The battle-hardened Captain Kusakabe had thought of this problem too. In the second round, he did not attack first. Instead, he adopted a side stance, holding his bamboo sword behind him as he circled Yamanashi Inaba with small steps, seemingly searching for an opening to attack.
This way, as long as Captain Kusakabe did not take the initiative, Witch's Disarming would have no chance to come into play.
Perhaps an opening would present itself if he let Yamanashi Inaba attack first.
"That's not Yamanashi's only move. Her attacks finish things in one strike too. She's never needed a second one." Senior Tsuda finally managed to pull herself out of her dejection and spoke with a wry smile.
A minute had already passed on the court.
In an official Kendo match, the outcome was often decided in just thirty seconds, or even a dozen or so.
"Remember, if time runs out without a decisive result, Yamanashi wins because she scored the first point," Teacher Goto reminded them as the referee.
But Captain Kusakabe remained unmoved, continuing to circle Yamanashi Inaba with his bamboo sword behind his back.
Another minute passed, and the stillness emanating from Yamanashi Inaba suddenly changed. A hint of killing intent crept into her clear, cold aura.
She first took a few small running steps. Then her little body shot forward like a cannonball. Stamping hard against the floor, she suddenly leaped up and brought a jumping slash down toward Captain Kusakabe's chest!
The height difference between Yamanashi Inaba and Captain Kusakabe was too great. Even with a jumping slash, she could only strike his chest rather than cleave him in two from the top of his head.
Whoosh-
The bamboo sword whistled through the air in her hands.
With nowhere to dodge, Captain Kusakabe gripped his sword