Emotion flickered across Barn's face, but it was gone in an instant. In this world, people remembered only the strong who survived. The dead were soon swallowed by the river of time, reduced to a heap of dry bones. Knowing that all too well, Barn spared no further thought for the fallen Masaki. There were still other things to do.
Having acknowledged Wano Country's swordsmanship, Barn immediately took up his blade and went to support Kin'emon and Raizo. Both were powerful, standing among the very best in Wano Country, but against such an enormous number of enemies, they were already covered in wounds. Blood kept seeping through their clothes and dripping onto the ground.
The moment Barn entered the fray, two sword-wielding samurai charged at him. After cutting down the two fools who had no idea what they were up against, he unleashed a wave of crushing pressure!
Every samurai and ninja still fighting Kin'emon and Raizo collapsed in that instant!
Seeing their enemies fall one after another, Raizo and Kin'emon turned to Barn in shock. They also spotted Masaki's body lying in a pool of blood nearby. Neither dared underestimate the man with the enormous white ponytail anymore.
"The qualities of a king..."
Kin'emon murmured as he looked at the men sprawled across the ground, foaming at the mouth.
Raizo's expression was just as conflicted.
At that moment, sensing the Conqueror's Haki Barn had released, Kozuki Oden emerged with his wife and son from the stone chamber Kanjuro had taken him into earlier.
Looking from the battered Kin'emon and Raizo to the completely unscathed Barn, Kanjuro spoke in delighted surprise.
"Kin'emon, Raizo, you actually defeated Masaki?"
The naive Kanjuro thought Barn had never even fought, and that Kin'emon and Raizo had done all of this.
A trace of shame