The giant hand vanished beneath the sunlight in an instant, and Kibutsuji Muzan immediately severed that arm.
A new arm rapidly grew back. He stared coldly at Tetsu no Sosuke. "You will pay for this."
"I believe you." Tetsu no Sosuke smiled. "But if you don't leave now, you'll pay too. Do you believe that?"
Kibutsuji Muzan retreated, gritting his teeth.
Tetsu no Sosuke smiled. He wasn't afraid of Kibutsuji Muzan going berserk with rage. He was only afraid that Kibutsuji Muzan wasn't angry enough.
If he wasn't angry enough, he would retain his reason. And if he retained his reason, everything Sosuke had done would have been for nothing.
He glanced at the sun overhead, let out a soft breath, deactivated True Extreme Flow Intent, and took out a pill, popping it into his mouth.
"Hm?"
His vision seemed to blur, but after he steadied himself for a moment, it cleared again.
"I'm afraid I don't have much time left."
He looked back at the stretch of road he still had yet to finish and smiled faintly. "But I'm almost there..."
He turned and pressed on...
Constant travel was tedious, but there was no way around it.
Tetsu no Sosuke's body was already utterly exhausted, but he couldn't stop.
If he stopped, Kibutsuji Muzan would inevitably catch him that night, and everything would come to an end right there.
He refused to let that happen.
A Kasugai Crow flew up to him, and he held out his hand for it to land.
As he listened to its message, he nodded lightly. "Understood. I should be able to reach the destination by noon tomorrow."
The Kasugai Crow flew away. Tetsu no Sosuke smiled faintly, took a rabbit leg from his bundle, and bit into it. As he ate, he let