The morning light in Asakusa, filled with the scent of fireworks, dispelled Ryosuke's exhaustion from a night of frantic running.
"Boss, a bowl of noodles!"
Ryosuke sat down at the stall, still with lingering fear.
Who knew the terror he, a straight man, experienced living in Sichuan in his previous life!
Damn it!
Fasting should be used for pooping, you bastard!
After a quick meal, Ryosuke began to stroll through the streets.
It has to be said, compared to those remote towns, Asakusa was indeed much more prosperous.
Street vendors lined up, the shouts, the ringing of rickshaw bells, mixed with the aroma of rice cakes and fried tempura, all filled his ears and nose.
Ryosuke asked several pharmacies and resident doctors, but the responses were either blank stares or wary glances, with no news of Tamayo.
"Tsk, a needle in a haystack."
Ryosuke smacked his lips.
Tamayo could hide for hundreds of years under the noses of Muzan and so many demons, not only relying on Yushiro's Blood Demon Art but also her own extreme caution.
Finding her wouldn't be easy.
Ryosuke sighed, and suddenly, a simple and crude idea surfaced!
If he couldn't find her, then he would make her come to him.
For the next half-day, a strange rumor of illness spread through several lively streets and alleys of Asakusa.
It was about a young stranger seeking medical help, sighing whenever he met someone, and occasionally whispering his troubles to familiar vendors.
"Alas, my elder brother at home has somehow angered some evil spirit. When he gets injured, the wounds heal automatically, and he can go out during the day, looking no different from an ordinary person, it's just..."
He trailed off, his face full of pain.
"Just what?"
The young man lowered his voice even further: "It's just that he can't live without human blood! If he doesn't drink it for a few days, he goes berserk and suffers immensely."
"I've taken him to many famous doctors, but they are all helpless, saying it's a 'soul-separation' strange illness from ancient books... If there's a master who can cure him, we are willing to offer a reward even if it means losing everything we own!"
This news initially spread only in a small circle, but soon, with the embellishment of busybodies, it spread with a touch of the bizarre.
Some scoffed, dismissing it as nonsense.
Others spoke mysteriously, saying it was an encounter with a blood demon.
Some even secretly pointed the stranger to a secluded shrine to try his luck.
Ryosuke, with his superb acting skills, moved back and forth between several street sections, scattering the bait evenly enough.
He silently calculated in his heart.
Given Tamayo's hatred for Muzan and her obsession as a healer...
This rumor of a demon that can overcome sunlight and only needs to drink blood will surely make her bite!
At the same time, Ryosuke also realized a problem.
Yushiro is a demon created by Tamayo, and he is not controlled by Scum Boss Muzan.
If I start looking for the blue spider lily from Tanjiro's family now, and then have Tamayo turn me into a demon... wouldn't I be one step ahead of Trash Boss and become a Jo-level creature like Kars?!
Infinite lifespan, infinite stat points with the system, no longer having to live frugally!
Then wouldn't I be invincible?!
Just as Ryosuke was reveling in his fantasy, the system poured a bucket of cold water on him.
[dog host, wake up, stop dreaming~]
"Huh? What? Do you have a setting that prevents me from becoming a demon?" Ryosuke raised an eyebrow.
[Not really, but I hope you use your dog brain to think carefully~]
"Dog system! You motherf..."
Ryosuke stopped himself from cursing, suddenly realizing.
It's true that Yushiro is a demon created by Tamayo, and he possesses a Blood Demon Art, not controlled by Muzan.
But there's a fatal flaw in this!
That is time and probability!
Tamayo met Yushiro about two hundred years ago.
And in these two hundred years, Tamayo treated countless patients.
Yushiro was certainly not the only one with cancer who didn't want to die.
But in the end, only Yushiro and Chachamaru successfully became demons.
Scum Boss Muzan turning people into demons is just a flick of his wrist, a trivial matter.
But Tamayo, in order to escape Muzan's control, modified her own body.
The concentration of Muzan's blood in her body must be diluted.
The time required to transform a demon back into a human is also exceptionally long.
Moreover, the stronger a person is, the longer it takes to transform into a demon, and it uses Muzan's blood.
Tamayo's is even more out of the question.
If it was so difficult for an ordinary person like Yushiro, let alone myself, who uses Breathing Technique.
Not only is the success rate low, but the time spent is also exceptionally long.
[Hmm~ Not too stupid after all~]
The system yawned.
[If it weren't for this patch by Crocodile-sensei, after Tamayo and Kagaya collaborated before the final battle, disregarding their morals and beliefs, there would have been a huge loophole where Tamayo could turn all the Pillars into demons to fight Muzan.]
[That way, no one would die, and after the battle, Yushiro could use the antidote to turn them back into humans.]
Ryosuke sneered: "You dog system actually read the original story?"
[dog host, how do you think I got the four words "Demon Slayer Corps"?! I'm a die-hard fan!]
Ryosuke rolled his eyes.
It seems the shortcut won't work.
He can only honestly train, slay demons, and grow stronger.
A day later, in the evening, dusk settled.
Just as Ryosuke sat down at a noodle stall, a young man with blue hair and a grumpy expression appeared by the table.
"I heard you're looking for a doctor who can cure strange illnesses?" Yushiro's voice was flat, betraying no emotion.
No!
I must hold back!
I can't laugh yet!
Ryosuke controlled his emotions and spoke with some excitement.
"Do you have a lead?"
"Follow me."
Yushiro spoke and then walked away.
Ryosuke also got up and followed behind him.
The two twisted and turned through small alleys, the surrounding light and scenery subtly distorting.
Clearly, this was a concealment created by Yushiro's Blood Demon Art.
Ahead, a stone wall rippled open like water, cutting off the last trace of the outside world.
Before them was a hidden mansion, surrounded by tall trees that could block out sunlight even during the day.
At this moment, the house door was open.
A woman dressed in an elegant kimono, with her dark hair pulled into a bun, had a gentle face and a temperament like an ancient jade in a deep pool.
Wife!
A top-tier wife!
Before Yushiro could speak, Ryosuke laughed coldly.
"Lady Tamayo, I've heard much about you—"
These words were undoubtedly like throwing a huge stone into a calm pool!
"You?!"
Tamayo's eyes narrowed, and her delicate body instinctively recoiled.
Is he a Demon Slayer? Or a demon sent by Muzan?!
Yushiro's reaction was even more intense.
"Bastard!!!"
A roar filled with shock and anger exploded.
Ryosuke didn't waste words, instantly restraining Yushiro's hands and subduing him to the ground, stomping down hard with his right foot!
Bang!
"Ugh!"
Yushiro groaned in pain, his spine feeling as if it would break!
He instinctively tried to struggle, but the right foot on his back was as heavy as a mountain, and no matter how hard Yushiro tried, he couldn't break free.
Ryosuke didn't even look at him, his gaze fixed on Tamayo the entire time.
The curve of his lips deepened slightly.
"Lady Tamayo, I know about you, and I suggest you don't move."
Ryosuke drew his nichirin blade and plunged it into the ground, the gleaming white blade chilling to the bone.
"If you dare to use your Blood Demon Art, I'll kill him."
"Stop! Let go of Yushiro!"
Tamayo cried out in alarm.
Her hand, hidden in her sleeve, slowly dropped.
"Don't mind me! Lady Tamayo! Run! Go!!!"
Yushiro's eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging on his forehead.
This guy would rather die himself than let Tamayo suffer the slightest harm.
He was truly a top-tier simp; even Feiyang would offer him a cigarette.
Tamayo sighed.
Run? Where could she run to?
This Demon Slayer finding this place and calling out her name clearly meant he came prepared.
And his strength was definitely not something she and Yushiro could contend with.
Several long seconds passed.
Tamayo took a deep breath, as if resigned to her fate, and pulled her hands from her sleeves.
"You win."
Her voice was dry, tinged with exhaustion.
Ever since she escaped Muzan's control, she had been surviving in the cracks between humans and demons.
Muzan wanted to kill her, the defector, and the Demon Slayer Corps wanted to kill demons.
She couldn't integrate into either side, lonely and sorrowful.
"Who are you, and what exactly do you want?"
Watching Tamayo's forced submission, a strange feeling flashed through Ryosuke's heart.
Yushiro, this useless simp... So this is what it feels like to be a cuckolder, it's quite subtle.
Ryosuke raised an eyebrow and smiled, his tone relaxed.
"It's simple, Lady Tamayo, I didn't come here today to hunt you down."
"..."
Tamayo looked at him suspiciously.
Ryosuke continued: "I want to discuss a collaboration with you."
"Collaboration?"
Tamayo clearly didn't believe him.
Damn it!
You, a Demon Slayer, come to a demon's hiding place, then draw your nichirin blade and step on my companion, saying you want to collaborate?
Absurd!
Utterly absurd!
"Yes, collaboration."
Ryosuke nodded, his smile unchanging: "I want to kill Kibutsuji Muzan."
This name, like a forbidden curse, instantly froze the air.
Tamayo's body stiffened, complex emotions shifting across her face.
Every Demon Slayer wanted to kill Muzan; there was nothing unusual about that.
But Tamayo was different; having been turned into a demon by Muzan, she had eaten her husband and children during extreme hunger.
She had survived until now solely to send Scum Boss Muzan to hell.
But to kill Muzan... although this Demon Slayer was not weak, there was still a considerable gap between him and the Upper Rank demons.
For him to kill Muzan with his current strength?
A pipe dream.
Ryosuke naturally understood her doubts and explained.
"If we want to achieve this goal, relying on brute force alone will likely be futile."
"I need your expertise, I need you to research a medicine that can turn demons back into humans!"
"This is the true weapon that can sever the root of Muzan's power and deliver a fatal blow to him!"
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