"Watch out, Sister!"
Shinobu Kocho's warning rang out. Kanae Kocho's heart lurched, and she did not dare hold back any longer. After several moves, she severed his neck outright.
"That was close..."
After slaying the demon before her, Kanae Kocho relaxed, only to blame herself for her earlier reaction. If it had not been for her sister...
"No, it's not dead!"
Shinobu Kocho drew her blade and rushed forward.
The demon before them had not died after being beheaded. Instead, it had split into two clones.
Compared to the ugly old man from before, the two clones were much younger. One wore the same kimono as before, with the character for "anger" carved into his tongue. He looked extremely hot-tempered and impatient.
The other was bare-chested and dressed like a yamabushi, with the character for "joy" carved into his tongue.
Meanwhile, the old man's original body had vanished!
This was Upper Rank Four of the Twelve Kizuki, the demon of clones, Hantengu!
After splitting off his clones, Hantengu's true body had shrunk to the size of a rat. Yet his neck was hard enough to chip or even break a Nichirin Blade.
Like the two clones, this weak true body also had a character written on its tongue: "cowardice." It directly revealed that the "cowardly" personality of the true body was timid, weak-willed, and prone to negative thoughts.
However, something seemed off about him now. Looking closely, one would find that, like those Zombies, he might outwardly display the four emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, but in truth, there was not the slightest change within his heart.
"An Upper Rank demon!!"
Recognizing the demon before them, Kanae Kocho grabbed her sister. Shinobu Kocho did not have the strength to deal with one of the Twelve Kizuki yet, much