The overturned train was still belching black smoke, the acrid stench of burning metal mingling with the smell of blood.
As the dust settled, Tanjiro gripped his Nichirin Blade and stood vigilantly at Inosuke's side.
Although his stamina had been heavily drained, he'd reacted quickly enough when the train derailed, adjusting his landing at the last moment. He hadn't been injured, and his eyes were still clear and resolute.
Across from them, however, the tattoo-covered man was clearly not in a normal state.
Akaza stared fixedly at the cyan iron fan on Inosuke's chest. His golden pupils trembled violently.
"That fan… and that nauseating, hypocritical stench of Doma…"
Uncontrollably, a scene that made his stomach churn resurfaced in his mind—
Inside the grand hall of the Eternal Paradise Cult, that bastard Doma smiling blissfully as he combed a woman's hair, holding up a drawing as he bragged:
"Look! This is what Inosuke sent back! He says I'm his favorite dad!"
"Ugh—"
Akaza suddenly clamped a hand over his mouth. Veins bulged at his temples as his stomach twisted violently.
The warmth in that memory was like a poisoned needle, stabbing deep into a part of his mind he had sealed away long ago.
There seemed to be another vague silhouette there as well—smiling at him.
Two completely different memories collided head-on.
"Ah!"
Inosuke, completely oblivious to Akaza's mental breakdown, slapped his thigh and pointed at him, shouting loudly:
"You stingy striped basketball uncle who wouldn't give me a hug and got chased off by my dad!
What are you doing here?!"
"SHUT UP!!!"
BOOM!!!
Akaza snapped.
Unlike in the original story, there was no calm probing, no measured testing—only hysterical rage, a desperate attempt to silence the noise in his head.
Technique Expansion · Destructive Death · Compass Needle!
At his feet, a snowflake-shaped twelve-pointed formation instantly spread out, covering a full hundred-meter radius.
Blue fighting spirit erupted like a tangible substance—this was Akaza's full power, unleashed without restraint!
"Since you're that bastard's son… and you've grown up…"
Bloodshot eyes locked onto Inosuke, killing intent condensing to a razor edge.
"Then disappear for me!
Along with… that disgusting memory!"
Destructive Death · Disorder!
Akaza vanished.
In the next instant, countless fist shadows—each powerful enough to shatter steel—poured down like a torrential storm, completely engulfing Inosuke!
"Danger!"
Tanjiro didn't have time to think. His body moved on instinct.
Hinokami Kagura · Blazing Crimson Mirror!
He slashed in a wide arc, trying to intercept the sideward shockwaves.
Flame Breathing · Fourth Form · Blooming Flame Undulation!
But someone was even faster.
Rengoku Kyojuro.
A massive vortex of flames erupted from the ground, forcefully interposing itself in front of Inosuke and swallowing the rain of punches whole.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Heavy impacts thundered out.
Rengoku managed to block the attack, but his boots sank deep into the earth, his body sliding back several meters.
"What heavy punches!"
A flash of shock crossed Rengoku's eyes.
"He's going all out from the very start?!"
"Get out of my way!"
Akaza was completely unhinged.
Ignoring Rengoku, he stamped the ground and, guided by Compass Needle's perception, bypassed him entirely, charging straight for Inosuke again.
"I'm going to kill you! Kill you, you hypocritical product!"
"Hey, striped-face!"
Though shaken by the onslaught, Inosuke—young lord of the Eternal Paradise Cult—refused to lose in spirit.
He flipped backward onto a pile of scrap metal, crossing his twin blades.
"Wanna kill me? You still owe my dad money for meals!"
"Gonpachiro! Owl! Let's go together!"
"This guy's worth tens of billions in guard fees! You really gonna stop me from earning that?!"
"I was thinking the same thing!"
Rengoku laughed loudly, his fighting spirit flaring to its peak.
"Kamado boy! Cover me! Inosuke boy! Hit and run!"
A three-pronged assault—begin!
Flame Breathing · Fifth Form · Flame Tiger!
Rengoku attacked head-on, a roaring tiger of fire lunging forward and locking Akaza in place.
Hinokami Kagura · Circular Dance!
Tanjiro cut in from the flank, his Nichirin Blade burning hot as it slashed toward Akaza's neck.
He couldn't match Akaza's speed—but his keen sense of smell always caught that fleeting thread of opportunity.
"Get lost! Weaklings!"
Akaza spun and kicked Tanjiro away. Tanjiro blocked with the hilt of his sword, skidding several meters back.
At the same time, Akaza smashed the Flame Tiger apart with a single blow.
Destructive Death · Leg Technique · Flowing Flash Swarm!
His kicks flashed like lightning, forcing Rengoku into defense as the Compass Needle spun wildly.
In Akaza's perception, the intense fighting spirit of Rengoku and Tanjiro burned like bonfires in the night. Every hint of killing intent was laid bare before him.
"It's useless! Every move you make is within my grasp!"
Akaza laughed madly.
His mind was in chaos—but his body, driven by instinct, was at its absolute peak.
However.
Just as he was about to unleash a devastating punch on Rengoku—
A chill with no fighting spirit at all suddenly pressed against his back.
It was Inosuke.
A monster who had lowered his body temperature to near freezing, suppressing even his heartbeat to the limit.
The Concealment Incense Pouch worked its magic once again—not only hiding his presence, but even masking his fighting spirit.
Using Rengoku's blazing flames as cover, Inosuke had slipped behind Akaza like a lifeless shadow.
"Your Compass Needle…"
Inosuke's voice murmured softly by his ear.
"It's basically a compass, right?
If it's a compass, it uses magnetism."
"So what happens when a magnet is disturbed by extreme cold?"
Total Concentration · Breath of Ice · Absolute Zero!
Inosuke plunged both blades straight into the Compass Needle formation beneath Akaza's feet!
Terrifying cold surged across the ground, instantly corroding the blue technique array.
Szzzz—!
With the physical properties of the ground altered, and combined with Inosuke's spiritless interference, the once-precise Compass Needle stuttered—just for an instant.
"Wh—?!"
Akaza's pupils shrank violently.
In his perception, a blind spot suddenly appeared in what had been a perfectly clear world!
Like dumping liquid nitrogen over a precision radar.
"Now! Owl!"
Inosuke roared.
"Roger!!!"
Rengoku Kyojuro seized that once-in-a-lifetime opening.
His fighting spirit burned beyond its limits—even his eyebrows seemed to catch fire.
Flame Breathing · Esoteric Art · Ninth Form · Rengoku!
BOOM!!!
The night was completely illuminated.
A colossal, roaring fire dragon—empowered by the perceptual blind spot Inosuke had created—slammed straight into Akaza's chest with world-destroying force!
"Gah—!"
Akaza's chest was pierced. Half his body was engulfed in flames as the immense impact hurled him backward, smashing through countless heaps of scrap metal.
"It's not over yet!"
Tanjiro burst out of the smoke, following the path Rengoku had carved, leaping high into the air.
"Hinokami Kagura—!"
"DROP SOME LOOT FOR ME!!!"
Inosuke followed close behind, his serrated twin blades trailing frost as he slashed viciously at Akaza's legs, trying to lock down his movement.
Within the swirling smoke, Akaza's body was shattered—but his golden eyes burned even more madly.
Pain.
Not just physical pain—but rage at their coordinated cunning, at Inosuke's shameless tricks.
And the memory of that family—
Growing clearer under agony and fury, driving him to the brink of madness.
"You…
You damn…
INSECTS!!!!"
Akaza's roar shook heaven and earth as his severed limbs regenerated at a visible speed.
"I'LL KILL YOU ALL!!!"
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