Bamboo Blade episode 6

We are given the complete details of Kojiro’s strategy to place Tamaki first and last in the match. Since her identity is obscured by the kendo gear for the first match, she is an easy shoe-in to fight again. He also instructs her to only use half of her strength, with Nakata knowing full well that even half of her total strength is still overkill.

Tamaki easily takes the first victory for the team and scores two easy points. After the match, Tamaki sneaks away, and Kojiro makes up a lame excuse for her sudden departure. Miya and a depressed Asakawa begin their match. Before Miya can fight at full strength however, Dan leaves to go to the bathroom. Evil Miya easily dominates her opponent with a berserk barrage of swings, but her form is sloppy and none of the attacks are valid. The momentum shifts when Asakawa receives a phone message apology from her boyfriend. With renewed vigor, Asakawa easily lays the smack down on Miya and bolts out after the match.

Meanwhile, Tama kills some time and has a snack break as she waits to make her return. Saya faces off against Nishiyama who scores a hit on her. Saya becomes frustrated but calms herself as she remembers Tama’s footwork training and evens the score. Neither girl is able to claim victory so their match is considered a draw. Tamaki returns and is introduced as Bureiba by the fidgety Kojiro. No one is fooled by the obvious lie, but the Machido team doesn’t seem to mind anyway.

Kirino faces Ando in the penultimate match. Ando’s dirty tricks make Kirino stumble a bit, but the vigilant Kirino bounces back and attains a flawless victory. Tamaki and Yoko square off in the final match. Despite her boasting, Yoko is helpless as the humble Tama forces her to eat her words. Tama dominates Yoko and gets another easy victory for her team. Muroe walks away from the match with three wins, one draw, and one loss. In a surprise turn of events, Machido’s kendo teacher exchanges greetings and introduces himself to Tamaki as Kenzaburo Ishibashi as he requests a match with the skilled girl.

Apparently everyone around Kojiro can hear his inner monologues much to his surprise. Hmmm. I really thought that the practice match was going to be a lot closer than how it ended. A very lopsided victory in favor of Muroe. Tamaki = broken. She could probably fight an entire kendo team at once and win.

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