Clang—
Sakumura made his move.
In almost an instant, he moved at a speed the naked eye could never follow—appearing behind Amakusa Shirou.
Though he still did not understand what was going on with that strange Caster, the situation before them was no less perilous.
—First, deal with what was right in front of them.
"What?!"
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada was startled by Sakumura, who had suddenly burst forth at such speed that he seemed to have teleported to the space above and behind him.
Why had Sakumura Anno appeared in Shimosa!?
To be honest, even though Amakusa Shirou Tokisada had foreseen Muramasa, Chaldea's Master, and Shinmen Musashi, he still could not make sense of this.
This man had seemed to appear out of nowhere. There had been no word of him, yet he had suddenly arrived—and then joined the campaign to subjugate him.
He had thought Yagyu Tajima-no-kami would have easily killed some later-generation, supposedly peerless swordsman who had merely gained fame through empty boasts—yet that man had turned out to be so useless!
"So, destroying the world is going to be your last words?"
Clang!!!
"Urgh—"
Amakusa Shirou raised his sword to block Sakumura's attack.
But Sakumura's strike carried far greater force than expected. Even Amakusa Shirou Tokisada, who claimed that "this body's strength far surpassed that of the Heroic Spirit Swordmasters," could not withstand it, staggering back two steps.
Muramasa and Kotarou did not waste the opportunity, attacking together.
Of course, the most crucial factor was—
"Miyamoto Musashi has arrived!!!"
Hummm—
Boom!!!
At some point, Musashi had already appeared atop the building. Without a word upon meeting him, she drove a straight thrust toward Amakusa Shirou Tokisada's chest.
"What?!"
"Gah—"
Amakusa Shirou once again barely managed to block Musashi's attack, but he had already been forced to the