The Thousand Mask Warrior

Jigen

Hideyoshi then immediately stood up and in his battojutsu horses returned. He looked towards the corpse of his colleague who was face down bathed in blood. Hideyoshi looked back at the de Jaager brothers, understanding what had happened. Without a word he stood up straight. He unsheathed the wakizashi and quickly approached Jayaseta's body lying on the ground. It's time he finished him off.

Wakizashi is often used for ‘finish’ job of Japanese executioner by beheading the enemy and ensuring his death. 

Although it does not seem like a kind of sadness, disappointment and anger in the look on his face, it does not mean Koguro's death does not give the slightest impression to Hideyoshi.

Koguro's death has not been regretted for too long. The way of the sword is the way of the swordsman which should end in death. He also did not care what de Jaager did. It has nothing to do with saving his life. Without that shot, Hideyoshi felt he was still able to fight the hero.

But Hideyoshi's exact move towards Jayaseta to ensure the young swordsman's death was hampered.

He jerks.

Jayaseta's body, thought to have been injured or perhaps even dead, now woke up quickly. There was no sign that the figure was seriously injured.

Two secret flying knives were thrown at Hideyoshi. However he managed to fend off that sudden attack with his wakizashi.

TRANGS! TRINGS!

This is evidence of the extraordinary and well-trained sensibility of a ronin.

SLEPT UP!

Unfortunately, there was one more knife that he could not avoid. The knife stuck deep in his left shoulder. Screeches stuck out of Hideyoshi's mouth. The shock was too quick and unexpected. Even though the attack was sudden, he felt that he had managed to hold it back. But clearly his opponent this time was not a random person. He killed his friend and friend. Then, How can he escape from***** de Jaager? Does he have any science or immune talismans? Hideyoshi.

Iu's question was answered when Jayaseta threw something again at Sebastian de Jaager after throwing a secret knife at Hideyoshi. Sebastian de Jaager also managed to fend off the object thrown by Jayaeta with a gun in his left hand. The gun fell to the ground because of the force of the throw. The gun was badly damaged and could not be reused.

The thing Jayaseta threw was a kind of rectangular metal plate the width of a palm.

That's an iron plate made by Sukadana that is amazingly good forging so it is very strong even when holding *****. Jayaseta apparently slipped the metal plate of the former Pratiwi body shield behind his own clothes so that his life was saved, then refrained from showing that he was okay.

It was that plate that he seized the other day while fighting against Pratiwi. Various sharp weapons are not able to penetrate the iron plate.

Jayaseta slowly picked up his dao and keris back, looking at the two pairs of de Jaager who had now unsheathed his saber, rapier and dagger. His view now seems to say, “Sama once not finished.”

The couple de Jaager also seemed to understand that this fight was not finished. They both had to wait their turn against Jayaseta. He had to finish this fight with Takizawa Hideyoshi who had pulled out the secret knife that stuck in his shoulder. The sisters retreat but are still getting ready for whatever happens to come.

Both of these warriors re-absorb the power of nature. Hideyoshi absorbed his ki, concentrating his thoughts and feelings to finish this fight. All burdens must be removed. Anger and vengeance must he drift into the endless ocean of the universe. He loosened the grip on the handle of his katana. Both of his eyes looked leisurely at Jayaseta's mask-covered face.

He was not curious, he was not irritated, even he did not care who was behind the mask. He does not want to spend all his mind on unnecessary things. The point is that he will finish off this Thousand Mask Swordsman with one slash. His last flagship move from the Battojutsu series which he calls Jigan no Battojutsu which more or less means the Beheader of the Eye to Look at the Earth. One slash cut off the enemy's head and in a certain way made both eyes of the victim's head face down, towards the earth.

A terrible move.

It's just that, in contrast to Jayaseta himself who has gone through all the feelings and experiences of loss and anger. When Hideyoshi absorbed the ki of all creatures, using the ki to support his fight, Jayaseta released all the ki. It is two stories above Hideyoshi.

Although he is not a Samurai, but as a Javanese person and nurtured in the values of relief and nrima make release is a sure thing. Losing something is mandatory. The life is definitely lost in Batara Kala. Jayaseta gave up everything not to win, but to carry out the message of fate that has been outlined by the Almighty. He did not feel any more pain in the shoulder wounds of Katana Hideyoshi.

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Hideyoshi stomped his right foot, he shot towards Jayaseta. Jigan no Battojutsu is a fierce science that is very cunning.

From the name alone one would think that the neck was the main target of Hideyoshi's katana slash. And this is exactly what happened: Hideyoshi sped forward, but when exactly half the fathom was with Jayaseta he stopped suddenly. Jayaseta himself who met Hideyoshi had already freed his dao. Katana Hideoyoshi is unsheathed, but not in a state of slashing.

He damped his speed as fast as lightning to avoid Jayaseta's dao slash and just slightly shifted to the side. The sharp side of the katana is on top, while the taper tip pierces the ribs of Jayaseta so quickly penetrating up to his back. This is not at all a slash aimed at the neck, but a quick stab to the opponent's body!

From beside the brothers de Jaager saw a katana blade piercing through Jayaseta's chest.

Unfortunately it didn't happen!

Jayaseta clamped the katana blade under his arm, slightly below his armpit.

Takizawa Hideyoshi's two eyes widened as if to say, “How could he possibly escape from this me?”.

Although Jayaseta's dao did not hit Hideyoshi's target and deceptive style as if he managed to trick Jayaseta, but thanks to his No-Straight Technique that emphasizes adjusted movements and runs naturally and instinctively, It was Jayaseta who managed to fool Hideyoshi by handing over his own ki. Hideyoshi misjudged the Jayaseta movement because of the surrender and surrender in Javanese culture that Hideyoshi could not understand.

Hideyoshi then wanted to pull him up to release Jayaseta's clasp and cut off the hand.

But Jayaseta is much faster. Jayaseta's next move made Kyai's Blessed Island keris pierce through the chin and stab Hideyoshi's brain through a gap in both of his hands that tightly grasped the katana wedged in Jayaseta's arm.

Hideyoshi collapsing! Blood poured from the stab wound. His eyes dimly facing towards the earth; jigen.