Unaware of the man's ability to blink to certain places in an instant, Tesuto's knees were scraped before he could dodge forward enough distance to avoid the back of his head being opened. However, he quickly returned the favour as he twirled around and sent his blade towards Garin's body at an angle, so that if a blow were to land, it would slash across his upper right torso and down to the left side of his hip.