At the apartment.
After washing up, Shinji flopped onto the bed.
"Space Rift."
He had wanted to rest, but his mind couldn't stop returning to the prompt from his 'Lantern' earlier.
Apparently,
his 'Lantern' had discovered a Space Rift and judged it to be 'safe.'
Having been invaded several times, he was quite wary of Space Rifts. So at the time, he hadn't thought much about it and had returned with Haku and Karin.
But now that he had some time to himself, he couldn't calm down.
He didn't want to use the Space Rift to invade other worlds. He instinctively resisted doing something that would disrupt someone else's peace.
But he had to admit that he was intensely curious about the world beyond this Space Rift.
He desperately wanted to find out what his 'Lantern' really was, and what being a 'Lantern Bearer' meant! Why had that unfamiliar 'Lantern Bearer' from the Demon Slayer World invaded the Shinobi World?
He couldn't solve these problems by avoiding them.
He had to explore bravely and search for answers.
And this Space Rift might be an opportunity—a chance to figure out what a 'Lantern Bearer' was!
He suddenly sat up in bed and thought, If I use Lantern Shadow to shield myself, I shouldn't pollute anyone else's world.
He figured that if he just looked around without polluting or destroying anything, there shouldn't be a problem.
With that thought, he found it harder and harder to resist the urge.
He confirmed with his 'Lantern' again, "Can I come back whenever I want?"
[Yes.] [The Space Rift has been confirmed to lead to a safe area]
Shinji got up and put his Akatsuki Organization Red Cloud Cloak back on, then donned his mask. He quietly repeated his rules to himself: "Don't