Zenitsu... so strong... Tanjirou's pupils trembled slightly. It wasn't just him who had grown; everyone had become very reliable.
Kotetsu skillfully retreated behind everyone, exclaiming, "Amazing!"
"Damn it!! How could you beat me to it, you guy!" Seeing that he was a beat too slow and hadn't done anything, Inosuke, who had just managed to grab his Nichirin Blade, stomped his feet in anger.
Genya's eyes widened a bit. Damn it! Is there still a gap between him and these guys?
It was all his fault for not having the talent for Breathing Technique!
"Hahaha, my apologies, my apologies. I guess I'm just too amazing, aren't I?" Zenitsu's cool pose broke in an instant. He scratched his head awkwardly, looking completely engrossed. "By the way, if I become a Hashira, should I be called the Sound Hashira?"
"Oh, I'm so embarrassed~"
...The group's premature celebration silenced Tanjirou for a moment. He sharply noticed that the old demon's body had not disintegrated and quickly shouted, "Be careful! This guy isn't dead yet!"
Whether it was Akaza overcoming his neck's weakness with head regeneration, or Gyuutarou and Daki's unique ability requiring simultaneous decapitation to kill them.
The Upper Rank Demon Moon probably aren't like the ordinary demons they usually encounter, where decapitation means instant death.
Hearing Tanjirou's voice, everyone subconsciously looked at the old demon.
"Eeeh... I've been cut~" The old demon's whimpering voice reached everyone's ears, but there was no hint of fear after being decapitated.
After all, if this guy was truly an Upper Rank, he would be far too weak.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the demon who had just been decapitated by Zenitsu began to grow a body from its head while simultaneously growing a head from its body.
"Splitting... splitting?" Everyone's hearts were filled with dread.
Tanjirou was terrified, "Do we have to decapitate them simultaneously again?"
Tokito Muichiro, as a typical pragmatist, was completely unfazed by everyone's premature celebration. The moment he witnessed Hantengu complete his splitting, his Nichirin Blade slashed towards the neck of the shirtless demon, who was growing a body from its head.
And Tanjirou also reacted instantly, aiming his Nichirin Blade at the other head.
He had to decapitate it simultaneously with Tokito-kun.
Just as Tanjirou was thinking this, something unexpected happened on Tokito Muichiro's side first.
The split demon became younger, and a fan appeared in its hand at some point. It swung the fan at Muichiro.
Boom!!!
A violent gust of wind swept over instantly. Tokito Muichiro's pupils sharply contracted, and his light body was caught off guard and sent flying, tearing a large hole in the roof.
Tanjirou had no time to be shocked. His Nichirin Blade cut directly at the neck of the demon holding the staff.
"What's with that demon?!" Inosuke noisily shouted, his figure flashing in mid-air. His saw-like Nichirin Blade severed the neck of the demon holding the fan.
Tanjirou's eyes trembled slightly.
So strange... it's really strange... no matter what, it's too easy.
"Hahaha, you guys are amazing~" The demon decapitated by Inosuke laughed happily, the character for 'Joy' appearing on its tongue.
A demon that could still laugh after being decapitated.
As everyone's hearts pounded, they finally saw the number in the demon's eyes.
Upper Rank — Four.
Two ranks higher than Gyuutarou and Daki.
Moreover, this time they didn't have Mr. Uzui to help contain the main body.
Tokito-kun flew off to who knows where.
After all, which of these two guys is the main body?
Why don't their bodies disintegrate after being decapitated simultaneously?
Why can they still laugh after being decapitated?
Soon, Hantengu answered everyone's questions.
The bodies and heads that had just been decapitated by the two split for a second time.
"It... it split again?" Tanjirou's eyes widened a bit, and he immediately realized, "This guy deliberately got himself decapitated!"
In a brief moment, the situation that was originally five against one turned into four against four.
Joy, Anger, Sorrow, Pleasure.
The characters displayed on the tongues of the four younger demons were all different.
Joy had wings on its back, eagle-like talons, and a joyful expression: "So happy, it's been a long time since I've split apart."
Anger held a staff, its forehead veined, its face filled with fury: "I'm absolutely furious right now."
Sorrow held a cross-shaped spear, its face full of sadness: "So sad..."
Pleasure held a fan, laughing heartily: "So strong, so strong, you guys are amazing."
Is this an Upper Rank?
It's too bizarre!
It can still split after being decapitated. Do they have to decapitate all four demons simultaneously now?
Or will it continue to split?
With Ms. Mizuki and Tokito-kun absent, a trace of powerlessness welled up in Tanjirou's heart.
"One, two, three, four... one, two..." Inosuke counted on his fingers for a long time, then laughed, "Yosh! No need to fight over them now!"
Genya, holding a firearm, also grinned, "Ah, you guys can forget about snatching this one from me."
Inosuke and Genya's completely unaffected mindset greatly calmed Tanjirou's heart.
That's right, even though Ms. Mizuki isn't here, they are different from before.
Everyone has become reliable.
In a four-on-four situation, they definitely wouldn't... "Eek! Why did it turn into four heads!" Zenitsu cried out, hugging Kotetsu, who was at the very back.
Kotetsu pushed him away with a look of disgust: "What are you doing! Go fight!"
"No, no!"
Tanjirou: "..."
Sweat!
Tanjirou quickly shouted, "Kotetsu, quickly find somewhere to hide!"
"Let go of me!" Kotetsu kicked Zenitsu away and decisively ran off.
He couldn't do anything here, so he had to find a way to notify everyone in the village.
Zenitsu looked mournful: "How mean!"
Tanjirou wiped away some sweat, his face composed, and said, "Zenitsu, stop messing around."
"Until Ms. Mizuki and Tokito-kun return, this place is up to us."
Hearing Tanjirou's serious voice, Zenitsu's heart trembled. He took a deep breath, picked up his Nichirin Blade, and stood beside everyone.
"I don't want you guys to look down on me either."
Tanjirou's face was serious: "One each, no problem?"
Inosuke was enthusiastic: "Ah, leave it to us."
Genya, holding a gun in one hand and a sword on his shoulder: "This guy is mine!"
On the demon's side.
Anger was fuming: "We're really being underestimated."
Pleasure laughed heartily: "Don't say that, I think they're all very strong."
Sorrow looked sad: "So pitiful."
Joy grinned: "It's four versus four~"
The gazes of the four people and four demons inadvertently met.
Almost the instant everyone chose their opponent, the four people and four demons clashed. The cramped room couldn't withstand the fierce battlefield and was shattered in the blink of an eye.
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