A Proposal for Cooperation!

In that instant, Muichiro Tokito's sensory world was incredibly magical.

First.

His senses of hearing, smell, taste, and touch—these 'extra' senses—were in a semi-closed state, while his vision and Sixth Sense became extremely active, and his attention was also highly focused.

In his eyes, everything in the world became incredibly slow.

The swirling Suiryu slowed down, and the splashing water droplets also slowed down.

Even the plume of white steam that was being ejected at high speed seemed to be in slow motion in mid-air, and one could even strongly sense the opponent's next move.

Most remarkably, in the distance, Giyu Tomioka seemed to have lost the barrier of skin, Muichiro Tokito to clearly see the muscle tissue, internal organs, and even the blood flowing in the blood vessels inside his body.

In the spiritual realm, this is called the 'Bleach selflessness'.

Basically, any world involving the 'extraordinary' will have similar Bleach to some extent.

For example, the "Transparent World," which is called the "highest Bleach" in the "Demon Slayer World" world.

Similar examples include the "State of Selflessness) from " The Prince of Tennis," the " Unconscious Transmigration of the Fist of the North Star," and the " Observation Haki " from " Sea Star Ue."

To put it more broadly.

The "Ultra Instinct from the " Dragon Ball World " is probably the true Bleach of this type of ability.

The "Transparent World" in "Demon Slayer World" is essentially an additional special ability of "seeing through objects" on top of "Observation Haki".

However, compared to true Observation Haki, its sensory range is still rather small.

The next moment.

A violent explosion erupted in the center of the arena on the beach, causing many contestants deep inside the island to instinctively turn their heads.

It turned out that William, seeing that he could not dodge it, immediately used all his strength to meet the Suiryu controlled by Muichiro Tokito with the highest temperature steam.

For seawater to have any effect on a person with special abilities...

That means more than half of the ability user's body must be submerged for the effect of exhaustion to occur.

Therefore, those with abilities can use their powers to dodge or block the approach of seawater.

[Boom!]

The high-temperature steam clashed with the icy water waves, generating a large amount of water vapor. The billowing white mist not only engulfed both sides' playing fields but also swept outwards in all directions.

This forced Giyu Tomioka to quickly leap to the top of a coconut tree.

Below.

In the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a vast white world; to the uninitiated, it would have seemed as if they had arrived at some Sky Island thousands of meters above the ground.

[Clang----]

Suddenly, another clanging sound of blades clashing rang out.

This made Giyu Tomioka realize something was wrong, indicating that William had not been defeated by Muichiro's attack. He immediately flew over.

On the other side.

William, radiating intense heat and steam, first glanced in surprise at the equally red-hot Nichirin Blade, then suppressed his complex emotions and looked at Muichiro Tokito, who was facing him.

"What a pity, you didn't stir up enough water. After I evaporated most of it, the remaining water only reached about my knees!"

Muichiro Tokito remained silent, for he was now exerting all his strength even to breathe.

"However, I'm very interested in your strange abilities. You must tell me about them in detail later!"

After saying that, William voluntarily withdrew the blade of 'Yubashiri' and stepped back a few meters, allowing Giyu Tomioka, who had rushed over, to catch Muichiro Tokito, who was about to fall.

Immediately afterwards, William saw Giyu Tomioka take a white pill out of his pocket and put it into Muichiro Tokito's mouth.

As the latter struggled to chew and swallow it, a faint purple haze appeared on her skin, and her tired eyes quickly became lively again.

"What is this thing?"

William truly felt he had seen something amazing today. These Otherworld beings always seemed to have something surprising to offer, which made him even more eager to discuss future cooperation with them.

"This is 'Purple Butterfly Emergency Pill'."

Giyu Tomioka patiently answered, considering that the other party hadn't tried to kill Muichiro Tokito.

"However, don't think you've gained absolute superiority."

"Oh?"

William raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "You mean you can beat me?"

"Muichiro just demonstrated the effects of seawater on you, but because of his insufficient physical strength and lack of training in 'Water Breathing,' he encountered a shortage of water."

Seeing that Muichiro Tokito was able to stand up on his own, Giyu Tomioka stopped supporting him and instead placed his right hand on the hilt of his Nichirin Blade, speaking coldly to William.

"Let me clarify our identities."

"He's the 'Mist Hashira' of the Demon Slayer Corps, and I'm the 'Water Hashira.' Want to give it a try?"

As he spoke, behind him stretched a moonlit sea, the ceaseless roar of the waves seeming to echo the ocean's unwavering support for Giyu Tomioka.

This silenced William.

He was thinking that if the person in front of him could really stir up more seawater, it could truly threaten his life.

The main problem is that the current situation is somewhat awkward for him. Originally, as a 'steam person,' water should be on his side, but the opponent's Swordsmanship allows him to control the seawater to attack him.

And also...

He suspected that this Giyu Tomioka in front of him could also develop strange markings on his face like Muichiro Tokito did during the fight, not only increasing his speed but also allowing him to predict his movements.

Oh, right.

The opponent's knife was also strange; it could actually get hot and turn red?

If I weren't a Logia user, this would be an extremely threatening and strange ability!

"Alright, now that we have a thorough understanding of each other, let's talk about cooperation, shall we?"

William sheathed 'Yubashiri' and revealed his initial, extremely kind smile.

"Cooperate?"

Giyu Tomioka and Muichiro Tokito were baffled.

"Yes, as people from Otherworld, since you were able to come to our world, you should be able to come back to your own world often, right?" William's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Able."

Giyu Tomioka was cautious and didn't specify how many times a year or how long each time would last.

"So you can bring items from this world back to your own world, or bring items from your own world into this world, right?"

At this moment, the still very young William spread his hands excitedly and smiled.

"This is where your value lies! Once I have the 'Star Gate Pass,' we can work together to establish a cross-world trading company during this period when most people are restricted from entering and exiting the Star Gate!"

"Just think about it, how much profit you could make selling 'Sea Star' products in your world, and that profit could bring you immense wealth and resources!"

Giyu Tomioka and Muichiro Tokito exchanged a glance, while William continued speaking.

"Since you work within the World Government, you certainly won't have much time, but I can handle the sourcing and transportation of goods for Sea Star, while you only need to help carry a portion of the goods and establish distribution channels in your world!"