Demon Slayer: Tanjuro Kamado returns from Sekiro

Chapter 158 - Return of the Dragon

Ubuyashiki mansion.

"Gah! Karma!"

The black-feathered crow flapped its wings and flew in the cold sky in the early morning, making a hoarse cry:
"Muzan! The subjugation was successful!"

"Muzan! The subjugation was successful!"

The sound echoed in the Ubuyashiki residence, over and over again.

Under the eaves.

With his head wrapped in bandages, Ubuyashiki Yoya raised his head and listened carefully to the sound coming from mid-air.

for a long time.

A line of tears slowly flowed from his lavender, lifeless eyes.

He turned back stiffly and hugged Tianyin beside him.

aside.

Yushiro looked at the two people hugging and crying. He didn't say anything, but silently hid in the shadows of the house.

……

……

Tamayo Residence.

The second floor.

A figure fell to the ground.

“…Huh.”

Tamayo's tightly closed eyelids were trembling, she was sweating profusely, and her body was lying on the ground, as if she was having a nightmare.

Sudden.

“…!” Her eyes suddenly opened, and she breathed heavily like a dehydrated fish, her hair twisted and stuck to her forehead due to sweat.

Tamayo sat up in some surprise. She felt very thirsty after having such a long dream.

She subconsciously looked around and found that she was still in the mansion. She couldn't help but mutter to herself in confusion:
"...what just now..." Tamayo's eyes were full of surprise:

“…Is this a dream?”

She touched her forehead and found no signs of fever.

Just now.

She had a dream that Yoriichi Tsugumi killed Muzan in front of her.

The authenticity of the story was so high that Tamayo once suspected that she had traveled back 400 years.

……

……

Near the Kamado family.

Mountainside.

boom! !

With the death of Muzan, the Infinite Castle that once stood majestically on the mountainside also collapsed and turned into sawdust and ashes.

A large cloud of dust was raised, releasing all the Demon Slayer Corps members and the Kakuzu within.

“…What’s going on?!”

"Infinite City has collapsed!"

At this moment, they were at a loss as they poked their heads out of the ruins and looked outside.

At the same time, Rengoku Makijuro, who was closest to the Infinite Castle, had his eyes fixed on Tanjuro not far away.

The flaming hair color swayed.

Rengoku Makijuro was in a trance. He supported his body with the Nichirin Sword and murmured:

"…it's over?"

His body staggered, and his mind was filled with the records of the despairingly powerful Demon King in the Book of the Flame Pillar.

Even though he once saw the hope of killing Muzan, when that day finally came, Rengoku Makijuro still didn't feel it was real.

"Muzan...is dead."

Yin, who was standing by, heard Purgatory's mumbling. He sat up dazed and exchanged glances with his teammates.

They both saw the disbelief in each other's eyes.

At this time.

"Hey, stop being stunned."

Fuzugawa poked Rengoku Makijuro with his arm, and with a glance, he signaled him to look at Tanjuro:
"Mr. Beimingyu has confirmed that Muzan is completely dead."

"The other two ghosts also died in the sun."

He turned around and looked at Tanjuro who was lying on the ground, with a complicated tone:

"But Kamado is in a bad condition right now... No, he's in a very good condition, so good that it's a little abnormal..."

As he said this, Busei suddenly turned around and looked at the ruins behind him.

After seeing that everyone had to support each other to get up, he opened his mouth and closed it silently again.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly turned around and looked at all the hidden people and members of the Demon Slayer Corps behind him, and took a deep breath.

call out:

"Demon King, Muzan has been killed by Tanjuro Kamado!!"

"All team members..."

Fuzugawa Miya looked at the team members who emerged from the ruins one by one. He was choked for a moment, and it took him a long time to slowly utter the next sentence:

“…Treat the wounded.” After saying that, he turned around hurriedly and ran towards Tanjuro’s position not far away.

All that was left was a group of confused people, and the team members who finally reacted were standing there in shock looking at each other.

……

……

Next to Tanjuro.

"Hey, Mr. Kamado, can you hear me?"

Shinobu Kocho squatted down, called softly, and reached out to touch Tanjuro's forehead.

With a click, fingers pried open Tanjuro's eyelids.

The pillars gathered around Tanjuro, looking at him with their heads pressed together.

After a long while, Shinobu Kocho raised her head in confusion, her eyes full of confusion. She shook her head:
“…Everything is normal.”

"But..." She glanced at Tanjuro who was lying motionless on the ground:
"Why did you suddenly faint?"

...

Tanjuro's eyes were tightly closed.

At this moment, he was deeply immersed in his dream.

At the moment of Muzan's death, he saw an unprecedented huge pink light ball rising from the ashes.

That represents the resurrection power of the Ghost King.

Next, there was the ball of light left behind after Kuniwa Sheng disappeared.

The third time was when Komaji died and left behind a ball of light.

Three pink balls of light filled with vitality all crashed into Tanjuro's body at once.

The influx of tremendous vitality instantly made up for all the weaknesses in his body and overflowed far beyond.

At the same time, he could not bear it and fell into a coma.

now.

Tanjuro Kamado seemed to have fallen into a quiet seabed and could not hear any sound.

Open your eyes in a dark blue to pitch black.

As if he had sensed something, Tanjuro suddenly turned his head and looked to his side.

"call…"

There, an extremely huge cherry dragon was opening its pair of eyes that were as bright as searchlights, staring at Tanjuro quietly.

After realizing that Tanjuro was also looking at him, Sakura Ryu slowly closed his eyes.

At this moment, Tanjiro noticed.

The last time he saw Yinglong, his body was badly broken and his eyes were blinded.

Now, not only does Sakura Dragon have no wounds on his eyes, but his body also looks as good as new, without any signs of weakness or illness.

——Has your vitality been restored?

Tanjuro vaguely understood what benefits his previous actions had brought to Sakura Dragon.

next moment.

In the reflection of Tanjuro's deep red eyes.

The entire body of the Sakura Dragon gradually disintegrated into pink petals and phantoms.

Little by little, it sank into the darkness below.

Eventually disappeared without a trace.

Simultaneously.

A message suddenly appeared in Tanjuro's mind.

The mission of "Dragon's Return" seems to have been completed. (Note: 1)

……

……

at the same time.

outside world.

The sleeping Tanjuro suddenly opened his eyes.

What comes into view is the blue sky.

as well as--

The sound of conversation coming from my ears.

"Awake." Busei's white hair shook slightly.

"Yeah, he's awake." Shinobu Kocho stood up with relief.

"I am too tired, Amitabha..."

Two lines of clear tears flowed from the corners of Mingyu Xingming's eyes.

A circle of familiar heads surrounded Tanjuro's field of vision, looking quite friendly.

He glanced at everyone and said nothing.

He just silently closed his eyes again - he was really sleepy this time.

Afterwards, I heard a faint voice like this:

"Hey! Stop sleeping!"

……

(Note 1: A separate chapter will be opened later to explain the original Sakura Dragon setting in detail.)
(End of this chapter)