By then, Akaza had reached a spot nearby.
He looked at Doma, pinned to a large tree before him.
The delight he should have felt had turned into panic.
He was happy that Doma was going to die!
But seeing Doma defeated so easily terrified him. That kind of power was horrifying!
Yes, he was pursuing his own martial path.
But that did not mean he wanted to get himself killed!
Then Akaza remembered something and took a booklet from inside his clothes.
It contained information on the Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Previously, Akaza had used the information in this booklet to find the Flame Hashira.
Soon, Akaza found the entry on Butterfly Shinobu.
[Insect Hashira · Butterfly Shinobu] [Gender: Female] [Breathing Style: ...] [Strength: Relatively weak]
Akaza froze as he read the information.
That assessment... relatively weak?!
If Akaza had seen this information before, it would not have interested him in the slightest.
First, he did not kill women.
Second, he was only interested in powerful opponents.
But what had he just witnessed?!
A woman described as weak in the information had utterly trounced Doma.
Even someone as powerful as Doma had barely gotten to use his Blood Demon Art.
He had already been beaten so badly that he could no longer fight back.
Now, all they had to do was wait for sunrise, and Doma would die here.
"You, the demon over there!"
"I don't have time to come over and kill you right now."
"So get lost!"
Suddenly, a calm voice reached Akaza's ears.
Those few words alone made every hair on his body stand on end.
Without another thought, Akaza vanished.
He was scared!
Yes, no one could face power like that without being afraid.
And now, Akaza was beginning to doubt