Inside Infinity Castle, Muzan was on the verge of losing his mind.
Kanzaki Kumo: You're crying from frustration.
Doma: You're crying from frustration.
Muzan: I'm crying from frustration... wait, Doma, whose side are you on?!
Doma: Ehe~
He had been conducting experiments inside Infinity Castle, trying to develop a drug that could replace the Blue Spider Lily.
He was only halfway through an experiment when he sensed that Doma was about to go offline. He immediately connected to Doma's consciousness to see what was happening.
Then he saw that half petal.
Even though it was only half a petal, Muzan recognized it at a glance. It was the Blue Spider Lily he had yearned for for over a thousand years.
Unprecedented ecstasy surged through him.
Muzan even forgot that he was seeing this through Doma's dying eyes, so much so that his body inside Infinity Castle instinctively reached out, trying to seize that petal, to seize the Blue Spider Lily that had haunted his dreams, to seize the key that would open the path to a "perfect life."
Then the image vanished.
All his beautiful fantasies were instantly flushed down the drain by cold reality.
After a brief moment of stunned disbelief came boundless fury.
"Doma, you worthless piece of trash!"
With that roar, the various experimental instruments before Muzan shattered along with the entire workbench. Multicolored reagents spilled across the floor, mixed with glass shards and wood splinters.
Even Nakime beside him could barely breathe under the pressure of the aura Muzan was giving off.
Yet she dared not make even the slightest sound or let any strong thought surface in her mind.
As a demon who frequently stayed at Muzan's side, Nakime knew perfectly well that making her presence felt at a time like this would only bring