"Susamaru and Yahaba"
Tanjiro, still conversing with Tamayo and Yushiro, was oblivious to the approaching danger.
Sensing the talisman outside shatter, Yushiro reacted instantly, pushing Tamayo to the ground.
"Down!" Tanjiro yelled, shielding Nezuko.
A ball flew through the newly created hole in the wall, bouncing around the room, causing chaos.
"Damn it! Couldn't you just stand still and let me kill you? Why make my junior brother work so hard?" Aoki yelled from the roof, seeing Susamaru attack.
Abandoning his plan to secretly eliminate them, Aoki angrily drew his Nichirin Sword and leaped from the roof.
The ball stopped bouncing and returned to Susamaru.
"Have you decided how to kill them?" Yahaba, eyes closed, asked.
Susamaru laughed chillingly. "Of course. A cruel method."
She threw both balls at the unsuspecting Tanjiro and the others.
Just as the balls were about to hit the wall, Aoki descended, his sword deflecting them.
"Senior Aoki!" Tanjiro exclaimed, relieved.
"Tanjiro, be a man," Aoki said calmly, pointing at Susamaru and Yahaba. "The ball-juggler is mine, the blind one is yours. Got it?"
"Yes!" Tanjiro released Nezuko, drawing his Nichirin Sword.
Susamaru's expression darkened as Aoki deflected her balls.
"The Master ordered us to kill a demon slayer with earrings and one with blood-red eyes. The one with blood-red eyes… is you," Susamaru accused.
"Annoying. No wonder the Master ordered us to kill you," she said, throwing the balls again.
Aoki swung his sword, but the balls abruptly changed course, heading for his head.
"Susanoo!"
Aoki activated Susanoo, its massive purple arm deflecting the ball.
"They can change the balls' trajectory. I see," Aoki said, his Sharingan activated, a mischievous grin spreading across his face.
"What is that?" Susamaru stared at the purple skeletal figure surrounding Aoki.
"This is annoying," Susamaru said, four more arms sprouting from her body. She juggled the balls, increasing their number to six. "I'll smash that shell!"
She threw all six balls at Aoki.
"Is juggling all you can do?" Aoki asked.
"Breath of Devouring, Second Style: Voracious Blade!"
Black energy enveloped his Nichirin Sword. He swung, a black wave slicing the six balls in half.
Susamaru was shocked and terrified. Before she could react, Aoki appeared before her, his sword raised, crackling with black lightning.
"Breath of Devouring, Fourth Style: Thunder Annihilation."
Susamaru's head was severed, falling to the ground.
Tamayo and Yushiro were stunned. Even Tanjiro, battling Yahaba, looked over, astonished by Aoki's power.
"Senior Aoki… he's become this strong?" Tanjiro thought, remembering their early days under Urokodaki Sakonji. Aoki had been just a few days ahead of him, a novice like himself. Now, he far surpassed Tanjiro. A wave of frustration washed over him.
"I'll work harder to catch up!" A strong resolve burned within him, as unwavering as his desire to restore Nezuko to humanity.
Susamaru, her head severed, was filled with shock and fear.
"Why? How is he so strong? I didn't even see his movements. How did he do that?"
Before she could find answers, her body dissolved into ash.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, host, on killing a mid-level demon. Combat power increased by 30 points."
"Total combat power: 1452 points."
"Overall Rating: (A-)-level!"
Aoki's combat power had been over nine hundred after the final selection. Two rewards had added two hundred points each, and his training at the Butterfly Mansion further boosted his abilities. After killing Susamaru, his combat power reached 1452 points. Reaching 1500 points would elevate his combat power.
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