One Piece's Bizzare Adventure - Chapter 44
Ky?juro Rengoku was a good person, just a bit straightforward.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki quickly intervened, “Ky?juro, don’t be rude.”
“Lord!” Ky?juro Rengoku’s gaze was intense.
“Anyway, I cannot tolerate anyone being on equal footing with you.”
“Ky?juro…” Kagaya Ubuyashiki wanted to say something else.
Jon suddenly interrupted, “Lord Ubuyashiki, let me handle this.”
Hearing this, Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded.
When communicating with scholars, use your mouth; when communicating with warriors, use your sword.
Jon didn’t beat around the bush. He took ‘Raiu’ out of thin air. “So you’re Ky?juro Rengoku, right? I accept your challenge.”
With a simple gesture, Ky?juro Rengoku was astonished. “Blood Demon Art? No, there’s no demonic aura on him. Strange.”
With a heart full of doubt, Ky?juro Rengoku and Jon went to the courtyard.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki was afraid of causing a scene, so he deliberately sent away the servants and instructed, “No killing.”
“Understood.” Ky?juro Rengoku drew his sword.
With that, he loudly declared his name, “Current head of the Rengoku Family, Flame Hashira, Ky?juro Rengoku!”
Jon smirked.
“I am a Ripple user, Stand User, the vampire killer, a rogue pirate, a gangster’s nemesis, a professional hero, the Special Mentor of the Demon Slayer Corps, Jon Joestar.”
Wasn’t it just a matter of prefixes? I, Jon, have never feared anyone!
Ky?juro Rengoku was truly dumbfounded.
He understood every word, but why did they sound like scriptures when combined together?
Shaking his head, Ky?juro Rengoku shouted loudly, “Be careful, I’m going to draw my sword.”
Flame Breathing, First Form: Unknowing Fire.
Flames burned, and heat waves rolled.
The surrounding temperature rose sharply!
Seeing this, Jon took a deep breath, and golden arcs emanated from his body.
At the same time, the sound of drums echoed in the courtyard, as if signaling a battle!
A drop of cold sweat formed on Ky?juro Rengoku’s forehead without him realizing it, and he momentarily seemed distracted, which was extremely rare.
Jon’s eyes flashed with determination as he struck first.
“Slash!”
Gripping the sword with both hands, he swung it forward from behind.
A chilling blade like a fierce tiger descending from a mountain!
Ky?juro Rengoku suddenly came to his senses.
Not good!
In a rush, he couldn’t dodge and could only face this sword head-on.
Boom!
The moment the blades clashed, Ky?juro Rengoku felt numbness in his hands.
Was this the power that humans could unleash?
“Ky?juro Rengoku,” Jon said softly.
“What!” Ky?juro Rengoku subconsciously responded.
“Your breathing is disrupted.”
Before he could react, Jon struck again, pressing Ky?juro Rengoku down.
For more than ten seconds, they remained at a stalemate, but Ky?juro Rengoku’s defeat was becoming apparent.
Instead of continuing, Jon stepped back a few steps.
The outcome was decided!
“I lost.”
Ky?juro Rengoku couldn’t believe what had just happened.
After a moment of contemplation, he accepted the reality.
With a calm expression, he sheathed his sword.
Approaching Jon, Ky?juro Rengoku bowed respectfully, “Thank you for sparing me.”
Jon remained indifferent, displaying an air of superiority.
You may have the Flame Breathing, but I have Ripple, Color of Arms Haki, and True King Engine.
As the saying went, with more buffs, one could do as they pleased.
“However,” Ky?juro Rengoku’s tone changed, “the Lord I serve will always be Lord Ubuyashiki.”
You may have won my body, but you haven’t won my heart!
Jon was baffled.
As the esteemed scion of the Joestar family, do I really need this bushy-browed fellow to serve me?
At this moment, Kagaya Ubuyashiki chuckled, “Ky?juro, you misunderstand. Lord Jon is not here to challenge my authority, but to join us in exterminating demons and vanquishing Kibutsuji Muzan as our ally.”
“So that’s how it is.”
After hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki’s explanation, Ky?juro Rengoku blushed out of embarrassment.
Jon was afraid that this naive young man would feel guilty and quickly said, “No need to apologize, we won’t get to know each other without fighting, and the misunderstandings did resolve.”
“Lord Jon!” Without another word, Ky?juro Rengoku grabbed Jon’s hand.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki timely reminded, “Lord Jon has already agreed to serve as the mentor of the Demon Slayer Corps.”
“Mentor!” Ky?juro Rengoku immediately changed his tone, “Let us strive together to improve ourselves and slay all the demons in the world!”
Jon’s face darkened.
“Speak nicely, no need for physical actions.”
Ky?juro Rengoku: ???
It was night.
The crescent moon hung high.
The nine Hashira gathered at the Ubuyashiki Mansion.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the head of the Family, sat at the main seat and extended his hand to introduce, “This is Lord Jon, the Special Mentor of the Demon Slayer Corps, responsible for teaching the new Breathing Techniques, and his status is equal to mine.”
After he finished speaking, the expressions of everyone in the room varied.
Some looked serious, while others were skeptical.
Jon nodded without looking away.
No one spoke.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki coughed lightly and said, “From now on, we will be companions fighting side by side. Please introduce yourselves.”
“Yes!”
Ky?juro Rengoku responded most enthusiastically.
“Mentor, although you already know, let me say it again. I am the Flame Hashira, Ky?juro Rengoku!”
A certain poker-faced man also chimed in, “‘Water Hashira, Tomioka Giyu.”
“I am called Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Hashira.”
“Being splendid is my personality. Sound Hashira, Tengen Uzui, at your service!”
“I’m… I’m the Love Hashira, Mitsuri Kanroji.”
“Muichiro Tokito.”
“In the bitter sea of ??competition, all beings are suffering. Amitabha Buddha~ I, Gyomei Himejima, am called Stone Hashira!”
“Since it’s the Lord’s command, there’s no other way. I’m Obanai Iguro. Hey, just because you know my name doesn’t mean I acknowledge you.”
“‘Wind Hashira,’ Sanemi Shinazugawa.”
Except for the intimidating Sanemi Shinazugawa and Obanai Iguro, the attitudes of the remaining Hashira were acceptable.
Jon didn’t mind, calmly saying, “I come from overseas and got involved in demon-slaying by chance. Luckily, Lord Ubuyashiki took me in. Coincidentally, I also have some personal businesses with Kibutsuji Muzan.”
He smiled.
“In any case, I’m pleased to make your acquaintances.”
Coming from overseas, getting involved in demon-slaying by chance, and having personal business with Kibutsuji Muzan. It sounded suspicious, didn’t it?
The atmosphere fell into silence.
Jon knew that these people were all skilled Demon Slayers. With the sudden addition of a “mentor” on top of their heads, they might seem to have no qualms about it on the surface, but they definitely had a rough time acknowledging him.
So, he chuckled and said, “As a newcomer, I have nothing valuable to offer, so please bear with this trivial gift.”
Whether they accepted it or not, Jon’s attitude would remain the same.
The nine Hashira seemed surprised that the Special Mentor, who was on equal footing with the Lord, could act so humbly.
For a while, they seemed at a loss.
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