The water ghost lingers silently at the bottom of the sea.
After the Demon Slayer's attempt to feign death failed and he went up, he felt a surge of relief, thankful that he hadn't gone up himself.
The appearance of the Demon Slayer made him realize that he was no longer safe in this place.
Should I go somewhere else...?
But where should I go to exchange it?
And that damned village chief actually hired Demon Slayer to deal with me!
Is it because they've already made enough money that they don't plan to cooperate with me anymore?
Just as the water ghost was contemplating its future, a "splash" sound came from the sea.
The water ghost looked in the direction from which the sound came.
The familiar figure appeared before him, which initially made him feel a sense of confusion.
Then, following the rope attached to the figure's feet, he quickly realized what the Demon Slayer was planning.
Looking up at the Demon Slayer on the bridge, the water ghost's mind raced.
The water ghost's mind was constantly influenced by its body's craving for food, and a grin spread across its face.
Hey! Trying to catch Grandpa? I'll snatch him and run! Let's see how you chase me in the sea!
The water ghost quickly swam to the village chief's side and swung its sharp claws.
Swish!
The rope snapped.
The water ghost quickly grabbed the village chief and prepared to swim away into the distance.
Bang!
A deep, muffled thud came from behind.
The sea surface suddenly parted, and powerful currents surged to both sides.
"Snort!"
The water ghost couldn't help but let out a muffled groan.
Although the sea surface didn't split open very wide, the close proximity still caused the water to part to the sides, carrying the water ghost's figure outwards. Then, as the current reversed, it pulled the water ghost back.
The water ghost struggled to activate its abilities, trying to slow its descent.
However, as an ordinary demon, his Blood Demon Art was not very strong. Even when he activated his full power, the water current carrying him did not slow down.
Once things had calmed down a bit, the water ghost quickly turned around and looked toward the spot that had just caused the tremor.
At that moment, a figure stood silently in the sea.
The water ghost's body trembled uncontrollably.
No, so fast?
Teiichi around.
His gaze quickly settled on a figure not far away.
The underwater environment was dark and unclear, so only a general shape could be seen, and the specific features of the figure could not be made out.
A pair of crimson eyes stared back at him from a distance.
At this moment, the shadowy figure was carrying another shadowy figure in its hand; it goes without saying what that meant.
This is my goal for tonight!
You can't breathe underwater, and once you surface to breathe, it's not easy to catch up.
We need to finish this quickly.
Thinking of this, Teiichi quickly raised his Nichirin Blade.
Seventh Form: Gale, Sudden Gusts!
Being underwater, I couldn't unleash Wind Blade, but water blades took their Wind Blade.
With the downward swing of the Nichirin Blade, the water blade swiftly slashed towards the water demon.
Seeing the water blade hurtling towards him, the water demon quickly raised his hand and swung it in front of him.
A curtain of water suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking the incoming water blades.
Then, with five fingers making a grasping motion in the water, water spikes quickly formed in front of the water ghost.
With a light flick of his left hand, the water spike shot towards Teiichi.
The water splinters were already very small, and the darkness of the moonlight combined with their location on the seabed further complicated the situation.
This prevented Teiichi from seeing the water spikes attacking him.
But the water ghost's movements, coupled with his body's instincts, told Teiichi that an attack was coming towards him.
Third Form: Clean Storm Wind Tree!
"Clusters! Clusters! Clusters!"
Several water blades circled around Teiichi, continuously deflecting the incoming water spikes.
The water blades collided with the water spikes, producing a series of low, clattering sounds in the water.
Feeling the power of using the sword form twice, Teiichi frowned involuntarily.
The seawater's ability to weaken one's own attacks is more significant than imagined!
We need to get closer to fight!
As the water spike attack ended, Teiichi stopped wielding his Nichirin Blade, and the water blades surrounding him dissipated.
Before the water ghost could launch another attack, Teiichi acted swiftly.
First Form: Dust Whirlwind - Slash!
As the Nichirin Blade was swung, Teiichi began to spin rapidly in the seabed.
The tornado lying on the seabed sped towards the direction of the water ghost.
The water ghost's eyes widened slightly as it watched the Demon Slayer appear before it in a flash.
Forgetting about the food in his hands, the water ghost threw the village chief aside.
The figure quickly retreated backward, while extending both hands in front of the body.
Blood Demon Art: Water Current Impact!
Under the control of the water ghost, a stream of water rushed towards Teiichi, trying to stop Teiichi Yi's approach.
boom!
A dull thud echoed from the seabed.
The water flow was directly dispersed by the impact of the First Form.
Teiichi's speed was only slightly reduced, but his figure still rushed towards the water ghost.
The water ghost's eyes widened as it watched the whirlwind still hurtling towards it.
Is this Demon Slayer really that strong?
The figure instinctively tried to retreat to the side.
but!
It's too late!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
A bluish light bloomed on the water ghost's body, and blood flowed from it, drifting rapidly into the distance with the ocean current.
Injured, the water ghost instinctively wanted to scream.
But the Blood Demon Art only allows him to control water, it doesn't give him gills.
"Ah! Glug glug!"
Before the water ghost could even finish its cry, seawater rushed in, stopping it from making a sound.
After choking on the water, the water ghost actually became much more sober.
Controlling his body, he quickly turned around, wanting to see clearly what the Demon Slayer who had just passed him would do next.
The figure had just turned around.
A dazzling blue light was reflected in my eyes.
Wow... beautiful!
"Pfft!"
Teiichi emerged from the water, exhaling a long breath, releasing stale air from his mouth.
Thankfully, this demon isn't even Lower Rank, so it's not very powerful; otherwise, it would have been a real challenge to defeat it.
After looking around and confirming his location, Teiichi quickly adjusted his direction and rowed vigorously toward the shore.
The White Feather hovering in the sky quickly locked onto Teiichi's figure and flew over.
"Did the ghost kill it?"
Upon hearing the sound, Teiichi turned his head upwards, saw White Feather, and said, "Kill him!"
Upon hearing the news that the ghost had been eliminated, White Feather immediately asked, "What about the village chief?"
"Could you... glug... glug... pull me... glug... ashore first?"
Looking at the figure swimming below, White Feather said helplessly, "How can I pull you? You swim by yourself!"
Then it flew towards the shore first.
After a while, Teiichi finally swam to a spot near the shore, stood up, and walked towards the bank.
Seeing Teiichi White Feather had stood up, Bai Yu asked, "Where is the village chief?"
Teiichi, then replied, "It seems that when I was fighting the water ghost, the village chief was thrown away by it, and then he was swept away by the ocean current somewhere!"
White Feather said angrily, "You! Why didn't you save him?"
Teiichi replied, "I never intended to save him in the first place!"
"Gagaga!"
Upon hearing Teiichi's words, White Feather became furious, jumping around on the ground and even forcing out bird language.
After pausing for a moment, White Feather fixed his gaze on Teiichi and slowly said, "I will report today's events to headquarters truthfully!"
Teiichi firmly, "Mm!"
"Hmph!" White Feather glared at Teiichi, then spread his wings and prepared to fly away.
"Why!"
"What's wrong?"
"Remember to tell Yin that there are several women being held captive under the village chief's house!"
"Okay, I understand!" White Feather replied, then flew off into the distance.
Teiichi stood there watching White Feather's departing figure and couldn't help but click his tongue.
"I wonder how it will turn out this time..."
Seven days later.
A black Kasugai Crow appeared above a residential building in Kumamoto City and cawed loudly.
" Kato Teiichi! Kato Teiichi! Head to headquarters immediately! Head to headquarters immediately!"
Below, Teiichi's tightly closed eyes slowly opened.
I looked up at the unfamiliar Kasugai Crow in the sky.
"Call--!"
"Has it finally arrived?!"