Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 729 Don't Kill Me

Fleet was wrapped around Udagawa's arm, and Fleet's snake tail lashed wildly, forming an impenetrable protective net.

He had a few beads of cold sweat on his forehead and looked at Ichigo, whose attacks were becoming increasingly rapid, with some confusion.

Udagawa narrowed his eyes slightly. "Are you nervous, Grim Reaper?"

"of course."

Ichigo spoke, slightly out of breath, as the clash of swords sent sparks flying and his slashing frequency skyrocketed.

Seeing his strenuous efforts, Utagawa sneered, "Useless, this kind of attack is simply impossible to break through..."

"Only two minutes left!"

Ichigo's voice arrived simultaneously, causing Udagawa to momentarily lose his composure. His defenses were caught off guard when Ichigo's blade touched him, slashing his shoulder.

But Udagawa's attention was completely off the subject of his injury.

Two minutes?

Does it refer to what that red-haired woman said about finishing him off in three minutes?

Utagawa's eyes widened slightly. Were this guy and that woman trying to humiliate him?

“…Very good, very good.” Veins bulged on Utagawa’s brow. “What an arrogant fellow.”

He had never been so humiliated before.

"How ridiculous! Death!"

With a crackling sound, Udagawa swung his snake tail, which struck the ground and walls with a series of crackling sounds before bouncing back and forming an impenetrable snake net that crushed Ichigo towards him.

A blur of motion remained in the air as Ichigo's figure weaved rapidly through the dense lines. Zangetsu's jet-black blade traced violent arcs in the moonlight, each swing accompanied by a deafening roar that shattered the air.

"It's useless!" Utagawa was taken aback by Ichigo's desperate, reckless spirit, but quickly recovered with a cold laugh. He swung his whip-like weapon, Flett, with a fierce motion. "Within my snake net, all kinetic energy will be sensed! You can't escape!"

The five-pointed star array on the ground lit up again. This time, not only the ground, but also the surrounding abandoned scaffolding, exposed steel bars—anywhere the snake whip had struck—became Flit's territory. Countless black snakes shot out from it, like a giant black spider web, trying to completely tighten its grip on Ichigo.

Boom boom boom! !

Five-pointed stars flashed, and the swarming snakes sprang forth like thick tree roots. The broad roots obscured the passageway, trapping Ichigo's figure inside.

"Ichigo!" Rukia called out from behind as Ichigo disappeared from sight, her fists clenched in anxiety.

As Yuko said, Ichigo's current spiritual pressure is like an erupting active volcano. Although the amount is astonishing, he is limited by the fear of damaging the city with his attacks and cannot unleash it freely.

Yuko and Yoshino were also drawn by the commotion and couldn't help but turn their heads to look.

"How should I put it, it has a kind of disgusting feeling," Yu Zi commented lightly. "Densely packed."

Yoshino broke out in a cold sweat: "...Is this the time to talk about this?"

Although she found the woman's strength terrifying, a third seat... even if what she said was true, that her position had been taken by someone with connections, dealing with Bavent wouldn't be so easy.

You should know that Udagawa alone is not scary; what's scary is Kariyagami behind him.

That man possessed ambition and the power to match it.

If it is not stopped soon, things will only get worse.

Ichigo unleashed his spiritual pressure, pushing away the attacking swarm of snakes.

This method of simply unleashing spiritual pressure might seem a bit nouveau riche, but it was the best he could think of.

"This kid..."

A few beads of cold sweat trickled down Udagawa's forehead; this kid's spiritual pressure was truly formidable.

However, not all of the snakes' attacks can be repelled by spiritual pressure.

As Ichigo slashed at the snakes, he was muttering to himself.

"One more minute."

Udagawa's forehead twitched slightly. Although he didn't say anything, the number of snakes and the frequency of their attacks increased further.

This also made Ichigo, who was unleashing his spiritual pressure, feel somewhat irritated.

"Since I can't cut them all down, I'll just blast them all away!" He raised Zangetsu above his head with both hands, and the spiritual pressure within his body began to converge wildly towards the blade, his entire body bursting with white spiritual pressure.

The once transparent air began to distort, and the intertwined black and white spiritual pressure trembled violently on the blade.

That is……

"Oh?" Utagawa Ryo felt the chilling pressure, but instead of backing down, he revealed an almost manic smile. "Fert!"

All the long, narrow objects on the construction site, including the underground cables, were forcibly pulled away in an instant, forming a black snake shield several meters thick in front of Udagawa, with countless snakes intertwined together.

Yuko's eyelids twitched: "It's even more disgusting."

Seeing this, Fangye couldn't help but say, "I agree."

That's really disgusting.

"Go to hell, Crescent Moon!"

Ichigo roared, his spiritual pressure clinging to the blade and radiating a faint blue-white light, "Ten Sho!!"

However, just as he was about to swing his sword, his spiritual pressure suddenly showed an extremely unstable fluctuation.

That was because he hesitated in his heart, fearing he might not be able to control this power and would destroy the surrounding streets. As the spiritual pressure dissipated, its power instantly weakened by thirty percent.

A massive blue crescent-shaped shockwave slammed into the snake shield, sending up clouds of dust and shattered snake carcasses flying everywhere.

"Did you make it?"

Ichigo stared intently ahead.

He didn't want his aunt to kill him. Although she probably wouldn't, just a little tattling would be enough to make him suffer.

“There’s a saying that goes, ‘Smoke doesn’t hurt.’” Yuko slowly stood up, walked past Rukia to Ichigo’s side, and said, “That’s exactly what’s going on in your situation.”

Ichigo turned his head and retorted, "What kind of logic is that?"

but……

"Hahaha... Hahahaha! Death, it seems your magnanimity has come to an end!"

Utagawa's voice came from within the smoke. When the smoke cleared, the shield wasn't even completely destroyed; it was only barely pierced, revealing Utagawa's figure behind it.

Ichigo gritted his teeth: "...Oh no."

Udagawa casually withdrew the snake shield, his face displaying an expression of absolute confidence: "Yeah, that's pretty bad, Death, your end is near."

Ichigo scratched his head in anguish: "Three minutes are up."

Just as Udagawa was about to open his mouth and curse, he saw Ikuko, who was standing next to Ichigo, silently raise her hand.

Fleet leaned forward, asking curiously, "What is she trying to do?"

Utagawa frowned slightly. He had a bad feeling. Although he couldn't sense any danger from this woman, he just had this feeling.

Perhaps it was because both the Grim Reaper and Yoshino reacted too calmly.

Udagawa whispered, "Good fortune..."

Sorry, he's going to strike first.

However, a red light shone from Yuko's fingertip, and in an instant, the red light crossed a distance of nearly ten meters, passing over Flit and Udagawa.

Seeing this, Ichigo and Yoshino looked somewhat taken aback.

One was astonishment at the control of spiritual pressure, and the other was astonishment at Ikuko's power.

Rukia's expression also turned slightly serious.

Unlike these two novices, the teacher is a monster who can defeat Captain-Commander Yamamoto; this is nothing to him.

Utagawa's solemn expression remained frozen on his face; it was unclear whether he had even realized he had been killed.

But soon, along with the doll Flett in front of him whose forehead had been pierced, they all dissipated and turned into dust, leaving only a suit behind.

That single blow pierced through both of them simultaneously.

"Is that... Bai Lei?" Rukia rubbed her chin.

A variant of Bai Lei, or something like that?

"No, it was just a normal spiritual attack." Yuko withdrew her hand and subconsciously glanced at Ichigo, who was still stunned in place.

The ability to control spiritual pressure, after killing Udagawa, only left a faint scorch mark on the wall behind him.

Noticing Yuko's gaze, Ichigo was stunned for a moment before suddenly being startled. The hairs on his body stood on end, and he waved his hands in front of his eyes, letting out a strange cry.

"Ah! Ah!"

Yu Zi was startled by his sudden reaction, and a vein throbbed on her forehead: "What the hell are you talking about?"

Ichigo touched himself, looking completely bewildered: "I... I'm not dead?"

"..."

Are you a drama queen?

Yoshino stood up, supporting her injured shoulder. She looked in the direction where Udagawa Ryo had disappeared, a sorrowful look in her eyes, a sense of shared grief.

"Thank you," she said softly.

Yuko looked at her: "Don't thank me, I just..."

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from the perimeter of the construction site.

Ichigo! Are you alright?

Chado and Inoue arrived late, led by Zhiba and the Tibetans.

"Sorry! We ran into some strange little Hollows on the way and were delayed!" Orihime came running up, panting. When she saw Ikuko was there, her eyes lit up. "Ah, Ikuko-sensei is here too! That's great!"

"Are you two cops from some movie?" Yu Zi first made a sarcastic remark, then asked curiously, "What the heck is Xiao Xu? Some lowly Xu?"

Ichigo couldn't help but retort, "Your nickname isn't much better."

Chad looked gravely at the sand and gravel on the ground and the signs of destruction around him, and asked in a deep voice, "Where is the enemy?"

Ichigo scratched his head helplessly and pointed at Yuuko: "It's already... turned into a local specialty and drifted away with the wind."

Chadu paused for a second, then nodded: "As expected of Teacher Yuko."

Zhiba, a Tibetan: "Am I too late?"

"Zhiba! Tibetan! You two are way too slow!"

At that moment, Lillian, who had been hiding somewhere, jumped out.

Yuko looked at her strangely: "Huh? Where did you come from? You've been hiding?"

Lilline swallowed hard, moved closer to Ichigo, and hugged his leg.

Sister, don't you really know why she's hiding?

"Big Sister!!!"

Soul, who had come with Ziba and Chad, rushed towards Rukia with tears in his eyes.

next second.

"Ah~"

Soul let out a seductive cry before Rukia stomped him to the ground.

Rukia blinked: "You startled me, I thought it was something else."

"That boss is really going too far!"

……

Seeing Yoshino clutching his shoulder and looking somewhat dazed, Orihime rushed over: "Are you injured? Let me heal you, Twin Heavens Return Shield!"

"No need, it's just a minor injury..." Orihime's movements were so fast that Yoshino didn't even have time to react.

As Orihime gently unleashed her spiritual power, the purplish-blue marks left on Yoshino's body by the black snakes quickly faded.

Yoshino looked at Orihime with some surprise, "What kind of ability is this?"

"Hehe, pretty impressive, right?"

Yuko glanced at the two little figures treating patients and couldn't help but complain in her heart.

It's not just powerful, it has awakened some kind of ability and even comes with a puppet that has its own consciousness... well, here it is.

There are really many strange things in this world.

"Alright, let's stop reminiscing here." Seeing that Fangye's injuries had healed, Yuko waved her hand and looked up at her. "What about you? What are you thinking now? Do you still want to stop them alone?"

"You're a traitor now, aren't you? Do you really think your comrades will listen to you?"

Yuko's gaze lingered on the pile of dust for a moment: "Besides, I don't think that kind of person can listen to anything."

Fangye pursed her lips: "Why would you help someone like me, an outcast?"

"An anomaly? How interesting." Yu Zi's eyes flickered slightly. "Didn't you yourself say you were human?"

Yoshino's fingernails dug slightly into her palms as she slowly raised her head: "Please, stop God."

Everyone was stunned: "God?"

Yu Zi nodded slightly: "Yes, he is the god of this world. We're going to take him down next."

Isn't it supposed to be Bavente? Why are you making this up again...?

Before anyone could ask, Yoshino said speechlessly, "It's a name... Kariyagami, the leader of the Bount."

"..."

That's definitely the teacher's style.

"Alright, you did a good job washing the dishes. I don't mind keeping you here for a while longer." Yu Zi stretched.

As soon as she finished speaking, Orihime's stomach made a soft gurgling sound.

"Hehe." She scratched her head sheepishly.

Yu Zi didn't say anything. Judging from this situation, if they went to her house, the food supplies they had just prepared would be used up.

Let's all go home.

Rukia nodded slightly: "Perfect, let's all go back to the teacher's house first and discuss what to do next."

Hmm, Rukia doesn't know much about Bount yet.

It must be tough being a newcomer to the group, having to attend meetings all the time?

The meetings held at her house these days are almost as many as... well, you know.

the most important is……

"Go back?" You call that going back?

Although she didn't think it mattered, but...

Orihime jumped up: "That's great!"

Seeing that no one seemed inclined to object, and even some were showing interest.

"Don't you have class tomorrow?" Yuko started making excuses. "Be careful not to fall asleep in class tomorrow."

"..."

After a moment of silence, it was Yoshino who replied.

"Tomorrow is the weekend."

"...Is that so?" I didn't notice.

Wouldn't that be disastrous? The ingredients were just prepared.

"Hmph, I'm only doing this for the sake of the boss and the beautiful lady." Soul crossed his arms, ignoring Ichigo.

Ichigo: "..."

Yu Zi: "Is that so? Then you don't need to give me face, so don't come."

"W-what?" Soul exclaimed in shock, turning to look at Rukia. "Big Sister, you wouldn't..."

"me too."

Soul's eyes welled up with tears: "Ichigo~"

"...You're disgusting."