This robbed Tetsu no Sosuke of his sense of smell.
Darkness. Emptiness. No sound. No scent.
Tetsu no Sosuke felt as though he had been sealed inside a bizarre world of pure black, with unimaginable terror waiting beyond it.
At any moment, some horrifying creature hidden in the darkness could attack him.
Was he afraid?
Under True Extreme Flow Intent, Tetsu no Sosuke felt not a trace of fear.
He simply closed his eyes. He could hear nothing, smell no change in the air, and see nothing at all.
"That's thorough..."
Tetsu no Sosuke sighed softly. Even as he spoke, he took a small step back.
A silver blade flashed past the front of his neck.
"That felt dangerously close..." he murmured. "Did something just happen?"
Naturally, no one answered him. Even if they had, he could not have heard them.
He did not seem particularly bothered. Despite being trapped in that darkness, he was remarkably at ease.
His feet shifted in small, irregular steps. He sensed danger in several places, but could not tell which threats were real and which were false.
He had no idea that Honmyo Yutaro, outside the darkness, was nearly losing his mind.
After robbing Tetsu no Sosuke of his sight, smell, and hearing, Honmyo Yutaro had thought he was finally helpless.
So he had drawn a dagger, intending to end his life outright.
But when the dagger slashed toward him, Tetsu no Sosuke dodged it with ease.
That made Honmyo Yutaro wonder whether he had actually deprived Tetsu no Sosuke of his senses.
Yet Tetsu no Sosuke stood there with no focus in his eyes. The Blood Demon Art had clearly taken effect.
So why was this happening?
Refusing to believe it, he attacked again. Black Shadow joined in from the side, and even