I, the spiritual mentor of beautiful girls from all over the world

Before she finished speaking, her figure vanished from the spot in an instant!

"laugh--!"

A sharp, piercing sound tore through the air!

This time, it was no longer the somewhat awkward thrust of before.

Rather, it is the true [Breath of Karmic Poison - Form One - Bee Fang]!

Her figure moved as fast as a purple lightning bolt, and the Nichirin Blade in her hand transformed into a poisonous bee stinger refined to the extreme, with a visible, ominous dark purple vortex even wrapped around the tip of the blade!

too fast!

It's at least three times faster than before!

The evil spirit didn't even have time to react; it only saw a flash of purple light before its eyes!

"Pfft!"

There was a dull sound as a sharp blade entered the flesh.

Shinobu Kocho's Nichirin Blade pierced through his right scapula with unparalleled precision!

"Roar ah ah ah!"

The demon let out a painful roar and swung its claws back to grab Shinobu Kocho behind it!

However, Shinobu Kocho, having landed a successful blow, did not linger in the fight. She lightly touched the back of the demon with her toe, and her figure drifted away like a ghost, instantly creating a distance of more than ten meters.

She stood quietly at a distance, her cold, purple eyes observing her "masterpiece" without blinking.

No blood flowed from the wound where the demon had been stabbed.

Instead, centered on the wound, a strange layer of black "frost" with dark purple patterns was spreading rapidly at a visible speed!

The flesh covered by the "frost" quickly withered, turned black, and carbonized, eventually turning into black powder like rotten wood corroded by strong acid, scattering in the air.

In just a few breaths, the demon's entire right arm was completely melted and decomposed from the inside by this terrifying toxin!

So... so strong!

This is the power of the [Breath of Karmic Poison]!

Looking at the results of her actions, Shinobu Kocho felt an indescribable sense of exhilaration and revenge!

She even had the illusion that if she wanted to, she could "poison" the evil spirit that had once given her a hard time to fight to death in less than ten moves!

However, in that very moment of intense emotion...

Off the court, Lynn's lazy voice was like a bucket of cold water poured over his head.

"What are you happy about?"

"This strike, in my opinion, was utterly foolish."

Shinobu's joy froze instantly.

"teacher……"

Why choose to stab its shoulder?

Lynn's voice was flat.

"Because that's not a vital spot, you can let it die slowly in agony, giving you the pleasure of torture?"

A hit!

These words pierced Shinobu's heart.

That's exactly what she was thinking.

"Your anger is getting out of control again."

Lynn shook her head, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness, as if saying, "I really can't do anything with you."

"Ren, what I'm teaching you is the most efficient way to kill, not for you to play a sadistic killing game."

"Anger is the fuel that drives you to wield your knife, not the smoke that blinds you."

"You just missed at least three opportunities that could have been fatal."

"Its neck, its heart, the back of its head."

"You chose the most satisfying, but also the least effective, option."

"If it has regenerative abilities, your attack just now was pointless except to provoke it."

Lynn's words were like a cold hammer, striking Shinobu Kocho's heart hard and instantly bringing her back to her senses.

yes……

I've made the same old mistake again.

Blinded by anger and indulging in the thrill of increased power, they forgot the essence of combat.

It is "kill", not "torture".

"Roar!"

In the instant she was distracted, the one-armed demon was completely enraged!

It suddenly opened its mouth wide, and a thick, foul-smelling blood-red mist gushed out, instantly enveloping an area of ​​tens of meters in radius!

Blood Demon Art: Corrupting Blood Poison Mist!

This was the very move that had seriously injured her back then!

"Oops!"

Butterfly was startled and immediately held her breath, preparing to retreat.

But Lynn's voice rang out again, carrying an unquestionable sense of command.

"No retreat!"

"Come in!"

what? !

Rushing into the poisonous fog? That's suicide!

"Trust me, and trust your own body."

Lynn's voice remained calm.

"Your [Breath of Karmic Poison] is the ultimate form of fighting poison with poison. This level of Blood Demon Art is no different to you now than inhaling secondhand smoke."

"Its main body is right in the center of the poisonous fog, at the three o'clock position. It's waiting for you to retreat before launching a surprise attack from your blind spot."

"It's a trap, but also an opportunity."

"Go, use the method I taught you to completely suppress your killing intent and concentrate it on the tip of your blade."

"Give it a fatal, unseen sneak attack."

Lynn has already fed the strategy guide to him.

Shinobu Kocho no longer hesitated.

Her trust in her teacher had long surpassed her fear of death.

She took a deep breath, and her [Karmic Poison Breath] circulated wildly, drawing all the released, icy killing intent back into her body.

In an instant, the person seemed to transform from a sharp blade drawn from its sheath back into an ordinary, harmless butterfly.

Then, in a flash, she rushed into the blood-red poisonous fog that could corrode steel!

"【Breath of Karmic Poison - Final Form】".

Her voice was so soft it sounded like a dream.

"【The Other Shore: The Stamen of Revenge】!"

Visibility was extremely low in the toxic fog.

The evil spirit lurked deep within the mist, its scarlet vertical pupils gleaming with a cunning and cruel light.

It's waiting.

Waiting for the little girl to back away out of fear, or to lose her way in the poisonous fog.

Then, like a venomous snake, it will launch a fatal attack from the most cunning angle!

however……

What it received was neither screams nor hurried footsteps.

Instead, it was an extreme chill that was so fast that it couldn't even react!

"Pfft——!"

It didn't even see how the other party appeared.

A cold blade tip, wreathed in dark purple energy, had silently and precisely pierced through its back.

The demon's body suddenly stiffened.

It looked down in disbelief at the menacing blade protruding from its chest.

How can it be……

It sensed no murderous intent whatsoever!

This human is like a real ghost!

"ended."

A cold, emotionless voice whispered in its ear.

next second.

boom--!

A terrifying, irresistible, and destructive energy erupted within its body, centered on the tip of the blade!

The evil spirit didn't even have time to let out a scream.

Its entire body was like an ice sculpture that had been immersed in strong acid. From the inside out, it was rapidly and thoroughly melted, decomposed, and evaporated by that cold, toxic substance!

The blood-red poisonous mist slowly dissipated.

In the center of the arena, only the petite figure of the girl standing with a knife remained.

She leaned on her Nichirin Blade, panting heavily, sweat streaming down her pale cheeks and soaking the stray hairs on her forehead.

The intense battle had almost completely exhausted her physical strength.

But a smile slowly bloomed on her face.

That wasn't a forced smile or a pretense.

It wasn't a sarcastic sneer either.

It was a genuine smile, one that came from the heart, one that had shed all burdens, and one that was filled with the exhilarating feeling of revenge… a truly genuine smile.

That smile, like a ray of sunlight piercing through endless dark clouds, instantly dispelled all the coldness and gloom on her face, making her already exquisitely beautiful face radiate a breathtaking and stunning beauty in an instant.

She slowly turned her head and looked at the man lying on the beach chair, looking at her with a look of satisfaction.

Those bright purple eyes were filled with unwavering trust and gratitude, and... a love that was growing wildly like vines, a love that she herself was unaware of.

……

To celebrate Shinobu's graduation from her apprenticeship, Lynn once again splurged, ordering a luxury takeout meal for 10,000 yen in the real world!

Steaming hot sukiyaki, sizzling tempura, and a mountain of salmon sashimi.

Shinobu Kocho had finished washing up and changed into a clean set of purple cotton pajamas with a cute rabbit print, which Lynn had also chosen for her with her quirky tastes.

She knelt before the low table, eating in small bites, much more graceful than the first time.

But those bright eyes always seemed to glance, intentionally or unintentionally, at the man opposite them who was eating so heartily.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion.

She sensed that the teacher seemed to prefer... rabbits to insects?

Is it because of that younger sister named Kasugano Sora?