[Prompt: [Demon Compendium] has been initiated...detecting four Evil Ghosts...]
[Lower Moon Five · Rui]
[Constitution: 137]
...
[Lower Moon One · Nightmare]
[Constitution: 174]
...
[Upper Moon Three · Akaza]
[Constitution: 387]
And then...
Roy sat down with a smile, casually glancing at the corner of the train carriage, where an "eye" was staring at him intently.
[Eye Ghost]
[Ordinary Evil Ghost]
[Constitution: 10]
[Talent Blood Demon Art: Passive Parasitism]
[Remark: An Evil Ghost that feeds on "human" eyeballs, primarily serving as the "vision carrier" for Ghost King Kibutsuji Muzan]
"Phew~" His pupils ignited two blazing suns...
You watch the scenery on the bridge, unaware that the person seeing the scenery is also watching you from upstairs... Noticing Muzan's gaze, Roy activated[Eye of Truth], reverse-tracing through the Eye Ghost, following Muzan's vision, spotting him immediately, alongside the man standing next to him with six eyes on his head, dressed in a purple-black kimono, black hakama pants, wearing wooden clogs, with a slender Samurai Sword hanging on his waist!
Such a sharp gaze!
Kokushibo was startled, reflexively placing his hand on the sword hilt, gripping[Void Weeping God Depart]!
"Muzan-sama was right, those earrings are indeed Yoriichi's..."
The "flower card earrings" dangling down Roy fluttered in the absence of wind, with Kibutsuji Muzan dressed in a suit jacket, arms crossed, frowning silently...
In the corner of the train carriage, the eyeball remained motionless, tightly locked onto Roy,
Akaza's arms naturally dropped to his knees, Rui played with spider silk using both hands, flipping a string figure as the "master" of this train, Nightmare with black hair ends dipped in enchanting rose red, passionately opened his arms towards Roy and said: "Please, my dear, I've been waiting for you."
The back of his hand opened, revealing a mouth, subtly exhaling "drowsiness" towards Roy...
[Blood Demon Art: Whisper of Forced Sleep Hypnosis. Remark: Nightmare can create a mouth on the back of his hand, and when this mouth utters the word "sleep," it forces the opponent into sleep, compelling them to enter a dream world created by Nightmare, and unless committing suicide in the dream, one cannot wake up.]
"Sleep..."
The mouth silently uttered...
[En],
"Buzz..."
A milky nen shield formed a large bowl, inverted on the train, capturing everything, everyone, all ghosts, even the mouse, the cockroach, and a drifting strand of hair on the train at the very first moment Roy boarded...
The youth's ear twitched, clearly capturing Nightmare's heart voice, and he signaled Akaza and Rui with a glance, saying: "According to the plan we discussed, once he falls asleep, kill him immediately."
Roy followed suit, pretending to be "hypnotized," closing his eyes and swaying his body... coming face to face with countless "filaments" slicing through the air, cutting and enveloping him head-on!
[Blood Demon Art: Striped Prison. Remark: The "steelification" of spider silk binds the enemy's body, instantly capable of cutting the opponent into pieces, its hardness making it difficult to cut through even with a Nichirin Sword.]
In the original work, Tanjiro once suffered a significant loss due to this move!
'Finally I got you... You killed my sisters, my father, my mother, you destroyed my home...' Rui's bloodshot eyes burned with intensity, "I will destroy you too...."
How long it has been, if it were not for Muzan-sama... Rui absolutely couldn't wait for this moment...
The spider web, sharper than a sword, seemed slow but was in fact as fast as lightning, enveloping Roy in the blink of an eye!
Rui's stoic visage hid a hint of pleasure, his gaze locked onto Roy, as though seeing the teenage boy being sliced into pieces...
[Ko]
"Screech..."
The "steelified spider silk" capable of slicing through a Nichirin Sword struck Roy, yet in a flash, it was firmly blocked at the body surface by a thin layer of milky[Hardening]nen aura, making an irritating friction sound, even emitting faint sparks....
Baffling Rui and Akaza for a moment!
"What incredible defense!"
Roy kept his eyes shut, letting the spider silk cut against him as though unaware... Hidden in the corner of the train carriage, the Eye Ghost suddenly shifted its gaze....
Staring intently...
Kibutsuji Muzan locked his brow and glanced at Kokushibo: "Kagenori, did you see anything?"
Rui, as the lower moon that Muzan pays the most attention to, was raised like a son since childhood, so Muzan is rather concerned about his strength and the toughness of his spider silk... At least it should be no problem to cut through a piece of common steel...
Kokushibo stood with his sword, silent.
The six eyes on his head sharing the Eye Ghost's vision, locked firmly on Roy, watching the struggle between the spider silk and[Ko]for a moment before saying: "What's certain is, the opponent is not using the 'Breathing Technique.'"
As Tsugikuni Yoriichi's older brother, Kokushibo originally named Tsugikuni Kagenori, once served in the Demon Slayer Corps along with Tsugikuni Yoriichi, among the first to wield the 'Breathing Technique'... Throughout his life, he was passionately devoted to 'Martial Arts,' earnestly aspiring to become a swordsman stronger than his brother Yoriichi, for which,
he abandoned his family, forsaken his former glory as a Samurai, choosing to ally with Muzan, pursuing endless life while continually improving, thus, if anyone knows the 'Breathing Technique' most deeply and has invested the most in its study, apart from the deceased Yoriichi, it would be him... Tsugikuni Kagenori!
Kokushibo squinted as he watched the spider silk friction with[Ko], sparking a shower of sparks, solemnly stating: "'Breathing Technique' primarily manifests in 'movement performance,' it can momentarily elevate one's offensive potential but cannot alter the body's structural fabric, much less induce one's skin to transform towards a steel-alike state, truly...an unheard-of matter..."