I am a female swordsman.

This secret swordsmanship, taught only to the Imperial Supervisors, manifests in different forms depending on the weapon wielded. The [Hope for Light Sword] that Huang Quan currently wields is a single-edged, slender longsword. As an advanced technique from [Basic Swordsmanship], she can barely execute the explosive speed-pursuing aspect of [Imperial Swordsmanship]!

Yomi's target is the traumatized Rize Kamishiro. To achieve victory against overwhelming odds, Yomi must first eliminate one of the ghouls, or at least cripple its offensive capabilities!

Otherwise, the situation will only get worse!

The fleeting, bright, and dazzling sword light made one wonder just how many sword strikes Huang Quan, who wielded his swordsmanship with his left hand, had unleashed to make the sword light so dazzling.

Rize Kamishiro could answer that question, but her throat had already been pierced. Not only her throat, but every joint and vital point on her body had been precisely damaged in the same attack. The Imperial Swordsmanship, designed to kill, displayed its terrifying destructive power to the fullest extent!

Thirteen swords converged in an instant, the swords flying like stars!

Huang Quan delivered a powerful kick, sending Rize Kamishiro flying. While multitasking, he released the scabbard, which was already unable to support its weight, and swung the [Hope for the Bright Sword] towards Jason's eyes.

clang!!

The ear-piercing clang of metal against metal echoed fiercely, and the strong rebound force almost caused Huang Quan to drop his weapon!

'This is……!?'

A hint of horror crept into her crimson eyes. She had killed so many ghouls, yet she had never seen any ghoul whose kagune had undergone such an astonishing change as Jason's!

His kagune had actually clung directly to his right hand and grown and spread like a bio-armor, allowing Jason to firmly grasp Yomi's sword. His kagune was equally hard, and in the rush, Yomi couldn't draw her sword or break through the kagune. A difficult choice lay before Yomi!

First, let go!

Second, a stalemate!

Never before had Huang Quan witnessed such a situation. With absolutely no time to maneuver, he chose to remain in a stalemate, using all his strength to reclaim his sword. Without the sword, there was absolutely no hope of victory; only by regaining the [Panming Sword] could he possibly gain even a sliver of a chance.

It's only a sliver of a chance...

"Sword Demon Yomi, this is a bit tough." Jason was somewhat surprised; he could sense that this non-Quink weapon had actually scratched his kagune. Then, with a sinister grin, Jason suddenly pulled Yomi into the air, swung him around, and slammed him to the ground with all his might!

Bang! !

"Pfft!!!"

Slammed solidly to the ground, the relentless blows that had been relentless since the start of the battle finally caused Huang Quan to cough up a mouthful of blood. For the first time, her once serene crimson eyes became hazy due to the attacks. In her blood-stained vision, everything seemed to slow down. Lying helplessly on the ground, just like when she first faced a ghoul, Huang Quan suddenly miraculously recalled the smug words spoken by the ghoul she had first encountered.

Author's Note:

P.S.: Two chapters delivered! Mission accomplished for today!

Chapter Thirty-Three: What is 1000 - 7?

"Holding this sword, you think you can defy our prey? Don't make a fool of yourself. You're nothing but food on our plate, a tiny human being! So I've decided, I'll start by eating you with your own hands, and let you fully experience the despair of being food."

I see……

So that's what the ghoul with the kagune said back then.

Her vision was stained crimson by the blood seeping into her eyes, and Huang Quan once again felt her own weakness and powerlessness. She couldn't stop; she wasn't dead yet. As her mentor, Mado Kureo, had said, as a ghoul investigator, even with broken limbs, she had to stand up and continue fighting the ghouls.

The man who lived by that motto to the very end never gave up!

I absolutely cannot give up!

"Oh? What a surprise, you can still move." Jason looked at Huang Quan in astonishment, who seemed oblivious to pain and fear. She had clearly suffered severe injuries, yet she could still move so nimbly and fight back.

He raised his hand and blocked the negligible punch.

Jason reached out and grabbed at Huang Quan's head. As a burly man over 1.8 meters tall, his crude and brutal action was even more visually striking when it was used on Huang Quan.

"No way...!"

They missed!

"...To die in the mouths of you monsters!!" Those vibrant crimson eyes gleamed with a fervent longing for life and a profound fear of death—Huang Quan's most primal instinct, the goal she had always strived for. The Sword Demon Huang Quan would not be defeated!

With incredible agility, using the [Panming Sword] as a fulcrum, Huang Quan moved like a flying goose, stepping on Jason's body and circling behind him at an astonishing speed!

From this angle! Jason's right hand, covered in kagune, couldn't exert its full force. With a powerful kick from Huang Quan at his waist, Jason finally lost control and released his grip. Having reclaimed the [Panming Sword], out of the corner of her eye, she could already glimpse Jason's kagune curling upwards!

It was only just in time that they managed to turn their heads.

In Jason's view, for the first time he experienced the invincible sword intent that other ghouls had described when facing the Sword Demon Yomi. It was truly sharp; it felt as if even a glance would cut him.

The sword, Panming, gleamed with a chilling light, its swirling blade illuminating Huang Quan's beautiful face with unwavering resolve. In this situation, an indomitable spirit, or perhaps the unyielding mindset of a swordsman, compelled Huang Quan to draw her sword, even knowing her own weakness.

puff! !

Whose blood was splattered?

The splattered blood included both Huang Quan's and Jason's. Ignoring the fact that his shoulder had been pierced by the Scaled Blood, Huang Quan successfully plunged his blade deep into Jason's neck!

For an ordinary person, this sword strike would absolutely decide the outcome of the battle, life or death. But if the target is a ghoul with exaggerated physical abilities, such a non-fatal penetrating wound would only be a minor injury that requires some time to heal.

"It's a real shame you failed."

Jason looked at Huang Quan, who was hanging from the piercing blade. Even though she was covered in wounds and in varying degrees of pain all over her body, there was still a strange, devout smile on Huang Quan's pale, bloodless face. For some reason, Jason, who was usually so violent, felt a stirring in his heart when he saw that pure and sincere smile.

This is the power of the mind...

For Jason, whose burly, strong physique concealed a true weakness and trembling beneath a facade of brutality and savagery, Huang Quan's composure in the face of dire straits struck a direct blow to his Achilles' heel. Huang Quan's sword intent had left an indelible mark on Jason's soul!

"I am someone who will not... fail..."

"Is that so!? Then bring out whatever you have to fight back! Sword Demon Huang Quan!" Roaring angrily, he manipulated the Scaled Blade to slam Huang Quan against the wall again and again, smashing it into dust and shattering it into pieces! His once beautiful and clean white coat was now completely covered in dust and blood!

But the smile of the sword demon Huang Quan lingered like a nightmare.

On the other side, Rize Kamishiro, who had been targeted and knocked to the ground by Yomi, struggled to her feet and witnessed Jason brutally torturing Yomi. The wounds inflicted on her by the Sword Demon were so insidious and ruthless that Rize Kamishiro barely recovered.

They watched with utter dread as Huang Quan was tossed around like a rag doll.

Rize Kamishiro thought for a moment, then her gaze fell on Ken Kaneki, who had been captured and brought back.

This incredibly unlucky guy escaped under the cover of the Sword Demon, only to be caught by Jason again. Perfectly, this kind of easily hooked man is Rize Kamishiro's type—low in fat and exceptionally delicious!

Swaying as she stood up, Rize Kamishiro staggered toward the unconscious Kaneki.

Snap!

Was that the sound of a leg bone breaking against solid rock? Or the sound of her own sternum shattering from a heavy blow? Or had Jason finally lost his temper and started to abuse her body? Huang Quan's consciousness seemed to be detached from her body, calmly and serenely facing the approach of death.

Does it look exactly the same as the helplessness and despair he felt when he first faced ghouls?

No, it should be said that compared to when Huang Quan first faced ghouls, her mindset has undergone a huge change.

Isn't Huang Quan afraid of death? Of course she is. It's precisely because she doesn't want to die that she forces herself to move forward. But before, she had always moved forward passively. It wasn't until she recalled the smug mockery of that kakuga ghoul when she first faced it that Huang Quan filled in the missing piece of the puzzle.

A swordsman isn't forced to become stronger; rather, he actively seeks to become stronger.

“Start with your hands, break each finger one by one! Then your wrists, and finally crush all the bones in your hand! That way you'll never be able to lift a sword again!”

He desperately wanted to destroy the strong mark that Huang Quan had left on him!

Jason dragged Huang Quan to him, his expression ferocious as he grabbed her left hand, ready to begin his torture. Despite being already covered in wounds, Huang Quan still gripped the [Hope for Brightness Sword] tightly, no matter how Jason tried to hold her, he couldn't take the sword from her. The blood-soaked weapon exuded a strange, eerie beauty.

Huang Quan's mouth opened and closed as if he were saying something, but his voice was too soft for Jason to hear clearly.

Begging for mercy? Insulting? Or begging for death?

Excited, Jason grabbed Huang Quan's hair and pulled violently, forcing her to look up at him, which greatly satisfied his morbid and twisted senses. Finally, between the faint sounds of Huang Quan's lips, Jason clearly heard what this girl, as resolute and unyielding as a sword, said.

What is 1000 - 7?

Author's Note:

PS1: You guys are working day and night, are you devils? Please, have some decency!

P.S. 2: Huang Quan will always be 17 years old. Don't worry about why my daughter is called "senior sister" when she's 17!

PS3: One important reason why Huang Quan doesn't use the Quink is that the Quink was originally designed to have an internal energy source, like a biological weapon, which is not suitable for my daughter to use.

Chapter Thirty-Four: Come and please me!

Job Change Quest:

【Hahaha】

Mission Requirements: Gain the approval of the Serpent Sword [Puno]. To fully control the Serpent Sword, you must possess an unwavering will; otherwise, the slightest mistake will result in a backlash from the Serpent Sword!

Quest Reward: Job Change to Demon Slayer

Accept Quest: Yes/No (Note: This is a special job change quest; if the host abandons it, it will not reappear!)

……

'Accept the mission.'

To entrust one's fate to luck is something only a powerless weak person would do.

However, things had come to this point, and with reinforcements failing to arrive and his sword skills proving futile, Huang Quan could only place his fate on the job change quest before him.

When Huang Quan accepted the job change quest for [Sword Master], his body was briefly controlled by the will of the Sword Sect, and the strength he displayed could only be described as awe-inspiring.

Huang Quan had no idea what the other job change quests would entail, but she was sure that [Demon Contract] wouldn't disappoint her. With intense curiosity, she grinned and chuckled maliciously at the ghoul Jason, whose face was ashen.

Finally, consciousness was completely plunged into darkness...

We arrived at that pitch-black space again.

Having already experienced this once before, Huang Quan wasn't surprised. Instead, she crossed her arms and awaited the anticipated test. Suddenly, something sticky dripped onto Huang Quan. She instinctively touched it, and when she opened her hand, she found it was blood. Like a harbinger, the blood flowed intermittently until it became a torrential downpour, and a heavy rain began to fall in the dark space!

It's raining blood!

With her eyes wide open, Huang Quan looked up at the top center of the pitch-black space, and the sight that greeted her filled her with intense horror.

………………

What is 1000 - 7?

The moment the question was uttered, Huang Quan's previously weak and dissipated scarlet eyes were suddenly replaced by a pure, vivid red. This pure, blood-red color briefly froze Jason's consciousness, who was holding Huang Quan. As if mocking and contemptuous, the corners of Huang Quan's mouth slightly curled up, forming a subtle arc.

"What an extremely fragile and insignificant body!"

Huang Quan's voice had completely changed; it was hoarse and low, hazy and indistinct as if seen through many layers of curtains, almost like the slow roar of a demon crawling out of hell.

Every word and action was like the beating of war drums, exuding a murderous aura!

Looking down at Jason with disdain, 'Yellow Spring' flashed her crimson sword, easily slicing off two hard scales as if cutting tofu. A roar of tigers and a cry of dragons erupted from 'Yellow Spring's' body, and at the same time, concentric rings of burning crimson magical energy surged around her!

Only at this moment, having finally broken free from the aura of a "king" at the top of the food chain, did Jason realize that the Sword Demon Huang Quan might have transformed into something else entirely.