**** · Ren Kurose: Those talismans came from yokai, didn’t they?
Ren Kurose had only sent a single message, yet the Chat Group fell into a brief silence.
Fortunately, everyone had gradually grown somewhat accustomed to Ren Kurose’s presence by now.
Bai Yuekui: The deity is online.
Takashi Natsume, are those talismans really what He says they are?
Yokai?
What exactly are those?
Bai Yuekui calmed the slight nervousness in her heart before sending the message.
“Takashi Natsume: Mm.
They came from my friends, and they’re all yokai.
As for what yokai are…
they’re supernatural beings from folklore—spirits, monsters, ghosts, and other entities that can sometimes be loosely described as ‘demons.'”
“Mitsuri Kanroji: Ghosts?
Demons?
Huh?
Takashi Natsume is friends with evil creatures like demons?”
“The instant Mitsuri saw the word ‘demons,’ her eyes widened.”
As far as she was concerned, demons could only ever be enemies!
Takashi Natsume: Demons?
Evil?
No, my friends aren’t bad.
Most of them are spirits and yokai, though there are ghosts among them too.
It sounds like Miss Kanroji’s world also has beings called demons.
Would you mind telling us about them?
Maybe we’re using the same word for completely different things.
Mitsuri Kanroji: Of course…
Mitsuri then explained the man-eating demons from her own world.
Only then did everyone learn what kind of crisis her world was facing.
Rikka Takanashi: That sounds terrifying!
Although Rikka, with her chuunibyo tendencies, had fantasized about saving the world before, she felt that Mitsuri’s own “chuunibyo setting” was no weaker than hers.
Being a Hashira and saving the world…
Thinking about it that way was actually incredibly cool.
Rikka was quite interested in hearing about these things and simply regarded Mitsuri as a kindred spirit.
The others reacted differently.
In a modern world, Conan Edogawa dismissed the entire story as nonsense.
Hitori Gotoh merely found it strange.
Bai Yuekui and Nico Robin, however, took it much more seriously.
Bai Yuekui: Your world really is dangerous.
Getting injured by one of those demons can turn someone into one too?
I’ll send you some.
Mitsuri Kanroji: But…
I don’t really have anything I can give you in return.
Although Mitsuri had become a Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, most of her attention normally went toward eating and finding romance.
She had never really considered whether her world possessed anything particularly valuable.
Bai Yuekui: It’s fine.
I developed those medicines myself.
At worst, the next time you kill a demon, just collect some of its blood for me.
I’d like to study it.
Mitsuri Kanroji: Oh, oh!
I understand.
Thank you, Bai Yuekui!
Takashi Natsume: I’ll ask my friends too.
Maybe one of them has a talisman that could help you.
However, while everyone was chatting, one particular group member had fallen into an awkward silence.
Rem.
Race—
Oni.
That’s right.
Rem herself belonged to the Oni race.
After hearing Mitsuri describe how the demons in her world had caused such horrific casualties among humans, Rem suddenly felt rather guilty and didn’t dare speak.
At the same time, she couldn’t help feeling anger toward the demon named Muzan in Mitsuri’s world.
Fortunately, no one paid any attention to Rem.
Everyone simply assumed she was quietly lurking.
Seeing how all the other group members were offering to help her, Mitsuri felt that she needed to work harder too.
Mm.
She would eat a little more today— and then train a little longer afterward.
**** · Ren Kurose: Do you need my help?
The moment Mitsuri saw that message, she froze.
Should she accept?
Or refuse?
What had happened before still made her hesitate.
Ren Kurose had nearly made her faint despite being separated from her by an entire world.
If he personally intervened to help her…
would she herself be in danger?
Would the Demon Slayer Corps also be endangered?
would you personally take action?
Would you come to my world yourself?
**** · Ren Kurose: What are you thinking?
Of course I can’t come personally.
Your world is rejecting me.
Besides, if my true body actually descended there, your entire world would be finished.
Upon seeing that message, Bai Yuekui thought to herself—
As expected.
He truly was some kind of great deity.
His mere descent would be enough to destroy an entire world.
The realization placed enormous pressure on Bai Yuekui.
This Chat Group was becoming stranger and stranger.
A godlike existence had actually joined it.
At the same time, that made her feel that the Chat Group itself was even more extraordinary.
Mitsuri Kanroji: Then…
what should I do?
**** · Ren Kurose: Use a summoning incantation.
Through the summoning, I can project some of my power into your world.
Mitsuri Kanroji: Mm-hmm.
If I truly need it, I’ll ask for your help.
Mitsuri decided that she would first memorize the incantation used to summon him.
Only if the situation became completely impossible to reverse would she consider using it.
She had only just come to that decision when Bai Yuekui privately messaged her with the same warning.
Bai Yuekui told Mitsuri not to use it unless there was absolutely no other choice.
The main reason was simple.
In Bai Yuekui’s eyes, this deity seemed rather similar to an evil god.
Of course, after interacting with him over the past few days, that impression had weakened considerably.
Still, she doubted that he was a benevolent god.
Perhaps he was closer to something like chaotic neutral.
Therefore, borrowing his power was something that had to be considered very carefully.
Mitsuri agreed.
But no matter what— the seed of faith had already been planted.
The moment Mitsuri Kanroji actually used that summoning incantation, a connection would inevitably be established between her and—
Yomagn’tho Ren Kurose.
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