Katsura Divine No-Mind Style—Swordless Capture!
Katsura Divine No-Mind Style—Blade Shave!
Katsura Divine No-Mind Style...
Although Rumi Tsurumi had already tried her best, she seemed utterly powerless against Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had already figured out her abilities. The hot-blooded female teacher merely held a hand against her forehead, and not only rendered most of the moves she had learned useless, but made their fight look rather comical...
Still, that was only to be expected. Imagine two people fighting: one side attacked frantically with sharp, ruthless moves, while the other simply held out a hand against their opponent's head, making all their punches and kicks unable to reach. How was that any different from teasing a child?
All that could be said was that although Rumi Tsurumi had grown stronger, that did not mean Shizuka Hiratsuka had become weak. Even if Rumi had learned some of Katsura's despicable tactics, such as sneak attacks and striking first...
As a bomber who could casually pull out explosives to blow people up, did anyone really think Katsura cared about fighting fair and square?
Why did Hijikata get such a headache whenever he saw him? Wasn't it because Katsura was too despicable—uh, too unconcerned with propriety? If the other guy had been even a little more proper and not so underhanded, he and Kondo Isao would have teamed up and taken Katsura out long ago!
However, even though Rumi Tsurumi had learned those fine qualities of Katsura's, she was still a short little kid. The moment Shizuka Hiratsuka reached out a hand, Rumi could not even kick her anymore. How was she supposed to fight like that?
Still, that was only natural. Why else did children always suffer when facing adults? The height difference alone was enough to make children give up struggling...
It was precisely