A New Blade

The three little ice figures, who had been standing still like statues, turned their heads quickly and in unison the moment they heard the noise.

Without the slightest hesitation or delay, the next moment...

The three little ice figures split into three groups, one on the left, one on the right, and one in front, and attacked Teiichi.

However, Teiichi's gaze was not drawn to the three menacing little ice figures. His eyes went straight past them and quietly landed on the two people lying on the ground.

One of the two men was wearing the Demon Slayer Corps ' iconic uniform. I'd seen him a few times Teiichi in the Swordsmith Village Swordsmith Village; he was the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps there, named Yamamoto Takayuki, a very responsible person. As for the other...

Sizzle!

The folding fan made of ice opened quickly.

The little ice man gripped the folding fan that exuded a chilling aura tightly in his hand and swiftly slashed at Teiichi.

As the folding fan swung forward, the pale blue frost spread rapidly like creeping vines, freezing the air and causing the temperature to plummet.

Seeing the three little ice figures that appeared in front of him at almost the same time, Teiichi sighed and then gently closed his eyes.

Exhausted--!

The silvery moonlight Flash across the rooftop.

The three little ice figures seemed to be frozen in mid-air for a moment, as if they had been subjected to a spell.

The next instant, a smooth, flat crack suddenly appeared on the bodies of the small ice figures.

With a teeth-grinding "crunch, crunch" sound, the little ice figure shattered quickly, like a fragile piece of glass, turning into ice shards scattered on the ground.

After dealing with the three little ice men, Teiichi glanced at the two figures lying on the ground one last time, then turned around and prepared to head towards the direction of the Water Lily Bodhisattva.

Time is of the essence, and there's not much time to waste. The burial can wait until later.

Teiichi, who was about to jump, suddenly stopped, as if pulled by an invisible force, and his gaze involuntarily turned back to the two figures lying on the ground.

This time, his gaze was drawn to a large wooden box placed beside one of the people.

Teiichi carefully examined the wooden box, then glanced at the figure beside it. A hint of understanding flashed in his eyes, as if he had realized something.

With a light step on the roof, he arrived beside the wooden box in the blink of an eye.

Teiichi gently crouched down, put Nezuko down from his back, and then slowly opened the wooden box.

A flash of silver light appeared for a moment after the wooden box was opened. Dingyi Teiichi his eyes slightly and quietly gazed at the contents of the box.

A brand-new Nichirin Blade was placed in the box.

The hilt is wrapped in black sharkskin, the tsuba (handguard) flows like the wind, and the blade gleams with a chilling light.

Beside it was an exquisite scabbard, the patterns on which resembled flowing water, delicate and smooth.

Teiichi slowly reached out and grasped the hilt of the knife, then gently stood up.

As Teiichi stood up, the Nichirin Blade was gently lifted.

The blue wind patterns gradually stained the blade during this process.

The moment Ding Yi Teiichi up completely straight, the cyan wind patterns finished rendering the blade.

The next moment.

Exhausted!

A crisp sword ringing sound rang out, Nichirin Blade trembled without wind.

Teiichi silently examined the Nichirin Blade in his hand, then turned to look at Tetsumoto Homura lying beside him, his expression solemn and sincere as he said in a deep voice:

"This is troublesome!"

After saying this, he sheathed his Nichirin Blade with swift and practiced movements, then hoisted Nezuko back onto his back and ran quickly toward the direction of the Water Lily Bodhisattva without hesitation.

Regardless, we need to resolve the Doma issue first!

Going back in time.

The moment the Water Lily Bodhisattva lost her arm.

"That's really... amazing!" Doma couldn't help but exclaim.

He genuinely thought those two pillars at the bottom were quite impressive!

After all, since he developed the Water Lily Bodhisattva technique, this was the first time he had encountered someone who could sever the Water Lily Bodhisattva's arm!

Well, Kato Teiichi doesn't count. That guy cut off the Water Lily Bodhisattva, not Water Lily Bodhisattva arm!

but...

Who told them that cutting off the arm of the Water Lily Bodhisattva would solve the problem?

(Teiichi: I never said that!)

The next moment, a chilling aura surged towards the wrist of the Water Lily Bodhisattva.

Under the watchful eyes of Mitsuri and Tengen Uzui, a brand new ice sculpture hand re-froze on that smooth wrist.

Doma manipulated the Water Lily Bodhisattva to humanize and grasp its new palm, then looked down at the two pillars below.

"Two? Sigh! Looks like today's mission will be a bit difficult!" Doma said with some distress, then tilted his head and looked down at the two people below, "But if we bring two Pillars back, Lord Muzan should calm down, right?"

Below.

"Huh? This... that's so cheating!"

When Mitsuri saw that the Water Lily Bodhisattva's hand had grown back, her delicate eyebrows furrowed, and her joy at seeing that Mr. Uzui was still alive dissipated considerably.

"A battle is a battle, there's no such thing as cheating!" Tengen Uzui looked at the ice sculpture arm above that had risen again and said solemnly, "Alright, be careful! The attack is coming!"

"Huh? Okay!"

Mitsuri looked up at the arm falling towards the ground to decide which direction she should dodge.

However, when she looked up and saw the falling arm, Mitsuri was slightly taken aback.

This time, instead of the usual hand chop, a palm strike landed.

As the palm fell, the whistling sound caused by the area of the hand blade, which was far greater than the previous one, was much more intense.

Of course, this isn't without its price; the price is that it's much slower than a hand chop!

However, "slow" only refers to being slower compared to the previous hand chop!

Even if we send in ordinary team members now, they wouldn't be able to avoid this slapping hand.

There was no time to think further. Although she was somewhat puzzled by this unusual attack method, Mitsuri reacted quickly, pushing off with her feet and retreating swiftly.

The next moment, as her hand landed on the ground, Mitsuri finally understood why Doma had changed his attack method.

Boom!

The palm landed on the ground.

A much Gale than before was howling wildly outwards.

Soil and debris were carried by the Gale and shot outwards like bullets.

Mitsuri held one hand in front of her eyes to block the Gale blowing in her face, while swiftly drawing her Nichirin Blade with the other.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The moment the blade struck the debris, it was easily cleaved in two, then swept away to either side by the still raging wind.

As the gale subsided and Mitsuri was about to rush forward again, a hand that had been covering the ground swept across.