"These tiles really are lousy."
Looking at the jumble of mahjong tiles before him, Nalan Sheng could not help shaking his head. Then he said to Nezuko and the others, "Shall we stick to the usual rules? Whoever loses takes off one piece of clothing?"
Nezuko and the others rolled their eyes at Nalan Sheng in exasperation.
Whether Nalan Sheng lost and took off his clothes or Nezuko and the others lost and took off theirs, he was guaranteed to reap a windfall without losing a thing.
Still, Nezuko and the others did not object. After all, they also enjoyed exploring the meaning of life with Nalan Sheng.
"Twang!"
Just as Nalan Sheng and the others were about to finish a round, a crisp note from a biwa suddenly rang out. A Japanese wooden door appeared out of thin air in the living room.
Everyone instinctively looked toward the sound and saw Aoi Kanzaki step through the wooden door in a white lab coat, excitement written all over her face.
"My lord!"
Aoi Kanzaki first bowed to Nalan Sheng, then said excitedly, "We've successfully developed the First-Generation Demon Transformation Drug! Lady Tamayo and Sister Shinobu would like you to come-"
"Whoosh!"
Before Aoi Kanzaki could finish, Nalan Sheng had already become a blur and dashed through the wooden door.
The moment he passed through it, the view before him opened up, and he found himself in a white laboratory.
More than a dozen researchers, led by Tamayo and Shinobu Kocho, were gathered around two figures, examining something.
Those two figures were Sakonji Urokodaki and Jigoro Kuwajima, both of whom had once been Hashira-level fighters.
Sakonji Urokodaki had formerly served as the Water Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, but had chosen to retire because of his advanced age. After retiring,