The Spider's Shock X The Month's Deadline Arrives

it's over.

Is that all?

The unexpected result left Chrollo, Shalnark, Pakunoda stunned in place.

A mountain of garbage, piled up dozens of meters high, was definitely not a good place, but the three of them took turns sharing a single pair of binoculars, and none of them took the initiative to suggest leaving.

"Bolton and... Elder Ilya, they're just dead like that?"

The Shalnark swallowed hard, then looked at the Sun-Earring Boy beside him and said, "Chrollo, District 4 is about to change."

Chrollo remained silent. His original intention was to help Boss Belus expand his territory by playing the tiger against the wolf, but... what he never expected was that the Missionary, the Priest... was neither a "tiger" nor a "wolf," but a giant dragon described in <The Cleaning Squad>... whose tail could be coiled up to surround an entire city!

"One thing is certain: with him around, even if Boss Belus wanted to extend his reach, he wouldn't be able to do anything without his permission."

Pakunoda said solemnly, "At least... in terms of force, the enemy is far more powerful than we imagined!"

"That's not a power that humans can possess." Chrollo silently looked at the Sun-Earring Boy Priest through his binoculars, glancing at him casually before immediately removing the binoculars. His emotions were like a rollercoaster, fluctuating wildly.

He said, "That knife, that explosion, including Elder Ilya's seemingly 'directional' ability... these are not actions that normal humans could perform..."

"It's 'Nen'!" Pakunoda said solemnly. "It's something called 'Nen'."

"Similar to the 'magic' in <The Cleaning Squad>?" The Shalnark's eyes lit up as he stared intently at Pakunoda.

The girl noticed that Chrollo was looking over as well, and shook her head. "I don't know."

Pakunoda crossed his arms, his casual gesture revealing the fullness of his breasts. He recalled carefully, "I heard it from Miss Renzi in the church... That day I saw her sewing up Little Mary's body without needles or thread, and she still managed to sew Little Mary up perfectly. I asked her about it out of curiosity, and that's what she told me."

"Miss Renzi... didn't you ask her if she could learn it? Superpowers, sigh..."

"Shalnark!" Chrollo glanced over, stopping the Shalnark from speaking, and turned to look at Pakunoda with a deep gaze, saying, "Pakunoda, don't talk about these things to anyone else in the future."

The more you know in Meteor City, the deeper you get involved, and the closer you get to death...

"Yes." Pakunoda nodded with utmost seriousness.

Seeing this, the Sun-Earring Boy said, "Let's go."

The Shalnark stood up and asked, "Where to?"

Chrollo squinted at the Grey-White Church with one wall broken open. "There!"

Both the Shalnark Pakunoda and others were taken aback. "He's even more ruthless than Bolton!"

"Yes, so if he wanted to kill us, do you think we could escape, or that Boss Belus could protect us?" Chrollo said calmly, "He's already discovered us. If we don't explain, he'll misunderstand..."

The Sun-Earring Boy didn't elaborate on the consequences, but both the Shalnark and Pakunoda remained silent.

The law of the jungle dictates that the weak have no autonomy. Since they've been discovered "spying," none of the young Uvogin —whether it's the trio of Chrollo, Nobunaga, and Machi— dared to gamble on the magnanimity of the "powerful." In the words of Boss Belus ... the more indifferent and disdainful those powerful beings are, the luckier we ants are; conversely... when they care, it's our nightmare.

so...

Chrollo took a deep breath. "He can pretend he didn't see it, but we can't just ignore it."

They descended the garbage mountain first.

"Parker, what about you?"

I, Pakunoda, answered the Shalnark in shining armor with my actions, taking a step forward and following Chrollo.

Shalnark:

I gritted my teeth and followed.

"Tap... tap..."

Footsteps sounded...

Accompanied by a final "boom~"

Kastro delivered a flaming hand chop that pierced the heart of the last man in black...

The Sun-Earring Boy, his white hair thick with the stench of blood, stood before the church's wide-open doors like a demon, admiring his "spoils"... limbs and blood littered the ground. Then, his ears twitched, and he lowered his gaze...

As they drew nearer, the three little ones, led by Chrollo, paused, holding their breath in unison!

"Seeing" can be done from different angles, distances, and senses... Observing from a distance with a telescope is far less profound and intense than the experience of "smelling" and "seeing" up close.

The pungent smell of blood assaulted his nostrils. Pools of blood pooled at his feet, containing various human tissues, creating a scene of Hell. Coupled with the nearby steeple of the "sacred" church, the Shalnark suddenly regretted following Chrollo. His legs trembled uncontrollably. He... was by no means a coward. He could even fight Uvogin for a broken the Game, though he always ended up with a Uvogin and swollen face.

"What are you doing?" The concise three words came from Kastro's mouth.

Pakunoda couldn't help but grab Chrollo's arm. The usually calm and Chrollo was suddenly overwhelmed by Kastro's murderous aura and Blood Qi, and for a moment he couldn't speak.

Just then, a gentle voice Youyou from inside the hall. "Toro, let them in."

Kastro wiped the blood from his face, respectfully agreed, then glanced at the three of them before turning and entering the church.

"Chrollo..." Pakunoda and the Shalnark seemed worried...

The Sun-Earring Boy stepped through a pool of blood that was beginning to solidify into a gelatinous consistency. After a moment of silence, he softly said, "Let's go."

Lift your foot and follow...

Standing in the empty prayer hall, inhaling the lingering heat of the scorching air, a ripple of emotion crossed his eyes. Reflecting in the distance was a boy dressed Priest, his back to the group, holding a scripture and admiring the church murals. The Sun-Earring Boy, mimicking the old priest, led Shalnark Pakunoda, lightly touching his forehead and chest, clasping his hands together in greeting to Roy: "Chrollo / Shalnark / Pakunoda greets the Priest. May the Lord's light bless you with good health and dispel all your troubles..."

"Hehehe..."

A soft laugh swept away the remaining heat...

Roy turned around, with Kastro beside him, who was looking at them expressionlessly. He smiled and said, "I am not Daniel Lauren, and I do not worship Allah. Please don't get confused in the future."

Daniel Lauren, he knows the old priest?!

Chrollo and the other two were taken aback. Upon closer inspection of Roy's attire, they noticed that the sun pendant on his chest reflected arcs of light, clearly not a cross... They were immediately at a loss.

Proclaiming other denominations in front of a pastor is tantamount to having an affair with one's mistress on one's wedding night in front of one's wife... It is blasphemy against "God" and disrespect for "Faith".

"Young Master, why don't we kill them all too?" Kastro's murderous aura hadn't subsided, and in a daze... Luo Roy seemed to see the shadow of Gotoh.

"Ignorance is no excuse," Roy patted the Sun-Earring Boy's shoulder gently, looked at Chrollo and the others with a warm smile, and said, "Don't be nervous. I know you mean no harm, so there's no need to explain to me. If you're hungry in three days, you can come here for a meal."

"Free?" the Shalnark asked cautiously.

Roy: "Free."

"Can we go now?"

"Do as you please."

Pakunoda quietly tugged at Chrollo, while Shalnark frantically gave him meaningful glances.

Chrollo remained silent, bowed deeply, and said, "I apologize for my intrusion. Please convey my remorse to your god."

"It has been watching you all along, and if you are guilty, it will know."

"Excuse me, what is it?"

Chrollo, Shalnark, Pakunoda followed Roy's pointing finger to the sky and looked up... What a dazzling sun! It freely poured its sunlight, nourishing the earth. Lost in thought, they heard Roy say, "My lord is the sun."

Chrollo, the Shalnark, Pakunoda were all taken aback. When they came to their senses, they found that the Sun-Earring Boy Priest had used a palm strike to send them floating out the door in a gust of wind.

goodbye...

The church doors creaked shut, leaving the three of them staring blankly at the closed doors. After a long while, they looked at each other in silence.

"Shall we go?" the Shalnark asked.

"Shall we go?" Pakunoda gently Chrollo's sleeve.

The Sun-Earring Boy, still sporting a bob haircut and not yet combed back to resemble an adult, suddenly spoke through the door, "Priest, you killed the Seventh Elder. The Council of Elders surely find out and will likely cause you trouble."

A voice drifted softly from inside the door. "Praise the sun."

It's as if it said everything, yet it also said nothing at all; like a gust of wind, destined to sweep away all the noise, while...

This also separated the two Sun-Earring Boy, one inside and one outside the door, into two different worlds.

"Chrollo..."

The Shalnark, Pakunoda, looked on...

After standing silently facing the door for a moment, the Sun-Earring Boy finally said, "Let's go."

As he expected...

The three had just left District 4 and entered 3rd Street when they were "invited back" to the Ten Elders of Meteor City... "False High-Minded" -- the mansion of Belus Raymond.

Meanwhile, the commotion caused by the Grey-White Church, without Roy's deliberate suppression, eventually spread.

In this land abandoned by the world, rumors are rampant in every district and street...

West District 1st Street, the Church of the True God.

Miss Renzi, whose face was veiled so that no one could see her delicate features, immediately told the old priest Daniel Lauren the news.

Following the human traffickers, a Missionary has suddenly appeared in Meteor City, and his Faith seem to be different. Renzi is very curious about what Daniel Lauren's attitude will be.

However, "I'm too old; I won't have any attitude anymore."

Daniel Lauren, leaning against a stone pillar in the courtyard on a small stool, basking in the sun, said without even lifting his eyelids, "Whether it's good or bad, who to believe or not to believe, that's their freedom... Renzi, after I die, if you want to find someone to rely on, that Sun-Earring Boy might be a good place for you."

He doesn't like me.

I am no match for him.

Renzi leaned against the doorframe, her graceful figure twirling a strand of hair that fell beside her ear, and said, "He killed Bolton and Ilya. Those two are not simple people. Meteor City... I'm afraid it won't be peaceful anytime soon."

"Heh heh heh..." The old priest opened his eyes indifferently, catching a glimpse of the sun through the drifting clouds. After a moment, he said to the woman, "Renzi, do you know what people crave when they get old?"

"What?"

The old man opened his withered right hand, letting the sunlight shine warmly through the clouds onto his palm, and said with a gentle smile, "I love that little bit of sunshine the most. You go and do your own thing, don't get in the way of this old man basking in the sun..."

Renzi:

Fine... after you die, I'll leave your body to rot in the wilderness and let you sunbathe to your heart's content.

With a stomp of her foot, the woman swayed her hips and gracefully walked away.

Perhaps she thought the old man was complaining, but in reality, he genuinely loved basking in the sun. Just like some people who are born disliking the sun, yet yearn to walk in it, they are willing to spend thousands of years searching for the Blue Spider Lily to try to cure their "strange illness" and hope to become a truly "Perfect Being"!

"Muzan Kibutsuji has gone into hiding, and the Upper Rank have also become much more restrained recently."

Kukuroo Mountain, Republic of Padokea, home of the Zoldyck Family.

4:30 a. m.

Roy (his true form) left the Demon Slayer world, passed through a colorful Dream Passage, and returned to reality... After receiving this message from Ubuyashiki Kagaya, who had instructed Karasu to deliver it, he still underestimated the extent to which the other party's understanding of the "way of cowardice" had reached.

Without a doubt, he was using the Tsugikuni Yoriichi to deal with him... attempting to use the long and arduous lifespan of a "demon" to wear him down, waiting for him to die before revealing himself.

But... is that demon really capable of resisting the temptation to become a "Perfect Being" and walk under the sun?

Roy clearly remembered that the final ingredient Muzan needed, the one he had been searching for for nearly a thousand years... the Blue Spider Lily, bloomed not far from his home, that is... behind the Kamado family's ancestral wooden house, deep in the mountains...

Once buried Yoriichi's wife -

"Poetry" stands before the grave of his infant child.

If he's determined not to come out, Roy immediately decides to catch a ghost right in front of him, so he'll open his eyes and see... What kind of despair is it to have a flower field burned down and dreams shattered!

A cold smile crept across his lips...

Thinking of home, the wooden house, Tanjuro, Tanjiro, his mother Kie, his younger siblings, and his grandmother... It's been almost two years since he left home... It's time for him to go back and see them...

However, before that, we must acquire the "Anti-Conjuration" method!

The one-month deadline agreed upon with Kim is almost here... Speak of the devil, and he appears. Roy rolled out of bed, had just finished running, took a quick shower, and sat down at the table to wait for his meal.

Then Gotoh pushed the food cart and reported some good news—

"Young Master, the other party has sent a message: meet me at Vibis on the west coast of the Yorbian Continent at noon the day after tomorrow."

The young butler adjusted his glasses and said in a deep voice, "According to them, they discovered what appears to be Elephant Tapir in an underwater ruin in the Western Sea, about 300 nautical miles from Vibis!"

The Elephant Tapir from the "Dark Continent" walks on the edge of "illusion" and "reality," often getting lost between "real illusion" and "illusionary reality." It is also the only known being with "Anti-Conjuration" capabilities. After Roy's nearly month-long wait, it has finally revealed a trace of itself!

The Sun-Earring Boy sipped a spoonful of steamed egg custard and put it in his mouth, saying casually, "There's more than just this one, isn't there?"

"Yes, Young Master, you are wise." Gotoh squinted and said, "She told Young Master to prepare early and set off... to break him out of prison!"

Really!