Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Seeing that the dangerous Ghost Moon had been beheaded, Asuka decided to go and check on the red-haired boy.

Suddenly, the demon's body began to move on its own.

"Think you've beaten me?"

The evil spirit staggered to its feet, pulled on a spider silk, and pulled its severed head to its side!

"Unfortunately, I severed my own neck with spider silk at the last moment!"

"I haven't been this angry in a long time... I'm going to torture you and your sister to death!"

"Blood Demon Art: Killing Eye Cage!"

Lei pressed his head back onto his neck, and the blood-red spider silk in his hand gathered again, tightly binding Tanjiro, who was lying on the ground unable to move!

In the blink of an eye, he will be cut into pieces!

Whoosh-!

A flash of emerald green light appeared.

Swish! !

In an instant, the exhausted Blood Demon Art was completely shattered and turned to ashes.

To Kizuki's astonishment, Asuka Kaze arrived and stood between him and Tanjiro.

Very strong... Asuka judged in her heart.

Not only is he more powerful than the female ghost from before, but even the Ghost Moon that night didn't have such a dangerous aura.

"You're a lower-ranking soldier? You seem more formidable than the guy from before."

This nonchalant tone clearly enraged the Lower Moon Demon, causing his body to tremble with anger:

"One by one, they get in my way! Blood Demon Art: Thread Reincarnation!!"

An even more terrifying demonic aura coalesced into a form, and sharper, more ferocious spider silk formed an impenetrable web of killing intent, slashing towards Tanjiro and Asuka in front of them!

Asuka could sense that this move was extremely powerful, and that it would probably be impossible to block without using the spiritual pressure of the slash.

call....

Spiritual pressure began to gather, and the monstrous beast began to tremble.

Just as he was preparing to unleash his full power, a figure descended from the sky.

The person was wearing a strangely colored haori, one side of which was pure red, and the other side was a tricolor of yellow, orange and green with tortoise shell patterns.

Her low ponytail fluttered in the wind, and her pair of sea-blue eyes were cold and ruthless.

"You did a good job holding on until I came. Now you can leave it to me."

Clang—!

The blue Nichirin Blade was suddenly drawn, its imposing presence startling even the birds.

"Water Breathing - Eleventh Form..."

"Nagi."

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The blade's light, like the still, waveless surface of water under the moon, instantly spread into a domain of sword energy.

From an ordinary person's perspective, the man simply stood there quietly, exuding a dangerous aura.

But from Asuka's perspective...

Spiritual pressure surged in front of the opponent! It was a domain formed by extremely fast sword strikes!

"So what if it's the Eleventh Type! I want it..."

Swish!

The exhausted Blood Demon Art and roar were easily shattered.

Swish! !

Before he could even react, he was shattered.

This time, however, he didn't have time to cut himself with spider silk; his head was easily severed by the opponent's Nichirin Blade.

It's as simple as... breathing.

The bird was somewhat surprised.

He told himself that he wasn't incapable of fighting this Ghost Moon, but it wouldn't be easy. Even without getting injured, it would take several rounds to determine the victor.

Is he a Pillar? Is this what a Pillar-level swordsman is like? Thinking of this, he clenched his fist.

That's not enough! I must become stronger!

He then turned his gaze to Tanjiro, who was lying on the ground in shock, and began to plot.

As the head of Lower Moon Five rapidly turned to dust, this fierce battle finally came to an end.

The man sheathed his sword, turned around, and gave Fei Niao a simple nod in greeting.

"A beautiful battle, now it's over."

"You saw it?"

"No, I just sensed a ghostly aura from afar."

"...You're very strong, can you teach me?"

"...You and I are different."

The two people, who spoke equally coldly, exchanged a few words as if they were exchanging pleasantries, creating an awkward atmosphere.

The man then lowered his head and stared at Tanjiro for a long time, as if he were recalling something.

Finally, when he saw the girl in Tanjiro's arms, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

"You were from that time..."

Just then, a delicate, almost ethereal fragrance of wisteria blossoms quietly wafted through the air, diluting the stench of blood in the air.

The butterfly-patterned haori fluttered slightly in the night breeze, and a sword light flashed like lightning as it pierced towards the girl who was biting a bamboo tube!

clang--!!

The man immediately swung his knife to block the sudden stabbing attack!

"Huh?"

The questioning voice of the person who drew the sword sounded somewhat familiar to Fei Niao.

Upon closer inspection, the figure slowly landing... was none other than the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho!

"Why are you blocking my way, Mr. Tomioka?" Shinobu Kocho turned around with a smile, noticing Asuka beside her.

"And isn't this Mr. Asuka? Long time no see, how have you been?"

However, she had no intention of engaging in any further pleasantries with Asuka; her pair of purple eyes remained fixed on the female demon pinned beneath the young Tanjiro.

This was the first time Asuka had seen her Nichirin Blade drawn—it was thin and long, with the blade completely missing, only a cold glint on the tip flashing in the moonlight, radiating a dangerous glow.

Can a knife like this kill ghosts?

"Mr. Tomioka, please step aside." Her smile remained unchanged as she pointed her sword at Tanjiro with suspicion. "The girl under that child, isn't she a demon? The Demon Slayer Corps' duty is to slay demons, you know."

After saying that, her figure flashed again in a strange way, and the next second she appeared above Tanjiro's head, the tip of her sword pointing directly at Nezuko!

clang--!!

Another clang of metal clashed, but this time it was Mr. Tomioka, standing next to Asuka, who was surprised.

Asuka stretched past the raccoon dog and blocked Shinobu Kocho's stab.

"Oh dear, Mr. Asuka, what's wrong? Is it just my imagination, but you seem to resemble Mr. Tomioka a bit?"

"I'm sorry, Senior Shinobu, I still have questions for this boy, so I can't let you harm him or his family for the time being."

Asuka had already learned about the relationship between the two from Rui, and his thoughts were simple:

If the girl in Tanjiro's arms were killed, he probably wouldn't be in the mood to tell him about swordsmanship for a while.

Even if it's a ghost, please wait until I finish asking my questions before executing it.

Shinobu Kocho lightly stepped back, her voice still sweet but tinged with anger: "You can't do that, you'll be hated by everyone just like Mr. Tomioka."

The Mr. Tomioka she mentioned is none other than Giyu Tomioka, one of the current Nine Pillars, standing before Asuka.

Yoshiyuki Tomioka remained silent, meeting the other person's gaze.

Shinobu Kocho, who had expected him to explain his actions, was patiently listening, suppressing her murderous intent towards the demon, when she heard him speak:

"I am not disliked."

The ravens in the trees fell silent.

"...I'm sorry, Mr. Tomioka, it seems you don't realize you're disliked...I said something unnecessary, I'm really sorry."

...Now even the usually sociable bird fell silent.

It seems that Mr. Tomioka and Shinobu Kocho are not very familiar with each other.

"Can you still move?"

Giyu Tomioka didn't seem to care much. He suddenly spoke to Tanjiro behind him, who, though not yet understanding what was going on, immediately replied:

"able!"

"Take your sister and run!" Giyu Tomioka's demeanor turned serious as he warily glanced at Shinobu Kocho, who was poised to pounce, and turned to Asuka, saying:

"Can I ask you for a favor?"

"Okay, I also need to talk to him."

Driven by the instinct to survive and his deep concern for his sister, Tanjiro, who was heavily injured behind them, suddenly unleashed the last of his strength, hugged Nezuko tightly, and rushed headlong into the dense forest below the mountain!

Asuka followed closely behind Tanjiro, intending to ask him more about the Fire Sword Form once they were far away from the area.

"Ara?" Shinobu's attention was instantly drawn, and she moved slightly, her haori swaying as she prepared to chase after him. "That's against the team rules, isn't it?"

clang!!

Sparks flew as Giyu Tomioka once again blocked Shinobu Kocho's sword strike with his Nichirin Blade.

Even Shinobu Kocho, who had been maintaining a smile, couldn't help but lower her ever-present upturned lips and look calmly at Giyu Tomioka:

"It seems you're serious, Mr. Tomioka."

"I never expected that a Pillar would actually protect a demon..."