Game

"How are you now? Do you regret it?"

Doma squatted down next to Tengen Uzui and asked with a smile.

Without a reply, Tengen Uzui continued to struggle; even at this moment, it would have been easy for Doma to kill him.

Looking at the figure that was still trying to push itself up from the ground, Doma sighed:

"Ah, that's really touching. Looks like I'll have to do it again for you!"

Having said that, Doma quickly raised his hand.

Bang!

The folding fan struck Tengen Uzui on the back.

Tengen Uzui couldn't even support his own body, let alone withstand a blow to his back.

His body slammed downwards to the ground, and blood gushed from his mouth.

"Ugh... cough cough cough..."

After vomiting blood, there was a violent coughing fit.

Tengen Uzui braced himself on the ground with both hands, seemingly trying to prop himself up.

But he couldn't even manage that before, let alone now that he'd been hit again!

After trying again, feeling his arms trembling uncontrollably, Tengen Uzui gave up.

He used his remaining strength to turn himself over, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and let out a long breath.

Is this the end of my journey?

Then, he looked at Doma and said:

"Go ahead and kill. By the time you go down there, that guy Kanroji will definitely have already got his Nichirin Blade and is heading this way. Even if you kill Kanroji too, you won't be able to kill many people!"

"Eh? Is that so!"

Doma slightly, and he said something meaningful.

He then stood up and walked towards the cliff, stopping after taking one step.

Doma his head slightly, glanced at the hand gripping his ankle, and then looked down at Tengen Uzui.

"Arabian! Arabian! Are you looking for death?"

Hehehe...

Tengen Uzui chuckled coldly a few times, then said:

"Didn't I tell you? If you want to go down, kill me first!" Though his voice was low, it was unusually firm.

"Ah~! Even if it means death, they'll stop me here. This is really... really... really what was it again? Let me think..."

Doma pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands, saying:

"Ah, right, I remember now!"

"Your act of sacrificing yourself to protect others, in a book, would be called..."

"A hymn to humanity!!!"

"Hehehehe..."

Doma's words made Tengen Uzui laugh, and his laughter grew louder and louder.

Seeing this, Doma his head, tilted his head, and looked at him with some confusion.

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny?"

Tengen Uzui suppressed his laughter, looked at Doma, and instead of explaining why he was laughing, he said:

"I didn't know you actually read books?"

Doma matter-of-factly, "Of course, since we demons hardly ever sleep, and we can't go out during the day, we naturally have plenty of time."

"And I'm not Kokushibo or Akaza, who spend all their time thinking about how to get stronger!"

So I can only find other things to do to pass the time!

Having said that, seemingly feeling it wasn't quite right to say it about himself, Doma added:

"Well, things changed a bit about three years ago. Back then Akaza actually launched Rank Replacement Blood Battle against his good colleague, which was me!"

"Sigh! I actually lost in the end, which means I'll have to spend the next two years researching how to become stronger!"

Tengen Uzui sneered, "Heh... why didn't he eat you up?!"

Doma tapped his folding fan a few times, and said with a happy expression:

"Ah, I know that! Although Akaza said he didn't want to eat me, I can sense that he wasn't telling the truth. He must be reluctant to eat me because I've been so good to him for the past few hundred years!"

As he spoke, Doma raised his hand and gently wiped the corner of his eye with the back of his hand, saying with emotion:

"This is so touching! All the kindness I've shown the other demons over the years hasn't been in vain! They can feel it too! This is the bond between us Upper Rank demons! It's no weaker than that of you humans!!"

Doma's words caused Tengen Uzui's lips to twitch slightly.

Oni? Bond?

If he didn't know that Doma had no emotions, it wouldn't be so bad, but Doma's current state only made him feel nauseous.

However, Doma didn't feel that way. He composed himself and said:

"By the way, you still haven't told me what you're laughing about?"

"Me? Laughing?"

"I'm puzzled Tengen Uzui said.

Doma's string of words had made him forget whether he had just laughed or not.

Seeing this, Doma reminded him, "That's right, I said your act of sacrificing yourself to protect others is a hymn to humanity, so why did you suddenly laugh? What's so funny?"

"Hehehehe..."

Upon hearing this Tengen Uzui couldn't help but burst into laughter again.

Doma, somewhat puzzled, held his folding fan against his face, quietly awaiting Tengen Uzui's answer.

After laughing for a while, Tengen Uzui also slightly suppressed his laughter and said:

"As a god of sacrifice, this kind of death is magnificent enough for me!"

Doma rested his chin on his folding fan, looking at Tengen Uzui with some confusion.

He didn't quite understand the Demon Slayer's current situation.

Whether you're a human or a ghost, death is probably never a happy thing, right?

Even if you're not afraid of death, you shouldn't be thinking about dying, right?

Just like myself, although I am not afraid of death, I would also like to die if I could!

But... what's with this Demon Slayer in front of me?

Why are you looking happy when you're about to die?

Doma gazed at Tengen Uzui, lost in thought.

Based on his centuries of understanding of humanity, he pondered why the Demon Slayer before him was in this state.

A moment later, Doma's eyes lit up, and he looked down at Tengen Uzui and smiled:

"How about this! I'll play another game with you!!"

"A game?" Tengen Uzui looked at Doma with some confusion.

"Ah! That's right!"

Doma nodded, letting Tengen Uzui continue to hold his ankle, and dragged him to the edge of the cliff.

Standing on the edge of the cliff, Doma looked down at the bustling village below, which was clearly beginning to disperse. He then looked down at Tengen Uzui and said:

"I'll go down and kill them all in a bit, then you can decide whether or not to go down and save them!"

Tengen Uzui frowned and said, "Didn't I tell you? If you want to get down, you'll have to step over my dead body!"

Doma sighed and said, "See, all you can say is that one sentence, you don't have any other tricks up your sleeve!"