The great black sword 'Night' is neither a common samurai sword nor a nodachi; judging from the hilt, it is constructed like a Western greatsword.
However, judging from the blade itself, this is a nodachi, it is very large, and it is a black sword, so its main feature is its hardness.
Moreover, this black sword was forged by Mihawk himself!
"call..."
Kuro exhaled, and the breath he exhaled struck the ground like a sword.
Are you ready?
Mihawk pointed his black blade directly at Kuro and said in a deep voice, "Then, it's my turn to make the first move!"
call!
As soon as he finished speaking, Mihawk lowered his body, pulled down the brim of his hat with one hand, and shot straight out. His black sword drew a black light in the air and slashed directly at Kuro.
Kuro narrowed his eyes, about to slash at Mihawk with his sword, but as soon as he moved, he found that the sword opposite him did not come down. All he could see was Mihawk's smile.
Kuro's pupils contracted, and his body instinctively bent and lowered.
call!
A beam of black light just grazed past his head, but as soon as the blade reached the middle, Mihawk's blade turned and fell straight down.
when!
Kuro reached behind his back and blocked Mihawk's downward slash with his sword. In the instant he blocked it, a golden slash flew off the blade and knocked Mihawk's black sword away.
Mihawk frowned, and the black blade that had just been parried pressed down hard, creating a shockwave. Its burst of dark green slash shattered the golden slash that hadn't even had a chance to penetrate the body, and slashed down directly.
Boom!!
A large gash was cut open in the ground, and the black blade pierced through Kuro's body, turning him into a blur and disappearing.
Click!
The sound of a blade being drawn came from Mihawk's side. He appeared in mid-air next to Mihawk, assumed an iaido stance, and flicked his left thumb, drawing the blade and sending it flying in three streaks of black light.
"Swallow Returns!"
"Oh? A divine sword technique?"
Mihawk was slightly taken aback, then his eyes showed admiration.
Seeing others fall victim to this move, he wondered if he could break through it; now it's finally his turn to be hit by it.
"I have to admit, this swordsmanship is indeed beyond human comprehension!"
Mihawk praised him, then gripped his sword with both hands and slashed forward with tremendous force. His speed was so fast that only afterimages could be seen, comparable to the speed at which Kuro drew his sword.
Just as the three blades formed by the Swallow Return approached Mihawk, Mihawk's blade also approached Kuro's waist and ribs. His momentum was even three points faster than Kuro's!
Kuro clicked his tongue and quickly sheathed his sword to block, while the blade of Shusui's black sword collided directly with Mihawk's slashing blade.
when!
As the blades clashed, Mihawk exerted force with both hands and slashed forward suddenly. The immense force rippled outwards, sending Kuro flying backwards through the air.
After deflecting the attack with a single slash, Mihawk reversed his blade again and delivered a vertical slash, unleashing a massive, dark green strike.
Kuro flipped in mid-air, smoothly sheathing Shusui. As his body turned, the blade was instantly drawn, and a golden slash flew out to meet it.
Boom!!
The slashes collided, directly triggering an explosion that sent shockwaves through the air.
call!
But just as the smoke and dust from the explosion began to form, another dark green slash came hurtling down.
Kuro was taken aback, then raised his hand and unleashed another slash.
But just as he finished that slash, another strike suddenly flew in from the side, cutting off the gap in Kuro's sword swing.
Buzz!
The slash cut through the air with a sound, and swept past Kuro's body at an even faster speed than before, but it only stirred up a ripple.
Kuro vanished instantly, his figure suddenly appearing in front of Mihawk, who had already reached the other side. He slightly bent his feet, assuming a drawing stance, and flicked his sword upwards. Before the sword was even fully drawn, streaks of light appeared on Mihawk's side.
"Hundred Shadow Slash!"
Just as the slash was about to form, Mihawk swiftly dodged to the side with a sidestep, while simultaneously raising his black sword 'Night' to bring it down.
Kuro drew his sword to block, but in that instant, he suddenly realized that although he had already made the move, Mihawk's blade did not strike down.
"The trajectory of my blade is not so easy to predict."
Mihawk smiled slightly, and only then did the blade slash downwards, transforming into a black light that approached. Just as the black light reached Qiushui, it suddenly turned, drawing a 'Z' shape like lightning, bypassing the horizontally spread Qiushui, and slashing Kuro's neck with one strike.
brush!
With a single strike, ripples still appeared, and Kuro's afterimage vanished.
"Hey, what happened to our supposed friendly sparring?"
Kuro, standing not far away, stared at Mihawk and asked, "Are you planning to kill me?"
“I’ve staked my position as the world’s greatest swordsman on this. It would be such a shame if you died at this level,” Mihawk laughed.
"cut..."
Kuro exhaled, looked at his sword, and squinted, saying, "Swordsmanship that combines speed and slowness, hardness and softness?"
"Oh? You discovered it so quickly?"
Mihawk adjusted his posture and smiled, "That's exactly right."
From the moment Mihawk made his first strike, Kuro sensed it. Although his Observation Haki detected the strike and he reacted in advance, it was all for naught. Mihawk hadn't actually drawn his sword; it was just that his swordsmanship gave Kuro the illusion that he had. Only when Kuro made his move did the strike actually come down.
Fortunately, I was fast enough to dodge the attack.
When using Swallow Return, Mihawk displayed a speed completely inconsistent with the great black sword, his slashing speed even faster than his own Swallow Return.
Swallow Return is more about the speed of a single slash splitting into three, a move that can be said to be sure to hit at close range. However, Mihawk's horizontal slash directly broke through it. Facing this move, the best way is not to defend, but to attack instead of defending.
And when he launched his attack, just as he had blocked two of his attacks with two of his own, an even faster attack appeared.
And that final upward strike, it's just so unpredictable!
You think he's about to strike, but he's just a step slower, yet his strike speed is just as fast.
Its speed is so unpredictable that it's impossible to stop unless you have a quick reaction.
Only he could make such a fast and slow knife!
The swordsmanship of the world's greatest swordsman is indeed very strong!
“Kuro…”
Mihawk said, "When we first sparred, I said you didn't have a good sword. Now that you do, I can finally experience your formidable swordsmanship. It wasn't enough back then, but now it's more than enough."
Kuro closed his eyes, stood still, raised Qiushui to his chest, and quickly swept two fingers across her, enveloping Qiushui in a golden light.
"Then so be it..."
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