[It's stunning there's any firepower left in his body after that display - whether it's through sheer will or through technical means. It's impressive, not that he would ever say it aloud.

The boat shudders with landing and Hereward vanishes - dissipates into the depths of his soul for another battle, another day. The single pirate on the ship continues to mop up the sudden debris and Akechi helpfully kicks some wayward nails in front of it.]

Of course I am. You'd have to come up with a far bigger explosion to kill me.

[Nonchalant and haughty - as if he didn't almost fucking blow up ten seconds ago.]

The real shock is that you're still standing after that.