"Of the enemies we can confirm are still remaining, there should only be the sorcerer and Saber Empireo, who has not appeared again since then."
"Caster Limbo was dealt with downstairs, and the sorcerer should be on the rooftop. Then where is Saber Empireo?"
"Is he hiding somewhere within this building as well?"
Fuuma Kotarou reviewed the information gathered so far, speaking with a frown.
Of the Heroic Spirit Swordmasters, six of the seven had been eliminated.
[All-Piercing] Lancer of Purgatorio, Hozoin Inshun, had been slain by Musashi with Myojin-giri Muramasa in the village.
[All-Consuming Burning] Archer Inferno, Tomoe Gozen, had been slain by Sakumura and Musashi working together in southern Shimosa.
[All Curses] Assassin Paraiso, Mochizuki Chiyome, had been slain by Musashi and Kotarou together within Toke Castle.
[All-Cleansing] Rider of Black Rope Hell, Minamoto no Raikou, and [All-Dissolving] Berserker of Crushing Hell, Shuten Douji, had respectively been slain by Musashi and Sakumura in the mountains behind the village.
[All-Mocking] Caster Limbo, an unknown individual, had likewise been killed beneath the castle tower by Musashi and Sakumura working together.
So far, the one they knew the least about, who had appeared the fewest times, and was the only one still alive, was the one known as the strongest—Saber Empireo.
"There's nowhere else he could be besides here, right?"
Senji Muramasa warily scanned the surroundings as he spoke to Kotarou.
"He has nowhere else to go but here. And if that sorcery-wielding bastard was guarding the entrance, then he must be here too."
"Well, whoever he is, we just have to cut him down, so we—"
"Watch out!!!"
Sakumura suddenly sensed a chilling malice. Acting on instinct, without the slightest hesitation, he drew Crane Feather from his waist and swung it toward—
Miyamoto Musashi's back.
"Huh?"
Musashi froze for a