I simultaneously traverse countless worlds

As an organization that has been established for over a thousand years, the Demon Slayer Corps naturally has a strict operating mechanism. For example, every year when they fight demons, many people are killed, injured, or even disabled. The Demon Slayer Corps provides compensation or centralized burial for the dead (many Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen joined because their families were destroyed by demons, and they no longer have any family). The injured are placed in the Butterfly Mansion headquarters or branches in various places for recuperation. However, disabled or elderly Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen need to be properly settled.

Therefore, the Demon Slayer Corps assigned elderly Pillar-level warriors or elite swordsmen to become trainers for new members, allowing them to mentor qualified children to join the Demon Slayer Corps. As for disabled Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen, the Corps arranged for them to stay in areas under its control, providing them with specific tasks and assistance based on their disabilities, ensuring they could at least live a life free from worries about food and clothing.

For example, in this small mountain village outside Fujikasayama, there are several former Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen. The village chief is an elite swordsman who once killed several demons. He lost an arm during a demon-slaying expedition and retired, and was assigned to live here!

"Okay! Then let's go to Fujikashiyama together tomorrow morning!"

The middle-aged Demon Slayer Corps swordsman, who was tasked with investigating Fujikasane Mountain, thought about what his former comrade-in-arms had said. He figured that since nothing had happened at Fujikasane Mountain for hundreds of years, nothing bad would happen there either, so he nodded and said he would go check on Fujikasane Mountain the next day.

"no problem!"

Seeing that his friend was being so generous, the middle-aged village chief readily agreed. He even had his son and several respected juniors invite the Demon Slayer Corps into the village and prepared a lavish dinner to entertain them.

The next day, the middle-aged village chief led a group of several Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen and five or six villagers to set off early in the morning. They got up just as dawn was breaking and arrived at Fujikasa Mountain just as day was breaking. Moreover, it was a good day, and Fujikasa Mountain, which rarely saw sunlight, seemed very safe. The middle-aged swordsman was even happier, knowing that he would not encounter any danger on this expedition.

In the world of Demon Slayer, the weapon that kills the most demons isn't the Nichirin Blade of the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen, but the sun, which is the eternal counter to demons. Even the most powerful demons will turn to ashes when the sun rises. Before the advent of Breathing Techniques, the most powerful method used by Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen was to delay demons until dawn, allowing them to be exposed to the sun and turn to ashes. Even after the widespread adoption of Breathing Techniques, the method by which the Demon Slayer Corps has killed the most demons to date is still the sun in the sky.

The middle-aged swordsman from the Demon Slayer Corps had slain more than a dozen demons. He and his companions killed less than half of them together. The rest of the demons were fought until dawn, when the sun turned them to ashes. He had personally witnessed powerful demons who even possessed Blood Demon Arts being turned to ashes by the sun with a single carelessness, leaving a very deep impression on him.

Right now, Fujikashi Mountain is experiencing a rare sunny day. Knowing that even the most powerful evil spirits wouldn't dare to appear at this time, he was naturally very happy and prepared to enter Fujikashi Mountain immediately!

"W-what's going on?!"

As the group entered Fujikashi Mountain under the rising sun and in the rare good weather, they were astonished to find that there was no trace of any evil spirits. The middle-aged village chief, who was unaware of what had happened, turned pale and exclaimed in disbelief.

"Oh no! We must report to the chief immediately; the evil spirit of Fujikashiyama may have escaped!"

Compared to the middle-aged village chief, who was clearly negligent for failing to notice the incident at Fujikasane Mountain, the middle-aged Demon Slayer swordsman leading the team was not so agitated. He immediately realized what was happening and prepared to report the situation.

As the final trial location for the Demon Slayer Corps' entrance examination, Mount Fujikasane is an exceptionally important location within the Demon Slayer Corps. However, when Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the current head of the Demon Slayer Corps, received the news, he had no good solution. Several Pillar-level powerhouses were either stationed at headquarters or working together to search for the demon that "killed" the Flower Pillar, Kanae Kocho. In the end, he could only send a team of elite swordsmen to search for the demons and investigate the situation.

On the other hand, Li Mo, the demon god, didn't take this matter to heart at all. He swept away everything of value from Mount Fujikasake, leaving the empty Mount Fujikasake there. He didn't care what the Demon Slayer Corps would do!

……

Five days later, as the sun was approaching noon, the caravan saw another town. Since Li Mo was not in a hurry to continue, the caravan decided to stop and rest there before setting off for Tokyo the next day.

Even though the convoy consisted of military trucks and cars, it had only been a few years since the end of World War I. The quality of the trucks and cars at that time was so-so. They could be used normally but were far from the stability of cars in later generations. Drivers needed to have certain maintenance skills so that they could troubleshoot technical problems in a timely manner when minor issues arose with the trucks or cars.

Even a ghost or god like Li Mo couldn't change this, unless he directly replaced the cars in the convoy with products of the Yin-Yang Escape Technique. Otherwise, it's inevitable that cars and trucks from the 1920s would occasionally develop minor problems after being used for a long time. For example, the trucks and cars that the convoy has collected now, even if they are imported from Japan, have actually been used for at least three years. If they are not properly inspected during the maintenance period, they might break down.

In any case, this is unlike humans. Humans can barely overcome discomfort with willpower, but mechanical products such as cars and trucks will definitely show their problems directly. There is absolutely no such thing as overcoming them. If you don't maintain and repair these mechanical products properly, there is a 100% probability that they will break down over time. You can't rely on willpower to overcome them.

Since it was a minor problem and Li Mo wasn't in a hurry to continue his journey, he naturally instructed the drivers in the caravan to take the time to make proper repairs. They could rest for the night in this small town near Tokyo and continue their journey the next day!

"Mo, let's go out and have some fun!"

Upon seeing the convoy stop at the best hotel in town, Shinobu Kocho, along with her older sister Kanae Kocho and her adopted sister Kanao Tsuyuri, ran straight to the demon Li Mo and spoke to her lover in a very natural tone.

"Okay~!"

Hearing Shinobu's words, and seeing that Kanae and Kanao did not object, knowing that the three beautiful girls were actually bored from the continuous train ride and were planning to go for a walk to relieve their mood, the demon god Li Mo naturally agreed to such a small matter.

Later, Ghost God Li Mo, accompanied by three beautiful girls and a dozen bodyguards, strolled around the town. They wandered along the town's only commercial street. Even though the town seemed relatively wealthy, that was how Ghost God Li Mo saw it. The three beautiful girls, Kocho Kanae, Kocho Shinobu, and Tsuyuri Kanao, were very happy, buying all kinds of snacks and desserts they liked, and picking out souvenirs from the shops.

Before the ghost god Li Mo could even feel bored and leisurely watch the three beautiful girls choosing souvenirs in the shop, a sudden cry from a girl made him turn his head. The figure he saw and its powerful life force made his pupils shrink slightly, and he immediately realized what was happening:

"Huh? This is... the future Love Pillar?!"

Chapter 17 An unexpected encounter with Kanroji Mitsuri!

On one side of the town's street, a beautiful young girl, seemingly dressed in a kimono, was quietly sobbing, her pretty face filled with tears. However, when she reached the street corner, she stopped crying and tried to return to normal.

It was clear that this beautiful girl was quite famous in the town. The townspeople who passed by looked at her with a hint of fear, and occasionally a few girls would look at her with a hint of schadenfreude or sympathy. But no one directly greeted her. They were obviously wary of and afraid of this girl with strange hair color.

Judging from her appearance alone, this beautiful girl is a top-tier beauty. Her height of over 1.6 meters is considered normal for a Japanese person in the Demon Slayer world. However, her voluptuous curves, which fill out her kimono, make people marvel at her ample assets. In addition to her excellent looks and figure, her cherry-colored hair has green ends, which makes the demon god Li Mo pay attention to her strong life force.

Love Pillar Mitsuri Kanroji! When the demon god Li Mo saw this strikingly beautiful girl, he immediately recognized her as the Love Pillar, one of the newly promoted Pillar-level powerhouses of the Demon Slayer Corps at the beginning of the official storyline of the Demon Slayer anime. She also created her own Love Breathing Technique, which is an extension of the Demon Slayer Corps' five basic breathing techniques, the Flame Breathing Technique. It can be said that she is among the geniuses even within the Demon Slayer Corps, and she is an absolutely exceptionally talented and beautiful girl.

The main reason why the demon god Li Mo remembered her was that this future Demon Slayer Corps member, the Love Pillar, was a gifted individual with a natural muscle density eight times that of a normal person. Her seemingly frail body, which was not much different from that of an ordinary girl, was actually capable of killing tigers and leopards. In the Japanese Warring States period, she would be considered a powerful general with superhuman strength. Her life force was very conspicuous in the eyes of the demon god Li Mo.

What Li Mo found somewhat amusing was that he had coincidentally encountered this future Love Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps. According to the information he knew about Demon Slayer, she seemed to be in a state of frustration due to repeated failed blind dates...

"Mo? Are you looking at that girl?"

It seemed that the demon god Li Mo had been staring at Kanroji Mitsuri for a little too long. Kocho Kanae, who had just walked out of the store, noticed her lover's gaze, turned her head and saw Kanroji Mitsuri. She then whispered something in the demon god Li Mo's ear.

It should be said that Kanae Kocho understood her man's personality. He was a womanizer who was very caring towards his partner. However, regardless of the circumstances of womanizers in later generations, the situation in Japan at that time was a typical case of male chauvinism. Even Kanae Kocho, who had become the "Flower Pillar" of the Demon Slayer Corps, hoped that her younger sister would get married and live a stable life. If her man occasionally showed signs of infidelity, she could only tolerate it rather than be jealous.

However, even though Kanae could tolerate the philandering of the ghost god Li Mo, she still felt a little jealous. It was a jealousy that women couldn't avoid. At most, Kanae was gentle and wouldn't do anything rash!

"Hmm, that girl has excellent aptitude and is very suitable for practicing Qi and Blood Martial Arts!"

Upon hearing Kanae's words, and sensing the faint sour aura emanating from the beauty, the demon Li Mo naturally reached out and put his arm around the waist of the woman beside him. Without changing his expression, he offered a plausible reason, and then, turning to look at Kanroji Mitsuri who was already walking down the other side of the street, he said with a hint of amusement, "Besides, this girl seems to be in a rather difficult situation. If I choose to recruit her now, I might actually be helping her..."

In fact, Li Mo's words were not an excuse. He really thought highly of Kanroji Mitsuri. For someone with such extraordinary talent to cultivate Qi and Blood Martial Arts would be like adding wings to a tiger. Compared to the Demon Slayer Corps' life-threatening breathing techniques, Kanroji Mitsuri's prospects in cultivating Qi and Blood Martial Arts were much higher.

After all, the upper limit of Qi and Blood National Martial Arts might be even higher than that of Breathing Techniques. Based on the memories of Li Mo from the late Qing Dynasty film and television world that Ghost God Li Mo obtained, at least reaching the Qi and Blood Dan Jin level would make one like a humanoid ferocious beast, able to dodge most attacks from firearms. Higher levels of Qi and Blood National Martial Arts would already be within the realm of extraordinary life. As for the highest level of Breathing Techniques, [Marks], unless one is born with marks, like the BUG Yoriichi Tsugikuni, others who activate their marks will not live past the age of 25.

Especially in the realm of Qi and Blood Martial Arts, those with exceptional talent may become even more formidable through cultivation. According to Guishen Li Mo's personal estimation, Ganluji Mitsuri's muscle strength was already eight times that of an ordinary person. Compared to an ordinary person, her life force was like comparing a blazing flame to a candle. Heaven knows how powerful this exceptionally talented and beautiful girl will become through the cultivation of Qi and Blood Martial Arts.

In any case, Ghost God Li Mo was very optimistic about Kanroji Mitsuri's future. Besides, she hadn't even joined the Demon Slayer Corps yet. If he were to let go of such a beautiful and talented girl, Ghost God Li Mo felt he would never forgive himself.

"I see……"

When asked about Li Mo's words, Kocho Kanae blushed slightly. She lowered her beautiful eyes to avoid the astonished looks from passersby and snuggled intimately to her lover. Kocho Shinobu and Kurihana Kanae, who had just left the store, didn't find anything strange. They were just surprised that their older sister's actions were so bold.

The ghost god Li Mo gently embraced the waist of the beauty in his arms. He then nodded slightly to his subordinates around him, and some of them left the group to gather information, such as detailed information about Kanroji Mitsuri and her family!

……

Later, in a mansion located in the center of the town, Kanroji Mitsuri, having tidied herself up a bit, tried to appear nonchalant as she stepped into the mansion, but a feeling of defeat and dejection welled up inside her.

The reason is very simple: Kanroji Mitsuri's blind date has failed yet again. This time, the other party even recognized her as soon as they met and simply said no. The reason is that Kanroji Mitsuri's reputation has spread far and wide. Her reputation as a violent woman, which is extremely famous in several villages and towns, makes Japanese men absolutely wary of her. Even though Kanroji Mitsuri is very beautiful, they still wouldn't agree to the date.

In this respect, in the present world before the ghost god Li Mo transmigrated, there might be masochists who like savage girlfriends or old snakeskin who care more about whether someone is pretty or not. But in Japan, very few people like women who are too self-centered. Japanese men hope that their other half is a gentle wife who is obedient to them, so that they can enjoy themselves without being talked back to. Moreover, if a modern woman who is too self-centered has her own income, the consequence is that she may choose to divorce directly when things don't go her way.

In the world of Demon Slayer, in Japan, where World War I had only ended a few years prior, Japanese men had even higher expectations for their partners, demanding that they resemble the traditional Yamato Nadeshiko. While Mitsuri Kanroji's slightly strange two-tone hair was tolerable, her monstrous strength—capable of easily crushing the bones of ordinary people—made those men keep their distance. They didn't want to be beaten to death by their wives in a future argument.

Therefore, even though Kanroji Mitsuri is very beautiful and has a great figure, no one in the town or even the surrounding area is interested in her. This has become a source of heartache for Kanroji Mitsuri and a great worry for her parents!

"Miri, did you fail at your blind date again today?"

When Kanroji Mitsuri returned wearing a light red cherry blossom yukata, her mother immediately understood what had happened from her eldest daughter's expression. She quietly pulled her daughter into the yard and asked her with some heartache.

It should be said that as a mother, Kanroji Mitsuri's mother was very bold. She loved her eldest daughter, who had superhuman strength, very much. Her husband also loved their child very much. Otherwise, given the feudal and superstitious situation in Japan in the past, the child with superhuman strength would very likely have been abandoned, for example, left in a temple or shrine. Unless the parents loved their child very much and had good economic conditions, they would easily be disliked by other neighbors because of the child's abnormality.

However, looking at her eldest daughter's dejected expression, Kanroji Mitsuri's mother couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Having experienced this several times before, she knew that her eldest daughter's blind date was bound to fail again!

"mom!"

Hearing her mother's slightly helpless tone, Kanroji Mitsuri, who had just forced a smile while greeting her younger siblings, could no longer hold back. She threw herself into her mother's arms and cried out, tears streaming down her face again. Her voice choked with sobs as she complained, "This time, that guy not only refused from the start, but also said that only wild beasts like black bears and wild boars would be interested in a violent woman like me. He'd rather marry another woman..."

When she said these words, Kanroji Mitsuri really felt wronged. She had been very strong since she was a child, and with her boldness and straightforward personality, she had become quite famous in the town and surrounding villages. She had beaten up even adult thugs more than once, let alone now that she was an adult.

Anyway, having witnessed the terrifying scene of Kanroji Mitsuri easily throwing a stone weighing several hundred pounds more than ten meters, no thug dared to have any ulterior motives in front of her. Even the other families in the town and the police treated the Kanroji family, who ran a shop, with utmost respect. No one wanted to experience what it would be like to be punched in the chest by a beautiful girl like Kanroji Mitsuri. It was predictable that the ending would be extremely tragic.

Under these circumstances, it's easy to imagine what happened to Kanroji Mitsuri when she went on blind dates with her confidant. The first man she tried to meet refused her outright as soon as he heard her name. The next two men only chatted for a few words before parting ways, which were relatively tactful ways of refusing. However, her experience on this blind date was terrible. The other party not only refused her outright but also spoke rudely to her, leaving her feeling very disappointed.

Right now, Kanroji Mitsuri is crying very sadly in her mother's arms. She thinks that she is just a big eater and strong, and she just wants to find a suitable person to date and marry. Why did she have to encounter such a vicious sarcasm?

"Sigh...this is also..."

Faced with her eldest daughter's tears, Kanroji Mitsuri's mother felt somewhat helpless. She could only hug her daughter and gently pat her shoulder to comfort her, while also feeling distressed about the repeated failed matchmaking attempts.

Logically speaking, in Japan, girls as young as 16 can get engaged and married. In some rural villages and towns, girls as young as 15 or even 14 can be chosen and married. For example, her eldest daughter, who is just 17 years old, wants to find a suitable husband through matchmaking as soon as possible. However, after asking others to arrange several matchmaking sessions, Kanroji Mitsuri's mother feels helpless in the face of harsh reality.

But what can you do if the other party doesn't want to go on a blind date with your eldest daughter?

This isn't something that can be forced. In fact, the Kanroji family hasn't reached the point where they can use their power or wealth to make men from good families and with good tempers bow down and obediently go on blind dates or even marry Kanroji Mitsuri.

In this regard, it was quite obvious in the real world before the ghost god Li Mo transmigrated. Those handsome young men who were with rich women or were forced to take on women with bad pants were only doing so because they were attracted to the woman's wealth or were forced to take on the woman. As for beautiful young women marrying rich old men, few people would believe it was out of love. It was more common for them to marry for the other party's wealth.

The problem is that the Kanroji family in the Demon Slayer world doesn't have that kind of resources. At most, they are a wealthy family with a shop that sells general merchandise. Besides Kanroji Mitsuri, they have four other children. Naturally, Kanroji Mitsuri's parents can't use the tactic of inviting a son-in-law to their home. And given Kanroji Mitsuri's notorious violent nature, finding a suitable husband would be very difficult. At least, it would be hard for the Kanroji family to find a suitable candidate.

Of course, if Kanroji Mitsuri's mother relaxed her standards, such as not caring about her daughter's husband's conditions, it wouldn't be difficult for Kanroji Mitsuri to find a husband. The poor still make up the vast majority of people in Japan, and Kanroji Mitsuri is, after all, a very beautiful girl. If she lowered her standards or didn't care about conditions, it would be no problem for Kanroji Mitsuri to find a husband.

Unfortunately, neither Kanroji Mitsuri nor her parents would settle for just anyone. Kanroji Mitsuri naturally wanted to find a lover she liked, while her parents felt that their eldest daughter should at least find a suitable husband.

"Forget it! Mitsuri, let's find another chance!"

Seeing her eldest daughter's pitiful, tearful appearance, Kanroji Mitsuri's mother didn't say anything more. Having experienced disappointment several times before, she couldn't blame her eldest daughter. On one hand, she comforted and encouraged her daughter, and on the other hand, she thought about having a good discussion with her husband, thinking that they could prepare well in advance before considering the next blind date.

For Kanroji Mitsuri, today was a very frustrating day. Fortunately, when it was time to eat, the delicious meal her mother made cheered her up a little, and she stopped dwelling on her failed blind date.

……

"Excuse me, are you Ms. Kanroji Mitsuri?"

The next morning, Kanroji Mitsuri had just finished moving the goods from her family's shop and was preparing to take advantage of her free time to go out for a stroll. However, as soon as she reached the other side of the street, the ghost god Li Mo casually stopped her and asked.

"Eh? You are?"

Hearing the honorific title used by the other party, Kanroji Mitsuri, who had never been addressed like that before, was taken aback. When she saw the tall and handsome Oni-shin Rimo, her pretty face flushed slightly and she asked in a very soft voice, her words carrying a hint of confusion.

"Just call me Li Mo!"

Seeing Kanroji Mitsuri's adorable expression, the demon god Li Mo introduced himself with a smile, then pointed directly towards the center of the town and said to the beautiful girl with long cherry blossom hair in front of him in a very polite tone, "Miss Kanroji Mitsuri, I would like to invite you to sit in the cafe in this town to talk about something that is very important to you. Would you be willing?"

When he said these words, Li Mo's expression was very frank. He naturally knew that using the supernatural power core was very direct, but when he used it on Kanae and the others, it was purely because the three sisters were on the side of the Demon Slayer Corps. It was difficult to win their hearts immediately with just words.

The situation with Kanroji Mitsuri is different. The information that Oni-shin Rimo had gathered yesterday indicated that Kanroji Mitsuri, the future Love Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, has indeed not joined the Demon Slayer Corps. It can be said that this exceptionally talented and beautiful girl has not yet joined any faction. Therefore, Oni-shin Rimo is naturally unwilling to use coercive methods directly. He will first talk to her to see if he can recruit her directly, which will not require much effort and will have a very high probability of success.

After all, according to the information about the Love Pillar that the demon god Li Mo knew, Kanroji Mitsuri was one of the few Pillar-level powerhouses in the Demon Slayer Corps who was not killed by demons and did not have a blood feud with the demons. The main reason she joined the Demon Slayer Corps was to take this opportunity to have a sweet romance. For this reason, the branch breathing technique she created in the future was named "Love Breathing Technique" by this beautiful girl.

Faced with the invitation from the demon god Li Mo, Kanroji Mitsuri felt her heart pounding. She couldn't help but pinch her arm discreetly before snapping out of her daze. She then bowed slightly to Li Mo and replied:

"Well, then I'll take my leave!"

Chapter 18 Subduing the Love Pillar of the Future

As a country that vigorously introduced Western technology and related customs after the Meiji Restoration and openly proclaimed the slogan "Leaving Asia and Joining Europe," Western-style cafes are not uncommon in Japan. This small town, for example, also has one.

Of course, Japan's economic situation has not yet reached the point where it can become the world's second largest economy under the control of America's godfather and by taking over America's industrial transfer. Japan is still in the stage of poor imperialism. It has just received the benefits of World War I, and its economic situation is only at a relatively good level. At least this small town has a coffee shop, which means there are obviously quite a few customers with a certain amount of spending power.

According to Li Mo, the "Ghost God," this coffee shop was outdated compared to the coffee shops of decades later, which were either luxuriously decorated or simply clean and simple. Fortunately, it had all the necessary Western-style decorations, such as floor-to-ceiling windows and round tables, and even the waiters were dressed in Western-style attire. It was clear that the Japanese were very particular about details. One of the side effects was that the coffee shop was not cheap... at least in the eyes of the town's residents, a single visit here would cost a lot of money.

Even though Kanroji Mitsuri's family was considered wealthy in Japan, as the eldest daughter, she had never been to a coffee shop before. When she and the ghost god Li Mo entered the coffee shop, she saw him skillfully ordering black coffee with sugar and pastries. She was completely dazed and followed Li Mo's instructions, sitting in a separate booth. She watched as the waiter respectfully handed her the coffee and pastries, wondering what the handsome man in front of her wanted with her.

However, what Kanroji Mitsuri didn't notice was that apart from a middle-aged owner with an indifferent expression and two waiters, there were no other customers in the coffee shop at all. Even the middle-aged owner and the waiters had quietly left!

"Miss Mitsuri, please try our sweetened black coffee and pastries!"