Led by Hongyue, they walked for a few minutes before stopping.
Appearing before Kurozawa was a mansion-style building covering nearly four hundred square meters with a sizable courtyard in the back. Its overall appearance was exquisite and grand.
It was clearly a place where wealthy people lived.
Kurozawa joked, "Hongyue, turns out you're quite the rich lady."
Hongyue smiled faintly and said, "I have four or five mansions like this in Asakusa, and others spread across various cities."
"If you want them, I'll give them to you."
Kurozawa shook his head and walked inside.
Money was a form of power, but it depended on the world.
However, in the Demon Slayer World, this power was slightly less potent and difficult to manifest. For someone like Kurozawa, acquiring a large amount of wealth was easy if he wanted to, so he didn't care about it.
"What about this guy?"
Kurozawa pointed at Sanemi Shinazugawa.
He was constantly thinking about escaping, and they couldn't just watch him constantly. Besides, with Sanemi Shinazugawa's ability, ordinary Demons couldn't keep an eye on him.
Kurozawa was already tired of bringing Sanemi Shinazugawa along.
Hongyue thought for a moment, then closed her eyes slightly, seemingly communicating with someone.
In Hongyue's mind, there were scattered points of light, each representing the location of the Demons she was monitoring. She could also issue commands remotely through their bloodline connection.
Her consciousness touched a point of light also in Asakusa and issued an instruction.
"Nakime, open the Infinity Castle's gate."
At the same time, Kurozawa's gaze sharpened, feeling an unusual Fighting Spirit fluctuating in the air.
Hongyue opened her eyes.
After only a few seconds, the fluctuating Fighting Spirit outlined a gate-like shape. Kurozawa's Fighting Spirit Domain extended into the gate, and he instantly felt as if he had entered a unique, vast space.
In this space, there was no concept of direction, no proper ground. Everywhere were pavilions, platforms, and rotating staircases, all suspended in different orientations.
In one pavilion, there was a fluctuating Fighting Spirit originating from the same source as the space. It sat there motionless.
Kurozawa's Fighting Spirit Perception quickly scanned the being and then withdrew.
He knew this being's identity.
Nakime herself had no obvious combat ability, but her Blood Demon Art was incredibly bizarre and abnormal.
Her Blood Demon Art, Infinity Castle, was an alternate dimension independent of the real world. Nakime could control the directions and structures within this space. If a battle occurred inside the Infinity Castle, tactical maneuvers like separating battlefields or cornering enemies could be easily accomplished with Nakime's assistance.
"That is one of my subordinates, Nakime."
"Equally important as the top three Upper Moons," Hongyue explained to Kurozawa.
Then, she threw Sanemi Shinazugawa into the Infinity Castle.
In an instant, horizontal beams and chains gathered from all directions, forming a cage that trapped Sanemi Shinazugawa inside.
Sanemi Shinazugawa was currently missing an arm, hadn't eaten in several days, and was physically weak.
Moreover, he didn't have his Nichirin Blade.
In the Infinity Castle, as long as Hongyue didn't give the word, he basically had no chance of getting out and would starve to death, becoming a dried-up skeleton.
The two slowly walked into the mansion. There wasn't much furniture inside, making the large space feel somewhat empty.
"Do you have any Blood Demon Arts, Hongyue?"
"There are some Blood Demon Art abilities that even I envy."
"Like this Infinity Castle."
The fluctuating Fighting Spirit gradually disappeared, and the invisible Infinity Castle gate vanished into the surrounding air.
Kurozawa was greatly envious of this strange ability.
"Actually, I am a Mutated Demon," Hongyue replied.
"If I had to describe my ability, it would be extreme control over my body."
Hongyue extended her fair, delicate hand and, with a flick, it transformed into a terrifying fleshy tentacle seemingly made of layers of muscle. It was covered in hideous, bloody mouths filled with sharp, knife-like fangs.
Because its appearance was too horrifying, Hongyue only showed it for a moment before quickly retracting it.
Kurozawa had never seen Hongyue in her combat form.
Compared to the strange abilities of Blood Demon Arts, Mutated Demons relied on their demonic bodies for combat, engaging in extremely brutal close-quarters fighting.
Imagining Hongyue fighting at full power, Kurozawa suddenly felt a sense of anticipation.
At this moment, Hanada Shizuka's voice suddenly called out.
"Senior Disciple!"
This Junior Disciple was as carefree as ever, bouncing over with a silly grin on her face.
"There are many empty rooms in this mansion. I've arranged for your Junior Disciples to stay nearby for the time being," Hongyue said softly.
Kurozawa nodded, then suddenly squeezed Hongyue's soft hand and said, "That's fine. After we finish everything, we'll chase those two out. It'll save us from them interrupting our time alone."
Iguro Obanai hadn't been training for long, and Hanada Shizuka, despite her average talent, was lazy. Their current combat strength was abysmal; neither swordsmen nor Demons were opponents they could handle.
However, Kurozawa didn't mind looking out for them for now.
Beside him, Hongyue's face flushed, and she didn't say anything.
Hanada Shizuka skipped over, looked at Hongyue, then at Kurozawa, and chuckled mischievously, "Senior Disciple, Sister Hongyue, when are you two going to have a little brother or sister for me?"
Hearing this, Hongyue immediately lowered her head, her fair skin tinged with a blush like fiery clouds.
"Go away, go away, what little brother or sister? Look how old you are," Kurozawa waved her off.
Hanada Shizuka giggled, "I don't care, I want to be the older sister then!"
"I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going out to play."
She turned and ran out of the mansion, disappearing from sight.
Having lived in the mountains all her life, Hanada Shizuka became even more restless after arriving in Asakusa, running wild everywhere and having fun at all sorts of interesting places.
Hongyue secretly arranged for a few elite Demons to act as bodyguards for her, so she wasn't worried about anything happening.
After seeing Hanada Shizuka, Kurozawa swept the mansion with his Fighting Spirit and found Iguro Obanai in a room in one of the corners.
He was sitting on the ground, breathing rhythmically, clearly practicing his Breathing Technique.
With Iguro Obanai's talent, he would likely reach the Pillar level within a year if nothing unexpected happened, but for now, he wasn't much help to Kurozawa.
However, Kurozawa hadn't expected them to come and help him when he brought the two to Asakusa.
It was just that seeing familiar people gradually become enemies made Kurozawa's feelings complicated.
He was the type who didn't care about strangers but valued friends. Having two junior disciples who were clearly on his side gave Kurozawa a hint of comfort in his occasional moments of loneliness.
Suddenly, Hongyue clasped Kurozawa's hand and looked at him with her beautiful eyes.
"What are you thinking about?"
Kurozawa stroked his chin, looking thoughtful, and said seriously, "I was thinking about what Hanada Shizuka just said."
"It seems like something worth considering."
Hongyue's face suddenly flushed again, like a ripe red apple, looking rather tempting.
Every time he saw Hongyue's shy expression, the contrast with her cool, exquisite appearance, Kurozawa always found it particularly amusing.
He immediately burst into laughter, wrapped his arms around her waist, picked her up, and then went into the room, tightly closing the door.
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