Demon Slayer World—
Amid the boundless darkness, moonlight spilled down, illuminating the blood that had yet to dry in a certain dilapidated town.
And standing atop that blood were two girls, one older and one younger, supporting each other.
Their eyes were fixed firmly on the darkness opposite them, a place untouched by the moonlight.
The next moment.
A young man with pale-white short hair and rainbow-colored eyes walked out of that darkness.
Blood was still slowly dripping from his hands, though it was clearly not his own.
“Your Breathing Style always gives me a familiar feeling~”
“Could you tell me what kind of Breathing Style this is?”
The young man smiled lightly, but there was something extremely strange about that smile, carrying a sense of pity for all living beings.
Yet when that pitying smile was paired with the blood that had yet to dry around him, the scene became even more eerie!
And this.
Was none other than the infamous Upper Rank Two of the Twelve Kizuki in the Demon Slayer world—Doma.
Since Doma was here.
The two girls, one older and one younger, standing opposite him were naturally the two sisters of the Demon Slayer Corps—Shinobu Kocho and Kanae Kocho.
Shinobu said nothing.
She merely stared coldly at Upper Rank Two, Doma.
Then.
The Nichirin Sword in her hand began to dance once more, seemingly carrying the scorching heat of the blazing sun as she slashed down toward Doma!
However.
Even though Shinobu had strengthened her body for the first time through the Myriad Realms Chat Group and had even learned a little Sun Breathing.
She was still a step weaker than the Upper Rank Two, Doma!
“What a disobedient girl.”
Doma had no emotions whatsoever, so he merely curled the corners of his lips upward, wearing a fake smile as if clumsily imitating human emotion.
“I’ve never seen your Breathing Style before, but it has stirred up Lord Muzan’s memories”
“Tell me”
“What if I took you back and handed you over to Lord Muzan?”
Doma spoke as he casually flicked the golden folding fan in his hand, sending blood flying, before gently waving it!
In an instant!
Countless razor-sharp ice crystals directly broke through the scorching heat produced by Sun Breathing and shot straight toward Shinobu!
This was the strength of Upper Rank Two of the Twelve Kizuki, powerful enough to easily disperse Sun Breathing!
It wasn’t that Sun Breathing was weak.
On the contrary, Sun Breathing was an extremely profound Breathing Style, and every other Breathing Style had evolved from it!
It was simply that Shinobu, the one using Sun Breathing, was still inexperienced and far too weak.
“Sister”
Shinobu looked at the ice crystals filling the sky as they flew toward her.
For a moment, she actually felt a little regretful.
She regretted not going to that mysterious Myriad Realms Chat Group beforehand and posting a mission, instead impulsively becoming overconfident and choosing to come save her sister by herself.
Now look at what had happened.
She hadn’t managed to save her sister, and she herself might end up staying here forever
But nothing was absolute—
Everything would always contain twists that were either expected or completely unexpected!
For example
Right now!
“Exorcism First Form!”
At this critical moment!
A crisp young girl’s voice suddenly rang out through the silent town!
The next instant!
Shinobu and Doma, and even Kanae Kocho, who was already so heavily injured in the distance that she could barely move, all witnessed a shocking scene!
It was a petite girl with long golden-orange hair reaching her waist, two fluffy fox ears, and a red traditional long dress adorned with bells!
And this was none other than the one who had crossed worlds to arrive and provide reinforcements—
Ruby Tushan!
And that wasn’t even the most important part!
The most important thing was that almost the instant this girl appeared, she shattered Doma’s Blood Demon Art with a single punch!
“You’re neither human nor a demon?”
After a brief moment of bewilderment, Doma immediately became excited!
He loved eating women, especially beautiful and powerful women.
The more outstanding their appearance and abilities, the more he liked them!
But!
Now, as Doma looked at the petite Ruby Tushan before him, the desire in his eyes was almost impossible to suppress!
This was a womAndrew He had never seen before, even a species he had never encountered!
“I must have you”
Even Doma, who had never understood what emotions were, experienced something called desire for the first time at this moment.
Of course, desire couldn’t really be considered an emotion.
It was merely a form of lust~
“Ruby-sis I’m sorry.
I was too willful this time”
The moment Shinobu saw the newcomer’s striking outfit.
She immediately recognized her identity.
Then.
Her previously stubborn expression suddenly softened, and she guiltily collapsed onto the ground.
Shinobu could more or less guess why Ruby Tushan had appeared here.
Most likely, that mysterious Myriad Realms Chat Group had issued another mission, and the target of the mission was probably related to her.
Otherwise, there was no way Ruby Tushan could have reached this world.
“Matters of emotion are complicated to begin with.
You don’t need to blame yourself.
Just think things through a little more carefully next time you act.”
Ruby Tushan helped Shinobu up from the ground.
She truly deserved to be an elder sister who had been one from childhood.
When it came to educating younger sisters, she was absolutely at the level of a seasoned expert!
After all.
The experience she had accumulated over several hundred years of educating her two younger sisters certainly hadn’t been for nothing.
“I”
“Ruby-sis, watch out!”
Shinobu was just about to say something more.
But she suddenly noticed that Upper Rank Two, Doma, had somehow and silently appeared behind Ruby Tushan!
And he had already raised the golden fan in his hand, clearly about to unleash a strike!
“Hm?!”
Ruby Tushan, who had never experienced a true battle before, was still far too inexperienced.
By the time she heard Shinobu’s warning and reacted.
It was already too late to defend herself!
“Clang—”
The sound of an attack piercing flesh that Ruby Tushan had imagined never came.
Instead, the sound of metal striking metal rang out through the silent town.
“Attacking someone from behind isn’t very nice.”
Immediately afterward.
A familiar male voice slowly sounded beside the ears of both Shinobu and Ruby Tushan.
The two immediately looked toward the source of the voice.
Only to discover!
A figure that was extremely tall and filled with explosive muscles had somehow appeared in front of Ruby Tushan.
And Doma’s attack with the golden fan had already landed.
But it had merely become lodged against the tall figure’s shoulder!
Unable to advance even an inch further!
“Big Brother Andrew He?!”
“No Big Brother Andrew He, your body?!”
Just from hearing his voice, the two knew that the newcomer was their extremely powerful group member, Andrew He!
But after truly seeing him.
Both of them felt as though their brains had completely crashed.
Because the Andrew He they remembered as being tall and slender was now covered in explosive muscles, his body resembling that of a small giant!
Just looking at him gave them an inexplicably powerful sense of oppression!
“Don’t be nervous.
This is just a little trick.”
Andrew He stood there with his upper body completely bare, gently stroking the exquisite golden battle axe in his hand.
Perhaps influenced by the power of Sunshine, both his manner of speaking and his entire aura now exuded an extreme arrogance.
It was an arrogance that regarded everything before him as beneath notice!
“This power, this physique”
“You’re not human either?!”
Doma swallowed, and although his heart remained devoid of any emotional fluctuations.
The dangerous aura radiating from Andrew He still made him immediately retreat several steps, maintaining a safe distance!
“What a pity that you’re a disgusting male.
But with such a special and powerful body, I’m sure Lord Muzan would like you as well, wouldn’t he?”
After calming himself down.
Doma was no longer as flustered as before.
He merely regarded Andrew He as a special existence with an unusually powerful physique.
“No.
I am human.”
A faint smile played at the corners of Andrew He’s lips as he casually held the Divine Axe—Rhitta.
He even walked toward Upper Rank Two, Doma, as casually as though he were taking a stroll.
“But.”
“I am also the one who stands at the pinnacle of all races.”
There wasn’t the slightest hint of falsehood in Andrew He’s words.
He said it as casually as if he were simply stating an ordinary and universally known fact~
“The one who stands at the pinnacle of all races?”
“Hahahahahaha~”
Upper Rank Two, Doma, looked as though he had just heard the funniest joke in the world.
That fake smile appeared on his face once more, and that eerie grin even seemed to widen!
Because in his heart, only Muzan Kibutsuji could be considered a true existence standing at the pinnacle of all races!
And now, some guy who seemed to be human actually dared to say such a thing.
This was truly arrogance!
Seeing this, Andrew He smiled as well.
His laughter was bold and carefree, as if he were simply playing along with Upper Rank Two, Doma, so as not to make things awkward for him.
The next moment!
“Clang—”
The Divine Axe—Rhitta in Andrew He’s hand suddenly swung out without warning!
Upper Rank Two, Doma, couldn’t even react.
His body was directly cleaved in two by Andrew He.
Doma: “???”