What had just occurred was truly too far beyond common sense. Even with Mitsuba's eccentricity, she still hadn't quite recovered at this moment.
Even in her dreams, she had never imagined that one day a strange demon would suddenly pop up before her, kneel in a world-shocking manner, and shout "Holy Maiden!"
How could such plotlines that only existed in storybooks and children's fantasies possibly happen in reality?!
And what the hell was "Holy Maiden" anyway?!
That was something from Europe, right? Why would a local religion from this island nation adopt such weird things? Aren't you afraid of cultural incompatibility?
What made it even more ominous was that in Mitsuba's memory, the last existence called "Holy Maiden" was tied to a cross and burned alive several hundred years ago.
Mitsuba didn't want to touch such karma—she wanted to live longer...
In any case, after supervising Doma's attack on this Demon Slayer Corps base, it would be better to keep her distance from him in the future. She had a feeling this guy was really strange...
Yes, while filling the position as the new Upper Rank Six, Doma had also brought Muzan information about a Demon Slayer Corps base location.
She heard this was intelligence he had accidentally obtained through the connections of his Eternal Bliss Sect.
Considering that the previous Upper Rank Six had just been killed by Demon Slayers, Muzan—who didn't want the new Upper Rank Six to be killed immediately upon arrival—ultimately decided to have Mitsuba accompany Doma to take a look around that base.
In other words, to act as a babysitter.
Initially, Mitsuba was somewhat reluctant to go.
This wasn't because Mitsuba didn't want to babysit someone. The main reason was that among the Twelve Kizuki, she held a "dove" position.
Different from the "hawk" Muzan, who was determined to thoroughly crush these ant-like Demon Slayers, the "dove" Mitsuba actually somewhat approved of the "symbiotic" relationship between demons and Demon Slayers.
After all, in her view, only by continuing to exist could the Demon Slayer Corps give the gods above the feeling that "He hasn't lost yet, His efforts are still useful."
If the Demon Slayer Corps were completely exterminated and the Ubuyashiki bloodline completely severed, who knew what tantrum that sore-loser god would throw...
Therefore, rather than facing an unknown new threat after annihilating the Demon Slayer Corps.
Mitsuba felt that maintaining the existence of this half-dead Demon Slayer Corps, thereby continuously tying up the gods' attention above, might be a more suitable choice.
Unfortunately, Lord Muzan didn't agree with her theory.
Not only did he not agree, but every time Mitsuba said this, Muzan would harshly scold her with the reason of "Don't always be so superstitious all day, believe in science"...
Sigh, there was no helping it. Having a boss who was too obsessed with science was just like this...
Of course, despite their different positions, regarding tasks entrusted by Muzan, although Mitsuba always complained nonstop with her mouth, she would still seriously do what needed to be done.
"..."
"Holy Maiden, come quickly~ It's right over here~"
"Please, I'm begging you, Doma, stop calling me with that strange title. Don't you feel embarrassed at all..."
Late at night, in a deserted deep mountain, Mitsuba—who had been teleported here together with Doma by Nakime—felt shy for the first time in her life.
She couldn't understand. Didn't this demon beside her have any sense of shame?
How could he shout out such embarrassing titles with such an unchanging expression?
Wait... unchanging expression?
As if suddenly noticing something, Mitsuba subconsciously frowned.
All the emotional expressions Doma had shown before her previously now rapidly flashed through Mitsuba's mind.
She finally realized what had been vaguely bothering her since her first meeting with Doma—
All of this guy's emotional expressions seemed to merely remain at the level of his body movements and changes in his facial features.
From a normal perspective, when a person feels extremely excited, besides displaying exaggerated reactions like dancing hands and feet or grinning broadly.
There should also exist some spontaneous subtle bodily reactions, such as flushing of the cheeks, accelerated heartbeat, and changes in breathing rhythm, etc...
But on Doma, Mitsuba seemed completely unable to see these.
Even when he first saw her in the Infinity Castle, excitedly jumping up to call her "Holy Maiden," Mitsuba had never seen any trace of similar reactions on his face.
It was as if all those changes in his expression were not truly from his heart, but merely a performance he put on...?
Interesting.
Looking at Doma before her, swinging his hands and hopping toward the Demon Slayer Corps base ahead, Mitsuba—who originally had no interest in this guy whatsoever—suddenly felt intense curiosity arise.
The Transparent World activated, and Mitsuba clearly saw that whether heartbeat or blood flow velocity, everything inside Doma was very stable with no changes whatsoever, completely mismatched with the excitement he currently displayed.
This was truly interesting.
Clearly not producing such emotions, yet deliberately making himself display such emotions... Little one, what reason do you have for doing this?
And are you simply dull-witted and want to pretend, or do you truly have no emotions at all?
Mitsuba decided to observe seriously.
"Holy Maiden, we've arrived. Those Demon Slayers are definitely all inside~"
"Excellent, Knight Doma. Then I'll leave the rest to you. Don't let those Demon Slayers run over and hurt me, okay?"
"Understood~"
The two demons unexpectedly got on the same wavelength. Cooperating quite well with Doma's role-playing, Mitsuba sat down smilingly alone, preparing to enjoy Doma's upcoming performance.
Now, over two hundred years had passed since that legendary Sengoku era.
The Demon Slayer Corps, which had been extremely powerful in that era, had now—after losing the legendary Yoriichi and suffering multiple disasters of annihilation—become like a roadside dog.
Although this description carried some insult, the fact was indeed so.
Today's Demon Slayer Corps had neither Demon Slayer Marks, nor Bright Red Blades, nor did they know what the Transparent World was.
Multiple breaks in inheritance had even caused these Demon Slayers to no longer know what the "Original Breathing Styles" actually were...
They only knew of its existence, but not its contents.