"Only three of the five Martial Gods remain, and all the renowned Grand Onmyoji have been killed. Of course, I know something has changed!" Mitsui Kenji said indignantly.
"Lord Mitsui, please calm down. Although we are short-handed now, we still have weapons." Seeing Mitsui Kenji's angry demeanor, Manjō Shinkan quickly said with a mysterious smile.
Upon hearing Manjō Shinkan's words, Mitsui Kenji sneered dismissively and coldly questioned him.
"Weapons? What weapons? Can they be more powerful than the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi?"
"Lord Manjō, the challenger holds the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi! How can you talk about weapons here? What weapon could be more powerful than Kusanagi? Come, tell me!"
Mitsui Kenji's questioning of Manjō Shinkan at this moment precisely illustrated their difficult predicament.
In terms of manpower, they were insufficient, and their chances of winning were slim.
In terms of weapons, facing the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi in Chen Fan's hand, they currently had nothing that could contend with it!
Yet, Manjō Shinkan had brought this up, saying they were short-handed but still had weapons.
This made Mitsui Kenji, already angered, even more furious.
Now, he wanted to see if the weapons Manjō Shinkan spoke of were truly more powerful than the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi!
Facing Mitsui Kenji's inquiry, Manjō Shinkan first smiled mysteriously.
Then, he pointed outside Kiyomizu-dera and said with a proud smile, "Lord Mitsui, please come with me. I will show you the preparations I made overnight."
"Making such a mystery of it, you better have something real." Seeing Manjō Shinkan's secretive demeanor, Mitsui Kenji strode along with him to Kiyomizu-dera.
Soon, on a hidden flat ground near Kiyomizu-dera, Mitsui Kenji saw the weapons Manjō Shinkan had spoken of.
At this moment, this rather spacious yet hidden flat ground was already filled with all sorts of modern heavy weaponry!
"Lord Mitsui, look at these things. Are they more powerful than the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi?" Seeing Mitsui Kenji's stunned expression, Manjō Shinkan could not help but become somewhat smug.
Upon seeing these heavy weapons, Mitsui Kenji had no time to answer him.
Because Mitsui Kenji was now gazing intently at the diverse array of heavy weapons, beginning to identify them one by one!
"This is..."
"Machine guns, tanks, armored vehicles, anti-aircraft guns, cannons, howitzers, rocket launchers, autocannons... Wait! Stop!"
After counting the weapons one by one, Mitsui Kenji realized the destructive potential of so many heavy weapons, and his expression changed. He directly grabbed Manjō Shinkan's arm.
Seeing Mitsui Kenji's reaction, Manjō Shinkan was also a bit puzzled.
Because the heavy weapons and ammunition he had prepared were enough to completely destroy a small city in one barrage.
Yet, Mitsui Kenji's expression was not joy, but a faint trace of worry.
With such formidable firepower, capable of destroying a city, did Mitsui Kenji still think it was not enough?
"Lord Mitsui, what's wrong?" Manjō Shinkan asked with curiosity, perplexed by Mitsui Kenji's demeanor.
Facing Manjō Shinkan's inquiry, Mitsui Kenji pointed at the pile of heavy weapons and said with difficulty and conflict in his tone,
"Lord Manjō, I thought we were going to compete with the challenger in martial arts! But now... aren't we being a bit too insidious?"
Mitsui Kenji's concerns were not without reason.
After all, the news of this duel had already been widely publicized.
Both domestic and international forces were already watching this matter closely!
Even though they had previously spoken of sealing off the venue and ganging up on the challenger.
That could still be covered up somehow.
After all, if the challenger died silently, it would be easier to explain to the outside world, saying the challenger had lost. Even if others wanted to refute or accuse, they would find no evidence.
At the very least, even if someone found evidence, they could deny it.
The impact would not be significant.
But now, Mitsui Kenji was filled with internal conflict.
Because if so many heavy weapons fired at Kiyomizu-dera together, the challenger would certainly die.
However, the commotion would be too great!
And the traces created would be too obvious. Denying it would be impossible!
You invited someone for a martial arts duel, and who uses cannons to bomb and shell during a duel?
If this incident were to spread, who would play with Sakura Country, this old schemer, in the future among the international forces?
Mitsui Kenji was currently in a state of conflict, wanting both things, hence his worried expression.
However, upon hearing Mitsui Kenji's words, Manjō Shinkan simply smiled and retorted,
"Lord Mitsui, weapons are an extension of human limbs. Swords can be used for fighting, and these heavy, destructive weapons can also be used for fighting. Why can swords be used but heavy weapons cannot?"
While he was discussing serious matters, Manjō Shinkan was playing word games and being evasive.
Mitsui Kenji said displeasedly, "Don't give me that!"
Seeing Mitsui Kenji's displeasure, Manjō Shinkan sighed softly and said with a helpless tone, "President Mitsui, we are short-handed. If we speak of honor, we will have no chance of winning."
"And this is the best solution I could think of!"
"But this... this is not fighting honorably! If we do this, we will suffer severe consequences in other aspects!" Mitsui Kenji said somewhat anxiously after hearing Manjō Shinkan's slightly helpless words.
Seeing Mitsui Kenji's appearance, Manjō Shinkan had already guessed what he was thinking.
Based on Manjō Shinkan's understanding of Mitsui Kenji, he currently wanted to eliminate the challenger while preserving Sakura Country's international reputation and reputation in the martial arts world.
However, for Manjō Shinkan.
What Mitsui Kenji wanted to preserve was precisely what he wanted to destroy along with it!
After all, various forces in the world were well aware of Mitsui Kenji's identity!