Takao, noticing his opponent's sword now pointed towards him at his last breath, hastily let go of his sword and jumped back. Though he didn't avoid that stab completely, and got a light graze from that last exchange of strikes. [i]Let it be a reminder for taking my opponent too lightly...[/i] He thought as the battle concluded. His natural regen would be more than enough to cover such a light wound. And once his opponent falls, he will retrieve his sword.

"Took you quite a while, accidentally fallen into this elaborate trap, my bad..." Takao scratched his head while making that explanation.