Judging from his nonchalance, Azekura had dealt with any number of contenders for the Armor – in fact, how could Togame and Shichika be the first? Great Sword Hunt or no, one of Kiki Shikizaki’s Mutant Blades could buy a country. And even if the Maniwa never made it this far south, the Armor could not have gone wholly uncontested –

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