"Ah, this is Mr. Tenguyama Hitetsu, a renowned swordsmith of our country. My father's Enma was kept in his care until now."
Just as Xie Wen and Kozuki Sukiyaki were sizing each other up, Kozuki Hiyori broke their mutual scrutiny and took the initiative to introduce him.
Sure enough, Hiyori did not know his true identity either.
Xie Wen raised an eyebrow and chose not to expose him.
"This is Enma, which Her Highness Hiyori promised to give you." Kozuki Sukiyaki had no intention of revealing his identity either, addressing her as "Her Highness" without the slightest discomfort. At the same time, he handed Xie Wen a long sword with a purple hilt and scabbard. "But let me warn you first: from the day this blade was forged until today, Kozuki Oden was the only person in this country ever to tame Enma."
Xie Wen smiled noncommittally, then drew Enma...
After all that time sparring and studying with Hawk-Eye, with a samurai cat whose talent and mastery were no less than Mihawk's also giving him lessons now and then, Xie Wen did not even need to test the blade to sense a faint pull coming from its hilt.
"It really does... have the exact opposite personality from Wado Ichimonji. You'd never guess they were forged by the same person."
Xie Wen casually swung it a couple of times as he remarked on it, then slid the blade back into its scabbard.
Although Enma had drawn on the Armament Haki within his body as he swung it, with Xie Wen's current strength, he could disregard that debuff entirely.
"You've seen Wado Ichimonji?!"
Kozuki Sukiyaki asked in some surprise.
"Yes. There's a Shimotsuki Village in the East Blue. I met a swordsman named Shimotsuki Koshiro there."
Xie Wen offered a casual explanation,