Nathan smiled faintly.
He stood up, also preparing to summon his Servant.
Just then, a notification sound rang in his ear, and at the same time, a line of text appeared before his eyes— [Can humans and Demons really coexist harmoniously?] Below it was the name of the member who posted the question, [Butterfly Mansion’s Insect Hashira].
‘This is—’ Nathan’s expression was one of disbelief, because what unfolded before him was a transparent panel, a bit like the forums from his previous life.
On the edges were personal information and operation options, and below were arranged several functions: Points: 0 Private messages.
Enhancement.
And [Post a question].
The avatar was the forum’s default avatar, and his name was [Department of Astromancy Magus].
‘So this is my belated cheat?’ Nathan clicked on it with his mind, directly changing his name to [Nathan], which would be more convenient and wouldn’t reveal his enhancements.
He looked at the name of the person who posted the question, Butterfly Mansion’s Insect Hashira, and combined with the content of the question, Nathan roughly understood.
‘This should be Kocho Shinobu from the Demon Slayer World.’ Nathan used his mind to compose a reply on it: [Of course humans and Demons can coexist harmoniously.
Demons have incredible regenerative abilities.
As long as they aren’t killed by sunlight, wisteria poison, or a Nichirin Blade, they can live forever.
They are excellent experimental materials.] [We can freely conduct destructive experiments on Demons without worrying about moral condemnation.] [And for high-risk jobs like working in illegal coal mines, digging in mines, or operating in areas with intense radiation, we can let Demons do it, so we don’t have to worry about population loss.] [If we’re even more heartless, we can even not pay wages, not provide meals, and simply treat them as slaves.
After all, Demons have no human rights.] [See?
Humans and Demons can coexist harmoniously too.] Additionally, for a Magus, life force can be converted into magical energy.
Nathan could use Demons as batteries to continuously squeeze out magical energy.
But if he said that out loud, it would make him sound too much like a villain, so Nathan didn’t mention it.
[Points +10] Seeing the notification that popped up, Nathan was very satisfied, ‘Sure enough, answering questions earns points.’ He opened the Enhancement page, and in an instant, countless Magecrafts appeared before him: Jewel Magecraft, Astromancy Magecraft, Imaginary Numbers Magecraft, Commandment Magecraft…
Every Magecraft Nathan had ever heard of appeared on the list, even the five True Magics of the Nasuverse were there.
‘This is really convenient.’ Nathan opened his own Enhancement.
His magic is Astromancy Magecraft, which gains magical energy by simulating the movements of celestial bodies.
This is also one of the few magical systems that continues to grow alongside technological development.
Moreover, Astromancy Magecrafthas another advantage: when developed to a deep level, it can even construct external Magic Circuits, which is equivalent to increasing one’s own Magic Circuits… a dream come true for Magi.
And Nathan has developed his own Astromancy Magecraft, based on the eight planets of the solar system, plus the moon and the sun, totaling ten celestial bodies, combined with the Ten Sefirot in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, to construct— The Path to Godhood.
The phantom images of ten celestial bodies rose from Nathan’s body, enveloping his entire being.
Twenty-two paths intertwined, linking the ten celestial bodies together.
Each of the Ten Sefirot of the Kabbalistic Tree of Life has a corresponding celestial body, which are precisely the ten celestial bodies of the solar system, allowing Nathan to achieve a perfect integration of the two.
And when he illuminates the ten celestial bodies and completes the Path to Godhood, perhaps he will become like the primordial man Adam in Jewish mystical tradition, perfect and complete, attaining the state of the perfect human being.
He threw ten points in, without causing a single ripple.
Nathan closed his eyes to feel it: ‘The sorcery has become smoother, some unnecessary redundancies have been removed, consumption has decreased, and power has increased.
Overall, it’s quite good.’ …
Demon Slayer World.
Kocho Shinobu sat on the rooftop, thinking of her sister, Kocho Kanae.
Even though both of their parents were killed by Demons, her sister always maintained the view that humans and Demons could coexist harmoniously.
In the end, she still died at the hands of Upper Moon Two, Doma.
This has always filled Shinobu with hatred for Demons.
But because her sister wanted humans and Demons to coexist peacefully, she has also been committed to promoting this, and has continuously imitated everything about her sister.
Of course, she has killed all the Demons that have eaten humans.
She has never seen a Demon that doesn’t eat humans.
This has also begun to shake Shinobu’s convictions.
‘Can humans and Demons really coexist harmoniously?’ [Of course humans and Demons can coexist harmoniously…] ‘Who?’ The sudden notification sound and the words appearing before her eyes put Shinobu on guard.
She drew the Nichirin Blade at her waist and warily scanned her surroundings.
But she found no trace of any Demon.
‘Could it be a long-distance Blood Demon Art?’ Demons not only have tenacious vitality, but also possess various strange abilities called Blood Demon Arts.
Shinobu suspected that this so-called forum might be a Demon’s Blood Demon Art.
‘But it’s daytime now, and I’m under the sunlight.
How could a Demon possibly overcome the sunlight?’ ‘Or perhaps it’s a Demon hiding in a place not exposed to sunlight, using a Blood Demon Art on me?’ Shinobu carefully observed her surroundings, trying to find the Demon’s location, while diverting part of her attention to examine the specifics of that Dimensional Forum in her mind.
However, as she finished reading the reply, Shinobu’s gaze turned strange.
This kind of reply, which treats Demons as experimental materials and ruthlessly uses them as expendable resources, almost like returning to a slave society, could it really be given by a Demon?
If it weren’t for the fact that the forum’s form is definitely not a human ability and can only be a Blood Demon Art, Shinobu would have thought that the respondent was someone with a deep-seated grudge against Demons.
‘Perhaps there’s another possibility.’ Shinobu speculated, ‘Maybe it’s someone who has a deep grudge against Demons and then became a Demon themselves, wanting to kill all Demons in the world.’ This situation, while rare, is not impossible.
For example, she herself, Shinobu believes that even if she became a Demon, she would still hate Demons, while searching for a way for humans and Demons to coexist peacefully, and killing all Demons that have eaten humans.
Finally, when she can’t resist the urge to eat humans, she would walk into the sunlight.
Just thinking about such a scene a little, Shinobu felt pity for this so-called Demon.
‘He must be suffering painfully, torn between his human and Demon identities, right?’ Shinobu saw the name below that reply— Nathan.
She used her mind to write a reply: [Mr.
Nathan, is it?
Having become a Demon, your heart must be in great pain, right?
In you, I truly see the dawn of harmony between humans and Demons.
Are you willing to work together with me?] Shinobu’s reply popped up.
Nathan woke up from his magical contemplation, his expression somewhat strange as he looked at this passage.
‘Is this girl imagining some kind of scenario, thinking of me as someone who hates Demons but has become one?’ Nathan had no interest in playing any kind of role-playing game.
He replied directly and clearly: [I’m not a Demon.
If you don’t believe me, we can meet under the sun.] Seeing Nathan’s reply, Shinobu began to doubt her judgment, ‘Could Mr.
Nathan really not be a Demon?’ ‘But humans couldn’t possibly possess such a strange ability.’ Shinobu leaped off the rooftop and walked inside.
She decided to meet Nathan.
If Nathan’s malice toward Demons is genuine, becoming an ally of the Demon Slayer Corps would be a huge boon.
If it’s a Demon with ill intentions toward her, she just needs to break the roof or kick open the door to let sunlight in and make the Demon turn to ash.
Shinobu asked: [So, Mr.
Nathan, how do I meet you?] Nathan also didn’t know the answer, but he directly asked the forum, which immediately gave feedback.
[Click on ‘Invite Face-to-Face Answer’ to do so] After relaying this response to Shinobu, a prompt immediately popped up on the forum before Nathan.
[Member Butterfly Mansion’s Insect Hashira invites you to answer a question in person.
Do you agree?] [Agree] In the next moment, the scene before Nathan shifted.