Looking down, Kurozawa saw his own body.
Beneath his feet was a sky as clear as a mirror, boundless, with white clouds and a blue expanse.
It was as if the sky had become the ground.
Looking up again, the view above was identical to the view below – spotless, a pristine blue sky.
To his left and right was an endless expanse of white, without boundaries or solid objects, appearing vast, empty, and dead silent.
Within this entire space, besides these, there was only a small wooden hut.
"Hello."
Suddenly, a gentle male voice spoke beside Kurozawa.
He spun around in alarm, a layer of pitch-black flames already ignited around him for protection, looking completely out of place in this space. At the same time, Kurozawa had a feeling that if he wished, he could leave here, and his consciousness would return to his body.
However, Kurozawa wanted to understand the reason for Hongyue's favoritism towards him, so for a moment, he suppressed the thought of leaving this strange space.
Now, appearing before Kurozawa was a man with messy, fiery red hair, crimson pupils, and slightly narrow eyes. He stood in front of the small wooden hut, his gaze deep.
He had appeared behind Kurozawa at some point, without a sound.
Kurozawa activated his Fighting Spirit Domain but sensed no malice.
Uncertain of the current situation, Kurozawa didn't speak first.
At the same time, the man's face showed a look of nostalgia, then he said softly, "Fighting Spirit Domain, hmm, one of the best abilities in this world. I didn't expect you to have mastered it already, very good."
His eyes examined Kurozawa, as if seeing through him completely, inside and out, in an instant. Kurozawa suppressed his discomfort and asked, "Who are you? What is your relationship with Hongyue?"
Although this was the first time he had seen this person, Kurozawa felt a strangely familiar sensation, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
The man smiled gently, seeming to think carefully for a moment before saying, "I've had many names. Among them, the one I remember most clearly is Kamado Kawarutoki."
Kurozawa was startled: "Kamado?"
A few seconds later, he understood the reason for the familiarity: Tanjiro Kamado.
This man's face, if it were a little rounder and his narrow, sharp eyes a little less intense, would be almost eighty percent similar to Tanjiro's.
"Just call me Kawarutoki, I prefer that name."
"Like you, I once came to this world and changed its trajectory."
"Oh, and some people have called me the Earth Demon, Defiled God, Source of Calamity, Crimson Lord... There were too many, but they don't matter."
Much of what he said was beyond Kurozawa's comprehension, but Kurozawa vaguely felt that there were secrets related to himself within it, because changing the trajectory of this world was essentially what Kurozawa was currently doing.
His voice stopped, and Kawarutoki said meaningfully, "As for Hongyue, she's... my daughter."
Daughter?
For a moment, Kurozawa showed a slightly awkward smile, unsure how to face the man before him.
So, Kurozawa temporarily didn't ask about Hongyue and instead asked, "Your name is Kamado Kawarutoki, and you also came to this world. Are you a transmigrator like me?" His voice paused, then he continued, "Did you transmigrate into the Kamado family?"
Kawarutoki smiled, a very gentle smile: "Yes, I transmigrated and became the eldest son of the Kamado family, Tanjiro's older brother."
"Tanjiro's older brother? That's not right. I thought you appeared in a time before me."
"The current Tanjiro should still be very young." Kurozawa was full of doubts.
"No rush, just watch slowly." Kawarutoki knew Kurozawa would have many questions, so he waved his hand.
The spotless sky immediately changed color, and movie-like scenes appeared.
These seemed to be Kawarutoki's memories, with many trivial matters skipped over, showing only the important nodes.
Roughly, Kawarutoki was a transmigrator unaware of the plot. On the night of the snowy massacre, he was turned into a Demon by Muzan Kibutsuji. Afterward, filled with hatred, he awakened a Blood Demon Art capable of devouring Demons' abilities. After many experiences, he allied with the Demon Slayer Corps.
Finally, he had a decisive battle with Muzan Kibutsuji in Asakusa, which had turned into a demon city, killing him and avenging himself. However, Muzan Kibutsuji's blood entered his body, and he fell into madness. Afterward, Kawarutoki sealed himself for ten years, resolved his own issues, broke the seal, and married the woman he loved, Kocho Shinobu, and retired.
The scene stopped. Up to this point, the ending was relatively complete.
At this moment, Kawarutoki closed his eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and faint blue veins appeared on the back of his hand.
Hoo... After exhaling another breath, he slowly said, "No matter how much time has passed, the unwillingness and despair from back then feel like yesterday."
He waved his hand again, and the scene continued to flow.
Traveling around with Kocho Shinobu, the peaceful days only lasted for a year.
Suddenly, the earth began to collapse, and the sky was filled with heavy, dark clouds.
Torrential rain poured down, relentless and continuous. The sun disappeared from the sky, and the entire world plunged into darkness.
Kurozawa was shocked.
He had never seen such heavy rain. It was a terrifying sight, like the end of the world. Countless living beings cried out as they were submerged by the rainwater, then turned into withered bones within it, whether they were humans or other creatures.
The water formed by this rain was very special. No matter what object fell into it, it could not float and could only slowly sink.
Immediately after, Mount Sagiri was submerged, Mount Fujikasane was submerged, and prosperous human society was submerged.
Kawarutoki could fly. He had brilliant, fiery wings like the scorching sun. These wings had helped him kill Muzan Kibutsuji and were the source of his power, similar to Kurozawa's Gray-White.
Using these fiery wings, he brought his family to the summit of a high mountain, the highest mountain he could find.
However, the rain continued, gradually obscuring everything in his vision.
His wife, Kocho Shinobu, his younger sister, Nezuko, his younger brother, Tanjiro, and his sister-in-law, Kanao – they were all human. One by one, they gradually perished in the boundless water.
Kamado Kawarutoki felt a despair he had never known. Looking around, the entire world was left with only him, alone.
At that moment, he suddenly sensed something. His face twisted, and endless flames seemed to ignite in his eyes. His wings vibrated, wreathed in wind, fire, and lightning. Against the rain, which had almost become a solid sheet, he transformed into a blazing stream of light and shot towards the sky.
In the sky-high rain, Kurozawa saw a large amount of crimson blood, falling from the heavens like a waterfall.
The scene abruptly ended.
Kurozawa turned to look at Kawarutoki. Across from him, Kawarutoki let out a breath, his tone unreadable. "That day, I died."
"Then I was resurrected in the next world. From then on, I cycled through different worlds, accumulating strength."
After hearing these words, Kurozawa suddenly realized a possibility. His face sank, and he spoke with difficulty, "That world-ending rain... was it the work of the world's will?"
Kawarutoki nodded, then thought for a moment and shook his head again.
"To be precise, the world doesn't have a will, because above the world, Divine Beings exist."
Divine Beings? Kurozawa's eyes showed confusion.
Kawarutoki smiled. "Our true enemies are the beings who call themselves Gods. However, I've experienced dozens of worlds, and I've only found traces of their true forms a few times."
"Most of the time, these Gods only leave a trace of their consciousness in the worlds they control. What you call the world's will is actually the Divine Will."
Thanks to Yue Mei Hong moko for the generous reward and Lonely Crazy 800 for the tip.
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