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Given that, something must have happened, leading to the Demon Slayer Corps' headquarters being discovered and Kibutsuji Muzan's perception changing.
"Could it be a player?"
Kisaragi Rin suddenly had this thought, and it lingered in his mind.
Originally, Kisaragi Rin thought that Demon Slayer, like City of the Dead, was inherently different from its plot.
But after hearing Kanroji Mitsuri's narration, Kisaragi Rin realized the two were completely different.
In City of the Dead there was always the Umbrella Corporation, just like in the real world, where different worldviews were completely stitched together, while Demon Slayer was a sudden drastic change.
Is it possible that Demon Slayer was actually normal, but someone outside the plot changed everything?
Kisaragi Rin thought of players.
Perhaps, before he came to this world, other players had already been here.
"I don't know either, I'm just a Grade A swordsman."
Kanroji Mitsuri was not clear about the inside story; in fact, she didn't even know why the Master gave her this task. Logically, shouldn't such an important matter be given to a Pillar? She was still just a Grade A swordsman.
Stepping forward and grabbing Kisaragi Rin's sleeve, Kanroji Mitsuri said seriously, "Kisaragi-san, hurry and come back to the Demon Slayer Corps with me! The Master has been waiting for you for a long time."
"No rush, we still need to find the two attendants you mentioned."
"Then let's set off quickly."
On the way, they continued to exchange information. After completing the task the Master assigned her, Kanroji Mitsuri was quite boisterous, chattering about her own affairs.
Such as: she had been waiting at Mount Natagumo for almost two weeks, and the funds given by the Master had also been swindled away…
It was only after Kisaragi Rin took out a few bags of snacks from the Workshop that her eyes lit up and her attention shifted.
"What is this! Such a unique taste, a sweetness I've never tasted before…"
Kanroji Mitsuri had a candy in her mouth, her face full of happiness, already captured by the modern snacks.
"Why can you still eat?"
Kisaragi Rin still remembered that she had just eaten a lot of ramen. Did this guy not use her full strength just now?
Hearing Kisaragi Rin's questioning words, Kanroji Mitsuri couldn't help but feel a rush of panic and embarrassment.
After all, displaying such an astonishing appetite so ungracefully in front of someone she had just met made her feel a bit shy.
She didn't know how to explain, and for a moment, she seemed a bit flustered.
Kisaragi Rin saw her embarrassment and continued to explain, "I just wanted to say, if you didn't go all out in our match just now, we can have another match another day. I won't accept a victory where you held back."
"Another match?"
Kanroji Mitsuri asked back in disbelief, even thinking she had misheard.
After all, since childhood, what Kanroji Mitsuri had always heard was, "How can this child eat so much?" and not Kisaragi Rin's "You can still eat more."
He doesn't care about such things?
A thought arose, and she looked at Kisaragi Rin beside her, asking timidly, "My appetite is so big, don't you think I'm a strange woman?"
"Not strange at all, on the contrary, it's a rare talent," Kisaragi Rin told her seriously.
"A talent, huh."
Kanroji Mitsuri's face was a little red, and her heart was pounding.
"That's right, eating a lot is a formidable talent. There are so many delicious foods in this world; if you have a small appetite and get full after eating just a little, wouldn't you miss out on a lot?"
Kanroji Mitsuri had never heard such an explanation before. She couldn't help but laugh, her laughter clear and melodious. When she realized, she quickly covered her mouth to stifle her laughter, while secretly observing Kisaragi Rin's reaction.
She whispered to Kisaragi Rin, "Actually, I already tried my best just now, but I got hungry again when I saw food. Don't tell anyone, okay?"
Getting hungry again after being full when seeing food was too embarrassing, but facing Kisaragi Rin like this, Kanroji Mitsuri was like the person in that fairy tale who kept the king's secret, unable to resist sharing with Kisaragi Rin, her tree-hole.
"I'll help you keep it a secret."
Kisaragi Rin made a fist and placed it in front of her. Kanroji Mitsuri looked at Kisaragi Rin blankly, not quite understanding what he meant.
Kisaragi Rin saw this and explained to her, "In my culture, a fist bump represents a kind of tacit understanding and friendship. After you bump fists with me, this becomes our secret, and I won't tell anyone."
"Is that so?"
Kanroji Mitsuri thoughtfully extended her small hand, made a fist, and bumped it against Kisaragi Rin's fist.
"That's right, just like that."
[Kanroji Mitsuri's favorability towards you has reached 85 points]
[After reaching 90 points, the character's Destiny Quest can be unlocked]
[Complete the Destiny Quest to consume points and bring her out as a follower]
"It's already 85 points?"
Kisaragi Rin looked at the giggle ing Kanroji Mitsuri with a bit of surprise. Although he knew her favorability was easy to raise, he didn't expect it to be so easy.
She hasn't become a Pillar yet, and although she has already decided to find a husband who can truly accept her, she still feels confused about herself.
Her immense strength, astonishing appetite, and strange pink-green gradient hair were still too unique in this era.
Kanroji Mitsuri was like a shiny Pokémon abandoned by its tribe because of its different color.
Fortunately, she still had a happy family, and her parents also enlightened her by saying, "If you can't get married, then don't; just stay with your parents."
This prevented her from going astray and developing some strange and difficult personality.
This confusion would only disappear after Kanroji Mitsuri became the Love Pillar in the original plot.
At that time, the Master of the Demon Slayer Corps, hearing about her experience, would personally comfort her.
Kanroji Mitsuri would also completely resolve her inner turmoil and begin to become optimistic and cheerful.
Kisaragi Rin didn't intentionally try to raise her favorability. The favorability in the Paradise was just a reference for Kisaragi Rin, as he could use the Workshop to smuggle, completely bypassing the Paradise's follower certification.
Just thinking about it, the price of taking Kanroji Mitsuri through the Paradise would surely be ridiculously high.
Returning to his residence, Kisaragi Rin was surprised to find that Hachiman Hikigaya had already returned, and there was another person in the room.
An unremarkable appearance, ordinary height, with a familiar-looking middle part.
"Hello, my name is Murata, an ordinary member of the Demon Slayer Corps stationed at Mount Natagumo."
Murata introduced himself to Kisaragi Rin.
Kisaragi Rin raised an eyebrow; this Murata was very famous. Although he was just an ordinary swordsman, he was also jokingly called "Road Pillar" and "Luck Pillar."
In the late stage of the plot, most of the Pillars, including the main characters, would die, but only he lived to the very end, even enjoying his later years.
How to put it, his luck was simply beyond what ordinary people could achieve.
If he could see his stats, his luck attribute should at least be five points.
"My name is Kisaragi Rin, and this is Kanroji Mitsuri, also a Demon Slayer Corps swordsman."
Kisaragi Rin also introduced himself, and incidentally introduced Kanroji Mitsuri behind him to Hachiman Hikigaya.
"Hello, I'm Hachiman Hikigaya."
Hachiman Hikigaya naturally saw the person behind Kisaragi Rin, but he didn't expect her to also be a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, and that Kisaragi Rin had also completed his task alone.
Murata, on the other hand, unilaterally knew Kanroji Mitsuri, as she was quite a unique existence in the Demon Slayer Corps, while Murata was somewhat inconspicuous.
Hachiman Hikigaya pulled Kisaragi Rin aside and secretly asked him, "Have you learned about the situation of this world from the Demon Slayer Corps?"
"I've roughly understood it."
Kisaragi Rin gestured for Hachiman Hikigaya to speak his mind if he had anything to say.
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