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

Chapter 285 Is this an action a human could perform?

A layer of ice, neither too thin nor too thick, had formed on the ground and adhered to their calves, fixing them in place.

Tanjiro was certain that there was absolutely no ice on the ground before they rushed up.

Was that later?

The moment they rushed forward, in a time none of them even realized it, considering their speed, it probably happened in an instant.

As for the principle behind it, it's probably those blood streaks floating in mid-air.

They ignored it.

I never expected it to have this effect, even though I didn't feel any coldness on the blood vessels.

Tanjiro ran through the thoughts in his mind, but his body was not idle. His subconscious reaction made him reach his hands to the ground, trying to support his body which was about to fall uncontrollably to the ground.

At the same time, he secretly exerted force with his legs, trying to break free of the ice blocks on them.

"Hey, eh, eh~"

The ice clinging to his legs was unexpectedly difficult to break free from. Tanjiro couldn't pull his legs out all at once and ended up awkwardly standing on the ground, as if he were doing a plank.

Others have had similar experiences to him.

"Eh~"

Genya Shinazugawa, Shinobu Kocho, and Kanao all subconsciously made the same movements as Tanjiro.

The result was that he ended up doing a plank with his hands on the ground, looking extremely embarrassed, and ended up sticking his hands to the ice, unable to break free.

Seeing Shinobu's rosy cheeks, Ikuko couldn't resist teasing her, so she squatted down, feigning ignorance, and asked, "Eh? What are you doing?"

Has progressed to the point where push-ups are a common exercise?

Yuko smiled and tugged at Shinobu's cheek.

Very soft.

Because her hands were stuck to the ice, Shinobu could only look at her with a speechless and resentful gaze.

Compared to Shinobu Kocho's refined demeanor, Genya Shinazugawa found it even more unbearable to see her in such a shameful state.

Because he had already been through it once.

"You woman, you did this on purpose, didn't you!" Shinazugawa Genya raised his head and cursed, "I knew it!"

Because his hands and feet are fixed to the ice, his head-raising movements cause his body and hips to move, which looks quite comical.

"Pfft~" Yuko, worried that she wouldn't be able to hold back, quickly turned her head away.

Shinazugawa Genya's face contorted with suppressed laughter: "What are you laughing at?! Do I look funny right now?!"

Yuko suppressed a laugh: "No, no, I think it's fine."

Kanao tugged at her hands, but they remained stuck to the ice and didn't move. She didn't really care about feeling ashamed.

Unable to break free from the ice, Kanao turned to Tanjiro, hoping to find a solution, only to see Tanjiro staring intently at the ice.

Immediately afterward, to Kanao's astonishment, Tanjiro actually managed to lift his hand off the ice, tearing the skin and flesh of his palm open and leaving some scarlet flesh hanging on the ice.

Immediately, Tanjiro, whose palms were covered in blood and gore, picked up his Nichirin Blade and shattered the ice on his legs, letting out a sigh of relief.

If the ice was as solid as those blood streaks, he would really be helpless; fortunately, it wasn't.

The crowd stared in surprise at his hand, which was gripping the Nichirin Blade tightly and dripping blood.

It's just training, is it really necessary?

Yuko could feel a tearing pain in her palm.

But then, Shinobu Kocho forcefully broke free of Yuuko's hand and, taking advantage of her distraction, grabbed her pale wrist with her bloodied and mangled hand.

Shinobu Kocho looked up, revealing a bright smile: "Gotcha, huh~ Yuuko~"

Yuko paused for a moment, then said, "Even if you say that, Shinobu still can't fight..."

Before she could finish speaking, she heard the sound of ice shattering. Her eyes shifted to look behind Shinobu Kocho, where several figures had already surrounded her.

Yu Zi's back hair seems to have gone a bit too far.

At the critical moment, her pupils contracted slightly, and a clear field appeared in her eyes.

She saw everything the three of them did.

Yuko swiftly bent down to dodge Kanao's horizontal slash, then with an extremely slight adjustment, she shifted her body to avoid Genya's wide-ranging New Year's greeting sword technique after dodging Kanao's attack.

Finally, with one hand held by Shinobu Kocho, she used her legs to propel herself up and flip over, causing Tanjiro's horizontal slash to graz the clothes around Ikuko's waist.

"What……?"

Before the crowd could fully retract their chopping motions, they stared in shock at Yuko, whose body was soaring into the air.

Tanjiro gritted his teeth, wanting to go forward and finish off the enemy, but unexpectedly, Ikuko tricked him and kicked him as she flew, sweeping Kanao, who was next to him, away as well.

Yuko's body spun 360 degrees in mid-air, and her wrist, which was being held by Shinobu Kocho, was bent and flipped over. If it was done a few more times, it would become a twisted rope.

Yuko smiled and said, "Bear it? Can you let go now?"

Butterfly, stunned, let go of his hand.

Yuko's actions just now gave Shinobu a chill down her spine.

Is that really an action that a human could perform?

Ah, Yuko is a ghost.

Even for a ghost, this movement is extremely difficult.

Even with the so-called transparent domain.

The body's adjustments were almost entirely at their limits, with no room for redundancy.

When she grabbed Yuko's wrist, she was confident that she could make Yuko suffer.

Unimaginable actions...

With this Blood Demon Art unlike anything he's used to, he might actually be able to fight Muzan...

Shinazugawa Genya asked blankly, "Why can't I do it?"

Yu Zi looked at her in confusion: "What? You can't?"

"This and that." Shinazugawa Genya pointed to the ice on the ground and the bloodline wandering in the distance with a straightforward expression.

Yu Zi shrugged: "How should I know? I've already served you the food. I can't possibly feed you spoonful by spoonful, can I?"

What she said makes a lot of sense.

Genya Shinazugawa was left speechless by the rebuttal.

He could feel a strong power within him, but apart from the direct feeling of strength and speed, he didn't have the ability to directly use the Blood Demon Arts by devouring the flesh and blood of other evil spirits like he did.

It felt like holding a pair of kings and having them suffocated in your hands.

I can't muster any strength.

Seeing Genya Shinazugawa's aggrieved expression, Ikuko seemed to understand something.

With a somewhat unfocused look in his eyes, he said, "I think I forgot to give you the necessary permissions."

"Huh?" Shinazugawa Genya's face was blank.

The next moment, he understood what Yuko meant.

Yuko unlocked her powers and permissions for him through the hair that was parasitizing his body.

Shinazugawa Genya suddenly understood. He opened his mouth, looked at Yuko, and was speechless.

He was certain that this woman was playing him.