"The scent is gone…"
Tanjiro, Nezuko, Tamayo, and Yushiro stood looking at the empty dungeon.
"The scent disappeared right here, by the wall…"
Tanjiro pointed at the thick dungeon wall, and Yushiro reached out to touch it. The cold sensation confirmed it was indeed the original wall.
Click.
He suddenly heard a peculiar sound coming from inside the wall. The next moment, his hand met empty air as the wall vanished.
"What the hell, you're a pervert!"
Yang Tao, who had just emerged from behind the piston door, was flustered by Yushiro's outstretched hand, which looked like he was about to grope him.
He respected Yushiro's fetish, but if the other party tried anything with him, he guaranteed Yushiro would be as straight as a rebar for the rest of his life.
Physically straight.
Looking at the people in the dungeon, Yang Tao asked in surprise, "You guys aren't resting? What are you doing in the dungeon this late at night?"
Tamayo looked at the empty dungeon, a worried expression on her face as she asked, "Those who were imprisoned here…"
"Them? They sacrificed themselves for science."
Several demons were imprisoned in Tamayo's dungeon. Besides the one brought back today, there were two others who had been held there previously.
Yang Tao lacked test subjects, and these demons were the best material. If a method could be developed to turn them back into humans, then they would surely be very happy.
"That lady…"
Tanjiro remembered the injured woman.
"Oh, I healed her. She should be with her man now. Don't worry, she's very safe."
Yang Tao said as he walked out of the dungeon, "Go to bed early tonight. We can talk about anything else tomorrow."
Seeing that Yang Tao was not in the mood to chat, the few of them exchanged glances and could only put the matter aside for now. Compared to getting some information, they felt it was more important not to anger Yang Tao.
The next day.
The warm sunlight rose from the horizon, and Yang Tao stretched as he climbed out of the single bed under the cherry tree in the courtyard.
He had only slept for two hours before dawn broke.
It was simply too late last night.
A gentle breeze blew, and pink cherry blossoms drifted down from the tree, creating a picturesque scene. As Yang Tao caught a falling petal, Tamayo's voice came from behind him:
"My Lord, do you like cherry blossoms?"
"No, I only like sending people to see cherry blossoms… Your name is Tamayo, right? You have a lot of research on demons?"
Tamayo didn't quite understand the meaning in Yang Tao's words, but hearing him ask about demons, she parted her lips and said, "I am a doctor, and I am researching a medicine to turn demons back into humans…"
Turn back into humans?
Yang Tao's gaze swept towards the wooden door of the house. Someone was there, but he didn't need to guess to know it was Yushiro, that possessive fellow.
If he couldn't beat Yang Tao, he would have already jumped out.
He found Tamayo quite interesting and immediately chuckled, "Turn back into humans? Miss Tamayo, your research direction has some problems…"
"Problems?"
Tamayo looked at Yang Tao, a puzzled expression in her eyes. "What problems?"
"If a demon doesn't crave blood, isn't afraid of sunlight, and its thoughts aren't influenced in any way, then is it still a demon?"
Tamayo: "…"
Yang Tao's idea was simple: as long as the demon's bloodlust and fear of sunlight were resolved, then wouldn't this so-called demon be a perfect enhancement potion?
And it would be an enhancement potion capable of awakening special abilities.
Looking at Resident Evil, Alice was also infected with the T-Virus, but she resisted the side effects of the T-Virus, only retaining the enhancement effects.
So she was still human, at least considered human.
At this moment, a sound came from inside the house.
"Huh, Lord Yushiro, what are you doing?"
Tanjiro, who had come down from the guest room on the second floor, looked at Yushiro, who was stealthily crouching by the wooden door, eavesdropping on the sounds outside, and asked curiously.
"I… I'm about to go out. This has nothing to do with you!"
The door opened, and Yushiro glared at Tanjiro for ruining his plans. Tanjiro, unaware of the truth, could only scratch his head.
However, seeing Yang Tao in the courtyard now, Tanjiro immediately put the matter out of his mind. He quickly ran from the house to Yang Tao's side and asked nervously, "My Lord, please save Nezuko. You can ask for anything you want."
Nezuko was standing in the house. Now that the sun had risen, she couldn't come out of the room at all.
"Demands?"
Yang Tao looked at the sincere Tanjiro and chuckled, "It's still the same. I might not be able to help with other aspects, but helping Nezuko not be controlled by bloodlust should be no big deal."
This was not difficult for him at all. He took out his wand from his backpack and aimed it at Nezuko in the room: "Curse Removed…"
Under the effect of the skill, the bloodlust that constantly plagued Nezuko's heart disappeared like ice meeting sunlight.
"As for the sunlight problem, I can't solve that for now."
The demons in the Demon Slayer world are like Zombies in Minecraft; they burn when they encounter sunlight. This is a weakness, not a status effect.
Bloodlust is a negative influence rooted in the demon's mind and body.
Tanjiro bowed deeply to Yang Tao and said very solemnly, "Thank you so much! If you have any commands, My Lord, I will do my best to fulfill them!"
"I do have one request, and that is for you to continue your journey according to your original plan…"
"Huh?"
Tanjiro was utterly bewildered.
He had originally planned to train with Nezuko while searching for a way to cure her, and also to find Muzan to avenge his family.
But the problem now was that the hope for curing Nezuko was right here, not to mention his mortal enemy, Muzan, had already been captured by the other party to serve as experimental material.
He seemed to have no goal now.
"Then… alright."
Ten minutes later, Tanjiro put Nezuko into a specially made wooden box, then carried the box on his back and embarked on a new journey with Yang Tao.
Walking on the road.
While Yang Tao was checking what good things the Demon Slayer mod had, he suddenly asked, "Where do you Demon Slayer Corps members mine the ore for forging Nichirin Blades?"
"Scarlet Ore and Scarlet Iron Sand? They are both collected from Sun Mountain, iron ore that has been exposed to sunlight for years…"
Yang Tao: "…"
These raw materials were truly a rip-off.
Iron ore exposed to the sun all year round, isn't that just open-pit iron ore? Why make it sound so impressive? And Scarlet Ore and Scarlet Iron Sand, why not call it Baboon!
This was very likely a specialty of the Demon Slayer world.
Some things in certain worlds would have special effects.
"My Lord, do you also want to forge a Nichirin Blade?"
"No, I have very good weapons."
Although the Nichirin Blade had a nice style, he already had the Yamato, which was similar in style.
Additionally, he had the imposing Doom Spear and the useful Red Matter Katar.
A Nichirin Blade held no attraction for him.