Chapter 67: Arc 2, - 45: Rome Was Not
-10th of July, 979.
"Spark!" Jotou readied her sword.
"Okay Meko, go for it," Hotaru permitted. The brunette standing in front of Jotou disappeared into shadow. Jotou swivelled her eyes to the back of the house and at the grass.
"Woosh!" The shadows emerged from behind Jotou a second after Fumeko disappeared.
"Ting!" Jotou turned, deflected Fumeko's dagger and grabbed her arm as Fumeko's eyes widened. Jotou threw her onto the grass; "No, I didn't feel any shocks," she stood upright.
"Glad I could help..." Fumeko grunted off the grass.
Hotaru folded her arms, "You need to learn to blink before you fall. It's probably because you flinch and close your eyes that you can't."
Jotou helped Fumeko up; she watched how she held the dagger, "Three fingers folded, thumb and index to twist it..." Jotou noticed.
"Huh? What're you muttering about?"
Jotou held Fumeko's hand, "You're holding onto it too tightly, but other than that, you should have the edge facing your opponent, not the tip."
"I know self-defence Jotou, I'm not planning to become a swordsman," Fumeko begrudgingly followed Jotou's advice.