A delicate, handsome face instantly appeared before everyone.
The people from the Butterfly Mansion were fine; they had already seen Inosuke's face and were mentally prepared.
Shinazugawa, however, had trouble keeping his composure.
This was his first time seeing such a pretty-faced hulk.
Despite his well-developed muscles, he had a face like a girl's.
So ugly.
"What's wrong? Got a problem with my face?"
Inosuke picked up his boar mask and put it back on.
But those mocking looks still made him bristle with anger.
Just then, Su Chen suddenly appeared beside Inosuke.
"Your name is Inosuke, right?" Su Chen asked gently.
But Inosuke did not answer.
Instead, he froze.
The next moment, he immediately put some distance between them.
His pretty face was utterly solemn.
This guy...
When did he get next to me?
Inosuke broke into a cold sweat.
I'm a man with a wild beast's instincts.
How could someone this powerful approach without me noticing a thing?!
Unless he was unbelievably fast!
Too fast for me to react!
The more Inosuke thought about it, the less willing he was to accept it.
A trace of excitement mingled with that unwillingness.
"No! I'm fighting you again with my Nichirin Blades!"
In a flash, Inosuke grabbed his special Nichirin Blades.
He was just about to charge at Su Chen.
Just then, Aoi Kanzaki shouted, "Stop, Inosuke! You can't beat Mr. Su Chen anyway. Stop making a fool of yourself!"
But Inosuke clearly did not listen and charged at Su Chen anyway.
Su Chen smiled helplessly.
With this stubborn temper, this won't end unless I tame him.
Just as Su Chen prepared to act...
Someone else moved before he did!
In midair.
A graceful figure suddenly darted out!
A pure white haori fluttered in the wind.
The girl's figure swept through the breeze.
Kanao Tsuyuri!
Su Chen recognized her at a glance.
He smiled, then stopped what he was doing.
He had realized what Kanao intended to do.
That movement was a sword technique from a Breathing Style!
Up in the air.
Kanao held an exquisite Nichirin Blade.
The girl lowered her eyes. "Overlord Flower Breathing Style, Sixth Form-Overlord Vortex Peach."
Whoosh!
The sound of a swirling vortex rang out.
The girl abruptly twisted her body in midair.
At the same time, she unleashed a spiraling horizontal slash!
Wherever the slash passed, pink petals seemed to drift down.
Yet those falling flowers did not seem as beautiful as they looked.
Instead, they brimmed with a wild beast's domineering presence!
This domineering slash...
Headed straight for Inosuke's body!
Clang!
The clash of metal rang out.
Although Inosuke blocked the move...
The tremendous impact of the slash still sent him flying in a sorry state!
"Aaaaaah!"
The boar-headed boy screamed in panic.
First, he tumbled through the air several times.
Then he slammed into the trunk of a tree in the courtyard.
Bang!
Leaves rustled down.
Inosuke slid to the ground, and the leaves immediately covered him, making him look utterly miserable.
"I... I..."
Unwilling to admit defeat, Inosuke still tried to stand.
But Aoi Kanzaki hurried over and pinned him to the ground.
"All right, all right, we know you're strong. Your ribs are injured now, so stop moving around!"
"No! I haven't fought Su Geng yet! This guy is just my kind of guy!"
Inosuke struggled with all his might, but he still could not escape the clutches of the young nurses from the Butterfly Mansion.
He could not understand why all the females were helping Su Geng.
And that female who had just attacked.
Inosuke knew her!
When he had trained here before with Tanbachiro and his blond underling, she had never been this strong!
When did she get so much strength?!
The pig eyes on Inosuke's mask widened slightly as he made rare use of his brain.
Just now, as Kanao swung her sword...
He had felt as though he were seeing a fierce tiger pouncing on him!
When he blocked Kanao's slash,
That overwhelmingly forceful impact felt exactly like the times fierce tigers had chased him through the mountains!
What's going on?
Suddenly, Inosuke's pig eyes widened.
A guess immediately surfaced in his mind.
Could it be because of this Su Geng?
When he fought Su Geng earlier, he had also felt something strange that he could not describe.
He simply could not get a touch on him.
Like a giant hornet, ready to deal him a fatal blow at any moment!
That's right!
This is so exciting!
It had been a long time since Inosuke's blood had boiled like this.
"You really are..."
He let out a cackling laugh and was about to rise when Aoi Kanzaki slapped him back down!
"I told you not to move!"
"You're so annoying!" the little boar huffed indignantly.
Looking at the utterly commanding Aoi Kanzaki, he ultimately did not resist.
In the end, the little boar lying on the ground was forced to endure several minutes of lecturing from Aoi Kanzaki.
Su Chen smiled faintly.
Looks like the girls at the Butterfly Mansion settle things faster.
Just then, Kanao adjusted her posture in the air and landed gracefully.
She held a brand-new Nichirin Blade with a flower-shaped guard.
The swordsmith had also simply added weight to the Nichirin Blade at Su Chen's special request, giving each swing a stronger feel.
That was one of the reasons Kanao's move had struck with such force.
The instant she landed, Kanao positioned herself in front of Su Chen.
Her intent to protect him was perfectly clear.
Only after confirming that nothing around them had changed did Kanao turn back and ask with concern, "Mr. Su Chen, are you all right?"
Su Chen smiled. "I'm fine."
He also casually patted the young girl's head.
Kanao lowered her head shyly without resisting.
Instead, she even looked as though she enjoyed it.
At the sight, Shinobu Kocho had trouble keeping her composure.
She had still been absorbed in Kanao's sword technique just now.
Judging by the movements, Su Chen had clearly adapted her older sister's Breathing Style.
She had just been about to ask Su Chen about it when she saw this scene.
What's going on?
When did someone steal my little sister away?
And since when could she speak so fluently?
Shinobu Kocho inexplicably felt a little jealous.
On two counts, at that!
Her master is standing right here, yet my precious student went to check on Su Chen first!
And Su Chen is an absolute womanizer!
Shinobu Kocho smiled cruelly.
Little Su Chen really is popular at the Butterfly Mansion.
Given enough time, even a Hashira like me might not measure up.
Shinobu Kocho cleared her throat and said with a smile that hid a blade, "Ahem, Mr. Su Chen, aren't you impressive!"
Su Chen and Kanao turned their heads together.
Only then did the girl with the side ponytail notice Shinobu Kocho.
A blush involuntarily crossed her cheeks. "Ah! Master, what brings you here?"
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