Doma wore an impeccable smile the whole time, a smile made all the more horrifying by the fact that he had just finished eating the girl's older sister.
He walked slowly toward the girl, his movements as graceful as if he were dancing upon blood.
"Oh?" Seeming to sense something, he tilted his head slightly, his eyes fixed on some unknown spot. "Someone's coming?"
It happened almost instantly. A figure as fluttering and graceful as a butterfly swept up a whirlwind that tore through the wooden door, rescuing the girl, who was so terrified she was on the verge of fainting, right under Doma's nose.
Kanae gently set the girl on the ground, just as Mr. Haruto had once done when he saved her and her sister.
Then... whether I face an ordinary demon, a Lower Rank, or the one before me... Upper Rank Two, I'll fight just as Mr. Haruto did.
Kanae steadied her breathing and tightened her grip on her Nichirin Blade, a glint of resolve flashing through her pink eyes.
Doma did not attack immediately. His gaze settled on Kanae's face, his expression so delighted he looked ready to soar. "A girl... a beautiful, sweet-smelling, delicious girl~
A girl this delicious is best savored on an empty stomach, but I've already eaten one..."
He pondered for a moment, as though genuinely agonizing over what to do. "Then... I'll play with you to work off some of the food in my belly~"
Doma's smile was utterly innocent. If not for the blood staining the corners of his mouth, he really would have looked like some god's emissary in the mortal world.
Kanae gritted her teeth, pushed off with her toes, and attacked in an instant.
"Flower Breathing, Fourth Form... Crimson Hanagoromo!"
Her blade swept through the air, countless