Zabuza Momochi ignored Gato's taunts. His eyes, hidden beneath the bandages, remained fixed on Toru Kujyo, and his grip on Kubikiribōchō tightened. His bloodthirsty fighting spirit spread like something almost tangible. "Finally, someone worth fighting. Your life is mine!"
Before his words had faded, he lunged like a hunting leopard!
Yet Toru Kujyo merely raised one hand casually, spread his fingers, and aimed at Gato, who was still shrieking.
"Too noisy."
An immense, invisible gravitational force erupted!
"Ahhh!" Gato felt an irresistible force seize him. His body flew into the air against his will, hurtling straight toward Toru Kujyo on the balcony. His fat body traced a pathetic arc through the air, his terrified screams ringing through the night.
"Mr. Gato!" Haku cried out, trying to rescue him, but it was already too late.
Zabuza Momochi's gaze sharpened. This masked bastard dared touch his "money tree" right in front of him! Without hesitation, he hurled the enormous Kubikiribōchō like a throwing knife! The heavy blade spun toward Toru Kujyo and the Gato being drawn toward him, howling as it tore through the air!
He intended to kill them both with that strike!
"Lord Zabuza!" Haku's heart clenched. He understood: in his extreme fury, Zabuza had resolved to kill this mysterious, powerful enemy even if it meant sacrificing Gato.
As Kubikiribōchō was about to cleave both Gato and Toru Kujyo in half, Gato's eyes rolled back in terror, and he lost control of his bowels and bladder.
At that critical instant, Toru Kujyo tilted his white-masked face slightly, as though merely casting a casual glance.
Humm!
A faint vibration rippled through the air.
The spinning Kubikiribōchō abruptly stopped less than half a meter from Toru Kujyo's mask, defying all reason. It was as though an invisible hand had effortlessly caught the