A clever move, but Seiki was afraid that it wouldn't work... Not on him. Few were aware of his true potential and skill, and he kept this from them on purpose. Envy could be found even within one's own family, and all it ever resulted in was fear and hatred. And therefore, on the outside he pretended to be on the same level as everyone else.
He leaped in a large turn to Minoru's side, blocking his blow with the blade of Blood-red Blossom, and slipped behind his back, as fast as a whirlwind. The truth was different than what they knew... Even though in his youth he was nothing close to a good fighter, he trained, and became far better than anyone would have expected. He took even extra lessons from Takuya... Who was now the only one who could still surpass him.
It wasn't about being gifted... Actually, Seiki wasn't too naturally gifted in anything except for his extraordinary spiritual powers. It was all just training... He went so far that he took additional lessons from his father, and he went further. Back in his time, he was endangering even himself with the extent into which he went with training - he kept beating into training dummies with his sword till he fainted of exhaustion. His status of the second best Adachi warrior was more than deserved...
Often, he disappeared from home for a few days, and only a few knew what he was doing - though, it appeared to be nothing pleasant. He was hunting... And it was fruitful. It was one of the few cases when he had nothing to hold back. And that was how he fought today.
He was like a winter storm when he flashed around and appeared behind his cousin's back, faster than the eye would catch him. Blood-red Blossom's tip slashed at his back, but stopped before it would pierce his skin, instead only scraping the robe a little. "If this would have been a real blow, I would have destroyed the center of your spiritual potential, barring you of any use of spiritual energy ever again. If it was two inches higher, I could have severed your chain of fate. And that is followed by death in a few days." he informed Minoru in the same unimpressed, cold voice.
"Wake up, and fight like you would fight your enemy. You will achieve nothing if you keep holding back."