Yoshimura Kuzen struck with ruthless force, swiftly and easily taking down Banjō and the others.
"Were you trying to hide the fact that you serve a human...? Rather than live in such disgrace, you should let this old man end your lives." Rize Kamishiro clenched her fists, a flicker of hesitation passing through her eyes.
"Everyone has the right to choose. At least I haven't forced them to do anything against their will..."
Louis had already climbed to his feet, anger and fear rising in him at the same time.
Killing everyone here would be easy for Yoshimura Kuzen. He couldn't afford to set him off again.
"..." Yoshimura Kuzen stared at Louis in silence for a long while before finally making his decision and slowly walking toward him.
"Humans cannot be trusted..."
"That boy just said you're the only one who can help him find Rize... Which means that if I kill you, he'll naturally give up..."
"So, for your companion's sake, die..." Yoshimura Kuzen's steps grew faster, his killing intent showing.
Louis understood now. Put simply, this old bastard wanted to stop them from looking for Rize and had happened to discover that he was human.
Watching Yoshimura Kuzen approach with murder in his eyes, Louis knew he really would die here unless he brought out some serious skills...
"I heard from the people in the 6th Ward... that their leader was a man of high moral character who didn't slaughter innocents." Louis gave a disdainful smile.
"Turns out you just find an excuse for every killing..."
Secret technique one: [Moral Blackmail]
Yoshimura Kuzen's face darkened, but his footsteps didn't stop.
"I finally managed to make so many ghoul friends... How could I let you kill me without even saying goodbye to them...? That would be far too