Character Quotes — Fushimi Blade
"If the world wants me to put down my sword, then I'll fight the world."
[Act 1: A Visit to the Sword Graveyard]
Seven days after the defeat of the Grey Belt sequence, the Fushimi Blade temporarily retreats from the Tokumo front.
He returns to the old district of Tokumo with his wounds, where the "Sword Grave," the place where he practiced swordsmanship as a boy, is sealed.
This untouched, underground kendo site contains forbidden records of sword styles and philosophies.
Written on the walls are the words of the former head of the Swordsmanship Department:
"The ultimate in swordsmanship is unacceptable destruction. Therefore, it needs to be sealed."
Fushimi approaches the central remnant of the monument and unlocks the sword pattern blockade left by his former master. This releases the archive of images that had been completely erased from the history of the Eastern Cloud.
[Boundary-Breaking Sword Style — Original Record] Loading.
[Act 2 — Forbidden Image]
The image begins with a man covered in black shadow, his face unrecognizable.
He says a sentence to the camera:
"This sword style is not forged for victory; it is forged for 'ending karma.'"
Next is a tattered schematic of the first three styles:
Zero Rise Stance — Cutting Away from the Present: Cutting away the link between itself and the world; immune to all definitions.
Split Vein Chop — Break Causal Layer: Cuts off the enemy's chain of motivation and logic of action.
Phantom Return Chop — Absence Erasure: Active erasure of future memories and observations.
Most importantly, there is the unfinished ultimate style called:
"Forbidden Style: Heavenly Dismemberment."
Its description was brief yet shocking:
"The 'Absolute Chopping Strike' that only exists once, erasing itself and the enemy together without leaving a trace."
Fushimi was silent for a long time.
[Act III: Retrospective Awakening]
At the end of the record, the sealing mechanism of the sword mound suddenly stirred.
A purple and blue fluid of memories seeped out from the wall and converged on Fushimi's chest.
It was a lost memory from when he was thirteen.
That winter, he had inadvertently witnessed the former minister use the forbidden "Heavenly Break" to erase a "Multiple Identity Person" who had invaded Tokumo from existence.
He realized that the sword had not only killed the other party but also erased the entire "incident."
The price was that the former minister's name had completely disappeared from the world.
This included his face, voice, information, and all memories.
Fushimi muttered,
"So, I decided to go down this road a long time ago."
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At that moment, a system alert sounded:
⚠️ Awakening Warning: Causal Intertwining Rate Breaks Through Threshold. Heaven's Dismemberment — Former Style Authorization Loading.
[Epilogue: Tendo Kyouichi's Decision]
The scene cuts back to the East Cloud Academy's Swordsmanship Department.
Tendo Kyouichi stood in the martial arts arena, examining the letter in his hand.
It was a sentence left behind by Fushimi:
"If I die from a forbidden technique, consider my regrets cut down."
Kyouichi slowly drew his sword, closed his eyes, and exhaled.
"No, you will not die.
"I will show you the 'Way of the Sword' that can be traveled without the forbidden style."