"Besides, I have a sword I'm more familiar with."
A short while later.
Ulti stood facing Kuina, [Oto] in hand, ready to fight.
And the sword in Kuina's hands was none other than [Wado Ichimonji], forged by Shimotsuki Kozaburo!
Master Koshiro once again served as referee for this round.
The instant he gave the command to begin,
Ulti, already hunched forward, stamped her right foot hard against the reception room floor. Her small, frail-looking body became a charging cheetah, closing the distance to Kuina in an instant.
Watching from the sidelines, Adrian narrowed his eyes slightly. Compared with her previous round against Zoro, Ulti's top speed had improved considerably!
Sure enough, combat was the best way to draw out potential!
In moments, Ulti reached Kuina. A sharp glint flashed through her eyes as her right arm shot up, sending the coldly gleaming famous sword Oto straight toward Kuina's neck. The situation was deadly.
That horned woman's gotten more dangerous than before!
Zoro watched without blinking as the match reached its climax almost as soon as it began, his fists tightening unconsciously.
Oto drew close to her skin. Kuina could clearly feel the icy chill radiating from the fine blade, raising tiny goosebumps across her skin.
At that critical instant, Kuina jerked her right leg backward and leaned her upper body back, executing a flawless backbend.
Even as she evaded Oto's slash, Kuina swept Wado Ichimonji into position beneath it. Pouring her full concentration into the famous sword in her hands, she thrust upward with all her strength, its coldly flashing point surging up like a raging storm.
Ulti, already committed to her strike, caught sight of the approaching Wado Ichimonji out of the corner of her eye. The lethal threat made every hair on her body stand on end, and