Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 329 I'm the fairest person; an eye for an eye.

Back then, Yuanzao was far more vicious than he is now; he was practically the local tyrant of this North Street.

He kept a pack of ruthless thugs under his command, controlling the distribution of the extremely scarce food and water in this area.

He forced orphaned children like Fei Niao to steal and rob, and to plunder valuables from corpses in more upscale neighborhoods.

If the children bring back what they want as requested, they might receive a small piece of konpeito as a reward.

But what if you return empty-handed, or get discovered and beaten half to death while escaping...?

What awaits them is Genzo's merciless, thick, barbed wooden club.

The bird's wounds had already healed.

But to this day, he still harbors several deep-seated wounds from his childhood.

However, this is not the only reason why Asuka insisted on finding him.

Kenta was the first friend Asuka made in Rukongai.

He was a skinny boy who was missing a front tooth.

In that winter when even breathing felt cold, Kenta used his small, thin body to shield Asuka from the wind.

When Asuka was on the verge of death from hunger, Kenta risked being beaten to death to steal half a sweet potato from the boss's kitchen and fed it to Asuka bite by bite.

Kenta has no spiritual power, so he can't feel hunger. He stole the sweet potato solely to save Asuka's life.

Even the coldest of wild dogs would feel this gratitude in their hearts.

"Eat, bird... Eat it, and we can live together."

Kenta's squinty smile was the first ray of sunshine that Asuka felt in the Dog-diao area.

However, Genzo eventually discovered the truth about the half sweet potato.

The bird will never forget that day.

Gray snow was falling from the sky.

Genzo grabbed Kenta by the hair and dragged him into the muddy puddle.

"You dare hide food right under my nose? You little beast, you're asking for death!"

The thick wooden stick pounded on Kenta's thin body again and again.

The sound of bones cracking, Kenta's faint groans, and Genzo's cruel, maniacal laughter...

He can still remember it.

Looking at the terrified Genzo, Asuka showed no elation or satisfaction at having avenged her great enemy.

His eyes held only an extremely cold calm, as if he were looking at a pile of garbage about to be disposed of.

"I'm the kind of person who believes in reciprocity."

Asuka spoke calmly: "Back then, you hit me."

"You used that stick to beat my friend to death."

His gaze slowly swept over the thugs in the courtyard who were trembling with fear, kneeling on the ground and not daring to lift their heads.

"Now, I'll only hit you."

Asuka turned around, her back to Genzo, and addressed the thugs: "You."

"Everyone, stand up!"

The thugs looked at each other, trembling as they stood up, none of them knowing what this terrifying Grim Reaper was going to do.

"Take up your weapons."

Asuka's spiritual pressure was released once again.

There was only a sliver of sludge, enough to keep them from suffocating or becoming immobile.

But it is filled with malicious fluctuations that cause emotional distress.

"Give him a beating."

The bird coldly uttered those three words.

Upon hearing Asuka's command, the thugs stared in horror at Genzo lying on the ground.

That was their boss who had ruled them for over a hundred years, the most vicious demon in this neighborhood.

"If you don't fight him, you'll all die."

Asuka added, her hand already on the hilt of the knife.

"No stopping allowed! No stopping permitted!"

But at this very moment, facing this black-clad Grim Reaper who was clearly there to cause trouble...

Yuanzao is nothing more than rotten meat on a chopping board.

"Boss...I'm sorry..."

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One of the underlings, who had previously had his pay withheld by Yuan Zao and harbored resentment, gritted his teeth and was the first to raise the thorny wooden club in his hand.

boom!

The wooden stick slammed down hard on Yuanzao's obese lower back.

"Ah! You dare hit me! I'll kill you..."

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boom! boom! boom!

Before Yuanzao could finish his curses, the other thugs, their eyes red with rage, pounced on him, desperate to save their own lives.

The wooden sticks, iron bars, and heavy hammers that were once used to bully the weak...

At this moment, it rained down on Genzo like a storm.

"No! Stop! Aaaaaaah!!!"

Yuanzhao let out a piercing scream, rolling on the ground begging for mercy and cursing incessantly, but to no avail.

The bird didn't look back at the bloody scene even once.

He listened to the dull thuds behind him, the sound of bones breaking, and watched as Genzo's agonizing screams gradually turned into faint groans.

In some corner of my heart, it felt as if a stone that had been hanging for hundreds of years had finally been lifted.

Kenta, can you hear me?

I returned it to you on your behalf.

Bang! Bang! Pfft...

As time went on, the sounds of the blows behind them grew increasingly muffled.

That was the sound of a wooden stick hitting rotting flesh that had lost its skeletal support.

Yuanzao has completely fallen silent.

But without the bird's order, no one dared to stop.

The thugs were panting heavily, their chests heaving, and their eyes still held the madness that erupted in their desperate struggle to survive.

And so, dozens of thugs, desperate to save their lives, began a frenzied beating...

This villain, who had ruled the North Street of Xudiao District for a hundred years, was eventually beaten into a pile of mud, unrecognizable as human, by the thugs he himself had trained.

He slowly turned around and glanced at the group of trembling thugs.

According to the law of death, or by the moral standards of the present world, these people are all scum who deserve to die.

They bully the weak, steal food, and even, under the coercion of Genzo, drown their own kind in ditches.

But when the bird looked at them, there was no condescending judgment in its eyes.

After all, he wasn't exactly clean either; he had once been one of Genzo's men.

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One of the thugs, overcome with extreme fear, dropped the broken iron rod he was holding onto the stone slab.

This startled him so much that he immediately knelt down, his head pressed firmly against the ground, not daring to even breathe.

Others followed suit, kneeling down and awaiting Death's judgment.

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"The past grievances cannot be attributed to him alone."

"I don't care whether you did it voluntarily or under duress. Those who have stained their hands with blood must pay the price."

...Everyone can leave with just one hand behind.

Upon hearing this, everyone broke out in a cold sweat.

Leave one hand behind?

In the dog-eat-dog world of Rukongai, losing a hand is essentially equivalent to losing most of your ability to survive...

But at least this... at least I can survive!

"I'll count to three." Asuka gave them no time to hesitate, her voice icy:

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puff!

They didn't even wait for the birds to count to two.

One of the thugs suddenly grabbed a rusty machete from the ground, gritted his teeth, and with a swift motion, severed his left hand cleanly at the wrist!

"Ugh—!!"

He bit his lip hard, let out a muffled groan, and cold sweat instantly soaked his entire body.

But he dared not cry out loud; he simply clutched his bleeding, severed wrist with his right hand, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing repeatedly: "Thank you... thank you, Lord Death, for sparing my life!"

With the first person taking the lead, the remaining thugs, though pale as paper, knew this was their only way to survive.

In an instant, a series of chilling sounds of flesh being cut and muffled groans echoed through the courtyard.

The severed limbs rolled in the mud and water, and the blood stained the entire courtyard red.

Asuka watched this scene expressionlessly, and after confirming that everyone had paid the price, she turned and left.

"Take your lives and get out of here."

Having said that, he left without lingering and stepped out of the courtyard filled with blood and stench.

His goal was very clear.

District 79, Grass Deer.

Go find that information broker named Black Fang.