"I've already gotten rid of the child."
As expected, Ryoko Tamiya responded this way.
Her tone was flat, devoid of regret, sadness, or excitement. After saying this, Ryoko Tamiya added, "The human side has already organized a special department to deal with us, the Blade Breakers."
"In the past couple of days, quite a few of our kind have died in the Blade Breakers' surprise attacks and encirclements."
"The top predators on this Earth... their reaction speed is indeed incredibly fast."
"In this situation, this child was a burden to me."
A pregnant human body is much weaker than a normal non-pregnant human body. Their movements are slower, their reactions are more sluggish, and it's harder for them to dodge when facing threats or attacks.
Now, beneath the seemingly calm human society, undercurrents are already surging.
In fact, the word "undercurrent" might even be inappropriate.
Today's ambush and encirclement of Kurozawa, the roaring sound of gunfire, echoed for several kilometers. Many unrelated people probably also saw some of the battle scenes.
After Kurozawa and the others left, the bloody scene left behind will likely be posted online very quickly.
Even if related traces are quickly removed, as long as it appeared, it will inevitably leave an impact.
Kurozawa nodded noncommittally. The atmosphere fell into awkward silence again. However, he acted as if nothing was happening, closing his eyes slightly and practicing the Breathing Technique, his physical attributes increasing bit by bit.
Regarding the current tense situation, a large part of it was caused by Kurozawa.
In the original timeline, it took nearly a year from the appearance of the Parasitic Organism to the human side preparing and implementing their counterattack. Ryoko Tamiya also successfully gave birth to that child, and even developed some human emotions during the pregnancy.
After all, the majority of her body was human, and she had absorbed the host's memories, so being affected was unavoidable.
But the current situation is that within just a month, the human side has decisively formed the Blade Breakers, willing to cause panic in society to carry out the search for Parasitic Organisms.
Ultimately, it was Kurozawa directly ordering Lefty to attack law enforcement officers that caused this.
A Law Enforcement Department with unique characteristics was easily entered by the Parasitic Organisms. After wantonly slaughtering the personnel inside, they left unscathed.
This was simply a provocation to the human side, pointing a finger at their nose, a blatant, undisguised provocation.
Just one action caused the plot Kurozawa was familiar with to undergo earth-shattering changes.
This is probably the power of the Butterfly Effect.
However, this is also the most fascinating feature of every world.
A predetermined path, with just a slight, insignificant change added, becomes a future that no one can predict.
On the other side, Ryoko Tamiya observed Kurozawa's breathing.
From the rhythm and frequency of his breathing, she noticed a clear abnormality.
Kurozawa's every inhale and exhale was as precise as mechanical gears. The intervals and pauses between each breath were precise to the extreme.
Could the reason for his strength be this special type of breathing? she thought to herself.
Subconsciously, Ryoko Tamiya imitated Kurozawa's breathing frequency, closing her eyes slightly and concentrating fully on breathing.
However, other than feeling her own breath stabilize a bit, she didn't feel any special changes.
After sighing slightly in disappointment, she opened her eyes and saw Kurozawa's deep eyes watching her.
"You want to learn the Breathing Technique?"
Now, his perception was extremely sharp.
As soon as Ryoko Tamiya's breathing frequency changed, Kurozawa noticed it.
However, there was nothing to be surprised or strange about.
Someone proficient in the Breathing Technique, if someone was paying attention, could be spotted in a crowd at a glance. That precise, mechanical breathing rhythm was truly special and very noticeable.
When they were at home, Kana had also curiously asked Kurozawa why his breathing rhythm felt so strange, as if it was always the same.
Kurozawa just smiled and said it was a coincidence.
Breathing Technique... Ryoko Tamiya's expression changed slightly.
This term seemed to be some kind of ability that could be systematically cultivated.
Could it be that in this world, there is a group of humans who possess physiques like Kurozawa's? Kurozawa can face Parasitic Organisms head-on without relying on Lefty and even hold the advantage. If there were more humans like him, how could Parasitic Organisms possibly survive?
However, after a moment of thought, Ryoko Tamiya nodded seriously.
"I want to learn."
Since Kurozawa asked this, perhaps it was something that could be taught to others.
However, Kurozawa's next answer once again caused Ryoko Tamiya to experience that strange emotion, the feeling of having something to say but finding it difficult to speak, as if a breath was held in her chest.
Across from her, Kurozawa smiled and replied, "If you want to learn, then I'll teach you."
Ryoko Tamiya didn't react much to this sentence.
"But, you definitely won't be able to learn it."
This "but" was the reason Ryoko Tamiya felt that strange emotion.
Kurozawa stared at Ryoko Tamiya with interest.
She was still mimicking Kurozawa's breathing rhythm.
It had to be said, the Parasitic Organism's learning ability was astonishing.
Just by observing silently for a while and watching a few times, it had memorized Kurozawa's breathing rhythm and was replicating it perfectly, without missing a beat.
If you only looked at its breathing, it even resembled a top-tier swordsman proficient in the Total Concentration: Constant stage of Moon Breathing.
"Looks like I don't need to teach you, you can learn it yourself."
"What does it feel like using the Breathing Technique?"
Kurozawa was quite curious.
The rules of different worlds were different. The fact that he could practice the Breathing Technique and draw out sword light was purely due to the special nature of his identity. People in this world, logically, should never be able to learn it their entire lives.
Beings like Kurozawa seemed to have a unified name, belonging to a specific race.
He had this thought when crossing that Illusory Long River.
Across from him, Ryoko Tamiya thought carefully, tried it for a while longer, and then stated frankly, "I just feel my breathing is much steadier. There's no other feeling."
Its breathing rhythm was completely unchanged, how could it not feel steady?
When swordsmen in the Demon Slayer World first began practicing the Breathing Technique, what they felt wasn't steadiness, but excruciating pain that tore at their insides.
Bursts of breath would fill their bodies, and because it was difficult to control in the beginning, it would clash with internal organs, causing damage and intense pain. Only by enduring the pain and learning to control the breath could the intense pain subside.
Even so, in the non-Total Concentration: Constant stage, if the Breathing Technique was used too much, the body would also struggle to bear the burden it brought.
Therefore, Demon Slayer swordsmen basically accumulated hidden injuries and rarely had a good end.
"Then you can't learn it, don't bother thinking about it," Kurozawa continued to close his eyes, his body sinking into the sofa.
But Ryoko Tamiya hadn't given up and continued to mimic his breathing rhythm.
If it could truly get started with the Breathing Technique, teaching it carefully wouldn't be a problem. When it came to imparting skills, Kurozawa wasn't a stingy person. However, the possibility was minuscule.
At the same time, the elevator dinged and opened.
Thump, thump, thump. Heavy footsteps entered the room.
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