Alderamin on the Sky

[shinta|hikari]

Yeah, the only reason Yatori didn't kill that chick was because she is going to be part of the coming plot. I really hate stuff like that. Even if it was possible for the soldiers to stand down with the chick's order, killing her would've been just as beneficial. Just lop off her head and then show it off while announcing her death. That'd confuse the enemies, allowing the army to wipe them out with superior numbers. Taking them prisoner is a negative at this point. These are desperate warriors. You don't keep them around unless you have no other choice.

The Yatori fight looked good, but it didn't make sense. You can't just change horizontal force to vertical force just because you "intended" to. Yatori dodging a bullet just by knowing there's some sort of trick is also nonsense. The author is clearly more adept at politics, intrigue, and basic strategy than fighting choreography.

[Kraco]

Yatori dodging a bullet just by knowing there's some sort of trick is also nonsense.

That didn't bother me. Although I didn't pay attention to it, but if indeed Nanaku was exposing her back improperly, it would most certainly alert Yatori. Then she would only need to pay attention to a sort of break in the flow that would indicate for Nanaku the fight wasn't anymore a sword fight. Of course this assume Yatori isn't so stuck inside her box she could never expect anything, but I reckon her training must have also made her aware of not all opponents being perfectly pure swordsmen and women. Besides, she has spent a lot of time with Ikta full of tricks.