Chapter 68 Another Me
At the Butterfly Mansion, when Tanjiro learned that Tomioka Giyu was missing and his fate unknown, his eyes filled with sadness and pain.
"How can this be? Senior Brother Giyu is so strong, even if the opponent is Upper Rank One..."
Zenitsu wanted to say something to comfort Tanjiro, but he stammered for a long time and couldn't find the right words.
Based on the description, Zenitsu no longer held much hope.
Inosuke, on the other hand, confidently put his arms around their shoulders and shouted,
"Hey! What are you two moping about?!"
"Don't you know how strong Giyu is? He'll definitely be fine!"
"As for what that scarred freak said, it must be fake!"
It's safe to say it was a good thing Shinazugawa Sanemi wasn't there, otherwise Inosuke would definitely have suffered today.
At the same time, when Ubuyashiki Kagaya learned of this, he immediately dispatched more "Kakushi" to search the area around the forest.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya had a premonition that Tomioka Giyu was definitely not dead!
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At the Butterfly Mansion, it wasn't until the afternoon that Kochou Shinobu slowly woke up in a daze.
She stared blankly at the ceiling, wishing this was all just a dream.
Just then, the door was pushed open, and Kochou Kanae walked in, carrying some food.
"Shinobu?! You're finally awake, you must be hungry."
"Quick, this is your favorite."
Kochou Shinobu sat up and gently shook her head, "I don't want this, Sister. I want daikon and salmon stew."
Kochou Kanae was stunned for a moment, but she quickly understood what her sister meant.
"Alright, Shinobu, wait here, Sister will go buy it for you right now!"
"Mmm, thank you, Sister."
After saying that, Kochou Shinobu picked up the salmon doll from her bedside, hugged it, and seemed lost in thought.
And at this moment, where exactly had our Tomioka Giyu gone?
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In a pure white space, Tomioka Giyu slowly woke up, but his mind was still in a state of shutdown.
However, he quickly fully regained consciousness, stood up, and looked around.
The first thing he noticed was that his entire body didn't hurt at all, and then he murmured,
"Am I dead? Is this heaven?"
"Ah, but at least I didn't become a burden to the Demon Slayer Corps, which is good."
"It's just hard on Shinobu..."
At this moment, a very familiar voice entered his ears.
"You died a bit too early. I thought you'd only come during the Infinity Castle arc."
Tomioka Giyu turned his head and saw a very familiar face.
"Huh? You? No, is it me?! That's not right either..."
Yes, the person speaking was Qin Zi.
No, to be precise, it was Qin Zi's appearance, but Tomioka Giyu's Soul!
Having read a large number of novels, he quickly understood the situation before him.
"Giyu? I thought you, no, I thought we..."
Qin Zi (Tomioka's Soul) said indifferently, with no change in expression, "What are you talking about?"
"Alright, listen to me explain what generally happened. You keep quiet for now."
Tomioka Giyu (Qin Zi's Soul) obediently listened as this most familiar stranger explained what was going on.
About ten minutes later, Qin Zi (Tomioka's Soul) finished speaking.
Simply put, when Qin Zi became Tomioka Giyu, Tomioka Giyu also became Qin Zi at the same time.
Tomioka Giyu (Qin Zi's Soul) was completely dumbfounded.
"No, wait a minute, so you're my descendant?!"
"And because of your strong desires and regrets, our Souls swapped across time?"
Qin Zi (Tomioka's Soul) said very calmly, "Yes, that's what I think."
Tomioka Giyu (Qin Zi's Soul) was stunned for a long time, unable to utter a single word.
Finally, Tomioka Giyu (Qin Zi's Soul) said with some helplessness,
"Then are you adapting? My life is quite boring, isn't it?"
Qin Zi (Tomioka's Soul) looked at him, his tone still as flat as ever.
"No, I really like my current life. What you dislike is what I yearn for."
Tomioka Giyu (Qin Zi's Soul) was speechless.
Qin Zi (Tomioka Giyu) uncharacteristically smiled and held up two fingers, saying,
"Alright, you shouldn't waste any more time here, but if you want to go back, you must make a choice."
"Either defeat your mirror image."
"Or, kill me."
Tomioka Giyu (Qin Zi's Soul) smiled helplessly, "You know I can't choose the second option."
"Not in any way."
"You said it yourself, we are one person. Would I kill myself?"
As he made his choice, a mirror image of Tomioka Giyu suddenly appeared in this space.
"Good luck, 'me'. I'll take good care of Sister, and Mom and Dad, so you don't have to worry."
"The members of the Demon Slayer Corps, I'm entrusting them to you."
"Be careful with everything. The next death will be a real death."
"Here's a hint: if you can't Breakthrough, you can't defeat yourself."
After saying that, Qin Zi (Tomioka's Soul) disappeared.
But Tomioka Giyu (Qin Zi's Soul) would never know that...
This was an opportunity Qin Zi (Tomioka's Soul) exchanged with all of his swordsmanship and all his memories from Demon Slayer!
From then on, he would become an ordinary person, become the true Qin Zi, and live that plain but very happy life.
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Subsequently, an unremarkable nichirin blade appeared in Tomioka Giyu's hand.
However, he did not rush to act, but silently thanked Qin Zi in his heart.
Although he felt his previous life was boring, his family was the only thing he was attached to, reluctant to leave, and worried about.
But since he had Transmigrated and had no System, what could he do?
Should he complain every day?
He could only suppress all those emotions deep in his heart and try his best to maintain the present.
His silence didn't mean there wasn't a stone in his heart.
Now that he knew all this, the heaviest stone in his heart could finally be put down.
"I must Breakthrough..."
Tomioka Giyu gripped his blade and then stretched his shoulders.
The next second, he swept his blade towards the mirror image's neck!
But who would have thought that the mirror image's afterimages overlapped, and it recited in an emotionless voice,
"Water Breathing Style, Thirteenth Form: Mirror Image * Kyouka Suigetsu!"
Facing the blade swung up by the mirror image, Tomioka Giyu also overlapped his afterimages, letting the blade cut across his neck.
"Water Breathing Style, Thirteenth Form: Mirror Image * Kyouka Suigetsu!"
"Who can't do that?!"
And then, the mirror image truly lived up to being Tomioka Giyu's mirror image.
The two maintained the Thirteenth Form, frantically probing each other.
Tricks emerged endlessly, both wanting to deceive the other into making the first real strike.
In the end, neither succeeded, and they simply dragged out the duration of the Thirteenth Form until it ran out.
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