Hahaha... Even if you cut me off, it won't do you any good!
I'm just a ribbon, not the real thing!
If you're so capable, why don't you cut all the ribbons in this cave?
Ha ha ha ha!"
A maniacal laugh echoed inside the room. Inosuke gritted his teeth, staring at the ribbons scattered throughout the cave, and shouted angrily:
"Cut them all off, then..."
He stopped halfway through his speech.
The ribbon hanging above suddenly twitched.
The next moment.
The ribbons that were originally densely packed inside the cave quickly contracted, leaving only a dozen or so ribbons with people bound to them in place.
The remaining ribbons quickly slid upwards into the cave after they had finished contracting.
Looking at the dozen or so ribbons remaining above, Inosuke's lips curled into a smile.
"Hahaha... Come on, try again!"
The corner of the ribbon's mouth twitched.
"Has Lady Daki encountered enemies too? Damn it, of all times!"
"Hahaha... Go to hell!"
Inosuke laughed loudly, and once again leaped high into the air towards the ribbon.
The sharp glint of blades rang out once more on the battlefield.
The remaining dozen or so ribbons were no match for Inosuke and were quickly cut in half.
As the ribbons broke one by one, the people sealed within them were freed.
Inosuke's gaze swept over each of the people lying on the ground.
His gaze first fell on Hinatsuru, Makio, Suma.
After confirming that they were alright, Inosuke finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then his gaze shifted to Zenitsu.
"How did this guy get caught too? He's a disgrace to us Demon Slayer!"
Zenitsu, Zenitsu was lying on the ground, twitched his lips slightly, and then suddenly jumped up.
"Hey! What are you saying? Who's the one who's embarrassed?"
Inosuke was startled. "Huh? You're awake? What are you pretending to be asleep for? I'm talking to you! You came here to investigate, and instead, you've been captured!"
Huh? Why are you pretending to be asleep?
I just wanted to see if you would talk badly about me behind my back!
It turns out I was right, you really do talk badly about me behind my back!
And who are you calling shameful! Do you think I want to get arrested?
I was arrested because I was protecting others!
"Lies! That's blatant sophistry! It's clearly because you're too weak! It's because you don't train hard enough that you're so weak!"
"I train very hard, okay!"
The noise from their argument woke Hinatsuru, Makio, and Suma up even faster.
After Suma, his gaze quickly locked onto Inosuke and Zenitsu who were arguing, and then he shouted with a touched expression:
"Ah! Inoko! Did you save us?"
Upon hearing this, Inosuke immediately stopped arguing and turned around with an impatient look on his face.
"You're so nagging! How many times have I told you not to call me 'Inoko '!"
"Pfft... Inoko? Hahahaha..."
Zenitsu was laughing maniacally from the side.
Inosuke glared angrily at Zenitsu, "You blond brat, are you looking for death?"
However, Zenitsu ignored him and continued shouting while laughing:
"Hahaha... Inoko... hahahaha..."
Upon Inosuke's forehead veins throbbed, and he clenched his fists as he walked over.
Bang!
Looking at Inosuke and the Demon Slayer who had quieted down.
Hinatsuru, Makio, Suma smiled gently.
The Hinatsuru took a step forward and asked:
" Inoko, you and this..."
" Zenitsu, I am my Zenitsu Agatsuma!" Zenitsu introduced himself.
Hinatsuru nodded and continued, "Were you Zenitsu sent by Lord Tengen?"
"Yes, that's right!" Inosuke nodded.
"Where is Lord Tengen?" Makio asked.
Inosuke, "That guy! He ran halfway there, then said something weird about running off somewhere else, and then I just came here by myself!"
"So, Lord Tengen might already be fighting this demon?" Suma nervously.
Inosuke recalled the battle with the ribbon clone and nodded.
"Ah, that must be it. The ribbon just now seemed to be saying that Lady Daki also encountered an enemy. It must be that Usui encountered the real oni of the ribbon!"
Upon hearing this, Hinatsuru immediately said nervously, "Then we have to get out of here quickly! This demon is Upper Rank demon, we need to hurry and help Lord Tengen!"
"Yes! Yes!" Suma repeatedly.
"Huh? A Pillar shouldn't have much trouble dealing with Upper Rank, right?" Zenitsu looked at Hinatsuru and the others with some doubt.
Hinatsuru and the others looked at Zenitsu with some confusion upon hearing this.
"Why do you think that?" Hinatsuru asked.
Zenitsu said, "I was also caught by this Upper Rank, but compared to when I sparred with Mr. Kato. Mr. Kato, the Upper Rank is on a completely different level!"
"Is the Mr. Kato you're talking about Kato Teiichi?" Makio confirm.
Zenitsu nodded. "Yes, is there another person in the Demon Slayer Corps with the surname Kato who is this strong?"
Suma said, "If it's Mr. Kato, let alone this Upper Rank, I'm afraid even Muzan Kibutsuji and the Upper Rank together would be a threat to him!"
Zenitsu's mouth involuntarily opened when he heard this.
Inosuke looked surprised as well, "Huh? Is that guy really that strong?"
Suma. " Lord Tengen told us when he was home that Mr. Kato was surrounded by the six Upper Rank a while ago and was even teleported to the demon's lair. In the end, he not only escaped but also killed two of the Upper Rank!"
Having said that, seeing the terrified looks on Zenitsu and Inosuke's faces, Suma asked...
"What, haven't you heard of it?"
Inosuke shook his head frantically.
But nobody has ever told him about this!
He could only sense Teiichi's unfathomable strength during sparring sessions.
However, because there was no clear point of reference, he only knew that Teiichi was very strong.
But he didn't know exactly how strong it was, or to what extent.
Inosuke crossed his arms. "I never expected that guy who always seemed so amiable and always had a smile on his face to be so strong!"
Zenitsu nodded in agreement. "And what about Mr. Uzui and Mr. Kato...?"
Hinatsuru shook her head with a wry smile, "Although I hate to admit it, Lord Tengen's strength is probably still far from that of Mr. Kato!"
"But Lord Tengen is also very strong!" Makio said excitedly, seemingly to cheer on his side.
"Yes, Lord Tengen is very strong!" Suma his head repeatedly.
The Hinatsuru nodded in agreement.
Anyway, let's hurry up and go up!
Lord Tengen has never encountered Upper Rank Moon demon before; it's still unknown whether he can defeat one!
Let's go up there as soon as possible and see if we can be of any help!