Ruri Chie's move was unmistakable. His master, Longliang, had used it too.
A sharp Sword Glint skimmed Werther's cheek, severing a few strands of his hair.
Werther's sudden change of course caught Ruri Chie off guard. She had already prepared to die.
"Why did you suddenly stop? Who are you?"
Ruri Chie was breathing hard. That last move had clearly taken a lot out of her.
"Who taught you Dragon-Breaking Slash?"
Werther's question puzzled Ruri Chie, but after a moment's thought, she answered him.
"It's a secret technique of my family."
Werther grew more certain that Ruri Chie had a connection to his master.
"Ruri Chie is your given name, isn't it? You have a family name too."
Ruri Chie looked even more surprised.
"How do you know that? If I'm not mistaken, you're not from Wano Country. What are you after?"
Werther sighed inwardly. It seemed he couldn't kill the young woman before him today. The question was what to do with her instead.
"Your family name is Kiku, isn't it? Your full name is Kiku Ruri Chie."
"How do you know?" Ruri Chie cried.
Of course Werther knew. His master's name was Kiku Longliang, and the Dragon-Slaying Great Swordsman Ryuma's true name was Kiku Ryuma.
Some called him "Ryuma Kiku," but that was wrong. Kiku was the family name; Ryuma was his given name.
Ruri Chie was a descendant of his master's family.
But there was a more serious problem: his master had hated his own family.
More precisely, he hadn't hated the whole family, only one branch of it.
That branch was the family of Wano Country's shogun.
"What's your relationship with the shogun of Wano Country?"
Werther's tone was calm, but Ruri Chie's life depended on her answer.
"Tch. I have nothing to do with those