In the battlefield, the two peerless swordsmen gazed at each other, savoring the joy that came from the depths of their hearts.
The joy of fighting a powerful opponent—an opponent they acknowledged.
After their exchange just now, both of them had completely understood the other's strength and tenacity.
Thus, as opponents, they ignited an even fiercer fighting spirit in each other while also developing a deep respect.
"Just as expected of the swordsman known as the 'Uncrowned Sword King.' Aside from when I was facing my master, this is the first time I've ever been suppressed to this extent in a contest of swordsmanship."
Todo Touka said this.
She truly admired Ikki, to the point where it could even be called respect.
As an F-Rank knight whose abilities were all extremely poor except for her physical capabilities, even with his ability to double his physical strength, Ikki still fell short of the enhancement provided by the magic power of an ordinary Blade-Breaker. Needless to say, compared to a B-Rank knight like Todo Touka, whose magic enhancement was several times greater than Ikki's, whose physical abilities were on the same level as his, and who could even use lightning abilities to stimulate her muscles and strengthen her body, along with electromagnetic force to guide and augment her slashes, Todo Touka was far superior to Ikki in every regard.
In the end, Ikki had relied on his inferior abilities and well-trained physique, using astonishing swordsmanship to forcibly keep up with Todo Touka and engage her in an exceptionally brilliant battle. How could that not fill Todo Touka with admiration?
To put it bluntly, being able to reach this level was practically a miracle.
The Ikki of the past absolutely would not have been able to do this. Against an opponent like Todo