"Strike!"
With great momentum, Kanoyama Shigeki swung his sword defensively, attempting to defend with a technique to see through the attack.
Yet, unexpectedly, this side strike was also a feint, aiming to hit the hand but actually stabbing the face.
The tip of the bamboo sword hit Kanoyama Shigeki's face guard.
He was struck back, retreating two steps.
Effective score!
"Hand reverse face thrust!" journalist Miyata Kazuhiko immediately shouted.
Beautiful!
This counterattack was very solid.
The audience, seeing this, felt relieved, but in their excitement, suddenly burst out laughing.
They saw that one of the referees shook his flag so hard that he dropped it and was now bending down to pick it up.
Probably he was too focused on the transformation and slipped a bit.
Uesugi Sakura and the other senior brothers were sitting right behind the referee, watching these actions clearly.
