Stars shone bright

Her Wisteria- colored eyes suddenly turned red, and the scene before Kanae's eyes became clear once again.

The moment my vision cleared, I saw two blood whips shooting straight at me.

Boom!

The meteor hammer suddenly burst in from the side, smashing the two blood whips away.

Kanae quickly raised her hand.

Laugh!

The needle pierced through Muzan's eyes and went deep inside.

Muzan's remaining red eyes were wide open as he felt the liquid being continuously injected into his brain.

Although they didn't know what the liquid was, Demon Slayer would never do something good for himself; the only question now was how far he would react!

Should I wait and see what the effects of this potion are before deciding? Or should I just blow my head off to avoid any adverse effects from the potion?

Muzan pondered for Muzan, but the drug already injected into his brain gave him no time to think; the drug reacted rapidly with his cells.

"This is... a potion that turns demons into humans?" Muzan stared wide-eyed at his crimson pupils, a look of fear emanating from them.

Before he could think any further, Muzan wanted to self-destruct and split apart, but the next moment, his movements inexplicably stopped.

Can this potion prevent me from self-destructing?

A Muzan realization dawned on Muzan, and he swiftly raised his right hand.

Whoosh--!

Kanae's figure flew out instantly, and countless drops of blood splattered out.

Boom!

Kanae slammed heavily against the wall, then coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The throbbing pain in her head and eyes, and the agony in her body, were all stimulating Kanae, yet a smile played on her lips.

Having achieved their goal, Mitsuri and Uzui quickly made their escape.

"Damn it!! Those damned Demon Slayer!"

Muzan, staggered for a moment before regaining his balance, and then raised his hand without hesitation to swing it at his own neck.

Laugh--!

Muzan's head flew off instantly.

Then, a fleshy growth gradually emerged from the smooth neck. The growth writhed, seemingly trying to transform into a human face, and a deep, hoarse voice came from the opening of the growth.

"Turning a demon into a human... weakening regenerative abilities... preventing cell division... damaging cells..."

"... Do you have any other abilities?"

"Megumi, are you alright?" Mitsuri came to Kanae's side and asked with teary eyes.

"Stop talking, she can't hear you!" Tengen Uzui walked to the two of them and said in a deep voice.

"Huh? How could that be?" Mitsuri was somewhat surprised.

"She made herself deaf in order to get close to Muzan!" Tengen Uzui said heavily.

"Huh? This..." Mitsuri stared wide-eyed at Kanae.

Unaware of what the two were talking about, Kanae in the Muzan.

"Keep attacking Muzan, don't let him... cough cough..."

Kanae took a breath and continued:

"Don't let him have any free time, otherwise... otherwise he might break down the potion!"

"But your injury?"

Mitsuri blurted out something subconsciously, then realized Kanae couldn't hear her. Just as she was about to point to Kanae's abdominal wound, Tengen Uzui spoke up:

"You help her bandage up, I'll go deal with Himejima with Muzan!"

With that, Tengen Uzui quickly turned around and ran back towards Muzan, while Mitsuri quickly tore off a piece of her haori and bandaged Kanae.

Clang! Clang! Clang!...

On the battlefield.

Uzui Tengen and Himejima Gyomei were once again entangled with Muzan.

Despite being two people less, the two were not at a disadvantage because Muzan had neutralized most of the potion in his body, and they were able to maintain a stalemate with Muzan.

soon.

Mitsuri has rejoined the battlefield.

Mitsuri's arrival completely put Muzan at a disadvantage.

"Damn it!" Muzan's face twisted in agony.

He decided to abandon today's plan, send all these Demon Slayer away, and deal with them another time.

Anyway, Kato Teiichi couldn't stay with them forever.

Thinking of this, Muzan quickly shouted in his mind.

Nakime!

"Yes, Lord Muzan!"

"Send all these Demon Slayer out!" Muzan roared in his mind.

"Yes!" came the respectful reply from Nakime in his mind.

Muzan waited Muzan a while, but there was still no movement. Just as he was about to question them, a door appeared at his feet.

The door appeared slowly and opened very slowly, as if it wanted to open but hesitated whether to.

Did Nakime betray us?

No, if it were betrayal, none of this would have happened, and the journey wouldn't have been so slow!

Is someone influencing her?

Muzan reacted quickly, his mind switching rapidly. The next moment, what Nakime saw appeared in Muzan's mind.

The door was open, and a girl wearing a butterfly headdress leaped rapidly from a distant rooftop...

Is it this Demon Slayer...? No, that's not right! Demon Slayer don't have this ability!! There are others!!!

Sudden.

Nakime's head twitched, and her hair, which had been hanging loosely behind her head, suddenly came undone, revealing a huge eyeball behind Nakime head.

The person standing Muzan also appeared in Muzan's mind.

"Is this... that brat who's always with Tamayo?"

"Damn it!! They're all getting in my way!!!"

Muzan roared, resisting the attacks from Gyomei and the others while desperately trying to regain control of Nakime.

Nakime.

Before directly sending Muzan away, Yushiro decided to try a different approach: to move the entire Infinity Castle directly to the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.

But it was too late Muzan; Muzan had already entered the depths of Nakime's consciousness.

At this moment, there are three people deep within Nakime's consciousness.

Muzan- rounded, with the strongest mental power, but he can only devote one-third of his attention to it.

Yushiro's Blood Demon Art primarily targets the mental aspect, providing a boost in that area;

Nakime's spirit was the weakest; the Infinity Castle strengthened her spirit, but not by much.

That's why the door opened just now, but opened very slowly.

The two sides deep within Nakime's consciousness began to enter a phase of struggle.

Muzan and Nakime stood on one side, Yushiro stood alone on the other.

One against two, and Yushiro wasn't even Lower Rank, so Muzan and Nakime gradually took away his advantage.

At that moment, Muzan relaxed his grip on the power struggle, instantly opening a door beneath Nakime with the advantage he had gained.

Bang! Bang!

The door opened and closed quickly.

Yushiro and Nakime quickly disappeared from the room.

Two seconds passed.

Bang!

Shinobu Kocho stepped into the house.

She frowned slightly as she glanced at the house, then turned and went to the edge of the house to continue waiting for news.

Because Muzan suddenly relaxed, Yushiro instantly regained the advantage.

The door then attempted to open again beneath Muzan's feet.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang! Boom!...

Various sounds echoed at the bottom of the Infinity Castle.

Doors opened and closed, closed and opened again.

outside world.

A gentle breeze was blowing.

Teiichi stood quietly on the rooftop.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki had already received the injection to turn him back into a human and was taken away by the others.

All he can do now is wait.

I don't know how much time passed, but at a certain moment...

Clang!

The clear, melodious sound of the pipa echoed on the roof of the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.

The portal opened for a very short time, less than a second, but that was enough; Teiichi's figure vanished from the rooftop in an instant.

Waaaaah--!

A strong wind was blowing.

The scene within the Infinity Castle was transmitted to his mind through the Wind Field.

Teiichi remained silent for a moment.

After a long while, he slowly raised his right hand.

"Clatter!"

The snap of fingers was hidden in the howling wind.

The next moment.

The azure starlight shone once more in the Infinity Castle...