CAT || Kimetsu No Yaiba Fanfic

Cat Chapter 30

"Hotaru-san!"

"How beautiful." The lower demon five, Matsuma, giggled in delight, as her victim finally fell on her trap.

Obanai growled loudly, standing in front of Mitsuri and Hotaru. The latter had crumpled like a ragdoll, curling up in Mitsuri's side with her eyes rolled back and shoulders trembling. He feels horrible just seeing the usual snarky woman like that.

"That's my blood demon art. I just made her experience death a hundred times in approximately three seconds," Matsuma explained happily. "I know Izumi-chan won't survive if she fights someone with that speed, I've been waiting for a while now until she fell into my trap. Her speed is scary, you know? I don't like it."

Then she hummed, tapping her chin with a delicate finger. "But it's weird, she just went through one way of dying numerous times instead of the other way around," she muttered thoughtfully.

Obanai charged at her without any plan, nothing but the thought of running his sword through the demon's neck to prevent more suffering to come.

Mitsuri swiped her blade in an arc to stop the advancing demons from coming closer to her and their down slayer. She look around, only to realize how bad their situation is.

Plenty of demons are still around, the lower demon moon was still fighting but the other demon with red hair was nowhere. Hotaru probably got rid of her.

But Hotaru was down, they're exhausted and tired from killing too many demons, Obanai was now just swinging his sword and dodging thrown blades from the lower moon without any plan. He was too angry, and Mitsuri didn't know what to do.

Should she help? But Hotaru would be left alone when she's still whriting in pain. The demons around them would eventually surround her.

Then should she get Obanai first before Hotaru then retreat? But Obanai probably wouldn't like that. He would think that they're just running away like cowards. No matter how stupid it sounds.

'What to do what to do–'

"Mitsuri, get the snake bastard back here, won't you?"

Mitsuri gasped as Hotaru sat up, despite her body twitching in pain.

"What about you? They'll surround you if I leave!" She argued, swinging her blade once again to keep the demons away. Two demons manage to slip past her, before their heads were severed in a flash.

"I still have my sword, and I'm fast." Hotaru smirked. "Just get his slimy ass back here. I have a plan."

Mitsuri took a one last worried look at her, before she nodded. "Alright. Please be careful."

"I'll manage. Go."

Mitsuri rushed away, and Hotaru breathed.

"Breath of Light, Fifth style: Illumination."

Four other images of her appeared, confusing the demons around her. One demon with four horns went past one of the Hotaru, only to be struck down from behind.

"Don't ignore me, asshole." She hissed.

Obanai skidded to a stop behind her, cutting off a demon's arms, then their torso, before their head.

Hotaru panted, noticing how pale and unbalanced he is. It seems like he had also been caught. Poor man, he looks ready to puke.

Mitsuri appeared and she doesn't seems like she was caught. Hotaru was relieved, Mitsuri doesn't need to experience that.

"Great. You're both here," Hotaru said. "I have a plan. We need to clear these cannon fodders first though."

"Who are ya' callin' cannon fodders?!"