Spoils

Lin Guang and Shinobu Kocho both sheathed their Nichirin Blades.

After ordering the Hidden Department members to bind Lin Guang, Shinobu Kocho turned and left without giving him another glance.

Lin Guang smiled helplessly, then watched as Tanjiro and Nezuko were taken away by members of the logistics support unit, the Hidden Department.

Tanjiro looked at Lin Guang and asked despairingly, "Senior Lin Guang, a swordsman traveling with a demon really won't be accepted, will he?"

Knowing that Tanjiro and Nezuko would be all right, Lin Guang reassured him. "Don't worry. Everything will be fine."

Although Tanjiro knew Lin Guang was trying to comfort him, his words still brought him some relief.

"Thank you, Senior Lin Guang."

After Tanjiro left with the Hidden Department members, Lin Guang walked over to Giyu Tomioka.

"Giyu, I assume you and Grandpa have already vouched for Tanjiro and Nezuko."

Giyu Tomioka looked at Lin Guang in confusion. "Lin Guang, what are you planning?"

"Nothing. I just wondered if I could add my name, too. Even with you and Grandpa vouching for them, some people are bound to object," Lin Guang said.

Giyu Tomioka said gravely, "Let's discuss this after we meet the Master."

With that, Giyu Tomioka turned and left.

Lin Guang was just about to follow when he noticed warm rays of light spreading across the horizon.

"The sun's coming up. Hopefully, this sunlight will bring me some luck."

Then, while keeping pace with the Hidden Department members, Lin Guang immersed his consciousness in the system to open his chests.

"System! Time to open the chests!"

[Ding! The host currently has 5 Bronze Treasure Chests and 12 Black Iron Treasure Chests. Open them all?]

"Start with ten Black Iron Treasure Chests to warm things up, then open the rest," Lin Guang instructed.

[Ding! Black Iron Treasure Chest ×10 opened! Congratulations! The host has obtained Strength Potion ×1, Intelligence Potion ×2, Stamina Potion ×2, Speed Potion ×1, Six Powers-Iron Body, Six Powers-Geppo, and 2 portions of ordinary Genin chakra.]

The two portions of ordinary Genin chakra flowed straight into Lin Guang's body. The chakra circulating inside him, once as frail as a strand of hair that looked ready to snap at any moment, grew thicker and stronger.

"Now I won't have to worry about running out of chakra for the Clone Technique. Making a dozen or so clones in one battle shouldn't be a problem." Lin Guang smiled faintly.

The remaining potions went straight into Lin Guang's Spatial Ring, while the two Six Powers techniques took the form of scrolls and settled inside as well.

To avoid attracting attention, Lin Guang reached into the Spatial Ring with his mind and used the Iron Body and Geppo scrolls.

The two scrolls dissolved into specks of starlight and vanished inside the Spatial Ring.

The methods and techniques for using Iron Body and Geppo appeared in Lin Guang's mind, and he felt his body grow slightly stronger.

"I've learned three of the Six Powers now. I could put up a fight even against an Upper Rank head-on, but my mental defenses are still a little weak. Hopefully, I'll get something for that in the next batch."

After a brief assessment, Lin Guang identified his greatest weakness.

Although Lin Guang had the Ice-Ice Fruit and was immune to mental intrusion when his entire body turned to ice, such as Lower Rank One Enmu's dream invasion, he was still relatively vulnerable when he wasn't in that form.

"System, open all the remaining Treasure Chests!" Lin Guang said.

[Ding! The host has opened 5 Bronze Treasure Chests and 2 Black Iron Treasure Chests.]

[The host has obtained Curse Purification, one Servant Contract, Ninjutsu: Shadow Clone Technique, 1 portion of Jonin chakra, Telepathy Strength Potion ×1, and Speed Potion ×1.]

[Curse Purification: Low-level skill. Purifies all negative effects affecting the body. Cooldown: 48 hours. Note: Weakness caused by stamina depletion and similar factors cannot be purified.]

[Slave Contract: Originates from a Western fantasy world. A contract used to bind slaves. Once a slave signs the contract, they cannot defy their master's wishes.]

[Shadow Clone Technique: Originates from the world of Naruto. B-rank ninjutsu. Creates physical clones capable of thought and attack.]

[Jonin chakra: Originates from the world of Naruto. Grants the host the chakra reserves of an ordinary Jonin.]

[Telepathy: Low-level skill. Mentally senses everything within a ten-meter radius.]

Seeing what the Bronze Treasure Chests had yielded, Lin Guang was practically moved to tears.

"Black Iron Treasure Chests and Wooden Treasure Chests really can't compare to Bronze Treasure Chests. Everything that came out was good!"

The next moment, the skills and chakra entered Lin Guang's body directly.

"Telepathy!"

Lin Guang immediately tested the skill.

He sensed everything within a ten-meter radius, down to the smallest detail. He even noticed Shinobu Kocho occasionally glancing at him out of the corner of her eye.

Seeing Shinobu Kocho glance at him now and then made Lin Guang inexplicably nervous.

Shinobu didn't see me use those scrolls just now, did she? She probably didn't notice!

Lin Guang observed Shinobu Kocho for a while and found that she only looked at him for a few seconds each time, with several dozen minutes between glances.

That put Lin Guang at ease, and he turned his attention to a sheet of parchment and a scroll inside his Spatial Ring.

I'll definitely use the Slave Contract, but I'll wait until this matter with Tanjiro is over before unsealing Rose. As for the Shadow Clone scroll...

Using Telepathy, Lin Guang checked his surroundings. Apart from the Hidden Department member leading him along, nobody was paying much attention to him. He sent his consciousness into the Spatial Ring and used the Shadow Clone Technique scroll.

As the scroll dissipated, the sequence of hand seals for the Shadow Clone Technique appeared in Lin Guang's mind, and the chakra inside him grew a little stronger again.

One Jonin plus two Genin, along with the small amounts of chakra provided by the two techniques... My chakra reserves are higher than an ordinary Jonin's now. It's just a shame I know so few ninjutsu.

Still, with the Treasure Chest system, all I need to do is open more chests.

Finally, Lin Guang examined his Curse Purification skill and asked the system a question.

"System, can Curse Purification be used on other people?"

[Ding! Yes!]

A glimmer appeared in Lin Guang's eyes at the answer.

"Then can Curse Purification remove Muzan Kibutsuji's curse?"

The system fell silent for a moment. Just as Lin Guang began to think it couldn't, its voice rang out.

[Ding! The curse can be purified!]

Lin Guang was surprised by the answer, but he also felt a little worried.

I didn't expect Curse Purification to actually remove Muzan Kibutsuji's curse. But I don't know whether removing Muzan's curse would greatly weaken the target.

I'll catch a demon and test it on my next mission.

Just then, they arrived at the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.

Looking at the entrance to the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters, Lin Guang felt a wave of emotion.

"I used to come here once every two years. I never thought I'd be back so soon after joining the Demon Slayer Corps."

Lin Guang entered the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters and followed Giyu and Shinobu Kocho into the Ubuyashiki Family's courtyard.

Six people were already waiting in the courtyard.

With that, all eight Hashira other than the Wind Hashira had assembled.