> Shrug.> "To be perfectly honest with you, the clash of claims does not matter to me. She herself did not even seem that perturbed. I am mostly curious to see precisely where you are coming from, given you seem to be content to use her sword."
> "In that particular regard, yes. There are other problems in other regards, though."
> Frown.> "I'm not sure. To tell you the truth, before I found out about this, I wanted to invite you to join a small dueling group that just organized today, including myself, Seiga's boss, and the oni swordswoman."
> "Your participation would be most appreciated. But...what you're doing here clearly means a lot to you, and I must return that life force to the Saigyou Ayakashi, as well as prevent calamity in Higan, so we have a deeper personal clash to resolve first before we reach that point. If we even do."
> "Is it possible for you to achieve what you seek without these things?"
> Have we been traveling all this time?> Nod with a frown.> "Very well. In that case, I wish to make clear that I hold nothing against you personally for this conflict. I hope you understand my situation and feel the same way."
> Touch down on the ground on the path between the horse and the river.> "I am saddened that you see it as such. I would much prefer we not be enemies. But I suppose there is only the one way for this conflict to be resolved."
> "Of course."> Withdraw swords.
> Is she right- or left-handed?
> Sprint toward Meira, angling to her sword side, and aim a right-handed slash at her side, fully expecting her to block or parry it. We need to see what sort of strength, speed, and technique we're up against here.
> Is it a horizontal slash, a diagonal downward slash, or a stab?
> Swing our Meira-side sword up to block her swing from below, hopefully deflecting the blade upward. At the same time, duck our head a little bit so as to give ourselves a little blade-avoidance leeway.
> How long does it take us to set our ghost half up with a sword?> How far can we separate ourselves from our ghost half while it has a sword?> How long can we keep our sword-wielding ghost half in our form in battle if we are doing relatively similar things?
> Stop and turn around to get a gauge on how much agility that horse has.
> Is it still running at a high speed while turning, or did it slow greatly/ stop like us?> In which direction is it turning?