Chapter 261: Ordeal of String ★6
Having finished his pose, Meow Jūshirō pushed lightly off the ground and sprang into the air, using his pneumatic greaves to charge at the still-bewildered Shura.
"A mere cat!"
Coming back to his senses, Shura had no time to think about that fire-breathing mechanical beast, whatever it was-a cat or a tiger. Seeing that these intruders had sent only a little black cat who barely reached his waist, he laughed in anger.
"Pantei!"
Since the other side had sent out only a "pet," Shura decided to let only his mount fight as well. He flipped off its back and called the South Bird's name.
"Gugagagaga!"
The South Bird named Pantei immediately stretched out its neck, opened its beak, and spat a ball of fire at Meow Jūshirō.
Facing the incoming flames, Meow Jūshirō neither dodged nor ducked. Swinging the Long Sword in his paws, he laughed contemptuously. "Flames like these are nothing compared to Klee-hime's, meow... Flying Cat Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Flame Cutter!"
The slender blade, less than a meter long, easily split the flames in two. Meow Jūshirō passed unscathed between the severed flames and arrived before the stunned South Bird, Pantei.
The samurai cat raised Kikyō Sen Fuyutsuki level beside his head and extended his other paw, adopting a stance similar to Hajime Saitō's Gatotsu from Rurouni Kenshin...
"Flying Cat Hiten-Mitsurugi Style: Sting all enemies to death! Suzumebachi!"
So it wasn't Gatotsu after all!
Xie Wen covered his face, inwardly snarking furiously. He felt that his cats' stylistic direction was straying further and further off course.
So...
I need to step things up and tell them more stories!
The Sapphire Star, who never minded making a spectacle even more chaotic, secretly made up his mind.
"Gaaah-!"
The South Bird cried out in pain