Himura Battousai
Copyright© 2007 by Trojan_85
Chapter 59: To Kyoto... (the End)
Saitou:... You'll prove it to me with your fists... Is that what you said?
Sanosuke: Yeah!
Saitou: Well put. Despite the fact that I've already beaten you to shreds once.
Sanosuke: What!!
Yahiko: He's just trying to make you mad!
(Saitou removes the sword from his belt; it clatters to the ground.)
Saitou: That's so you won't have the excuse that you couldn't win because your opponent had a sword. This time, I'll fight by your rules. It will be a match of fists.
Yahiko: Don't believe him, Sanosuke! He's a cheater, he'll kick if you let him!
Saitou: Feh... so you really do hate me.
Yahiko (going for the shinai again): You got that right!!
Saitou: Don't worry. This will truly be only fists. No matter how foolish, I'll use the rooster-head's own way of fighting to destroy him. He'll understand what his own limits are whether he likes it or not.
Sanosuke: Interesting. (charging) Let's go!
(He punches.)
Saitou (blocking easily): One blow with all of your strength coming out of the charge. I've learned one of your idiocies well.
Sanosuke: The idiocy you've learned is your own.
(Catching Saitou off guard, he rains punches down on him.)
Yahiko: Damn, when did you learn that technique!
Sanosuke: You're always making the second move with your fists, the complete opposite of your kenjutsu fighting style. You're always on the counterattack! So I'm never giving you the chance to return a punch. It's like gunfire from a badly-made gun. It ain't pretty, but--
Saitou: Feh...
(Though the forearms of his sleeves are completely shredded, Saitou himself is untouched.)
Saitou: My fists make the second move?
Sanosuke (thinking): He didn't take a single punch!
Saitou: Don't make me laugh.
(He uses the same technique on Sanosuke, causing a lot more damage.)
Yahiko: Sanosuke!
Sanosuke (thinking): Dammit... The speed and strength of the punches aren't that different, but why is he connecting and I'm not... ! Why--
(An uppercut knocks him down.)
Tsukioka (thinking): He's strong...
Yahiko (thinking): I hate to admit it, but this is the only guy who's ever fought with Kenshin and ended with a draw...
Saitou: Do you understand? I and Battousai have strength and experience far beyond yours. Compared to us, you're just a loudmouth, a green novice.
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