The combat logic of "fighting without armor" and "fighting with armor" are completely different.

The highest purpose of fighting is to kill the enemy as much as possible while protecting yourself.

A very demanding style like Shigen-ryu, which says "just attack and leave the rest to fate", is one of the rare exceptions.

Therefore, when warriors engage in life-and-death battles, they often focus more on defense than offense.

However, after putting on the armor, I no longer have such worries.

Unless you are unlucky and encounter a master whose skills are far superior to yours, or a freak who can chop an iron weapon like a steak, most attacks from ordinary people will not be able to hurt you.

As long as they wear armor of high quality, even ordinary people who don't understand martial arts at all can become a tough man who can stand up to ten - armor has the power to "turn decay into magic".

Most of the guards hired by Phoenix House Yataro were middle- and lower-level samurai who could not find official positions and could not find any decent jobs, so they could only earn a living by working as bodyguards. They even had no family status.

There is no ronin.

Unless they were members of the government or were children of wealthy families, ordinary middle- and lower-level warriors would have no chance to come into contact with armor, let alone learn "armored fighting".

In addition to wearing reliable armor, Nishino has experienced hundreds of battles. After being refined in all battles, his swordsmanship has long eliminated all the shortcomings of the "Dojo Sword".

Therefore, the guards of the Phoenix House suffered heavy losses when facing Nishino, who was proficient in "armored fighting" and also experienced in actual combat.

Nishino and my grandson fought hard all the way, fighting and advancing.

My grandson shouted loudly:

"Nishino-kun, stop fighting!"

Nishino responded loudly:

"You don't need to tell me, I know it!"

If it is delayed for too long, Phoenix House Yataro will most likely take advantage of the chaos and escape - this is a simple truth that a six-year-old child can understand, and Nishino naturally understands it very well.

Unknowingly, the two of them had reached the stairway connecting the first and second floors.

After killing the enemy rushing down from the second floor with one knife, Nishino kicked his body down the stairs.

The enemies who came from all over the first floor and were about to climb up the stairs were knocked down by the tumbling corpse one after another, and fell to pieces like bowling pins.

Nishino and my grandson took the opportunity to reach the summit.

With my grandson leading the way, the two of them reached the top floor of the mansion smoothly.

Along the way, the screams of the servants, the chaotic sounds of footsteps, and the clanging of swords all made a loud noise.

"This is it...this is Phoenix House Yataro's room..."

My grandson gasped and glanced at the sliding door in front of him.

The bedroom in Phoenix House is a very typical Japanese-style room. It has no walls, only doors. It is a room surrounded by sliding doors.

Nishino and my grandson looked at each other in tacit understanding, and then spread out to the left and right.

My grandson's back is against the left side of the sliding door.

Nishino's back is on the right side of the sliding door.

Are you ready - my grandson asked Nishino with his eyes.

You can do it at any time—Nishino returned his firm gaze.

My grandson nodded slightly, then stretched out his hand and touched the door handle...

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At the same time——

Edo, Dounan Town, Qingshui Residence, Qingshui Tower——

At the top of Qingshui Tower, there is a spacious room with a size of forty stacks.

Strangely enough, although this room is large, it contains nothing.

There is no furniture or any decorations.

Specifically speaking...whether this room can be considered a room or not is open to question.

The reason why I say this is because this room only has one wall! The other three walls were completely hollowed out, leaving only a few lonely pillars!

In essence, this place is a room designed for Rakshasa to rest and entertain.

Rakshasa, who likes elegance, often stays alone in this room and enjoys cherry blossoms, stars, full moon, flying snow and other beautiful things.

It is convenient for Rakshasa to enjoy the scenery - this is the reason for hollowing out three walls.

At this moment, Rakshasa was standing alone on the edge of the east platform as usual, standing with his hands behind his hands, looking at the moon in the sky expressionlessly.

Tonight is a full moon night.

At this moment, just as the moon was rising, the moonlight was as hazy as a faint mist, and the brighter moonlight reflected in Rakshasa's eyes.

At this time, he seemed to have remembered something interesting, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"I don't know if the first group of people to arrive at Phoenix House Yataro's place was Tachibana Aoden, or my grandson and Nishino..."

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At this moment when my grandson’s finger was already on the doorknob——

Zhizhizhi...

Inside the door, there was the sound of something being tightened.

The sound was so subtle that my grandson almost missed it.

Nishino, who was born in the "Sanchai" of the Buddhist temple, does not often hear this kind of sound, so he lacks sensitivity to this kind of sound.

But my grandson, who was born as a fire thief, has often dealt with this kind of voice...

In an instant, my grandson's pupils shrank to the size of pinholes.

"Nishino! Back away!"

My grandson pounced on Nishino.

However... it's too late.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh...

A dense rain of arrows burst out from the room!

Because there were sliding doors on all sides of the room, there were no walls at all, and the fragile sliding doors were like nothing in front of the rain of arrows, so Nishino and my grandson had no way to hide.

In the blink of an eye, the bodies of Nishino and my grandson were covered in arrows...

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You can think of Rakshasa's room as the castle tower of Ashina Castle in "Sekiro" - it's more like a stargazing platform than a room.

I had a serious lack of sleep today and my eyes are so sore. As I write this sentence, the leopard's eyes can hardly open... (Real·Crying leopard head.jpg)

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