From the day the information was leaked.
The members of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters were reorganized. Except for the senior swordsmen, all of them were removed from the headquarters, such as some of the "Hidden Ones" who could operate within the headquarters, and the children she cared for at Shinobu Kocho's residence.
The swordsmen still stationed at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters understand what is about to happen. With a mix of tension and fearlessness, they quietly await Muzan's arrival.
Because the Nine Pillars were recovering from their physical fatigue, they didn't hone their sword skills in these final moments, but instead chatted leisurely.
For example, Obanai Iguro and Mitsuri Kanroji.
Mitsuri was munching away on his rice, while Obanai Iguro, sitting beside him, quietly watched him eat, one hand supporting his cheek.
“Eat less. I remember that eating too much is bad for your performance. Didn’t you come in last place in the running race because you ate too much beforehand?” Obanai Iguro said casually.
"It's okay! It's okay! I haven't been eating much lately because of training, so this amount won't make me feel full!" Mi Li chuckled as she picked up her chopsticks and patted her not-so-bulging belly with her other hand.
This amount... okay.
"Did you know that a restaurant recently opened in the city where you can eat as much as you want for a fixed price?"
"Hmm? I know! I know! But I've never been. I invited Chinatsu before, but she's been quite busy and hasn't had time..."
The mere mention of that restaurant, which was practically paradise to her, made the food on the table, now reduced to less than a tenth of its original size, suddenly lose its appeal.
Although she doesn't mind going alone, she just wants to go with two or three friends.
For her, eating without limits is a very happy thing, and eating and chatting with friends is also a very happy thing, so she tried to combine the two things to become "even happier".
Just as Mitsuri pouted and tilted her head slightly to imagine the shop, Obanai Iguro next to her turned her head slightly to look in the opposite direction.
"Then I'll go with you after this battle is over."
"Hmm? Okay! Okay!"
Mili clapped her hands and smiled brightly. She hadn't had much of an appetite for the remaining tenth of the food on the table, but she devoured it in a few bites in no time.
If Chinatsu were present, she would definitely look at the two of them with deadpan eyes and say, "Do you know that you just set an ultimate, invincible death flag?"
In traditional films and television dramas, the phrase "waiting for something, then something will happen" almost always indicates that the task is impossible to complete and is almost always accompanied by the risk of death. There are many other phrases with similar effects, such as:
1. After this battle, I will...
Second: There's nothing to be afraid of anymore!
Three: Do not move around before I get back!
Three: Wait for me to come back, I will definitely come back!
5: You all go first, I'll cover the rear!
………………
These kinds of death flags were being raised a lot within the Demon Slayer Corps at this moment, putting immense pressure on Chinatsu, who was a perfect warrior.
In Chika's room, Chika quietly gazed at herself through the life-sized mirror in front of her. She stretched out one hand to cover her chest and lowered her head slightly to inhale and exhale.
nervous?
No, Chika wasn't nervous.
Or rather, they must have been nervous all along.
Since her reincarnation, Chika has been waiting for this day, this battle, and all her efforts have been for this moment.
Chika took a breath, turned around, and pushed open the door to her room, where Tanjiro was standing.
"Tanjiro... are you nervous?"
Chika looked at Tanjiro standing outside the door, and with her keen senses, she clearly perceived Tanjiro's current physical condition.
Although Tanjiro, like Chinatsu, had been waiting for this battle for a long time, unlike Chinatsu, Tanjiro's impression of Muzan was practically zero. As the saying goes, the "unknown" is the most terrifying, and Tanjiro's impression of Muzan kept changing.
"Calm down, Tanjiro."
“I know, sister…”
Tanjiro lowered his head and took deep breaths. Even if Chinatsu didn't say anything, he was already trying to calm himself down. His brown eyes were filled with determination.
"Very good. Try to calm yourself down and then act according to the plan. Get ready, I'll be going now."
Chika patted Tanjiro on the shoulder and then walked straight out of her residence, heading towards the residence where her lord was.
The lord and his wife and children had already moved out of the mansion, and Chika had taken the place of the lord in his plan.
She arrived at the living room of the lord's mansion, sat down on the floor with an air of nonchalance, and let her aura emanate out without any attempt to conceal it.
This means that if Muzan were to arrive at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, his first focus would be on Chinatsu, and he would approach her.
"Come on, Muzan."
Chika slowly closed her eyes, quietly waiting for Muzan to arrive.
As time passed by, it quickly came to the night of the second day after the location of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters was leaked.
At this moment, the entire Demon Slayer Corps was on high alert, but even under such vigilance, they still failed to notice a man dressed in a suit who seemed completely out of place suddenly appearing at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
As footsteps approached from ahead, Qianxia, who had been keeping her eyes closed, slowly opened them and looked at the man walking towards her.
When he saw Chika's figure at such close range, his eyes were filled with two completely opposite emotions: fear and excitement.
"Tsk! How ironic, what I've longed for day and night has actually appeared in that man's successor..."
At this moment, in Muzan's eyes, Chinatsu was already a prey that could not escape his grasp no matter what.
From the perspective of strength, this is indeed the case. Chika's gaze was fixed directly on Muzan. Just as Muzan clearly sensed her aura, Chika also clearly sensed Muzan's chilling aura.
But... so what?
Chinatsu slowly rose from the ground and drew her Nichirin Blade. The final battle began as the two met and locked eyes...
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