"I am the God of Flamboyance who masters festivals!"
Uzui Tengen roared, flipping his hands. The cold light of his kunai was threatening: "Watch me flamboyantly finish you off!"
"Tengen-sama, be careful!"
The voice of the woman named Suma carried a sobbing tone.
"It regenerated again!"
Makio protected Suma as they retreated.
Hinatsuru pursed her lips tightly, holding several hidden weapons in her hand, looking for an opening to throw.
The demon hissed and roared, its giant claws covered in barbs slapping down viciously with a foul wind!
Uzui Tengen turned sideways, his kunai blocking the strike with a clang.
Clang!
The immense force caused the ground beneath Uzui Tengen's feet to crack instantly.
He grunted, the muscles on his arms bulging, actually forcibly withstanding this heavy blow!
While retreating, he threw hidden weapons frequently, piercing the demon's neck vitals, but the opponent pulled them out provocatively.
"Damn it! Can't this monster die?!"
Uzui Tengen gritted his teeth, shock and anxiety about the unknown appearing in his eyes.
A ninja's main task was assassination!
Uzui Tengen's skills were excellent, having completed many missions in the clan.
But even so, he had never encountered a monster that could heal rapidly and seemed to possess an immortal body!
"Flamboyantly retreat! Quick!"
He shouted again, ready to fight to the death to buy time for his wives to escape.
Just as the demon opened its bloody maw to pounce, a bolt of lightning cut through the darkness!
"Thunder Breathing · First Form · Thunderclap and Flash!"
A cold voice erupted in the forest!
Rumble!
Uzui Tengen only felt a blur before his eyes, and a figure wrapped in lightning flashed past him!
Shing!
There was no earth-shattering collision, only a soft sound like cutting paper.
The demon's movements froze abruptly.
Its eyeballs rolled downwards, seemingly wanting to see what happened.
The next second, an extremely thin line of blood appeared on its neck and expanded rapidly.
Pfft!
The hideous head flew up! Blood sprayed wildly!
The headless body crashed to the ground and rapidly disintegrated, turning into ash.
[Slayed Mid-tier Evil Demon. Gained 1 year of lifespan. Current remaining lifespan: 5 years, 338 days.]
Ryosuke ignored the dead demon behind him and sheathed his jade-white blade.
Uzui Tengen looked at the person in front of him, his eyes lighting up suddenly!
Flamboyant!
Thunder Breathing · First Form · Thunderclap and Flash?!
What a flamboyant sword move! What a flamboyant name! What a flamboyant blade!
Just this face... is a bit lacking.
"Waaah!!!"
Suma: (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)
With a cry, Suma threw herself at Uzui Tengen.
"Tengen-sama! It's so good that you didn't die!"
Bang!
Makio punched Suma on the head from the side.
"Suma! Don't talk nonsense! How could Tengen-sama die!"
"Alright, alright..."
Watching the two arguing, Hinatsuru gently intervened from the side.
"You..."
Uzui Tengen looked at Ryosuke and stepped forward quietly.
"May I ask, brother, what exactly was that thing? Why couldn't it be killed by hacking? And what did you use... at the end?"
Ryosuke sized up the group, feeling emotional for a moment.
White-haired guys are all handsome, and Uzui Tengen is no exception.
Although he was about the same age as Ryosuke, he was a full head taller.
A height of 1.9 meters plus a body full of ripped muscles.
Tsk!
Impeccable in the looks department!
When reading the manga at first, Ryosuke also frowned.
After all, the last muscle-bound ninja was my Guy-sensei (Might Guy), the man who almost kicked out the series finale.
But this Uzui Tengen opened his mouth with "flamboyant" and closed it with "flamboyant," acting unreasonable like a terminal chuunibyou.
But later when he chopped up Upper Moon Six, Ryosuke couldn't help but jump out of his blankets in the middle of the night shouting.
My musical score is complete!
Furthermore...
"Makio, what are you doing! I was just worried about Tengen-sama!"
Suma bumped into people with her "ball."
Mhm—
The "ball" is bigger than her head.
Makio pinched her cheek from the side, her face full of arrogance.
"But you're noisy! So noisy!"
Mhm—
Legs longer than life.
"..."
Hinatsuru ignored the two and bandaged Uzui Tengen's wounds.
Sigh—
Don't envy mandarin ducks, don't envy immortals, I envy the Sound Hashira every single day.
My Flamboyant Brother has skills! Skills in every aspect!
Virtuous wife Hinatsuru, airhead big-boobed Suma, gap-moe gyaru Makio...
One man battling three heroes!
Emotional sigh over, Ryosuke began to explain.
"Demons, monsters that feed on human flesh. Ordinary weapons cannot truly kill them. Only by severing their heads with a specially made Nichirin Sword, or letting them be scorched by sunlight, will they burn to ash."
"Demons... Nichirin Sword..."
Uzui Tengen chewed on these two words, his eyes flickering violently.
The reason he fled the clan was that he didn't want to become an emotionless killing machine.
The person in front of him obviously belonged to an organization dedicated to dealing with such monsters and protecting the world!
Interest ignited in his heart like wildfire.
This powerful strength, this way of living by fighting against unknown terrors...
Seemed more in line with his philosophy of pursuing flamboyance than the ordinary life he had envisioned after fleeing the clan!
Ryosuke saw the fervor in Uzui Tengen's eyes clearly and understood in his heart.
In the original work, he was "talk-no-jutsu'd" by Kagaya, received recognition, untied the knot in his heart, and voluntarily joined the Demon Slayer Corps.
And the Sound Breathing used by Uzui Tengen later was also derived from Thunder Breathing.
Although generally, it had nothing to do with Thunder Breathing.
This guy was purely a stats monster, with great strength and speed.
Being able to tangle with a Mid-tier Evil Demon for so long without a Breathing Style or Nichirin Sword, his physical fitness and combat experience were truly no joke.
It should be known that he was the man who could dodge Tanzi... Tanjiro's invincible headbutt in the original work!
Ryosuke spoke up proactively, breaking the silence.
"Looking at you guys, it seems you don't have a place to stay yet."
He pointed in the direction of Momoyama: "If you have nowhere to go, you can follow me back to Momoyama first. That is where my sect is located; at least I can guarantee safety from demons."
Uzui Tengen didn't answer immediately, looking back at his three wives.
At critical moments, only Hinatsuru could make decisions, and she nodded slightly to him.
Uzui Tengen sighed long.
The horror of that demon just now and Ryosuke's unfathomable strength made him realize that the outside world was far more dangerous and vast than the internal strife of the ninja clan.
Wandering blindly with his wives was definitely not a wise move.
"Momoyama..."
Uzui Tengen repeated it once, his silver hair fluttering slightly in the wind. "Sounds like a flamboyant enough place! Good! Then we will impose on you!"
He stepped forward briskly to introduce: "I am Uzui Tengen. These three are my wives: Hinatsuru, Makio, Suma."
"Yasui Ryosuke."
Ryosuke gave his name, said no more, and turned to lead the way.
Went out for a trip and came back with four extra people.
Momoyama was going to be lively again.
Ryosuke smiled wryly. Sunlight spilled through the gaps in the leaves, illuminating the way home.
The outline of the peach forest also became clearer in his vision.
...
Jigoro, who had just woken up, hadn't reacted yet when he saw Ryosuke coming back leading four people.
"Grand..."
As soon as Ryosuke spoke, he saw a figure flash instantly, and Jigoro almost pasted himself onto Ryosuke.
Ryosuke was startled and stumbled back a step.
"No, Grandpa, you..."
Jigoro didn't care at all about Ryosuke mastering Constant. Looking at Hinatsuru and the other two behind him, his beard grinned, revealing a smile.
"Good boy! You finally got enlightened! Actually brought back three at once!"