Get stronger? And what is your reason for that?

Can you even withstand the pain that's required to even achieve that?

[ Dice maiden is not working, but fortunately random.org is.

Anyway, there is no way Blade can keep himself from getting the sword knocked aside, though his tight is grip enough on the blade that he doesn't lose it. More importantly, he sees the strike aimed towards his stomach once again, and actually steps to the side (18) to evade the strong flourish.

Following that, he aims for a powerful horizontal slash across her chest (20). ]