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A tense, stoic, and high-definition standoff between two master swordsmen in a snow-covered bamboo grove, in Motoka Murakami’s realistic martial arts style. The characters stand in perfect, lethal stillness, their hands resting firmly on the hilts of their katanas, breath visible in the cold air. The art style emphasizes posture, gravity, and the "stillness before the storm", with sharp, clean lines defining their silhouettes against the blinding white snow. The bamboo stalks are rendered with fine, rhythmic vertical lines, creating a sense of natural order. The coloring is high-contrast and minimalist, focusing on the deep, ink-black of the kimonos against the brilliant white of the landscape. A few stray bamboo leaves are frozen in mid-air. The atmosphere is "silent, honorable, and intensely focused," capturing the bushido spirit.