Chapter 48: A family drama about the Tsugikuni father and son, aiming to bring Yoriichi to...
I sat in my dream, looking confused, still finding it hard to believe what had happened.
Iwakatsu turned into a ghost, and not only that, he turned me into a ghost too, and he even fed me his ghost blood through a kiss. Although I really want to call it one of the three great illusions, after personally experiencing Iwakatsu's outrageous actions, I am absolutely certain that his feelings for me have definitely gone beyond the scope of friendship.
Thinking about it carefully, he had never expressed any affection for me before. The only special thing was his extraordinary enthusiasm and patience in teaching me Moon Breathing.
Is his way of showing affection to someone by dragging them to practice swordsmanship? That's shocking! What an incredibly clueless straight man! He's hiding it so well. Even a simple gesture like sending flowers would have been more expected!
I need to reflect on my actions. I shouldn't have befriended Kokushibo in the same way Naruto treated Sasuke. I only thought about how my brother, through courage, passion, and sincerity, became Sasuke's best friend and even brought him back to the right path, but I forgot that if either of them were a woman, there would be no Hinata and Sakura.
I was wrong. It was definitely the overly enthusiastic way of making friends that I learned from my older brother that gave Iwakatsu the wrong understanding, which is why he suddenly turned evil after I started dating Yoriichi.
Thinking about it this way, I actually feel a little sorry for Iwakatsu. If I hadn't been too enthusiastic in our daily interactions, causing Iwakatsu to have inappropriate thoughts, how could he, a perfectly good Moon Pillar, have suddenly fallen into becoming a demon?
This is my fault; being turned into a ghost by Yan Sheng is my own doing.
I deeply reflected on my actions and then began to consider how to resolve the issue of turning into a ghost.
Fortunately, I have already injected Yan Sheng with a potion that prevents him from eating human flesh and blood. Since I obtain demon blood from him, I am also unable to eat humans. Therefore, I don't need to worry about doing something that will cause me lifelong psychological trauma.
The most important thing now is to study the medicine to turn a ghost into a human after I wake up. But now I'm in the hands of Yan Sheng after he turns into a ghost. I don't know how he will treat me.
If Iwakatsu were a human, I would be absolutely certain he would never harm me. But Iwakatsu's thoughts after becoming a demon are hard to fathom, especially since I realized he likes me and there's a precedent of him forcibly kissing me, I'm a little worried that I might suffer that kind of harm.
Probably not. Even if he becomes a ghost, Iwakatsu still has some principles, right?
I was struggling with my hair, thinking that Iwakatsu wouldn't do anything so outrageous, but I was afraid that he would be like Madara Uchiha from a parallel universe and force me to marry him. That would be a real tragedy!
Aaaaaah!!! What should I do if I suddenly don't want to wake up?! Just let me stay in the dream, anyway, given Iwakatsu's personality, he definitely won't do anything to me while I'm unconscious.
But it's troublesome that he hasn't woken up yet. I still need to find a way to kill Muzan Kibutsuji. To prevent any mistakes, I have to keep an eye on this matter myself.
I wonder how Yoriichi is doing now, and whether it will affect his ability to kill Muzan? Especially since his brother might want to NTR him, even the usually calm and collected Yoriichi would be angry.
While I was still lost in thought, the consciousness of the Demon Slayer world suddenly appeared in my dream. It seemed a little guilty, as if it had done something to wrong me.
I had a bad feeling, and the consciousness of the Demon Slayer world spoke up to tell me about the current situation, which made me feel terrible.
First, Yoriichi failed to slay the Demon King, and then the World Stone that was entrusted to me for safekeeping was accidentally stained with the demon blood of Kokushibo, so it was sent directly back to the Bungo Stray Dogs world. Because I was the contractor of the World Stone, it remained in this world and was not taken away by Yoriichi.
Secondly, during the time I was lost in my dream and having random thoughts, more than 480 years had passed outside. That is, outside was the Taisho era, where the main story of Demon Slayer is set, and the plot had even reached the end of the final battle in the Infinity Castle.
Finally, because my transformation into a demon with Kokushibo directly prevented Yoriichi from slaying the Demon King, the Demon Slayer world's consciousness could only place its hopes on the main story. To ensure the Mist Hashira's presence, He used Kokushibo's sperm and my egg to create the gestation of Tokito Muichiro in my dormant body in reality, giving birth to him as Kokushibo's son. When he was eleven, His memories were sealed, and he was sent to the Demon Slayer Corps. Incidentally, Kokushibo's memories were also altered, and he no longer remembers this son.
After hearing this, I had a terrible headache. After all these years of going around in circles, in the end, I still used the original method of having a baby with Iwakatsu to save the world. What was I trying so hard for all these years?
As for the fact that I was made to give birth to Tokito Muichiro without my consent, although I am somewhat dissatisfied, since he has already been born, what can I say? I can't just put the Mist Pillar back in, can I?
Anyway, I didn't feel anything throughout the whole process. Plus, my body in the real world isn't my true form; my real body is still in Konoha, so it didn't cause me too much psychological trauma.
The only thing that bothers me is that the fact that I gave birth to the Mist Pillar has become inextricably linked to Konoha. As Tokito Muichiro's biological mother, this makes me feel guilty and intimidated whenever I face Yoriichi. I should probably hurry back to Konoha and get my own body back.
My biggest worry right now is Yoriichi. He clearly has the ability to kill Muzan Kibutsuji, but he failed to kill the Demon King because of me and Kokushi. This will plunge him into deep self-blame.
Just thinking about Yoriichi's sad and heartbroken state makes my heart ache. I must go to Bungo Stray Dogs and bring Yoriichi back. Only when he kills Muzan with his own hands to atone for his past mistakes will I feel any better.
"I'm going to find Yoriichi!" I shouted, eager to leave this dream.
The Demon Slayer world consciousness said with considerable surprise, "I thought you would rush to stop Tsugikuni Kokusatsu and Tsugikuni Muichiro from killing each other."
"This is by the way. I need to bring Yoriichi back as soon as possible. Only he can easily kill Muzan without so many people dying."
"Then good luck." The consciousness of the Demon Slayer world waved its hand, and I left this dream and returned to the real world.
When I woke up, I was quite puzzled as to why He was so easy to talk to. Shouldn't He have been instructing me to maintain the plot?
However, I immediately realized that, putting aside the fact that Yoriichi could easily kill Muzan, the Mist Hashira is now Upper Moon One's favorite son, so what plot would there be left? If the two regain their memories halfway through the fight, wouldn't it turn from a hot-blooded shonen manga into a melodramatic family drama?
I sat up from my bedding and found myself lying in a Japanese-style room. Listening to the wailing and howling of ghosts outside, I was certain that I was in the Infinite Castle. With so many demons out in force, it seemed that the Demon Slayer Corps had also entered this place.
I stood up to change my clothes and go out to find Yansheng, but I found that the only clothes in the room were the light pink yukata with small flowers that I was wearing now, and I didn't even have shoes.
My Nichirin Blade and World Stone were placed on a low table to the side, which caught my eye. I immediately tucked the well-maintained Nichirin Blade into my waistband and stuffed the World Stone into my chest before running barefoot out of the Japanese-style room.
As soon as I stepped outside, I saw a bunch of eyesores of demons. I immediately drew my Nichirin Blade and used Moon Breathing: First Form Dark Moon: Night Palace. With a fast Iai Slash that made the blade almost invisible, I took care of those annoying demons.
This is the move I'm most proficient in, because it's very similar to the sword-drawing technique taught by Master Fukuzawa. I studied it very diligently back then.
Just as I sheathed the blade, I suddenly remembered that I hadn't seen what I looked like after turning into a demon. I quickly drew the Nichirin Blade again and used the mirror-like blade to see my current appearance. Then I was completely dumbfounded.
Crimson beast eyes, six whisker marks with deepened lines, sharp fangs and claws—isn't this exactly what I look like after leaking the Nine-Tails' chakra? It's strange that I look like this even after turning into a demon; it feels so familiar!
What's even more heartwarming is that I discovered I have chakra within me comparable to that of the Nine-Tails. Actually, my Blood Demon Art is just an unlimited amount of chakra, isn't it? That's awesome!
I sheathed my Nichirin Blade and fastened it to my waist. Then I formed hand seals and used the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique. With bursts of smoke, at least a thousand shadow clones appeared all around me.
I sent these shadow clones to the Infinity Castle to help the other Demon Slayer Corps members. Following the pull of my bloodline, I arrived directly at the location of the Mist Pillar without taking any detours. There, I saw Kokushibo seize the Nichirin Blade from Muichiro Tokito, who had lost an arm, and use the blade to pin a fourteen-year-old boy to a pillar. This bloody and gruesome scene immediately made my eyes turn red!
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