Doma sat cross-legged on the floor, pouting and swaying from side to side as he waited for the other Upper Ranks and Muzan to arrive. But he was not that patient. After barely a minute, he could stand it no longer and lifted his head to look at Nakime, who sat on a platform in the distance.
"Nakime~ Where have Lord Kokushibo and the others gone? Could it be that no Upper Rank was killed by a Demon Slayer, and Lord Muzan simply asked you to summon me specifically?"
Nakime said nothing. She kept her head lowered and both hands resting on the biwa in her lap, remaining perfectly still as she ignored Doma outright.
Doma merely pursed his lips at being ignored, hardly surprised. Nakime was a special demon, the demon who controlled the Infinity Castle. More precisely, the entire Infinity Castle was actually a product of her Blood Demon Art.
Nakime was not an Upper Rank, but a personal attendant who answered directly to Muzan. She stayed in the Infinity Castle year-round, awaiting his orders. Most demons, Doma included, had never heard her say a single word and had no idea whether she simply could not speak or was silent by nature.
With no hope of getting any information from Nakime, Doma tipped his head back and gazed listlessly at the ceiling. After zoning out for another while, he took a deep breath and rose from the floor. Even if no one would tell him what had happened, he could find the answer himself.
Just as Doma took a step forward, a thunderous crash rang out from somewhere even farther away than Nakime. One corner of the Infinity Castle was violently torn apart, reduced to rubble.
Who did that?
*Uh... There seemed to be only three demons in