"Cough... cough, cough..."
Amid the wreckage, the blood-red crystals remaining on Shinji's body crumbled away.
Although he had used Blood Manipulation to defend himself at the last moment, he had been far too close.
He had taken a full Super Shinra Tensei almost point-blank and had already died once before he even hit the ground.
When he opened his eyes again, every inch of him hurt. Who knew how many bones he had broken? Even his internal organs had probably shifted out of place.
The Kubikiribōchō had once again broken into several pieces...
But Shinji was certain that Pain was finished too!
Because as he was sent flying, he had barely managed to open his eyes and seen Pain Deva Path fall headfirst to the ground.
Unless something unexpected had happened, that should have meant Hidan's jujutsu had worked.
Pain had effectively hit himself at close range with a Super Shinra Tensei while completely defenseless!
Whether Hidan had died was still unknown, but Pain Deva Path definitely wasn't getting back up now. At most, he could be recycled as scrap.
So...
"What the hell was the point?! I fucking told you to think it over, but no, you just had to use your ultimate move."
"Is that how you recruit someone?"
"What fucking recruiter at a job fair holds people at gunpoint to make them sign their lives away? And actually shoots if they refuse!"
"Fuck!"
Furious, Shinji cursed viciously for a good while before raising his barely movable left hand, pulling out a dingy gray bandage, and wrapping it haphazardly around his arm.
The [Mummy's Bandages] took effect instantly, and the sounds of bones shifting back into place came from all over Shinji's body...
Five seconds later, his eyes bulged, and he died with a crack.
Blood was still