A loud thud echoed, and ten meters away from Tanjiro and Kyōjurō Rengoku, a figure crouched. The light from the train carriages revealed a m
A loud thud echoed, and ten meters away from Tanjiro and Kyōjurō Rengoku, a figure crouched.
The light from the train carriages revealed a man with light red, short hair, wearing a small waistcoat and loose-fitting trousers.
Black patterns resembling tattoos, but simpler and less detailed, covered his face and body.
The ground around the man was cracked, with a small, centimeter-deep depression centered on his position—clearly the source of the sound.
Without speaking, the pink-haired man suddenly leaped towards the prone Tanjiro.
His speed was incredible. Tanjiro felt a tremor in the ground, then saw the man before him, his fist hurtling towards his head.
To attack the prone Tanjiro, the man had crouched low, bringing him within two fists' distance—extremely close.
At such close range, Tanjiro saw the words "Upper Rank" and "Three" on the man's pupils, one word on each eye.
Tanjiro sensed the man was a demon, but he hadn't expected an Upper Rank of the Twelve Kizuki.
Lower Ranks had already pushed Tanjiro to his limits. How terrifying would an Upper Rank be?!
"Flame Breathing, Second Form: Rising Scorching Sun!"
[Flame Breathing, Second Form: Rising Scorching Sun]
This technique is an upward, crescent-shaped slash that creates an extremely sharp, flaming arc.
Kyōjurō Rengoku's reaction was just as swift, his timing impeccable.
As Upper Rank Three's fist was about to land, Kyōjurō's red Nichirin Blade, etched with flame patterns, descended, striking the fist.
Upper Rank Three's fist was deflected upwards by Kyōjurō's upward strike. The sharp, crescent-shaped flame arc easily bisected Upper Rank Three's arm at the forearm, splitting it like a snake's tongue.
After the failed attack, Upper Rank Three didn't counterattack immediately. Instead, he swiftly retreated, creating distance between himself and Kyōjurō Rengoku.
As soon as he stopped, his bisected arm had fully healed, as if Kyōjurō's attack had never landed.
Upper Rank Three licked the blood that had welled up from the wound. While he could absorb it, he chose to lick it off to appear more bloodthirsty.
"Nice blade! And your swordsmanship is quite sharp!" Upper Rank Three complimented Kyōjurō after licking the blood.
"Your regeneration is also quite fast. This oppressive aura and chilling presence... befitting an Upper Rank of the Twelve Kizuki. I've learned a lot," Rengoku replied.
"However, I don't understand why you attacked someone already injured," Kyōjurō added.
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