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 Ch.57: Itekura's Battle Style

Sojirou finally gets serious and uses his Shukuchi to attack Itekura head-on! But to his shock, his blade cannot cut him. Meanwhile, Kenshin launches a series of attacks that hit Itekura full force. However, even with all those attacks, Itekura is still standing and unfazed. He goes on to explain his battle style, Fudou Toudo. It's a very powerful technique in which he can freeze his entire body. What is the secret behind this technique!?

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A powerful enemy they still do not know yet,

Itekura Byakuya! What is the power that lies within!?

Ch. 57: Itekura's Battle Style

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(Pg.2)

Sojirou: Shukuchi: Shuntensatsu

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Kenshin: The ultra speed of the Shukuchi and the god-like speed from Battoujutsu are superimposed and unleashed all at once. 

It's an invisible, unavoidable, and uncontrollable ultra technique. It’s impossible for anyone other than Hiten Mitsuryugi-ryu to even compete with it!

But..!

(Pg.3)

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“He looks battered and bruised, but all of his wounds are from the Sakabatou that Himura-san had inflicted on him in the previous battle."

“For some reason, my slashes don’t have any effect on him.” (Sojirou Seta, Ch. 56)

Kenshin: Itekura Byakuya..!  This man who we fought before is... not the same!! (different)

(Pg.4-5)

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Itekura: Oh! I see it! Juppongatana's strongest!

Tenken, Sojirou Seta's fighting spirit!!

This form... is a brilliant flash of light!!

(Pg.6)

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*Notice how his blade has ice on it.

(Pg.7)

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Sojirou: Even with the Shuntensatsu…              I cannot cut him… (Instant Heavenly Death)

Itekura:  An unstoppable tornado!
This fighting spirit (form) is his...

(Pg.8-9)

Itekura: Himura Battousai!!

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Niju'nanazu Ryusen!!!

*Twenty-seven Head-Dragon Flash

(Pg.10)

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(Pg.11)

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Sojirou/ Kenshin: ...No way.

Sojirou: Even the Shuntensatsu can't slay him... 

Kenshin: Even the Twenty-Seven-Head Dragon Flash cannot bring him down.

(Pg.12)

Itekura: I'm thrilled!!

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Itekura: Sojirou Seta!   Himura Battousai!

(Pg.13)

Itekura: Once, unfortunately, I didn't get into hell. Still, I strove to attain a resilient and strong soul.

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I travelled all over the country to train as 
a warrior. As a Kenkaku Heiki, I trained and perfected it through countless defeats and deaths. My battle style!

Fudou Toudo, “Immovable Freezing"
is the most powerful technique of all!!

(Pg.14)

Kenshin: ...Battle style.

Sojirou: Fudou Toudo...  *Immovable Freezing

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Itekura: I'm thrilled... Extremely thrilling.

The legendary Hitokiri who became the shadow of the new age. The right hand          man of the demon buried in the darkness.

I am now on par with the best of them… (fierce warriors)

(Pg.15)

The origin of his ambition
to become a warrior…

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Itekura: That day… I saw it for the first time with my own eyes...  My own Fighting Spirit was not an illusion...!!

Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc --

The story continues next issue.

Stay tuned for the English version.

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