"All right, I agree!" Yoriichi stepped forward and tucked Tanjiro under his arm, giving Tetsuhiro an apologetic look. "Sorry. I'll leave the rest to you."
With that, he ignored Tanjiro's struggles and quickly ran off...
"After a lifetime of misery, at least saving Tanjiro gives you some consolation." Tetsuhiro paid no mind to his abrupt departure. He knew all too well how tragic Yoriichi's life had been in the original story.
His gaze settled on Amaterasu's smug, peerlessly beautiful face, and his tone grew slightly mocking. "Give you an inch and you take a mile. Do you really think I have no way to deal with you?"
He was going to get serious.
The green leaf on his chest and the sun in his right palm shone simultaneously, and the curse began to fade rapidly.
"Die!" Seeing that he could break her curse, Amaterasu immediately abandoned any thought of forcing him to submit and intensified it.
"Ugh..." Tetsuhiro's body stalled.
Overjoyed, Amaterasu swiftly drew the Kusanagi Sword at her right hip. With a single downward swing through the air, a powerful blade of light shot toward Tetsuhiro.
Was that actually a Flying Slash?!
"Negate Attack."
Tetsuhiro immediately pulled out a Trap Card, but unfortunately, the transparent wall only stopped the attack for an instant before being sliced apart.
Its momentum remained undiminished.
"Looks like cards no longer work against attacks of this level. I'll have to get a little more serious."
"Sage Mode-activate!"
Empowered by natural energy, Tetsuhiro's overall abilities improved, and he suppressed the curse even further.
He had almost eradicated it.
Facing the slash right before his eyes, Tetsuhiro did not dodge. He simply stood there and slowly raised his hand.
From his stance, was he planning to catch the blade bare-handed?
"You people from another world truly