"What's wrong? You look ready to kill someone. Hey, hey, hey, seriously? I only just saved you. Even if you absolutely have to kill me, shouldn't you take that guy out first?"
Lying on the ground, Shinji paid no mind to the fact that he had been crippled. He was even in the mood to crack a couple of jokes.
"If you hadn't saved me, would you have..."
"God, how could you think that? You don't think I ended up like this just to save you, do you? I'm not that noble. I only used that opportunity to lure him out, but he got the better of me. Nobody's to blame. If I'd known beforehand that this would happen, I'd have run as far away as possible. At most, I'd have put up a gravestone for you there afterward."
Shinji looked thoroughly disdainful.
But the more he said, the more Hidan's emotions surged, and the stronger his killing intent grew.
"I'll kill him."
This time, Hidan's voice was calm. It sounded like both a pact and a promise.
Shinji nodded casually. "Be careful. That guy's strong. He should be on the same level as that bald, four-eyed Cursed Spirit from last time. No, he might even be stronger. If you can't beat him, run. There's no shame in it."
"I won't run, and I won't lose."
"Yeah, got it. Do me a favor first. These two limp things are an eyesore. Cut them off for me."
Hidan stiffened, then answered in a low voice, "All right..."
With two swishes of his blade, Shinji's ruined right arm and right leg fell to the side.
[Bond Points +50]
Stung once more, Hidan didn't dare look at Shinji again. He turned around, ready to unleash all his anger in the coming