Chapter 346: Sword of Promised Victory (Double Monthly Tickets, Please Give Me a Monthly Ticket!)
Seeing this, although he was eager to fight, Goemon did not rush up immediately.
After all, even he had to avoid this strange wind wall.
And - he was very excited and wanted to say some fighting trash.
"Kid, you surprised me. I must admit that you are a good opponent."
"But, as I said just now, your sword doesn't seem to be very handy."
Goemon's reminder broke the short silence in the middle of the game. Shimizu Koji actually noticed that Goemon's simple long sword was not ordinary, so at the beginning, he had already covered his sword intent on the dagger in his hand.
But at this moment, Shimizu Koji's eyes moved down slightly. The dagger in his hand had completely lost its edge at some point. One side of the blade was densely packed with small notches.
And their fight just now was actually only a few dozen knives, and the time it took so far would definitely not exceed one minute.
No wonder he had a bad feeling just now. It turned out that it was not that Goemon had some killer moves, but that his weapons were almost all damaged and could not be used anymore.
Shimizu Koji's face was slightly gloomy, but he was not panicked. He did not have to use a sword or a duel. Maybe bullets were useless to Goemon, but he could use these automatic rifles as bats. Maybe he could fight vigorously and get the title of London Bat Man.
"Why, so you want to give me a sword?"
"Ah? Hahahaha, kid, you seem to be a little too naive."
As the only descendant of the Baiji Ryu, although Goemon adheres to the way of the samurai, he is definitely not a regular samurai. He will not give up this duel just because Shimizu Koji has no weapons and cannot exert his strength. On the contrary, he will only take advantage of his weakness to kill him.
As the power of the wind wall quickly weakened, Goemon's fierce smile with fanatical fighting spirit became more and more obvious.
"Kouji-kun! Koji-kun!"
Two voices suddenly came from behind him. When Koji Shimizu turned around, he saw Ooka Hongye, who was a little excited, pulling Elizabeth, who looked excited, calling him.
Although they didn't know when they got off the car, Koji Shimizu naturally noticed it when he came back, so he was not surprised.
Her eyes were a little confused, but Koji Shimizu immediately saw that the female driver in the car took out a black rectangular box from the trunk and handed it to Elizabeth.
"What is this?"
"Excalibur (steel sword), her gain at this auction." Ooka Hongye explained to Koji Shimizu, and at the same time, Elizabeth opened the box, and inside, there was a simple long sword with a medieval style.
The sword body was as black as ink, and there was no sharpness. At the end of the hilt, there was a red gem, which might be the reason why it was on the jewelry auction.
Elizabeth took the initiative to step forward with a slightly red face, raised her hands, and presented the sword to Koji Shimizu.
"Husband, no no, I mean sir, sir, this sword should be usable."
Although there were some slips of the tongue, Elizabeth's voice was very low, and only Shimizu Koji in front of her heard it, so he didn't care much.
After all, it was understandable. The young lady was too nervous, and it was normal for her to be affected by Ooka Hongye who kept calling her husband all the way.
But what does it mean to be usable?
And this is what Shimizu Koji didn't know.
Elizabeth is actually a fencing enthusiast, but unfortunately, as a princess, she is not allowed to play this dangerous sport, so her hobby has to change from fencing to collecting swords.
So, she set her sights on the legendary sword at this auction, Excalibur, that is, the sword used by King Arthur who once shocked Europe.
Of course, this sword is not known to be real or fake, but it is given this name for gimmicks. After all, even the story of King Arthur is mostly a man-made legend, so there are not only a few swords that are crowned with the King's Sword, but also many.
Even at auctions, there have been several King's Swords on display. As long as they are good-looking, sharp, and similar in style, no one can tell them apart anyway.
Elizabeth has been stuttering a little. Looking at her slightly red face, although the situation is critical, Shimizu Koji is also in a relaxed mood.
It's not that there is any certainty of victory, but with this sword, I will definitely not lose the battle first.
Reaching out to take the steel sword, he also patted Elizabeth's little head, "Go back."
"Hey, oh, oh"
This scene, under the blazing fire, actually had a hint of warmth, but it didn't last long. It took only a dozen seconds from Elizabeth presenting the sword to returning.
"It seems you are lucky."
"It seems I am lucky."
Kouji Shimizu repeated Goemon's words casually, but when he held this heavy sword, he just waved it casually, as if there was an invisible momentum gathering and solidifying on Koji Shimizu's body.
"But it's useless. My sword is forged by melting and forging three famous swords from the Japanese Warring States Period. No matter what weapon you use, it will be crushed."
It can be seen that Goemon attaches great importance to his sword and is very proud of it. After all, as a swordsman, there is no one who does not want to own a peerless sword, and a peerless sword is like a gorgeous wife to a swordsman. If you don't praise it to everyone, it seems like you have lived in vain.
"Stop talking nonsense, there is not much time left for you."
"Oh, that's what I mean."
The battle was about to start. Shimizu Koji held the hilt of the sword. For the first time, he actually felt a little heavy. At the same time, there was a strange feeling that slowly lingered in his heart, or, it can be said that it was corroded.
It prompted him to unconsciously say the last sentence before the battle-"I will win."
"Ping!!!"
In the close combat, Shimizu Koji didn't even attach the sword energy, and even seemed to have forgotten to use his Sharingan.
This crisp sound of collision was the collision of two extraordinary sword skills. Shimizu Koji, who was not using sword energy at will, cut Goemon's terrifying sword energy in half at once, and even suppressed Goemon.
The originally black-black sword body, at some point, was washed away, revealing its cold light, like the silver moon of the Holy Judge.
"What?!"
Lupin's exclamation did not cause any waves. In just a moment, Shimizu Koji and Goemon collided again.
Shimizu Koji changed his previous fast, fierce and accurate style and just swung the sword purely, like the knight king on the ancient battlefield.
No one knew that he had now entered a strange unconscious state.
Every blow was so heavy and precise, opening and closing, airtight, with a chaotic pressure, the sword body flashed silver, constantly forcing Goemon back, and constantly, heading towards the sea of fire.
It seemed that Goemon was torn apart along with the blazing fire of sin.
Goemon also changed his previous aggressive state, and seemed to be stuck in a quagmire under the attack of Shimizu Koji, and could only passively defend.
His invincible sword energy was suppressed by Shimizu Koji step by step to the point that it was almost ineffective.
The offensive and defensive forces seemed to be changing in an inexplicable change.
Around the two people, sword lights flew across the sky, dust flew, and on the ground and the walls of the street, deep sword marks seemed to be a ravine separating the battlefield.
No one could get involved.