Haganezuka had initially shown little interest in this [Imitation Type].
He curled his lip. "Godfather, you know I've never been interested in these lumps of wood..."
"But there's a fine blade hidden inside it," Xia Xi said calmly.
Haganezuka: !
Keyword triggered.
Xia Xi added, "If you don't defeat it, that blade will stay sealed inside forever, never to see daylight again."
Haganezuka's eyes widened further: !!
Without another word, he snatched the Nichirin Blade from Tetsujin's hand beside him.
Taking a two-sword stance, he shouted, "So I just have to split it open, right?!"
Yes, now he had some fighting spirit.
Xia Xi looked approvingly at Haganezuka the war god and his tagalong underling, Tetsujin.
Their combined energy levels were higher than the puppet's.
And they both had real weapons.
Sparring with this puppet should be fine, right?
He immediately released the winding key in his hand.
The [Imitation Type] shuddered, then lowered its body into an offensive stance.
It wasn't the rhythm of the [Zero Type], which imitated Sun Breathing.
Instead, it imitated the sword forms accompanying [Thunder Breathing], which Xia Xi knew best and had practiced longest.
Before creating a [Combat Puppet], Xia Xi could choose to record different Mimic Breathing Style sword techniques.
Unfortunately, the quality of this first puppet imposed limitations.
The [Dawn Breathing] swordsmanship he had created couldn't be recorded at all.
Even Thunder Breathing swordsmanship could only barely be recorded at the most basic LV.1 standard.
With his current Mechanism Technique level...
Working with an advanced blueprint like Yoriichi's really was still a bit beyond him.
He stepped forward and casually patted the puppet's shoulder, made of wood and mechanisms.
"Hey, can you understand me?"
"Your task is to fight those two people in front of you."
This was communication through the power