Chapter 303

Shinobu drew her blade and slashed, splitting the hand ball that had been hurled at her in two.

The bisected hand ball instantly dissolved into ghostly energy and scattered.

"Two demons — Blood Demon Art demons, then…"

Shinobu gazed at the two demon silhouettes beyond the wall, her hand closing around the hilt of her Nichirin blade at her waist.

"Most likely sent by Muzan…"

Tamayo said softly.

Yushiro looked thoroughly irritated at this moment: "Lady Tamayo, I told you long ago not to get involved with the Demon Slayer Corps! The more people there are, the easier it is for my Blood Demon Art to show a flaw — and now look, our hiding place has been found by that Muzan fellow!"

Luo En took an unhurried sip of tea: "Calm down."

"Easy for you to say!"

Yushiro shot Luo En a furious glare: "It's all your fault things ended up like this! Lady Tamayo and I were living here just fine…"

"Yushiro!"

Tamayo's voice grew slightly heavier.

"You must not be rude to Mr. Luo En."

Yushiro clenched his teeth, balled his fists, his face written all over with defiance.

"It's fine."

Luo En pulled Nezuko to her feet, smiled at Tamayo and Yushiro before him, and said: "After tonight, you really can't stay here any longer, so if he wants to blame me, let him blame me."

Whoosh!

Another hand ball came whistling through the air with a piercing shriek, hurled into the house.

Shinobu tilted her head to dodge, her hand resting on the hilt of her Nichirin blade at her waist, her smiling little face carrying a trace of cold killing intent.

"It seems they're not planning to get along with us."

The hand ball slammed onto the floor, then began bouncing around inside the house, and as it was about to smash into Tamayo, Yushiro immediately shoved her aside.

"Lady Tamayo, look out!"

That ball hurtled toward his head.

Just as it looked about to smash his skull to pieces.

A hand reached out from midair, grabbing for that ball.

"Mr. Luo En!"

Tanjiro cried out in alarm — the destructive power of that ball had already been demonstrated, capable of shattering walls; if it were caught head-on by a human body of flesh and blood, that person would surely be smashed to pulp!

But the next scene made his eyes go wide.

He saw that terrifyingly powerful hand ball caught with effortless ease by that hand of flesh and blood.

Yushiro stared dumbly at Luo En, who was holding the hand ball in one hand before him.

"You…"

"Didn't I tell you? I'm invincible — everything that's happening now is well within my expectations."

Luo En said with a smile, his palm tightening slightly, crushing that hand ball outright.

Looking at the utterly composed Luo En, and at the hand ball that had dissolved into ghostly energy and scattered.

Tanjiro, Yushiro, Shinobu, and Tamayo were all somewhat stunned.

A body harder than a demon's… is that really a human physique?

"Oh?"

The Hand Ball Demon, seeing another ball hurled into the house vanish without a trace like a stone into the sea, furrowed his brow slightly.

The Arrow Demon beside him, eyes closed, smiled: "Need a hand?"

"Not yet — wait till I force them out first."

The Hand Ball Demon raised both hands, a hand ball appearing in each palm.

The two hand balls were hurled together toward the house with force.

Hearing that whistling shriek of rushing air once more.

Shinobu drew the slender Nichirin blade at her waist, about to act, but was stopped by Luo En.

"You don't need to step in."

Shinobu looked at him in confusion.

"They're just ordinary Blood Demon Art demons — no need for you to act."

Luo En looked at Tanjiro and Kanao before him: "You two go deal with them — let me see what your swordsmanship is like."

Tanjiro was stunned for a moment, then, after catching on, his eyes lit up and he nodded firmly at Luo En: "Yes!"

Kanao glanced at Shinobu; Shinobu thought for a moment, then gave her a nod.

Those two hand balls also smashed into the house.

Tanjiro and Kanao moved at the same instant.

"Water Breathing. First Form."

Water Surface Slash!

Flower Breathing, Second Form.

Honorable Shadow Plum.

Along with the water-blue slash Tanjiro's jet-black Nichirin blade carved out, and the arc-shaped slash like plum blossom petals that Kanao's peach-pink Nichirin blade carved out, those two hand balls were split apart.

Immediately after.

The two, channeling their Breathing Techniques, burst out of the house and charged toward the Hand Ball Demon and the Arrow Demon.

"Two Demon Slayer swordsmen?!"

GLOSSARY:

- Luo En

- Kage

- my lord

- Mr.

- Shinobu

- Tamayo

- Yushiro

- Muzan

- Tanjiro

- Nezuko

- Nichirin Blade

- Demon Slayer Corps

- Blood Demon Art

- Hand Ball Demon

- Arrow Demon

- Water Breathing

- Flower Breathing

- First Form

- Water Surface Slash

- Second Form

- Honorable Shadow Plum

The Handball Demon froze.

The Arrowhead Demon raised his hand; an eyeball in his palm rolled about.

"In short, we just have to kill them all, right?"

A savage grin split the Handball Demon's mouth. "Fair point."

Luo En, Shinobu Kocho, Tamayo, and the others also walked through the hole smashed in the wall and into the courtyard.

They watched the battle between the two humans and the two demons.

Having reached the Full Concentration level of Breathing Techniques, Kanao had little trouble dealing with the Handball Demon; her movements were nimble and light, dodging every handball that came at her.

Tanjiro, on the other hand, fighting the Arrowhead Demon, was completely on the back foot, his body being flung about by the demon's arrows.

Shinobu Kocho frowned slightly. "Can't he see them? Those arrows."

"Seems he hasn't noticed yet."

Luo En said with a smile.

"Honestly! That idiot!"

Yushiro said irritably.

"No choice."

He pinched his fingertips together, and a talisman appeared between them.

"Kid, I'm lending you my sight—give that guy a proper beating!"

"Eh?"

Before Tanjiro could react, a talisman had already drifted to his brow.

In an instant, the situation around him became crystal clear; those bizarre arrows invisible to the naked eye were now sharply visible before Tanjiro's eyes.

"I can see them! I see now!"

A flash of delight crossed Tanjiro's eyes.

As he watched those arrows rushing toward him—

His gaze sharpened; he dodged at once, and at the same time launched a sword technique, attacking.

"Mm…"

Luo En rubbed his chin with his left hand, watching the battle in the courtyard, his right hand resting on top of Nezuko's head beside him, muttering to himself:

"The little girl's Flower Breathing has reached the Full Concentration level; Tanjiro's Water Breathing is around sixty percent or so…"

"Physically, Tanjiro has the edge, but in actual combat he probably isn't a match for the little girl—his real battle experience still isn't enough."

Shinobu Kocho, listening to his words beside him, felt a tremor within.

Just by watching, he can see to this extent?!

Just how much does this guy… actually know about Breathing Techniques?