It was only five minutes until Leah and the others would be out of the hot spring.
　After a billion years of just swinging a sword, that's a short amount of time that would pass in the blink of an eye.

　But...

"Haaaaah!

Noooooooooo!

　I was being pinned down by one of the best swordsmen in the world, and five minutes seemed like an eternity.

"d*mn it .......

　A number of sword wounds and reddish-black bruises were carved into my body.

(Patience, patience,.......)

　These wounds are only temporary.
　As soon as this battle is over, you can heal them in the dark.

There's only one thing I have to do now. I have only one thing to do now, and that's to protect Leah from the worst kind of peeping, and that's to keep this mop safe!

　For that, I'll attack with courage!

"Not yet, not yet!　The Sixth Blade--Mei Gou!

　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.

I'm not sure what to do.

I'm not sure why I can't drop it .......

　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're doing.
　I'm not sure what to make of that.
　I stepped into the gap.

"Yatagarasu, the Eight of Swords!

What?

"No ......

　Sebas and Bacchus caught the eight slashes and took a half step back.

(Okay, I got it right: ......!

　The two of them now hesitated.

　Immediately after being hit by the Yatagarasu, instead of immediately counterattacking, they took a half step back.
　This was undoubtedly due to the fact that he had seen Oborozuki, a "vicious counter".

(Mr. Sebas and Mr. Bacchus don't know everything about our hand.

　In fact, I don't have a single card left in my hand. .......

　The only person who knows that is me.

　From both of our points of view, it would look like he might still be hiding a secret hand.

(The basic and most powerful tactic in playing cards is bluffing!

I went on the offensive in this last phase to keep him from realizing that I was out of cards and to give him a glimpse of my non-existent deep hand.

(The threat of counters prevented Sebas and Bacchus from going on the offensive!

　So, never go on the defensive.
　If you want to buy time, you should attack with a fearless smile on your face!

(And I'm slowly getting used to it.)

　Sebas's Zekken and Bacchus's Sakuraga Itto Ryu.
　(And I'm slowly getting used to it.) Sebas's Zekken and Bacchus's Sakuraga Itto Ryu.

(...... I know, I know. (...... I know, I know. I can feel their breathing, their muscles moving. ......!

　Since they were cutting each other bareheaded, I was able to clearly observe the "muscle movements" of Sebas and Bacchus.

　The eyes speak louder than the mouth.
　Similarly, the body speaks louder than the sword.
　By watching the movement of their muscles, I could see the movement of the sword a few tenths of a second away.

　If you think about it, this could be a very instructive "mock battle".

(...... Anyway, keep going!　( Anyway, at this rate, we can kill time!

　And so, with a definite response and a sense of growth, I steadily made my way to victory, step by step.