Anime/Manga: Bankai Starting with Demon Slayer

Repaying a debt of gratitude? Perhaps not.

But for Asuka, who was used to the wandering and deceit of Rukongai, and the cold plunder and beatings of the other world, the concern shown by the stern-faced old man when he brought him rice porridge was something he had never experienced before, and it was the most precious thing in his heart.

The anger of having one's treasure taken away, mixed with immense sorrow and a trace of guilt, overwhelmed the instinct to flee.

"Hehehe..." After a few strange laughs, the monster suddenly flipped down from the tree, splashing up a large cloud of snow mist.

"So what if it is? That old thing's flesh is so bland... not as chewy as your fresh little thing!"

"..."

The bird fell silent, and its trembling stopped.

He untied the sash around his neck, pulled the damaged longsword from his back to his front, raised it high, gripped the hilt tightly, and used his thin arm to pull open the scabbard!

Clang—!

A ray of light, not belonging to this world, shone from the blade, instantly illuminating the dark snow forest!

"What the hell..." A flicker of confusion crossed the monster's distorted features, as if it didn't understand what was happening, but it could sense that the brat's aura was somewhat different...

As the light faded, the scabbard in Asuka's hand disappeared, leaving only a rusty longsword, tightly gripped in his hand.

Upon seeing this, the monster burst into laughter, "Hahaha! I thought it was something special, but it turns out it's just a broken knife that it picked up from who-knows-where!"

"Kid, you can get hurt playing with adults' toys!"

With that, he suddenly leaped off the spot and charged towards the bird with a savage grin!

Asuka mustered her courage and stood still, gripping the broken sword that had come with her to this world, staring intently at the direction the monster was charging from!

"Go to hell, you brat! Remember to steal a good knife in your next life!"

scoff!

The sharp claws easily tore open the bird's thin cotton coat, and the dry straw stuffing inside burst open in the cold wind, flying everywhere with the splattering snowflakes.

Immediately following was a burning, stinging pain as if the skin on my chest had been ripped open.

“…!” Asuka grunted. Although he managed to dodge the claw thanks to his instincts honed over years of training with sticks, the enormous impact still caused him to stagger and nearly fall.

At the same time, he didn't let this opportunity slip by!

Oh!

Similarly, taking advantage of the monster's charging speed, Asuka gritted her teeth and slashed back, using her broken sword to slash a gash in the monster's body!

"Uh!"

Although the broken knife looked tattered, it was exceptionally sharp, and in just one exchange, it ripped open a huge, bloody gash in the monster's abdomen!

Dirty blood gushed out, and intense pain spread throughout the monster's body.

"Ouch!!!"

He was a demon, a man-eating demon! I've encountered many hunters and mountain people, and I've been injured by their sharp axes and short bows before, but I've never felt such pain!

This made him scream in pain, and he angrily reached for the bird again, but the bird used the momentum of the knife to roll on the ground and fall awkwardly into the thick snowdrift in front of him.

With his long sword planted firmly on the ground, Asuka trembled as he propped himself up, enduring the stinging pain in his chest where he felt the ice and snow mingling with his own, as he looked at the monster whose waist and abdomen he had ripped open.

The thing was pressing its twisted claws against the wound, staring at him with a ferocious expression.

"You brat! I'm going to tear you to pieces! Chew you bit by bit!"

As he roared, a scene that chilled the bird to the bone unfolded.

The gaping wound, now torn open, began to writhe in a bizarre way! The muscles along its edges resembled a swarm of maggots twisting together, desperately trying to huddle together and contract!

In just a few breaths, to the astonishment of the bird, the wound had healed!

The demon saw the horror in the bird's eyes, grinned, revealing its fangs, and let out a triumphant hiss. "Hehehe... How about that, kid? You think your piece of junk can kill me? Don't dream about it!"

With a ferocious grin, the demon charged again!

Now that he knew the sharpness of that broken knife, he no longer intended to toy with his prey, but instead planned to take advantage of the bird's shock and tear him to pieces!

Although Asuka was shocked by the scene and even felt frustrated that he could not win, he did not want to give up. He still had a gloomy face and dragged his broken sword to meet his opponent!

"act recklessly!"

The demon spread its arms, as thin as bamboo poles, as if wielding two enormous sickles, and slashed at the bird from the left and right!

Asuka lowered her body, trying to use her small size to dodge the attack, but she underestimated the extent of the demon's limbs' contortions and was caught out of her way!

scoff!scoff!

The demon's arm came crashing down as if it had been twisted alive, followed by two tearing sounds that made the bird feel excruciating pain! Even though he had dodged the first wave of the attack, the demon's claws still left two deep, bone-revealing wounds on his back!

A sharp pain shot through his body, and two jets of blood shot into the sky, splattering onto the demon's tongue as it licked its lips.

"Damn it!" Asuka's vision went black, and she almost fainted.

But he gritted his teeth and, using the momentum of falling forward, slashed his long sword down hard at the demon's left leg!

puff!

The blade cleaved through flesh and blood once more, this time even severing the demon's leg bone, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground!

"Ouch!! That damn brat!!"

After the bird fell, it didn't dare to catch its breath. It rolled and scrambled to its feet and ran forward desperately.

He turned his head away, his face extremely ugly.

In his gaze, the demon's leg, severed by the long sword, began to writhe and heal once more...

That was reckless... Is this something I can defeat?!

Chapter 3 Chew it up—Raccoon Steal!

In just a few seconds, the demon's legs were reconnected, and it stumbled to its feet.

His eyes widened in anger, and his blood-red pupils seemed about to drip blood!

Although as a demon, ordinary injuries cannot kill him. Even if his neck is cut open by a regular sword, he can struggle to grow back and become a complete body.

However, this recovery has its limits.

After each meal, the flesh and blood bring not only satisfaction and pleasure, but also a powerful sense of strength.

Repairing the body requires consuming the body's own blood and flesh energy.

He wasn't the kind of powerful demon that could frequently devour people, and he couldn't possibly be compared to the legendary Ghost Moon demons, as he had very little blood and flesh energy in his body.

The more times his limbs regenerate, the weaker he becomes, which affects his hunting efficiency. How could he not be furious!

That damn brat, he keeps causing me trouble!

The bird's repeated provocations seemed to ignite his ferocity, and he charged forward with no room for restraint! He slammed into the back of the bird, which was still fleeing in disarray, like a heavy cannon!

Boom!

A sweet taste rose in his throat, and his internal organs seemed to shift instantly. He spat out a mouthful of blood, and Feiniao felt as if his bones were about to fall apart!

He was blasted away and crashed heavily into the snow, his body carving a crimson trail through the snow beneath him.

The bird tried to get up, but then felt a sharp pain in its shoulder!

Pfft!

The demon had already reached him, and with its sharp claws, it pierced the bird's shoulder, impaling him!

"I told you, I'll tear you to pieces, bite by bite!" the demon sneered.

Feeling the dizzying sensations and hearing the ferocious laughter, the bird could feel blood gushing down its body, staining the snow.

I acted impulsively... all that talk of gratitude and obligation is laughable...

He helplessly felt the snowflakes hitting his face; time seemed to slow down at that moment...

Am I going to die?

Like those nameless corpses in Rukongai who died by the stinking ditch and turned into spirit particles?

Like those frozen passersby, their bodies gnawed clean by stray dogs?

Like... the old man, with his throat ripped open by a monster, lying dead in the cold snow with his eyes wide open...?

......No

Absolutely not!!

A violent, resentful, and furious voice suddenly exploded in Asuka's mind! It was more ferocious than any time she had fought for the moldy bread, and more insane than when she was surrounded and beaten, spitting blood and wildly throwing punches!

"How could I die here!"

"I want to live! I haven't settled my scores yet! I haven't killed the people I wanted to kill!"

"I will repay those humiliations a hundredfold to that bespectacled freak! I will make all those arrogant guys taste them!"

Feeling its prey writhing violently in its claws, the demon became intrigued again and mocked with amusement: "Oh dear, oh dear, why are you only scared now?"

"Yes, just like that, twist and struggle! Like a dying wild dog struggling!"

"Heh...heh..."

A faint hiss came from the bird's throat, like the low growl of a dying beast. The bird gripped the broken knife tighter and tighter, its nails digging into its flesh, and blood slowly flowed down the hilt.

"It's over, kid!"

The demon opened its gaping maw, grabbed the bird's body, and prepared to slowly savor it from head to toe.

"...Chew it up..."

"what?"

A low hissing sound rang in the demon's ear, causing him to pause in confusion for a second. Then he was surprised to find that the little devil had fallen from mid-air on its own.

Huh?

Before he could even react, he turned his head and saw that his hand had been... cut off!

"what--!!"

puff! !

Blood spurted out, and the demon let out an even more mournful roar than before!

Asuka mustered her last bit of strength from somewhere and suddenly cleaved through the demon's claws!

He rolled to the ground, half of a wriggling ghost claw still stuck in his body, but he was completely unaware of it. He simply took a lunge position and twisted his five fingers into claws, digging them hard into his broken knife, which was stained with filth and blood!

"Damn brat! I'll crush you!!"

The evil spirit gave up; he no longer intended to slowly savor this human who was as difficult to kill as a bedbug and always caused him trouble and injury!

To avoid further mishaps, although it was a bit of a shame, he decided to turn Asuka into mincemeat!

The sharp claws swooped down, this time aiming for the bird's crown! They were so fast that they left five blurry black afterimages in the air!

However, all of this appeared extremely slow to the bird at this moment.

I will live! No matter how ugly or pathetic I may be!

Even if the opponent is immortal, even if the opponent is a god! I will still bite off a piece of flesh from him!

A voice, originating from the depths of his soul, mixed with the strange trembling and buzzing of the long sword in his hand, like the first thunderclap at the dawn of creation, desperately squeezed out from between his blood-stained teeth:

"Chew it up and swallow it—Raccoon!"

Om-! !

The long sword in his hand suddenly burst out with a dazzling light that was impossible to look at the moment he uttered the name!

A surge of energy, a mixture of crimson and gray-iron, erupted forth, filled with a primal, violent, and ferocious aura of fury!

A completely new sense of power filled his body, as if the knife had become a part of him, an extra arm, a new body!

At that moment, he suddenly remembered that the long sword in his hand wasn't some broken blade, but rather the one the bespectacled strange man had shoved into his person, named [Qiang Jie Kang Nai Gan Tan].

The light instantly engulfed Asuka's sword-wielding arm and spread wildly along the blade!

The deadly claws that were reaching for him seemed to hit an invisible high wall the moment they touched the edge of the violent light, and could not advance even an inch further!

laugh--!!

The terrifying sound of burning flesh rang out, causing the monster's expression to change drastically. It quickly withdrew its claws in pain and staggered back several steps, increasing the distance between itself and the bird.