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What? A Group Chat? Chapter 41: Confirmation
🕑 Added 2022-04-05 16:54:47 +0000 UTCAbout Excalibur I know that it's a weapon that has a divine construction in it, that's why it should be impossible for Archer to completely copy it.
So the Excalibur in his reality marble isn't any close to the original, more like just a cheap copy of it, a fake, because it's not even the level of a Noble Phantasm but a Mystical Code.
Since he could only copy the surface of the sword rather than its entire properties, regardless it's still powerful by human standards.
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-Muzan-
Muzan was in his female shifted form, it's been a few weeks since she stayed in this state, for some reason she didn't want to change it back to her original form.
It started a few weeks ago, when she possessed Makugo's body, her hearts started feeling funny for some reason. At first, she ignored the funny feelings in her hearts, she thought of them as nothing.
But she was wrong, days to weeks the feeling of longing for that foreigner Huma increased, she was constantly thinking of him every second, minute, and hour!
She can't stop thinking about him! Why is that?!
Even with her 5 brains, she couldn't understand the 'funny' yet 'fluffy' feelings that she's feeling in her 7 hearts, because of these feelings, she couldn't focus on her research on her next form!
This was a bother!
This simply can't continue, there must be a way to stop this! She thought of a solution and she found one, it's to find that foreigner and bring him to her side.
Just by thinking of that…her face started heating up, why? What the fuck is this?
She tried to distract herself from such pointless thoughts, she thought of how Makugo escaped her influence, it made her annoyed for sure, because other than Tamayo another demon got away from her rule!
Muzan thought that it must've been that 'Echidna' person's fault!
She tried to get mad but it didn't last long because she noticed the connection between her strongest upper moon Kokushibo got cut off for a moment, and because of that she panicked.
Muzan immediately thought that someone managed to kill the best demon under her rule, but she calmed down after feeling that her best demon was alive, it wasn't that she was worried about his well being, it was just such a huge loss for her to lose such a useful pawn.
If she were to lose Kokushibo, it would take decades, probably centuries for another demon that had the same potential as Kokushibo to come.
Then Muzan, decided to see what's happening to her strongest demon, as her 7 hearts skip a beat after seeing someone that she longed for,
It's him! It's that foreigner from before! This is a chance, she has to order Kokushibo to bring him to her!
Other than finding the flower that makes her completely immortal, this was another top priority on her list!
She has to get him! She can't let this opportunity go to waste, she won't allow this to fail no matter what. This was the first since ages ago that she desired something other than being immortal.
After that, she sent Kokushibo a telepathic message to bring the foreigner to her no matter what!
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-Blake-
Kokushibo's headless body started moving, to my surprise he didn't immediately attack us, he walked slowly and took his head from the ground and reattached it back.
His neck slowly healed, normally it would take an instant but due to the effects of the nichirin blade, it took longer than usual.
After his neck got completely healed, he stared at me in a newfound light, then he started speaking, "You, I didn't expect that attack…if I was any of the other upper moons, you would no doubt kill me already, but it's me consider this bad luck,"
I wasn't able to focus while listening to his words, because my entire body, including my eardrums, hurts like a bitch.
He was completely focused on me, as he categorized me as the greatest threat and didn't particularly care about Jaune, he continued, "Tell me, boy, where did you learn that breathing technique? Because it reminds me of someone…"
Hearing bits of his words, I snorted, "You think I'll tell you that?"
Although I suspected my teacher was a system user, it doesn't mean I'll sell her out.
"I suppose you won't, but I'm sure it's 'her' that woman whose last name is Oda," He spoke her name in respect, yet there was only a hidden fear in his tone.
I bit my lips after hearing that, to others, it might be nothing at all, but to me it's a confirmation, my teacher is the system user that we've been looking for all this time, I sigh in resignation.
"You know her?"
"Know her? That woman? No, that monster is someone other than the lord that I feared…"
Looking at Kokushibo, I never thought I'd see him make such a grave expression, by how serious he is, he truly must have feared her.
Jaune also was surprised by this information, still, he can't let his guard down for a second, because he was protecting me in my weakest moment, but he suddenly had a question in his mind, 'Isn't Blake supposed to be all-powerful because he's the leader?'
If I were to hear his thoughts right now, I would have said, 'Didn't I tell you all that I'm not what you think I am?'
"I met her centuries ago, she was always with my 'brother' even now, I do not know how she managed to survive despite being a human..no it isn't right to call her a human anymore, she's more than that…" Kokushibo started talking to himself as if recounting the past.
Centuries?! That's how old she is?! I knew she was old, but not ancient!
Damn it, she's really the system user that we've been looking for, I'm really hating this development.
"She could have killed me a long time ago, but she didn't because I'm the only living family of my husband, my brother…" Kokushibo slowly got angry after he was reminded of that fact, for centuries he was at someone's mercy, he really hated that but facing her is like committing suicide, even his lord Muzan is afraid of her.
As there were only 3 people in the world that he feared, his brother Yoriichi, his lord Muzan and her Oda Akane, a monster amongst monsters.
The only reason why the demon race was still alive despite a monster like Akane existing is because of him, without him Akane would no doubt wipe the entire population of demonkind.
If she killed Muzan, he along with him perishes, that's why she isn't actively hunting his lord down.
Though she gave his lord a major trauma, more than the trauma that his brother gave to Muzan.
Kokushibo was finally done giving them important information, although It was just unintentional on his part, then he began. "I've talked enough, now for the last time this is your last chance, become a demon or die."
As I was about to say no, to my surprise it was Jaune who answered, "Never! We'll never become a man-eating monster like you!"
He growled at Kokushibo, I stared at him in shock, this was totally unexpected, but I couldn't help but smile slightly and thought, 'My boy suddenly grew some balls!'
Shakily I stood up from the ground, it wasn't easy but I managed to stand up, and began, "That's right, we refuse your offer, it's not worth it,"
In the face of death, I smiled. This wasn't the first time I'm in a life-and-death situation, but this is definitely the closest thing to death so far, but I will remain steadfast.
Its do it or die, then Kokushibo replied, "If only you accepted my offer you could have surpassed me, a waste of potential…die,"
In a blink of an eye, he disappeared from our sight and appeared behind us with his demon blade that was about to strike us down.
I was too slow to parry his attack, however, Jaune managed to block his attack with a technique, but it was only enough for that attack, the next one Jaune couldn't defend and it hit his stomach!
To Kokushibo's surprise, instead of his blade getting pierced into Jaune's abdomen, he got knocked away from his original spot instead, and his body was now stuck at the temple wall unconscious.
Then suddenly a white light disappeared from his body, which means that his owner was now zero, that one single attack from Kokushibo destroyed it instantly,
"What was that…?" Kokushibo couldn't help but ask in surprise, all of sudden his body flinched for a bit, and stood at his spot silently as if he was listening to someone...
'Muzan,' It was the first thing that came to my mind after seeing Kokushibo stop his attempt. It doesn't take a genius to understand that only Muzan is capable of talking in telepathy with other demons.
Then Kokushibo opened his mouth and said, "I understand."
After that, he vanished from his spot and unexpectedly took Jaune away from the wall,
"What..? What the hell are you going to do with Jaune?!" I shouted at him, I have a bad feeling about this.
Kokushibo shifted his attention back to me and said, "A dead man doesn't need to know about it,"
He instantly appeared right in front of me, as he was about to finish me off, all of sudden a blade hit his arm and destroyed it in the process.
"What?!" Kokushibo was surprised by the unexpected attack, he looked around but to his disappointment, he couldn't see anyone from a kilometer away, after that attack another blade was fired at him!
"Tch..!" Kokushibo knew that had to get away from the temple, looking at me for the last time before saying, "You're lucky that I've got this person as my top priority,"
After that he vanished from my sight, he ran away with Jaune, I couldn't take it anymore, my consciousness started to fade away.
The last thing I saw was a man with silver hair and tanned skin, "Ar…her..?"
I lost my consciousness after that.
(End-)
Oh no! Kokushibo got Jaune?!
What do you think Muzan will do to him?! 😭
