That man... must have thought the same thing, right?
Otherwise, why would he have come in such a hurry, only to walk away so quietly? He must have realized what was happening.
I couldn't add to her burden. This was a battle with lives at stake.
"Oh my, oh my. It seems I've been underestimated."
The man... Doma, Upper Moon Two of the Twelve Demon Moons!
He smiled as he spoke. "I can't just let you go so easily. That man doesn't look at all appetizing, but he is a Swordsmith, after all. The blades that slaughter demons are forged by their hands. As far as we're concerned, we must kill every last one we come across. As for you two young ladies of the Demon Slayer Corps..."
He paused, then smiled faintly. "You're simply too beautiful. How could I bear to let you wither away? Come, become one with me, and I will grant you... eternal life!"
The instant his words fell, Shinobu Kocho's pupils contracted sharply.
A bitter wind laced with invisible blades swept toward her, bringing a sky full of freezing air. In a flash, it was already upon her!
Dodge!
I couldn't dodge it!
But in that very instant, like the flutter of a butterfly's wings, drifting sword light stirred up a shower of petals, followed by a series of clashing sounds.
Clang, clang, clang!
It all happened in a flash. By the time Shinobu Kocho came to her senses, who else could have been standing before her but her own sister?
She gritted her teeth and said nothing more. The battle had begun; she couldn't distract her sister by speaking.
She immediately pushed off the ground, retreating more than ten meters in an instant.
She landed right beside Tetsu no Sosuke.
At the same time,