Chapter 75: Under direct sunlight, he will undoubtedly die!
Inside the inn, two beautiful figures were slowly ascending the stairs.
"Shinobu..."
Upon reaching the door of a room at the end of the second-floor corridor, Kanae stopped.
She turned around, looking at her younger sister with a gaze that was gentle yet carried a hint of pleading.
"What is it, Sister?"
Kocho Shinobu tilted her head slightly, her smile growing even brighter, her sweet voice sounding as if it could melt the ice of winter.
However, deep within her heart, where Kanae could not see, Kocho Shinobu's heart was beating at an extremely rapid pace.
Under the cover of her Haori, her fingers had habitually rested on the hilt of the nichirin sword at her waist.
Just thinking about the heinous demon that fed on humans hiding behind this door made the poisonous fire she had suppressed for countless days and nights feel as if it would burn her to ashes.
She desperately wanted to break down the door immediately and hack that demon who had bewitched her sister into minced meat.
Looking at her sister's smile, Kanae couldn't help but feel a subtle sting in her heart.
Ever since their parents were killed by demons, that hatred had clung to the two sisters like a festering wound.
"Shinobu, when we go in later, please be polite, okay?"
Kanae reached out and gently placed her hand over Kocho Shinobu's hand, which was resting on the sword hilt.
The warmth from her palm was so comforting, yet it made Kocho Shinobu feel an indescribable sense of sorrow.
Kanae's eyes were filled with pleading and sincerity: "I know this is hard to accept, and I know what you are thinking right now. But, Tatsu is truly different from other demons. I promise you, he is absolutely not the kind of evil demon that would kill the innocent indiscriminately. So, I'm begging you, Sister; after we go in, please don't act impulsively, and try to get to know him, okay? Just do it for me..."
Kocho Shinobu looked into her sister's expectant eyes, the curve of her lips not only failing to diminish but curving even higher.
She held Kanae's hand in return, her purple eyes flashing with an inscrutable light.
"Alright, Sister."
"Since you've said so, I will definitely be polite. After all, I am also very curious as to what kind of 'existence' could make you so concerned."
Kocho Shinobu's reply was flawless; her composure and elegance were textbook perfect.
However, only she knew that her heart was roaring madly at this moment.
Sister, oh Sister, what kind of spell has that demon cast on you?
Demons are demons; they are monsters that only know how to pillage and kill!
The kindness they feign is merely to find a better opportunity to bare their fangs!
It's okay, Sister, if you can't bring yourself to do it, I will do it for you.
Once I go in and confirm the location of that demon, I will use the fastest speed to make him understand what true hell is!
Kocho Shinobu's killing intent was perfectly hidden beneath her smile by her superb acting skills; it was a kind of gentleness unique to Kocho Shinobu, one laced with potent poison.
Hearing her sister's assurance, Kanae's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed, and a beautiful, relieved smile bloomed on her face.
"Thank you, Shinobu. I knew you would understand."
Kanae turned around, took a deep breath, and then slowly placed her hand on the doorknob.
"Click—" Accompanied by a slight crisp sound, the wooden door was slowly pushed open by Kanae.
The moment the door opened, a cold and stifling air rushed towards them.
Completely different from the bright morning outside, the room was so dark that it seemed as if even the light had been swallowed.
The heavy curtains were drawn tightly, not letting in a single ray of sunlight, and the entire room was permeated with a suffocating silence.
Kanae was clearly prepared for this darkness.
As soon as she stepped into the room, she skillfully reached out and groped along the wall, and with a "pop" sound, the incandescent light in the room was turned on.
The dim and weak light instantly dispelled the darkness in the room, revealing the scene inside to the two of them.
Kanae carried the paper bag containing the steaming hot ramen, walked to the low table in the center of the room, and carefully set it down.
However, Kocho Shinobu, who had followed her into the room, felt the temperature in her eyes drop to freezing point the moment she stepped over the threshold, even though the gentle smile on her face remained unchanged.
Kocho Shinobu scanned the room.
The room was not large, and the furnishings were very simple.
A low table, a few cushions, and two tatami mats spread in the corner.
And on that tatami mat, a figure was sitting upright.
It was a very young-looking man with delicate features, breathing steadily, and his body did not even emit the nauseating bloodthirstiness common to ordinary demons.
He had his eyes closed, as if he were resting.
Kocho Shinobu's gaze lingered on Tatsu for less than half a second before quickly moving away to continue examining the structure of the room.
Her gaze quickly locked onto one side of the room.
It was the only window in the room.
The window was tightly blocked by heavy curtains, and furthermore, the gaps in the window had even been carefully stuffed with cloth strips, clearly to prevent even a single ray of sunlight from leaking in.
Kocho Shinobu's brain began to operate at high speed in an instant.
A demon's weakness is sunlight.
This room has only one window, and it is morning outside, so the sunlight is very abundant.
As long as I can break that window and pull down the curtains, the sunlight will instantly flood the entire room.
This room is very small, and that demon has no blind spots to hide in.
Under direct sunlight, he will undoubtedly die!
This is even more direct and fatal than using wisteria poison, and... it won't give Sister time to stop me!
The moment the plan formed in her mind, Kocho Shinobu's body had already reacted.
Without any hesitation, without any warning, the smile on Kocho Shinobu's face vanished instantly.
"Clang—" Accompanied by a crisp and sharp sound of a blade, the nichirin sword, with its unique blade that only had an edge at the tip, was instantly drawn by Kocho Shinobu.
"Insect Breathing, Butterfly Dance: Caprice!"
Kocho Shinobu whispered in her heart, and her petite body erupted with an extremely terrifying explosive power in an instant.
Her legs stomped hard on the ground, and she shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, turning into a purple afterimage, heading straight for the tightly closed window!
One strike!
Just one strike to completely tear apart this barrier blocking the sunlight!
Let this filthy demon turn to ashes under the grace of the sun!
Kocho Shinobu's eyes flashed with madness and pleasure; she seemed to have already seen the scene of this demon wailing in pain under the sunlight and finally turning to ashes.
Die! Filthy monster!
Stay away from my sister!
Everything happened too fast.
Kanae, who was tidying up the ramen at the table, turned her head abruptly the moment she heard the sound of the blade being drawn, her pupils suddenly shrinking; what met her eyes was the back of Kocho Shinobu rushing toward the window.
Kanae's extremely high combat awareness made her understand her sister's intention in an instant.
Shinobu had no intention of communicating with Tatsu at all; she had made up her mind to kill him from the very beginning.
And in the most direct, most cruel way—by letting in the sunlight!
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