Chapter 146: Four-Armed Roy x Goldie Sprouts a Leg
"Thank you all for coming to the Demon Slayer Corps Final Selection tonight..."
The Final Selection at Mount Fujikasane officially began with Roy's entry.
Ten minutes later, with Roy's exit, the Final Selection at Mount Fujikasane was declared over.
The boy's flame-wreathed training blade became the nightmare of every demon on the mountain. Using En to pinpoint each demon's location, he moved through the forest like a scythe through wheat, harvesting their lives one by one.
[Notification: Life Energy +2 +3 +1 +2 +3...]
The panel notifications chimed incessantly. The candidates following Roy didn't even get a chance to draw their swords. They watched dumbfounded as the boy chopped his way deeper into the forest, until he encountered a "big one"!
Their expressions instantly turned to horror.
RUMBLE...
The earth trembled. A massive creature, its body encased in dozens of arms, slowly lumbered into view. It spotted Roy instantly, recognizing the fox mask Sakonji Urokodaki had given him before his departure.
"Hee hee hee... Another one? My cute little fox! What year of the Meiji era is it now?"
" The year of your death." Sching—
A flaming sword-light flashed. Before the Hand Demon could even process the boy's words, its head, heavily protected by multiple arms, was sent flying. Its sickly green eyes rolled, not yet realizing what had happened, as its life flashed before its eyes in a hazy blur.
"Why did it turn out like this?"
"Why... I'm so scared, big brother... Big brother... why did I eat you?"
Every demon's past hides an untold tragedy.
Thud.
The Hand Demon's head hit the ground, glaring hatefully at Roy, before its massive body turned to ash and vanished into the night. Back on Sagiri Mountain, Sabito, Makomo, and the others, who were eating dinner with Sakonji Urokodaki, suddenly paused, gazing towards Mount Fujikasane...
The boy sheathed his sword and stood silently for a moment.
The panel notification sounded again.
[Notification: Life Energy +20]
[Magical Beast Encyclopedia... Recording...]
[Demon: D- Rank Creature]
[Physique: 87 (Note: Average person is 1)]
[Blood Demon Art: [Limb Regeneration]... Extracted...]
A sudden itch under his ribs... like wings trying to sprout. Roy suppressed the urge to unfurl his "four arms" and turned to leave.
Swish— The candidates parted like the Red Sea, clearing a path for him as if rehearsed.
He walked unhurriedly. Though he didn't seem to be moving fast, each step left an afterimage, and he vanished in the blink of an eye.
When he reappeared, he was standing before Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
"It's over."
"It's over..."
"Amane."
The scroll containing "all intelligence on demons" was offered again.
This time, the boy didn't refuse. He took it in his hand, activated "Conjuration," and "constructed" the scroll in his mind...
Specks of light appeared, like fireflies dancing in the wisteria-lit night. Before the eyes of Kagaya Ubuyashiki, his wife Amane, and the Stone Hashira Gyomei Himejima, the scroll dissolved into countless particles of light and was "Conjured" by Roy into the Hunter world!
"Giyu, I never heard you mention your junior brother possessed such means?"
Giyu Tomioka: "..."
Pretending not to notice Kagaya's gaze, he maintained his cool demeanor, remaining silent.
"Namu Amida Butsu..." Gyomei Himejima chanted, his large hand working his prayer beads, varying in speed. For the first time, a crack appeared in his compassionate heart.
Thus have I heard, all suffering is born of attachment. Neither created nor destroyed, neither defiled nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing.
When one's perception is shattered, and one forces oneself to calm down, the only thing left is acceptance.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki suddenly recalled Sakonji Urokodaki's assessment of the boy before him—If anyone in the world can kill Muzan Kibutsuji, it will surely be my disciple, Eiichiro Kamado. He looked at Roy with emotion. "I suppose there's no need to forge a Nichirin Blade for you."
The "Crimson Blade," wreathed in raging flames, was far hotter than even Kyojuro's. He could already imagine the splendid expression on the Rengoku boy's face when he met this one.
Indeed. "My training blade is enough." Roy's gaze swept across Kagaya, Gyomei, and finally Giyu, giving him a slight nod. He turned to leave, heading back the way he came.
"Gentlemen, the mountains and rivers meet; we shall meet again..."
Whoosh~ The night wind blew, swaying the "Hanafuda earrings" dangling from the boy's ears.
Watching the moonlight stretch the boy's shadow long... Kagaya Ubuyashiki, along with Giyu Tomioka and Gyomei Himejima, stood rooted to the spot, their gazes following the boy until he disappeared, unable to recover for a long time.
"This night is destined to be extraordinary." After a long while, Kagaya Ubuyashiki narrowed his eyes in a smile, speaking dreamily. "Giyu, Gyomei, I have a feeling that our thousand-year wish is finally coming to an end."
Who will end it?
Giyu Tomioka and Gyomei Himejima exchanged a glance. They already had the answer in their hearts.
[Notification: "Life Energy" +15...]
The next day.
Hunter World. Zaban City. Inside the riverside hotel.
When Roy opened his eyes again, leaving the Demon Slayer world... this dream session had lasted an hour longer than the last. Also...
Based on the "intelligence" provided by Kagaya Ubuyashiki, he had hunted five more demons over two nights, successfully replenishing the "Life Energy" he had emptied yesterday back up to "35 points."
He rolled out of bed. The movement was so sudden it nearly threw Goldie off. The fat crow blearily opened its beady eyes. Seeing him heading for the bathroom again, it flapped its wings, determined to fly down and stay far away from that cursed room.
Instead, it stuck its butt out and tumbled headfirst onto the soft bed, looking thoroughly ridiculous.
Roy rolled his eyes at it, intending to ignore it, but his gaze paused. On the crow's fluffy belly, he saw a faint "pointy bit"... He grabbed the bird and examined it closely. The "pointy bit" appeared to be... a third leg!
Goldie... is evolving?
Thoughtful, Roy immediately opened the "Nen Beast" panel.
[Three-Legged Golden Crow: Goldie]
[Status: Fledgling (100/100,000 → 200/100,000)]
[Rank: S+]
[Aura Output: D+ (964/10,000 → 2034/10,000)]
[Potential Aura: ?]
[Racial Talents: Sun Chaser (Awaiting Activation)... Control Solar Flame: lv1 (25/1000 → 150/1000)... Sun Chariot (Awaiting Activation)]
[Evaluation: A growth-type Nen Beast with infinite potential.]
It really is... growing!
A "Nen Beast" is rooted in the "Nen user." The stronger the user, the stronger the beast.
Roy thought of Neferpitou's "Doctor Blythe," his grandfather Zeno's "Dragon Dive," Netero's "100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva"... Goldie wasn't nearly as strong as those yet, but in terms of "potential"...
The word [Infinite] said it all!
"Extra food for breakfast."
"Caw!"
Goldie rolled around on the bed in excitement. Roy smiled, letting it celebrate as a reward. He used the morning time to hide in the bathroom and add his points...
[Notification: "Physique" +35]
[Current Physique: 204.8 → 239.8]
Nngh... A muffled groan escaped him.
Shedding "yesterday's skin," donning "today's new clothes"... When the tide-like pain receded...
Roy had visibly grown another centimeter. He exhaled lightly, expanded his ribs, and suddenly, two arms extended from beneath his armpits!
Looking in the mirror: four arms!
Knock... knock... knock...
"Young Master, are you awake?"
"Come in."
Creeak~ The door opened. Gotoh walked in, holding his phone. He looked up and saw... Roy, shirtless, using two arms to squeeze toothpaste and two arms to wash his face.
Clatter~
The phone slipped from his hand...
Thud.
And hit the floor.
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