"Everyone, thank you very much for coming to the final selection of the Demon Slayer Corps tonight...."
With Roy's entry, the selection at Mount Fujikasane officially began.
Ten minutes later, the selection at Mount Fujikasane concluded with Roy walking out.
The boy, wrapped in flames, became a nightmare for all the Evil Ghosts,
Releasing [En] to locate each Evil Ghost, mowing them down like cutting grass, continuously reaping the lives of the Evil Ghosts.
[Hint: Life Energy +2+3+1+2+3...]
The panel's prompt sound echoed endlessly... The other candidates who followed Roy in barely had a chance to draw their swords, staring blankly as the boy's blade rose and fell, slicing his way into the depths of the forest, until he encountered a "big one"!
Suddenly, a look of shock appeared....
"Boom...."
The earth shook as a giant creature with dozens of arms slowly broke into view, immediately spotting Roy and recognizing the fox mask specially given to him by Urokodaki Sakonji before he set off.
"Hee hee hee... back again, my adorable little fox! What year of the Meiji era is it now?"
"The year of your death." "Slash——"
A sword light wrapped in flames flashed past... just as the hand-ghost finished its sentence, its head, tightly guarded by several arms, flew straight off. The ghastly green eyes rolled once, not yet realizing what had happened, as a fleeting sense of awareness revealed a life flashing before its eyes.
"Why is this happening?"
"Why... I'm so scared, Nissan... Nissan... why did I bite you to death..."
Hidden behind every Evil Ghost is an unknown tragic tale...
"Snap..."
The head of the hand-ghost hit the ground, glaring fiercely at Roy, as its massive body instantly turned into smoke and vanished into the night. Sabito, Makomo, and others dining with Urokodaki Sakonji at Sagiri yama suddenly paused, gazing toward Mount Fujikasane through the paper window...
The boy sheathed his sword, stood silently for a moment.
The panel's prompt sound once again reached his ears...
[Hint: Life Energy +20]
[Demon Encyclopedia Recorded...]
[Evil Ghost: D-Grade Creature]
[Constitution: 87 (Note: Average human is 1)]
[Blood Demon Art: [Arm Regeneration]... Extracted...]
An itch suddenly appeared under his ribs, as if wings were about to sprout,
Roy suppressed the urge to display "four arms," turned and left....
"Slash——" All the candidates parted like they had rehearsed, giving way to him.
He walked unhurriedly, his speed not appearing fast, yet leaving afterimages with each step, disappearing in the blink of an eye....
When he reappeared, he was already standing before Ubuyashiki Kagaya.
"It's over."
"It's over..."
"Tenin."
The scroll documenting "all Evil Ghost intelligence" was handed over again...
This time, the boy no longer refused. He stretched his hand, holding it, using "Manifestation" to "construct" the appearance of the scroll in his mind...
Glowing specks appeared, drifting like fireflies in the night illuminated by wisteria blossoms, the scroll transformed into countless light dots, right before...
Ubuyashiki Kagaya and his wife Tenin, in the presence of "Rock Hashira" Gyomei Himejima, Roy "manifested" it into the Hunter World!
'Giyu, you never told me your junior had such methods?'
Tomioka Giyu: "...."
Pretending not to notice Ubuyashiki Kagaya's gaze, he maintained his cool demeanor, saying nothing.
"Namu Amida Butsu..." Gyomei Himejima chanted a mantra, his large hand manipulating the Nen Beads, sometimes slow, sometimes fast, as a heart filled with compassion for the world showed a flaw for the first time...
As I heard, all troubles are suffering. Neither born nor extinguished, neither impure nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing.
When cognition is shattered, and forced calmness is no longer an option, one can only serenely accept it.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya suddenly recalled Urokodaki Sakonji's words regarding this young man before him — if there is anyone in the world who can kill Kibutsuji Muzan, it must be my disciple Kamado Eiichiro. Looking at Roy with a mix of emotion, he said: "I suppose you don't need a specially made Nichirin Sword anymore."
The flame-engulfed "Red Blade" burned far hotter than that Rengoku boy... What can be anticipated is the expression Rengoku's child might have upon meeting this one.
Indeed,
"A short break is enough for me." Roy's gaze swept across Ubuyashiki Kagaya, Gyomei Himejima, and finally gave a slight nod toward Tomioka Giyu before turning and walking back the way he came....
"Ladies and gentlemen, mountains and rivers have their meetings, until we meet again..."
The evening breeze blew, causing the pair of "flower tag earrings" at the boy's ears to sway....
Watching the moonlight stretch the boy's figure longer and longer... Ubuyashiki Kagaya, along with Tomioka Giyu and Gyomei Himejima, the two "Hashira," stood quietly in place, their gazes following the boy as he drifted away, until he disappeared from sight, unable to come back to their senses for a long time...
"This night is destined to be an extraordinary night." After a long while, Ubuyashiki Kagaya squinted and smiled, speaking pensively: "Giyu, Himejima, I have a premonition that the thousand-year-old wish is finally reaching the time to be fulfilled."
Who will fulfill it?
Tomioka Giyu and Gyomei Himejima exchanged a silent glance, each already having the answer in their hearts.
.....
[Hint: "Life Energy" +15....]
The next day.
In the Hunter World, at the riverside inn in Saba City.
When Roy opened his eyes again, leaving the world of Demon Slayer... This time, compared to the last time, he persisted for an additional hour in the world of Demon Slayer, and at the same time...
According to the "intelligence" provided by Ubuyashiki Kagaya, he successfully accumulated his "Life Energy" back to "35 points" by slaying five Evil Ghosts over two consecutive nights, after having exhausted it the day before.
He turned over and got out of bed, making such a big move that Jinx nearly tumbled off... The chubby crow blinked open its beady eyes, noticed him heading toward the bathroom again, and flapped its wings, insisting on flying away from that cursed bathroom...
As a result, it flipped and fell onto the soft big bed, looking quite embarrassed.....
Roy gave it a sidelong glance, initially not wanting to care, but his gaze suddenly paused on Jinx's fluffy little belly, faintly seeing a "pointed corner"... He immediately grabbed it for a closer look, the so-called "pointed corner" seemed like... Jinx's third leg!
Jinx... has evolved?
Roy pondered, first opening the "Nen Beast" panel.
[Three-legged Golden Crow: Jinx]
[Status: Juvenile (100/100000→200/100000)]
[Rank: S+]
[Manifested Nen Amount: D+ (964/10000→2034/10000)]
[Potential Qi Amount: ?]
[Racial Traits: Chasing the Sun (Pending Activation)... Mastery of Solar Flame: Level 1 (25/1000→150/1000)... Drivability (Pending Activation)]
[Evaluation: Growth-oriented Nen Beast, unlimited potential]
Indeed... it's growing!
"Nen Beasts" are rooted in the "Nen user" themselves; the stronger the "Nen user," the stronger the "Nen Beast"....
Roy recalled Nephelpito's "Toy Repairer," Grandpa Zeno's "Nen Dragon," Netero's "Hundred Forms of Guanyin"... Although Jinx currently could not match the intensity of the above few "beasts," in terms of "potential"...
The words "Unlimited" are enough to explain everything!
"Extra breakfast treat today."
"Kwa ooh!"
The Golden Crow excitedly rolled over on the bed again... Roy chuckled, letting it play wild for a while, serving as a reward, and using the morning time to hide in the bathroom and once again increasing stats....
[Hint: "Constitution" +35]
[Current Constitution: 204.8→239.8]
"Ugh..." a muffled groan escaped...
Shedding the "clothes of yesterday" for the "new outfit of today"... When the tide-like intense pain receded....
Roy visibly grew another centimeter taller,
Took a deep breath, spread his ribs, and from beneath his arms, suddenly two more arms extended!
Looking in the mirror, behold, he has four arms!
"Knock... knock... knock....."
"Young master, are you awake?"
"Come in."
"Creak~" The door opened, and Wutong came in holding a phone, looking up to notice... Roy's upper body exposed, two arms squeezing toothpaste, two arms washing the face...
"Clang~"
The phone slid straight from his palm...
"Thud~" Fell to the ground.