A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

the next day.

On a country road, Taiyi and Axia were walking side by side.

“I said, aren’t we going to Okayama Domain? Why don’t we just take a boat instead of coming to Tama District?”

A-Xia had a blade of grass dangling from her mouth, her hands behind her head, glancing sideways at Tai-Yi.

She was very reluctant to come on this mission, but since Matsudaira Aoki had given the order, she, as a ninja, had to obey.

But as long as he obeys, Taiyi can only hope to get a good look from her in his dreams.

However, it seems that this man has never even glanced at her the whole way!

Thinking of this, A-Xia unconsciously began to examine her entire body.

Arms as white as lotus roots, legs without an ounce of excess fat, encased in fishnet stockings.

Well, needless to say, her looks are definitely a perfect 100.

so......

"Hey, do you like men? You're prettier than most women...!"

click!

A-Xia felt a flash of light in her eyes, and then the hair on her body stood on end, and her body stiffened so she couldn't move.

Her eyes shifted downwards, and she saw that only the roots of the foxtail grass in her mouth remained, which deeply shocked her.

"That samurai's sword...it's so fast!"

But the next second, her eyes narrowed into crescent moons, a sly smile appeared on her face, and she quickly followed after him.

That's incredibly powerful! This journey might be quite interesting.

"Hey, I just asked you a question..."

"This is it, Hibara Village, located near Mount Ōtake."

Taiichi gripped the hilt of his sword with his left hand, gazing ahead at the village where scarecrows in the fields and colorful coins hung around the houses.

Before joining the Demon Slayer Corps, Inosuke Hashibira lived in Mount Ōtake, which is located in Tama County.

More importantly, by asking Jingyilang to gather information, he learned that there was a religion called "Eternal Bliss Cult" in Hihara Village.

Although the manga doesn't explicitly state where Doma is, Taichi deduces it from other information.

Inosuke's mother, Kotoha, brought Inosuke to the Gokuraku-kyō in Doma on a snowy day in order to escape her abusive husband.

Even if Kotoha wasn't in Hihara Village, she must be in a nearby village. Otherwise, the mother and son would have frozen to death long ago if they were dressed so lightly and the journey was too long.

Although Inosuke fell into the water, Tang Sanzang had a wooden basin, but he didn't, so he couldn't drift very far and didn't go beyond the range of Mount Otake.

"So, what exactly are we here for?"

Ah-Xia bent down, stretched her neck out, and blocked Tai-Yi's way, asking relentlessly.

"Of course we're going to pray for blessings. This mission is so dangerous, how can we succeed without divine protection?"

After saying that, he covered Ah Xia's face with his big hand and pushed her aside.

The latter then stood up straight, stomping his feet in anger, but still chose to follow.

Inside the main hall of the Blissful Religion.

Taiyi and Axia were sitting on the ground, looking at the handsome man lying across them with seven-colored pupils. They put their hands together and made a sincere wish.

A-Xia was completely bewildered, her mind blank, having no idea what Tai-Yi was doing. Meanwhile, Tai-Yi opened the system and began checking the data of the person in front of him.

Name: Doumo

Age: 186

[Life span:? ? ? 】

[Essence: 5328.4]

Qi and Blood: 4277.1

【God Soul: 87.8】

Holy crap...

"These attribute values ​​are a bit too exaggerated, aren't they? How did the characters in the original work manage to defeat Douma?"

"Besides, if Doma is so strong, and he's currently Upper Moon 6, then how strong must Upper Moon 2, that Weeping Gyuki, be?"

"What's worse is that I think I might have... gone a little too far with my boasting."

Taiyi suppressed the urge to complain, feeling both headache and embarrassment, and tried his best to calm himself down so that the other person wouldn't see his shock.

"You seem... a little scared?"

Doma slowly sat up cross-legged, resting his chin on one hand, tilting his head and looking at the two people in front of him with great interest.

He was perfectly calm just now, so why did his heart suddenly skip a beat?

Interesting, really interesting. Do you recognize who I am?

A glint of light flashed across the seven-colored pupils, and the corners of Douma's mouth slowly turned up as he awaited the other's reply.

"I am indeed somewhat afraid, Your Excellency."

Taiyi spoke the truth.

"Oh? Could it be that you recognize...?"

Doma's grin widened, and with a simple tap of his other finger on his knee, two ice puppets resembling him, each holding a fan, instantly materialized behind Taichi and Aya.

"Yes, I think that so-called Heavenly Principle Sect is a cult!"

Taiyi said indignantly.

"what?"

Doma was completely dumbfounded; his hand and chin momentarily shifted, and he was lucky he didn't hurt his back.

He then subtly moved his fingers, causing the ice sculpture to silently disintegrate into the air.

"I am the personal bodyguard of Lord Matsudaira Aoki, a young man of the shogunate, and also a thief and warrior. This time, I am going to Yamabe District of the Yamato-Koriyama Domain to join the daimyo in eradicating the heretical cult Tenrikyo."

"Speaking of this Heavenly Principle Sect, well..."

"In short, this time we've decided to mobilize a thousand men, along with arquebuses and cannons! We must raze the Heavenly Principle Sect to the ground!"

"My Lord, will I succeed this time?"

Taiyi clenched his fist and swung it violently at the air in front of his chest, his lips pressed tightly together, and a fierce expression appeared on his face.

Thousands of people? Arsenals? Cannons?!

Douma's emotions, which had remained undisturbed for many years, actually stirred slightly at this moment.

Finally, he stepped down from the lotus throne, straightened the hat on his head (similar to the one worn by Tang Sanzang in the Journey to the West version), slowly walked to Taiyi, placed his hand on Taiyi's head, and said earnestly:

"Go ahead and do it bravely. If you really do it, I guarantee you will succeed."

"Lord Taiyi, I will protect you."

"Thank you for your blessing, Your Excellency."

Taiyi clasped his hands together, his face very devout, but a slight smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

......

In the middle of Sanfeng Mountain, on a clearing surrounded by mountains, sits a shrine.

This is the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps, and also the residence of Keiya Ubuyashiki.

Keiya was sitting or lying on the tatami mat, with a blanket covering his thighs, listening to his wife, Tanmo, read aloud a letter from Rengoku Matsujuro containing information about Taiichi.

Lean less.

"Lord Taiichi is quite an interesting person. He actually managed to make that Yoshiwara demon stop eating people and start eating corpses instead."

"Also, does gunpowder frighten ghosts? That's useful information, and I'm sure it will come in handy someday."

呖~

While I was talking to my wife, a peacock with a long tail and blue feathers all over its body was looking around with its head held high, like a king among birds.

The Kasugai crow that was perched next to Keiya, upon seeing the blue peacock, involuntarily hopped to his side, trembling uncontrollably, looking somewhat frightened.

"Don't be afraid, it's your partner too, and it will be leaving here soon."

Keizai stroked the raven's feathers and said gently.

"My lord, that guy named Taiichi hasn't fulfilled his promise yet. Are we just going to hand over the Peacock, and... and the Water Breathing Technique to him like this?"

A samurai, kneeling in a seated position on the threshold, with short hair, wearing a blue haori embroidered with two vines as his crest, and two swords beside him, spoke with a somewhat resentful tone.

"Lord Nijo Tadatoshi, we cannot use such a thing to hinder Taiichi." Keiya turned his head, looking at the current water pillar with his slightly cloudy eyes, and continued:

"Anyone who can kill demons and wants to kill demons is our friend, even if they are not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps."

"You are of royal lineage, so you should understand what I mean."

"I apologize, I was being narrow-minded."

Looking at the terminally ill Keiya, Mizuhashi Nijo Tadatoshi suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if someone were squeezing it.

Then, he lowered his head in shame and said:

"My lord, I will respect your will and entrust this peacock and the Breath of Water to... to Taiichi!"

"Thank you so much for your help."

Qingzai smiled and nodded in thanks, while Danmo, standing beside him, also bowed his head in thanks.