"Ding! Congratulations, Host, on obtaining 1 Nascent Soul Realm Pill (Gold)!"
"Nascent Soul Realm Pill: Allows the Host to directly reach the peak of the Nascent Soul realm without any side effects."
"Good heavens, I won the lottery! I thought it would take at least two years to reach the Nascent Soul realm at my current cultivation speed."
"I didn't expect to get a Realm Pill directly! System, I don't want to work hard anymore! Why don't you just give me a Grandmist Violet Qi so I can become a saint on the spot!"
"Host, if your luck is good enough, it's not impossible to get it, it's just the probability… o(*￣3￣)o"
For some reason, an image popped into Zhong Chen's mind: a small person, eyes squinting into the distance, hands behind his back, whistling.
"System, do you dare to announce the probability so I can know!"
"Current Host check-in probability for Grandmist Violet Qi is 0.00000..."
Zhong Chen looked at the panel, which couldn't even display all the zeros, and immediately began to doubt his life.
"System, you just don't want me to get it. With this probability, I suspect even the Jade Emperor couldn't get it!"
"Host, please don't be anxious. Isn't it just that the Host's realm is too low? As the Host's realm continuously improves, the probability of checking in for good items will also gradually increase!"
"By the way: the Jade Emperor couldn't get it either!"
"Uh... what you said makes so much sense, I can't even refute it o((⊙﹏⊙))o"
Seeing that he couldn't get it, Zhong Chen stopped thinking about it. If he researched it further, the art style would be off. This was a two-dimensional art style, it couldn't deviate into a primordial art style!
Stare... Just as Zhong Chen was being stared at by Kanao Tsuyuri to the point of doubting his life, Kanae Kocho's gentle voice finally rang in Zhong Chen's ears.
"Lord Chen, I apologize for making you wait!"
Zhong Chen looked in the direction of the voice and saw Kanae Kocho, having just showered and changed into clean clothes, placing her hands on her abdomen and bowing slightly to him.
Zhong Chen, who had always been a shut-in, had never seen such a beautiful girl. How could he describe the young woman in front of him?
If phrases like 'bright eyes and white teeth, skin like congealed fat' were used, for Zhong Chen, it would be one word: 'vulgar,' unbearably vulgar. Our protagonist had his own wonderful adjective for it:
"Wow!"
"Eh!!! Lord Chen, you're exaggerating!"
Looking at Zhong Chen's 'wow' exclamation, a noticeable blush appeared on Kanae Kocho's delicate face.
Her earlobes also turned red, but deep down, a strange sense of joy arose.
"Ahem! Well... it's just that the contrast between how you look now and how you looked yesterday is a bit big, ahahaha!"
Realizing he had spoken his mind, Zhong Chen awkwardly explained to Kanae Kocho.
"Hmph, my sister is naturally beautiful, you bad guy, your eyes must be glued to her!"
Luckily, Kochou Shinobu, who had also changed clothes, spoke up, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
"Heh, even if my eyes were glued, it would be to your sister. It's still better than a certain washboard (▼⊿▼)"
Listening to Kochou Shinobu's words, Zhong Chen glanced disdainfully at Kochou Shinobu's chest and said indifferently.
Hearing Zhong Chen's contemptuous words, Kochou Shinobu quickly raised her hands to cover her chest, her face flushed, and she whined to her sister:
"You bad guy, Sister, look at him!"
Looking at Kochou Shinobu pouting at her, Kanae reached out and stroked her little head, gently advising with a smile:
"Alright, Shinobu, Lord Chen is just joking with you, don't be angry!"
Watching this scene, Zhong Chen couldn't help but think of Kochou Shinobu in the original story.
At that time, Kochou Shinobu imitated her sister in all her actions, always maintaining a gentle smile on her face, but her heart was filled with hatred for demons.
Now that he had saved Kanae Kocho, Kochou Shinobu would probably no longer imitate her sister.
Although it was a bit of a pity that he would never see the original Kochou Shinobu again, Zhong Chen still preferred this warm scene.
To use Rimuru's words, long live peace!
"Sister Kanae, breakfast is ready, we can eat!"
Kanzaki Aoi, who had gone to make breakfast, came over to remind everyone that it was time to eat. Everyone then got up and took their seats at the dining table.
"Itadakimasu!" *4
"Uh... Itadakimasu!"
Watching the four people around him shout "Itadakimasu" in unison, Zhong Chen, as a person from Shenzhou, also had to follow suit and shout it.
"Don't tell me, Kanzaki Aoi's cooking is really good. This fish is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!"
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone returned to the living room. Kanae Kocho and Kochou Shinobu knelt opposite Zhong Chen.
Zhong Chen, unaccustomed to kneeling, chose to sit cross-legged directly.
"Um... once again, thank you for saving my life!"
Saying that, Kanae Kocho bowed her head in gratitude. Kochou Shinobu next to her also bowed her head and said gratefully:
"Thank you for saving my sister. If it weren't for you, my sister would have been in danger!"
"Well, well, well, haven't you already thanked me? No need to be so polite!"
"Also, Shinobu, this isn't like you. Haven't you always called me a big bad guy!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's teasing, Kochou Shinobu's face flushed slightly, and she retorted:
"No matter what, you saved my sister, even though you're still a big bad guy, hmph!"
"Hey! You little girl!"
"Lord Chen, may I be so bold as to ask where you are from? Your name sounds like you are from Shenzhou?"
Hearing Kanae Kocho's question, Zhong Chen thought for a moment and said with a smile:
"Yes, I am indeed from Shenzhou, but not from the Shenzhou of this world!"
"Not from the Shenzhou of this world? What do you mean by that?"
Hearing Zhong Chen's answer, Kanae Kocho was very puzzled. What did it mean to be from Shenzhou but not from the Shenzhou of this world?
"To be precise, I traveled from another world using the Dimensional Gate. You can also see that I am a little bit stronger than ordinary people!"
"Travel?"
"You can also understand it as me coming from a place similar to Takamagahara!"
Feeling that he couldn't explain what a multiverse or parallel universe theory was to them, Zhong Chen decided to explain what 'traveling' was in a way they could understand.
"What! Then Lord Chen, are you really a god?"
Hearing Zhong Chen's explanation, Kanae Kocho couldn't help but exclaim.
"If compared to what you call the 'Eight Million Gods' here, I should be a little bit stronger than them!"
Zhong Chen thought of the so-called gods in Neon and felt that he could kill millions of them with a single sword.
Although the Demon Slayer Corps world should not have any so-called gods.
"Really! Please forgive my impoliteness, but I have a request. Could I ask you to visit our Demon Slayer Corps headquarters and meet our Master?"
"Demon Slayer Corps?"
Zhong Chen pretended not to know what the Demon Slayer Corps was and asked with a puzzled expression.
"Our Demon Slayer Corps is..."
Kanae Kocho then explained the original intention and purpose of the Demon Slayer Corps to Zhong Chen.
"So, we must kill Kibutsuji Muzan so that there will be no more evil demons harming people in this world! Please, please, you must meet Master!"
At the end of her explanation, Kanae Kocho and Kochou Shinobu both requested Zhong Chen in a dogeza posture.
"Uh... alright, I'll go then. You two get up first, this makes me very uncomfortable!"
Looking at the sisters kneeling before him, Zhong Chen finally agreed. In fact, he had another idea in his heart.
That was, after defeating Kibutsuji Muzan, he planned to see if he could bring the entire Demon Slayer Corps back to the Slime World.
After all, the entire Demon Slayer Corps had all kinds of talents, and with them, the Monster Country Federation's establishment speed would be much faster.
As for whether he could bring them back, Zhong Chen had secretly asked the System. The System indicated that the Dimensional Gate could indeed bring people across worlds.
Thinking of this, Zhong Chen couldn't help but look forward to Rimuru's surprised expression when he returned with a group of talented people.
It would be so much fun!
Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters
Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at the letter sent by Kanae Kocho via her Kasugai crow and fell into deep thought.
He didn't believe there were gods in this world. If there really were gods, then why didn't they come out to eliminate Kibutsuji Muzan?
However, in the letter, Kanae Kocho was very certain that the man named Zhong Chen could eliminate Kibutsuji Muzan.
He actually suspected that this might be a conspiracy by Kibutsuji Muzan to find the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.
But seeing hope of eliminating Kibutsuji Muzan, he didn't want to give up this slim hope. In the end, he decided to take a gamble.
"Go and summon all the Pillars back. All Demon Slayer Corps members who are out should also return to headquarters as soon as possible!"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki, having made up his mind, ordered the guards outside the door.
"Yes, Master!"
The guard, having received the order, knelt on one knee to acknowledge it, then stood up and walked out.
The next day, Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters
"So this is the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters? It doesn't feel as luxurious as the Butterfly Mansion!"
"Lord Chen, please come in!"
Zhong Chen walked into the main hall, looked at the Pillars sitting on both sides with serious expressions, and Kagaya Ubuyashiki sitting at the head with a smile, and couldn't help but greet them:
"Yo! Good afternoon, everyone!"
Hearing Zhong Chen's greeting, everyone's gaze focused on him...