Ubuyashiki Kagaya sighed softly. "Kibutsuji Muzan doesn't dare come here himself, because he knows what awaits him. But... he doesn't know what my real purpose is. Has that child set out?"
"Yes." Ubuyashiki Amane nodded gently.
"They'll all grow into remarkable people."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya smiled. "That's good. I hope they'll spend the rest of their lives in peace, in a future world without suffering. They'll be happy and at ease, unlike you and me, who've spent our lives under such a heavy burden."
Ubuyashiki Amane smiled again. "It hasn't been as oppressive as you say."
"Oh?"
"They're all wonderful." Ubuyashiki Amane smiled softly. "Your Swordsmen, and the children, have given us so many memories worth keeping."
"Memories we can savor again and again in the next world?" Ubuyashiki Kagaya said with a smile. "How lovely."
"Yes. How lovely." Amane smiled gently.
A deafening crash erupted. The wall tore open, and a huge, mantis-like monster appeared before them.
Perched high on its back was Kibutsuji Muzan.
"You actually dared to face me?"
Kibutsuji Muzan looked at Ubuyashiki Kagaya. "You've surprised me!"
"Now you won't be able to find them."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya smiled faintly. "That should be interesting."
"What about the people outside?" Kibutsuji Muzan glanced beyond the wall. People were screaming there as the Demons he had brought slaughtered and devoured them.
"What do they mean to you?"
"It's a necessary sacrifice." Ubuyashiki Kagaya sighed softly. "Sadly, neither you nor I will live to see that bright, boundless... future!"
BOOM!
A mushroom cloud erupted with a thunderous blast.
The entire Mansion flew into the sky in an instant, hurling sand and stone in every direction!
When the violent gusts subsided and the dust cleared, only a great crater remained.
Sanemi Shinazugawa, still rushing toward the estate, stopped short. Disbelief filled his