Himura_battousai
Copyright© 2011 by Murasame
Chapter 246: Anger
Hiten Mitsurugi-ryuu Ryuumeisen!
Yahiko: He's never used that before!
Enishi: Clever! But whatever technique you try, my sword will knock you out of the field!
(As they meet, Kenshin sheathes his sword. Enishi's blow tears him along his left arm.)
Megumi: What? What just happened?
Yahiko: Did he ... miss?
Misao: Ow!
Yahiko: What?
Misao (clutching her head): No, it's just ... My ears suddenly ... It's nothing.
Aoshi (also with a hand to his ear): The Oniwabanshu are trained in hearing, so their ears are more sensitive than those of ordinary people. That's why we were affected. Probably the result of the Ryuumeisen--
(Enishi is on his knees, shaking, a little trickle of blood coming out of his ears.)
Enishi: You--what have you done to me?
Kenshin: A reverse-turn of godspeed battoujutsu ... You might call it godspeed noutoujutsu*. Just like the cry of a dragon, the high-pitched sound of the sheath's reverberations strike the opponent's heightened senses and paralyze them. This is the Hiten Mitsurugi-ryuu Ryuumeisen. * noutoujutsu "sword-sheathing techniques;" i.e. the opposite of battoujutsu--maigo
Enishi: You...
(He tries to get up, slips, and falls to his knees again.)
Kenshin: However, because of your Kyoukeimyaku, that wouldn't be its only effect. The Ryuumeisen's sound would penetrate your inner ear.
Megumi: So that's it. Because of the Kyoukeimyaku effect, Yukishiro Enishi's five senses were far beyond normal ... so Ken-san responded with the Ryuumeisen. It penetrated the hearing mechanism and paralyzed the inner ear that regulates the sense of balance!
Sanosuke: So that's the Ryuumeisen. Watoujutsu and Kyoukeimyaku just couldn't measure up.
Megumi: That's not all. That was a perfect opportunity. That was his response when he realized that Yukishiro Enishi's sense were hypersensitive. So of course he amplified his strongest possible attack, causing his senses to self-destruct. Kyoukeimyaku isn't invincible! It's a double-edged sword--the stronger its attack, the weaker its defense!
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