If they were going to fight, they certainly couldn't do it inside a crowded brothel. Besides, everything had happened so suddenly that Zenitsu didn't have his Nichirin Blade, making it even more out of the question.
Fortunately, Thunder Breathing's First Form relied more on explosive leg strength. Zenitsu drove through his legs, bursting forward at lightning speed and dragging Daki out of the brothel and into the air.
Thunder rang out all around. Everyone nearby assumed it was just an ordinary thunderclap. After all, at this hour, most people had fallen asleep, even in the Yoshiwara Pleasure District, known as the city of night.
Tanjiro and Inosuke were exceptions. They had already been sneaking around investigating, and the moment they heard that thunderclap, they knew Zenitsu was fighting a demon.
Dragged out of the brothel by Zenitsu, Daki felt utterly humiliated. She also couldn't understand why the person before her could still move when she had clearly knocked him unconscious.
Was he pretending to sleep?
No, she was certain he was unconscious.
Unconscious, yet still aware? Did he have a split personality?
Just as Daki reached out to attack, lightning-like ripples flashed across Zenitsu's body again.
[Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash]!
Zenitsu gritted his teeth. With Thunder Breathing bolstering him, he clenched his fist and drove a lightning-wreathed punch straight into Daki's face.
Daki's pupils trembled, and she froze.
It barely hurt, but the humiliation was immense.
Daki clenched her teeth and, like a child in a playground fight, balled up her fist and punched Zenitsu right back. Naturally, she aimed for his face too.
With a bang!!!, Daki sent Zenitsu flying toward the ground at astonishing speed.
In that instant, Daki suddenly realized something was wrong. Rather than fighting on the ground, where her opponent could keep