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All of the corre members whom Nakime
caught this time fell into Infinity Caste. The
moment when the floor suddenly dropped
wae fun, 60 Inosuke laughed.
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PREVENTING
ME FROM
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SLIGHT
MOVEMENT,
HE GRASPED
WHAT
TECHNIQUE /
WAS GOING
TO USE...

AND THEN USED

ONE HIMSELF,
MOVING TO MAKE
SURE WE D/IDN’T
CUT EACH OTHER.

RIGHT!

WHAT’S THAT
LOOK ON |
HIS FACEP
 STAY
AWAY FROM
KANROJI...

IGURO IS
GREATI!
 WHAT ABOUT
MASTER
UBUYASHIKI
PP

HE DIED ONE
Eq=O<5pa<Q STEP AHEAD
OF US

| DON’T THINK
HE WOULD
MAKE THE
MISTAKE OF
LETTING A
DEMON FIND
 HE STAYED
BY ME THE
WHOLE TIME.
AFTER A DEMON
ATTACK TOOK ME
DOWN, | WAS
LINGERING ON
THE BORDER
BETWEEN LIFE
AND DEATH...

\ HE DID THE
|¥ LIKEA : SAME FOR THE
: OTHER CORPS
Rv FATHER. it MEMBERS
a WHO NEARLY
DIED...

MUZAN EVEN
STOLE OUR
I'LL MAKE ; FATHER, NOT
SURE HE ae , JUST MY BIG
SUFFERS = BROTHER.
BEFORE |
SEND HIM
TO HELL!
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HIM.
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COMING
ONE AFTER
ANOTHER!

LL KILL
EVERY
LAST ONE
OF YOU!
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BLOOD.
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TELL WAKIME
THANK You = YOU LOOK
: YOUNG ANP
 Shinobu doesn’t have strong
Tecchin made muscles when if comes fo swinging
Shinobu’s her sword, 30 she can’t cutoff
katana, which a demon’s head. However, she is
young girls love.
amazingly strong at pushing and
thrusting, with the power fo pierce
rock. Ite faster than the Water
Breathing technique called Prop
Ripple thrust.
 | PLEASE, LEAVE |
THE DEMON
_ |SLAYER CORPS.

YOU'RE
YOU'RE TRYING
REALLY HARD.
TRYING

HAPPY, LIKE
A NORMAL

...AND LIVE
UNTIL YOU
BECOME AN
OLD WOMAN.
 WHAT KIND
OF DEMON THERE’S NO
WAS ITP WHO WAY | CAN
QUIT! | MUST
AVENGE YOU!

IT WAS A
DEMON...

WHO
LOOKED LIKE P>—*
Boop Had |! | W
BEEN DUMPED |= ;
OVER HIS
HEAD.
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NICE TO
MEET
your

MY NAME
{S DOMA.

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GRINNING
+-AND AND
SPEAKS LAUGHING...
CALMLY AND
KINOLX
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YOU'RE FAST’ J
ARE YOU A
HASHIRA?
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PLL MAKE
A PROPER |
MEAL OF
HER LATER. Rere
WORRY
ABOUT THATS
JUST LEAVE
HER THERE.

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FOUNDTERER
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TO BE HAP S
WITH ALL TPY
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FAITHFUL. a—
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1 WILL
DEVOUR HER Lv4
THOROUGHLY ee
AND LET Z Ze
NOTHING GO f aie
TO WASTE. A, -

SHE DIDN’T
LIKE ITAND- EVERYONE'S
a PLEADED FOR , HAPPINESSP
-<) RIDICULOUS!
 SHE'S NO
LONGER IN
NOR PAIN.
1S SHE
SUFFERING.

THAT’S
WHY | EAT
THEY LIVE THEM.
ON WITH ME

{ FIRMLY
AND SAVE TAKE THE :
THEM, LEADING BELIEVERS? j _
THEM HIGHER. FEELINGS... /
 YOU'RE
INSANE.

IS YOUR
HEAD ALL
RIGHTP

WE'VE NEVER
EVEN MET
BUT YOU'RE
REALLY
PRICKLY.

BUT PLL
LISTEN TO
you. YOU
CAN TELL og SOMETHING
. é PAINFUL MUST
HAVE HAPPENED
 : WHAT DO
REMEMBER _ YOU MEAN
SEEING Sol = “PAINFUL”?!

WAS USING
FLOWER
BREATHING?
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RET) )| AIR
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= |) ‘qf SHE WAS
7; I | KIND AND
K 1 COULDN'T CUTE.
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= WANT TO ime | HER BECAUSE THE
—S FINISH... 1 SUN CAME UP. ES
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FEZ
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BS THRUST!

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TECHNIQUES
CAN'T KILL
DEMONS.

THE HEAD.
YOU REALLY
DO HAVE TO

A THRUST CAN’T
KILL, BUT WHAT >
ABOUT POISON? }4
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ONAN A
UPPER-
RANK
KIZUKI.

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THAN THE
POISON USED
ON RUPS
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ln THE
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24 CHANGES... Ne Z 1 KNEWIT.
THEY WERE
SHARING
INFORMATION.
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{ WAS ABLE
TO BREAK
IT DOWN!

AFTER YOU WERE

KIND ENOUGH
TO USE IT ON
Ef

rom THAT
Ze EN YOU KATANA...
1S THAT WHERE SHEATHE IT,
THE COMPOUND ==
CHANGES? =
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THE NEXT WELLS THIS
COMPOUND 1S FUNSS
WILL WORK?
LET’S TRY!
we |
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Dy = GETTING
POISONED IS |
INTERESTING!
{ COULD MAKE
A HABIT
OF IT!

ANTICIPATED
EVERYTHING f[
SO FAR!
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CHAPTER 142
INSECT HASH IRA,mn
SHINOBU KOCHO.
FROM A
YOUNG AGE,
/ WAS KIND
AND CLEVER.

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RAINBOWS
IN THIS
CHILD'S
EYES.

PALE GRAY
< HAIR ON
HE PROBABLY THE HEAD IS
HEARS THE ‘ PROOF OF
VOICES OF THE a , > INNOCENCE.

THIS CHILD
IS SPECIAL.

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a
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NEVER WERE SO
ONCE SORRY FOR O/M-WITTED.
HEARD THEM, SO
THE GODS +
VOICES.

CREATED THE
RIDICULOUS
PARADISE
FAITH RELIGION.

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Me Mii ith
wi wii) SHH
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WOULD COME
CRYING TO
ME, A CHILD, AT
SAYING FIRST.
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SUFFERING
AND IN PAIN
AND DIDN’T
KNOW WHAT ../T WAS eae
TO DO... AWKWARD [SE
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WANTED
ME TO
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A@) HAP,
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Cae
fi THAT /S - : AS LONG At
| Ways was | xyigaiww AS YOU ARE &
ee, j%jgORN [= A LIVING LS
CREATURE,
/TIS
UNAVOIDABLE. |.

THEY COULD
NOT ACCEPT
SOMETHING
SO S/MPFLE.
‘Np j OIFFICULT
ee TO BE SO
DUME.
 AND THAT
WAS NO
GOOD
EITHER.
IT DION’T
WORK.

OH,
ARE YOU
YOU'RE HAVING
SWEATING TROUBLE
ALOT. ARE BREATHING GETTING
YOU ALL > LESS AND
LESS
: o/ N EFFECTIVE.
iei HOW MANY
\\) _MORE TIMES
\ CAN YOU MAKE

THIS IS THE
HIS SPEED STRENGTH
IN BUILDING OF AN
RESISTANCE UPPER-RANK |}
/s THE KIZUKI.
ABNORMAL. POISON ISN’T
WORKING
AT ALL. im

Z
 YOUR LUNGS
ARE DYING.
HARD, HUHP

DEMON ART
| |SUCKED
YOUR BLOOD.

y /T TURNED

I'LL USE
MULTIPLE

BREATHING »
ITSELF IS

BD |
 MAYBE THE
FASTEST
HASHIRA IVE
MET SO FAR!
 IF YOU'RE YOU SHOULD
THAT FAST, HAVE CUT OFF
YOU MIGHT MY HEAD
HAVE BEATEN INSTEAD
OF USING
POISON.
 HEAD AND
DEFEATED
Wr
THEY ARE,
THE MORE
MUSCLE
THEY
HAVE...

KANAE
WAS
DELICATE,
EVEN
THOUGH
SHE WAS
TALLER

STARTED
TO SAY
THAT BUT
STOPPED.
 THAT
DOESN'T
MATTER.
STAND UP...

HASHIRA
SH/NOBU
KOCHO,.

ONCE YOU
DECIDE TO
ONCE YOU DEFEAT A
DECIDE TO DEMON,
WIN, WIN. DEFEAT IT.

...MADE THAT
PROMISE WITH
KANAO AND RS
ME, DION/T
YOUP
i
SORRY, SORRY.
IT WASN'T A
THOROUGH
CUT, SO YOU'RE
SUFFERING.
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YOU CAN
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ARE YO
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UH ) HUMANS:
F) IN
O
YU
 FOR YOUR SIZE,
AND WITH THAT
MUCH BLOOD
LOSS, I/M
SURPRISED
YOU’RE NOT

‘ THE PAIN OF
THE BLOOD
OKAY, I'LL GURGLING
LOP OFF IN YOUR
YOUR HEAD LUNGS IS
RIGHT AWAY, BEYOND
SO DON’T IMAGINING!
OVERDO IT! ne

‘INSECT |
\\ BREATHING SO DON’T
BE SO
SOMETHING, STUB-
/T’S GOT TO
BE THE KEY

/F 1 DRIVE
POISON INTO |.
§§ AIS NECK, / |~
} CAN WIN.
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