Tougen Anki, chapter 242 translation
242 Distracted
Jin: Uoo! (What happened to Rokuro?! He's stopped responding... Yaoroshi's not responding either, and even that idiot Shiki got taken out too...? No... He, of all people, ain't someone who'd go down and stay down... I gotta end this fast and go check on the others! Damn... My attacks ain't reaching him.)
Shuukyou: I'm quite shocked. I, the very picture of beauty, am right in front of you, yet you're not seeing me at all... Do you really think you can stand a chance against me while being preoccupied with something else?
Jin: Who's preoccupied?
Shuukyou: Well, you, because you... didn't even notice that, did you? Mirror rain.
Jin: Gh...! (My foot...!)
Shuukyou: You're not beautiful in the slightest the way you are now. Do I... look to you like someone you can win against while being distracted by wicked thoughts?
Jin: (Crap, incoming...!) Ugh! (I can't move my foot...! Do I yank it and free it by force...? No... If I do that, I won't be able to search for my comrades later...)
Shuukyou: The way you are now you're severely lacking composure. Those who fail to be captivated by me should just die. Blossom of Shattered Mirror Moon Reflected on the Water.
Jin: (Fuck... I took it head-on... And my foot's in bad shape to boot...)
Shuukyou: There was a momentarily hesitation in your responses. You're not focused on this fight. It is that fleeting hesitation that invites death, you know.
Jin: (Dammit... He's right... I can't concentrate because I'm worried about the others. I know it... I realize it full well...)
Shuukyou: Want me to lend you a mirror? Take a look at yourself. You're looking so pathetic right now it's actually hilarious.
Jin: (Dammit... Does having something dear to you... come with binding you hand and foot...? In the past, I would never have been reduced to this... Is this what happens when you gain more things precious to you...? Then is it better not to have anything truly important at all after all...?! No... It can't be...! I didn't make a mistake...!
Mudano in flashback: Resort to discarding something only when you truly have no other choice.
Jin: (It wasn't a mistake!) It's only natural to care about your comrades!!! There's no way in hell your important things can ever hold you back!
Shuukyou: You truly are the farthest thing from being beautiful. Blossom of Shattered Mirror Moon Reflected on the Water.
Jin: As if I'd get hit by that a second time!
Shuukyou: (This attack is linear... I expected you to dodge it. And that's precisely what the reflection part is for!)
Yusurube over comms: We've got trouble! Rokuro-kun and Sazanami-san got captured!
Jin: (He was targeting me from behind...?! And I didn't even notice something that obvious....!
Shuukyou: (No good! I didn't expect him to suddenly stop like that! He avoided being hit by pure chance...! Gotta scatter my mirrors around quick so he can't close in on me...!)
Jin: Oooo! G...!
Shuukyou: Gha...!
Box: Shuukyou has a major shortcoming... For a Momotarou, his physical durability is below average... It is to prevent a direct attack on his person that Shuukyuu always scatters around mirror shards and creates multiple fakes. However, when activating Blossom of Shattered Mirror Moon Reflected on the Water he has to release his dummy technique and undo about 80% of the mirror shards. This leaves his own body completely defenseless.
Shuukyou: A result like this... is not beautiful...
Jin: Gho! Gho!
Box: Shuukyou, defeated. Kougasaki Jin, defeated. A draw for both sides.