Chikata: I'll Be Waiting for You in the Underworld; The Chief Culprit Has Been Executed, the Rest Will Not Be Pursued

"Trash?"

Chiyo sidestepped Chikata's claw, then swung his Demonic Blade with his right hand.

As he forced his opponent back, his gaze swept over the injured Dog Demon warriors.

"They are my Clan Members."

"Clan Members?"

Chikata burst into wild laughter, the blood-red wings on his back beating fiercely.

"What a laughable word! The strong devour the weak—that is the truth of this world!

The strong rule everything.

The weak deserve only to be ruled, to be devoured!

What Clan Members are there?

They are all merely nourishment.

What you call kinship is nothing more than a lie you tell yourself for comfort!"

His body briefly halted in midair. His ghostly green eye fixed tightly on Chiyo, his voice full of disdain and mockery.

"What can protecting them bring you?

Power? Status? Or some illusory loyalty?

Once I kill you, they will immediately scatter like stray dogs in search of a new master!

So-called loyalty is merely the instinct of the weak to cling to the strong!"

Before his words had even faded, Chikata lunged again, even faster than before. His right claw tore through the air, carrying the shrill screams of vengeful souls.

Chiyo raised his blade to block. The instant claw and blade collided, the two forces erupted in a blinding flash.

Using the recoil, he retreated several yards and widened the distance, his crimson eyes locked on the crazed Chikata.

"You do not understand the meaning of protection."

Chiyo's voice was not loud, yet it reached the ears of every demon present. Even the wailing vengeful souls seemed to fall silent for an instant.

"Protection is because they are worth it.

Because when you fall, they will step forward.

Because when the clan is in danger, they will grit their teeth and persevere.

Because before dawn arrives,