Crossover Anime: Starting with Adopting the Homeless Melon God

As expected, Lei turned his head, his eyes regained their coldness, and he looked coldly at Spider Mother and the others.

"Oga-san, Onai-san, what are you waiting for? Isn't it your responsibility to protect me and my brother?"

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Upon hearing this, the spider mother and spider sister, who were forced to participate in the game, froze, already cursing under their breath.

Even the Spider Father, who was much stronger than them, was easily killed, yet they were sent to fight. Were they being sent to their deaths?

Does Lei not know that Spider Mom and the others can't beat Kitagawa Yu?

Of course he knows!

But the obsession that 'family members will risk their lives to protect you' is what makes me so tired.

To be honest, the spider mother and her companions knew they were outmatched, yet they still rushed forward to fight the enemy to protect him, which was exactly what he wanted to see.

Even if he coerced it.

At that moment, seeing Lei's cold gaze, the spider mother and her companions even considered turning against him on the spot.

However, considering Rui's terrifying strength and the fact that the Demon Slayer Corps wouldn't let them leave, they had no choice but to abandon their thoughts of escape and grit their teeth and take action.

Are you ready to be free?

"Don't underestimate me! Ogasan! You use the puppets and spider swarms to hold him back, Onai-san, let's attack together—"

Looking at the exasperated spider sister, Kitagawa Yu chuckled and placed his hand on the hilt of the Nichirin Blade once more.

It wasn't that he looked down on them; they were simply too strong, and he had no idea how he could possibly lose.

Putting everything else aside, Kanae alone is enough to handle any crisis.

"Really, death is the only relief for you, isn't it?"

The spider mother and one of the spider sisters were stunned for a moment upon hearing this, but they quickly came to their senses, gritted their teeth, and continued to attack Kitagawa Yu.

"boom!"

Under the control of the spider mother's silk threads, a headless puppet, even larger than the spider father, strode out of the nearby woods and charged directly at Kitagawa Yu.

At the same time, thousands upon thousands of white spiders, no bigger than a little fingernail, surged out of the forest like a tide and quickly crawled toward him.

Taking this opportunity, the two spider sisters also launched an attack. Tough, corrosive silk threads shot out from their palms, like giant white pythons, and nimbly coiled around him.

This caused Kanae and Shinobu, who were familiar with the characteristics of Thunder Breathing, to show expressions of worry.

While Thunder Breathing possesses extremely high offensive power, it is not adept at sustained combat, and before mastering the Sixth Form: Thunderclap Thunderclap, it is also not skilled at dealing with attacks from multiple enemies.

Upon seeing this scene, both of them instinctively gripped their knife hilts, ready to lend a hand at any moment.

However, Kitagawa Yu looked very relaxed.

It is indeed troublesome to deal with so many attacks at the same time with the characteristics of Thunder Breathing. Even Zenitsu Agatsuma, who has mastered Thunderclap Flash Six-Hit Combo from Thunderclap Flash, which can be used to draw his sword continuously, would be somewhat overwhelmed in this situation.

so.

Instead of attacking them, why not just kill the caster directly?

Golden lightning reappeared, and the next second, two Kitagawa Yus suddenly appeared in the arena.

One stood in its original position, poised to draw its sword, while the other stood behind the Spider Mother, its body radiating a burst of golden lightning.

Breath of Thunder·Shape of One·Thunderbolt Flash!

It was the same lightning flash, but because Kitagawa Yu's basic speed was so fast, when he used it at full power, he actually achieved the level of leaving a clear afterimage.

Immediately afterwards, Kitagawa Yu did not follow the usual method of using the sword-drawing technique that followed Thunderclap Flash, but instead directly used Inari Soul.

Since these are two completely different moves, and his proficiency with them is not yet high enough, there were inevitably some sluggishness in the transitions between the moves.

However, due to its extremely high speed, this slight hesitation might be less than a hundredth of a second. Not to mention the spider mother and spider sister in front of them, even in the upper crescent moon, probably only Kokushibo and Akaza, two masters of swordsmanship and ancient martial arts, could perceive it.

Thunder roared.

At that moment, Kitagawa Yu's Nichirin Blade seemed to split into five, and five blade shadows wrapped in golden lightning arrogantly slashed at all the demons, including Rui.

So what if there are no area-of-effect attacks? Just make the basic attacks faster!

Whether it was the spider mother and sister with their backs to Kitagawa Yu, or the spider brother facing Kitagawa Yu, they had no time to react. They only felt a golden light flash around them and before their eyes, and their consciousness immediately fell into darkness.

Compared to the gentle Water Breathing, Thunder Breathing is much more violent, leaving them no time to even see the light-up effect.

Lei was only slightly better off than them. The golden light that suddenly appeared before his eyes seemed to carry a mysterious power, breaking through the memories sealed by Muzan's blood and helping him regain his mind.

At that moment, he seemed to see his parents, who had passed away many years ago, in the golden light, lingering around him, waiting to reunite with him.

“Oga Sang Odou Sang.”

A soft cry rang in my weary heart.

His hands, which he had instinctively raised to unleash the Blood Demon Art: Scroll Rotation for a counterattack, paused. A faint, unprecedented smile of happiness appeared on his lips before his consciousness faded into darkness.

"Bang bang bang bang-"

The five corpses fell simultaneously, and then, along with the puppets and spiders controlled by the Spider Mother, they were as if burned by an invisible flame, turning into ashes.

Seeing this, Shinobu and the others lowered their guard and came over.

"Is this the Lower Moon Five? He doesn't seem that strong~"

"The child just now had a smile on his face, and so did the girl who was controlling the puppet. I think they probably also wanted to be free sooner."

Kitagawa Yu didn't really have any strong feelings about these things, since he had already seen the experiences of these demons in the anime and how Tanjiro redeemed them.

So what he's more concerned about now is...

"Where do we go next?" Chizuka asked, voicing his inner thoughts.

Two hours of running around the map, five minutes of fighting monsters. Not to mention that he himself was a little unsatisfied, if Elena were to fly back now, she would definitely cry, right?

Elena clearly realized the situation and glared at him with hostility.

"Oh, right! There's a Hand Demon hidden in the trial grounds of Fujikasa Mountain that's far beyond the trial's standards. Let's go take it down!"

Kitagawa Yu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and thought of the hand demon that attacked the mountain with vines.

"An extraordinary ghost?"

Shinobu Kocho and Kanae, standing to the side, couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances.

If there were extraordinary demons in the Trial Grounds, how come they didn't know when they participated in the assessment? Was that demon only released there after they joined the Demon Slayer Corps?

However, Kanae then showed a thoughtful expression on her face.

"In recent years, the casualty rate in the Trial Grounds does seem to be getting higher and higher."

As one of the Seven Pillars and also in charge of the medical department, the Butterfly House, Kanae naturally knows more than the others.

She had always thought, like everyone else, that this was because the quality of newcomers had been getting worse and worse in recent years, and she never imagined that there was an extraordinary ghost causing trouble.

“That hand demon was captured and thrown into the demon by Urokodaki Sakonji more than forty years ago,” Kitagawa Yu explained.

"Over the years, this Hand Demon has never been killed. It has improved its strength by hunting down new swordsmen who are participating in the trials. Even Sabito, a fellow student of Giyu Tomioka, died at the hands of that Hand Demon."

"Now that hand ghost is so powerful, even a formal swordsman of the 'Geng' level would have a hard time dealing with it. For newcomers participating in the trial, there is a 99% chance that they will not survive if they encounter it."

At this point, Kitagawa Yu couldn't help but think of Makomo, who appeared in spirit form alongside Sabito in the anime, guiding Tanjiro in his breathing techniques.

Although she only appeared in one episode of the anime, which probably adds up to less than five minutes of screen time, this cute and mysterious girl is surprisingly popular.

"I wonder if Makomo is still alive. If she is, she should be able to pass the test and survive this time."

After confirming that she would only observe and not participate, just like Kanae, Elena took control of the flying carpet again and, guided by Shinobu Kocho, led everyone towards Mount Fujikasane.

How far is Fujikasayama from here?

"At our speed, it should only take us about half an hour to get there."

"Are there many ghosts inside?"

"There are probably more than a hundred of them, but they are all ordinary demons who have not awakened the Blood Demon Art."

"So many! It's okay if we take some of them later, right?"

"Well... if they launch an attack on us first, it should be possible, right?"

"That's great!"

Half an hour later, the group arrived at the entrance to the trial grounds halfway up Tengxi Mountain.

"Is this what wisteria flowers are like? Why are ghosts afraid of this smell?"

"Well, even the most powerful demons don't want to get close to wisteria flowers, but I don't know about demons of the Twelve Demon Moons level."

Originally, the Hand Demon didn't have a fixed place to live, and Elaina and the others wanted to play a little longer, so at Shinobu's suggestion, they simply entered from the entrance and let Chizuka and Elaina personally experience the Demon Slayer Corps' rookie trials.

The two of them were naturally very happy about this.

The group passed through an entrance separated by a dense wisteria grove and entered the trial grounds. They had only walked a few dozen meters when three or four ghosts, their clothes tattered but their faces and auras fierce, rushed out from the shadows and attacked them.

Clearly, although it's not the time for the trial to begin, some ghosts have chosen to wait near the entrance in order to be among the first to taste human flesh and blood.

Moreover, these demons are generally quite strong. When facing novice swordsmen, they can often fight two or even three opponents at once. Even if they can't win, they can escape with ease.

Otherwise, you might fail to hunt and be killed by those novice swordsmen.

Unfortunately, they really kicked a hornet's nest.

"I'll take these three."

As she spoke, Elena waved her wand, and three white orbs the size of baseballs appeared out of thin air in front of her. Then, like cannonballs, they instantly blasted into the three ghosts that were close to her, exploding a large hole through their chests and sending them flying.

Meanwhile, Chizuka, wielding her swords in both hands, instantly anticipated the trajectory of the oni lunging at her. As she moved sideways to dodge the attack, she twisted her body and swung her sword upwards.

The next second, the Nichirin Blade in her hand flashed past the demon's blind spot and precisely slashed at the demon's neck.

"puff--"

"Is this ghost's neck that stiff?"

The force feedback from the hilt made Chizuka frown slightly.

Because the demon's body was too hard, and because she had only just begun practicing the breathing technique and lacked sufficient strength, the timing and angle of this strike were perfect, but it only severed half of the demon's neck before getting stuck.

However, Chizuka reacted quickly. After realizing something was wrong, she didn't give the demon a chance to retaliate. She immediately used the momentum of her movement to execute a dragging sword technique and successfully severed the demon's neck, securing the first kill.

Meanwhile, after blasting the other three ghosts away and creating a safe distance, Elena first summoned three magical chains to trap them, and then used them to conduct experiments.