自分 is 相手's biggest fan He followed 相手 closely, mysteriously evading all calamities/tribulations w/o changing his pace Until at the end of the encounter, which would usually be the point 相手 does their final move (finisher, attack, transcendance, etc) "Is this how you do it?" 自分 effortlessly replicates it in his own way via a Sword Dance Unbeknownst to 自分, his Sword Dance just surpassed 相手