#|| 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚡 𝚞𝚖𝚋𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚊 -- 𝚑𝚌.

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     HC.006 on the subject of THE NATURE OF THE MUSOU - NO - HITOTACHI

     let us examine the nature of the nine - way sword slash that has become well revered and respected among the people of inazuma . -- spoilers once again for 2.1 and the imperatrix umbrosa story quest !!

     once again, the basis for this thought comes from the IMPERATRIX UMBROSA: TO TRAVERSE THE MORTAL PLANE story quest . when presented with the ‘ shogun almighty: reborn as raiden with unlimited power ‘ short story, ei has quite a few things to say on the subject .

     “ she would never use the musou no hitotachi as frivolously as she does in the pages of this book . nor would she ever use it as a means of venting emotions . in reality, the reason for drawing her blade determines which martial form to use and the degree of power with which to imbue it . “

     despite being viewed as some almighty strike of instant - death, in reality, the musou no hitotachi is actually a very versatile technique that can be adapted as the situation necessitates . that is to say, within certain reason, no unleashing of the blade is likely to be the same . we have seen cataclysmically astonishing power, as in the slaying of orobashi and cleaving of an entire island, leaving behind only a bifurcated corpse and balethunder - ridden gorge that endures to this day . we have also seen a very controlled burst of electro energy in the execution of signora within the tenshukaku . and, we have also see a slash that does not cause bodily harm, but rather, rends space - time to drag the traveler into the realm of euthymia .

     as ei herself states, the nature of the technique is decided at the drawing of the blade . therefore, if something were to change in the situation, the musou isshin would need to be sheathed and re - drawn with different intentions before it could be used effectively .

      not to discredit kazuha’s actions before the tenshukaku, as parrying the raiden shogun in combat itself is no small feat, but frankly put, the strength at which the musou no hitotachi was drawn when seeking to strike the traveler was barely a fraction of its possible strength . look at the nature of the events right before the drawing of the musou isshin: the traveler is not anticipating such an attack, shocked enough by her sudden ( and quite large ) appearance before him as soon as his foot leaves the tenshukaku . why then, would she feel the need to draw her blade with anything more than a quick, precise slash to execute them cleanly, especially after having recognized their honor in the duel against signora ? the shogun is a very calculating person, both figuratively and literally -- she is an automaton at heart, and thinks logically, and so the exact force and slash angle would have been calculated solely with the intent to kill the traveler-- not factoring in variables of any kind . it wouldn’t have taken but a single, clean slice to execute the traveler, and it was therefore drawn in kind .

     additionally-- and perhaps more easily understandable, is where exactly the would - be execution takes place . she is at the foot of the tenshukaku compound, overlooking both her city full of subjects who, for the most part, are reverent and loyal to her, as well as ritou and the grand narukami shrine beyond . it is established that the raiden shogun holds great love and care for her people, no matter which one is in control, therefore it stands to reason that they would not use their strength if it was at the risk of inflicting substantial damage and / or death upon her people-- especially those that are still loyal to their eternity . even during the 100th vision reclamation ceremony, with a crowd of people around as well as two guards’ bodies near the traveler, the strike draws ONLY the traveler in to the realm .