"Damn it... fine..." Seeing that even the Stone Hashira agreed with Ye Chen's decision, Sanemi Shinazugawa could only mutter his assent.
"...Hmm?" Suddenly, Zenitsu Agatsuma, who had only just recovered his senses, glanced off to one side.
"Everyone, you sensed a demon over there too, right? Go block Muzan's escape routes. Could you leave that demon to me?" Noticing that quite a few others had sensed it as well, Zenitsu Agatsuma spoke earnestly.
The others found his behavior a little odd, but they did not dwell on it. They all went to block Muzan's escape routes.
Zenitsu Agatsuma let out a soft breath, took a step, and instantly shot away in a streak of lightning.
By the time he stopped, he was already standing face-to-face with a demon.
Facing him was his former senior fellow disciple, Kaigaku.
"Well, if it isn't the coward! What are you doing here all alone? Showing off that cowardly streak and begging me for mercy? Or have you come to die?" Seeing Zenitsu Agatsuma approach alone, Kaigaku spoke with a vicious grin.
Zenitsu Agatsuma merely gave him a calm look and said, "Why did you become a demon? Do you know that Grandpa almost committed seppuku because of you?"
"What the hell does that have to do with me?! Wouldn't that old geezer deserve it?! Besides, from what you're saying, he hasn't actually done it, has he? What a shame!"
Hearing Zenitsu Agatsuma's words, Kaigaku showed no remorse whatsoever. Instead, he laughed even louder.
"...Is that so? Then I suppose I can't let you live." Anger crept onto Zenitsu Agatsuma's face at those words, but he forced himself to remain calm and slowly placed one hand on his sword hilt.
Originally, Zenitsu Agatsuma had thought that if his senior had been forced to become a