"Buzz~" In the deep night, a lone lamp flickered,
Roy sat quietly at the desk, reaching out to grab the wooden box, injecting Nen into it just like the last time... A shimmering Nen light enveloped the box, but this time there was no stream of information flowing into his brow as before.
'So, is my Nen still insufficient?'
If one-tenth of "Nen" isn't enough, then try one-fifth,
"Buzz~" As the Acupoints opened, a powerful flow of Nen surged out, pouring into the wooden box... The box vibrated like a glutton, devouring all of Roy's Nen in an instant,
Roy frowned, then used half of his Nen... eighty percent of his Nen... until all his Nen was consumed, shaking the ceiling of the bedroom. Abruptly, he heard Maha angrily shouting: "Brat, are you trying to tear down the house?"
Roy sheepishly let go of the wooden box and apologized to Maha before heading off to wash up and sleep.
[Ding~] At one o'clock in the morning, the wooden clock in the corner chimed... Not long after Roy put the wooden box into the drawer, in a certain void.....
A vast elephant's trumpet roared, shaking the surroundings, speaking of an inner restlessness....
"Leon, you scared me to death. I thought he really opened Jormungandr's shed skin!"
As the space rift surged, an elephant nightmare, now a giant elephant corpse, spoke human words, trembling visibly. Beside it,
The mysterious skeleton Leon Zebelin gently patted the large elephant ear of the elephant nightmare, hollow eye sockets flickered with two burning green flames. Reflected in the flames was the scene of Roy trying to open the wooden box again. This being, once influential and unknown even to Ging, stayed silent for a long time,
Finally, softly sighed: "To be chosen by [Ai], how could his elder brother be any less?"
"It's just," Leon Zebelin's gaze drifted far, the green flames in his eyes shifted, revealing a glimpse of the future, where Alluka was trapped in a basement. Deeply he said: "I guess even [Ai] wouldn't have expected a mere mortal from the lower realm would be so exceptional, truly... surprising....."
[Ai]... that [Ai] who was once a [God]... that [Ai] who created a corner of [Dream Divine Country] through [Dream Building]... appeared in the elephant nightmare's memories, making it snort sharply, turning its head to look at Leon Zebelin and said: "Do you think [Ai] chose Zoldyck because he's that kid's brother?"
Leon Zebelin was momentarily taken back, the green flames in his eyes flickered erratically, falling silent....
After a while, he looked up at the boundless space crack, stretching endlessly, softly said: "If it's as you say, I think, Roy Zoldyck is far more extraordinary than we imagined!"
"Thump...." Suddenly, a space turbulence was crushed under the hoof of the elephant nightmare,
The void thus trembled, mirroring the unsettling hearts of the elephant nightmare and Leon Zebelin.....
On the other hand, the certain young man being observed,
after a brief wash, fell onto the bed, and soon drifted into a deep sleep.
"Wheeze~" A faint snore emerged......
His consciousness immersed,
With a deep slumber, Roy, as usual, passed through the [Gate of Cognition], arriving at his [Cognitive World], immediately seeing the colorful dream passage alongside two small dream whirlpools, slowly spinning, awaiting his summons,
Roy roughly calculated the time, realizing he needed one more night for Vanessa and Old Keller to hear the teachings, letting them set up idols to pray for him, he stepped into the dream passage, appearing on an endless azure sea.
"Whoosh~" The waves crashed, tides rising and falling,
Ancient doors connected in a line, standing eternally... The silver-haired young man casually tied up his pants, waded through the seawater, letting the moisture flow through his heart as he passed in front of the [Hokage Gate][Reaper Gate][Cartoon Gate decorated with a blue cat ornament], and the intricately patterned [Gate of the Dark Continent], finally stopping at the first door he opened—the [Demon Slayer Gate], silently pausing for three beats, reaching out, and pushed the door open to enter.
When I close my eyes and open them again, it's a day; when I close my eyes and never open them, it's a lifetime.
Muzan is dead, the skies are clear... Roy stepped from the dream into reality, slowly opening his eyes to a... bright sunny day.
"Whoosh~" A mountain wind blew by, stirring his flame-like fiery red hair into a wild dance,
At that moment, once again descending into this world as Kamado Eiichiro, waves of nostalgia, memories, and longing surged in his heart, instantly pushing aside all frustrations and suppressions, replaced by an indescribable lightness and joy,
This joy consisted of Muzan's death, the defeat of evil ghosts, humanity's victory, and much more... the longing to return home.
The young man stood in the forest, spreading his arms, letting Nen flow through [Anti-Conjuration], grabbing a few boxes of medicine in his hand, tucking them into his pocket, with a fluid step, he moved smoothly through the sunlight, swiftly patrolling the mountains and forests, soon hearing the sound of chopping wood, seeing a woodsman.
That person was also a young man, bearing the same fiery red hair, demon slayer mark visible at his forehead, yet it wasn't fierce, instead adding a touch of innocence, with an axe spinning in his hand, wood chips flew, underfoot... a piece of firewood struck by lightning, partly carbonized, split at the sound, cutting smooth and mirror-like, all showcasing—
The young man possessed excellent sword technique!
"Chopping wood....." The wind blew warmly, snow thawing, Roy leaped out of the sunlight, landed lightly behind the young man, and said with a smile.
The young man, who was wiping the sweat from his forehead, visibly froze, his axe dropping with a clang, turning rigidly to see Roy's appearance, a tremendous surprise emerged in his eyes, he couldn't control his excitement and shouted: "Nissan!"
Then, with a big jump, he bounded onto Roy, just like when he was a child, hugging Roy's neck, his mouth twitched, about to cry.
"Nissan... it's you... it's really you... you're back~"
Roy gently stroked the young man's forehead, taking a deep breath: "Yes, I'm back."
"You've grown taller too, Tanjiro."
"Not as tall as Nissan, Nezuko, Takeo, Mao, and Hua Zi, Father, Mother, and Grandma all saw it too, Nissan flying into the sky!"
Tanjiro excitedly gestured, spraying spittle, speaking of... the day Roy killed Kibutsuji Muzan, his body and mind united, his soul briefly emerged, merging into the sun, spirited and majestic, making the people kneel and proclaim the divine manifestation... did not refute nor admit,
Just smiled and listened, watched, savoring this long-lost warmth... just like this, with Tanjiro hanging on him, reaching with one hand to grab the full basket of firewood, slowly carrying him, just like when they were children, treading a path home through the snow-covered forest,
"Nissan, I should get down,"
Perhaps from being tired of talking, perhaps the excitement subsided, or maybe he realized being older, it wasn't proper to hang on his brother as he did when younger,
Tanjiro was embarrassed to remain hanging on Roy, trying to get down, but Roy's surprising strength held him as if he were weightless, glaring mock-angrily: "Am I still your brother?"
"Yes."
"Are you still my little brother?"
"Yes."
"Then behave."
"Okay."
Tanjiro lowered his eyes, like when he was a child, calmly hanging on Roy's back, while he steadily and firmly made his way deeper into the forest, carrying the basket filled with firewood with one hand,
In no time,
there was a faint cooking smoke and a couple, a few children, and an elderly woman living in a courtyard formed by wooden huts in a "品" shaped pattern,
gently emerging over the horizon.....