Chapter 80 Suppression
"Sakura—".
Sanada Kitano was shocked to find Doma unharmed. He struggled to get up, but coughed up several mouthfuls of blood as soon as he moved. Even though it wasn't the first time he had seen his comrade die in front of him, it was still hard for him to accept.
"Oh dear, don't be sad. I've sent her to paradise. Soon you'll be able to join her."
Doma smiled brightly, but his words carried a chill. He walked up to Sanada Kitano and unfolded his fan. Just as he was about to make a move, he seemed to sense something, abruptly stopped, and turned to look in the other direction.
"King Akaza~ What brings you here? Did you come especially to see me? I'm so happy."
"Tsk—".
Akaza scratched his pink hair. He was just passing by, and he never expected to be so unlucky as to run into this annoying guy. Looking at the other person's disgusting appearance, Akaza punched him through the abdomen the moment the other person charged forward recklessly.
"Don't get so close to me."
"Eh~ alright~ Lord Akaza is still as shy as ever."
Doma took two steps back. His pierced abdomen quickly healed, leaving no marks. Only his fair, glowing skin stood out against the torn clothes.
Doma shook his head in annoyance, as if to indulge him, and Akaza felt that he might have been too merciful to only throw one punch. Fortunately, Doma did not continue to provoke Akaza, but instead turned and walked towards Sanada Kitano, who was struggling to stand up. He looked down at the other man, blinked his diamond-like eyes, and waved his golden fan forward.
"when--."
Just when Sanada Kitano thought he was going to die, a figure in a blue haori stood in front of him. He held his Nichirin Blade to shield his fan, and his ponytail swayed in the wind. Even though he was backlit, Sanada Kitano knew who it was.
"Oh my, is that a companion? He looks so familiar... who is he again... Oh, right, he's an old acquaintance of Lord Kokushibo."
Doma looked at Kawakami Akimi, his seven-colored eyes filled with doubt, his expression deep in thought. Finally, he inserted his fingers into his temples and rotated them before exclaiming in surprise.
"Lord Akaza is an old acquaintance of Lord Kokushibo. Should I make a move?"
"casual."
Akaza didn't care about Doma at all; all he wanted now was to kill Doma. If Iwakatsu killed Doma because of this, all the better. Doma, seeing Akaza's attitude, shrugged helplessly.
"Alright~ then there's nothing I can do. I still want you to go to the Pure Land. Blood Demon Art: Mandala Flower."
After speaking, Doma gently waved his hand, and ice vines carrying lotus flowers and leaves wrapped around Kawakami Akio. Kawakami Akio reacted quickly, grabbing Sanada Kitano and pushing off with his feet to retreat sharply, while gripping his Nichirin Blade and swinging it forward.
"Water Breathing - Form of the Rising Tide".
The water, with white waves, submerged the vines. Kawakami Akio released Sanada Kitano from his grasp, leaped up, and launched a series of attacks at Doma.
"Water Breathing - Land Form - Twisting Vortex. Seventh Form - Water Droplet Ripple - Curved".
As the wave of attacking Doma surged forward, Kawakami Akio leaped up and unleashed a ripple attack from above. Blue water spikes appeared from a dozen or so undulating circles of ripples, stabbing fiercely at Doma who was standing below.
With a wave of his golden fan, Doma caused white mist to freeze the waves into ice. He looked at Kawakami Akio, then with a forceful slam, the closed golden fan struck Kawakami Akio in the abdomen.
"Well--."
Kawakami Akio was sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall of a house not far away, sending pieces of the building shattering and falling. Sanada Kitano instinctively raised his hand to block the falling debris, gritted his teeth as he watched Kawakami Akio struggle to his feet, clutching his stomach.
Damn it, he's being protected by this guy.
Actually, the two didn't have a good relationship, especially after the incident with Iwakatsu. At this moment, Sanada Kitano desperately wanted the other to leave quickly, otherwise they would both die here.
Bye-bye~.
Doma unfolded his fan, lifted it slightly, and pressed it down. Dozens of translucent icicles appeared above the two of them and began to fall as Doma moved.
"brush--."
Just when Kawakami Akio thought he was going to die, the purple blade shattered and deflected all the ice spikes, and a pale blue crescent moon flashed before his eyes.
This is... Yan Sheng!
Kawakami Akio saw a wooden door open, and Iwakatsu twisted his wrist to retrieve the Void Crying God to his waist, his six golden eyes coldly scanning them.
"Don't waste... time."
Iwakatsu's voice was suppressed, which was frightening. Akaza didn't care about anything else and went through the wooden door first, slamming it shut before Doma could go in.
"Well, since Lord Kokushibo has said so, I'll be going now, Miss Nakime—."
Doma rubbed his nose helplessly, gave Kawakami Akio a meaningful look, then turned and called out with a smile. A wooden door suddenly opened beneath his feet, and Iwakatsu watched as Doma fell inside before the door closed.
"Cough cough cough cough... Yan Sheng."
Kawakami Akio wanted to say something, but the excruciating pain in his abdomen caused him to vomit several more mouthfuls of blood. Iwakatsu glanced at him, then turned and went through the wooden door.
"Don't go anymore, it's... over."
Kawakami Akio stood there, stunned, his body covered in wounds and dust. He looked up and saw the red flames slowly fading.
Iwakatsu knew he shouldn't have intervened. He had only been looking at the situation of the Upper Moon in the original story when he saw Kawakami Akio standing in front of Sanada Kitano, and a scene suddenly flashed through his mind.
"Yan Sheng, don't worry, I'm really good."
Before he was the Moon Pillar, Katsumi Tsugikuni had gone on a mission with Akio Kawakami, and at the time he did not expect there to be so many demons on the scene.
At that moment, in order to save people, the two split up. Panting, Ji Guoyansheng severed the neck of the last demon, the ground littered with corpses beginning to dissipate.
At that time, Kokushiro Iwakatsu had just begun learning breathing techniques, but he couldn't activate the Crimson Blade no matter what he tried, which meant he couldn't fully learn the Sun Breathing technique. He couldn't withstand the power from the sun, which he couldn't accept, and he tried day and night for several days in a row.
"Yan Sheng, stop spacing out!"
The water waves brushed against his cheeks, slaying the demons that attacked from behind. He stood in front of Tsugikuni Iwakatsu, turning his head to look at him in the moonlight.
"Thanks."
"No need to thank me. You'll learn the breathing technique soon. I'll protect you until then."
Kawakami Akio said with a smile, jokingly bumping into Iwakatsu and making casual hand gestures.
Will I learn it quickly?
"Of course, you don't know, I see you've improved so fast, even those guys who have been studying for a long time are no match for you."
Jiguchi Iwakatsu blinked, his expression softening as he looked at the rambling Kawakami Akio and slightly curled the corners of his mouth.
"Thank you, Qiusheng."
Akio Kawakami was stunned, staring at that smile for a long time, unable to recover, until a hand waved in front of him.
"What's wrong?"
"It's okay. You should smile more often in the future. It looks much better than your usual aloofness."
"..."
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