A New Life × The Moment of Reunion Would Also Be the Moment Muzan Met His End

Several pairs of eyes turned towards them in unison, as if they had been rehearsed beforehand.

Makomo suddenly raised her head... her eyes gleaming.

Urokodaki Sakonji put down his sword and looked back...

Roy smiled, revealing a row of pearly teeth, and said to himself, "I promised Master that after I killed the Demon King, I would go back to the mountain to drink with all my fellow disciples... I can't drink alone then, I've always thought it would be more enjoyable to drink together with everyone..."

"Whoosh~" A cold wind swept by... Makomo instantly appeared in front of Roy, grabbing his hand and saying, "Eiichiro, do you have any ideas?"

The girl, filled with anticipation and trepidation, looked at Roy with eager eyes...

Roy nodded slightly and said, "Of course."

He then looked around, his gaze settling on Seito, Shinsuke, Fukuda, and the others, and said, "I would like to ask my senior brothers and sisters to choose an item as their new dwelling place. With this as their refuge, I can finally avenge them."

"There's no need to worry about everyone disappearing."

What item?

"Are there any special requirements? For example, wood or stones that contain yin energy?"

"Eiichiro, do you really think you can do it again?"

"Whoosh~" The wooden house seemed to come alive in an instant. Wisps of eerie wind swirled around Roy.

Shinsuke, Fukuda, Watanabe, Shimizu... they all stepped forward and surrounded Roy.

Sabito leaned against a pillar, watching silently as the Sun-Earring Boy patiently answered everyone's questions. Never before had he truly felt... how wonderful it was to have Eiichiro as his junior brother!

He Fukuda, Makomo, Makomo, Shinsuke, and their fellow disciples, even their master... perhaps none of them have noticed yet...

She gradually became dependent on Eiichiro without even realizing it.

When did it start?

Perhaps it began from the very first day he appeared on Mount Sagiri with his brother.

A slight smile played on Seito's lips as she stepped forward, parting the crowd, and patted Roy on the shoulder, saying, "Let me set an example for my junior brothers and sisters."

Nothing in this world is absolute. When problems arise, someone always has to step up and take responsibility. It's not that Qing Tu doesn't believe in Roy's methods, it's just... he doesn't want to see others "walk" ahead of him.

If it's destined to dissipate, then let him, the eldest brother, go first.

"Senior brother..." Makomo looked at Sabito, hesitating to speak... Shinsuke and Fukuda remained silent. They always regarded Sabito as their leader and knew that once he made a decision, no one could sway him.

He only glanced at Roy, looking at the Sun-Earring Boy with hope.

Roy was much calmer than everyone expected. He didn't say anything, but nodded slightly to the Seito.

The fox- Sun-Earring Boy looked Urokodaki Sakonji, wash his hands, take out a box from a hidden compartment under the cupboard, open it, and reveal a series of lifelike little wooden figures.

Upon closer inspection, it is clearly a wood carving created using the characters Sabito, Makomo, Shinsuke, Fukuda, and others!

The old man picked up the rabbit that belonged to the Sabito and placed it on the kang (a heated brick bed), saying, "Let's use this one."

"This is the best," Sabito teased Roy. "Only deceased disciples receive this treatment; you and Giyu definitely won't get it."

The wood carving was clearly made by Urokodaki Sakonji to commemorate his deceased disciples, some of whom were even watching it at the time...

Upon seeing this, everyone smiled knowingly and rolled up their own rolls, arranging them neatly on the kang (a heated brick bed).

Roy immediately stopped hesitating, grabbed the wooden carving that belonged to Sabito, coated it with a layer of "thought," and then used the "Will Scissors" to snip it off. [Zhou] Cheng!

Enveloped in milky-white Nen Qi, the wooden carving departed from the mundane world and ascended to become a [Nen Artifact]!

The Sun-Earring Boy then put it down and said to Sabito, "Senior brother, please."

The Sabito nodded, its body transforming into a gust of wind as it suddenly darted into the wooden carving... Everyone watched expectantly... and the wooden carving vanished with a "whoosh!"

He opened his eyes suddenly and instantly "came to life".

Then it stretches its arms, kicks its legs, and moves its neck—it's a completely smaller version of the rabbit!

"It really worked!" Shinsuke's eyes widened, and he reached out to stroke the Seito, only to be glared at by the Seito and sheepishly withdrew his hand... The fox Sun-Earring Boy looked at his new body in disbelief, as if he had been reborn, and immediately knelt down to pay his respects to Roy.

However, Roy anticipated this and dodged it.

"Good... very good... couldn't be better..." Urokodaki Sakonji's eyes gleamed with a deep light as he said solemnly to Roy, "Eiichiro, your senior brother is thanking you, you should accept it."

To be given a new body is nothing short of a life-saving grace.

"Master is right." Sabito clenched his fist. "It's a pity we're missing a sword, otherwise... I would have gone down the mountain with you to fight that guy again!"

"How can we let our senior brother benefit all by himself?"

"If we're going, let's all go together!"

"That's right... that's right... we'll get the people from the Swordsmith Village to forge us a few smaller Nichirin Sword. This time, I'll chop that guy's head off!"

The crowd was in high spirits... Roy felt his sleeve being tugged, and turning his head, he saw Makomo and saying, "Hey~ Eiichiro, it's my turn."

"Of course I won't forget my senior sister."

The Sun-Earring Boy took the wooden carving of Makomo and, imitating Sabito, added the [Zhou] symbol... The little girl couldn't wait and plunged inside. When she opened her eyes again, she spun around happily. Never before had she felt such a wonderful feeling of being "alive"!

"Eiichiro, it's my turn... and me too... I want to too..."

Following Seito Makomo, Shinsuke, Fukuda, Watanabe, Shimizu... one by one, the little wooden figures came to life, kicking and hopping around the wooden house. If you didn't know better, you would think you had come to a land of little people, with lively wooden figures everywhere.

Urokodaki Sakonji watched with a smile, letting them play around without stopping them. The lingering guilt and self-reproach that had been hidden in his heart for many years quietly dissipated at this moment...

"Master, the pot is about to boil."

"Gurgle~"

The steam pushed the lid off the pot, and it looked like it was about to fall off, but Makomo reacted quickly, turned off the heat, and put the lid back on in one smooth motion... This was something she could never have done before.

"It's here... it's here..." Urokodaki Sakonji smiled and lifted the pot lid, Youyou the fragrant aroma of miso soup...

A twitching sound rang out... Shinsuke, Fukuda, and the others, who were playing around, all stopped what they were doing, and were surprised to find that... they had suddenly gained a "sense of smell" and could smell "odors"...

He turned to look at Roy.

The Sun-Earring Boy stroked his chin in thought, then looked up and suddenly understood... The five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—ultimately transmit signals to the brain for processing through perception and imagination.

The concept of "thought" itself is a product of "imagination," and wood carving relies on "thought" to exhibit "vitality," naturally giving rise to the "five senses."

"It can be heard, seen, smelled, touched, and eaten... but it cannot be digested."

Roy smiled and said, "Congratulations to all my senior brothers and sisters on your newfound freedom."

Shinsuke jumped up and immediately punched him. "Eiichiro, I knew you could do this!"

Before he could even land, Fukuda grabbed him from behind and wrapped his arms around his neck... Startled, he quickly surrendered, saying, "No..."

"Wait... this is wood! Fukuda, you better be gentle with me!"

"Now you know fear?" Fukuda sneered, releasing Shinsuke and pressing his head down. He then imitated Seito, bowing deeply to Roy, followed by Shimizu... Watanabe... Yagiku... one by one, the little figures bowed in greeting...

Roy no longer dodged, accepting the greeting willingly. He turned his head and exchanged a glance with Sabito was leaning against a pillar, and they both smiled.

"The soup's here!"

Just then, a shout rang out, "Da... da... da..."

Makomo, fidgeting with her legs, came out carrying a pot of porridge, a trace of porridge still clinging to her lips... She had just tasted it; it was very fresh and delicious...

As soon as it was placed on the kotatsu, "Tap... tap... tap..."

Shinsuke, Fukuda, and the others swarmed around, staring intently with longing in their eyes.

Urokodaki Sakonji brought out the sashimi he had prepared, he felt a pang of sadness upon seeing this scene... The "wandering ghosts" who had been wandering the mountains and forests all day had finally found a place to belong.

Isn't this also a kind of liberation?

He turned and instructed everyone to bring their own bowls and chopsticks, and they sat around the kotatsu to officially begin their meal!

"I'm starting." The old man clasped his hands together, and as soon as he finished speaking, the kotatsu seemed to be hit by a storm, devouring most of it in a whirlwind. Shinsuke, Fukuda, and the others ate like madmen. Even the usually well-mannered Makomo and Yagiku ate two extra bowls of rice, a rare occurrence. Sabito laughed and scolded, "You guys~ just have a taste."

"Didn't you hear what Eiichiro said? It's edible but indigestible, a complete waste of food."

"It's alright." Roy understood... If he had been "starving" for so many years, he might not have been as frantic as Shinsuke and the others upon seeing food...

Urokodaki Sakonji smiled and said, "Let them eat; there's plenty of rice at home."

They were just a bunch of "small people" who couldn't eat much anyway... Breakfast quickly ended amidst laughter, anger, and scolding.

Next, the Sun-Earring Boy helped Urokodaki Sakonji and Makomo Seito wash the dishes and began packing their bags.

The wooden house seemed to have fallen silent again...

He carried only a bamboo basket and a change of clothes when he became an apprentice at Mount Sagiri, and he did the same when he left... The Sun-Earring Boy quickly packed his bags, always carrying a change of clothes with him, and took out his Asauchi, holding them in his hand.

Let's go down the mountain.

"Squeak~"

The wooden door opened.

Without a word, Urokodaki Sakonji cooked a new pot of rice with sashimi, made dumplings, and gave them to Roy to take with him. He patted Roy on the shoulder and smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothes... All his words were condensed into one sentence. "Go."

Seito, Makomo, Shinsuke, Fukuda... lined up in a row, silently watching him.

The Sun-Earring Boy smiled, waved, said nothing, turned and left without a trace.

The morning sunlight filtered through the mist, casting dappled patterns of light onto Roy's not-so-tall figure.

Makomo cupped her hands like a megaphone and shouted, "Come back safe and sound!"

Roy paused for a moment. "Of course."

With another leg raised, he vanished from everyone's sight in an instant.

"Don't look anymore, we'll see each other again soon." Sabito patted Makomo's head, and the girl hummed softly in agreement, but her body remained rooted to the spot, unable to come to her senses for a long time.

Half a year is neither long nor short. Roy is not a block of wood; he can naturally understand how lingering the sorrow of parting is. So, like Giyu Tomioka, he left resolutely, not for anything else, but only for... reunion.

However... the next time they meet will likely be after Muzan's death!

Gripping his knife tightly, the Sun-Earring Boy quickened his pace, flashing through the mountains like a phantom, leaving the Mount Sagiri and heading straight for the Mount Fujikasane.

The Demon Slayer Corps ' annual probationary period has begun.

The Ubuyashiki Clan residence.

Ubuyashiki Kagaya, covered with a blanket, listened to Hinaki and Nichika report on the assessment arrangements.

At that moment, they suddenly heard Himejima Gyomei nearby, say, "My Master, Giyu Tomioka has arrived."

Just then, after being informed by the guards... Giyu Tomioka, dressed in a red, yellow and white haori and carrying the "Method of the Bright Red Nichirin Sword," walked through the corridor and appeared before Ubuyashiki Kagaya, looking travel-worn.