Himura_battousai
Copyright© 2011 by Murasame
Chapter 199: Another Strength
(Enishi has taken off his jacket and removed the cloth from the bundle on his back.)
Enishi: I told you when we met on Shinonome Bridge that I'd show you another strength, not that of an arms dealer. Watch me fulfill that promise.
(He holds up a long sword.)
Megumi: He's just back from China, so of course he'd have a Chinese sword...
Sanosuke: Pretty long, though.
Kaoru: No ... The workmanship is Chinese, but that's unmistakably a Japanese sword!
Saitou: That's right. It's too long to be one of the uchigatana they made in the Edo period. It's more like the tachi popular in Sengoku times.
Megumi: What does this mean?
Sanosuke: He's bluffing. Those other five were the fighters, not him.
Kaoru: But that sword is too good to be a bluff...
Saitou: Stop panicking. It's pathetic. You never know what your opponent intends to do in a fight. It's a question of whether you have enough strength to win, whatever his intentions.
Sanosuke: That's true. As long as he isn't stronger than Shishio, Kenshin's not going to lose.
Kaoru (thinking of the terrifying Shishio battle): Kenshin...
(Enishi flips his sword about him, ending in a kung fu-like stance.)
Enishi: Shall we begin?
Kenshin: Those dark glasses. You should take them off. You could hurt your eyes.
Enishi: Don't worry. I won't allow you to touch me. Now go!
(He attacks. Kenshin leaps over his sword to strike downward; Enishi parries. The fight carries them farther away from the onlookers.)
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