Chapter 106: Wife-pampering Zero is online again

"Mr. Haganezuka, hurry and leave with me!"

Tecchin Tecchikawahara gripped the kitchen knife in his hand, vigilantly guarding beside Haganezuka Hotaru.

His expression was grave, his muscles tense, ready at any moment to deal with the danger that might come.

Just now, the sound of the urgent alarm bell was like tearing through the night sky, making his heart beat faster.

He knew this meant that evil demons were about to attack.

The atmosphere around them was filled with tension, as if even the air had frozen.

Tecchin Tecchikawahara did not dare to be the slightest bit slack; he knew the cruelty and cunning of evil demons.

He stared tightly at everything around him, not letting go of even the slightest movement.

Time passed second by second, and Tecchin Tecchikawahara's nerves became increasingly tense.

But Haganezuka Hotaru was completely lost in his own world, holding the blade, his heart without distractions, his eyes only on the sword he was polishing.

His gaze was firm, his breathing steady and deep, and every breath seemed to resonate with the blade.

In his eyes, this sword was no longer a tool, but a work of art, a part of his life.

He slowly polished the blade, every stroke seeming to inject a soul into it.

His movements were gentle and delicate, as if he were caring for an infant.

It was as if he were in a place where no one else existed, his mind and body as one, and nothing in the world could disturb him in the slightest.

"Iron is good iron, the sword is a good sword! Such exquisite technique, it's truly fantastic!"

"Who on earth is the swordsmith? To forge such a good sword! Yet not carve his own name, leaving only this one character?!"

"No, I understand, I understand...!!"

Haganezuka Hotaru muttered to himself, polishing the sword on his own, his gaze focused, as if everything outside had nothing to do with him.

Tecchin Tecchikawahara on the side tried to persuade him to leave with him quickly, but he ignored him completely, as if the whole world only had him and the sword in his hand.

"The reason for forging such a good sword but not carving a name is... this one character, it is the only belief he poured into forging this sword! He forged this sword for this one purpose only!"

Recasting this sword, without carving its name, only the character 【Fate】, this character is his only belief in forging the sword, and the sword was made for this one purpose.

This was what Haganezuka Hotaru thought in his heart.

Thus, the polishing movements in his hands could not help but accelerate.

Bang!

A loud noise landed outside the workshop door.

Tecchin Tecchikawahara thought it was an evil demon attacking and rushed to the door with his kitchen knife to check the situation.

He did not expect the person who came was not an evil demon, but Tokito Muichiro.

Because he was Tokito Muichiro's new swordsmith, he naturally recognized him.

"Lord Tokito!"

"You recognize me?" Tokito Muichiro patted the dust off his body and asked.

"I am Tecchin Tecchikawahara, your swordsmith!"

"Is that so... in that case, where is my sword?"

"Please wait a moment, I'll go get it."

Immediately, Tecchin Tecchikawahara took out a new sword from the workshop and handed it to Tokito Muichiro.

Tokito Muichiro took the new sword, and it was just as handy as before.

The tsuba was in the shape of a swastika, and the scabbard was black.

He drew the Nichirin Sword from the scabbard, and the blade shone with a pale blue light.

"Thank you for making this sword for me, Mr. Tecchin."

"No, that's not it, I just followed the records left by your first swordsmith to forge this sword."

"Yes, it was Mr. Tetsuido who first helped me forge swords..."

Looking at the brand-new Nichirin Sword in his hand, he seemed to fall into some kind of memory...

An old man over sixty years old, holding a pipe gun, sat on top of a giant rock, looking at Tokito Muichiro with a face full of worry.

He was Tokito Muichiro's first swordsmith, named Tetsuido.

Unfortunately, he passed away due to heart disease...

"I'm very worried about you, kid, I don't know who can understand you? How flustered you are, how overwhelmed you are, how uneasy you are because you can't remember things..."

"I've seen the swords you've used, and I want to shed tears; you've worked so hard, who can understand you..."

"This old man's life is not long, and at my age, I don't have many worries, but the only thing I can't let go of is you..."

Tokito Muichiro recalled the words his former swordsmith had said, and his heart was filled with emotion and nostalgia.

"Mr. Tetsuido, I'm sorry, I made you worry..." Tokito Muichiro thought to himself.

"I'm going to exterminate evil demons, you all should be more careful."

"I understand, Lord Tokito!"

Immediately, Tokito Muichiro carried his Nichirin Sword and quickly rushed toward Tanjiro's side.

"I was blown too far away, I've already wasted too much time, I must hurry back!"

On the way, he happened to meet Mitsuri who was rushing over.

"Mr. Tokito!"

"Mitsuri? You're here too?"

"Yes, I received the notification from the Kasugai Crow, I didn't expect the area I'm responsible for to be so close to the Swordsmith Village!"

"I see."

The two ran without stopping, rushing together toward the Upper Rank Four.

Boom!

The tin staff in Sekido's hand released lightning again.

Tanjiro and Shinazugawa Genya had no choice but to jump away from their spot quickly!

"Let me blow you away again! Hahahaha!"

Whoosh!

Karaku fanned his fan, and a wild wind struck, blowing the two away!

Seeing this, Tanjiro grabbed Shinazugawa Genya with one hand and stuck his Nichirin Sword into the ground with the other, holding on tightly to prevent being blown away.

"Damn it! There's no chance at all! If this continues, Genya and I will die! Must find a way quickly!"

"The smell of sulfur in the air is too thick, I can't smell the scent of the fifth evil demon! Must find a way quickly!"

Tanjiro quickly thought of a countermeasure.

However, it was precisely because of this gale that the sulfur smell of the surrounding hot springs was blown away, allowing Tanjiro to smell the scent of another evil demon.

"This is... right, because of Karaku's Blood Demon Art, the sulfur smell was blown away, so..."

When the gale ended, Tanjiro dropped Shinazugawa Genya and charged toward the four clones.

Breath of the Sun, Eleventh Form: Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance!

He used the Breath of the Sun again, and in less than the blink of an eye, he beheaded the four clones.

Immediately, he shouted at Shinazugawa Genya: "Genya, go straight in the northeast direction, the fifth evil demon is there! I'll hold them off, you hurry!"

"But..."

"Don't you want to become a Pillar?! I believe in you, leave this to me!"

After hearing this, Shinazugawa Genya thought for a moment and turned around without hesitation to search for the fifth evil demon.

And Tanjiro held his Nichirin Sword, staring at the four clones.

He understood very well that no matter how he cut off their necks, they would not disappear.

So he resorted to this desperate measure.

He didn't know how long he could hold on, but every second counted!

He had to buy more time for Shinazugawa Genya.

"Oh no!"

Tanjiro felt that something was wrong with his body; clearly, the side effects of the Breath of the Sun were starting to take effect.

His lungs felt like they were being burned, and his body temperature was rising.

"What to do? What on earth should I do? If the side effects of the Breath of the Sun take effect at this time, then..."

"But, the power of the Breath of Water isn't enough, and I can't endure the Breath of the Sun for a long time..."

Just as Tanjiro was thinking, a memory flashed through his mind.

He remembered a piece of information that Big Brother Zero had once given him, which recorded the method of "Combined Breathing Technique."

He thought that if he combined the Breath of Water and the Breath of the Sun, would he be able to hold on longer?

In this way, the power would be stronger than the Breath of Water, and the duration would be longer than the Breath of the Sun!?

Thus, just as Tanjiro was preparing to use this method, an accident occurred.

Sekido controlled the headless body, using the tin staff to release a lightning attack even denser than before.

Tanjiro didn't have time to react before he was hit, his body paralyzed by the lightning, unable to move.

Seizing this opportunity, Sekido reattached his head and quickly ran to the other three clones, absorbing them in less than the blink of an eye.

And he himself began to undergo a new change, turning into a new young demon with thunder god drums on his back.

He spat out two "S"-shaped drumsticks from his palms.

Upper Rank Four—Zohakuten!

Seeing this scene, Tanjiro was incomparably shocked!

Absorbing the other three evil demons, they had merged!

An even more powerful sense of oppression descended upon Tanjiro.

One could see Zohakuten striking the thunder god drums on his back once, and dozens of wooden dragons surged from underground, one of which charged toward Shinazugawa Genya's side.

"Genya, watch out!"

Shinazugawa Genya turned around and saw a wooden dragon charging toward him, rolling to the side to dodge the attack.

That wooden dragon seemed to have bitten something and retreated, returning to Zohakuten's side.

Only then did Tanjiro see clearly what it was.

It was an evil demon only the size of a fist, and this evil demon was the old man he had first seen in the room.

"How did it become so small?!" Tanjiro was very puzzled in his heart!

"Despicable and shameless, bullying the weak!" Zohakuten said.

Subsequently, he struck the thunder god drums on his back once, and Hantengu was surrounded by tree trunks and dived underground to protect himself.

Afterward, he struck the thunder god drums twice with the drumsticks simultaneously, launching all the wooden dragons to attack Tanjiro and Shinazugawa Genya.

Blood Demon Art: Infinite Karma Tree!

Countless huge wooden dragons tumbled against each other, sweeping away everything, and the range was constantly expanding.

Tanjiro felt that this time, he was done for!

There was simply no way to dodge this!

Shinazugawa Genya not far away had the same thought.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!...

Bang! Bang! Bang!...

Suddenly, many missiles flew in from the sky, blowing all the tumbling wooden dragons into pieces.

The sudden impact of the explosion affected Tanjiro and Shinazugawa Genya, knocking them to the side.

But, the two were thus saved.

"Sorry, Tanjiro, Genya, I'm late, are you both alright?"

Zero appeared behind them, carrying a launcher.

"Big Brother Zero!!"

"Lord Pillar Zero!!"

"Next, leave it to me, you go find Hantengu's main body and behead it!"

Seeing this, the two understood that this was the only way.

"Yes, Big Brother Zero, you must be careful!"

"Yes, Lord Pillar Zero."

After the two left, Zero looked at Zohakuten.

"Long time no see, Zohakuten."

"It's you again! Despicable and shameless wretch!"

"Hehe, just a dead lick-dog, say whatever you want~ Besides, Muzan should be able to see me through you now, right? Tell him to wash his neck and wait for death!"

He released the 【Dark Alloy Cross Floating Cannon】, which hovered in mid-air, with the tail end aimed at Zohakuten, and activated the second-form machine gun mode.

The 【Destroyer Small Drones】 were also all released, flying in mid-air.

Not only that, Zero himself also took out the Gatling, his finger tightly hooked on the trigger, ready to go.

A symphony of guns and cannons, all fear stems from insufficient firepower!

Now, it was time for Zero's crazy firepower moment again!

"Zohakuten, enjoy this carnival of firepower!!" Hahahaha!!"

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat...

The cross floating cannon and the drones all locked onto Zohakuten, firepower fully open!

The long flames erupting from the gun barrels seemed to turn into fire snakes, wanting to swallow everything in front of them!

Zohakuten felt his scalp tingle; he was surrounded by Zero's weapons, and there was simply no way to escape!

Dong! Dong! Dong!...

Zohakuten raised the drumsticks in his hands, quickly striking the thunder god drums on his back, summoning countless huge wooden dragons from underground to protect himself!

Unexpectedly, the crazy firepower constantly swallowed the wooden dragons, shattering them!

Plus, the bullets from the 【Destroyer Small Drones】 would also cause explosions, and the wooden dragons would be blown into pieces!

No matter how many wooden dragons Zohakuten summoned, it was to no avail; in an instant, he would be swallowed by Zero's firepower!

Zohakuten, having no power to fight back, had become very impatient and irritable!

The bullets even penetrated the bodies of the wooden dragons, hitting his own body and making it look like a hornet's nest.

"If this continues, the main body will be found, must find a way to get rid of this damn demon hunter in front of me!"

But no matter from which direction Zohakuten observed, he would find that there was simply no way out.

On the other side, Mitsuri and Tokito Muichiro arrived at the scene and discovered that even if they had come, there was no need for them to take action.

Because the Upper Rank demon here was being suppressed and beaten by Zero.

Mitsuri, seeing Zero crazily suppressing the Upper Rank demon, shouted encouragement from behind him: "Zero, do your best!!"

Finally, Zero stopped the firepower sweep, which gave Zohakuten a chance to breathe.

Zohakuten saw a girl shouting encouragement there, as well as a black-haired boy on the side looking at him somewhat blankly, and became even more impatient and irritable.

"Shut up, you shrew!"

Shrew... shrew?!

Mitsuri wanted to cry; why did he call her a shrew?

Zero saw that Mitsuri seemed about to cry and comforted her: "Mitsuri, you and Muichiro go help Tanjiro and Genya exterminate Hantengu's main body, I will teach this dog a lesson for you!"

"Zero, I'm not a shrew..."

"In my heart, you are always you."

"Mm!" Mitsuri revealed a happy smile and went with Tokito Muichiro to help Tanjiro and the others.

Zero looked at Zohakuten, his eyes becoming increasingly cold, not hiding the killing intent on his body at all.

"Zohaku... ten!!!"

【Dark Alloy Mecha, activate】

Boom!

The mecha descended from mid-air behind Zero, and Zero entered the cockpit, starting to control the mecha.

"Zohakuten, I will make you wish you were dead!!"

Seeing this steel monster again, Zohakuten recalled the battle in the Infinity Castle, and his heart became even more fearful!

However, it was already too late.

Zero controlled the mecha to dash in front of Zohakuten and stomped down! ===== CHAPTER 107 =====