64 Chapter 64

The two of them kept staring at each other.

"Yohoho, you might actually stand a slight chance now, former master."

*WOOSH*

Brook disappeared.

Brook started running around Ryuma, and Ryuma tried to hit him, but he couldn't.

Brook suddenly appeared behind him.

*PUCHI*

He stabbed him in his back.

"Argh!"

Ryuma quickly turned around and tried to hit Brook, but Brook was long gone.

Ryuma still looked calm.

*PUCHI*

Brook stabbed him in his chest, arms, and legs.

"Argh, you bastard!"

'Good, he is starting to lose his cool.'

Brook managed to get a couple more hits in when suddenly.

*CLANG*

Ryuma blocked a hit to the back with Shusui.

He turned around and smiled.

"Yohohoo, this is as far as you'll go."

'I underestimated this guy.'

Ryuma pushed Brook back. He turned around and looked at Brook.

"How about we end this with a last attack?"

"Fine by me." said Brook.

They started walking towards each other. Brook's sword suddenly got a green glow on it.

Ryuma looked surprised but still kept going.

They walked past each other.

"Hanauta Sancho." x2

Both of them started putting their swords back in their sheats.

*CLICK*

Their swords went completely back into their sheaths.

"Yahazu Giri!" x2

*SLASH*

Two huge slash marks appeared on their chest.

"Sigh."

I stood up

"You've fought well, Brook."

I walked to Brook and caught him before he fell face-first on the ground.

*THUD*

Ryuma fell on his knees.

I carried Brook and sat him against a wall.

I walked to Ryuma.

"Get up. I'm your next opponent."

"Can't you see that I'm hurt?"

"Zombies don't bleed, so you should be fine."

He got up with no problems.

"Yohoho, you're a smart one."

I turned around and started walking away.

"Follow me to the roof if you have the guts to fight me."

"How kind of you. You don't want to disturb former masters' sleep."

"Keep talking, and I'll cut your tongue off."

"Yohoho. How scary."

'This guy is annoying.'

We arrived on the roof.

We stood opposite each other.

We unsheathed our swords.

"Those are some good quality swords. But having good swords doesn't make you win the fight."

"You're quite talkative for a dead guy."

He smiled.

I held my two swords in my hands.

My swords turned black.

He looked shocked.

"Ryuo! So that is why you're so confident."

"What is Ryuo?"

(He is just acting ignorantly.)

"Where I come from, that technique you just used is called Ryuo."

"I see. Well, here it is called Busoshoku Haki. Since you know about it, why don't you use it."

He didn't say anything.

"I see. This state you're in must be holding you back."

I stopped using Haki.

"Why aren't you using it?"

"You are a samurai, aren't you? Where I come from, they tell a lot of stories about samurai. And in every story, the samurai is seen as an honorable person. I just want to have an honorable fight with an honorable samurai."

"I see. I've completely misjudged you. Fine, I Ryuma promise to fight with all my strength and fight honorably."

"I ken, also promise to fight with all my strength except for Haki and fight honorably."

We smiled.

*WOOSH*

*CLANG*

We ran towards each other, and I slashed towards him with my two swords, and he easily blocked both of my swords.

He suddenly jumped back.

"What are you doing?"

"Your fighting technique, it doesn't suit you."

"What do you mean?"

"Your Two Sword Style doesn't feel natural. In the way you move, I can immediately tell that you'd be much stronger with one sword. I'm the same. I'm much stronger with one sword."

"I looked at my swords."

'He may be right. Whenever it gets tough, I start using one sword.'

"Why are you helping me?"

"You promised to fight me with all your strength."

I smiled.

I put Sandai Kitetsu back in its sheath.

*WOOSH*

*CLANG*

Ryuma appeared in front of me. And slashed towards me, but I blocked him.

We started pushing each other, and sparks started flying from our swords.

*BAM*

I overpowered him, making his arm fly back, which left him completely open.

I jumped back.

Ryuma looked confused.

"Why didn't you attack? You had the perfect opportunity."

"I don't like owing people. I just paid you back for the advice you gave me."

"Yohoho, I'm glad I get to fight you."

I slashed my sword in front of me, and a black slash that looked like a half-moon went towards Ryuma.

He almost managed to dodge it, but his left hand still got cut off.

"ARGH! What is that sword skill!? I've never seen such a dark attack."

"Hehehe, your soul tends to become a little dark when you have been broken before. But enough about that. Let's finish this fight right now."

"Fine, let's finish this right now."

I put Yubashiri back in its sheath. I went into a low crouching posture with my hands on Yubashiri and Its sheath.

Ryuma started walking towards me.

<Iaijutsu:>

"Hanauta Sancho."

*WOOSH*

*SHIIIIIING*

I dashed past him and quickly unsheathed and sheathed Yubashiri almost completely back.

"Yahazu Giri!"

We both sheathed our swords completely back in.

*SLASH*

"ARGH!"

I turned around and looked at Ryuma, who is lying on the ground. I cut him in half right above his belt.

"I... have lost."

"I had fun fighting with you, and I've learned a lot."

"Yohohoo. It was an honor to fight against you. It's too bad that I let this Samurai's body get defeated."

"May I know who you really are?"

"This body's name is Shimotsuki Ryuma. He is a Legendary Samurai from the Land of Wano."

"The Land of Wano, huh. I've never heard of it."

"It's a land cut off from anyone else. It's filled with Samurai and strong people."

"Seems like a fun place."

*COUGH*

"It seems like I don't have much time left."

He suddenly threw me his sword, and I caught it.

"This sword is called Shusui. Shusui is one of the 21 Great Grade swords. It's the sword that this body used to become famous. He turned this sword into a black sword. I'm satisfied with you being its new master."

I unsheathed Shusui and looked at the beautiful black blade.

I smiled and put it back in its sheath.

"Thank you. I will treasure this gift. It would have been nice if I could have met the real you."

"Yohoho, that would have been nice."

His eyes closed, and I couldn't hear his heartbeat anymore.

"Rest in peace, my friend."

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[Yohohooo. Yohohoooo. Yohohooooo.]

Anime Quotes:

"I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am the protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am the truth. Ally to good! A nightmare to you!"

~ Son Goku (Dragon Ball Z)

"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it's enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."

~ Pain (Naruto Shippuden)

"People, who can't throw something important away, can never hope to change anything."

~ Armin Arlert (Shingeki no Kyojin / Attack on Titan)

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