"Isn't... this way too strange?! They're Upper Moons!"
Even some time after the battle ended, Uzui Tengen still looked utterly baffled. "They fought us so fiercely just now, so why did they immediately stop moving the moment they saw you, Miss Hikari? Even if they'd exhausted too much stamina, they should've shown some intention to resist..."
Iguro Obanai said nothing, but his eyes held the same thought.
Uchiha Hikari said half-jokingly, "What, don't tell me you suspect I'm Muzan Kibutsuji's incarnation?"
"..."
Uzui Tengen and Iguro Obanai exchanged a glance without saying anything.
For a moment, they really had thought so.
There were few people capable of making two Upper Moons abandon resistance and surrender willingly, and their master, the Demon King Muzan, was certainly one of them. But the problem was... Muzan could not appear during the day, nor did he have any reason to disguise himself as a little girl and play this childish game with the Demon Slayer Corps.
Besides, Uchiha Hikari's identity had been personally confirmed by the Master.
So...
There was only one truth.
"I thought I already understood you somewhat, Miss Hikari, but now I realize... your strength is inexplicably overwhelming."
"Nothing special, nothing special."
Next.
Rengoku Kyoujurou and the others began leading the cleanup efforts.
Uchiha Hikari stretched, rolled her shoulders, and returned to the side. She casually rubbed the head of Nezuko, who had rushed over to greet her, then turned her gaze toward Tanjiro and the others. "By the way, Tanjiro, those moves you used just now... were they the 'Hinokami Kagura' your father taught you?"
"Yeah..."
"Other than the memories of being with my father, I don't know why, but it feels like some strange images suddenly appeared in my mind..."
Tanjiro held his forehead, looking somewhat lost.
"Strange images..."