Then he said to Noro Kira, "How about I give you a chance? A chance to cut me into pieces, dip me in salt, and eat me."
"Dip you in salt and eat you!!!"
A bloodthirsty red gleam flashed in Noro Kira's eyes.
But Tetsu no Sosuke also noticed a strange change in his face...
Kibutsuji Muzan's transformation of a living person into a demon was already a complete overhaul, but what Tetsu no Sosuke saw now felt like something spiraling out of control.
Humans and demons.
They were different systems, but each was stable in its own way.
Noro Kira, however, was unstable. He was losing control.
At this point, Tetsu no Sosuke would not have been surprised if a mass of unimaginable organs suddenly sprouted from his body.
He cleared his throat and said, "Tell me where Nakime is, and I'll give you a chance to face me alone. If you beat me, you can dip me in salt and eat me. If you lose, you won't have anyone to blame. What do you say?"
Noro Kira's lips trembled. He seemed about to say "dip you in salt and eat you" again, but after a long struggle, he asked instead, "Will you keep your word?"
"I will." Tetsu no Sosuke nodded. "I swear by my obsession!"
"What's that?"
"Something you wouldn't understand, but something very important to me." Tetsu no Sosuke looked at him.
Noro Kira's neck suddenly twitched, jerking over and over in one direction. His whole body began to shudder in fits, and his voice came out in broken fragments. "I... I... don't know... where Nakime is..."
Tetsu no Sosuke did not turn and leave at those words. He stood there quietly and waited.
"But... but..."
Speaking seemed to take tremendous effort. The ease he had