Chapter 27: Midnight Bomb Demon.

"Caw!" The crow's call rang out on the roof, breaking the frozen atmosphere.

For a moment.

"..."

The courtyard fell into silence.

Murata had long hidden behind Tomioka Giyu, shivering.

Kamado-san is not a Hashira...

He carefully peeked out, observing.

The Hashira were looking at Shinazugawa Sanemi who had fallen to the ground, and Tanjuro who was slowly retracting his arm and still sitting in place.

Himejima Gyomei, a blind man, had the strongest perception among the six Hashira.

Just now, he clearly sensed that Tanjuro's weak life force suddenly surged for a moment.

"Incredible..." He fiddled with the beads in his hand, his heart slightly fluctuating.

Iguro Obanai quietly stared at this side, the white snake coiled around his neck was spitting out a crimson tongue.

"Hahaha!" Uzui Tengen turned his head, looking at Shinazugawa Sanemi's embarrassed appearance, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Kamado Tanjuro looked at Shinazugawa staring at the sky, his pupils shining, he slightly opened his mouth:

"Hiss..." White steam overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

So hard.

Tanjuro loosened his wrist.

He completely relied on his battle instinct cultivated over many years, and Shinazugawa's underestimation, to easily hit the opponent's flaw.

He wanted to use "Insight" to counterattack subconsciously, but Tanjuro had no doubt that if he did, his leg might break.

Tanjuro dared not confront it head-on, his body really couldn't stand it.

If they really fought, he might run out of energy after a few moves.

The kind that would appear red "dead".

On the ground.

"...?"

Shinazugawa Sanemi lay on the ground, his gaze gradually refocused, his mind was a bit dazed.

I was... seen through.

As a battle-hardened Wind Hashira, he fully realized what had just happened after he fell to the ground within two breaths.

From the beginning, his attack was seen through.

He was the one who launched the surprise attack.

But he was a complete defeat, a ridiculous loss.

He subconsciously turned his head and looked at the white steam at the corner of Tanjuro's mouth.

His pupils shrank slightly!

Breathing Method!

He used his arm to support his body, used his abdomen to force, did a kip-up, and stood up abruptly.

Many questions suddenly arose in his heart.

Shinazugawa Sanemi was silent, he looked sideways at Kamado Tanjuro, his face was somewhat uncertain.

At this moment,

A clear voice came from the platform.

"I'm very sorry, Kamado-san."

Ubuyashiki Kagaya was kneeling on the platform, he had an apologetic look on his face, his turbid eyes looked at Tanjuro, he apologized:

"Sanemi is always a bit impulsive."

Saying this, Ubuyashiki Kagaya deliberately looked at Shinazugawa, who had knelt down again and lowered his head, and smiled:

"Sanemi."

Shinazugawa Sanemi bowed his head, knelt down, quickly became calm, not caring about the mud on his body, he quickly spoke to the Oyakata-sama:

"Please forgive me, I was too aggressive."

Saying this, Shinazugawa Sanemi gritted his teeth, clicked his tongue, seemed a bit dissatisfied, glanced at Tanjuro, and then fiercely turned his head away:

"...Tsk!"

—unbelievable.

Very unbelievable.

The humiliation of being easily resolved made his eyebrows tightly furrowed.

Creak...

The hand supporting the ground unconsciously gripped the pebbles.

"Wow!!" A noisy exclamation interrupted Shinazugawa Sanemi's thoughts.

Rengoku Kyojuro slightly opened his mouth, he looked at Tanjuro who was extremely weak and thin on the surface, and exclaimed from the bottom of his heart:

"Amazing!"

"If it were me! I would definitely not be able to dodge that beautiful strike! I would be kicked away!"

His voice was so hearty that even his tone seemed to carry a bit of pride.

Kamado Tanjuro rubbed his wrist, he turned around, patted the dust on his body that was blown up by the blast wave, and nodded to Ubuyashiki Kagaya:

"I'm fine."

He glanced at Shinazugawa Sanemi and then withdrew his gaze.

His own affairs had been almost dealt with, and there was no point in staying any longer.

"There's no time to lose, I'm setting off now."

Tanjuro said, slowly standing up.

"To Tokyo."

He added a sentence.

As for the Butterfly Mansion, it's not suitable to go there now.

After saving at least one resurrection, go back to see Kie and the others.

Slap!

"Uh-huh!!" Rengoku Kyojuro enthusiastically came over, he patted Tanjuro's shoulder with one hand, his two eyes were bright:

"Kamado-san! Let's go and subdue that demon together!!"

Saying this, Rengoku Kyojuro did not forget to bow to his master, and then stood up.

Ubuyashiki Kagaya watched the backs of the two leaving, the only eye that could still see was reflecting a light purple light in the clear sunlight.

In his field of vision, the figure of Kyojuro seemed to slowly overlap with his father.

He slowly murmured in a low voice:

"...Prove yourself."

"Kyojuro."

Then, he looked at the earrings hanging on Tanjuro's back.

Those earrings were also the reason he chose to believe in Tanjuro without asking.

...

...

Outside the Oyakata-sama mansion.

Standing under the white wall, in front of them was a sea of wisteria flowers layer upon layer, it was daunting to look at.

"Kamado-san!" Rengoku Kyojuro walked in front, he occasionally turned back and excitedly said something to Tanjuro:

"This mission is very important! In Tokyo, where the population density is extremely high, we need to be extremely cautious!"

He turned his head, his expression was very serious:

"We need to make a plan!"

"Uh-huh." Tanjuro responded in a perfunctory manner.

Kamado Tanjuro currently had two swords hanging around his waist.

One was Kusabimaru, and the other was a Nichirin Sword he temporarily borrowed from the mansion.

After all, Kusabimaru can't cut demons.

"Kamado-san! Are you listening?"

"Yes, I am."

In this way, the two of them "discussed" back and forth.

Slowly moving away from the mansion.

...

...

Tokyo.

Night.

The breeze blew over the bustling, brightly lit semi-modern street, various Western-style three or four-story buildings crowded the city.

People were walking in the streets.

The light of the electric lamp seemed to brighten the sky.

Wooden telephone poles were everywhere.

Step, step.

Several officers in police uniforms walked on the brick-paved ground, carrying guns, their faces filled with fatigue.

"...Captain, I'm afraid we can't go on like this."

A young team member said, he sighed deeply, and took off his hat, revealing a worried expression:

"That so-called 'Midnight Bomb Demon' has been rampant near Tokyo for a while, but we haven't caught him yet."

"I heard from the neighboring town that the bomb demon has arrived in Tokyo!"

"Last night, he blew up a house!" The young team member said, even waving his hat, his tone very exaggerated.

Click.

The captain stopped, he turned around, looked at his team member with a serious expression, took a deep breath, and scolded loudly:

"That thing is fake! It's just a rumor!"

"Don't be suspicious all the time!"

"Do you understand?!"

The captain shouted loudly, not caring about the puzzled looks of the passers-by.

Not far from the officers.

Inside a three-story Western-style building.

"Tick! Tick!"

A stopwatch growing with flesh, the pointer kept ticking.

Below it, was a bundle of explosives.

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