Ze Zenin looked at the Cockroach Cursed Spirit whose fist he had caught.
Not caring whether it could understand him, he said flatly:
"Isn't staying alive a good thing?"
Electricity crackled over Ze Zenin's body, the cries of countless birds rising around him as the current coursed into the Cockroach Cursed Spirit.
"Chidori Stream, first form!"
The Cockroach Cursed Spirit's body went numb, and it desperately tried to wrench free of Ze Zenin's grip.
Ze Zenin released it as though granting its wish, then gave a wicked smile. Black markings spread onto his face from the ring of black tomoe around his neck. This was the first stage of the Cursed Seal!
Using the Body Flicker Technique to move behind the Cockroach Cursed Spirit, Ze Zenin leaped onto its back, then stood and seized its two forelegs.
"Sakura... no, Shoko..."
Ze Zenin murmured, looking like a demon from hell to the trembling Cockroach Cursed Spirit. "Were these the hands you were going to sneak up on her with?"
He yanked hard with both hands, and purple blood gushed from the sides of the Cockroach Cursed Spirit's body.
"This guy..." Shoko stared blankly at Ze Zenin's rather violent display, stunned.
"He can be this brutal too?"
She watched the cursed markings spread like black flames over Ze Zenin's pale skin. What might have looked eerie to anyone else didn't frighten her at all.
Ze Zenin quietly watched the Cockroach Cursed Spirit twitch on the ground. Judging by its appearance, it was only a Grade 1 Cursed Spirit.
The lightning in his hand took the shape of a long blade. He swiftly chopped it into pieces, then made sure to cremate it with a Great Fireball.
"Want one?"
Shoko walked over to Ze Zenin. Though something felt a little strange right now-