His eyes were bloodred, his spirits unnaturally high, and he was furious. But... there was no sign that he was turning into a Demon.
Given what Tetsu no Sosuke knew about Demons, there was no reason he would have mistaken the signs.
What's wrong with me? Has this sudden sense of danger shaken me that badly?
When he looked up again, he froze. He whipped around and saw Yamamoto Yasumoto pulling the Iron Skewers from Noro Kira's body.
Without a word, Tetsu no Sosuke rushed over and kicked him away. "You—"
Before he could finish, air whistled behind him. He turned to see Komiyazaki charging at him with a dagger, aiming straight for his back.
But the gulf between them was simply too vast!
They were like ants facing a dragon!
An ambush like this stood no chance. Even if they had prepared for it, they would never have had a chance against Tetsu no Sosuke.
He reached out and knocked the dagger from Komiyazaki's hand. In the same motion, he seized him by the throat and hurled him at Yamamoto Yasumoto, who had just scrambled to his feet.
"So there is something wrong with you!"
Yamamoto Yasumoto's and Komiyazaki's sudden attacks made Tetsu no Sosuke all the more certain of his suspicion.
He ignored them, went straight to Noro Kira, and took hold of him. After checking the Iron Skewers, he drove them back into his joints.
Only then did he give a hard yank and pull him off the rack.
"You... put him down!"
Yamamoto Yasumoto roared, "Or we'll fight you to the death! We'll all die together!"
"Die together?" Tetsu no Sosuke glanced at him. "What makes you think you could take me down with you?"
"The explosives here," Komiyazaki said, wiping blood from the corner of