Until then, he had been fighting so bravely that his sword was ruined, the junction of its blade with the guard being irreparably cracked.
それまでの奮戦は凄まじかった（最初に斬り込んだ四人の内の一人）ようで、佩刀はぼろぼろになり、鍔元には修復は不可能なほどのひび割れを負った。