Jotaro was already quite strong by himself, and with his recent practice of Hamon, the vitality of his body's cells had been greatly enhanced.
The power of this punch, even demon slayers who had tempered their bodies for years couldn't withstand it.
Kaigaku tilted his head from the direct hit and collapsed to the ground.
He covered his face and exclaimed in disbelief, "You dare… you actually dare… you actually dare to hit me! I'm a Demon Slayer Swordsman!"
'I, Kaigaku, was actually hit by someone like this who doesn't even have a sword?!'
He propped himself up on the ground with both hands and struggled to stand up.
Being beaten by such a weakling, he felt his pride was trampled. So the moment he stood up, he rushed toward Jotaro recklessly.
Jotaro, used to fighting, was already prepared. He feinted a straight punch; when Kaigaku dodged, he immediately turned it into an uppercut.
The uppercut landed hard on Kaigaku's jaw.
Crunch!
Kaigaku's lower jaw slammed into his upper jaw, and fresh blood spurted from the corner of his mouth.
'Impossible! How could this guy have so much strength?!'
He had already activated his breathing technique to prepare for Jotaro's attack, yet he was still hit. And the power from Jotaro's fist was something even he, a Demon Slayer Swordsman, couldn't withstand.
What he had learned was Thunder Breathing, whose advantage was speed. He thought he could use his speed to avoid Jotaro's strike. But Jotaro's combat experience was too rich, he let his guard down for a moment and fell into the opponent's trap.
This is the combat skill honed from fighting since childhood.
One punch pinned the enemy down. Jotaro showed no mercy and started pummeling Kaigaku punch after punch.
"Ora!" He even roared as he got into the rhythm of the beating.
With the final punch, Kaigaku was swept away. Kaigaku's body flew like a kite with its string cut, and heavily crashed to the ground.
Blood sprayed from the corner of his mouth, drawing a perfect arc through the air.
No matter what, Kaigaku had passed the Final Selection as a swordsman. Even if he wasn't as strong as the Pillars, he was still far stronger than ordinary people.
Yet such a person was completely beaten down by Jotaro without any chance to fight back?
Though Kaigaku's defeat partly came from underestimating his opponent, no matter what, a Demon Slayer Swordsman being beaten like this still shocked Shinobu greatly.
But now wasn't the time to be shocked. The urgent matter was to stop the two of them.
"Jotaro-san! You've gone too far! Stop it right now! Don't hit him anymore!"
To Shinobu's words, Jotaro calmly replied, "If you don't want to get beaten, don't be so hot-tempered out in the world."
In his eyes, someone with Kaigaku's personality deserved to get beaten.
If you don't want to be beaten, then tuck your head in and be a turtle. If you act arrogant and show off, then you should be ready to be targeted.
Shinobu pursed her lips, a bit frustrated. But she couldn't refute Jotaro's words. After all, she had thought the same just a moment ago.
Kaigaku ending up like this, honestly, deep down she felt he had it coming. But Kaigaku was still part of the Demon Slayer Corps. She couldn't just watch him be beaten to death by Jotaro.
"Thunder Breathing!"
Kaigaku suddenly sat up from the ground, black lightning appearing around him.
Shinobu quickly shouted to stop him, "Stop now! Breathing techniques are not meant to be used against humans!"
Kaigaku ignored her, his face dark as if it could drip water. He shakily stood up, his hand already drawing the Nichirin Blade from his waist.
Pitch-black lightning quickly climbed along the blade, crackling loudly.
"Fourth Form – Distant Thunder!"
Lightning surged around Kaigaku, as if his entire body had merged with the thunder. He charged at Jotaro at an extremely fast speed, aiming directly for Jotaro's vital points.
He no longer cared about anything, he just wanted this bastard in front of him dead.
Shinobu was utterly horrified, everything happened too fast. Kaigaku using a breathing technique so decisively against a human completely caught her off guard.
She specialized in speed, but compared to the speed-focused Thunder Breathing, her Insect Breathing was far inferior.
Moreover, strength was also her weakness. She couldn't even cut through a demon's neck, and it was difficult even to carry a girl her age, let alone block Kaigaku's deadly strike.
Even if she reacted two seconds earlier and drew her cloth-wrapped Nichirin Blade, she might still not be able to stop him.
In her eyes, Jotaro was just a bit nasty in character, not to the point of deserving death. And from Giyuu and Tanjiro's mouths, she had learned that when the Kamado family was attacked by demons, it was Jotaro who stepped forward to protect them.
No matter how strong or weak the demon was, Jotaro's courage had impressed her.
If Jotaro were killed in front of her by a fellow Demon Slayer, she wouldn't know how to face Tanjiro and the others afterward.
Thinking of this, her body moved on its own, she stepped to the side and instinctively blocked in front of Jotaro.
"Get out of the way!"
'This troublesome woman!'
Jotaro directly reached out and pushed her aside. His expression now turned serious.
Against ordinary people, he generally wouldn't use Star Platinum. But against scum, he would show no mercy.
"I'll kill you!" Kaigaku roared and stabbed his Nichirin Blade with all his might.
"Yare yare daze… Are you crazy?" A cold glint flickered in Jotaro's eyes.
"Let me wake you up now! Star Platinum!"
"Ora!"
Star Platinum's form instantly appeared, punching the Nichirin Blade in Kaigaku's hand.
The Nichirin Blade instantly vibrated, then became covered in countless cracks.
Crack!
The sound of steel shattering rang out. Just as the blade was about to stab into Jotaro's body, it broke into countless fragments.
"What?!" Kaigaku was shocked. He had no idea what had just happened.
'I clearly took good care of my Nichirin Blade! How could this happen?'
Without the Nichirin Blade, a Demon Slayer Swordsman instantly becomes a Demon Slayer weakling.
Jotaro grabbed Kaigaku's wrist with one hand. In his hand was only the blade guard and hilt. Even if it pierced Jotaro, it wouldn't do any harm.
But now, Kaigaku's hand could no longer move even a bit.
'Is this really human strength?'
No matter how he struggled, he couldn't break free from Jotaro's grasp. It felt like he was pinned down by a steamroller.
Star Platinum had now merged with Jotaro. Scum like this, it was more satisfying to beat him up personally.
Jotaro's face turned dark as he raised his other fist and began pummeling Kaigaku viciously.
The scene was extremely bloody.
No helping it, he always hit hard when he fought.
Jotaro was responsible for the beating. Star Platinum was responsible for the "Ora." Kaigaku had no future left.
"Jotaro-san, stop! If this keeps going, he'll die!"
Shinobu saw Kaigaku's face already bloodied beyond recognition and couldn't bear it, she pleaded.
Jotaro glanced at her, snorted coldly, let go of Kaigaku, and casually threw him to the ground. From his usual perspective on fighting, this was just a small scene.
Delinquent boys fighting, this was just high school-level brawling.
He had noticed Shinobu's action earlier, trying to block the blade with her own body. Though she was a nagging and troublesome woman, some aspects of her were still commendable. So, he gave her some face. Otherwise, Jotaro would've beaten Kaigaku for a while longer.
"Excuse me! Who is this girl's family?" A man dressed like a pharmacist stepped out and asked.
Seeing no one respond, he walked over to Jotaro. "Sir, you were the one who brought the girl here, right? Please come with me. I need to settle the medical expenses."
"Got it."
Jotaro glanced at him and followed him inside the building.
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