"Huh?" 'Inosuke' seemed surprised. "This guy's especially useless."
He had tried all sorts of methods on the others—disguises, imitations, deception... He had used every trick he could think of, but none of them had budged.
Was that what he should have expected of Demon Hunters who fought demons despite being human?
He had thought this one would be a tough nut to crack too. Instead, a little scare had been enough to put him down.
"Finally, it worked." 'Inosuke' smiled and crouched to drag Zenitsu Agatsuma away by the foot. But the next instant, his hand felt a chill. He looked down. One of his hands was gone.
He looked again and saw Zenitsu Agatsuma with his eyes shut, body half-crouched, one hand resting on his sword hilt.
Breath of Thunder—Form One: Thunderclap and Flash!
The lightning-wreathed blade tore through the air in an instant, its glare searing even 'Inosuke's' eyes. The next moment, his body split in two. Zenitsu Agatsuma sheathed his sword with a soft click, and in that same instant, 'Inosuke' vanished!
Zenitsu Agatsuma rose silently. His eyes remained shut, yet he seemed able to see everything around him. After a while, he frowned. "Where is he?"
Then his lips moved, and a timid voice spoke in the same tone. "You're out again?"
"Because you went back," a quiet, composed voice replied.
"I did it, okay? But... it was terrifying," the timid voice said. "Is Inosuke dead?"
"Not necessarily," the composed voice said. "The place you fell into is strange, and it's closely tied to the soul. You're alone now. If I hadn't come out, you could die at any moment."
"Yeah. I could be scared to death," the timid voice agreed.
The composed voice fell silent for a while, then sighed to himself... That wasn't the