As Expected, Perverts Are Strong

Douma first reached up and wiped the fresh blood from his face, but instead of flicking it away, he slowly licked the blood clean from his hand.

"Mm! Delicious. I like it—it tastes gentle!"

After licking the blood from his hand, Douma slowly walked toward Kanae Kocho. She tried to move, only to find herself utterly powerless, able to see nothing but a blurry silhouette.

Douma crouched before Kanae Kocho and lifted her chin with one hand, murmuring, "Where should I start eating? Such a difficult choice!"

Kanae Kocho used the last of her strength to slap Douma's hand away and shouted, "Stay away from me!"

Douma did not care in the slightest. Instead, he nodded in satisfaction, as though he had already decided what part to eat.

"Since your eyes are what made you stronger, I'll eat your eyes first!"

As he spoke, Douma extended a finger toward Kanae's right eye. His sharp fingernail, like a needle, slowly approached Kanae Kocho's eye.

At that critical moment, an emerald-green figure flashed past, forcing Douma to retreat.

"You bastard! You dared to hurt Kanae like this? I'm gonna butcher you!" Sanemi Shinazugawa cursed.

Clearly, he had arrived a little faster than Tsugikuni Kuuga and the others. Douma stared at the man who had ruined his plans. Especially since it was a man, he absolutely had to kill him.

"Do you want to die that badly?"

"Then I'll kill you first and eat Miss Kanae afterward!"

"Eat my ass. I definitely need to go have a word with your boss, that bastard Muzan!" Tsugikuni Kuuga's words left Douma stunned.

"Kuuga, you're way too slow. Are you even any good?" Sanemi Shinazugawa complained.

"Uh..." Tsugikuni Kuuga had no desire to argue with him.

"Oh, right. Hold that dead pervert off first. He's Upper Rank Two, so be careful. Don't die!"

As he spoke, Tsugikuni Kuuga and Shinobu Kocho helped Kanae up. Kuuga immediately directed a healing technique at Kanae's eye, or she really would go blind.

"Upper Rank Two? Now that's exciting. Does that mean I'm the first Hashira to fight an Upper Rank? I'm so fired up!" Sanemi Shinazugawa was instantly filled with fighting spirit.

"Uh... that dead pervert might beat you to death," Tsugikuni Kuuga remarked.

Watching the two bicker right in front of him, Douma was speechless. They were completely ignoring him.

Sanemi Shinazugawa immediately unleashed Wind Breathing: Ninth Form - Idaten Typhoon. No matter what, his opponent was an Upper Rank. He could not afford to let his guard down in the slightest.

In an instant, Douma was surrounded by countless wind blades. He also realized that this man was much stronger than Kanae, so he increased the intensity of his attacks.

Countless ice crystals drifted out with the sweep of Douma's Pair of Fans, and the two clashed. Suddenly, two girl-shaped ice lotuses appeared at Douma's side.

Two blasts of frigid air rushed toward Sanemi Shinazugawa. Sanemi immediately made his judgment and swung Wind Breathing: Seventh Form - Gale, Tengu Wind, sending tornado-like wind blades that instantly scattered the chill.

But what he had not expected was for an Ice Crystal Figure to suddenly appear behind him. It instantly released Ice Lotus Vines, binding Sanemi Shinazugawa.

With Sanemi restrained, the blood-colored ice crystals scattered by the wind around Douma began to gather again. At the same time, his Iron Fans swung toward Sanemi's head.

But Sanemi Shinazugawa directly used Fourth Form - Rising Dust Whirlwind to shatter the vines. Five upward-sweeping wind blades knocked aside the Iron Fans and severed Douma's hand at the same time.

Yet, to Sanemi Shinazugawa's surprise, Douma's hand regrew instantly, and the Iron Fans still arrived as scheduled. If Sanemi had not dodged in time, it would not have been his shoulder that was sliced open, but his head.

Although Tsugikuni Kuuga had emphasized the Upper Ranks' recovery speed to him on the way, the journey had already drained a great deal of his stamina.

Sanemi Shinazugawa did not dwell on it. He quickly used his Breathing Technique to stop the bleeding, then put some distance between himself and Douma. For some reason, that bastard kept wearing that damned smile, even though they were in the middle of a fight.

Douma could not be bothered to waste any more time. He instantly summoned ten Ice Crystal Figures. Eight surrounded Sanemi Shinazugawa, while the other two flanked him as he charged toward Kanae.

Seeing Douma rush over, Tsugikuni Kuuga pushed Kanae into Shinobu Kocho's arms, rose to his feet, and drew his blade. Damn pervert, you dared to hurt her sister like this. Today, he would make him drink Wisteria Tea and take one of his arms.

Gripping his sword, Tsugikuni Kuuga charged forward. He first used Sun-Breathing: Fourth Form - Mirage Sun Rainbow to increase his speed, then used Third Form - Setting Sun Transformation to slash apart the two Ice Crystal Figures.

Only after the Ice Crystal Figures shattered did Douma get a clear look at Tsugikuni Kuuga. Why did he seem familiar?

Douma swung an ice lotus at Tsugikuni Kuuga, but it was instantly smashed apart. Tsugikuni Kuuga directly activated Tai Chi Sense.

He knew Douma's strength all too well. Ordinary Sun Breathing sword techniques had almost no effect in suppressing his regeneration anymore. He had to use the Thirteenth Form.

Otherwise, the longer this dragged on, the worse it would be for him. After all, the other guy had an unlimited mana bar, while he had already spent stamina traveling here.

But Douma was more concerned with who this person was. He had clearly learned about him recently, seemingly through the memory sharing from his own boss.

Then Douma suddenly remembered. Wasn't this the person Lord Muzan had ordered them to kill at all costs during a previous meeting?

This guy was still spacing out? Pretty damn arrogant. Die! Tsugikuni Kuuga swung his blade at Douma's neck.

A massive Fire Dragon's head formed along Tsugikuni Kuuga's blade. The Fire Dragon opened its bloody maw and bit toward Douma's neck. He just did not know whether the Thirteenth Form of the Two Trigrams could sever his opponent's neck.

But Douma's neck was far tougher than Tsugikuni Kuuga had imagined. The blade only cut a small wound. He could not cut through it?

"You thought you could cut it off?" Douma asked.

"What do you think, you dead pervert?" Tsugikuni Kuuga shot back.

"Blood Demon Art: Frozen Cloud."

Douma rapidly waved his Pair of Fans, sending ice crystals rushing toward Tsugikuni Kuuga like clouds. At such close range, there was no way he could dodge.

Yet Tsugikuni Kuuga used Sun Breathing to carve out an empty space. All ice crystals that approached him melted instantly. Douma frowned. This guy countered his ice.

But how would he dodge simultaneous attacks from above and below? At the same time, several Ice Cones appeared above Tsugikuni Kuuga's head.

Without hesitation, Tsugikuni Kuuga crouched halfway, pushed off with his calves, and leaped straight out of the Frozen Cloud's range, launching himself toward the Ice Cones. At the same time, he spun once in midair and severed every Ice Cone.

But the instant he leaped, Douma jumped as well, whipping a side kick at Tsugikuni Kuuga's head. Tsugikuni Kuuga answered with Sun-Breathing, Form Five: Train.

He directly blocked Douma's roundhouse kick, but Douma's leg was covered in a thick layer of ice crystals. Tsugikuni Kuuga had blocked the attack, yet the immense impact still sent him flying.

Tsugikuni Kuuga crashed through five trees in succession before finally coming to a stop. Looking at the fallen, broken trees, Douma felt that even if it did not kill him, it would at least keep him down for a while.

He had never intended to kill him outright. I'll kill his friends one by one right in front of him. Eating beautiful women while savoring everyone else's despair... just thinking about it is utterly wonderful!

Tsugikuni Kuuga felt that his condition was rather bad. His left arm was already broken, and several of his ribs had been fractured as well.

Fortunately, his body was sturdy. Otherwise, even his spine would have been crippled. Looking at the toppled trees before him, Tsugikuni Kuuga sighed. "As expected, all psychos are strong!"

Tsugikuni Kuuga knew that Douma had always struck men with utmost cruelty, while going easy on girls.

Just comparing himself with Shinazugawa, who was surrounded by ten miniature Doumas, made that clear enough.

At that moment, Douma was getting closer and closer to Kanae and Shinobu Kocho, an extra meal flashing in his eyes.