Thus, fearing an attack from Doma, the Kocho Sisters stood still, not daring to make the slightest unnecessary movement.
Fearing that the Scribe might intervene, Doma remained rooted to the spot, refusing to act rashly.
After a long while, the Scribe slowly walked over.
"Don't be nervous, I'm not going to eat you."
Walking up to Doma, the Scribe put his hand on Doma's shoulder and said with a somewhat unfriendly look in his eyes.
"Of course, I don't like you eating other people's food either, you understand?"
"Understand."
Nodding, Doma forced a smile onto his face.
It's true that he has some mental issues, but that doesn't mean he's a brainless idiot.
If he still doesn't understand the Scribe's meaning after all this has been said, then he's lived these past few centuries in vain.
Upon hearing Doma's response, the Scribe removed his hand from Douma's shoulder.
"Well then, it's time for us to discuss something else."
"What?"
After the Scribe's hand left Doma's body, he quickly jumped back a few steps, and a smile reappeared on his face.
As long as I keep my distance, I'm confident I can survive the Scribe's clutches.
"What is it?"
With a cold laugh, the Scribe placed his hand on the hilt of the Nichirin Blade.
"Pay back the lives of those you killed!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Scribe drew his Nichirin Blade.
As the muscles in his arm exerted force, the black and red blade changed shape.
Red Nichirin Blade!
The moment the Red Nichirin Blade was completed, the Scribe flicked his right hand, and a ball of flame appeared.
With a powerful stomp of his foot, he charged towards Doma.
Doma noticed the Scribe rushing towards him. His expression changed.
He was speechless. Why had he ever encountered the Scribe in this remote place?
At first, he was very happy when he first discovered the Kocho Sisters.
Although the two women were swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, in his eyes they were no different from ordinary women.
What he cared about most was the other person's smooth skin and delicious flesh.
I haven't been with such outstanding young women in a long time, and seeing two at once is quite exciting.
However, the appearance of the Scribe plunged him into despair.
How should I put this feeling?
It's like when you've taken a bath, changed clothes, and made all the preparations, and while you're enjoying the delicious food, the food suddenly comes to life and smiles at you.
Then, the food beat you up and pinned you to the plate.
After spitting at you, the food gave you a cold laugh.
"Get out of my way! If you don't, I'll eat you up."
That's roughly the feeling.
But the most important thing now isn't how the Scribe feels to me, but how to get out of here.
Gritting his teeth, Doma activated his Blood Demon Art.
"The White Princess of Freezing Heat!"
With a burst of cold energy emanating from his hand, Doma created two giant ice lotuses in the form of young girls.
As soon as the ice lotus appeared, it opened its mouth and exhaled a large amount of freezing air.
Wherever the freezing air reached, a thin layer of ice covered the ground.
The air temperature dropped sharply, and even the passage of time seemed to slow down.
The weaker Kocho Sisters felt some difficulty breathing, and their lungs, which were supporting their breathing, ached slightly, so they couldn't help but clutch their chests.
Even after summoning the White Princess of Freezing Heat, Doma did not stop.
He activated the Blood Demon Art again, creating two ice dolls made of ice crystals that looked like miniature versions of Doma.
Crystalline Child!
As Blood Demon Art with the same strength as the original, Crystalline Child can be used not only for offense, but also as the best shield to cover the original's retreat.
"Go! Engage him!"
After creating the Crystalline Child, Doma pointed, signaling them to launch an attack on the Scribe.
After doing all this, a sickly smile appeared on Doma's face.
"Mister Scribe, you'd better have some fun."
Upon hearing this, the Scribe frowned.
Becoming wary of his next move, the Scribe kept his eyes fixed on him, observing his every action.
However, after making those threats, Doma did not run towards the Scribe.
Instead, he leaped backward and disappeared into the darkness.
"I hope we meet again someday. I look forward to our next meeting."
Doma seems to have been scared away.
Chapter 163 Now, everything is alright.
Seeing Doma leave after making those harsh words, the Scribe's facial muscles twitched slightly.
He thought it would be much more ruthless, but it's just this, really.
However, upon further reflection, the Scribe was somewhat relieved that Doma had left.
After all, Doma is currently the Upper Rank Moon Two of the Twelve Kizuki.
Although his personality is somewhat abnormal, his strength is still quite respectable.
Moreover, Doma 'Blood Demon Art, being of the ice attribute, has a unique advantage in area-of-effect attacks.
If a fight really breaks out, the Kocho Sisters will likely be caught in the crossfire.
Retreating like this would be a better outcome for both sides.
After all, the Scribe was not in a hurry to kill Doma.
Moreover, the death of Doma is like severing an arm of the Oni faction, which would be a significant loss in their fighting strength.
In Kibutsuji Muzan's eyes, Doma, a demon with a frivolous personality who always pretends to like everyone, is really unlikable.
Even during Upper Rank meetings, Doma always wore a playful, grinning expression.
As a leader who values class consciousness, Muzan dislikes the disrespectful way his subordinates treat him.
Fortunately, Doma's strength is quite considerable, and the Eternal Paradise Cult, which he controls, is the only large organization controlled by Oni's subordinates, playing an important role in the search for the Blue Spider Lily.
Otherwise, Muzan wouldn't have endured this long.
But for this very reason, the Scribe could not kill Doma on the spot.
After all, the death of an Upper Rank, especially one that plays a crucial role in finding "his own dream," would likely trigger Muzan's fragile nerves.
Even the Scribe couldn't predict what he might do if he wasn't careful.
It's important to know that in the original story, during the final battle in the Infinity Castle, Muzan created a large number of beings with the strength of Lower Rank Demons.
Therefore, it seems more prudent to take a gradual approach to weakening the Oni faction's strength.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
What the Scribe needs to do now is to deal with White Princess of Freezing Heat and Crystalline Child as soon as possible.
At this moment, Kanae Butterfly and Shinobu Butterfly had fine frost on their red lips and their faces were pale due to the extreme cold.
After briefly observing the surroundings, Scribe rushed towards the Kocho Sisters.
Compared to the Crystalline Child, the White Princess of Freezing Heat, who can attack over a wide area, is his primary target to eliminate.
In a flash, he appeared in front of the Kocho Sisters.
Although he did not intentionally use the Sun Breathing, the warmth emanating from his body still dispelled some of the chill.
Are you alright?
Her complexion improved slightly, Kanae Butterfly pursed her lips gently as she spoke.
"It's alright, but half of my body is already stiff."
Nodding, the Scribe's voice carried a hint of apology.
"Take good care of yourself and Shinobu."
After saying that, he rushed forward.
Because Doma's order to the Crystalline Child before he left was to attack the Scribe, the two ice dolls are now rushing towards this side.
In order to avoid affecting the two sisters, the Scribe had no choice but to move the battlefield.
Before that, we need to deal with this guy!
With a cold look in his eyes, the Scribe raised his Nichirin Blade and swung it out.
"First Form * Dance!"
An arc-shaped slash made of flames flew out, heading towards the Ice Princess, whose eyes were tightly closed, resembling an innocent young girl.
"Phew~"
Ice Princess slightly parted her lips, and a large cloud of extremely cold air was blown out.
With a faint crackling sound, small pieces of ice appeared in the air.
That's a product formed when water vapor in the air freezes rapidly at low temperatures.
If Doma were here, he could even manipulate the frozen ice to enter the human body through breathing, thereby causing destruction.
However, as a mere White Princess of Freezing Heat without self-awareness, her destructive power is limited.
The white mist, mixed with low temperatures, was blown by the wind towards the arc-shaped slash.
As the saying goes, water and fire are incompatible.
As forms of water, ice and fire are not exactly "friendly" either.
Either the flames are extinguished by the cold freezing temperatures, or the flames scorch the frozen ice, turning it into water.
Of course, this only applies to roughly the same situations.
Without her true form here, how could Bai Ji possibly contend with Scribe?
The moment the two sides made contact, the large cloud of white mist was baked into water vapor and disappeared.
The mixed-in ice was the same, the only difference being that it lasted for a second or two longer.
Moreover, due to the extreme temperature difference in a short period of time, a faint white mist appeared that had no harmful effect and only served to obscure the view.
With her vision obscured by the white mist, Bai Ji paused for a moment in surprise.
Even if she did have self-awareness, let alone lack it, she would still need a certain amount of time to react.
Taking advantage of this gap, the Scribe rushed out of the white mist like a wild horse.
Before Hakuhime could react, a Nichirin Blade had already sliced her in two from top to bottom.
Only after White Princess of Freezing Heat died did the two Crystalline Child manage to arrive.
Compared to Shirahime, who can only attack from a stationary position, these two mobile creatures are even more easily toyed with by the Scribe.