Ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔ ||Tomioka Giyuu X OC||

Thirty-Third.

Third Person's POV.

Sanemi arrived just in time when Giyuu dashed towards the black haired demon, leaving the Nature Pillar with a mismatched haori around her. Sanemi approached her quickly.

"Oi, Pinky! You alright?" His eyes are inspecting Hanabi's injured body. Hanabi's eyes are covered by her bangs, his head is still hung down.

Sanemi change his head direction towards the Water Pillar who is fighting the demon. The Water Pillar seems a bit overwhelmed by the demon's technique. The Wind Pillar clenching his fist, wanting to help but he can't leave the Nature Pillar alone in her weak state.

"Go."

Sanemi look at her shockingly. "What?"

"Go help him."

"But you're-"

"I'm fine, just go. We will die here if we don't killed that demon."

Sanemi hesitate for a while, but finally he nodded and help the Water Pillar who is currently in convolution of the black hair.

Hanabi watched Sanemi leaves her, then shifted her gaze to the Water Pillar who is in restrain. She watched Sanemi released him from the demon's hair. She observed them.

'I am so weak,' she thought, 'they both get dragged down into this fight because of me,' she looked down, 'my condition right now will only burden them. I am so useless, I don't even have a sword with me.' Her tears escaping from her eyes, trickling down to her cheeks and dropped on the ground beneath her.

'No, I can't cry right now, it won't change anything,' she wiped her tears and control her breath. She look around her. 'If I could maybe find something...' she spot a sword handle under the debris. She widened her eyes in surprise. She forced herself to stand up and walking towards the handle. She pulled it out, revealing an intact nichirin sword.

'This is too much of a coincidence,' she sweat dropped. She inspect the sword and realized the hilt is familiar. 'This is similar to mother's hilt, but the color handle is different. Could this be... from the previous Nature Breather?' she stare at the sword in disbelief. 'Oh well, I'll just use this for now.'

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"Shinobu-sama, the preparations are ready," a Kakushi reported to the Insect Pillar.

"Good. Let's get moving right away," Shinohu instructed. The Kakushi bowed and leave the room. Shinobu look at Kanae's photo in front of her. 'Nee-san, please...please protect her,' she lowered her head deeply as she prayed, 'I don't want to lose anyone again.'

Shinobu finished her praying and drink a glass of purple liquid besides her. She gulped down and put the glass back to it place before. She walked away from the room and closed the door behind her.

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Giyuu and Sanemi aren't the best team so far. They don't actually moved in sync, but they haven't make any mistake. Both of their attacks are perfect to each of them, but they didn't moved to support the other. It's more like they fight for their own, not as a team.

Kuroi saw this flaw. "Your attacks are strong, but for someone who has been living for hundreds of years, I must say," he let out fire from his hand and hold both of their sword in the same time, "you both are too self-centered."

Blood Demon Technique: Reflection; Triplets.

A glass of crimson color suddenly appeared in front of them, startling both of them. Their reflection began to moving out from the glass.