Angel Itsu: You know that's not what I meant!!
Devil Itsu: So what do you mean?
Angel Itsu: I... this... Inosuke rushed forward not for himself, but to protect more people!
Devil Itsu: If you can't even protect yourself, how can you talk about protecting others? Besides, didn't Tanjiro just say that this demon wouldn't die even if you killed its head? It was its own fault...
The conversation abruptly ended, and the two phantom images vanished from Zenitsu's mind.
Zenitsu stood there blankly, his head slightly raised, his gaze quietly fixed on the distance.
The ever-advancing ribbon in the distance was quietly reflected in the brownish-yellow pupils.
As Tanjiro said this, Inosuke had already gone up to draw the enemy's attention.
In other words, Inosuke didn't hear Tanjiro's words at that time.
Was he the only one present who heard Tanjiro's words?
So, is it because of his own actions that Inosuke is in this state now?
Zenitsu's trembling body suddenly calmed down at that moment.
Zenitsu took a small step to the side and back with his left foot, and squatted down at a speed that seemed slow but was actually fast.
His right hand had silently and silently rested on the hilt of the knife without him even realizing it.
suck--!
A deep, long breath cut through the air.
Immediately afterwards, a deep and determined voice rang out in the quiet street.
Thunder Breathing!
With a loud bang, the ground beneath Zenitsu's feet suddenly cracked open, sending rubble flying and dust billowing up.
Lightning flickered around him, like playful sprites, sometimes flashing, sometimes disappearing, accompanied by crackling and booming sounds.
" First Form!"
exhausted!
With a crisp sound, the Nichirin Blade was slowly drawn from its sheath, only a section of it visible, yet it was already enough to awe the heart.
Intense electric light quickly coiled around the exposed blade, making the existing golden electric patterns on the blade even more dazzling, as if it contained a world-destroying power.
" Thunderclap and Flash!"
Zenitsu jerked his head up, his eyes blazing as he stared intently at the distant rooftop.
There, the ribbon was slowly extending towards Inosuke's head.
At this moment, Zenitsu's eyes were completely empty; there were no whites, no pupils...
some...
There was only a flickering flash of lightning!
" God...speed!"
boom--!
A thunderclap exploded in the street, deafeningly loud.
The loud noise instantly drew Daki's attention.
His eyes involuntarily darted toward the source of the sound, just as he was about to see what had happened.
A bolt of lightning traversed dozens of meters in the blink of an eye, arriving behind her almost instantly.
The next moment.
Whoosh--!
A sharp flash of light sliced through the air, so fast it was almost impossible to catch.
"Ah!!!"
Daki felt a sharp pain in her waist as the ribbons that had been wrapped around Inosuke were severed in a flash. The intense pain instantly swept through her body, causing her to cry out involuntarily.
He then stumbled, leaned forward slightly, and bent over on the roof, panting heavily, his face as pale as paper.
The ribbon snapped, and the ribbon that had been threading through Inosuke instantly dissipated. Inosuke fell from mid-air like a kite with a broken string.
Seeing this, Zenitsu did not hesitate at all. He leaped up like a nimble swallow and quickly arrived below Inosuke, catching him steadily.
Then, he used the Inosuke away from where Daki was.
After leaping over several rooftops, Zenitsu stopped and turned around to check the situation.
Seeing that Daki wouldn't attack anytime soon, Zenitsu felt a little relieved and crouched down to ask Inosuke.
" Inosuke, how are you?"
"Cough cough... Ugh!"
Inosuke coughed violently, then couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
After spitting out the blood, Inosuke felt much better and breathed heavily.
Ignoring Zenitsu, she first calmed down and controlled the blood vessels at the wound site.
The gushing blood from his abdomen gradually stopped.
Only then did Inosuke, panting, reply:
"It's alright, it won't die! But what's wrong with this ghost? Why can it still move after its head is cut off with Nichirin Blade?"
"I'm sorry, Tanjiro just told me about this demon, but I was too scared to pass it on to you, which is why you're like this now!" Zenitsu lowered his head slightly, his words tinged with guilt.
However, Inosuke didn't seem to care about that, and instead asked, " Tanshiro knows? Does he know how to kill this demon?"
Zenitsu shook his head. "He doesn't know either, but he said the demons are a brother and sister, Mr. Uzui is currently fighting his brother. He needs to cut off both their heads at the same time!"
"Huh? How are we supposed to kill him?"
Zenitsu shook his head, then looked at the wound on Inosuke's abdomen.
"I don't know, but you don't need to worry about it. Leave the rest to me!"
Inosuke replied with dissatisfaction, "Huh? What do you mean? Who told you I can't fight? I told you..."
"If you continue fighting, you won't be able to control the wound in your abdomen. It will keep bleeding out, and you'll bleed to death!" Zenitsu interrupted Inosuke.
Inosuke replied, "Enough with the nonsense! I know my body better than you do!"
Ignoring Inosuke's words, Zenitsu calmly stared at Inosuke.
"Don't worry, I'll handle him!"
Inosuke finally realized that something seemed wrong and turned to look at Zenitsu.
Zenitsu appeared calm and serious, radiating an inexplicable sense of trust.
"Hey, you... you seem a bit off?"
"Is that so..." Zenitsu murmured softly, then after a moment of contemplation, said, "Maybe it's because I've grown up and realize that there are some things I have to face on my own."
Zenitsu's words gave Inosuke goosebumps, and he was momentarily at a loss for how to interact with Zenitsu in front of him.
Seeing Zenitsu slowly stand up, Inosuke said, "There must be something I can do, right?"
Zenitsu paused slightly upon hearing this, then pondered for a moment and said, "Could you please help me figure out how to kill both of them at the same time?"
"Huh? Use your brain? Hey, can you...?"
Inosuke exclaimed in surprise, and just as he was about to suggest that Zenitsu change his mission, Zenitsu had already leaped out.
Watching Zenitsu leap away, Inosuke muttered a curse under his breath.
"Hateful!"
His mind started working for the first time, which was unusual for him.
Is Usui fighting with this ghost's brother?
How can we cut off the demon's head from both sides at the same time?