"Hmph!"
Upper Moon Six sneered. "Fine. My name is Noro Kira!"
"Good." Tetsu no Sosuke smiled. "That was a pleasant first exchange. I'll keep my word: starting today, I won't stick you with the Iron Skewer. You can say whatever you like... For instance, how do you feel after drinking that stuff?"
"Sick!" Noro Kira frowned. "It feels like it's burning my insides."
Tetsu no Sosuke nodded. "The dose seems a little high, and pouring it into his stomach clearly isn't the best method... We could inject it directly into his body so the drug mixes with his blood."
Shinobu Kocho nodded.
Upper Moon Six stared at them. "...?"
Tetsu no Sosuke smiled. "Come on, don't worry about it. We're friends, aren't we? A little sacrifice on your part is only fair."
"Who's your friend!?"
Noro Kira flew into a rage. "I'll eat you! I'll eat you bit by bit!"
"Yes, yes, I know," Tetsu no Sosuke said. "Once you're able to do that, I won't mind being eaten."
Then he turned to Shinobu Kocho. "Is there any way to adjust the drug's effects a little? Restore his ability to feel pain, for example?"
Chapter 303: Purpose
Tetsu no Sosuke's words stunned both Shinobu Kocho and Upper Moon Six, but they brought the light back to Komiyazaki's and Yamamoto Yasumoto's eyes.
"Exactly! If we can make him feel pain again, we can use it to break open the shackles on his mind!"
Yamamoto Yasumoto sounded almost deranged. "If we can do that, if we can just do that..."
He jerked his head up. The frenzy in his eyes as he looked at Shinobu Kocho surpassed that of a Demon.
Shinobu Kocho fell silent for a moment, then shook her head. "Right now, I can't promise anything."
"How is that possible?"