>>18915550"W-What?! Behind me? Are you serious?!"
"FOOL, a true hero never lies to his weapon in the middle of a heartracing battle, it is a virtue of dishonesty that no one wishes to have under their belt. MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, FOOL!"
"Wait, but aren't /you/ the weap-"
"MOVE!"
"A-Alrighty! FIRE SAFETY MEASURES, GO!"
Dropping to the ground, you instantly recall a memory from Trainer's School, the old Stop, Drop, and Roll technique. Using this procedure, you roll out of the way just in time for Panch to slam his bamboo blade into the ground.
You fortunately make it out of the blast radius just in time. On the downside, all of the grass in Panch's vicinity is annihilated, leaving only bleak dirt in its wake.
Realizing his miss, he doubles back and prepares himself for another strike. He grits his teeth.
A) Keep stopping, dropping, and rolling!
B) Strike back already!
C) Block again!