They wanted to draw their swords, but their fingers wouldn't obey, twitching like frozen chicken claws.
They wanted to shout a challenge, but their throats felt filled with scalding sand, only able to produce a wheezing "he-he" sound.
The calves of the two guards began to cramp uncontrollably.
Fear was like a venomous snake, coiling around their hearts and biting hard!
The heartbeat that had silenced all of Inazuma that morning now loomed over the Tenryou Commission like a physical shadow.
Thud!
The guard on the left felt his knees go weak. Unable to support himself any longer, he fell straight to his knees. A large patch of his crotch became wet, and a pale yellow liquid flowed down his leg armor, spreading into a dark stain on the ground.
Thud!
The guard on the right followed suit, his face as pale as paper, teeth chattering, and his crotch area also quickly became soaked.
The two of them, as if their spines had been removed, slumped on their knees on either side of the estate gate, their heads buried deep, without even the courage to steal a glance.
Aside from the faint smell of urine, there was only dead silence in the air.
Arataki Itto saw this and almost couldn't stop himself from laughing out loud. He quickly covered his mouth with his hand, his shoulders shaking.
Kuki Shinobu turned her face away, finding it a bit disgusting.
Paimon poked her head out from behind Lumine, pointing her small finger at the two guards and whispering in surprise, "Wow! They're grown-ups, and they still wet their pants!"
Lumine quickly pushed her head back. "Don't look, you'll get sties in your eyes."
King didn't stop, not even looking at these two "obstacles" at the door, and stepped directly onto the stairs of the Tenryou Commission.
Hiiragi Sarutobi took a deep breath and shouted as loudly as possible: "The Guardian of Fontaine, Lord King has arrived."
As his voice fell, a flurry of panicked footsteps, the clatter of objects, and suppressed gasps rang out inside the estate.
No one dared to come out to stop them.
The main gate was wide open.
They crossed the front courtyard and reached the main hall.
Having received the news, Kujou Kamaji had already rushed out in a panic to meet them.
This new head of the Kujou family wore elegant robes symbolizing his status. He had a refined face, even possessing a scholarly air, but at this moment his face was pale, his eyes were frantic, and his forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat.
He had clearly heard about what happened at the Kanjou Commission.
And he knew why this god of death had come.
"I, I am Kujou Kamaji, the current head of the Tenryou Commission. Greetings to Lord King."
Kujou Kamaji tried to remain calm as he bowed deeply, but his voice carried an unmistakable tremor.
"I do not know what instructions Your Lordship has for us upon your grand arrival?"
"If there is anything the Tenryou Commission needs to cooperate with, I will certainly..."
King didn't wait for him to finish.
He simply raised his right hand casually as he passed by Kujou Kamaji.
And then... SLAP!!!"
A heavy slap.
Kujou Kamaji didn't even have time to react. He was like a man hit head-on by a stampeding wild yak, turning into a blurry afterimage as he was sent flying!
Boom! Crack! Crash—!"
He smashed through two paper sliding doors in succession, his head becoming heavily embedded in the wall, with only his lower body left exposed.
On the wall, spiderweb-like cracks spread out from his body as the center.
Kujou Kamaji's eyes rolled back, blood seeped from his nose and mouth, his fine robes were tattered, and he was completely knocked unconscious.
It was truly a swift and decisive slap to the face.
The courtyard fell into a dead silence.
All the Tenryou Commission Officials and samurai who were peeking or observing from the shadows were like chickens with their necks squeezed, unable to make a single sound.
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