Cid - Reacts to Rose's rapier strike

“Let the battle begin!!”

Rose’s rapier begins dancing through the air the moment the match starts. It draws beautiful, sharp spirals as it approaches my chest.

If I was a real side character, I wouldn’t be able to react in time.

But I can see it.

I see it…and I don’t flinch. I can’t let her see a single reaction.

Why? ’Cause that’s how we roll.

I won’t move an inch until the rapier hits my chest. The tip of the weapon is blunt for this preliminary round, but that doesn’t mean I’ll come out unscathed.

The rapier touches my chest.

At that moment, I make my move.

Without showing any other movements, I lunge back using the strength in my toes, and I use the force of the rapier pushing against my chest to add a spin.

From a secret pocket near my wrist, I tear open a bag filled with blood that I collected for this day.

All this has taken less than ten deciseconds.

I’m spinning backward as I spout blood like a fountain.

“PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEGH!!”

As a ruby tornado, I create a beautiful masterpiece of splattered blood.

I call this my Hidden Normie Technique: Spinning Guard, Bloody Tornado.

I clumsily bounce off the floor and roll over.

The cheers from the audience shake the arena.

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Volume 1, Chapter 5