"Oh, so you're admitting that you can't beat me alone, are you?"
Mizuki's calm tone made Sanemi Shinazugawa feel insulted.
Sanemi Shinazugawa's mouth twitched, and he ground his teeth, saying fiercely, "Your strength had better be as strong as your mouth."
He couldn't beat Mizuki in a one-on-one fight, but he also didn't think Mizuki could take on all the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira by herself.
The Hashira were not common cabbages; moreover, some Hashira had already awakened their Demon Slayer Mark, which, to some extent, put them on the same level as Mizuki.
If almost all of the Demon Slayer Corps Hashira couldn't solve one demon, then they wouldn't need to fight Muzan, because they simply couldn't win.
After all, if this woman could defeat Muzan, she wouldn't need to ask the Demon Slayer Corps for help.
"You don't need to worry about that." Mizuki lowered her eyelids slightly, her gaze shifting to Mitsuri Kanroji, who was clutching Kanae and trembling. "Do you still want to eat before coming back?"
"No, no!" Mitsuri Kanroji clutched Kanae's clothes tightly and shook her head frantically, tears in her eyes.
"Um..." Kanae broke out in a sweat and, somewhat embarrassed, pulled Mitsuri Kanroji's hand.
Don't pull any harder... my clothes are about to fall off... Although Mitsuri Kanroji didn't notice Kanae's embarrassment, she slowly let go, allowing Kanae to relax considerably.
How dangerous... Kochou Shinobu couldn't help but secretly chuckle, and even when her sister glared at her, she showed no sign of remorse.
Uzui Tengen looked left and right, then confirmed again, "So, you're saying you want to challenge all of us by yourself, is that right?"
"You are the challengers." Mizuki gripped her Nichirin Blade, her eyes carrying a hint of provocation.
Uzui Tengen scoffed, confidently saying, "Then don't say we bullied you later."
"Ever since I awakened my Demon Slayer Mark, I've felt terrifyingly strong."
The look of provocation on Mizuki's face vanished instantly, and she calmly said, "That's probably an illusion."
Uzui Tengen became angry for a moment, then had nothing more to say.
Rengoku Kyojuro casually surveyed the dojo: "Are you sure there's enough space here to perform?"
"Are you sure you won't break anything?"
This space wasn't quite enough to accommodate a melee of more than ten of them.
The veins on Sanemi Shinazugawa's forehead had not receded, and he retorted, "Of course not here, go to the open space outside the door!"
Did they want to demolish his house by fighting here?
Iguro Obanai said faintly, "What? Then you should have said so from the beginning."
Sanemi Shinazugawa's mouth twitched, unable to speak.
He seriously suspected that the small boat of their friendship had capsized.
He wasn't the one responsible for the initial notification! Why was he being blamed!!!
With a belly full of anger, Sanemi Shinazugawa led the way outside.
"Keep up, keep up!" Mitsuri Kanroji's cheerful demeanor returned in a flash, and she excitedly waved her fists as she followed the main group.
Tanjirou sweatdropped, saying apologetically, "Um, Young Miss Kanroji..."
"You'll disturb others' rest..."
"Oh no!" Mitsuri Kanroji immediately covered her mouth upon hearing this, hunching over and quickly leaving like a thief.
"…" He completely couldn't understand this person's thought process.
Well, there were no ill intentions anyway.
The group walked through the street, past buildings, and arrived at an open space.
Uzui Tengen's eyes lit up: "Oh, it's quite spacious here."
Sanemi Shinazugawa said patiently, "This will do. It won't easily disturb others either."
He was already eager to cut off this woman's head.
Everyone almost instinctively spread out.
Iguro Obanai looked around and said faintly, "Eleven against one, the advantage is obvious."
Kochou Shinobu glanced left and right, then blinked and stepped out of the encirclement: "Excuse me, I'm a doctor, so I won't be participating in the battle."
Kochou Shinobu retreated to a relatively safe position, placed the medicine box hanging from her waist on the ground, and sat down obediently.
"Excuse the interruption, please continue."
Everyone: "..."
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Mizuki said, "Let me state beforehand, I will go all out in this battle. I can only guarantee that I won't kill you instantly. If you lose combat ability, please try to find Shinobu to recover first and don't cause trouble for everyone."
"How dare you say that." Sanemi Shinazugawa chuckled.
What did she mean by going all out? If she was truly going all out, would she have the presence of mind to avoid inflicting instantly fatal wounds?
Isn't this clearly looking down on them?
What Sanemi Shinazugawa didn't notice was that his companions who had awakened their Demon Slayer Mark almost instinctively nodded.
"And what you need to do is decapitate me." Mizuki ignored Sanemi Shinazugawa's sneer and calmly said, "I am immune to the sun's restraint, so even a Nichirin Blade cannot kill me. You don't need to have any reservations or feel reluctant to strike."
"Reluctant to strike?" Sanemi Shinazugawa grinned: "No, no, it's best if we can kill you, right?"
Mizuki returned a smile: "Later, you, Hedgehog Head, will be the first sacrifice."
The smile on Mizuki's face vanished instantly. She scanned the Hashira, who were exuding powerful auras, and calmly said:
"If even such a lineup cannot decapitate me, then you will have no chance of winning against Muzan either."
Iguro Obanai frowned: "Are you trying to say that Muzan is stronger than all of us combined?"
As soon as Mizuki said this, not just the two hotheads, but even the others were unwilling to believe it.
Mizuki didn't answer the question, but just waited quietly... After a while of spacing out, Tokito Muichiro looked at the people still standing in place and subconsciously asked:
"Has it started?"
"Are you all ready?" Mizuki was stunned. With their relaxed postures, she was still waiting for them to adjust their state.
"You can start once you're ready."
Almost the instant her voice fell, two figures flashed to her sides, one from the left and one from the right.
"You two seem quite displeased with me." As Mizuki leaned back to avoid their horizontal sweeps, her Transparent World vision rapidly unfolded before her, and the corner of her eye watched their reactions.
Facing the Demon Slayer Corps' most luxurious lineup, even Mizuki, whose body had further evolved, dared not be complacent.
Against such a lineup, even Kokushibou, if he didn't find a way to reduce their numbers before others awakened their Demon Slayer Mark, would probably suffer a bitter defeat.
This kind of lineup was probably the one Muzan would have to face.
Mizuki was right about one thing: if they couldn't decapitate her, then Muzan wouldn't be able to either.
Of course, one thing she didn't mention was that this was assuming Tamayo's medicine didn't work.
She said this intentionally to ignite their competitive spirit.
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