He caught it and immediately headed in another direction, pouring the potion in his hand into the swamp without holding back. It sealed off the one area they had left open.
Shinobu Kocho knew what he was planning the moment she saw him move.
The last time he had done this, they had been facing that demon in the snow. She immediately followed suit, and together they sealed off an area with poison.
Tetsu no Sosuke kept a close eye on the demon and saw him circling endlessly through the swamp, unable to find a way out.
At last, his gaze flicked to one spot. He lightly poked Shinobu Kocho's arm, and she glared at him.
Tetsu no Sosuke pointed, then gently pressed his palm downward.
Shinobu Kocho understood and watched the spot closely.
A few minutes later, a dark figure suddenly shot out from that very spot. Shinobu Kocho had been waiting and would not let the chance pass. Her Nichirin Blade flashed from its sheath. She fluttered like a butterfly, its colorful wings flickering for an instant. Her figure vanished; only light remained.
Where the light fell, Shinobu Kocho reappeared, her toes touching down on a patch of dry ground.
Behind her, the figure froze in midair. In the next instant, several sprays of blood burst from his body.
He was not dead, of course. As one of the Twelve Demon Moons, he would not be killed so easily. He tried to flee again, but how could he?
Tetsu no Sosuke had been ready. He was already behind the demon, and swung the Sunflare Hammer in a sudden, full-force blow!
The strike swept upward with crushing force, launching the demon high into the air in an instant.
Tetsu no Sosuke immediately shifted into Comet Waltz. The instant he