Demon Slayer: Starting with the Kingdom

Yes, the most perfect.

At least, that was true before he brought disaster to the people here once again.

(This chapter is an extra chapter, which serves as a supplement to Yoriichi's personal storyline in this book. Since it was deemed inappropriate to include it in the main plot, it was written as a side story...)

(If I encounter a similar situation again, I will try to arrange it in this way, meow.)

(I feel like I've been working really hard lately, meow)

Chapter 59 [Blood Demon Art: Fate Rewriting]

While the neck is a fatal weakness for demons, it doesn't mean they will die instantly the moment their necks are severed.

In fact, almost all demons can survive for a short while longer after their necks are severed by a Nichirin Blade.

If, during this time, the evil spirit reattaches its neck, their death process may even stop instantly.

This also means that Mitsuha will not die immediately after Yoriichi cuts off her neck; she can still survive for a very short period of time.

Then, she cast the second effect of her Blood Demon Art.

That's right, Mitsuha's Blood Demon Art isn't limited to just "Causal Flower Plucking".

In addition, it has another ability called "Fate Overwrite".

This is an ability that Mitsuha has never told any human about before, nor has she ever demonstrated it in any battle.

Unlike "Causal Flower Picking," which focuses on modifying the causal lines in humans.

The effect of “fate rewriting” is not on the causal line, but rather on a specific phenomenon.

It grants Mitsuha the power to pinpoint a specific phenomenon within her domain and to overwrite or replace that phenomenon with reality.

To illustrate with a practical example, when Mitsuha is beheaded within her own territory, she can activate her "Fate Overwrite" ability.

Anchoring to the self that was not beheaded a moment ago, and then overwriting and replacing it with the self that has been beheaded in reality at this moment, thereby achieving the effect of distorting and modifying reality.

This is genuine, life-changing power.

Of course, this ability also has its limitations.

Besides being extremely energy-consuming, like "Cause and Effect Flower Picking", the effect of "Fate Rewriting" is also limited to her domain.

The reality outside this realm is something Mitsuha cannot replicate either.

Furthermore, her "rewriting" can only be a way of taking "phenomena" that have already existed or occurred in reality and rewriting the "phenomena" of the present.

In other words, she can only use the "past" to overwrite the "present," she cannot use the "future" to overwrite the "present."

At the same time, if a creature is confirmed dead outside her domain, Mitsuba will also be unable to revive it using her overwrite ability.

After all, the essence of her Blood Demon Art ultimately stemmed from the theft of divine authority, so once the result of her death was confirmed by the gods, she naturally could not change it.

Conversely, if someone dies within her domain, as long as they never leave her domain, Mitsuha can bring them back to life!

Even if the other party leaves her domain, the cause and effect of "life" will still be maintained and will not be modified by the gods.

Without a doubt, Mitsuha already possessed this Blood Demon Art ability on the very night she first transformed into a demon.

The reason she never used its effects or mentioned its existence to any being other than Muzan for the next several decades was for one simple reason—

Because Mitsuha's mind is very clear.

From the moment she decided to become a demon, she knew that there would likely be a battle between her and her brother, who was the son of God.

She had already prepared herself mentally for this.

Rewriting Fate—this was a deadly move she had prepared specifically for her elder brother.

To prevent this deadly move from being exposed prematurely, to keep it from being detected by the gods, and to catch Yoriichi off guard at this crucial and fatal moment, Mitsuha kept this move hidden for decades.

Of course, Mitsuha is not trying to rewrite Yoriichi's story.

After all, for a human like Yoriichi, who is watched closely by the gods the whole time and exists almost like a puppet, even if it is just a slight rewriting of the cause and effect phenomenon, Mitsuha must pay a huge price.

Yoriichi is the true blade of the gods; she cannot move it.

The person she truly wanted to rewrite, from the very beginning, was herself.

On the real street, under Mitsuha's gaze, Yoriichi finally moved.

In an instant, he drew the black Nichirin Blade from his waist and charged towards her like lightning.

Even though he is over sixty years old, his speed is still incredibly fast, no different from when he was young.

Even with Mitsuha's current eyesight, she could only vaguely catch a glimpse of a fiery red afterimage.

With a try-it-out attitude, Mitsuha used her ability of causal flower-picking on Yoriichi, who was sprinting forward.

What she chose to interfere with was Yoriichi's thought process in drawing his sword.

Mitsuha still wanted to try and see if she could influence Yoriichi's thinking.

After all, compared to the fixed cause and effect within us, human thought is always complex and changeable, and is also the most easily influenced.

If she could truly change anything about Yoriichi, she believed it would be Yoriichi's way of thinking.

With the full force of the Blood Demon Art, Mitsuha did indeed succeed for a moment.

Almost at the same time she activated her ability, Yoriichi's sword did indeed deviate slightly.

But in the next instant, he adjusted the angle of his blade again and aimed at her neck once more.

This change was so brief that it didn't even qualify as a disturbance.

[Just as I expected...]

Mitsuha sighed softly to herself.

In the next instant, Yoriichi's sword was already in front of her.

Whether out of confidence or for some other reason, this time, Yoriichi did not activate his Crimson Blade and make his blade scorching red, as he had done decades ago when he killed Muzan.

Instead, he calmly and steadily swung this seemingly ordinary slash.

For Mitsuha, this is a good thing.

After all, Muzan had already experienced the terrifying power of Yoriichi's brother's Crimson Blade decades ago.

Since Yoriichi's brother doesn't plan to use the Crimson Blade right now, she can reduce the energy consumption a bit when she performs the overwriting later...

And so, Mitsuha did not dodge at all, but let Yoriichi sever her neck with his sword.

The next instant, her head flew high off her neck, and Yoriichi, who had just passed her, also stopped in his tracks with his back to her.

Up to this point, everything was still unfolding as Mitsuha had anticipated.

Blood Demon Art: Fate Overwrite!

In that instant, everything within the mandala realm froze.

Amidst the intricate crimson patterns, time seems to be frozen completely.

As Yoriichi prepared to sheathe his sword, Mitsuha, who had been slashed and sent flying into the air, still smiled as she gazed at Yoriichi's head. Everything froze in that instant.

And when time flowed again in the next instant, Mitsuha's head, which had been flying in mid-air, was back on her broken neck intact!

The whole process happened without any warning or sound; her head just suddenly came back in an instant.

Even Yoriichi, who was standing behind her, was completely unaware of this.

Just like the phenomenon of her being beheaded by Yoriichi a moment ago, it was just an illusion caused by seeing things.

If one had to point out anything different, it would be that Mitsuha's face turned deathly pale in that instant.

There's no way around it; altering reality always comes at a high price.

This one copying alone consumed nearly half of her blood; how could her face not be pale?

Okay, let's hurry up.

After all, you only get one chance.

Mitsuha was certain that once Yoriichi realized that her Blood Demon Art still possessed this ability and became wary, given the vast difference in their strength, she would never have a second chance to use it.

Chapter 60 Brother Yoriichi, are you trying to kill yourself?

Everything happened in an instant.

And so, without Yoriichi being aware of what was happening behind him.

With the blessing of the Transparent World, Mitsuha, who had completely concealed her aura, turned around at an extremely fast speed and gently stabbed Yoriichi's heart with her left index finger from behind.

That's right, this is exactly what Mitsuha told Muzan on that night decades ago, the way she might be able to kill Yoriichi.

In summary, it's all about deception.

While having an intimate understanding of Yoriichi's fighting style, Mitsuha deliberately concealed the effects of her Blood Demon Art ability, "Fate Rewriting."

Based on Yoriichi's fighting habits and the characteristics of his own demon form, he devised a battle plan to deceive and ambush.

Mitsuha knew very well that this was not a fair fight.

But no one has ever stipulated that fighting must be fair and square.

No creature in this world could defeat Yoriichi fair and square.

The power of the Son of God is far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

The only way is to exploit his slightest human weakness to deceive and ambush him.

This is the only way.

But, does she really want to do this?

The passage of time suddenly slowed down dramatically at this moment.

Mitsuha, watching Yoriichi who was oblivious to the movement behind him and was still slowly sheathing his sword, her index finger pointing forward, suddenly had this question in her mind.

Is she really going to kill her own brother with her own hands?

In this extremely slow moment, countless thoughts surged into my mind.

They all seemed to be trying to persuade her, explaining why this behavior was wrong, and hoping that she would give it up.

But in the next instant, Mitsuha cleared all these distracting thoughts.

Her gaze hardened once more.

Yes, she had to do it.

Things have come to this point, and in this life-or-death moment, she absolutely cannot back down!

She swore that from this day forward, she would take control of her own destiny!

She will fight back with all her might against anyone who wants to kill her or interfere in her life!

Even if that person is her blood relative!

With unwavering determination, Mitsuha slowly and effortlessly pierced Yoriichi's body with her index finger, as easily as piercing tofu, and then... pierced his heart.

It's all that simple.

Even though he is the son of God and possesses extraordinary power, he is still a mortal.

Even an ordinary little knife could easily pierce his body.

What's more, it's Mitsuha's fingers, which are harder than refined iron.

It was slightly warm to the touch, and my fingertips could feel a pulse like a heartbeat.

As his heart was pierced, Yuan coughed up a mouthful of blood.

He slowly lowered his head, looking at the bloodstains spreading across his left chest with a surprised expression.

This is the first time in the life of the Son of God that he has been injured.

But he was not surprised by his sister's victory after all her calculations.

Instead, they were surprised that... being injured could feel so painful.

It's unbelievable...

There was no shock, no anger, not even fear.