Imu's Little Cheat!

Among the Upper Rank, Muzan had the worst impression of Doma.

Because his personality was completely out of character for a ghost, and he even started some kind of the Eternal Paradise Sect.

Muzan had warned Doma about this before, telling him not to let the church become too prominent.

This is also the main reason why the influence of the Eternal Paradise Sect has never extended beyond Le Town, and the number of formal believers is only around 250.

Now.

Doma was defeated and kidnapped by the enemy just minutes before Muzan arrived, which made Muzan's opinion of him even worse.

"If that bastard doesn't die later, I'll kill him with my own hands. What's the point of keeping a useless thing around?"

Despite his Muzan criticism, Doma's fear of Captain Guts Steve Guts remained undiminished; he was well aware of Doma's significance as the 'Upper Rank Two'.

It's important to know that even the weakest Upper Rank Demon requires two Demon Slayer Corps Pillars to work together to defeat, and even then, it's uncertain whether they can actually win.

The fact that the demon, who is not afraid of sunlight, was able to defeat Doma in five minutes suggests that his strength may be comparable to that of Kokushibo, the Upper Rank One.

This is very tricky.

If Kokushibo's strength weren't controlled by his own blood, even Muzan would Muzan to put in a lot of effort in a real fight.

And.

Muzan Kibutsuji's extremely cautious nature made him seriously suspect that the 'demon' who defeated Doma had not yet used his full strength.

If that's the case, then the opponent's true strength might be comparable to his own.

"What exactly are they? Are they really ghosts? That's impossible. All ghosts originate from my blood, yet I can't sense them."

Muzan stood on the ruins filled with frost and corpses, gazing at the Mingyue in the night sky, hesitating. At that moment, the images of Guts and Horobi seemed to appear before his eyes.

"That's right!"

"They don't look Japan at all. Could they be something from overseas? If they're not ghosts, but something else, would eating them be of any use?"

With this question in mind, Muzan Kibutsuji commanded Nakime to return to the magnificent Infinity Castle once again.

"Summon all the 'Twelve Kizuki'!"

Regardless, he decided to arrest Guts and Horobi first, and see if they were useful once they were in his stomach. He also wanted to use these subordinates to test the waters.

Faced with the possibility of overcoming his weakness to sunlight, Muzan more than willing to risk his subordinates, whom he had cultivated over hundreds of years. What did it matter if they were all sacrificed, as long as his goal was achieved?

Nothing is more important than making him the perfect being!

At the same time.

At the foot of Mount Fuji, deep within the vast Aokigahara Forest, a place many Japan call the 'Suicide Forest,' many people and various man-made objects have appeared.

This is the camp built by the World Government from another world, centered around the Star Gate.

In order to avoid attracting the attention of the Japanese Government, and also because of orders from above, the Construction Division did not carry out large-scale construction here. They only cleared some of the trees within a radius of fifty meters to leave enough space to walk around, and then used these Timber to combine with the large trees to form an outer wall.

As for accommodation, they built wooden cabins directly into the tree trunks—treehouses—all for the sake of seclusion.

Regarding vigilance.

Hidden in the shadows were Surveillance Den Den Mushi), while in the open, Army soldiers armed with automatic rifles were on guard, and every now and then, several figures would flash by at high speed.

That's all that can be done since the base hasn't been developed into a city yet. The main facilities are a rudimentary Biochemical Safety Station and a two-story building with a thick layer of shrubs on the roof not far away.

This small building houses many Den Den Mushi) and technicians. They are responsible for transmitting, receiving, and relaying Den Den Mushi signals, and for reporting various forms of intelligence transmitted by the scouts to the command center on the Sea Star Homeworld, or for relaying the command center's orders to each scout team.

The footage of Captain Guts' battle with Doma, captured during the Horobi, has been transmitted here to one of the projection screens of the Otherworld Strategy Committee.

"Report, this is the Otherworld Combat Assessment Bureau's assessment report on Doma!"

A young clerk in a suit entered the committee meeting room and placed a three-page document in front of Chairman Fernandez.

"Okay, go out."

"Yes!"

After the former quickly left, this senior official, who was also the chief of staff of the Supreme Governing Committee, expressionlessly flipped through the document. After reading it, he looked up at the four Vice Chairman and asked, "Would you like to take a look?"

"I don't need it; the previous live stream footage was very clear."

Kongming waved his feather fan dismissively; with the discerning eye of Marine Vice Admiral, he could tell at a glance what level Doma was capable of.

To put it simply, he's a Paramecia user with an extremely strong self-healing ability, but the strength and speed he displays in battle seem to be at the level of someone with a bounty of less than ten million.

Therefore, taking all factors into consideration, the role is likely worth around 30 to 40 million Beli.

The main problem is his self-healing ability and Captain Guts's report that the cold air must be defended against with Armament Haki or the breath must be stopped, otherwise it will invade the body. These two points are too troublesome.

Nevertheless, he was only at the level of a lieutenant colonel at headquarters. If he had a Nichirin Blade, perhaps even a Major at headquarters could have taken him down.

Certainly.

Considering the frailty of these Otherworld beings, Doma's strength is quite remarkable and worthy of praise.

Just because Kongming doesn't need to see the evaluation report doesn't mean the other three Vice Chairman from the Administrative Department and Ministry of Justice don't either.

Just as they were quickly turning the pages, Chairman Fernandez took out two folded documents and handed them to Kongming, who was sitting to his right.

"Take a look at this."

Kongming took the document without understanding why, but the moment he opened it, a look of surprise appeared on his face as he looked at what was written on it.

Title: Muzan Kibutsuji

Biography: Born in Japan's Heian Period as a stillborn infant, he was later treated by a doctor with a certain prescription to prolong his life. However, his condition worsened during the treatment, and he accidentally killed the doctor, causing the treatment to be interrupted. He could only survive by maintaining the body of a 'demon', thus becoming the Progenitor of Demons.

Objective: To find the final ingredient in the prescription, the 'Blue Spider Lily', to eliminate the fear of sunlight, or to find another solution.

Personality: Cautious, even cowardly; if seriously injured once, he might hide for hundreds of years.

Physical constitution: Immortal, possessing a stronger physique than Otherworld beings, with five brains and seven hearts distributed throughout the upper body, able to freely change their appearance, gender, and scent, and capable of completely altering anything visible to the naked eye, and able to distinguish genetic differences by consuming flesh and blood.

Ability: By giving human blood, one can turn them into demons, but at the same time, a curse is planted in the demon's body.

Through the curse, Muzan can read the thoughts of all demons and know their locations, while also transmitting information from their minds to each other. Demons who leak information about Muzan will be cursed and killed by Honkai cells.

Its regenerative ability is unparalleled. It can recover instantly when attacked, and can easily and completely regenerate even if its body is cut into pieces. Even if it splits itself, it can quickly regenerate and recover as long as a small piece of flesh is still intact, and the regeneration does not consume any physical strength.

Muzan can freely control his cells, and his body can transform into all sorts of bizarre limbs at will during battle.

If the arms were to transform into Spiked Whip, with a maximum length of ten meters, and nine long whips extending from the back, each with a maximum length of four meters, and each whip traveling at the speed of sound, a single strike to the body could completely destroy the opponent's cells.

The eight whips that grow out from his front are his trump card, with the longest reaching seven meters and a speed exceeding the speed of sound.

Blood Demon Art:

The Black Blood Thorn releases a large number of fleshy thorns that kill instantly upon contact.

Muzan can unleash a wide-range Shockwave similar to Conqueror's Haki, possessing extremely strong physical destructive power while also carrying a fierce mental impact. This shockwave can cause chaos in the nervous system, leading to spasms, immobilization, unconsciousness, or even death.

Note that Muzan possesses Observation Haki ability to sense the presence of humans over a wide area.

Weakness:

Its only weakness is sunlight or any attack with a sunlight-related effect.

Muzan had already broken through the limits of demons. The so-called limits of demons are those where a demon possesses an extremely strong obsession before death, which can lead to the regeneration of its head. Even if it is beheaded by Nichirin Blade, it will not die.

Power:

Muzan commands twelve of the strongest demons, known as the 'Twelve Kizuki', which are further divided into six 'Upper Rank' and six 'Lower Rank'.

According to the Wano Script numbers one through six in the pupils, the 'Upper Rank' is far stronger than the 'Lower Rank'. The following is detailed information on the 'Twelve Kizuki' and 'Nakime'.

Upper Rank One: Kokushibo.

Upper Rank Two: Doma

Other:

Muzan has an "Infinity Castle," and through the Blood Demon Art of a demon named "Nakime," he can return to the castle anytime, anywhere via a sliding door that appears out of thin air. The location of the "Infinity Castle" itself is unknown. It is recommended to use some kind of Devil Fruit ability to locate Muzan or enter the castle with him at supersonic speed to pursue him.

Assessment: Given its near-invincibility at night, its overall combat strength is roughly equivalent to that of a Vice Admiral.

Task:

Only capture alive is permitted.

After reading it, Vice Admiral Kongming had mixed feelings. He didn't know what to say first, as he had so many questions to ask.

In particular, where did this content come from?

Shouldn't the intelligence from the scouts be sent here first?

This piece of paper completely exposed Muzan Kibutsuji and the Twelve Kizuki —no, it stripped them bare, leaving this Progenitor of Demons with absolutely no mystery in front of the World Government.

That's right.

This was a little cheat code Imu gave them.

There was no other way; the chances of capturing Muzan Kibutsuji doing it this way. Not only that, he even drew a small picture by hand.

It was the second piece of paper in Kongming's hand.

The moment he opened it, you could feel an overwhelming sense of superb painting skills. He usually enjoys painting ink wash paintings, so he has considerable talent in painting.

The streets, buildings, and clock towers on this paper, though drawn with only a single-colored pencil, have very clean lines that are pleasing to the eye.

Yes.

This is because Imu searched deep into his memory and redrawn the content of the comic he saw back then, but without the 'Infinity Castle' that bursts out of the ground, making the streets appear clearer and more distinct.

Below is a handwritten note that reads, 'Find similar cities based on this map!'

In fact, Imu didn't know if doing this would be effective. He knew very well that if it wasn't, it would likely just be a waste of the time and energy of his subordinates.

But so what?

From his perspective as the 'big boss' of the World Government, as long as there's even the slightest possibility, it's worth it; it's not like he's not giving them salaries and benefits.

"This."

"Don't ask, because I don't know either. You just need to know that it comes from above," Chairman Fernandez stopped Kongming from asking further questions.

Kongming could only nod, but how could a clever man like him not think things through? He guessed in his mind that it might be some kind of prophetic Devil Fruit ability?

Although he had never heard of such Devil Fruit.

But considering the World Government's more than 800-year history, it's not surprising.

After the other three Vice Chairman finished reading the evaluation report on Doma and the information on Muzan Kibutsuji, the meeting was finally able to continue.

"So, Captain Guts Steve Guts is bringing over the Upper Rank Two of the Twelve Kizuki, huh? Seems like nothing special~"

Vice Chairman Maren Wilfred, who was in charge of finance, breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

"Indeed, our main problem is that we don't have Nichirin Blade, making it difficult to kill these demons!" The speaker was Hobson Samuel, the Vice Chairman in charge of justice.

"I think what we need to pay close attention to is that, according to the information on Muzan Kibutsuji, he can sense the location of demons. So if Captain Guts brings Doma here, it will directly expose the camp on the other side of the Star Gate!"

The former Deputy Minister of State Council Administrative Department, Vice Chairman Bulwo Gabriel, had clearly thought of more details, which was strongly agreed upon by Vice Admiral Kongming sitting opposite him.

"That's right!"

"Furthermore, according to Captain Guts's report, Doma is treating them, the Kabaneri, as demons capable of operating in sunlight. So Muzan must have already received this information. What will he do next?"

Vice Admiral Kongming picked up the feather fan on the table, scanned the eyes of his other colleagues, and asked in a deep voice.

"We will spare no expense, except ourselves, to capture Guts and Horobi!"

Chairman Fernandez answered his question.

Meanwhile, unable to resist his craving for a cigarette, he took out a cigar from his pocket and lit it. The process of puffing out smoke relaxed him, and his brain seemed to think faster as he continued to speculate based on the known information and logic.

"Considering Muzan's personality, for something this important, he will most likely summon the so-called 'Twelve Kizuki,' or even other demons."

Vice Admiral Kongming nodded, waved his feather fan, and seemingly blew away the smoke in front of him, saying, "The question now is how we should respond and how to make good use of the value of this prophetic intelligence."

What are your thoughts?

Chairman Fernandez, with a smoking cigar between his fingers, asked, while Vice Admiral Kongming, his mind racing, rattled off his thoughts one by one.

"My idea is that the 'Twelve Kizuki' are insignificant; Muzan Kibutsuji is the real threat. If we decisively kill the former, the latter will definitely be frightened and hide, which will be troublesome."

"Then we need to pinpoint his location, which is the location of 'Infinity Castle,' and the only method I can think of right now is..."

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