"Nobuhiko"
"Nobuhiko!"
In a daze, Nobuhiko seemed to hear someone calling his name.
And he stood from the perspective of a bystander, watching the pictures that were constantly emerging in front of him.
A newborn had neither breathing nor pulse when he was born. The midwives who delivered the baby said it was a dead baby. At the last moment when it was burned, it struggled to let out its first cry, relying on its persistence to survive. He crawled back from hell, but he was still bedridden due to a terminal illness when he was less than twenty years old.
A kind-hearted doctor developed a medicine for him to extend his life, but the side effects of the medicine made Wuhan think that his condition was worsening, so he killed the doctor angrily.
It was not until the doctor died that he discovered that not only had his body recovered, but he had also gained an immortal and stronger body, but he also began to crave human flesh and blood.
"Is this a memory of no misfortune?!" Nobuhiko quickly reacted.
Although Wu Mei's memory spans thousands of years, Nobuhiko's mental power is extremely strong, and these memories are not directly integrated with him, but selectively viewed by him.
Muzan's plan to seize Nobuhiko's body through memory obviously failed completely.
As for Wu Mei's power, it was absorbed by him without any waste.
I don’t know how long it took, but Nobuhiko opened his eyes again.
At this time, his royal blue eyes had turned into rose red, and his scarlet vertical pupils made the swordsmen present change their expressions.
Nobuhiko felt that his whole body was full of power, which seemed to be inexhaustible.
"Nobuhiko... Could it be... It can't happen! No way!" Feeling the rapidly increasing ghost aura on Nobuhiko's body, Kanae's face changed drastically and she was about to step forward.
"Sister! Wait a minute!" Butterfly Ninja quickly grabbed Kanae.
"Brother!" Zhen Jian looked in disbelief.
"Masana." Kanroji Mitsuri also grabbed Masa who wanted to step forward.
Friends who were close to Nobuhiko, including Purgatory Anjuro, Immortal Kawa Saneya, Kamado Tanjiro, all looked desperate.
They finally killed Muzan under the leadership of Nobuhiko, but Nobuhiko turned into a ghost!
Why is this happening? !
"Huh? What's your expression?" Nobuhiko asked with a puzzled look on everyone's faces.
He raised his hand and saw that his nails had become sharp and long, black and shiny.
Then, Nobuhiko touched the corner of his mouth and found that he had fangs like those of an evil spirit.
Recalling Muzan's complete mimicry ability, Nobuhiko quickly took control of his body. Soon his fangs disappeared and his nails returned to normal.
"Wuxian wanted to invade my body, but it has been absorbed by me. Although I have changed from a half-ghost body to a ghost, I am still the same as before. Except for the increase in strength, I will not be the same as Wuxian. "
Nobuhiko reacted quickly and knew the reason for everyone's expressions, so he immediately explained.
As he spoke, Nobuhiko's aura quickly returned to normal, and the ghost's aura gradually dissipated.
The comprehensive evaluation of this projection has reached S level. Do you choose to return early?
"S-level? The first S-level evaluation has finally appeared!"
Nobuhiko looked at the information displayed on the properties panel and felt certain.
Because in his opinion, the probability of receiving an S-level evaluation for this projection was relatively high. He had achieved the expected goal perfectly, and could even be said to have exceeded his expectations.
Potential points: 39850
After killing Wu Mei, his potential points increased by more than 20,000, reaching close to 40,000.
And settlement has not yet started.
Originally, Nobuhiko should have been eager to end the projection and make his comeback.
However, there are still many things to deal with now.
Before, I was projected in the world of Naruto, and I went back to the past. This time, I was in the world of Demon Slayer.
After this projection, he returned to the world of Naruto, which was on two different planes from the world of Demon Slayer. He didn't know if he would have a chance to see the people he met in this world again.
Just when Nobuhiko was lost in thought, he suddenly felt his body being wrapped tightly.
Looking down, he saw the sisters Kanae and Butterfly Ninja suddenly rushing into his arms, while Masaki hugged him tightly from behind.
"Nobuhiko!"
"elder brother!"
"Uh..." Nobuhiko was stunned for a moment, "What are you doing? Don't use so much force, it will make my chest tight!"
Although he said this, Nobuhiko hugged Kanae and Butterfly Ninja with his backhand.
"What! You damn guy, please don't scare me!" Immortal Kawaminami shouted angrily, but as he spoke, he quietly wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves.
"Very good!"
"Finally, Wuhan has been eliminated!"
"We won!"
At this time, everyone burst into tears, and the swordsmen who came after them also gave out loud cheers.
Medical personnel quickly provided emergency treatment to the injured swordsmen.
None of the twelve pillar-level swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps were killed. The three A-level swordsmen, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke, were only slightly injured. As for the swordsmen below A-level, only a dozen were seriously injured.
In this battle to encircle and suppress the ghost king Wu Mei, not a single swordsman died.
The reason is because of Nobuhiko who is at the center of the crowd.
"Miss Zhu Shi..."
In the ruins not far away, Yushiro found the hairpin left by Tamashi.
After Nobuhiko's final blow, Muzan and Tamashi disappeared together, leaving only the hairpin.
Looking at the cheering crowd in the distance, Yushirou held the hairpin tightly and hugged it into his arms, tears filling his eyes finally rolled down.
Seeing this, the kitten Chachamaru next to Yushiro gently rubbed his body against his trouser leg to show that he was still there as a comfort.
Chachamaru originally had a normal relationship with Yushiro. He always disliked Yushiro because he was too annoying, but he also liked Tamazu.
But now Joo Se is dead.
Chachamaru also turned into a ghost for the final battle, and only Yushiro can accompany him from now on.
Yushiro put away the hairpin, hugged Chachawan, and left quietly.
He wants to return to the house where Zhu Shi depends on each other for life. Maybe Miss Zhu Shi is not dead yet, and maybe she will suddenly appear in front of her one day in the future.
...
A week has passed since Wuhan was wiped out.
All members of the Demon Slayer Corps were immersed in endless joy.
They finally killed the ghost king Wu Mei, and no more man-eating ghosts would appear in the future.
This can be regarded as comforting their dead relatives.
Butterfly House.
Because the main house had completely disappeared in the battle, the new and last Zhuhe meeting was held in Butterfly House.
Inside the meeting hall.
Ubuyashiki Yoshiya and Ubuyashiki Amane, as well as the couple's five children, were all present.
As for the opposite side, there were fifteen people sitting on their knees.
Thunder Pillar, Flame Pillar, Wind Pillar, Lan Pillar, Flower Pillar, Worm Pillar, Water Pillar, Rock Pillar, Xia Pillar, Snake Pillar, Love Pillar, Sound Pillar
All the original twelve pillar-level swordsmen were present.
As well as Tanjiro, Naruhashi Zenitsu, and Inohashi Inosuke, who were promoted to pillars in this battle.
The names of the three of them were all given by Nobuhiko. Although Tanjiro and Inosuke were not satisfied with Touzhu and Inozashira, they could not screw Nobuhiko.
However, Shanyi was very satisfied with Mingzhu's name.
Since this decisive battle was earlier than the timeline in the original work, Zenitsu's senior brother Yue Yue did not surrender and become a ghost, so his predecessor Naruhashi Kuwashima Jigoro did not commit seppuku.
As for Yu Yue, he had already died in the previous mass purge of the Demon Slayer Squad by Muzan.
Ubuyashiki Yaoya's eyes gradually became moist, like a gratified old father looking at everyone and reading everyone's names word by word.
"Nobuhiko, Anjuro, Saneya, Masaki, Kanae, Shinobu, Giyu, Yukimei, Muichiro, Obanai, Mitsuri, Tengen, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, my children.
I am sincerely happy to see many of you here! "
His body recovered quickly after Wuhan's death, and the ugly scar on his forehead had completely dissipated within a week, revealing his original handsome appearance.
"Seeing your lord's physical recovery, we feel the same way!" Immortal Kawa Saneya said respectfully.
Everyone spoke in agreement.
Because they all know that this may be the last Zhuhe meeting.
Muzan has been eliminated. The meaning of the Demon Slayer Corps' existence is to destroy evil ghosts. Now that there are no evil ghosts, the Demon Slayer Corps has no meaning of existence.
Ubuyashiki Yaoya's next words also confirmed their suspicions, and they couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"This is the last Zhuai meeting. It is because of the persistence of you swordsmen that the Demon Slayer Corps can continue for hundreds of years and finally complete the mission of annihilating Muzan.
I declare that the Demon Slayer Corps will be officially disbanded starting today. "
"As you command!"
"As commanded."
Everyone said in unison.
Kanroji Mitsuri couldn't help wiping away tears.
Kanae and Butterfly Ninja also tried not to cry.
"We, the Uyashiki clan, would like to express our most sincere gratitude to all of you who have sacrificed your lives to eliminate evil spirits during these long years."
With that said, Ubuyashiki Yoshiya, Ubuyashiki Amane, and the couple's five children bowed to everyone together.
"My lord, please raise your head!"
"You don't need to thank us."
"For hundreds of years, the Ubuyashiki clan has contributed the most to the fact that the Demon Slayer Corps has been able to continue to this day."
"It was you who led us to eliminate the evil spirits. It is we who should thank you!"
"Thank you all!" Ubuyashiki Yoshiya thanked him again.
After everyone's emotions recovered a little, Ubuyashiki Yōya continued:
"From today on, everyone can live a peaceful life without evil spirits, and no longer have to pick up swords to fight evil spirits.
If you still want to stay here, that's fine. If you need anything to leave here, the Uyashiki clan will do their best to help. "
In the final battle, all the swordsmen present turned on their markings.
According to the historical records of the Demon Slayer Corps, almost no swordsman who has turned on the pattern can live to be 25 years old, except for Tsukikuni Enichi.
If time is running out for everyone, Ubuyashiki Yōya hopes that the children can live happily in their last moments.
"My lord, please don't worry."
Nobuhiko suddenly spoke. He felt Uyashiki Yōya's strong sadness and caring emotions, and reacted quickly.
"Although everyone has turned on their markings, they will not die prematurely because of it. Chakra has the ability to enhance physical fitness and can eliminate the side effects of turning on markings."
Hearing Nobuhiko's explanation, Uyashiki Yōya's eyes were filled with tears, "Great!"
"What are your plans next?!" Immortal Kawa Saneya couldn't help but ask, glancing at Nobuhiko inadvertently.
"We, the Purgatory clan, have lived here for generations, and I will not leave." Purgatory Xingjulang said loudly.
"I will go wherever my brother goes!" Masaki snuggled next to Nobuhiko like a child.
"My sister and I will continue to stay in Butterfly House and help people in need. We will continue to be doctors in the future." Butterfly Ninja held Kanae's arm and glanced at Nobuhiko secretly.
"I...I'm going to...get...married to Xiao Bane! Let's go to my hometown to live together!"
Ganluji Mili said with a red face.
"What?!" Yusui Tianyuan showed an exaggerated expression, "You guy, you actually married into Ganlu Temple in a gorgeous way. It's really abominable! I'm so envious!"
Yihei Xiaobanei was a little shy at first, but when she heard Yusui Tianyuan's teasing, she immediately said, "What are you talking about? Don't you have three wives yourself?"
"Congratulations, Mi Li, you have finally found the husband you are happy with!" Butterfly Ninja smiled sincerely.
"I want to return home with Nezuko," Tanjiro said.
Zenitsu on the side also raised his hand and shouted: "Tanjiro, I want to go home with you!"
"I want to go too!" Inosuke continued.
"As for me, I will go back and live with Mr. Lintaki." Tomioka Giyuu said after being silent for a moment.
Mingyu Xingming said to Amitabha Buddha, "I want to adopt some orphans and raise them into adults."
"I have nowhere to go, I just want to be by your lord's side." Muichiro Tokitou said.
"Shimi, where are you!" Purgatory Anjuro asked.
After hearing this, Immortal Sakawa Saneya looked at Nobuhiko, "Where are you going? When will you marry the butterfly sisters!?"
"Mr. Fusukawa! Can you tell my sister not to take me with you?" Butterfly Ninja was a little embarrassed.
The corners of Immortal Kawa Miya's mouth twitched, your relationship is already known to everyone, okay?
Is there any need to cover up?
"I will stay in Butterfly House for the time being. As for the future, I don't know..." Nobuhiko frowned slightly.
According to the previous situation, the reward of an A-level evaluation can once again refresh the world that has appeared before.
Nobuhiko also has an A-level evaluation reward, so even if he returns to the Naruto world, he can come back again.
But I don’t know when the timeline is.
If someone who has a good relationship with them is turned into a ghost, they can naturally live longer. But if they go back to the past timeline, do they have to kill him again without misfortune?
Of course, Nobuhiko feels that the possibility of going back to the past is very small, because this time he received an S-level evaluation, which theoretically means he has completely cleared the game.
Otherwise, if he goes back to the past, he can get another S-level evaluation and gain a lot of potential points at the same time. This possibility is not high.
"I will stay at the headquarters for the time being. Who makes my brother Xuanya reluctant to leave here!" Immortal Kawakawa Saneya had a straight face and a helpless expression.
"I think you can't bear to leave Nobuhiko, Fusukawa." Iguro Kobanai complained.
"What are you talking about!?" Immortal Kawa Saneya's face turned red and he said angrily.
"Ihei brilliantly exposed Fusukawa's thoughts, and he became furious!"
Yusui Tianyuan saw the excitement and started making noises without taking it too seriously.
"Miniya, I can't bear to let go of Nobuhiko either. Just say it directly, there's no need to hide it." Purgatory Anjuro patted the Immortal Kawa Miniya on the shoulder.
"Why are you so dishonest? If you like me, just tell me. How about sleeping together tonight?" Nobuhiko said with a smile on his face.
Immortal Kawa Saneya was furious: "Get out of here!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed heartily, and the room was filled with a happy atmosphere.
After the meeting, Nobuhiko headed back to Butterfly House.
Halfway through the walk, his expression suddenly changed.
This projection has obtained an S-level evaluation. The current projection energy body is consumed rapidly. The host soul needs to return within 8 days. If it continues to stay, it will consume potential points: 1000 days.
"How could this happen? Projected energy body? Is the body I exchanged for an energy body? 1,000 a day?!"
Nobuhiko's face darkened slightly.
According to the time flow rate of 1:20, even if he returned before the Nine-Tails Rebellion, he could still stay in this world for more than a year.
But looking at the current situation, the cost of staying any longer is not something he can bear.
"Nobuhiko, when will you propose to your sister!"
As soon as Nobuhiko walked to the door of the room, the Butterfly Ninja said aggressively.
"Shinobu, come with me." Nobuhiko sighed and decided to tell the truth.
Butterfly Ninja saw that his expression was not right, and followed him in with a confused expression.
After a while, Butterfly rushed out of the door with red eyes.
The familiar feeling of darkness and weightlessness came over me again.
But Nobuhiko quickly adapted.
When he opened his eyes again, his soul had returned to the original body of the Naruto world.
It's evening now.
The main body is under the control of secondary consciousness and has just returned to the room to rest.
Nobuhiko looked up at the calendar on the wall.
Today is September 15th.
Soon, dense text appeared on the properties panel.
Dream projection is over!
Projection World: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Timeline: four years before the plot begins
Projection character: Nobuhiko Kitahara
Projected race: human race
Projection Status: Return
Start settlement...
You have become the swordsman of the Demon Slayer Corps, the strongest swordsman since the death of Kunoyuan Ichi, and you have completed the Demon Slayer Corps' centuries-long goal of wiping out the demons!
Your talent is excellent. With your own efforts, you have learned various breathing techniques, mastered the breathing of the sun, and developed new sword skills, while passing on the seeds of chakra...
The Demon Slayers, including those who would have died in the process of exterminating ghosts, including Bie Mingyu Yumei, Butterfly Kanae, Butterfly Ninja, Tokitoru Muichiro, Iguro Kobanai, Kanroji Mitsuri, Masaki, and Infernal Anjuro, all survived. Destroyed the evil spirits at the minimum cost
A large number of people live because of you, and your actions have a huge impact on the future...
Your deeds will not be known to the world, but your achievements will remain forever in the long river of the world...
Overall rating: s
Settlement ends...reward potential points 45240
Potential points: 85090
Obtain S-level evaluation and receive special rewards
Reward 1: Get an early return opportunity and any evaluation
Reward 2: Specify that the projected world to be refreshed next time is limited to the world that the host has projected so far.
Reward three: Extend the refresh time of the designated projection world, which can reduce the potential point consumption of character selection during projection.
Reward 4: Obtain soul space
Reward 5: Obtain the recognition of the will of the plane, refine the will of the plane, turn the Demon Slayer world into an exclusive plane, and conduct cross-border teleportation with the Naruto world
Reward 6: Consume potential points to resurrect the true spirit of a specific character from the tributaries of the river of true spirit.
"Exclusive plane? Cross-border teleportation! Is this an S-level rating?! That means I can come and go freely!"
You can consume potential points to obtain your belongings in the projected world, including but not limited to skills, talents, bloodlines, items...
Eye Technique:...
skill...
Skill...
talent...
Soon, more text will continue to be displayed under the properties panel, and it's time to redeem it again.
But before Nobuhiko could exchange it, he noticed the text displayed on the bottom line.
Should I spend 10,000 potential points to condense the soul seed curse?
Do you want to spend 10,000 potential points to refine soul seed combat skills?
"The seed of two souls? This is..."
Nobuhiko's eyes changed slightly.
At this time, more text suddenly appeared on the property panel.
Soul Seed: Sublimation of one's own soul, using perception and soul power to form a soul seed. When having the same or similar rules and planes, it can perfectly integrate into the rules; when faced with conflicting rules, it can adapt to different rules; it can follow the soul Travel through the planes together, raise the limits of physical fitness, and improve physical properties
Soul seed levels: purple, blue, cyan, green, yellow, orange, red
Chakra soul seed
"Seed to condense the soul!" Nobuhiko confirmed directly without any hesitation.
Start condensing the soul seed...
Consumes 20,000 potential points
...
You get Soul Seed: Cursed Soul Seed
You obtain the Soul Seed: Combat Skill Soul Seed
As the condensation of the soul seed was completed, time passed slowly. Nobuhiko found that two lavender light spots flashing in his mind appeared in his mind, and they were about the size of a grain of rice.
It was much smaller than his previous chakra soul seed that had been transformed into light blue.
Soul Seed: Characteristics: Curse; Strength: 1; Soul Limit: 9; Number of Possessions: 13
Soul type: Characteristics: Combat skills; Strength: 1; Soul limit: 9; Number of possessions: 23
Soul species: Characteristics: Chakra; Strength: 4; Soul limit: 9; Number of possessions: 33
After returning, the chakra soul seed that was completely integrated with the projected body reappeared in Nobuhiko's soul space, and was stronger than before.
"Huh? This is..."
Nobuhiko felt that after condensing the soul seeds, his physique increased rapidly, and the feeling of the various breathing techniques he had learned in Demon Slayer World returned to his body, as if he could use the Sun Breathing Technique again by picking up the sword.
"It seems that as long as the soul seed is condensed, there is no need to re-exchange the previous skills. It feels like you can use it immediately without retraining!"
Thinking of this, Nobuhiko thought silently in his heart.
"Exchange the Nichirin Knife."
Items you get: Carrying Nichirin Sword
Potential points consumed: 0
"Exchange for the Golden Flame!"
You get a pet: a raven named Golden Flame, which contains a thin trace of the blood of a mythical creature.
Potential points consumed: 0
Anyway, there is a free exchange opportunity, so Nobuhiko is not polite.
"Exchange for Butterfly Ninja!"
Redemption failed
"Sure enough, humans can't do it... It seems that we have to wait until we refine the will of the plane to go to the Demon Slayer World to bring them back."
At this time, Nobuhiko calmed down and felt the connection between himself and Demon Slayer.
At the same time, Nobuhiko began to communicate with Demon Slayer's world will and began to integrate.
...
Butterfly House.
forecourt.
Wu Mei has been annihilated. Compared with the previous scene where people were coming and going, because no one was injured due to the ghost slayer, the Butterfly House at this time seemed a little deserted.
In addition to the homeless people, many members of Butterfly House have left the headquarters.
Butterfly Ninja was wearing a pink kimono and was cleaning the yard.
She prefers purple to pink.
Just because someone said they like to see her wearing pink.
So she basically wears pink clothes now.
Unfortunately, that person has been gone for almost a year.
He said he would come back.
Maybe never come back.
Squeak!
At this time, the fence door of Butterfly House was pushed open, and Butterfly Ren said without raising his head: "Sister, have you bought back the things I asked you to buy? You won't forget it again, right?"
"Sorry, I didn't bring anything except me."
A gentle voice sounded from the door.
Butterfly endured the slight trembling of his body and raised his head in disbelief.
Looking at the white-haired boy standing at the door, tears fell from his eyes.
Nobuhiko opened his arms with a smile on his face. Although he was actually younger, it was obvious that Butterfly couldn't recognize him.
"I'm back..."
The expected reunion scene did not appear. Butterfly Ninja came up and punched Nobuhiko.
"Ugh!" Nobuhiko cried out in pain, and then felt his body tighten.
Butterfly Nin locked him tightly.
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