sent flying once again, Kurogane Ikki suddenly laughed, astonishing both the spectators and the commentators.
"Fantasy Portraiture may not be Mahito himself, but it can display abilities no different from Mahito's. You shouldn't keep bluffing. It's useless." Sarah naturally did not believe Ikki's words. She had complete confidence in her own ability.
"What a shame. He really can take a beating, even after using Ittou Rasetsu. What a shame. I really wanted to see what he'd look like after getting stripped naked."
After hearing Ikki's words and watching his movements, Shen Fei shook his head regretfully. He had actually wanted Ikki to lose this match, because there was a wager attached to it: Sarah wanted Ikki to serve as a nude model. She needed one to complete a painting, and Ikki happened to be perfect for the role. But now, it seemed Sarah had no chance of winning.
Sure enough, the next time, Ikki blocked Phantom Edelweiss's attack. Though he was still being pushed back, he had indeed stopped the strike. Then he found an opening and finished Phantom Edelweiss with a single slash. Naturally, when he defeated Edelweiss, Ikki also used the swordsmanship he had copied from her.
"That's impossible. Has he completely mastered it?" Sarah stared in disbelief as Phantom Edelweiss was defeated.
"Nothing is impossible, Sarah. A Blazer has only one ability. Your ability is to turn your own paintings into physical entities, but they are still only paintings, not the real Edelweiss. No matter how deeply you understand Edelweiss, there is one problem: Sarah, you may be the world's greatest painter, but you are not a swordsman. No matter how formidable Edelweiss's swordsmanship is, you cannot reproduce it perfectly."
After roughly explaining the situation, Kurogane Ikki charged