In the world of Katekyo Hitman Reborn!—
Watching the scene of Yuji Itadori overwhelming Eso with close-quarters combat, Ryohei Sasagawa couldn't help but get fired up:
"Finally, a world that fights with pure hand-to-hand combat!!
That smooth, flowing rhythm of strikes—this is what a real man should be like! I want to fight him to the EXTREME!!!"
"Hey! Lawn-head! Keep it down! You're disturbing the Tenth while he's watching!"
Faced with Ryohei's excitement, Hayato Gokudera only showed complete annoyance.
What did he care about other worlds or other fights?
Nothing was more important than staying by the Tenth's side.
Though…
If the Tenth wanted to venture into other worlds—
Then he, Hayato Gokudera, would definitely be the one standing beside him.
Meanwhile, the "Tenth" himself—
Tsunayoshi Sawada, a.k.a. "Dame-Tsuna"—
Only had one thought in mind:
"Other worlds are way too scary…
Even if you beat me to death… I'm NEVER going to those places to face monsters like that!"
[The scene continues]
[The camera shifts to another side.]
["Ya~~~~~~"]
[On a flat patch of ground, a bulge suddenly rose.]
[Immediately after, the mole-like curse emerged from within, letting out its signature trembling cry.]
[But the first thing it saw—]
[Was Nobara Kugisaki, who had already predicted its movement and had been waiting right in front of the bulge.]
[The moment it poked its head out—]
[Nobara stared at it with killing intent, pulling out a nail wrapped in cursed energy and tossing it into the air.]
[Before it could retreat back into the hole—]
[Her hammer slammed into the nail.]
["Straw Doll Technique… Resonance!"]
["CLANG!!!"]
[With a sharp metallic ring—]
[The mole-like curse on the ground exploded instantly under the cursed nail.]
[But the moment that one was destroyed—]
[More than a dozen of them popped out from holes in the stone walls above, launching themselves out all at once.]
[Seeing this, Nobara simply grabbed handfuls of nails and threw them out—]
[Infusing them with cursed energy before smashing them all forward with her hammer.]
[Though her method became far more brute-force—]
[Her accuracy didn't drop at all.]
[Each nail still blew apart a curse.]
[As their numbers kept increasing—]
[Nobara completely gave up throwing nails altogether.]
[She infused her hammer with cursed energy—]
[And started smashing directly.]
["BOOM!!!!"]
[The poor, weak, and helpless—yet terrifying-looking—mole curses were violently crushed one after another.]
In the world of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, inside the Butterfly Mansion—
Tanjiro Kamado, Inosuke Hashibira, Aoi, and the others looked curiously at the trembling Zenitsu Agatsuma.
"Zenitsu, don't you usually get excited when you see pretty girls?"
"Why are you suddenly so quiet this time?"
Curled up in a corner, shaking, Zenitsu replied with a trembling voice:
"I do like pretty girls, okay?!
But only if they're gentle and cute!!
That look in her eyes just now—I seriously thought she was going to smash me to death with that hammer…"
"…Pathetic."
Everyone except Tanjiro gave him the exact same evaluation.
Zenitsu didn't even argue—
Still curled up, shaking.
Tanjiro looked at him worriedly, unsure how to comfort him.
Being scared of demons was one thing—
But getting this terrified just from watching someone's expression…?
Even if Nobara's gaze was intimidating—
This still wasn't an excuse.
Tanjiro silently made up his mind.
At this rate—
Zenitsu would definitely suffer in real battles.
He needed to find a way to fix this cowardly habit.
[The scene continues]
[The camera shifts to Megumi Fushiguro.]
[Wielding his cursed tool—a black, ancient Chinese-style two-handed saber—]
[Megumi moved at high speed through the swarm of mole curses.]
[Everywhere his blade passed—]
[The curses were sliced clean in half.]
[Not a single one survived.]
[However—]
[No matter how many he cut down—]
[More kept pouring out endlessly from underground and from the stone walls.]
["…Tch. Just how many are there…?"]
["Isn't this just like playing whack-a-mole?"]
[Just as Megumi was growing irritated—]
[Nobara finished off her side and came over, hammer in hand, joining him.]
["…Yeah. Keep it up—just keep exorcising them."]
["Don't let a single one slip through."]
["I don't think it can fight back."]
[Megumi rested the blade across his shoulder, edge facing upward.]
[Nobara scanned the surroundings and analyzed:]
["So it has conditions—but a wide technique range…"]
["Meaning the main body probably doesn't have offensive capability?"]
["…Just a guess."]
[Megumi didn't deny it.]
["Technique range, number of victims, the barrier…"]
["All these unstable factors are weakening the main body…"]
["…We got lucky."]
["At this rate, we won't need much time to exorcise it."]
["…Which means the real problem comes after that."]
[Megumi recalled the earlier moment—]
[When Eso had suddenly intruded.]
[An unexpected variable…]
["Thud!"]
[A dull sound suddenly came from behind him.]
[Megumi's eyes widened—he spun around instantly.]
[Two thick arms had emerged from the stone wall behind Nobara—]
[Grabbing her arm and dragging her out of the barrier.]
["NOBARA!!!"]
[Megumi shouted, rushing forward to grab her—]
[But before he could reach—]
[Most of her body had already been pulled outside.]
[With only her arm holding the hammer still inside—]
[She suddenly raised her index finger and pointed at Megumi.]
[Her calm voice came from beyond the barrier:]
["No problem! You keep playing whack-a-mole!"]
[The moment she finished speaking—]
[She disappeared completely.]
["…Damn it!"]
[Megumi clenched his teeth, staring at where she vanished.]
["Why is she always the one who gets dragged away?!"]
Outside the scene—
The present-day Nobara Kugisaki heard Megumi's comment—
And her expression darkened slightly.