Demon Slayer: Starting with the Kingdom

"From this moment on, you will become my incarnation, and Tsugukuni Mitsuha will be your only name."

What an amazing coincidence it is to share the same name as one's ancestor, isn't it?

From this day forward, I will borrow your eyes and your body, and I will bestow upon you unparalleled talent, granting you all the fine virtues that the world desires: wisdom, kindness, steadfastness, composure, calmness, and decisiveness.

You will become my substitute in the daytime, and together we will become the savior that the demon hunters crave, leading them to the end they desire.

May I have a wonderful experience in this process, and may you have a sweet dream.

As soon as she finished speaking, Mitsuha took out a picture book from her person and gently placed it in the girl's arms.

This book was originally written by Mitsuha at the request of a butterfly hundreds of years ago. It is a complete guide to breathing techniques and contains detailed sword moves related to the sun, moon, and five basic breathing techniques.

Unfortunately, for various reasons, Mitsuha was ultimately unable to send the picture book out.

Since then, this picture book has remained in her possession, and she never expected it to come in handy today...

"Alright, everything is arranged. Next, we just need to figure out a way to get a demon to lure a demon hunter over, and everything will proceed smoothly."

"Your Holiness, is this really enough? Do we really not need to do anything else?"

Following Mitsuha's departing footsteps, Doma turned back to look at the girl still fast asleep in the cold wind and asked curiously.

"Knight Doma, I have done everything I was supposed to do."

I have just revised the cause and effect of this child according to the script we had previously designed.

Believe me, from this moment on, her fate will be completely different from the past.

She is now my incarnation; through the datura flower within her, I can control her thoughts and actions at any time.

She, or rather… 'we', will inevitably move forward in that predetermined direction, becoming the 'chosen ones' that all demon hunters dream of. It's truly something to look forward to.

Nowadays, Mitsuha's Blood Demon Art is no longer limited to the area around her.

With a small datura flower, she can open up a new realm anywhere far from herself.

And from a great distance, remotely perceive all the movements happening within this domain, and manipulate the causal lines of all humans within this domain.

If Mitsuha were to integrate the datura flower into a human's body, she would be able to remotely control everything about that human, including their thoughts and actions, essentially turning them into her puppet.

In other words, if Mitsuha wanted to, she wouldn't even have to fight herself.

She could remotely control a human, imbued with her talents and experience, using her mandala flower to fight the demon hunters.

Even if these humans are killed, for Mitsuha, it's just the loss of a puppet body; she can create another one at any time.

The entire process will not cause any damage to her body.

Moreover, since the three-leafed datura flower is hidden deep within these humans, she doesn't need to worry that her Blood Demon Art will be broken by direct sunlight.

Without a doubt, she has taken another step on the path to becoming a "god".

This is one of the new abilities that Mitsuha has developed in the last two hundred years.

Yes, just "one of".

"Oh! As expected of the Holy Maiden! She can do such an incredible thing so easily!"

"But won't the gods notice your direct interference in that little girl's karma?"

"It still has maximum emotional value," Douma asked curiously.

To this, Mitsuha simply smiled and explained:

"Knight Doma, I have said it many times: God is not omnipotent, and He does not know that we are here right now."

Moreover, this time I used the ability of 'causal overwriting'.

I have completely overwritten the original cause and effect on that girl with the new cause and effect.

It's like giving her a perfect disguise. As long as my flower is still inside that girl's body, in the eyes of the gods, she is a perfectly normal being.

After all, my power and the authority of the gods originate from the same source, don't they?

This is perhaps the most terrifying aspect of Mitsuha's "causal rewriting".

Unlike her initial act of divination, which was easily detected and interfered with by the gods, her actions were different.

Mitsuha's cause-and-effect rewriting is entirely about covering the old with the new, so as long as she does it properly, she can completely deceive the gods.

Just like that farmer back then, Mitsuha is now able to quietly change a person's fate right under the nose of the gods.

She is truly advancing toward the realm of "gods," constantly seizing the authority that originally belonged only to the gods.

Well, no wonder the gods saw her as a thorn in their side...

"Alright~ The roles have been chosen, and the 'protagonist' should be in place now."

Next, my main body will return to Infinite City, where I will remotely control the child's body.

"Knight Doma, the rest of the story's progression is entirely in your hands now, okay?"

"No problem! Please rest assured, Your Holiness!"

"Oh my gosh~ This is the first time in hundreds of years that I'm experiencing the life of a demon slayer. I'm really looking forward to it..."

As she said this, Mitsuha suddenly turned to look at the smiling Doma beside her and asked curiously:

"Speaking of which, Knight Doma, are you really not planning to take on a role for yourself in this play?"

"If you want, I can easily find you a 'human body,' it just means temporarily sharing my Blood Demon Arts abilities. I can easily do that..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Mitsuha conjured another black datura flower in her hand. She raised her hand and presented the flower to Doma.

That's right, this is the second new ability that Mitsuha has developed in the past two hundred years.

Through this small datura flower, she is now able to share her Blood Demon Arts abilities with others.

Moreover, there are no restrictions on this sharing. With Mitsuha's permission, the person holding this datura flower can use all the Blood Demon Arts abilities she has developed so far, except for "Secondary Sharing".

However, it should be noted that all the consumption of these items is charged to Mitsuha, as it depletes her physical strength.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty, but I still prefer being a director to an actor."

Looking down at the datura flower that Mitsuha offered him, Doma smiled and shook his head, indicating his refusal.

"Really……"

Mitsuha narrowed her eyes slightly upon hearing this, but said nothing more, and the datura flower in her hand instantly vanished.

"Alright then, whatever makes you happy."

[He only wants to observe, not participate... Is his heart still completely empty...?]

[Damn it, everyone around me is a 'problem child'...]

Chapter 131 Mitsuha Tsugikuni's combat strength is at least over ten thousand...

Returning to Fujikasayama, the final swordsman selection has begun.

All the prospective swordsmen participating in this selection crossed the mountain gate and headed deeper into Mount Fujikasa.

This naturally includes Mitsuha Tsugikuni, who is highly regarded by the Demon Slayer Corps.

Mitsuha Tsugikuni was originally a homeless child. It was only after a chance encounter with Sakonji Urokodaki, the former Water Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, that she finally learned her true identity.

It turns out that her ancestors were the legendary swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps who used the original Breathing Technique.

It turns out that she possesses unparalleled talent and is a born demon hunter.

When asked by her master and the Demon Slayer Corps members to stay with the Demon Slayer Corps, Mitsuha Tsugikuni agreed without hesitation.

There was no other reason; she simply felt it was something she should do.

As a descendant of the swordsmen of the Initial Breathing Technique, and possessing this talent, she should naturally strive to make the world a better place.

She will become a demon hunter who can rival her ancestors, and she will lead everyone to defeat the legendary demon king and slay him!

And let's start with the final swordsman selection!

Okay, all of the above are fabricated personal introductions.

Now, it's time to tell the truth.

She, "Jiguo Sanye", originally did not have her own name.

On the surface, she is a descendant of a swordsman with unparalleled talent in the Initial Breathing Technique, and a rising star on whom the Demon Slayer Corps places high hopes.

But in reality, she is a human incarnation controlled by Upper Moon One, the most powerful and terrifying of the Twelve Demon Moons, known as the "Karmic Demon"!

The rising star of the Demon Slayer Corps, the descendant of the legendary first breathing technique swordsman, is actually the human form of the Upper Moon One of the Twelve Demon Moons!

This body does indeed carry the blood of the nation, but the real her has no talent for breathing techniques whatsoever.

She should have frozen to death in the cold wind that night. It was Mitsuha Tsugikuni's whim that gave her these talents and past that she didn't have, gave her this new name, and made her Mitsuha Tsugikuni's substitute in the Demon Slayer Corps.

With the help of the black datura flower buried within her body, the will of Mitsuha Tsugikuni, whose true form is far away in the Infinite Castle, is currently controlling everything about this body.

[That's right, that's right, a rising star should look like a rising star.]

[For over four hundred years, this is the first time I've participated in the final selection for the Demon Slayer. Let me think...]

"Ugh! Help! Help!"

"Damn it! I'm not participating in the selection! Let me out! Let me out now!"

Controlling this body, and looking at the swordsman who was about to be killed by the evil spirit not far away, Mitsuha had a very good idea.

Let's be good kids this once and save all these poor little creatures!

Most of the prospective swordsmen participating in the final selection were facing demons for the first time.

No matter how many times they have trained before, only when they truly face the demons for the first time and fight against these inhuman creatures can they personally experience the completely different sense of oppression they bring.

Many of these people found it difficult to overcome their primal fear and were ultimately murdered.

This is why the survival rate of the final swordsman selection is so low every year.

this is not right.

Mitsuha made her own judgment in her mind, following the thought process of a "good child".

This selection mechanism is far too cruel and is rife with the trampling of life.

Why choose such a bloody method when there are clearly more scientific selection methods to be designed?

In any case, she could not stand idly by and watch this happen.

She has to save everyone in this selection process.

Because she has the ability, she has to do it!

The chosen one should be so righteous and kind!

A blazing flame erupted from the blade, and with a casual swing of the Sun Breathing technique, Mitsuba decapitated the demon with a single, light slash.

[Oh, I see. So this is what it feels like to slay demons using breathing techniques?]

[The feel is completely different from chopping someone; it doesn't have that soft-yet-hard sensation. It's like cutting butter with a hot knife—the overall feel is incredibly smooth, and it's surprisingly pleasant to the touch...]

Yes, the breath of the sun.

By altering cause and effect, Mitsuha not only added "unparalleled swordsmanship talent" to this human body, but also "perfect compatibility with the Breath of the Sun."

it is necessary.

As the "chosen one," how could he not even know how to use the basic breathing technique?

Some people may be worried about this, as the Demon Slayer Corps has not known the Origin Breathing Technique for hundreds of years.

Her playful antics with Doma brought the Initial Breathing Technique back to the Demon Slayer Corps. Could this have indirectly strengthened the Demon Slayer Corps?

Mitsuha must give a serious answer to this.

Yes, it will be enhanced.

It would probably increase the Demon Slayer Corps' fighting power from "one" in the past few hundred years to "ten".

That's ten times more, isn't that amazing?

Incidentally, Mitsuha believes her combat power is at least 10,000.

In the mind of almost every demon hunter lies an unrealistic fantasy; they subconsciously believe that—

The initial breathing technique is very powerful, far more powerful than any other breathing technique.