[ At this rate it's just going to be a weird sort of near-dance where he constantly tries to dodge Sousei's underhanded blows - not a fun fight by all means. Not that this fight is supposed to be fun as much as it's stress relief for Sousei, but still, a match's got to have a certain level of skill to it for it to be even vaguely enjoyable for anyone.
So Shinpachi does manage to strike back a little harder (at the price of a sharp hit against his elbow, but Shinpachi grits his teeth and swings on the best he can, he's had worse) even if it's also a little underhanded. He knows Sousei must be feeling the exhaustion, so rather than aiming at the fun, he aims at Sousei's sword, hitting it with as much of a force as he can. At least it means Sousei is going to have to work if he wants to remain a hold on the thing to begin with.
(And if he drops it - well, then he can pick it up and they can resume, Shinpachi doesn't mind getting a few bruises, and he's always told every student of his to just get up and try again after they were knocked on their ass. Even if Sousei is on an entirely different level.) ]
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So Shinpachi does manage to strike back a little harder (at the price of a sharp hit against his elbow, but Shinpachi grits his teeth and swings on the best he can, he's had worse) even if it's also a little underhanded. He knows Sousei must be feeling the exhaustion, so rather than aiming at the fun, he aims at Sousei's sword, hitting it with as much of a force as he can. At least it means Sousei is going to have to work if he wants to remain a hold on the thing to begin with.
(And if he drops it - well, then he can pick it up and they can resume, Shinpachi doesn't mind getting a few bruises, and he's always told every student of his to just get up and try again after they were knocked on their ass. Even if Sousei is on an entirely different level.) ]