Ryoma was caught unprepared, receiving a sudden sward attack from an assassin then at the subsequent second attack he twisted his body and reached his hand to his sword, and received the third sword attack on the sheath of his swore, all these actions being done in defensive posture.
龍馬は刺客からの「不意」をつかれた「突然」の攻撃から、二の太刀目で身をひねって刀に手を伸ばし、三の太刀目には鞘で受け止めるまで防御の体制を取っている。