Demon Slayer: I was taken home by Shinobu Kocho at the beginning.

“Ayanokouji, you’re even more amazing than I thought.” Despite the excruciating pain all over her body, Ryuen didn’t scream. “I’m starting to believe what you said before.”

"In that case, can I leave now? Or are you planning to go back on your word?"

"Hehe, don't worry, I, Long Yuanxiang, keep my word." Long Yuanxiang smiled. "But this level of performance doesn't count as defeating me."

"Stop it, you can't beat me."

"You'll probably win this match now. But what about tomorrow? What about the day after? What about when you're on your private parts? What about when you're on your poop? I'll be watching you closely from all sides."

A defiant smile appeared on Long Yuan's face.

"Are you so eager to win? Aren't you afraid of just losing all the time?"

"Fear? I'm not afraid of that kind of thing. I've never felt it."

"Really? You don't feel any fear?"

Is this the source of your confidence?

“Ordinary people’s pain will turn into fear afterward, but I won’t. I, Long Yuanxiang, am not afraid. Let me teach you about this!”

"Really? Then let me experience it."

As she spoke, Ayanokouji opened her arms, as if to say to Ryuen, "Come on, attack me as you please."

Of course, Ryuen didn't hold back either, grabbing Ayanokouji's shoulder and kicking him in the stomach.

Then, a punch followed by a knee strike landed on the same spot.

Perhaps sensing that there would never be another chance like this, Longyuan used all his strength in every attack.

"So, do you understand now?"

"...Unfortunately, I don't understand anything. It's just pain spreading through my body."

Are you trying to say that you, like me, don't feel fear?

"No, Longyuan, that's not the case."

Ayanokouji was well aware of the fear caused by pain and understood how tragic and terrifying it was to become a loser.

He had witnessed such tragedies countless times, but after a certain day, he was no longer afraid.

Because he understood that only losers feel fear.

In that case, it's best to avoid becoming the loser.

"Let's play a little longer!"

Ryuen wanted to attack Ayanokouji again, but a fist landed on his face, and in an instant he felt dizzy.

"Heh, you clearly have this ability but you've never shown it, Ayanokouji. Do you find it so satisfying to watch others make fools of themselves in front of you?"

"That's not true. Whether others succeed or fail, it has nothing to do with me."

"How is that possible? There's no way a human being could exist without desires!" Ryuen struggled to his feet. "In that case, let me continue to beat you until you feel fear!"

However, Ayanokouji did not intend to continue to endure Ryuen's attacks. She knocked Ryuen to the ground in an instant and then straddled him.

“You say you’ve never felt fear, Ryuen.”

As Ayanokouji's fist landed, Ryuen's eyes swelled up and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, but even so, there was still no fear in Ryuen's eyes.

"Huff, huff... Heh, yeah. I don't feel fear, I've never experienced it, tsk, pshaw..."

Then, Longyuan began to have some difficulty speaking.

"I've experienced twice as many setbacks as others, which is why I understand..."

"Violence can reveal a person's true nature, whether it's the one who strikes or the one who is struck!"

"You won this time, but I've lost before too. I'll get my revenge next time."

However, Ayanokouji did not speak, but instead stared blankly at Ryuen's face from both sides.

Finally, after one of his punches landed, Ryuen fell into a coma.

Looking at Ryuen's last expression before he fell into a coma, Ayanokouji breathed a sigh of relief.

Isn't this there?

fear.

Chapter 225 Dragon Garden: This Time I Admit Defeat

Looking at the unconscious Ryuen and the others, Ayanokouji took out his phone, first sending a text message to someone, and then taking something out of the flower bed on the rooftop.

Knowing that Longyuan would cause him trouble sooner or later, how could he not prepare in advance? This is the pinhole camera he bought, which is also a preparation he made in advance.

After retrieving the cameras, he walked up to Ishizaki and the others and woke them up one by one.

"Well……"

The excruciating pain throughout his body made Long Yuan cry out.

"You're awake."

Then, Ryuen saw Ayanokoji looking down at him.

"Ayanokouji, don't think this is the end of it."

"Do you want to continue fighting? I have no objection."

"Heh, you win this time, I suppose." Ryuen propped himself up and sat up. "But I'll be back soon. I'll do anything to win."

"You're not thinking of reporting me to the school and saying I hit you, are you?"

"It's not a bad idea to do this if we can win."

"Unfortunately, I already set up cameras on the rooftop. Even if it escalates to the student council, it's still considered a fight between us, since you started it."

As Ayanokouji spoke, she took out a camera from her pocket and showed it to Ryuen.

Although it's uncertain whether there was full footage inside Lung Yuen, it's clear that filing a complaint is pointless; what if there was?

If that happens, it will be considered that Longyuan deliberately deceived the school, and that would be a serious matter.

Just as the two were talking, the rooftop door was pushed open, and Tatsuya Kamio appeared in their sight.

Upon seeing the scene, Tatsuya Kamio immediately understood.

The overhead cameras are still frozen, indicating that this is Longyuan's home ground.

In other words, Ryuen successfully lured Ayanokouji out, and when he tried to deal with Ayanokouji, he ended up being dealt with by Ayanokouji instead.

This is in line with a previously anticipated situation.

Then there's the camera in Ayanokouji's hand; it seems this guy made preparations in advance.

As for why Tatsuya Kamio is here, it's because Ayanokouji just sent him a message asking him to come over.

Then, Tatsuya Kamio first removed the ice crystals from the camera before walking out of the door.

"That was ruthless, Ayanokouji."

"I don't want to either."

Ayanokouji shrugged, feigning innocence.

Kamio Tatsu ignored him and instead looked at Ryuen.

"How are you? Do you still have the energy to go to the infirmary?"

Tatsuya Kamio extended his hand to Ryuen.

"Heh, you didn't say this guy was such a good fighter." Ryuen grabbed Kamio Tatsuya's hand and used it to stand up from the ground.

Watching Tatsuya Kamio and Ryuen's actions, Ayanokoji felt a little envious for some reason.

I should be uninterested in other people's business...

"I knew he could fight, but I didn't know he could fight like this."

Kamio Tatsuya immediately refused to take the blame.

He had asked Sakayanagi Ayanokouji about his fighting skills, but Sakayanagi seemed to know that he could never beat his opponent in terms of fighting ability, so he didn't pay attention to that data.

He only vaguely said that it was very powerful.

However, even Tatsuya Kamio didn't expect Ayanokouji to be so amazing.

When fighting against multiple opponents, the odds of winning drop dramatically, but Ayanokouji seems to have never been injured at all.

On the contrary, Long Yuan and his group were beaten badly; Long Yuan's eye was even swollen.

After Ryuen stood up, Ishizaki and Yamada, who were slightly less injured, immediately came over to help him.

"Can we talk now?"

Ayanokouji raised his hand, revealing the camera in his hand.

"What are you talking about? Weren't you already prepared?" Long Yuan sneered, but this seemed to aggravate the wound on his face, making his expression somewhat distorted.

"I admit defeat this time. Of course, I won't tell anyone about what happened before, but don't think that's the end of it."

“We’ll talk about this later.” Kamio Tatsuya interrupted Ryuen. “Ishizaki and Yamada, you two take Ryuen to the infirmary right away. If Hoshinomiya-sensei asks, just say you were practicing your fighting techniques.”

"I, I know."

Ishizaki quickly spoke up, and Yamada nodded in agreement.

After Ryuen and the others left, Ayanokoji looked at Tatsuya Kamio.

"Since you've made these arrangements, can I assume you don't intend to report this to the student council?"

“If I were to report this to the student council, I wouldn’t be the only one coming.”

Tatsuya Kamio glanced at Ayanokoji.

"I just didn't expect you to be such a good fighter."

“I wasn’t planning to fight back at first, but Long Yuan said that if I could defeat him, he would keep the last incident a secret.”

……

Kamio Tatsuya really didn't know what to say.

Longyuan, what are you doing? Why don't you just beat him up to vent your anger? Why do you have to say things like that?

Ayanokouji is really something, isn't he afraid that Ryuen was just saying that out of anger?

Originally, Longyuan had the moral high ground, but now they've messed things up themselves.

"But that should keep Ryuen in line for a while," Kamio Tatsuya yawned. "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Kamio Tatsuya didn't want to stay with a dangerous person like Ayanokouji all the time.

He has already achieved his goal of testing Ayanokouji through Ryuen, and there is no benefit in staying any longer.

After quickly dealing with the matters on the rooftop, Kamio Tatsuya returned to the library downstairs.

"how's it going?"

"It's over. Ryuen got a good beating." Kamio Tatsu didn't need to hide anything from Shiina. "But don't worry too much. I've already had Ishizaki and Yamada take him to the infirmary."

"That's good."

Shiina breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at Tatsuya Kamio.

"By the way, Tatsuya, where are you planning to go for Christmas?"

Christmas? That's quite a leap of topic, isn't it? But then again, Christmas is indeed just a few days away.

"Although I really wanted to stay in my room all day and not go anywhere, there was a student council event that day, so I had to participate."

"And what about Christmas Eve?"

"Nothing happened that day. I saw the weather forecast said it would snow, so I planned to stay in my room."

He had no desire to go out in such cold weather; he preferred to stay in the room with Kamuro, snuggled inside the kotatsu, and lie there all day.

"May I come to your room as a guest?"

Ah this...

Kamio Tatsuya fell silent, unsure of what to say.

"Not available?"