[He'd been expecting a parry and a burst of fire, not a dodge... but he could work with that, he was sure. But the next time Tachibana does something unexpectedly dexterous, he starts to wonder if it's not a coincidence. By the time that he has driven the man halfway around the damned quarry, slicing and striking and being relentless, that he has a sense of what has changed. He feels no stronger, his sync is as optimal as it could hope to be, but he is... better. More skillful.
He'll have to do better, then. Another slash of his sword, but then he leaps back and makes a grasping motion with one hand. If Tachibana's not quick, he'll find himself being bombarded with rocks from behind, ferociously lifted from the quarry floor.]
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He'll have to do better, then. Another slash of his sword, but then he leaps back and makes a grasping motion with one hand. If Tachibana's not quick, he'll find himself being bombarded with rocks from behind, ferociously lifted from the quarry floor.]