Chapter 340: Garp – We Are the Navy That Upholds Justice Across All Worlds!
Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki had already sold off all of his personal assets. Day and night, he hunted down corrupted creatures relentlessly,
until he finally gathered enough Family Token Fragments.
The Wind Hashira, Sanemi Shinazugawa, with his fierce appearance, looked on in confusion. "If Master didn't spend the reward points on the family tokens, they should've been enough to grant him power on par with Muzan Kibutsuji…"
"Muzan is extremely cunning,"
Kagaya gently shook his head and said, "He's likely already learned of the Reincarnation Game through dead demons. In fact, Muzan himself might even be a player."
"If he senses he's no longer a match for the Demon Slayer Corps, he'll vanish again—just like during Yoriichi's era."
"And when that happens, no matter how strong I am, it'll be useless."
Sanemi wasn't wrong—
if those assets were used to enhance himself, Kagaya might indeed obtain the power to defeat Muzan.
But more than likely, the Demon King would just hide in the shadows.
And meanwhile, the Twelve Kizuki, ordinary demons, and the monsters smuggled in from Greatsword Island would still need to be dealt with.
He alone couldn't defeat them all.
That's why the Family Token was necessary—
it boosted the strength of the entire Demon Slayer Corps, reducing the risk of losing its warriors.
Between the choice of gambling everything on becoming stronger to possibly defeat Muzan alone, and spreading that power to protect his young fighters,
Kagaya chose the latter.
He didn't explain it in detail to Sanemi.
This kind of thing didn't need to be spelled out—
explaining too much would only make the younger generation feel shackled by guilt.
He pulled out the token fragments—
and fused them.
A pure white Family Token slowly rose into the sky, enveloping the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps and the surrounding mountains thick with blooming wisteria.
At the center of the estate, a stone family monument rose from the ground.
[The Demon Slayer Corps family has been successfully established!]
Notification: As the first family created on the Demon Slayer World, you have been awarded a [Family Emblem (Bound)]
A screen appeared in Kagaya's vision.
[Family: Demon Slayer Corps]
Family Level: 1
Family Emblem: None
Family Structures: Family Monument (destroying it dissolves the family), Level 1 Family Wall
Patriarch: Kagaya Ubuyashiki
Members: 1/200
Assets: 40,000 reward points
…
Unlike the competitive Shinobi World,
the Demon Slayer World only had a few dozen players so far. Apart from the Corps, only a few individuals—like certain city lords—had become players.
But of those, only Kagaya had the resolve to sacrifice everything.
Which was why he so easily founded a family and received the exclusive family emblem reward.
"Fire attribute damage."
Without hesitation, Kagaya selected a Family Emblem that granted +10 fire attribute damage.
He had tested before—
weapons purchased from the game that carried even slight fire damage could harm demons similarly to Nichirin swords.
The Nichirin blades forged in Swordsmith Village
were judged by the game as having +2 to +5 fire damage, depending on the smith's skill and the quality of the Scarlet Iron Sand.
But this emblem granted +10 fire damage to every family member.
It would multiply the demon-slaying effectiveness of every Corps swordsman several times over.
Truly worth every point.
[Family created successfully. Family Defense Battle begins in 12 hours!]
[Family Defense Battle (Tier 1)]: Esteemed Patriarch, your family's creation has been detected by the Corruption Legion. They are mobilizing to attack. Please defend the family you've worked so hard to build.
Tip: If you feel underpowered, you may post tasks in the Mercenary System to invite players for assistance.
Tip 2: If hired players exceed the strength of the invading boss, they will be automatically limited to the same tier to prevent reward conflicts.
"Family Defense Battle…"
Kagaya frowned slightly.
He had heard of it—a new rule added in a recent game update.
All families, newly founded or not, would face a monthly Family Defense Battle, during which corrupted forces would launch an assault.
Failure could mean anything from severe damage to complete destruction.
In both the Shinobi and Pirate Worlds,
many families had already been flattened by such invasions.
Of course—
success meant rich drops from the corrupted monsters, including the grand final victory reward—a tremendous boon of resources.
The strong live, the weak perish.
That was the Reincarnation Game's new law.
Factions that clung to the past would only be eliminated.
"Can the Demon Slayer Corps defend the family?"
Kagaya felt uncertain.
He was currently level 16, with the [Evil Hunter] bloodline and 50 points in each attribute, equipped with a full set of Lv.15 [Power of Flame] green-grade gear.
His combat power: [400].
In the Demon Slayer World, only Muzan Kibutsuji and the strongest Upper Moon, Kokushibo, could match him.
Most Hashira-level swordsmen like Kyojuro Rengoku, Sanemi, Tengen, and Obanai were around [150] combat power.
Regular Corps members floated around [30].
By the game's standards,
this made them a bottom-tier family.
But it couldn't be helped. The Shinobi and Pirate Worlds had natural advantages.
Even an average Chuunin or pirate with a 10 million bounty, or a junior Navy officer, had triple-digit combat power.
[Spend reward points to view enemy info?]
To learn about the attacking forces in advance, he had to purchase intel.
But Kagaya had spent everything.
Blushing faintly, he called for his wife.
He looked at the graceful, silver-haired Amane and, in a rare moment of hesitation, said softly,
"Amane… The Corps' new family needs some funds…"
Amane's family were priests—wealthy and powerful, second only to the centuries-old Ubuyashiki clan.
Yet Kagaya had never asked her for money before, which made him feel awkward.
Soon enough,
a portion of the priest family's assets was transferred into Kagaya's account, instantly converted into reward points.
[Retrieving enemy data. Please wait…]
[Demon Slayer Family Defense Battle – Incoming Forces]: Fallen Subterranean Lab No. 9 (Valley of Death)
Corrupted Monster Levels: Lv.1–Lv.19
Enemy Count: Red Ghosts × 20,000; Green Giants (Elite) × 1,500; Mad Babies (Elite) × 1,500; Demon-Winged Dragon (Boss) × 1
Drops: Tech firearms (Lv.1–Lv.15), gene mutation materials (Lv.1–Lv.10), Ghost Hunter bloodline (unique drop)
"Twenty thousand Red Ghosts… and a boss-tier monster…"
Kagaya inhaled sharply, the worry deep in his eyes hard to dispel.
The Demon Slayer Corps wasn't ready to face such mutated monsters.
Even the weakest Red Ghosts had a combat rating of [25]—slightly weaker than an average Corps member.
But there were twenty thousand of them!
The Green Giants and Mad Babies had ratings of [100], and the Demon-Winged Dragon… [600].
However—
the drops were indeed generous.
The Ghost Hunter bloodline was on par with Evil Hunter, costing well over 100,000 reward points if purchased.
"It seems we have no choice but to follow the game's suggestion and recruit mercenaries."
Kagaya opened the Mercenary System.
It functioned as a player-driven bounty board.
All tasks had to be corruption-related, and accepting one formed a binding contract with strict rules.
After a moment's thought,
he posted a task.
[Family Defense Mission]: Bio-mutated enemy forces. Seeking players with ~100 combat power. Reward: 200 points. Loot belongs to hired players. Limit: 300 players.
He didn't seek top-tier players.
They wouldn't be tempted by such small rewards, and he couldn't afford to pay them anyway.
Players around [100] power could at least hold off elite enemies,
while he and the Hashira would handle the rest.
As he finalized his strategy—
dozens of players began accepting the contract. Most were newcomers, hovering around [100] combat power.
But one stood out.
Player: Marine Hero Garp – Combat Power: 1300
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