Like a chain reaction, the entire Demon Slayer Corps cheered at the same time!
"YES!! WE FINALLY KILLED THAT BASTARD!!!"
"F-f-it's finally over... sob~"
As for Yuri, he glanced at his sheathed sword that ended it all, it was crumbling apart, its duty considered finished.
As his nichirin fell apart, the muscles in his legs were screaming in severe pain as well.
BADUM!
(What?)
BADUM!!
Yuri's body starts spasming and all he can feel is a burning pain as viscous, pitch-black veins start to protrude over his body...
(Guh!!)
(W-what's going on!?)
Yuri thought as he stared at the strange ball of flesh stuck to his arm.
It seemed to be pulsating, sending a wave of pain up his arm.
BADUM! BADUM!!
His heart was beating painfully hard as his vision became slightly blurred.
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Pov ??
The shadow of death has been upon me since forever...
Always attached to me...
I clearly remember that my heart stopped countless times while I was still in my mother's womb.
When I was born, they said I was dead.
There was no pulse, no breathing.
At that moment, they were already ready to kill me...
But I fought.
I fought and kept fighting.
Until I was finally able to cry for the first time.
I did everything I hoped, everything I wanted, everything I could...
But what I could do was limited.
All creatures die, without exception, that is an absolutely irrefutable fact.
Only memories are eternal and immortal.
But... I don't even remember a single person I killed.
When the body dies, everything ends.
However...
The mind continues and never perishes.
Even I was defeated.
I witnessed this event.
It shook me.
The ease with which this human killed me was absurd...
His strength and speed are not something a human should possess...
My body will soon succumb to this strange solar energy...
His blade sliced me like paper before I could even react, before I even realized what was happening.
I feel the same way I felt when that monster almost killed me centuries ago... But now it's different, I know that this time I will perish...
But...
My memories will also be eternal and indestructible...
I will also pass on my memories to this human.
My breathing and heart have stopped, but not all of my cells have been destroyed.
There is still time.
I will pour all my blood and strength into this human.
He will become the strongest demon that has ever existed or will exist.
You will conquer the sun....
I am sure of it.
You can even use the same breath as that monster.
I believe you will make
My dream come true...
This will also serve as revenge...
I wish I was there to see you kill with your own hands the humans you care about.
The look of despair you will make when you see the blood of your loved ones dripping through your fingers is something I wish with all my heart to be able to watch.
Despicable human...
Those were Muzan's last thoughts, as he did his best to use the last remnants of his strength to inject his blood into Yuri's body.
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BADUM!! BADUM!! BADUM!!
(Damn him!! I didn't expect him to be able to do that!!)
Thought Yuri as a hunter's mark similar to flames began to form on his forehead and face.
His black eyes began to turn red, then turned blue and slitted like a cat's.
Yuri crouched on the ground, clutching his chest.
His heart was accelerating his blood flow to a level that would be fatal to anyone, his body was burning, it felt like lava was running through his veins.
(Shit! Shit!! Shit!!!)
"Glurrk!"
His teeth began to sharpen.
His face was becoming more and more demonic, while his mind became more and more blurred.
His vision was red as blood as an insatiable desire for human flesh took over his senses.
When the members of the Demon Slayer Corps saw what was happening to him, they were terrified.
Dealing with Muzan Kibutsuji was already nightmare mode, now dealing with the transformed Yuri would be hell mode.
Mitsuri, Kanae and Shinobu who were watching everything from afar were on the verge of tears.
"N-no-it can't be..." Mitsuri muttered, as she fell to her knees on the ground.
Her eyes blurred as tears fell from her eyes.
Kanae and Shinobu hugged each other as they looked at Yuri's situation with sadness and despair shining in their eyes.
The first rays of dawn shone down, illuminating the world with a soft light.
The surrounding pillars clenched their fists as they prepared to fight.
"We can't let him kill anyone!!" Sanemi shouted as he prepared to charge forward.
"Ohh... Poor soul... Namu amida butsu..." Gyomei muttered as he cried.
"This is going to be quite an extravagant fight!" Tengen shouted as he drew his swords.
In a mutual consensus, each of them simultaneously charged towards Yuri.
"GYAAAAAH!" Demon Yuri screamed as the sunlight burned his skin.
"Come on, we can't let him run into the shade!!" Giyu shouted.
"Try to keep him in the sun for as long as possible!! That's the only way we can defeat him!!" Giyu continued.
"Ahhh!!" Yuri screamed as he charged towards them furiously, his skin smoking as it burned under the sunlight.
The smell of burning flesh was very evident.
He had clearly lost all rationality at this point.
CLANG!!
"Shit!! This bastard is too strong!" Sanemi shouted as he tried his best to defend against Yuri's attack.
"Sound Breathing - Fourth Form: Infinite Resonating Slashes!!"
"Flame Breathing - Fourth Form: Esoteric Art: Rengoku!!!!" Kyojuro shouted as he used his strongest attack.
As if they had planned it, each of the pillars began using their strongest attack as they tried their best to keep Yuri under the sun.
What followed was almost 10 minutes of non-stop fighting.
All of the pillars that were fighting now were panting and injured.
Some had scratches, others had sprains in their muscles, the most serious ones had cuts on their chests.
Suddenly, Yuri's skin stopped burning.
The charred skin regenerated almost immediately.
Everyone who saw the scene was dumbfounded.
This was completely beyond what they had known to be possible.
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At the same time.
In Yuri's subconscious...
POV - YURI
Shit!! I didn't expect that bastard to do this!!
And where the hell am I!?
I screamed as I looked at the void around me.
It doesn't matter. I have to find a way out of here!
Suddenly I heard a voice that I recognized, but at the same time I didn't.
It was a strange feeling.
"And what's the point of you going back?"
"All the humans you were defending are dead..."
"If you leave here, all you'll find there are torn bodies."
"Then... Why go out?"
Shut up! I still have a lot to do!! And my girls are waiting for me!!
"Stop talking nonsense."
"Stop doing that."
"They're already dead, you killed them."
"Don't you remember?"
"You tore them apart and devoured them while they screamed."
What? That's a lie!! I didn't kill them!! I would never do that!!
I know they're alive, you bastard!!
"Stop causing trouble, human."
"You stink of blood, the blood of your friends."
"The blood of your 'girls' drips through your fingers..."
"You killed them..."
"Everyone hates you... They don't want you to come back."
No. Even if they hate me, I have to go back and apologize properly.
I can't stay here.
I have to apologize to those I hurt.
"No one will forgive you. No one will stand by you."
"Everyone will abandon you and call you a monster."
That's not for you to decide.
I can feel it, every single one of those out there is worried about me... They're trying their best to take me back, or kill me and be done with it...
Honestly, even though I don't want to, I'd rather die than hurt, or worse, kill someone I care about.
"Shut up. You're the heir to my will."
"Don't look ahead, don't trust people, don't look for hope."
"If you don't become a demon, you'll die anyway in a few years."
"Think about yourself, human."
"Grab this opportunity... This isn't something you can win at any time..."
No, I don't want to live forever, or rather, I don't need to live forever.
Even if I stop being human in the future, this isn't something I'll do alone.
I don't want to live forever in solitude.
"Tsk! You trash."
"Do you really want to be the only one left alive, even after all the people you've killed?"
"Are you really trying to be the only one without losing anything?"
"Stop ranting!"
That's enough... I'm leaving here.
At this point, I was fed up with hearing that voice, trying to lead me to the abyss.
"What!?"
I turned around and started walking.
I activated my Mangekyou Sharingan as I walked and started to analyze the surroundings.
I have to find a way to get out of here.
"Come back here, human!!"
"You conquered the damn sun!!"
"You're a unique creature now!!
Shut up!! I'm going to get out of here!! Even if it's the last thing I do!!
"Wait!! Wait a minute, please!!"
As I walked, I could feel someone trying to pull me away, it was a disgusting feeling.
"No! Come back here! Inherit my desires and feelings!!"
"You're the only one who can do this! Can't you feel that you were chosen by god to do this!?"
"You can do it!! Come back here!! You will become a perfect being, superior to anyone on this earth!!"
That's enough!! I've already found a way to get out of here...
I turned around and looked at the one who was trying to pull me away, finally remembering who that voice belonged to.
You're pathetic, Muzan Kibutsuji.
Even in your last moments, you disgust me.
After saying that, I turned around again and made a simple hand seal.
Goodbye, have a safe trip to hell, Muzan Kibutsuji.
At that moment, the space in front of me seemed to crack as I walked through it.
Leaving Muzan behind.
"No!!! Don't go!! Don't leave me here!!"
After crossing the cracked space, my vision went dark, leaving behind a desperate Muzan trying to reach me.
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Outside
POV - Normal
When Yuri opened his eyes, they were on the ground.
Mitsuri, Kanae, and Shinobu were on top of him.
There were clear bite marks on them, while blood was dripping from their wounds.
Yuri quickly became concerned and went to see if they were alive.
Luckily, they were just unconscious.
Yuri looked at his clear.
(Shit... What did I do...?)
He quickly used the Mystical Palm to heal their wounds.
A few seconds later, they were healed.
Yuri moved away from them a little and looked around, there were clear marks of struggle.
They were completely different from the ones left after his brief fight with Muzan.
The pillars were lying on the ground, some slightly injured and panting, while others had more serious wounds.
"You're actually back! I have to admit that was quite an extravagant beating we took, young Yuri, hahaha!" Tengen said as he looked at Yuri breathlessly, his three wives were taking care of his wounds.
"Ahh, damn... forgive me Tengen... I honestly didn't expect that bastard to do this in his last moments."
"Hahaha! This is nothing, the important thing is that we're all alive, and we finally finished off Muzan!!!"
"But I have to admit that seeing three young women throwing themselves at you to stop you was both exciting and flamboyant at the same time, HAHAHAHA!!"
"Ouch! Damn, my ribs!!" While Tengen was still smiling, he suddenly screamed in pain as he made a wrong move.
"We told you not to move, Master Tengen!" Makio said as she bandaged some of Tengen's wounds.
Makio is a young woman of average height, possessing a voluptuous figure with pale skin and large golden brown eyes framed by prominent eyelashes present on both the upper and lower lashes, and thin eyebrows arched downwards, which gives her a determined and stubborn appearance. She has black hair tied with golden brown bangs that hang loosely, framing her face.
Makio was wearing a red striped sleeveless dress that ended mid-thigh, which also revealed her cleavage and held together with a black obi where she keeps her kunai. She has gray bandages wrapped around her calves and up to her thighs. Her footwear consists of a pair of zōri with red straps.
"Makio is right, don't move, Master Tengen!" said her other wife, Hinatsuru.
Hinatsuru is a young woman of average height, possessing a curvaceous and slender figure, with long black hair that she usually keeps tied back in a ponytail.
She has large, almond-shaped violet eyes framed by thin eyelashes and eyebrows, and a distinctive mole located below her left eye, giving her a gentle and kind appearance.
Hinatsuru wears a short, sleeveless, lilac dress with an irregular square pattern of a darker color, which has a deep neckline that exposes her cleavage, and is held tightly with a red-violet obi where she presumably keeps her kunai. She wore brown fishnet stockings that reached mid-thigh, along with light-colored sandals with purple straps.
While his other wife, Suma, cried buckets of tears without knowing what to do.
At that moment, without anyone noticing, one of the members of the Demon Slayer Corps who were watching the entire situation unfold shouted excitedly.
"He's back!!!!!!!!"
No one cared about anything else, they just needed to know that their hero, the one who defeated Muzan Kibutsuji, had returned to normal.
Everyone was cheering and celebrating.
Happiness, satisfaction, and even a little confusion, but no matter what, the demon that everyone hated and brought death and fear was finally slain!
The shadow that had enveloped them for thousands of years, the fate of everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps, was purged today.
After the members of the Demon Slayer Corps spread this news, the entire Ubuyashiki family cried and cheered.
A grand banquet was held at the Ubuyashiki family mansion. Everyone was immersed in this extremely opulent and joyful festival. Even Giyu and Muichiro, who had always been the quiet type, had fun that night and chatted with everyone. Kyojuro and Sanemi were even more drunk and crazy, with Kyojuro shouting "delicious" loudly at everything he ate or drank.
All of their wounds had already been treated by Yuri.
As for Yuri, he was practically the center of the banquet, even after what happened at the end, no one not only blamed him but also expressed gratitude to him. Even Kagaya, who was seriously ill, drank with everyone.
Yuri had given him a brief treatment, although it didn't completely cure his curse, he would have at least another 10 years to live.
The happy atmosphere at the party was simply contagious, and Yuri had a lot of fun.
It was the first time he had attended a party like this.
The aroma of barbecue and sake traveled throughout the room.
At that moment, a wind from the north blew bringing a fresh climate.
Small snowflakes began to fall from the sky, making the atmosphere even more lively.
"Ohhhh!"
Everyone applauded in unison, as they looked at the first snowflakes falling.
BOOM!! BOOM!!
At that moment, bright red, yellow and blue fireworks of various colors bloomed in the sky, now at night.
Everyone looked at the fireworks in the sky, laughing and applauding with happiness.
Yuri looked at this with happiness written all over his face.
(I have gained much more than I expected in this world... Friends, lovers, and even an unexpected reward.)
Yuri thought as he looked at his own appearance through a small mirror.
Despite having completely defeated Muzan, he somehow retained part of his demonic characteristics and the powers he gained through it.
His eyes were still blue with slitted pupils.
Somehow, he feels like he can use every single Kekkijutsu he saw the demons under Muzan use.
And he still has his claws, but at least those claws can hide, but despite having acquired the abilities to change his appearance like the demons, he was in no way able to change his eyes.
(Bringing happiness to them was much more rewarding than I could have imagined.)
(Seeing the happiness and relief on each of their faces somehow makes me even happier...)
This was one of the things Yuri is most proud of having done in his life.
But, there was something else that also made him quite proud.
Yuri saw the girls with slightly red faces after drinking a few cups of sake.
He first glanced at Mitsuri.
Realizing the meaning of that look, Mitsuri blushed even more and slowly got up, and went to her room.
Yuri then stood up and walked over to Kanae and whispered something in her ear, making the girl's face turn red like a tomato.
"I know, I'll go after a while."
The girl was still very sensitive to her lover's advances.
While Kanae was hanging her head low feeling confused and shy, she hadn't noticed that Yuri grabbed Shinobu by the waist and they left the party together.
As soon as they reached a corridor with no movement, Shinobu leaned fully against Yuri and muttered.
"Yuri, do we really have to go to my sister's room…?"
"It's okay, Kanae won't be back for a while, and besides, it's exciting, isn't it?"
"So... do you want me to put on my sister's clothes?"
.......
.......
A long while later.
After seeing everyone at the party having fun and no one paying attention to her, Kanae got up and secretly left.
While walking through the courtyard, she unconsciously followed a remote path, her heart pounding. After finally walking down the path, she finally returned to her room, only to see Yuri and Shinobu having sex.
Kanae immediately blushed and retreated in a low voice:
"D-Did I come at the wrong time?"
"No! You're just in time, Kanae!" Yuri spoke as she pulled Kanae inside.
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On the other side
Mitsuri, had been waiting for a long time in Yuri's room, but no one had come.
She had her cheeks puffed out in anger as she anxiously waited for Yuri.
After a while, Tamayo opened the door and walked in. Her face was extremely pink, as if she had drunk too much.
"Mitsuri... Yuri is waiting for you in another room."
Although she didn't know why Yuri would be somewhere else, Mitsuri still followed her.
After walking for a short while, they entered Kanae's room. Mitsuri became shy and irritated after seeing the unexpected scene, and said dissatisfiedly to a certain scoundrel:
"Yuri, you too... eh!"
Before Mitsuri could finish speaking, Tamayo behind her locked the door bolt and pushed her onto the bed without hesitation.
Under the girl's incredulous gaze, the embarrassed Tamayo unbuttoned her clothes and lowered her head to explain:
"I'm sorry, Mitsuri."
"I can't disobey the master's orders..."
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And so, a long time passed...
The girls gradually got used to the orgies that Yuri suddenly had with them.
In recent times, besides spending a lot of time with her girls, Yuri has been learning and training with each breathing style.
Since there were no more demons, the Demon Slayer Corps was officially disbanded.
Each of the members dispersed and went about their lives happily, now knowing that there would be no danger from demons looming over them.
As the Ubuyashiki family was an ancient family with a history of over a thousand years, they played a very important role throughout Japan.
Therefore, the salaries of all the members of the Demon Slayer Corps were quite high.
Even a low-ranking swordsman could receive a salary that was roughly equivalent to 200,000 yen in modern society every month. While the pillars could receive as much as they wanted.
Now, the pillars now receive monthly pensions from the Ubuyashiki family, and most of the Demon Slayer members have gone to work in other industries.
Both their previous salary and the subsequent money are enough to allow them to live a carefree life from now on.
After Kyojuro returned home, he inherited the Rengoku family's properties, and at some point, he found a beautiful woman and married her.
Giyu went to visit his teacher, Sakonji Urokodaki. Although he was a bit quiet, he was quite popular among the people in the area.
From what Yuri had heard, Sanemi and his brother had gone to the countryside. Although they were still not very close, the brothers got along much better than before.
As for Obanai, he had simply become a wanderer; from what Yuri had heard, the last news of him was that he was in Kyoto.
As for Tengen, he had bought a mansion near the Ubuyashiki family estate and moved in with his wives. From what Yuri had heard, two of the three were pregnant.
Tengen had almost dragged him by the hair to throw the most extravagant celebration of the century, as he put it.
Gyomei had built a temple on the outskirts of Shizuoka and had adopted some homeless children.
Yuri heard from Tengen that Jigoro Kuwajima, the former Pillar of Thunder, had acquired a disciple named Zenitsu Agatsuma.
Yes, Yuri and Tengen had become very close, it was hard not to like that guy, especially with him constantly dragging him to some 'extravagant' party and bragging about how amazing his wives were.
The Kamado family's current life is monotonous and happy. Tanjiro opened a charcoal shop and his younger brothers and sisters are studying at a very prestigious school in the region.
Yuri often went to visit Kie, at some point, the younger ones started calling him father, it was amazing to see Tanjiro's perplexed face, until one day, when Nezuko, who had just turned thirteen, did something that scared him so much that he had to run away.
Yuri didn't want to have to run away from the intergalactic FBI.
In the last few days, Yuri finally managed to propose to each of his girls. Although it was a bit unfair to Gwen.
He couldn't leave the girls here waiting, especially since he didn't know when he would be able to return after leaving this world.
After a few days, his days in this world were finally over.
The day before, he went to meet Tengen and the nearby Pillars to say goodbye.
It was strange having to find an excuse to not tell them that he was literally going to leave this world.
Early in the morning, Yuri opened his eyes, Mitsuri, Kanae, Shinobu and Tamayo were lying tangled around him.
Yuri glanced slightly at his girls as a melancholic glint passed through his eyes.
He had given a brief explanation to his girls that he was not from this world and that he would need to leave.
He couldn't keep this secret from them.
It would be unfair and idiotic.
(Roulette, time to return...)
At that moment, Yuri disappeared from this world, but by some twist of fate.
The system regulated the time of this world, no matter how long he spent outside of it.
Only one day would have passed by the time he returned.
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Marvel World
Yuri opened his eyes slightly, only to feel Gwen on his chest sleeping lightly.
"Ahh... Finally, home sweet home..."
Yuri closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing.
He would not throw away his days training in the Demon Slayer world simply by not using the breathing method.
As he regulated his breathing, Yuri could feel a strange energy flowing through his body.
"Could that be... Chi?" Yuri wondered in confusion.
"But how is that possible?"
Chi or Qi is the bioelectric energy that surrounds all life forms.
Somehow, the breathing method made him awaken the Chi.
(End of chapter)
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