A Gamble

Kanae's words left Tengen Uzui stunned, and he stared blankly at Kanae.

"What... what do you mean by that?"

Kanae didn't reply, but instead gently raised her hand, pointing her middle finger at her ear, and then...

"Uh-huh!"

With a muffled groan, a gush of blood instantly flowed from Kanae's ear.

"Hey! What are you doing? Even if you succeed like this, Kato will curse me to death when we get out!!!" Tengen Uzui's eyes widened instantly.

"But if we don't do this, won't we be unable to even get out?"

Kanae still wore that gentle yet firm smile.

As she spoke, she raised her other hand again.

With another muffled groan, blood flowed from Kanae's other ear.

Tengen Uzui opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Not only because of what Kanae just said, but also because Kanae is now...

I can't hear you!

"I'll have to trouble you to create an opportunity for me!" Kanae, still smiling as she looked at Tengen Uzui and Gyomei Himejima.

Tengen Uzui was silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth, nodded heavily, and looked at Muzan Kibutsuji.

"Let's begin!"

Boom! Boom!

The gunpowder exploded in mid-air, and black smoke filled the scene.

The next moment.

A meteor hammer instantly broke through the smoke barrier.

"Stone Breathing, Fifth Form: Arcs of Justice!"

Gyomei Himejima leaped into the air, gripping the chains with both hands, and maneuvered his meteor hammer in an arc as it crashed into Muzan.

Below him was Tengen Uzui, who followed closely behind through the smoke.

"Sound Breathing - Third Form - Sound of No Echo!"

Whoosh!

The meteor hammer came hurtling in with a whistling sound.

Muzan paused his movements, deciding to deal with the people in front of him first.

But to avoid being ambushed, the large mouths on his body continued to shriek incessantly.

The blood whip behind him swayed slightly before suddenly lashing out at the meteor hammer.

Clang!

The piercing sound of metal clashing.

The meteor hammer was sent flying.

Closely following behind was the white-haired Demon Slayer who had already reached them.

"Sound Breathing - First Form - Boom!"

Clang! Clang!

"Flower Breathing - Fifth Form: Peonies of Futility!"

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!...

The figures of several people crisscrossed wildly on the battlefield.

at the same time.

At the top of Infinity Castle.

Nakime sat on the edge of the house, watching the figure leaping up below, her fingers gently caressing the strings of her harp, her mind drifting into thought.

I haven't even fought a Pillar yet!

But this pillar seems to be moving a bit too fast; letting her come over might be dangerous.

Should we have her come over?

Just as Nakime was pondering, a cold voice echoed in her mind.

"The Demon Slayer Corps has a way to become invisible, and they might come looking for you. Be careful! Don't be clever and get entangled with the Demon Slayer Corps Pillars!"

Upon hearing this, Nakime's movements froze slightly.

Invisible? Looking for me?

"Did you hear that!" The cold voice echoed in his mind again.

"Yes, Lord Muzan!" Nakime replied quickly.

After a long while, no more sounds came to her mind, and Nakime knew that Lord Muzan was no longer paying attention to this place. Her gaze returned to the figure that was rapidly approaching below.

Then, she slowly turned her head and looked around the room. It was empty; she saw nothing but herself.

After thinking for a moment, she gently raised her hand.

"Clang!"

The moment Nakime disappeared into the house, Kasugai Crow quickly flew down.

"Lord Shinobu! Lord Shinobu! Nakime is missing! Nakime is missing!"

Shinobu Kocho frowned slightly, because Nakime was sitting on the edge of the house, so she naturally saw her too.

Furthermore, the fact that the surrounding houses were no longer hurtling towards her told Shinobu Kocho that Nakime was probably no longer in the vicinity.

After hesitating for a moment, she didn't go to any other house, but instead turned to look at the Kasugai Crow.

"Yan, please find out where Nakime is right now and tell me immediately!"

"Okay! Okay!" the Kasugai Crow replied.

However, it did not leave, but waited in the same spot.

The Kasugai Crow now scattered throughout the Infinity Castle are all imbued with Yushiro's Blood Demon Art talismans, enabling them to transmit what they see to the outside world.

Meanwhile, outside, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's son, Kiriya Ubuyashiki, was gathering all the information and relaying it in to make tactical arrangements.

After a while, the Kasugai Crow cawed again:

"Here, here!"

Having said that, it quickly flew to the other side.

Without hesitation, Shinobu Kocho pushed off with her feet and quickly followed.

Halfway there, the Kasugai Crow suddenly opened its mouth again.

"Nakime has changed her location again! Here! Here!"

It then flew off in another direction.

Shinobu Kocho didn't say anything, but silently followed.

This happened three or four times in a row.

Of these three or four times, some involved changing course halfway, some involved changing course after the car was already visible from afar, and some involved changing course when the car was about to catch up.

Shinobu Kocho's heart sank, but her feet continued to run forward as usual.

If Nakime is like that, then there's absolutely no way I can win her over.

That...

Their only hope rests on Muzan Kibutsuji.

Should I abandon my original plans and go there?

After pondering for a while, Shinobu Kocho suddenly turned to look at Kasugai Crow and said:

"Yan, call Yushiro over here, and take me to Yushiro!"

"Quack--!"

Yan cried out twice, then quickly turned and flew in another direction.

Without hesitation, Shinobu Kocho quickly followed.

soon.

Bang!

Shinobu Kocho landed on a house again, and just as she took two steps forward as usual, a shout suddenly came from the side.

"Shinobu Kocho- sama!" Yushiro removed the talisman from his body.

Shinobu Kocho immediately stopped and walked towards Yushiro.

"Shinobu Kocho, what should we do now?" Yushiro asked anxiously.

The original plan was for Shinobu Kocho to draw attention ahead while he sneaked up, but unexpectedly, Nakime suddenly left when he was only halfway there.

Shinobu Kocho spoke with a serious expression:

"Yushiro, immediately affix the talisman, then go back to the room where Nakime started and wait there! No matter what happens, stay there and wait!"

"I will keep chasing Nakime and forcing her to keep changing her location!"

Upon hearing this, Yushiro quickly understood what Shinobu Kocho wanted to do, and he suggested:

"Would it be better if I went to another room?"

"Maybe, but there are too many rooms here. If we wait elsewhere, even by tomorrow, Nakime might not be able to teleport to your room, and the others can't hold out that long!"

Shinobu Kocho shook her head, then looked at Yushiro earnestly and said:

So we have no choice but to gamble!

"During the subsequent teleportations, Nakime will, as usual, be teleported back to the location she was just in!"