An evil, dark, and greedy "desire" surged into Roy's heart through the "granulation," using "telekinesis" and "flesh and blood" as a medium....
Eagerly waiting for Roy to find a host, plant it, and then let it take root and sprout.
But there has always only been talk of "technique" being mastered by humans, never of humans being controlled by "technique"... Roy had a vague feeling that if he truly followed the granulation's orders and blindly scattered it, indiscriminately extracting others' "flesh essence" for his own use, he might lose control before the [natural] backlash, plunging into... an uncontrollable realm.
That does not align with his path... nor is it his heart's vision....
The young man, under the red sun, clad in a robe of twilight, expressionless, flicked his hand, saying: "Return!"
"Whimper~" A sound, the granulation with its long tendrils curled, transformed into a stream of nen and flowed back into Roy's body, obedient like a dog chained!
"Drizzle~" The stream of nen murmured like a brook, swiftly burrowing under the skin... all powers belonging to Muzan were completely extracted,
Roy exhaled gently, calming his spirit, finally casting his gaze towards... [Life Energy] [Power Of Faith] and the "negative emotions" extracted from... Kokushibo, Nakime, and Muzan....
[Current "Life Energy": 801]
[Current "Power Of Faith": 174]
[Current "Negative Emotions": 8451/10000 (Note: 1549 points left to unlock the kaleidoscope "sharingan")]
Roy's eyes glowed with brilliance, forcibly suppressing the impulse to upgrade right now, a sudden realization striking his heart—
The abundant harvest exceeded imagination, just because... he had slain a [god]!
Slain the one who single-handedly created the Ghost Empire and ruled the night... the [god]!
Though this [god] was weak, utterly devoid of divinity when cowardice struck, relying on ghost blood empowerment granted Muzan the authority to command myriad ghosts... each ghost worshipped him, obeyed his orders, and yearned for more ghost blood and recognition, thus naturally making him the faith of all ghosts, the "only" of all ghosts!
Roy suddenly recalled a conversation with Netero during the Hunter Exam at Shimei Le Wetland... "What kind of hunter do you want to be?"
"A God-slaying Hunter,"
The young man reached out, caught a ray of sunlight, and smiled faintly saying: "From this moment on, that's what I am."
One step upon, the human fused with the morning glow, instantly retreating two thousand meters, after absorbing Nakime's [Infinity Castle]... Roy advanced further in the "space-time" realm,
A flash, a flash, then another flash... like a startling swan disappearing in a blink, reappearing, after half a day, suddenly emerging from a secluded alleyway, merging into a bustling, lively market— the very path he once took to escort Tanjiro down the mountain to pay respects to his master. Looking up, he saw the Sagiri yama shrouded in mist year-round, obscuring sunlight!
"Selling wine~"
"Homemade rice wine, fragrant... haha, young man, thirsty, aren't you? Fancy two liang?"
"Two liang... isn't enough," Roy smiled, stopped by a wine shop, reached into his pocket, and handed a bag of silver coins to the owner, saying: "Owner, I'll buy all your wine."
"Buy it all?" The owner, though thin, had muscular lines, tightened by years of carrying a shoulder pole and wine vats, possessing significant strength.
His eyes widened, not rushing to take the silver coins, instead slapping the two large wine vats in front of the shop, saying: "Young man, I'd like to sell, but with two full vats of wine, you can't carry them away alone."
"You just sell, I'll handle the rest."
"Really?"
"Really."
The owner looked at Roy suspiciously, took the bag and tucked it into his chest, curiously saying: "Well~ I want to see how you'll manage!"
In his words... without any visible action from the youth, just a faint smile, raising his hand to stroke the wine vats... suddenly the two large wine vats disappeared, like a magic trick, immediately leaving the wine shop owner stunned, along with the adjacent butcher and bun shop... silenced!
[Sumeru Mustard Seed] activated,
Roy collected the wine into a jar, directly tossing it into the mustard seed space, then waved at the owner, saying: "I'm off."
Turning around, he vanished into the crowd again, barely visible, only catching glimpses of that fiery red hair, swaying with the wind, particularly conspicuous...
"God?"
"God!"
A moment later, not knowing who suddenly shouted excitedly,
The wine shop owner finally regained his senses, knees going weak, collapsing to the ground....
Where there's one, there'll be another, more and more people noticed the red hair, swarming to kneel... leaving Roy unable to help a bitter smile, body radiating, escaping again using [Light Escape], further solidifying his [divine] status, instantly triggering screams, pushing the already bustling market to chaotic heights!
In the warm and hazy sunlight, Roy felt the devotion and many adoration, as hinting sounds kept playing... like raindrops on plantain, notifying him... all who recognized him had silently become potential followers, waiting... for him to grant a ceremony and formalize them.
For this, Roy felt gratitude, and a touch of fortune... amidst intertwined emotions, he finally surpassed the many crowds, stepping into Sagiri yama's territory.
With his arrival, the sunlight he carried broke through the thick dust and mist, creating a rainbow bridge, at the end of the bridge... at that time, Urokodaki Sakonji, who was working with Sabito and Makomo, digging wild vegetables to welcome spring, suddenly felt it, straightened his back, turned and looked...
Roy's flame-red hair swayed, clad in the twilight-robed "rosette robe," stepping out, leaping onto the bridge, slowly walking with a gentle smile and endless yearning, strolling forward....