Watari’s jaw clenched.
“How do you know my st name?”
Kenzo smirked.
“The Death Phantoms know all, boy.”
A pause.
“I am Kenzo.” He folded his arms. “I suppose you could call me the head of the Death Phantoms.”
Then—a slow chuckle.
“But I wouldn’t say that in front of the Shingan. That might cost your life.”
Watari’s fingers twitched.
“Shingan…?” His mind fshed to Koharu’s warning.
Kenzo sighed.
“I can already tell—”
A single step forward.
“Your swordpy is sloppy.”
CLASH.
Watari lunged.
Kenzo met his bde with effortless precision.
Another strike—parried.
Another—redirected.
Then—a ssh.
A cut across Watari’s ribs.
Kenzo exhaled.
“And your footwork is sloppy.”
Watari clenched his jaw.
”…Alright. Enough pying around.”
His stance shifted.
Takemikazuchi vanished
And then—
A fsh.
Ikazuchi.
A cut so fast it couldn’t be seen.
Except—
CLANG.
Kenzo blocked it.
With a finger.
Then—
A knee to Watari’s ribs.
Watari winced but tightened his grip on Ikazuchi.
Then—he sshed downward.
A burst of speed. His bde shed out in a silver arc.
Kenzo shifted slightly.
Then—
A wave of force exploded outward.
Watari’s swing stopped midair.
His arms froze. His body locked.
Kenzo’s voice was calm.
“Tenkai no Shingi No. 31 – Nerve Still.”
A pause.
Then—Kenzo stepped forward.
And buried his fist into Watari’s stomach.
The force sent him flying.
He hit the ground hard, pain fring in his ribs.
Everything went bck.
———
Kenzo turned, stepping away.
But he gave one st disgusted look towards Watari.
“Your father would be so disappointed.”
YuYu groaned. “Man, we were supposed to py. That didn’t even st ten minutes.”
Kenzo chuckled. “Pity. If we had the order to kill, this war would already be halfway over.”
Yuyu clenches his fist. “Fast isn’t good Kenzo! You know I love to watch the despair build up in their eyes. Plus, they need all the help they can get if that’s all two Jūmonban and a Kyoūmonban can do.
Daisuke scoffed. “Shut up, YuYu. You’ll get your fun ter.”
And then—
They vanished.
