Skill 14 Volume 7

The instant Edelweiss swung at the crown of Ikki's head to seal the victory, Ikki moved all his muscles in unison, and with the sword technique copied from Edelweiss as well as his own Raikou, he swung horizontally at the pure white shape before him, aiming to cut her into two, using both hands. That was Ikki's chance of victory. Like Sara said, the difference between him and Edelweiss was vast. But… to say that they used the exact same techniques was wrong, obviously. Edelweiss's Device was two swords, and Ikki's was a single one, so their styles were different and therefore they would use their swords differently. Edelweiss's two-sword style was highly offensive, shutting down opponents with a storm of strikes, but because she held a sword in each hand each strike was lessened in speed and power. Ikki's one-sword style used fewer strikes, but each was individually greater. If he limited the exchange to the first strike, before Edelweiss started attacking repeatedly…

I have the advantage—!

"HAAAAA!"

The swords cut through the night, crossing for an instant. A pure white blade split Ikki's scalp, and the moment it was about to penetrate his skull… A pure black blade ripped a horizontal line across the body of the world's strongest swordsman, reducing that body to paper shreds.

「C-C-Cut! Contender Kurogane, has cut that fake Twin-Wings Edelweiss! He reversed that hopeless battle with one strikeee!」

「H-Hey, seriously!?」

「He really won…!」

「The opponent's already defenseless! Finish it!」