On the other side, Inosuke relentlessly pursued Lower Rank Two into the forest, the distance between them steadily decreasing. Squad Two—Kyō
On the other side, Inosuke relentlessly pursued Lower Rank Two into the forest, the distance between them steadily decreasing.
Squad Two—Kyōjurō, Shinichi Murata, Shinji Murata, Seiichirō Sakata, and Kenta Inoue—followed closely, maintaining a distance of fifty meters.
Rengoku caught up to Squad Two, appearing before Kyōjurō. "You were too reckless, chasing without a second thought. What if you'd walked into an ambush?"
"It was Inosuke who wanted to chase; I couldn't just leave him," Kyōjurō explained.
Kyōjurō's decision to pursue stemmed from her concern for Inosuke and her doubt that he could defeat a Lower Moon of the Twelve Kizuki alone.
Rengoku didn't rebuke them. "Fine. Since you're here, we can't let it live."
Lower Rank Two stopped at a lakeside. "Upper Rank One, I've lured the Demon Slayer brats here!"
A figure stood silently on the lake's surface, bathed in the moonlight.
The moonlight revealed a person wearing a traditional purple kimono adorned with black patterns, and a long sword at their waist. Their long hair was partially tied back, giving them the air of a wandering swordsman. Despite the long hair, their build suggested they were male.
He wasn't very tall, considerably shorter than the hulking Lower Rank Two, approximately Rengoku's height. Judging from Lower Rank Two's address, this was Upper Rank One.
After Lower Rank Two finished speaking, Upper Rank One turned around.
The most striking feature was the six eyes on his face—three more than Erlang Shen! Two eyes were in the normal position, one pair on his forehead, and one pair on his cheeks. The words "Upper Rank" and "One" were inscribed, one on each of his normal eyes.
Lower Rank Two immediately bowed his head, avoiding Upper Rank One's gaze, out of fear and ingrained hierarchical respect.
"Retreat for now," Upper Rank One said calmly.
Just then, Inosuke arrived at the lakeside, cursing. Seeing Lower Rank Two had stopped running, he yelled, "Turtle bastard! Run! Run, and I'll chop your legs off!"
The moment he finished, Inosuke felt a sudden tightening in his chest, a wave of unease washing over him. He saw a dark figure flash before him—Upper Rank One.
Upper Rank One was far more decisive than Upper Rank Three, immediately swinging his sword towards Inosuke's neck.
Inosuke had no time to react, watching Upper Rank One's blade approach his neck.
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