What?
The eyes marked with Upper Rank Six slightly narrowed.
The snow-white back of the hand and the pitch-black nails formed a strong visual contrast, and the seemingly slender arm prevented her own arm from advancing even an inch further.
"You certainly know how to hide."
A female voice, filled with emotion, sounded behind her. Daki felt a chill run down her spine and looked back.
Her pupils suddenly constricted.
It was her!
Before she could react, the female voice sounded again.
"Your body is truly fascinating..." Mizuki lowered her gaze, scrutinizing Daki's exposed body. "It's almost like..."
"...someone was forcefully shoved inside."
Boom!
As soon as Mizuki finished speaking, the obi sash wrapped around Daki's waist shot fiercely backward, like a straight steel blade, aiming to cleave the person behind her in one strike.
The sound of the sash piercing the door came from behind, but there was no sense of impact. Daki spun around and delivered a sweeping kick backward.
Mizuki leaned back slightly, her Nichirin Blade boldly unsheathing. Giving Daki no chance to resist, she simultaneously severed her thigh and sliced her neck from bottom to top.
The beautiful head tumbled onto the tatami mat, splattering a few bloodstains.
Daki's face was filled with horror.
She was cut.
So fast!
Kariha was startled by this sudden scene and was somewhat flustered, her mind momentarily confused.
"You, you're the one who killed Akaza, aren't you?" the head lying nearby suddenly spoke.
"It's... it's talking." Kariha covered her mouth in terror.
"That thing is a demon; it won't die just from having its head cut off." Mizuki ignored Daki and reached out to Kariha. "Are you alright, Kariha?"
Having had a previous encounter, coupled with Tanjirou's recent farewell, Kariha could roughly assess the current situation in her mind.
"N-no, I'm fine." She took Mizuki's hand and used the leverage to stand up.
At this moment, Daki, hearing Mizuki's voice, strongly retorted, "What do you mean it won't die from having its head cut off! You used a Nichirin Blade, didn't you, woman!"
"You clearly intended to kill me!"
Mizuki turned her head to look. Daki's head still seemed full of vitality.
Is it really related to the abnormality of her body?
She won't die even if her head is severed by a Nichirin Blade.
However... since this fellow knows Akaza died by her hand, why is she so calm?
She is clearly only Upper Rank Six... No, even for an Upper Rank, this one is ridiculously weak.
Although she is stronger than a Lower Rank, she is definitely not at the Upper Rank level.
Too weak.
Mizuki walked up to Daki, looked down at her, and then stomped on her head, applying some pressure with her foot. She said flatly, "What nonsense are you talking about? If I don't kill you, should I invite you out for dinner instead?"
Treated with such humiliation, Daki instantly broke down. "Bitch! You bitch, I'm going to kill you!"
"I'll tear you into ten thousand pieces!"
Mizuki turned the tip of her Nichirin Blade toward Daki's head. "I wonder if you can still regenerate if I mince your head into a paste?"
"Ah!! Onii-chan~" Unable to bear the humiliation, Daki cried like a child and shrieked.
How old is she?
Still calling for her big brother?
In front of Mizuki, illuminated by the light, a dark shadow behind her rapidly grew taller on the wall.
At the same time, Kariha's terrified voice rang out.
"Be... behind you..."
Without turning her head, Mizuki swung her blade behind her, easily parrying the two sickles attacking from the rear.
Mizuki turned back, her crimson eyes devoid of emotion. "Have you come out? The other one..."
"My sister has been under your care."
A hoarse voice sounded, and Gyuutarou, whose face was covered in ugly black spots, grinned.
"Although she is an idiot, she is still my precious little sister. Could you please refrain from bullying her?"
"There's no need to be so polite. It is my duty to send both of you to hell."
While chatting casually with Gyuutarou, Mizuki felt a strange sense of foreboding rising in her heart.
These two are too calm.
She needed to end this quickly.
Mizuki's gaze sharpened, and a chilling aura instantly enveloped Gyuutarou.
Gyuutarou gritted his teeth. "Blood Demon Art: Rampant Arches!"
The bloody slashes instantly encircled his entire body, forming a sphere. Scratches were carved into the surrounding walls of the room. It was meant to defend while simultaneously forcing nearby enemies to retreat.
That should have been the case.
Mizuki's expression was stern. She pulled Kariha behind her and charged directly into Gyuutarou's attack range.
Gyuutarou's eyes suddenly narrowed.
Completely unscathed?
No... wait... she completely blocked it!
Mizuki found the precise angle and stabbed forward. With a crisp clang, she pierced both sickles through the blades and, following through, sliced off Gyuutarou's arm.
It wasn't over yet. Faster than Gyuutarou's dynamic vision could track, the black blade tip rapidly magnified in his eyes.
Carelessness!!!
Gyuutarou no longer had his initial composure; his expression was close to collapsing entirely.
That idiot, her head hasn't been put back yet.
I'm going to die!!!
Just as the black blade was mere inches from Gyuutarou's neck... Boom!!!
Suddenly, a violent explosion came from a distance, startling the night in the Entertainment District.
What?
In the instant Mizuki was stunned by this, Gyuutarou seized the opportunity. At the cost of having half his neck severed, he quickly grabbed Daki's body and head and jumped downstairs.
Something happened over there?
The Upper Rank is right here with her!
Mizuki looked toward the direction of Kyogoku House, filled with surprise and uncertainty.
"Kariha, find somewhere to hide."
Mizuki gave a quick instruction and immediately leaped down from the Tokito House.
Downstairs, Daki's head had already been reattached.
Mizuki didn't have time to deal with them. Looking at the rising smoke in the distance, the sense of dread in her heart grew heavier.
Mizuki held her blade ready. "Are there other demons? Who?"
At this moment, Daki's fully restored head tilted slightly upward, looking down at Mizuki with disdain.
"Who knows? But if you go now, maybe you can still collect the corpses of the others."
Mizuki's pupils constricted. She fell for the trap?
Demons do not congregate unless it is... Muzan's command.
Did killing Akaza previously make him wary?
A trace of hesitation flashed across Mizuki's face. No, she had to trust Uzui Tengen over there for now.
She couldn't let these two go unchecked.
Daki mocked, "What's wrong? Aren't you moving yet?"
Unlike his idiot sister, Gyuutarou saw Mizuki's eyes become increasingly resolute and secretly thought, 'This is bad.' He quickly said, "That person over there is your elder brother, you know."
"Aren't you going to see him?"
Mizuki's crimson eyes were momentarily blank, then they constricted.
"Kokushibou..."
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