As Lixing continuously slew three demons, Mitsuri arrived at the location of Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Pleasure, drawing her specially made Nichirin blade and charging forward.
Mitsuri’s Nichirin blade was as soft as a whip yet possessed immense resilience. It featured a chaotic jagged pattern, forged by the village chief, Teijo Tetsugendo, specifically for her. The scabbard was pink at the top and white overall, with a grayish-green hilt and a pink tsuba. The blade itself was also pink and could be folded into its scabbard. Her attack speed even surpassed Tengen Uzui.
“Love Breathing, First Form: Shiver of First Love!”
As Mitsuri attacked, Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Pleasure merged into the form of a child, complete with Thunder God drums on its back, capable of utilizing all their blood demon arts.
“Blood Demon Art: Booming Resonance!”
Zohakuten roared out sound waves that could disintegrate bodies, the powerful shockwaves also capable of flinging people away. However, Mitsuri’s bone density was eight times that of a normal human, allowing her to barely withstand the blow.
“Wait a moment!” Mitsuri extended her hand as if to ask Zohakuten to stop.
“Shut up, you lewd woman!” Because Mitsuri’s uniform was somewhat revealing, Zohakuten mercilessly retorted.
“Lewd… lewd woman?” Mitsuri was greatly shocked. How had she become a lewd woman?
“Don’t stop!” Genya Shinazugawa drew his gun and attacked Zohakuten, but it was easily blocked by the drumsticks in Zohakuten’s hands.
“Blood Demon Art: Endless Desperate Trees!”
Zohakuten, holding his drumsticks, simultaneously struck the taiko drums behind him, summoning countless giant wooden dragons that writhed and twisted. In an instant, everyone present lost their ability to move under this attack, with only Mitsuri managing to hold on.
“Love Breathing, Fifth Form: Wavering Affection, Claw Mark!”
Mitsuri swung her blade in irregular slashes, severing the surrounding wooden dragons.
“This lewd woman is very fast. Then, I will drive you into a corner with my Blood Demon Art,” Zohakuten thought.
Zohakuten continued to command the wooden dragons. They unleashed powerful sound waves from their mouths, and smaller wooden dragons also spat out from their mouths to attack Mitsuri.
Seeing Mitsuri create an opening under the pressure of the wooden dragons, Zohakuten used his Blood Demon Art again.
“Blood Demon Art: Booming Resonance!”
This time, the Booming Resonance was roared from Zohakuten’s mouth. Coupled with Mitsuri’s inability to handle everything with her busy hands, she took the full force of the attack head-on.
Mitsuri lost consciousness in that instant, but her body sustained no damage.
“Her body is unharmed after taking my attack head-on? Excellent. Such a constitution is precisely the shortcut to power. However, before I consume it, I must first shatter its head.” Zohakuten was somewhat excited. He hadn’t expected to encounter such a physique, no weaker than rare blood. He raised his hand and brought it down towards the unconscious Mitsuri.
Meanwhile, Mitsuri was experiencing a flashback. She recalled past blind dates where she was disliked, her immense appetite, her monstrous strength, and her unusual hair color.
But then she remembered joining the Demon Slayer Corps, becoming Kyojuro Rengoku’s disciple. Every time she saved people from demons, they would thank her joyfully. The Master had recognized her, and she absolutely could not let everyone down.
Just as Zohakuten’s fist was about to strike Mitsuri, Genya Shinazugawa lunged in front of her, blocking the blow. At the same time, Mitsuri woke up.
“I’m sorry, everyone. As one of the Nine Hashira, I made such a mistake. I will never let my comrades be killed. I will absolutely not lose to a great villain like you. Prepare yourselves, I’m going to get serious!” Mitsuri clenched her Nichirin blade and cried out loudly. The more tears she cried, the stronger she became; this was some unknown setting.
“Don’t talk nonsense. Can you reattach my body?” As Genya blocked the blow, his body was also split in half. If Genya didn’t possess demonic traits, he would have perished here.
“Oh, oh, I’m so sorry, extremely sorry!” Mitsuri quickly did a makeshift job of reattaching Genya’s body. There was no time for proper treatment now; she could only barely sustain his life.
“Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderbolt, Eight Flashes!”
“I will not lose! Die, you damn demon!”
At this moment, Zenitsu and Inosuke could also move with some effort and immediately charged towards Zohakuten.
Mitsuri joined the encirclement simultaneously. Her heartbeat grew faster, her blood flowed more rapidly, and her body’s speed and strength were gradually increasing.
“This lewd woman is completely different from before. What’s going on?” Zohakuten also noticed something abnormal. Mitsuri seemed to have transformed into someone else. Every time the wooden dragons made a move, they were swiftly cut to pieces. Furthermore, two brats were causing a nuisance. If it weren't for his clones, he would have died long ago.
In fact, Mitsuri had awakened her Demon Slayer Mark. Two pink birthmarks appeared on Mitsuri’s left side of her neck.
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Let’s rewind the clock. Kanao and Nezuko encountered the Demon of Laziness. Currently, the Demon of Laziness was lying down, eating a person, with half an arm remaining in its hand.
Such a brutal sight, Kanao and Nezuko charged forward.
“Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood!”
“Flower Breathing, Second Form: Trimming the Clouds!”
Laziness merely waved its hand, and a pile of fluttering petals appeared around them. However, the petals were black, giving off an eerie feeling.
“How wonderful, such beautiful flowers. Little girl, will you marry me?” Seeing Kanao’s beautiful breathing technique, Laziness instantly felt love.
However, Nezuko’s Blood Demon Art was not to be trifled with. It directly burned the petals of Laziness, simultaneously cooking Laziness to a medium-rare.
“You damn it! You’re a demon, yet you help humans! And you even have this kind of Blood Demon Art! I will devour you!”
“Blood Demon Art: Mandara!”
Red petals suddenly appeared in the sky. These red petals, like blades, rained down upon Nezuko.
“Flower Breathing, Sixth Form: Whirlwind Blossom!”
Kanao leaped past Nezuko, intercepting the Blood Demon Art in mid-air. However, her body was still struck by some of the petals, and black blood flowed out. The petals were poisonous!
“Sister Kanao!” Nezuko once again used her Blood Demon Art to surround Kanao, using her unique flames to detoxify Kanao. However, the flames caused no harm to humans.
“I’m alright, I can hold on! Let’s go together!” Saying this, Kanao and Nezuko simultaneously attacked Laziness.
Laziness was extremely lazy, not wanting to move even a single step. Even when the Nichirin blade was swung at its neck, it could not be cut. Its neck possessed extreme toughness. It was estimated that only Hashira with great strength could cut it; naturally, Lixing was an exception.
Thus, while Laziness was playing with the two young girls, the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, arrived at Kanao’s location.
“Flame Breathing, Fifth Form: Flame Tiger!”
Rengoku hadn’t fought a powerful demon in a long time. This time, he encountered one of the Seven Deadly Sins, and he was with Kanao.
“Well done. You managed to hold out until my arrival! It’s been a while since I wielded my Nichirin blade like this.”
Rengoku also joined the battlefield. His flames, capable of burning all evil demons, directly forced Laziness to stop lying down and to constantly evade attacks. This demonstrated the extraordinary power of the Flame Hashira.
“Flame Breathing, First Form: Unknowing Fire!”
“Flower Breathing, Second Form: Trimming the Clouds!”
“Blood Demon Art: Exploding Blood!”
The three attacked simultaneously. Nezuko’s Blood Demon Art weakened Laziness’s defense, and its neck already bore an unhealable burn. At the same time, Rengoku and Kanao’s Nichirin blades swung towards Laziness’s neck from both sides, instantly severing its head.
“I was cut? Ah! Such beautiful flowers! To see such beautiful flowers before dying is true happiness!” Laziness spoke its final words as it looked at Kanao before dying.
(Damn, even the supporting characters are getting so much screen time. I can’t write too short, nor can I drag the pacing. I’ll just make do like this. Anyway, it’s a quick plot progression; perhaps the Demon Slayer arc will end in a few more chapters. Someone with poor writing skills cannot manage such multi-location combat scenes. I am already feeling a fatal flaw.)