Kachito and Zotawa were continuing on their travels, walking down the dirt path to Seishin Village. Zotawa held onto their Dizen (money), however Kachito would most likely blow it all on food, hence why Zotawa held onto it.
As they continued on the path, the stench of blood filled the air. Kachito sniffed a few times before looking to Zotawa.
Kachito: "You smell that?"
Zotawa: "Yeah."
The two of them kept walking, eventually stumbling upon the corpses of a bunch of bandits. The source of the smell. The pair moved closer to investigate, eventually seeing an Oni feasting upon the bodies. The Oni stopped chewing on the body in his arms, turning back to look at Kachito and Zotawa. His eyes were glowing grey, and blood ran down his jaw.
Oni: "Ah! New flesh to consume! Oh my...just look at the pair of you! So muscular! So succulent!"
Saliva began to drip out of the Oni's open maw, a gleeful and predatory smile decorating his face. Kachito put his right hand on Mochi, drawing his katana from the sheathe. Zotawa drew his twin katanas just a moment after. The Oni fully stood up, flexing his claws.
Zotawa: "Kachito, you remember that Oni slaying technique that Master Chie taught us a while back?"
Kachito: "Oh yeah! The Clear Cut Technique!"
The Clear Cut Technique was the only way to exterminate an Oni, to cut so precisely with enough speed and strength that you bypass the hardened muscles of an Oni's neck to behead them. To perform it accurately, the blade must be perfectly aligned to a specific point and perfectly swung in a way it burns when the Oni is cut, cauterizing the wound. Killing the Oni.
The Oni that faced the pair maintained his grin, his claws fully ready to strike.
Oni: "Seeing as you're about to perish, I may as well state my name. The name of the one who dealt your deaths...is MUCHI!!!"
Kachito and Zotawa stood there silently for a moment, before they both began snickering. And quickly, they sprung into full blown laughter.
Kachito: "Y-your name means ignoramus? BAHAHAHAHA!!!"
The pair were laughing with such ferocity you might hear it from miles away. Muchi clenched his fists, channeling Dakuenaji, the lifeblood of Oni and the dark counterpart of Kami no Chikara, into his body.
Muchi: "You laugh now, but I'll make mincemeat of you with my technique! Hone no Katachi!"
As the Dakuenaji surged, bone blades burst from Muchi's flesh and began moving towards Kachito and Zotawa quickly. The pair easily moved out of the way, landing out of its path. Muchi smiled and fired more bone blades.
Muchi: "Foolish humans! Dodging for long periods won't save you! My Hone no Katachi is unbeatable!"
Kachito and Zotawa continued to dodge the flurry of bone blades, one came near Kachito's face, however he blocked it with Mochi. He held it back from piercing into him, before deflecting it into the ground. Kachito proceeded to run forwards towards Muchi.
Muchi saw Kachito moving for him and quickly sent more bone blades towards him. As the blades were about to hit Kachito, Zotawa leapt infront of him, deflecting several with his katanas and catching another between his jaws. Kachito then moved around Zotawa, continuing towards Muchi.
Muchi gritted his teeth, pulling two bone blades from his body and carrying them in his hands. The two blades were longer than the others, so they would give better reach. He lunged at Kachito, swinging both blades. Kachito raised up his left hand, catching one blade with his prosthetic arm. The second blade clashed against Mochi.
Kachito and Muchi were locked in position as Kachito held back the Oni's attack. Zotawa came in, using his mouth to throw the bone blade he caught in it at Muchi. Before Muchi could notice, the blade pierced through his chest, distracting him.
Kachito used the distraction to slip out of the way of Muchi's two blades. Then, he cut off Muchi's arms. Muchi yelled in pain before leaping backwards and regenerating his limbs.
Muchi: "You bastards! Just accept your fate and die as my meal-"
Zotawa swiftly closed the distance between him and Muchi, stabbing him through the mouth with one of his katana. Muchi bit down on the cold metal, holding it in place and punching Zotawa away, freeing his grip from the blade. Muchi pulled the katana from his mouth and threw it at Zotawa.
Zotawa caught it, quickly getting back into a position for battle. Kachito swiftly ran at Muchi, yelling out to Zotawa.
Kachito: "Zotawa, holding him down for me!"
Zotawa nodded and quickly ran towards Muchi, using his closer distance to the Oni to grab him. He stabbed his twin katanas through Muchi's torso, using his strength to then stab through the ground to lock Muchi in place.
Zotawa: "Get him Kachito!"
Muchi: "What in the- Get off of me you-"
Kachito jumped into the air, dropping his down onto Muchi using Mochi. Aligning to blade of Mochi to a perfect angle on Muchi's neck, and building up enough speed from falling down, Kachito began a Clear Cut Slash on Muchi's neck.
Swiftly, Mochi moved through Muchi's neck. After a while, Muchi's head rolled off his shoulders. The Oni looked bewildered and horrified.
Muchi: "Y-you damn disrespectful dinners- H-how..."
Kachito: "You just wildly attacked, and even when you didn't it still wasn't well performed."
Zotawa: "Besides, even if we hadn't assessed that lack of coordination with your technique, we still would have outlasted you till your Dakuenaji ran out. We didn't use a drop of Kami no Chikara that entire time, dumbass. You were easy pickings."
Muchi: "Y-you damned motherfu-"
Before Muchi could complete his sentence, his head and the rest of his body dissipated into a purple smoke.
Kachito: "Well, it was a fight but that was pretty easy."
Zotawa: "Don't get cocky, that Oni was just an idiot. I mean his name literally meant ignoramus."
Kachito: "Hehe...true."
The two of them took a breather, before continuing on the path to Seishin Village after dispatching a very weak Oni.