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"Am I too late?"
After his attack was parried, Akaza instantly retreated.
In his Destructive Kill: Compass Needle's perception, the fighting spirit of this suddenly appearing swordsman had reached a bizarre intensity.
Golden Light, lightning patterns, the roar of the wind... Various phenomena rose from his fighting spirit, causing Akaza to hesitate slightly.
Kisaragi Rin picked up the Shuriken of Dead Water; it was by continuously using this equipment to teleport that he was able to arrive in time to save them.
"Mr. Kisaragi Rin…"
Experiencing a fairy tale-like hero saving the damsel for the first time, Kanroji Mitsuri's face was flushed, showing no lingering fear from her recent brush with death.
"Why is Ms. Kanroji here?"
He could understand why Yukinoshita Yukino and Hachiman Hikigaya were here, but how did Kanroji Mitsuri get involved?
"I happened to see Mr. Kisaragi Rin's companions planning to go out and slay demons, so I volunteered to come along… I didn't expect to encounter an Upper Moon."
As she spoke, Kanroji Mitsuri felt a bit guilty; she had only told part of the story.
The truth was, Kisaragi Rin hadn't informed her when he left the Demon Slayer Corps, and Kanroji Mitsuri thought her strength was being looked down upon.
For the first time in her life, she felt her power was too weak, so she followed Yukinoshita Yukino and the others out to slay demons, intending to first become a Pillar and be worthy of standing beside Kisaragi Rin, not behind him.
"Wait a minute, I thought Kanroji Mitsuri was part of your arrangement."
Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't help but speak up.
She paid, and Kisaragi Rin helped her improve her evaluation; this was agreed upon yesterday morning.
Today, seeing Kanroji Mitsuri actively join their demon-slaying expedition, Yukinoshita Yukino thought she was the person Kisaragi Rin had arranged.
Kisaragi Rin: "…"
"How dare you chat so casually in front of me!"
Akaza could no longer tolerate being ignored; no matter what kind of swordsman you were, you couldn't disregard his existence like this!
The stronger the fighting spirit, the more accurate Akaza's Destructive Kill: Compass Needle became.
And at this very moment, every part of Kisaragi Rin's body was a weak point!
"Destructive Kill: Chaotic Type! Focus!" With a roar, Akaza charged towards Kisaragi Rin.
"So noisy! Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist!"
Facing the incoming Akaza, Kisaragi Rin merely tossed the shuriken in his hand, then, with a flash, disappeared from Akaza's sight.
"Where is he?" Akaza's heart clenched.
The next moment, the Compass Needle provided the answer.
He was behind him!
"Quickly dodge, I must dodge!" Alarm bells rang in Akaza's heart, the premonition from the Compass Needle was like a blade at his back, and he desperately controlled his body to deviate.
Accompanying the downward slash of the nichirin blade, electric light was pitch black, and the wind roared.
Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist arrived as promised!
Even avoiding the most fatal part, a gruesome wound almost split him in half!
"When a strong person is speaking, shouldn't the weak person just stay put and wait to die?"
Kisaragi Rin casually discarded the nichirin blade; this plain weapon could no longer withstand his use and shattered during the outburst.
Currently, Kisaragi Rin had maxed out Wind Breathing and Golden Light Technique, and his Heavenly Eye was half-leveled, making him far stronger than before.
"Mr. Kisaragi… so cool!"
A series of pink bubbles emanated from around Kanroji Mitsuri.
Yukinoshita Yukino stared at the scene, dumbfounded; even a fool would now know that Kisaragi Rin's strength was extraordinary.
Recalling every moment since entering Demon Slayer, Yukinoshita Yukino felt her ears flush, wishing she were the one lying on the ground right now!
Wait, who was lying on the ground right now?
"Hachiman Hikigaya!"
Kaigaku's Blood Demon Art, Lightning Pattern, only worked if the wound didn't heal, and demons could instantly heal without leaving a trace.
Akaza's wound quickly recovered as good as new.
Having almost been killed by Kisaragi Rin's single strike, he felt no fear; instead, he grew even more excited, gazing at Kisaragi Rin's shattered blade, and asked in confusion, "Someone like you, still using an ordinary nichirin blade?"
"No choice, the swordsmith is a bit slow. But killing you will just about take care of the time."
Kisaragi Rin's reply was dismissive.
Akaza let out a sneer: "Your blade is shattered. How do you plan to kill me? Under my Compass Needle, you won't get another chance to ambush me."
In response to Akaza's challenge, Kisaragi Rin simply took out another nichirin blade from his storage space, but he didn't use it. Instead, in front of Akaza, he directly plunged it into the ground.
The atmosphere suddenly turned cold, and Akaza's face darkened terribly.
Being called 'weak' by Kisaragi Rin earlier could still be seen as mockery, but now, it was practically dragging his face through the dirt.
He was Upper Moon Three, Akaza!
How dared this guy!
"Ever since entering this world, I've been enduring…"
"Chopping off your necks with a nichirin blade seems to be the optimal solution, and that's what I've been doing. But actually, rather than using a blade, I prefer to simply shatter others' delusions with my bare fists."
"Are you ready, Akaza?"
As the last words fell, Kisaragi Rin's fist was already imprinted before Akaza's eyes.
A swordsman abandoning his blades to fight with fists; although the Compass Needle had detected it, Akaza's pride simply wouldn't allow him to dodge.
"I am a Demon!"
He chose to meet the attack head-on, directly clashing with that punch.
In an instant, a powerful shockwave surged between the two.
Upon colliding with Kisaragi Rin's fist, Akaza's fist instantly splattered with blood, becoming a bloody mess.
This inferior performance made Akaza feel even more humiliated, completely abandoning his martial arts and instinctively throwing punches to clash with Kisaragi Rin.
"Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora!"
Kisaragi Rin roared, like a ferocious beast, fiercely clashing with Akaza.
The Golden Light Technique, at LV10, could now be activated and hidden within the body, emitting only a faint glow.
Each punch was like a clap of thunder, stirring the surrounding air into a vortex.
"Useless, useless, useless, your punches can't kill me!"
Akaza tried to salvage some face with words, but it was indeed true.
Although he was at a disadvantage in every clash, as a demon, the injuries to Akaza's fists always recovered before the next exchange.
Kisaragi Rin ignored this, continuing to throw punches.
"Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora!"
Seeing this, Akaza was also infected by his momentum and roared loudly in return.
"Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!"
"Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora!"
"Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!"
"Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora!"
"Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!"
The ground was collapsing, and the figures of Kisaragi Rin and Akaza flickered in and out of sight within the shockwaves. Fist winds howled, power surged, and the entire battlefield was filled with a thick smell of blood.
"Is this still LV1?"
Yukinoshita Yukino felt a little dizzy; both were LV1, yet she couldn't even clearly see their movements.
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