Chapter 253: May I Borrow Some of Your Demon Blood? x Tamayo and Yushiro's Shock
[Prompt... Your believer "Gyomei Himejima"'s strength has greatly increased... Grateful to you, Faith Power +10]
[Prompt... Your believer "Kyojuro Rengoku"'s strength has greatly increased... Grateful to you, Faith Power +8]
[Prompt... Your believer "Giyu Tomioka"'s strength has greatly increased... Grateful to you, Faith Power +11]
[Prompt... Your believers "Obanai Iguro... Tengen Uzui... Mitsuri Kanroji... Muichiro Tokito... Sanemi Shinazugawa... Kagaya Ubuyashiki..."]
And... a few potential believers, the Ubuyashiki children, Kyojuro's younger brother, and Kanao from the Butterfly Mansion... urgently waiting to be officially accepted... Roy stepped into the Demon Slayer world, looked up at the perfect sun, transitioning from spring to summer, a scene of singing birds and fragrant flowers, and smiled slightly... Revisiting an old place, his mindset was completely different now. There was nostalgia, reminiscence, but mostly... a sense of ease and relaxation...
At a certain moment, the boy reached out a hand and waved at the sky... "Caw~" A Kasugai Crow flew over, dropped a black feather, and landed on the back of his hand carrying a letter in its beak... It was from Ubuyashiki.
"It has been a long time since we parted. Is Lord Eiichiro doing well?"
"Grateful for Lord Eiichiro's grace in imparting knowledge, Kagaya, along with his wife, daughters, and son, once again pay their respects to My Lord."
"I presume to inform My Lord that Upper Rank Two is dead, the world is bright and clear, and demons are nearly extinct. Now, only... Upper Rank One and the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji, have yet to be beheaded. Therefore,"
"Kagaya has already discussed with the Hashira to convene a Hashira meeting this Qingming Festival to discuss the vital matter of eradicating the demons. At that time... if Lord Eiichiro has the time, we hope you will not hesitate to grace us with your presence. Kagaya and the Hashira will certainly sweep the mats to welcome you, and we would be extremely overjoyed."
"Written in haste, unable to express everything. Kagaya Ubuyashiki, along with his wife, daughters, son, and all the Hashira, respectfully submit this."
Fwoosh~ A cluster of flames sprang from Roy's fingertips, burning the letter to ashes. The boy lowered his eyes and smiled faintly at the Kasugai Crow: "Go back and tell your master, I have received his message."
"I will not attend the meeting this time. We will meet again after I have killed the Demon King."
He then released his hand, letting the Kasugai Crow fly high straight into the clouds... He looked up at the sky again, watching it depart, then resumed his steps, walking slowly with his hand on his sword. His thoughts rose with the wind, like the wings of a Kunpeng drooping from the highest heavens, and he whispered, "So it's Qingming already."
During the Qingming Festival, the rain falls thick and fast, and travelers on the road feel as if their souls are breaking... There is no rain for the demons, only a bright and clear world, a blazing, brilliant sun, leaving the evil demons with no way up to heaven and no door down to hell. There is only... the path of a broken soul!
The boy narrowed his eyes, and his body instantly "Photified," merging into the light... Flash... flash... he fled far away... Along the way, he arbitrarily searched for demons, trying to use the demon blood contained within them to locate the Infinity Castle via [Targeted Tracking]. He didn't expect...
Seeing that he was almost at Kyoto,
Just as Kagaya Ubuyashiki said in the letter, after experiencing a ruthless sweep by the newly strengthened Demon Slayer Corps, the demons were nearly extinct!
He actually didn't encounter a single one along the way. Whether it was because he was truly unlucky or because the Demon Slayer Corps had been ruthless enough recently, in short... for ordinary families yearning for a peaceful life, this was undoubtedly a great thing.
Tap... tap... The sound of footsteps echoed. Roy found a secluded, empty alley to reveal his figure. Exiting the alley, what entered his view was a bustling street, weaving pedestrians, and lively shouting, a scene of prosperity... Unhurriedly, he let his fiery red hair sway gently in the wind. Looking up, he saw a stall with a door curtain hanging, a few low tables and small stools placed on the left and right, selling udon noodles...
He was slightly dazed for a moment and recognized the other party at a glance... It was exactly the udon noodle boss... who in the original story saw Tanjiro encounter Muzan when he first arrived in Kyoto, get toyed with by him, and ultimately eat two large bowls of noodles in anger.
"Want some noodles, young man?" The door curtain swayed in the wind, revealing a corner... The young udon noodle boss cheerfully saw Roy and called out, "Just opened, freshly simmered broth, smells delicious."
Roy smiled brightly: "Since you put it that way, I definitely have to try it."
"Alright, please have a seat."
Roy nodded and casually found a low table to sit at: "Boss, ten bowls."
"...H-How... how many?" The boss poked his head out with a whoosh.
Roy held up ten fingers and repeated: "Ten bowls."
Then, he took out silver coins from his pocket and slapped them on the table: "Can only be more, not less."
The boss was stunned for barely two seconds. The moment he saw the money, his eyes lit up. Flinging the towel over his shoulder, he smiled and said, "Alright~" and started bustling about at the stall on his own...
Roy sat at the low table, quietly watching him cook the noodles, blanch the vegetables, top it with a slice of char siu, garnish it with half a soft-boiled egg, and finally drizzle a little soy sauce... The movements were smooth and flowing, done in one breath. He called out loudly, "Noodles are ready!"
Taking the chopsticks, he took a sip. The flavor was a bit light, but it didn't lose the original taste of the ingredients, and the seasoning was pinched just right. He praised generously, "Boss, the broth simmered from pork bones is drawn out very well."
The boss was stunned. He didn't expect Roy, despite looking young, to be a seasoned foodie. He brought out another bowl of noodles, casually pulled up a stool, sat opposite Roy, and said cheerfully, "It took four hours of slow simmering over a low fire to get this pot of broth. If it were in the past, I wouldn't dare do this."
"How so?"
"It's safe now." The boss pinched a corner of his towel, wiped the hot sweat from his forehead, and said boldly, "Public security in Kyoto has improved a lot recently. In the past, missing person cases popped up all the time, sounding quite scary. So I didn't dare work too late at night. It's only recently... since I haven't heard of anyone going missing anymore, that I've gotten a bit bolder..."
At this time, having traveled from morning to night for a whole day, the sun was setting in the west, and the bright moon was just rising... A shower of moonlight fell, adding a touch of hazy beauty to this bustling city...
Roy slurped his noodles, listening to the noodle shop boss chatter on... Amidst his fluctuating thoughts, a sentence involuntarily came to mind... Behind all prosperity and stability, there is always a group of people silently dedicating themselves.
Cleanly and efficiently, under the dumbfounded gaze of the shop boss, he finished eleven bowls of noodles in succession before finally standing up and leaving with his hand on his sword...
"Young man, you gave too much." The shop boss picked up the silver coins on the table, weighed them in his hand, and hurriedly shouted at Roy.
Roy didn't stop his steps, waving his hand with his back to the noodle stall: "Not too much. One portion is for you, and one portion is for... peace."
A portion of the peace that the Demon Slayer Corps silently fought for behind the scenes... Of course, his own portion was also included in that...
"This..." A leisurely evening breeze lessened the summer heat. The shop boss stood stunned. On the low table in front of him sat eleven empty bowls, filled with moonlight, and filled with this prosperous and flourishing age...
After a long while, he scratched his head and said, "Strange guy..."
He then gathered the bowls and chopsticks and returned to the stall, just as Roy merged into the crowd, found a dark alley, and walked in...
Now that he had arrived in Kyoto and met the noodle stall boss, at the end of the alley, Roy stopped his steps. Looking at the intersection ahead blocked by a thick brick wall, he smiled and said, "Yushiro-kun, since you have already discovered me, why not show yourself?"
The night grew deeper... Away from the hustle and bustle of the streets, the surrounding fields were completely silent.
Roy, wearing a cloak woven from moonlight, stood with his hand on his sword, maintaining a smile, and waited quietly...
Separated by a wall, swaying cyan bangs, raised eyebrows, combining a boyish feel with a cynical "angry youth" vibe, a certain boy wore wooden clogs and a loose robe with a button-up shirt underneath, impeccably neat... Looking up gloomily at Roy outside the wall, his hands involuntarily wrung together. His gaze was filled with vigilance. He didn't say a word, only waited...
Roy asked suspiciously, "Could I have seen wrong?"
He moved his feet, turned, and walked away...
Yushiro finally relaxed his expression and secretly let out a sigh of relief. But who knew... just as he was about to turn around, his body abruptly stiffened. At some point, an arm suddenly climbed onto his shoulder, firmly pinning him down!
"Your [Blindfold] is indeed a pretty good Blood Demon Art, but,"
Roy turned into fluorescent light, taking a step out from the moonlight and appearing behind Yushiro. Resting his head on Yushiro's shoulder, he said lazily, "Sometimes, what you see isn't necessarily true,"
"Don't you think so?"
"Eiichiro Kamado!" Yushiro's entire body went stiff, his limbs ice-cold. He stiffly turned his neck and looked at him in horror: "How... did you get in?!"
"It's not that I wanted to get in, it's that you trusted your eyes too much!" A trace of blood color surfaced in Roy's pupils, from which three ink-black tomoe slowly crept out... The moment he met the tomoe head-on, Yushiro felt as if he was sucked in, along with the [Blindfold] he relied on... which was then pierced by a clanging sword drawn by Roy, turning into a talisman fluttering in the wind at the tip of the blade...
[Blindfold]: A Blood Demon Art linked to the limits of sight. When activated, it can easily obscure the vision of others, confuse sight and hearing, and mislead others into seeing things they normally wouldn't see.
The key to activation lies, first, in the talisman... and second, in creating visual illusions. Some of its characteristics are similar to "Genjutsu," making it extremely practical. In the original story, it was precisely by relying on this [Blood Demon Art] of Yushiro's that Tanjiro, Zenitsu Agatsuma, the Hashira, and others were able to delve deep into the Infinity Castle under the command of Kiriya, who succeeded Kagaya, and managed to kill Doma, Kokushibo, and... Muzan and the others.
However, when "Genjutsu" is mentioned, the Sharingan is undoubtedly an unavoidable mountain!
Setting aside BUG-level Genjutsu like "Infinite Tsukuyomi", "Kotoamatsukami", and "Izanagi", even ordinary Genjutsu cast using the Sharingan are not something a Genjutsu Jonin like Kurenai Yuhi can handle, let alone... [Blindfold], let alone... Yushiro!
Yushiro was silent... Roy was right. He did trust his eyes too much, but before this... no one had ever seen through the [Visual Barrier] he set up so easily!
In other words... as long as he hadn't encountered Roy, if it were anyone else, even a Hashira, he was confident they wouldn't notice him in a short time!
"What do you want?" After a long while, Yushiro took a deep breath and calmed down.
Lady Tamayo was right behind him in the villa. He absolutely... must stall the other party to buy time and opportunity for Tamayo to escape... He only hoped now that Lady Tamayo, upon sensing the [Visual Barrier] had been broken, would quickly... leave!
However, paranoid and pure love often blinds one's eyes... Before Roy could answer, the villa door behind him creaked~ open. A woman wearing a deep purple kimono stepped out, her face gentle and beautiful, her eyes soft...
The moment she appeared, she bowed deeply and sincerely to Roy, saying, "Lord Eiichiro, I apologize for offending you. Please appease your anger and come inside to talk."
"Lady Tamayo!" Yushiro's shoulders shuddered violently. He bared his fangs and instantly demonized. He forcefully tore off his shoulder along with an arm, ignoring the pain... ignoring the dripping blood... ignoring his muffled groans, and roared, "I'll hold him off, you run!"
Covering his head, he balled up a fist with his remaining arm and punched towards Roy!
The decisiveness in that instant... made Roy involuntarily freeze, and he flashed to dodge!
Smack— The severed arm hit the ground... Yushiro's punch missed. He turned and blocked Tamayo, glaring fiercely at Roy!
Roy fell silent. Without a word, he reached out and beckoned, picking up Yushiro's severed arm that had fallen to the ground. He looked at the man and woman in front of the villa with a complex expression, feeling both admiration and helplessness. Finally, with a flick of his wrist, he tossed Yushiro's severed arm back, returning it to the two...
"Since you know me, you definitely also know that my sword has never lacked evil demons..."
In other words, Roy gently stroked [Solar Eclipse]. With a backhand slash, he shattered the talisman at the tip of the blade and sheathed his sword... Looking up at the master and servant again, he said faintly, "If I wanted to kill you, you might be... lying down right now, instead of... standing."
"Who knows you..."
"Yushiro!" Tamayo called out to the green-haired boy with gentle words.
She stepped out from behind Yushiro, curtsied, and bowed to Roy again, saying, "Lord Eiichiro, please forgive the embarrassment. Yushiro means no harm; he is only protecting me."
"I can tell." Roy lost his indifference, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth. "Love often makes people lose their minds, it's understandable."
"Who... loves..." Yushiro's small face flushed red instantly. He clearly wanted to refute Roy, but he felt inexplicably comfortable inside. So he stubbornly stiffened his neck and glared at Roy.
That awkward appearance fell into Tamayo's eyes. As she let out a slight sigh of relief, her heart also settled down...
She wasn't afraid of recklessness; she was afraid of recklessness without distinguishing the target... Tamayo straightened her back, looking deeply at Roy's long fiery red hair swaying in the wind. She extended a hand, stepped aside from the door, and said, "Lord Eiichiro, please."
Roy didn't say yes or no. He turned into moonlight, flash, flash, and flash again. In the blink of an eye, he appeared beside Tamayo, and then... under the master and servant's stunned and bewildered gazes, casually found a seat and sat down.
Tamayo and Yushiro quietly exchanged a glance, both seeing a trace of shock in each other's eyes!
Eiichiro Kamado was right. If... he had killing intent, based on the methods he just displayed... Tamayo and Yushiro consciously knew that even if they wanted to run, it would be difficult to escape the other party's grasp. After all,
What kind of extraordinary close-combat method is this?!
Does he actually think he is... light?
Yushiro felt his heart beating uncontrollably!
Thump... thump thump!
It was a perverse excitement and awe... but also an irrepressible guilty conscience and fear... Fortunately,
Tamayo seemed to sense his mood. She gently stroked his back to comfort him: "Go inside and reattach your severed arm first."
She then took a step forward, walked in gracefully, curtsied, and served Roy a cup of hot tea...
"Lord Eiichiro, please have some tea, and please... instruct..."
If not to kill, Tamayo couldn't think of any other reason that would bring this person to their door...
"Lady Tamayo is too polite,"
"Keep it simple!" Roy took a sip of tea and got straight to the point: "I came here only to do two things!"
The boy held up two fingers, smiling at Tamayo and Yushiro: "I will do the things you cannot do, and I will kill the people you cannot kill... the prerequisite,"
"May I borrow a drop of Muzan's demon blood within your bodies!"
Evil demons are extinct. Fortunately, there are still two good demons... And they are a rare species that autonomously broke free from Muzan's control!
The panel opened... [Targeted Tracking Technique] lay quietly in the skill slot... eager to be used...
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