After Ye Chen and Shinobu Kocho crossed wooden swords in the training area, Shinobu launched a swift offensive before he could make another move.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!
Shinobu might have fallen below the Hashira average in strength and technique, but her speed ranked among the best of them. She put that advantage to work, unleashing thrust after thrust. Her wooden sword blurred into afterimages, slicing through the air as she attacked Ye Chen.
Ye Chen neither dodged nor retreated. He simply raised his wooden sword and swung in broad, sweeping arcs, each strike blocking several of hers.
Clack, clack, clack, clack, clack!!
The wooden swords clashed nonstop. Shinobu saw that her speed could do nothing against Ye Chen. He was blocking her successive thrusts with remarkably simple swings, and at this rate, she would exhaust her stamina first.
Realizing this, she hurriedly stepped back. When Ye Chen made no move to pursue her, she frowned.
But she said nothing. Instead, she adjusted her stance and took a deep breath. A current of air coursed through her body, and she shifted again, unleashing her Breathing Style.
"Insect Breathing: Bee Fang Dance-True Swing."
As Shinobu unleashed her Breathing Style, the wooden sword in her hand vanished from Tanjiro's sight.
Clack!!
But Ye Chen blocked her attack yet again. Without moving from his spot, he knocked back her surprise assault with a single strike of his wooden sword.
Shinobu staggered back several steps. She steadied herself, bracing for a counterattack, only to find Ye Chen still standing motionless.
"Mr. Ye Chen, are you going easy on me?"
They were both Pillar-level Members, after all, yet Ye Chen was only defending, never attacking. He clearly wasn't using his full strength; she couldn't even tell how much effort he was putting in. That thought irritated