It was another formidable and cunning strike... If the mysterious figure had been holding a knife instead of a branch, this strike would have definitely been deadly to over ninety-nine percent of ordinary people who've never learned any martial arts.
Having already experienced the might of the mysterious figure and refusing to underestimate him in any way, Aoto opened his eyes wide, taking in the sword path—or "branch route"—crafted by the figure, while spinning the blade of Orange Water, holding it back towards the mysterious figure.
Since he needed to unravel the identity of this mysterious figure, Aoto decided to engage using the non-lethal back side of his blade.
Aoto agilely flashed, dodging the branch slashed by the mysterious figure.
After evading the figure's attack, Aoto adopted a lower stance, swinging Orange Water upwards from the lower right towards the figure's chest.
A flash, then another.
