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Chapter 823 Prajna vs. "Heavenly Sword" Okita Souji! [4800]

Nagakura Shinpachi danced with his sword with great vigor.

Listening to the noise, there is no doubt - if you accidentally get hit or even brushed against it, you will be seriously injured even if you don't die!

The speed of the slashing was so fast that the entire space was filled with the afterimage of the blade and the blade light that did not have time to dissipate.

At first glance, it seemed as if a huge "silver net" was covering Prajna from all directions.

Most people who saw this scene would be terrified and would not dare to fight against it.

On the other hand, Prajna is like walking on flat ground!

He always had a calm smile on his face and moved his feet nimbly.

One side is chopping horizontally and vertically.

The other side dodged left and right.

Prajna's agile posture and light steps are like flying and dancing.

No matter how Nagakura Shinpachi swung his sword, he could always accurately pass through the gaps between the attacks.

If he really couldn't dodge, he would swing the knife in his hand and use the sheath of the knife to hit the blade of Shinpachi Nagakura to block his attack.

"Using the sheath to block the blade" and "using the blade to block the attack" - anyone with a brain knows how big the difference is between the two!

Anyone who has learned a little martial arts can use the blade to block another person's attack.

Being able to use the scabbard to block other people's swords...this is a skill that not ordinary people can imitate!

This requires not only superb skills, but also extraordinary courage!

You know, if you accidentally fail, there will be no chance to regret and start over!
In the blink of an eye, Nagakura Shinpachi had swung hundreds of swords with all his strength, but he couldn't even touch a corner of Prajna's clothes.

Prajna didn't even draw her sword, but just made Nagakura Shinpachi run around like she was walking a dog... The difference in strength between the two was self-evident.

However, at this moment, Nagakura Shinpachi showed the demeanor of a first-class warrior.

He did not become anxious or give up on himself because of this huge gap in strength.

Although Nagakura Shinpachi is a rough and rude man, he is also a person with a meticulous mind.

The battle tonight is not to compete with the strong, but to severely inflict heavy damage on the Sonnō faction! Capture Miyabe Teizo, Katsura Kogoro and others in one fell swoop!
Before fighting with Prajna, Nagakura Shinpachi had observed the surroundings out of the corner of his eye.

Souji versus Katsura Kogoro.

Inoue Genzaburo was busy dealing with the siege of several patriots.

Kondo Isami focused on dealing with Miyabe Teizo and his bodyguards.

Although he was unwilling, Nagakura Shinpachi had to admit: this strange-looking guy in front of him was very strong! So strong that he was deeply afraid!

With his strength, joining any battlefield can bring about a subversive change in the situation!

It's like an overweight weight. No matter which side of the scale it falls on, it can directly cause the entire scale to be unbalanced!
Therefore, Nagakura Shinpachi quickly made up his mind - no longer expecting to defeat the opponent, but to fight him to the death! Drag him here!
Compared with the overall situation, the outcome of a duel and one's own life are completely unimportant!
With this thought in mind, Nagakura Shinpachi took a short breath and then switched to a mid-range stance that could be used for both offense and defense, preparing for a protracted battle with the opponent.

However...Prajna seemed to see through Nagakura Shinpachi's thoughts.

After Nagakura Shinpachi decided to fight a protracted war, he also changed his tactics.

He took two steps back to widen the distance between them, then lifted up his left foot and stood on his right foot, posing as a "Golden Rooster Standing on One Leg".

Then, as if he was relaxing his leg muscles, he jumped twice on his right foot, making two light "pop" sounds.

When he jumped for the third time... at this moment, this "golden rooster" was no longer jumping in place, but jumped towards Shinpachi Nagakura like a spring!

But in the blink of an eye, he had already approached Shinpachi Nagakura!
Prajna's peculiar footsteps and his rapid movement made Nagakura Shinpachi's face change drastically and his pupils constrict. He subconsciously put the knife to his chest and prepared for defense.

Unfortunately... Prajna's attack is one step faster!
This time, Prajna no longer just defended, but took the initiative to attack!

Just like before, Prajna swung the sword with both the blade and the scabbard, performing a standard kasaya slash, hitting Nagakura Shinpachi's left shoulder squarely.

Although it is a non-lethal scabbard, the hard scabbard will not make people feel comfortable!

Shinpachi Nagakura suddenly felt a burning pain in his shoulder, and he couldn't help but frown and his facial features distorted.

Prajna's attack is not over yet.

He took half a step forward, controlling the entire space with his feet, adjusted the position of his body and the direction of the knife in his hand, and swung the knife from the lower right to the upper left, performing a reverse cassock slash.

Nagakura Shinpachi tried his best to block it, but he was still a beat too slow.

In a flash, Prajna launched his third attack - he stabbed Nagakura Shinpachi with the bottom of the sheath, hitting him right in the chest.

Nagakura Shinpachi stumbled backwards and nearly fell to the ground...

At this point, the positions of both parties were completely reversed.

The one who attacks by chopping vertically and horizontally transforms into Prajna.

On the other hand, Nagakura Shinpachi...he did not dodge left and right, but was "injured on the left and right".

In just a few rounds, he was beaten back step by step.

Faced with Prajna's quick attack, he couldn't even defend himself, let alone fight back.

It is not difficult to imagine that if Prajna draws out his sword to attack, even if Nagakura Shinpachi has 10 lives, it will not be enough for the opponent to chop him...!
After defeating Nagakura Shinpachi again, Prajna adjusted the hat on his head, curled his lips, and said in a calm tone:

"The third best of the Shinsengumi...nothing more than that."

As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to have discovered something and changed his tone to a joking one:
"Oh no, no, I was so busy competing with you that I almost forgot my job..."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly turned around and ran towards the corridor outside the room.

Seeing this, Nagakura Shinpachi's face darkened. He no longer cared about the pain in his body, gritted his teeth, and ran after him.

The reason why he was so nervous was because the place where Prajna was running was the battlefield in the corridor.

The people who were fighting there were none other than Souji and Katsura Kogoro!
……

Today, Katsura Kogoro has basically transformed into a politician and rarely draws his sword to fight others.

However, despite this, the "Swordsman Kogoro" who was once famous in Edo is still as charming as ever!
Shinto Munen-ryu is a school that pursues "power" and "momentum".

As the most talented disciple of "Saito of Power" Saito Yakuro, Katsura Kogoro can be said to have brought the "fierce" characteristics of Shinto Munen-ryu to its fullest!

“Drink aaaaaaaa——!”

He suddenly shouted, and stood forward, with great momentum! With a buzzing sound, the knife in his palm slashed towards Souji!

In terms of killing speed alone, Nagakura Shinpachi, Saito Hajime and others are probably not as fast as him!

Of course, although the killing speed is fast, it is not enough to threaten the general.

The light ponytail swayed suddenly - Souji lowered his body, took light steps, and hid beside Katsura Kogoro by rubbing the ground.

The next moment, a cold blade appeared from his ribs! Kaga Kiyomitsu rushed towards Katsura Kogoro's head!
Although Katsura Kogoro leaned back in time to avoid the fatal blow, the tip of the knife still made a small cut on his forehead, and blood oozed out.

They moved past each other, stepped firmly, stabilized themselves, turned around and fought again... The rapid footsteps of the two made the floor thump.

In a flash, Souji suddenly pulled the knife to his chest and took a defensive stance.

The opponent didn't care about anything. When he saw that Souji didn't attack, he immediately raised his sword over his head and chopped it down.

His fighting style of relentless attack and attacking at every opportunity is full of the demeanor of Shinto Munian-ryu.

Of course, no matter how fierce the attack is, you have to hit the opponent.

The "defensive posture" that the General was putting on was just a trick.

As expected, as soon as Katsura Kogoro swung his sword, she lowered her body a moment in advance and put her strength into her waist - the two actions of "dodging" and "accumulating strength" were performed at the same time.

In an instant, the attacking and defending alien - Kaga Kiyomitsu jumped up and slashed diagonally towards Katsura Kogoro's waist.

At the critical moment, Katsura Kogoro narrowly jumped to the side and avoided the tricky attack.

After the knife flashed, the door panel behind him was split into two, revealing the corridor outside the door.

In order to regroup and take advantage of the opportunity to move to regulate his breathing, Katsura Kogoro took a step back, left the room, and moved to the corridor outside the door.

Souji rushed through the smoke and dust without hesitation and chased after him.

In this way, the two fought from the room to the corridor.

Shinto Munen-ryu encourages attack - the same is true for Tennen Rishin-ryu!

Souji concentrated his strength on his toes, using his unpredictable high-speed movements to confuse his opponent, while swinging his sword like a hurricane!

There was clearly only one knife in her hand, but she managed to swing it with the effect of more than a dozen knives!
From tricky slashes to sinister stabs...the walls and floors of the corridor were left with deep knife marks everywhere!
Katsura Kogoro proved with his own actions that "Swordsman Kogoro" is still as good as ever.

Even when facing the "Shinsengumi's No. 1 general", he was not at a disadvantage at all.

But...the two's evenly matched strength did not last long.

The "Swordsman" is already showing signs of decline, but the "Heavenly Sword" is getting stronger and stronger! One strike!
Another hit!
Another blow!
Her body, which seemed too small for the title of "Heavenly Sword", moved swiftly in the narrow corridor.

Her figure sometimes stood in front of the other person, and sometimes appeared behind the other person, like a ghost.

It is very appropriate to describe her attack with the famous quote from Sun Tzu's Art of War - swift as the wind, slow as the forest, aggressive as fire, unpredictable as the shadow.

Soon, Katsura Kogoro lost his previous ease and confidence and gradually fell into a disadvantage.

In the dim light, you can see sweat dripping down his face and along his chin, and hot steam coming out of his head.

It is not difficult to see that after a few more rounds, Katsura Kogoro will definitely be defeated!

Just as Souji was holding his breath, preparing to kill Katsura Kogoro in one go—

call out!
A sheathed knife suddenly swung out from the side and slashed towards Souji's head!
The sudden attack startled the General.

At the critical moment, his body moved before his brain did, jumping back more than two feet to create space.

Suddenly, Prajna took the opportunity to take a step sideways and stood in front of Katsura Kogoro, separating Souji and Katsura Kogoro.

"Katsura Kogoro, you were beaten so badly."

Prajna said this in a mocking and joking tone.

"It's really embarrassing for a dignified 'Swordsman Kogoro' to be beaten like this by a little girl."

"If I hadn't rescued you in time, you would have probably gone to hell now."

Katsura Kogoro ignored him and glanced at him indifferently. Then he wiped the sweat from his face and adjusted his breathing.

Nagakura Shinpachi slowly approached Souji in half a step.

"Soji, I'm sorry I couldn't hold him back. Be careful, that guy in the Western hat is very strong!"

As he spoke, he steadied his knife with a serious expression.

The general manager nodded slightly with a serious look.

"Yeah, I can see it."

Prajna glanced around, looking at Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi.

"...Katsura Kogoro, I'll help you hold off these guys, you run away now."

As soon as these words were spoken, Katsura Kogoro suddenly became furious.

"Escape? What are you talking about! Even if you want to escape, you have to take Mr. Miyabe with you..."

Before he could finish his words, Prajna interrupted him in a cold tone:

"My job is to protect you."

"Anyone other than you is not within my protection."

"If you have the confidence to save that person with this exhausted body, then go ahead."

"Your life is yours. You can do whatever you want. I can't control it."

"I will report to the higher-ups later that 'Katsura Kogoro is determined to die', and at most I will get scolded and put in solitary confinement for a while."

"I'm not going to help you anyway."

"After all...even if I have the will now, I don't have the energy to do so."

He shifted his gaze, fixing it firmly on Souji.

"Although I don't know who this girl is, I know from just one look that she is not a weakling that I can easily defeat."

As he said this, he grinned, revealing a ferocious, joyful smile.

"Fight or flee, make your choice now!"

Prajna's words were like a magic spell, causing Katsura Kogoro's expression to change several times.

At this moment, he seemed to be carrying a huge rock weighing ten thousand tons on his back, with his waist slightly bent and his shoulders drooping.

He gritted his teeth, looked at the knife in his hand with a complicated expression, and then looked at Miyabe Dingzang who was in danger not far away.

In a moment, he made a decision.

He turned back and ran towards the window not far away!

At this moment, even though there was no prior discussion, Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi cooperated with each other in an extremely tacit understanding.

The former leaped out like a tiger and pounced on Prajna.

The latter ran wildly and chased after Katsura Kogoro.

At this moment, Prajna slightly staggered her steps and blocked the narrow corridor with her body. Then she swung the sheathed sword in her hand like a windmill, and managed to block Souji and intercept Nagakura Shinpachi!
Taking advantage of the precious opportunity that Prajna had bought for him, Katsura Kogoro broke open the window, jumped onto the eaves outside the window, and then quickly leaped down.

Outside the window was the back door guarded by Fujido Heisuke and Nakazawa Koto.

Seeing another person coming, Fujido Heisuke and Nakazawa Koto immediately perked up and stood up to fight.

Although Katsura Kogoro had exhausted all his strength in the recent battle, he was still not someone that ordinary people could deal with.

A tired tiger is still a tiger!

He easily dodged Nakazawa Koto's naginata, then rushed to Fujido Heisuke like a ghost - with a whoosh, the blade cut through the air and hit Fujido Heisuke's forehead.

"Well--!"

A sudden cry of pain rang out.

Fujido Heisuke tightly covered his forehead which was bleeding, took several unsteady steps back and nearly fell to the ground.

Fortunately, he was wearing a forehead protector, which helped him block the damage.

Otherwise...the consequences will be disastrous!
However, even with the protection of the forehead protector, there was still a bloody cut on his forehead.

The gushing blood dyed his entire face red, making him look extremely horrifying.

Seeing this, Nakazawa Qin was stunned for a moment out of shock.

Katsura Kogoro knew that his top priority now was to escape, so he did not want to fight.

After wounding Fujido Heisuke and frightening Nakazawa Koto, he didn't stay for long, but ran away into a dark alley not far away...

……

On the other side, the battle between Bannya, Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi continues!
Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi are in a hurry to chase after Katsura Kogoro, intent on breaking through Prajna's blockade.

Prajna noticed that the two were not paying attention, so he shouted loudly, half in displeasure and half in excitement:

"Don't mind that weak guy!"

"Give it your all! Give it your all! Look at me! Focus on me!"

While saying this, he stared at Souji the whole time - it was obvious that he was talking to Souji.

After he finished speaking, he launched an extremely fierce attack, forcing Souji and Nagakura Shinpachi to retreat!
Souji lowered his eyelids and shot a sharp look at Prajna.

At this point, she realized: If they don't defeat the guy in front of them, they will have no chance of catching up with Katsura Kogoro!
"… Shinpachi, you attack from the side and I'll attack from the front."

Upon hearing this, Nagakura Shinpachi was stunned for a moment, then nodded firmly.

Souji shook his head and stretched his neck, causing the short ponytail behind his head to swing back and forth.

"Up!"

Before he finished speaking, he moved!

Souji raised his sword in Blue Eyes Form and charged towards Prajna like a cannonball.

Nagakura Shinpachi followed closely without any particular order.

The two of them, one on the front and one on the side, attacked Prajna from both sides.

Looking at Souji who had finally shown his true abilities, Prajna smiled a sincere smile like a child.

"Well-timed! Well-timed!"

He still didn't draw his sword, but used the sheathed sword in his hand to fight back against the two men!
After deflecting Nagakura Shinpachi's slash, the sheath turned in another direction and swept towards Souji's sword.

He didn't expect that his sheath couldn't stop Souji's sword!

After the sheath hit Kaga Kiyomitsu's blade, it couldn't even move! It continued to chop straight down!

Looking at the blade that was approaching rapidly because it could not be intercepted, Prajna was stunned.

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