Chapter 269: The Demon Slayer Leader's Grand Adventure
Because of their blood relation to the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji, members of the Ubuyashiki family seemed cursed by fate. Every child born in the clan suffered from fragile health and short lifespans.
Even marrying into priest families couldn't change this—no heir had ever lived past thirty.
Now, Kagaya Ubuyashiki was approaching his final days.
So, he decided to risk his life—one last expedition to scout a path forward for the children of the Demon Slayer Corps.
If he died,
it would be a worthy death.
Ignoring the quiet sobs of Hinaki and Nichika, and the desperate pleas of his eldest son, Kagaya gripped the invitation tightly and chose to accept it.
In the next second,
his figure vanished.
"These two new worlds don't contain enough origin energy. There's no need to create exclusive maps," Fang Yi concluded after scanning both.
Whether it was Claymore or Demon Slayer,
they were both small-scale worlds.
Their territory and population couldn't compare to Naruto or One Piece, which boasted vast expanses and powerful characters.
Creating special maps for them would be slow and drag down overall game progression.
"What should we do then?"
Ah Fu tilted his head like a confused mascot.
Fang Yi sighed. "Just connect the two worlds directly to Arad Continent."
"Players from Naruto and One Piece need to defeat Tier-2 monsters in Sky Tower,"
"But Grand Forest still contains Tier-1 mobs."
"I'll isolate a safe zone within Grand Forest. Players from Demon Slayer and Claymore can hunt there."
There would be no exclusive newbie maps—
They'd be thrown straight into an open tournament.
"A protective barrier will last for six months,"
Fang Yi added.
He had no desire for these tiny worlds to be immediately conquered by the major factions of One Piece and Naruto.
Sure, not having a newbie map meant these new players wouldn't get as much protected growth time.
But it also meant earlier contact and competition with outsiders, allowing them to earn more reward points.
The barrier would prevent outside factions from preying on the new players.
He'd already provided this much support—
If they still couldn't produce someone capable of contending with top players, then they deserved to be wiped out.
Ah Fu sensed something. "Master, Kagaya Ubuyashiki has accepted the invitation."
While scouting these worlds,
Fang Yi had already released dozens of invitations.
These invitations materialized from the strong will to change one's fate.
The more intense the desire, the faster an invitation would form.
Someone like Kagaya,
whose deep desire to destroy Muzan rivaled anyone's, naturally received his invitation in mere minutes.
Others might take longer.
Amusingly, Muzan himself also generated an invitation—
His obsessive desire to perfect his body and walk under the sun made his will stronger than anyone's.
But when faced with the mysterious phenomenon in the sky,
he fled in fear, never even noticing the black invitation on the pharmacy's counter.
Truly a pathetic demon king.
"Oh well. Invitations are just manifestations of will. They're not physical. If unnoticed, they'll reappear periodically."
Unless Muzan outright rejected it,
the invitation would keep following him until he accepted.
This ensured no eligible candidate was ever missed.
Back when he recruited players for Naruto and One Piece,
Fang Yi had wanted to use this system. But he lacked the resources then.
Now,
he controlled two entire major worlds' worth of resources—
extravagant spending was no longer an issue.
From here on, his focus would be cultivating players.
"Let's see what kind of strength the Demon Slayer world can offer."
With the game now stable,
Fang Yi had more free time and often enjoyed watching player adventures like a live-streamed game show.
In a dense forest—
Kagaya Ubuyashiki scrambled to his feet and quickly surveyed his surroundings.
"So this is the Reincarnation Game world mentioned in the invitation?"
Despite his long bedrest,
Kagaya had once trained as a swordsman.
Back when his illness hadn't yet ravaged him,
he had learned the basics of swordplay like any Demon Slayer.
Even if he could only swing a few dozen times before collapsing,
his memory was flawless.
He had always dreamed,
naively perhaps, that one day he might recover and fight alongside the Demon Slayers.
"Killing monsters earns points, which I can use to exchange for anything?"
"If I could buy a sun… I'd just burn Muzan to ashes."
Of course,
he knew that was wishful thinking. A sun must cost a fortune—who knew how many monsters he'd have to kill?
With his feeble body, how could he ever do it?
A chill wind penetrated his thin clothing,
making his already aching body even weaker.
Still, he endured.
He drew the starter iron sword from his inventory.
Tip: To bring game equipment into the real world, pay authentication points.
"What a magical weapon…"
Kagaya's eyes sparkled.
The sword gave +2 to health regeneration.
Even just reading that was enough for him to understand the effect.
When he held it,
he truly felt a warm current rising from his chest,
easing his pain.
He was not disabled—just sick.
With passive healing,
he was still frail,
but physically similar to an out-of-shape college student from a modern world.
Somewhere nearby, he heard strange howling—like beasts.
Breathing deeply, he walked toward the sound.
Soon, he spotted a monster:
green, gooey skin, pointed ears,
a goblin.
Words appeared in his vision.
[Goblin Lv.1]: A low-tier monster in Loran Forest, not even worthy to enter Grand Forest.
"If I kill it… I get reward points?"
Gripping his iron sword tightly,
Kagaya's memories of sword training flooded back.
His father's final words echoed in his mind.
Tears welled in his eyes.
This mystical world might just be their best chance to defeat Muzan.
"I will carry the legacy of the Ubuyashiki clan…"
WHACK.
The goblin's club smacked him squarely on the head.
Everything went black.
Kagaya woke up
back in his courtyard.
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