Synopsis
Okinawa Arc
When Akisame Kōetsuji and Kensei Ma arrive in Yami]]'s American base in Okinawa, they meet Izayoi and the Spear of the East, and agree to take them on respectively as suiting their own styles. However, Kensei finds out that Izayoi is a girl, and desires to use his "Ma-style Restriction Technique" on her, ends up challenging Akisame to Janken, resulting in the temporary immobilization of one of his arms as he fights Izayoi.
This disadvantage seems to have been taken advantage of by Izayoi, who wounds the Chinese Kempo master several times until Ma reveals that he had taken her undergarments from beneath her clothes. This irritates her to the point where she takes off her armor and freely reveals her breasts, resolving to defeat Ma with the advantage of having to carry less weight. However, Ma effortlessly breaks her helmet in half and drapes his robe around her shoulders, saying that he aimed not to break her physical armor, but to break the armor around her heart. This touches Izayoi, who seems to apologize and even feel sorry that she would have to kill Ma during the lockdown. However, Ma manages to prevent this by slamming Izayoi against the wall with a left-hand strike, forcing the swordswoman to recognize the Kempo master's hidden strength and coming to terms with her attraction towards him, wondering what would have happened if she had met him sooner. Her sword, which flies through the air, is subsequently broken by Ma.