A minute or two later, the screams inside the cabin vanished.
"… Useless!"
Kibutsuji Muzan turned around in a rage and strode towards the outside.
Six whole people, and not a single one had transformed into a demon. It was simply a waste of his precious time!
Crush! Crush!…
It was the sound of snow being trampled.
Kibutsuji Muzan stopped in the snow, turning his head to look in the direction the sound was coming from.
As a demon who feared sunlight and survived in the darkness, he could undoubtedly see at night.
Tonight, the moon hung high, allowing for a clearer, more distant view.
With Kibutsuji Muzan's gaze fixed, a figure darting through the dimly lit mountain forest entered his field of vision.
The figure sprinted through the forest, navigating the ups and downs with agility, the flame-like birthmark on his left forehead swaying in tandem, like a dancing fire serpent.
Long black hair tinged with red swayed back and forth as he ran, resembling sparks dancing in the wind. A crimson robe, similar to a haori, billowed in the wind.
That familiar attire, that familiar appearance! Almost identical to his memory!
The instant he saw the approaching figure, an icy chill instantly invaded Kibutsuji Muzan's body and mind, causing him to shudder.
A primal fear, etched deep within his DNA, instantly resurfaced!
"Tsu... Tsugikuni Yoriichi!!!"
Even knowing that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had been dead for over four hundred years, and that the person before him couldn't possibly be him, the resemblance was undeniable. There had to be a blood relation.
The fear in Kibutsuji Muzan's heart lessened slightly at the thought that the person before him was a descendant of Tsugikuni Yoriichi, but he still didn't have any desire to fight.
After all, when he'd seen Tsugikuni Yoriichi back then, the man hadn't displayed any fighting spirit or killing intent. He'd seemed like a weakling on the surface, but in reality, he was unreasonably strong.
Considering that the person before him was very likely a descendant of Tsugikuni Yoriichi and might also be playing the game of pretending to be weak, Kibutsuji Muzan didn't dare to get close. Instead, he quickly moved away from the area.
He needed to send a demon to test this person's abilities first.
As Kibutsuji Muzan, dashing towards the foot of the mountain, thought about it, there happened to be a Post Town nearby.
A Post Town generally referred to a village or town with a post station, and there were many people living there.
For Kibutsuji Muzan, humans were the raw materials for creating demons.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi was human. His night vision was average; he couldn't see clearly from a distance, so he hadn't seen the figure in the snow.
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Twenty or thirty seconds later, Tsugikuni Yoriichi ran to the open space in front of the wooden house. He stared at the carnage inside the house, and shock and anger flashed in his eyes.
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Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately bought a Blood Potion and rushed into the house in two or three steps to give the injured people the medicine.
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A Blood Potion, which was a common health potion in the game, could restore blood volume after use in the game, but in reality, it healed injuries.
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The advantage was that it worked quickly and was cheap; the disadvantage was that the amount of health restored was fixed.
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After finishing the potions, all six people's injuries were healed. Five of them weren't breathing, and the remaining one suddenly flipped over and revealed the appearance of a demon.
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"Aaaah! Ugh!"
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The girl's face was ferocious, her mouth drooling, and she was panting heavily.
If he had seen this scene in the past, Tsugikuni Yoriichi might have shown sadness, the light in his eyes dimming. He would have then spoken a sentence filled with apology, such as, "I'm so sorry. If I had arrived sooner, I could have saved your lives."
After all, the former him was just a mortal. Faced with such events, he had no other recourse but to offer his apologies.
However, today was different. He, Tsugikuni Yoriichi, was no longer the same as before. Although he was still a mortal, he was no longer helpless in the face of such a situation.
"Search for a medicine to turn a demon back into a human."
Tsugikuni Yoriichi raised his left hand, his lips close to the terminal on his left wrist, and spoke softly. As he spoke, he focused a sliver of his attention on the girl demon, in case of a sneak attack.
"This item is not available in the online shopping mall. Please go to a physical store to purchase!"
A mechanical synthesized voice rang out in Tsugikuni Yoriichi's mind, a sentence unexpected enough to momentarily freeze his expression.
Although the online shopping mall sold many items, it only contained a small portion of what was available in the system's store, so it was normal for some items to be missing.
But…
To be honest, this first shopping experience is terrible!
Tsugikuni Yoriichi inhaled deeply, his chest expanding slightly. With a sudden whoosh, Tsugikuni Yoriichi lunged towards the girl-demon.
Since the medicine to turn a demon back into a human had to be purchased at a physical store, he had to capture the demon in front of him to prevent the demon from escaping after he bought the medicine.
The differences between people manifest in various ways, even in their strength when they first turn into demons. Some are stronger, some are weaker.
How weak can they be?
Weak enough that an ordinary person can kill them.
The girl-demon in front of him was of average strength, neither strong nor weak, a being that an ordinary person couldn't defeat.
So, is Tsugikuni Yoriichi an ordinary person?
The answer is no.
Although the young female demon wasn't weak among the newly born demons, Tsugikuni Yoriichi defeated her with a series of attacks.
Then, Tsugikuni Yoriichi reached for a hemp rope from the corner of the wall, bound the young female demon, and carried her with one hand towards the depths of the mountain forest.
At the same time...
Kibutsuji Muzan rushed all the way to the foot of the mountain and found a wooden house standing by the road. Without hesitation, he broke down the door and injected the blood of a demon into an old man and a young person inside.
After waiting for a short while, both of them failed to become demons.
Kibutsuji Muzan angrily scolded, "Useless!" and turned to run towards the Post Town.
A minute or two after he left, the young man in the room struggled to his feet, wobbling as he headed into the mountains.
His mouth opened and closed slightly, as if he were muttering something.
About a quarter of an hour later, a villa in the snowy woods, among the withered trees.
Inside, Mu Yang glanced down at the girl lying on the ground, whimpering and biting on a hemp rope.
[Kamado Nezuko]
With just that one glance, Mu Yang learned the girl's name through his Data Eye.
"What a coincidence!"
Mu Yang mumbled to himself, then looked up at Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and at the five souls standing behind Tsugikuni Yoriichi. He mumbled to himself again.
"Quite a haul for one trip!"
Tsugikuni Yoriichi didn't know what Mu Yang was thinking. He explained the situation.
"The BUFF has disappeared, which means Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Kibutsuji Muzan have met, but Tsugikuni Yoriichi's words didn't mention Kibutsuji Muzan. That is to say, Kibutsuji Muzan discovered Tsugikuni Yoriichi, but Tsugikuni Yoriichi didn't discover Kibutsuji Muzan."
After explaining, Tsugikuni Yoriichi stated his request.
"No problem."
Mu Yang waved his hand, turning Kamado Nezuko back into a human.
At the same time, the balance in Tsugikuni Yoriichi's account decreased.
The girl, having reverted to human form, was softly wailing, her cries filled with sorrow. She was also bound with rope.
The whole scene looked as though the girl had been kidnapped by a villain and was crying in fear of the future.
By the way, Mu Yang was taking the villain's perspective.
Watching the girl cry so sadly, Mu Yang touched his chest and murmured, "For some reason, my conscience seems to hurt a little?"
"Illusion, all an illusion." Mu Yang shook his head. "I didn't do anything bad."
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