The young man in white clothes exuded an aura of refinement, his fiery red hair was somewhat unkempt, as if he was questioning himself, or perhaps deep in thought... What else can I do?
He rubbed his practice sword... Shoot, "Divine Spear"!
"Whew~" The purple faded away, gravity disappeared. Just as everyone barely caught their breath after standing up straight, what caught their eyes was...
Roy's ordinary practice short sword suddenly extended... In the blink of an eye, it spanned a hundred meters, brushing past Shinazugawa Sanemi's ear, piercing through the wall behind him, and casually... slicing off a strand of his white hair.
Shinazugawa Sanemi tilted his head to look at the sword, feeling fear for only the second time in his life. The first was when his mother turned into a demon, and to protect his brother Genya, he used his "rare blood" to kill his own mother. From then on... he embarked on a path of brutal demon-slaying, even more ferocious than the demons!
As for... the sun!
The enormous sword, a hundred meters long, traversed nearly half of the courtyard.
The young man looked up at the great sun above, climbing high in the sky, his eyes igniting two suns, softly uttering: "Flame, come!"
The long sword turned red in a second, ignited in two seconds, erupted into roaring flames in three seconds, and in four seconds, the flames turned white, scorching Shinazugawa Sanemi's white hair, forcing the young man to retreat swiftly from Roy, waiting patiently aside to put out the fire.
"Is this... Sun Breathing?" Kyojuro Rengoku's fiery red eyes shone with unprecedented brilliance. As a user of the Flame Breathing, the closest substitute to "Sun Breathing," he flared his nostrils, able to distinctly smell...
The white-centered flame entwined around the hundred-meter sword, reaching a kind of intense heat!
Like a caring brother-next-door, the "Flame Hashira" rarely expressed such fascination... including Shinazugawa Sanemi and Izuki Kobane, all Hashira's gazes condensed, clearly knowing what the four characters "Sun Breathing" signify!
"I've heard that this legendary breathing technique has long been lost, but I never expected to see it today...."
Kochou Shinobu watched silently, his eyes brimming with wonder... Beside him, Tengen Uzui, who had lost his twin blades, felt a deep-seated discomfort but had to admit... he couldn't withstand the young man's performance, nor could he draw his sword in his presence, the legendary breathing technique... was far more magnificent than his own dazzling attire!
"I think that should be enough." The flames brought forth a heatwave surging outward, nearing... almost reaching the teru teru bozu, Roy sheathed his sword.
"Clang~" The sword shrank, the flames extinguished, and quietly returned to its scabbard.
Only then did the young man smile at everyone, not raising his hand, simply saying: "Let's go back."
Clearly, it was the Nichirin Swords of the "Hashira," yet they seemed attuned to Roy's spirit, moving with his will, breaking free from the wall's constraints, flying into the hands of each Hashira.
Gyomei Himejima uttered a Buddhist prayer: "Is that enough, everyone?"
Shinazugawa Sanemi... Izuki Kobane... remained silent,
At this point, it may not be the young man holding them back, but rather... they began to seriously consider whether their actions alongside Roy would hinder him instead.
All in all, Ubuyashiki Manor, after enduring a round of devastation, finally regained its former tranquility.
Inside the main house, Ubuyashiki Kagaya instructed Amane to specially bring futons for everyone... Ubuyashiki Amane, a former shrine maiden, respectfully approached Roy, inviting him to sit down.
The young man was not polite, settling down leisurely, as Ubuyashiki Kagaya spoke of the recent disturbances among the Twelve Kizuki and the investigation into the reasons behind it... Roy thought of the day he saw Muzan's disguised childlike demon face through his doppelganger, and said: "He's looking for me."
"You've seen Kibutsuji Muzan?"
Shinazugawa Sanemi, Kochou Shinobu... looked at him together...
Roy remained silent, immediately activating "Deception," transforming into the "youth" form Muzan had disguised himself in.
The Hashira: "...."
They exchanged glances, bewildered.
Sitting at the far right corner of the corridor, away from Roy, Shinazugawa Sanemi nearly mistook him again for an evil demon using "Blood Demon Art," almost drawing his sword. With a turn of the head, he quickly applied the brakes, remembering the large hundred-meter sword from before, calm resumed, pulling his hand back.
This was the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps, and the other party, suspected as the user of the legendary "Sun Breathing," couldn't possibly be a demon!
Tomioka Giyu, Gyomei Himejima, and the Lord showed a calm demeanor, seemingly having witnessed the young man's prowess before, composed themselves, closing their mouths.
"I met him twice recently."
Once with a doppelganger demon, once with an eye demon... Roy truthfully said, transforming again, searching through his memory, and assuming the form of Muzan disguised as the brothel madam investigating the "Blue Spider Lily," then...
It was Muzan disguised as a wealthy merchant, encountering Tanjiro for the first time on the streets of Tokyo.....
Fighting for Nezuko, in the future, being baited by Ubuyashiki Kagaya and coming to the Ubuyashiki Manor in his true form...
He continued transforming, over and over... even Tomioka Giyu, Gyomei Himejima, and Ubuyashiki Kagaya, who were familiar with "Deception," couldn't help but sigh in their hearts... If it weren't for the young man's strong "human aura," someone unaware might indeed mistake him for an evil demon.
Finally, Roy stopped transforming, maintaining Muzan's original appearance, saying: "That's all I've seen of Kibutsuji Muzan... He's cunning and timid. Given the disturbances among the Twelve Kizuki, it's likely a meeting has been called, and the target of the meeting...."
Roy canceled "Deception," returned to his original appearance, and smiled: "It's probably me."
The room fell silent,
Gyomei Himejima clasped his hands and looked at Ubuyashiki Kagaya: "My Lord,"
Ubuyashiki Kagaya sat kneeling on the futon, his pale eyes showing ripples, quietly listening to everything, contemplated for a moment, and spoke of several cannibalism cases...
"Tokyo red-light district cannibalism case..."
"Kanagawa village massacre case..."
"Infinite Train personnel disappearance case..."
"Eiichiro....." Ubuyashiki Kagaya gazed at Roy through almost blind eyes: "You're right, Kibutsuji Muzan is creating a trap, luring you into his snare..."
"But would it require creating three simultaneous cases, wouldn't one suffice?" Love Hashira scratched his head, secretly glancing at Roy.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya said calmly: "He's cunning, never places all eggs in one basket. If I'm not mistaken, these three murder scenes, whichever Eiichiro chooses, there will certainly be Upper Moon Level demons lying in wait, and..."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya paused, his tone becoming grave: "There may be more than one!"
"..." The Hashira remained silent, the room fell into a dead silence... ever since the founding of the Demon Slayer Corps, indeed they had hunted countless evil demons, and sometimes even captured a few Lower Moons, but.....
Since Ubuyashiki Kagaya came to power, not a single Upper Moon Level demon had been slain in reverse chronological order for several generations, indicating the formidable power of the Upper Moons, reaching a terrifying level.
Moreover, many present Hashira had personal grudges against Upper Moons, such as Kochou Shinobu towards Douma... with the harrowing memory of the loss of the Flower Hashira, just hearing Ubuyashiki Kagaya's words... filled the Hashira's hearts with a burdened weight, with emotions running high, as Kochou Shinobu's breath became heavy.
"Then kill them all!" Shinazugawa Sanemi harshly remarked.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya didn't look at him, but faced Roy, seemingly waiting for something.....
The young man indifferently said: "Then let's start with the Infinite Train, kill them all."
Thus, drawing a close to this meeting.
...
Simultaneously, attempting to begin preaching in the world of Demon Slayer...
The first gaze was directed at Kyojuro Rengoku.