Chapter 108: The Split Daki (Two in One)

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"Heh...!!"

With a red face from holding his breath, Muzan couldn't split into chunks of meat as he imagined.

In a hurry, he tried to deduce this ability from the root.

Creak!

Daki's body slightly split for a moment!

No good!

Too slow!

The most important ability suddenly failed, causing Muzan to fall into fear.

With a few twitches of his frightened eyes, Muzan's heart suddenly fell into an ice cave, and the emotion of despair enveloped him.

His head was numb, he couldn't think of anything!

"...Nakime!"

Just as Muzan was struggling, in the midst of panic, he wanted to shout out 'Nakime save me'.

His peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of a purple cloth strip.

——An obi sash?

He looked at the pink-purple sash that was connected from the corner, and was slightly stunned.

This is Daki's Blood Demon Art.

At this moment, Muzan finally reacted, his pupils shrunk to the size of a needle trembled violently and suddenly froze.

He was too close to this guy just now, too anxious, and couldn't think at all.

Now, after reacting.

Ah...

The tense string in his heart suddenly loosened.

——He is just conscious in Daki's body.

Not the main body here!

The reason for not being able to split is also this!

Hope was revealed in his eyes.

"Puh...cough——!"

Thinking of this, Muzan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, but still didn't dare to raise his head, and the arm that was bound was still trembling uncontrollably.

With his mouth wide open, his head drooping, the saliva produced by fear and panic fell on the broken ruins of the roof under his feet, panting heavily.

Muzan breathed hard, feeling the sensation of air flowing through his nostrils, enjoying the joy of life.

——Great!!

In his heart.

An involuntary sense of relief after a disaster rose.

Then.

His eyes suddenly closed, with a momentum of not looking back.

Snap!

He broke off control of Daki.

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At the same time.

Infinite Castle.

Nakime sat in front of the screen, her mind growing and spreading like branches of flesh and blood, with branches interconnecting.

The slightly reddish hideous blood vessels jumped like a heart, looking quite creepy.

She held the Biwa in her arms, and the huge eyeball marked with "four" looked a little hesitant to the side.

Creak...creak...

The crimson blood splashed around, and the exploded wriggling meat was everywhere, slowly gathering together.

After her eyes touched the twisted and crawling exploded meat all over the floor.

Bang!

The meat that had already turned into minced meat exploded again with a bang, turning into even more minced meat.

Nakime's eyelids trembled in fright, she turned her head tremblingly, and hugged the Biwa in her arms tightly.

——I didn't see anything.

She muttered in her heart.

She put her hand on her mouth, ready to cover her mouth at any time to vomit out the internal bleeding.

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Daki's mind was dizzy.

Just now, in a sudden moment, Muzan-sama erupted with extremely strong mental power and majestic blood pressure.

She had never felt such an excited emotion from Muzan-sama, which directly affected her.

Causing her to lose all consciousness at once.

The body was completely dominated by Muzan.

In her mind, Muzan's last sentence echoed.

With a faintly trembling voice.

And the body that was gradually waking up, heard the sound coming from the outside world.

In the room with a large hole in the roof.

"Is it real?"

"Is this demon really an Upper Rank?"

Uzui Tengen casually held the curved swords on his shoulder, frowned in doubt, and the other hand propped his chin, tilting his head to observe Daki who was tied up.

The tone was flat, with a hanging look, as if stating a fact:

"So weak."

A demon of this level can be solved by him alone.

There is no need for three people to act together.

"Uzui." Tomioka Giyu stood aside, he looked out through the window that Daki had just smashed:

"You made too much noise."

At this moment, it is the time when the Yoshiwara District has the most people, and the sound just now has attracted a group of people to watch downstairs.

Tomioka was alert to Daki's direction and considered whether to evacuate the crowd downstairs.

"——Ah?" Hearing this, Uzui Tengen turned his head to look at Tomioka's back, his hand holding the hilt of the sword unconsciously squeezed hard, and the blue veins on the back of his hand were faintly jumping.

Creak——

"Don't underestimate the enemy."

Tanjuro stared at Daki, he clenched the hook rope in his hand, hung Daki in the middle of the room, and reminded the two out loud.

In his field of vision,

There are two red dots on top of Daki's head.

Daki, who was originally the Upper Rank Six, is now the Upper Rank Three.

She is a demon that is a brother and sister in one.

As a sister, Daki's strength is weaker, even after becoming Upper Rank Three, she doesn't have the strength of a single Gyokko in her perception.

And her brother [Gyutaro], exists as the main combat power.

His strength, not to mention Gyokko, is definitely above a Hantengu who has advanced to Upper Rank Three.

After cutting off Daki's head, her brother Gyutaro will appear.

Thinking about this, Tanjuro held the iron chain in his left hand, and his right hand was on the hilt of Kusabimaru, explaining:

"We still have to cut off her neck later to completely kill her, and at the same time..."

When Tanjuro was halfway through his words.

"...?" Daki, who was tied up, woke up in a daze, she shook her head, raised her head, and looked around with some bewilderment.

Clang!

With Daki's movement, the chain hanging her swayed, making a clanging sound as it collided.

Then, after a moment of stupefaction, she woke up and interrupted Tanjuro's words very loudly:

"Hey!!"

Daki frowned slightly, she lowered her head, looked at the iron chain that bound her, and struggled hard:

"What are you guys doing?!"

She shook hard, hung in the middle of the room by the iron chain, her eyes still a bit dazed.

——What happened?!

——Just now, wasn't she waiting for Muzan-sama to finish checking the Blue Spider Lily...

She hesitated for a moment.

Daki looked down at herself being tied up, her arms were tightly bound, and perhaps due to the length of the iron chain, her calves were not tied up.

——How did I get tied up?!

She shook violently twice, and the tightly tied iron chain made Daki twist like a fish on land.

Daki suddenly raised her head, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion, her not-so-smart head was a bit confused.

In the midst of her thoughts, the sharp sword in the hands of the three people in front of her suddenly flashed in her eyes.

In an instant.

Ideas connected in her mind.

——Demon Slayer Corps?

She, who is not afraid of being beheaded, has enough confidence to let her think.

"...Did you guys disturb me?!"

Daki's eyes looked towards the middle of the room, the broken roof ruins crushed the table, and the blue flowers on it all turned into broken flowers and leaves.

She doesn't have any memory after the roof collapsed.

But everything in front of her is very clear!

——That's right.

——Muzan-sama must have left here because of these suddenly appearing Demon Slayers!

Damn it!

Creak...

After killing these people, Muzan-sama might come back.

The veins along her neck bulged, Daki looked at the three people in front of her angrily, and the cloth strip behind her began to struggle hard.

In her mind, a string of words emerged.

That was what Muzan said to her when he left.

A cold tone echoed in her heart:

"Daki, you are now the Upper Rank Three, strong enough."

Muzan's blood-red eyes slowly opened, his tone was extremely cold:

"I'll leave it to you."

"Kill them all."

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——As you wish, Muzan-sama!

The veins on Daki's face spread fiercely, her hands were clenched, but she still struggled hard to get out, her eyes full of firm belief.

"Those who hinder me...!"

"All of you, go to hell!!"

Swish swish swish!!

Hidden underground, the "creature" with a pair of ferocious eyes on the cloth strip, suddenly climbed up along the gap between the walls!

The tight and sharp cloth strip instantly arrived on the second floor, cutting through the dusty air, and rushed towards the three people around!

[Blood Demon Art·Eight-Layered Obi Slash]!

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Soon.

Yoshiwara Flower Street.

Downstairs.

"Hey! Look over there!"

"What? What happened?"

As the roar of the roof collapsing just now rang out, accompanied by the spread of dust, the huge momentum immediately attracted the attention of pedestrians on the street.

They gathered together, pointing in that direction, discussing something in confusion.

At this moment.

Suddenly!

Boom——!!

A huge noise erupted again, the second floor of Kyogoku House shook violently, and dust was everywhere.

The people who were watching downstairs saw this scene and were also scared to retreat a bit, but there were people coming and going in the Flower District.

The night had just begun, and there were always pedestrians.

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Kyogoku House second floor.

Inside the room.

Sashes drilled out from all the gaps in the room! The thin sash was tightened, turning into a sword that could easily cut through the human body!

Whoosh!

Thirteen sharp sashes cut through the air and suddenly changed direction!

——All heading for Tanjuro!

Uzui, who was preparing to defend and counterattack, was taken aback, he looked at Daki who was tied up, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

He held the twin swords, stood in place, and chose to stand by.

In the middle.

It's this guy!

Daki's eyes were full of anger, she looked at the iron chain tied to her body finally connected to Tanjuro's left hand, and her anger grew even more!

——It was him who tied her up!

With highly concentrated attention, the speed of time around seemed to slow down.

Watching her own sash about to touch and pierce Tanjuro's body, Daki showed a triumphant smile.

"Hmph." She hummed lightly.

As the Upper Rank Three.

She, now with her Blood Demon Art, even if a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps came, she could kill them easily!

But the next moment.

Whoosh!

Tanjuro drew out Kusabimaru, his eyes moved quickly twice, timed it right, and raised the sword.

Clang!

The crisp sound of iron striking rang out with the bounce of the first sash, accompanied by a bit of sparks, illuminating the dim room for a moment.

This moment of dazzling sparks also illuminated the gradually stunned expression on Daki's face.

Then.

Bang!

Suddenly appearing firelight and the crisp sound of metal collision kept ringing in the room.

"...Eh?!"

With the dim light of the dazzling sparks, Daki's expression gradually became dull as she concentrated on controlling the sash.

Her eyes were staring hard at Tanjuro.

The attacking obi sash was trembling slightly.

——Scared?

Daki noticed that her body was trembling unconsciously.

Is she... scared?

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Outside the house.

In the corridor.

"It's happening again!"

The madam was holding the revolver, her expression was a bit panicked, the huge noise just now was not something that would be made under normal circumstances:

"...What is it this time?!"

——Which child was victimized again?!

Thinking about it, she walked faster.

Somewhat staggering, she walked to the outside of Daki's room.

The madam stood outside the door, she took a few deep breaths, and after making enough mental preparation.

Click.

She just put her hand on the doorknob, ready to pull.

At this moment.

"Ah——!!"

Daki's miserable cry came from the room.

The madam's action of opening the door suddenly froze, a cold sweat slowly slid down her forehead.

She pondered for a moment, her body stiff in place.

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Outside Kyogoku House.

There are still pedestrians stopping nearby, and it seems that because the movement is too big, more and more people are attracted to stop and watch.

At this moment.

"Hey! Look!"

Someone pointed and shouted:

"Something flew out!"

His voice had just fallen.

The position of the second floor.

Bang! The wall was suddenly smashed by something, and a burst of dust was stirred up again.

Whoosh——

"Ah ah ah!!"

A figure, shouting loudly and staggering, suddenly emerged from the dust, she hit the wall, a trail of dust rose behind her, and her unstable figure landed on a rooftop not far away.

Patter.

She scrambled on the roof in a fluster.

It was Daki.

At this moment, she was holding her own head in one hand and tremblingly propping herself up on the roof with the other hand.

"What was that just now?!" Daki shouted almost tearfully, holding her head, her calves trembling as she stood up on the roof:

"No, it shouldn't be like this!"

"I am an Upper Rank, Upper Rank Three!"

Above her neck had already become a smooth, cut surface by a sword.

The long cloth strip behind her also became tattered, blood stains spread on it, and the broken part was slowly growing back.

"I...shouldn't be this weak!" She shouted almost hysterically, her nose slightly sour, she lowered her head and tears were about to fall.

Daki put her severed head in her arms, the tears of grievance were spinning in her eyes, she raised her hands, manually turned her head and glanced in the direction behind her.

Hoo——!

The wind blew through the second floor, dispersing the dust that was lingering there.

Revealing three people standing next to the broken wall, holding their swords, standing in a row looking this way!

Tanjuro looked at her calmly, the iron chain in his hand slowly retracted.

Kusabimaru did not turn red, Daki's cloth strip could not make the blade produce high temperature in a short time.

Although Daki took the opportunity to break free from the iron chain, she was beheaded by Tomioka Giyu who had been observing on the side in an instant.

Daki was thinking about just now.

Her thirteen cloth strips whipped at high speed, but none of them made an effective attack.

All were blocked by that strange black sword!

She can't hit at all!

Even for a moment.

Daki wanted to ask that guy loudly——"Are you the Upper Rank or am I the Upper Rank?"

Her gaze swept across the opposite side.

There were three people standing there.

She only dealt with one.

"...Muzan-sama."

Daki's trembling green pupils reflected Tanjuro's hair swaying slightly in the wind, she said with a trembling voice:

"...This is not what you said!"

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