Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words seemed to have deeply displeased Muzan.
His face darkened. He gazed down at the two men inside the room with contempt and slowly raised his vein-covered demonic claws.
"Finished talking? If you are..."
Several Black Blood Brambles extended from those claws, writhing toward the two men he already considered dead.
Haruto pushed off the ground, controlling his balance as he leaped and swung his blade, severing the incoming Black Blood Brambles.
Then, under Muzan's startled gaze, he hooked a hand around Kagaya's collar in front of him and fell backward. Both men plunged into a deep hole that had appeared behind them at some point!
Running away?!
The same trick again!
The same lowly, contemptible trick!
Back on Mount Kumotori, this Takanashi had lured me in by running away, too!
The Black Blood Brambles in Muzan's hands lashed toward Haruto, trying to catch him as he fell!
The barbs along the brambles scraped through skin, but they were still a moment too late. Before Muzan could rush over, the two men vanished into the hole.
The next instant, with a thunderous crash, the hole sealed shut!
The Hashira, who had rushed there as fast as they could, panted as they looked up at the Ubuyashiki Estate just ahead.
"Muzan's in there?"
"Where's Oyakata-sama? Damn it! Where is he?"
"Fuck this! I'm going in to slaughter him!"
Sanemi Shinazugawa's brows bristled. His eyes were bloodshot, and he gripped his sword hilt, ready to charge forward.
"Shinazugawa!" Giyu, who knew something of the situation, reached out and grabbed Sanemi Shinazugawa. His own forehead was drenched in sweat.
He looked at the estate nearby, knowing what might happen next. "Stay away from there!"
"Giyu Tomioka!" Furious, Sanemi Shinazugawa tried to shake off his hand. "You might be a spineless