When Akaza saw the Demon Slayer swordsman opposite him kneel and beg for mercy, veins were already bulging at his temples.
The moment Kaigaku said he could poison the well, fury surged through Akaza's heart.
A well, poison...
Fragments of memory kept surfacing in his mind.
It seemed he had experienced something like this when he was still human.
And the consequences had once plunged him into endless agony, so much so that recalling even a few fragments now filled him with rage.
Crack-
Akaza clenched his fists, flashed forward, and appeared directly in front of Kaigaku.
He drove a fist straight down at Kaigaku!
"A bastard who only knows how to kneel and beg!"
The flames of fury burned ever more fiercely in Akaza's heart.
The punch slammed straight into Kaigaku's body.
The tremendous force drove Kaigaku deep into the earth.
Kaigaku's eyes widened. He had been completely unable to react.
He had already knelt and begged for mercy, and had even offered to help the Upper Rank demon deal with the other swordsmen at the Wisteria Family House.
Why had the demon not appreciated it at all, and instead become even angrier?
He had even attacked him outright.
By the time Kaigaku reacted, Akaza's fist had already pierced his body.
Agonizing pain surged through him in an instant, and Kaigaku immediately let out a wail.
"Shut up!"
"Scum who only knows how to poison wells!"
Akaza stomped down, driving Kaigaku's head deep into the earth.
Fragments of memory seemed to surge up again, but Akaza still could not piece together the full picture.
The feeling made Akaza increasingly agitated.
At the same time, his blows grew harder and harder.
"A despicable bastard, trash who only knows how to sell others out!"
"All you can do is hide in