Demon Slayer Headquarters
Lorien could be seen sitting face to face with Kagaya Ubuyashiki
After Observing the leader of the demon slayer corps for a while, Lorien finally spoke
"This is the first time we truly meet, It's nice to meet you!"
"Nice to meet you too! I Have long wanted to meet you ever since I heard about you, but as you could see my health doesn't allow me to"
Hearing this Lorien remembered the curse that fell on the Ubuyashiki family, According to the information he previously got, it acts like a genetic disorder and will only be lifted with the death of Muzan
Feeling curious about how it functions, Lorien couldn't help but ask, his voice full of interest
"May I take a look?"
Hearing this Kagaya understood what he was talking about and agreed without hesitation while also reminding him
"This is a curse inflicted on my family due to us birthing the original demon..."
Holding Kagaya's wrist, Lorien immediately used his ability to analyze its state
But to his surprise, he actually found nothing 'supernatural', Everything actually felt 'Natural', as if, it 'Should be that way'
He wasn't speaking about the current state of Kagaya's body, he was talking about how it came to be
If it was a normal curse or Injury Lorien would easily find signs of outside intervention/influence, but he didn't find any this time
It was as if this curse was a natural occurrence, something that appeared on its own
But after some deep thoughts, Lorien felt that this was actually normal
After all, the 'one' who cursed this family should be the 'World Consciousness', and more precisely, it was an automatic backlash from it
So even though Lorien could spend some time and heal Kagaya, he decided not to
After all, he didn't know if after he was done, will another curse automatically fall on Kagaya again or not, which will render his work completely useless
Lorien also thought about trying to change Kagaya's blood and see if it breaks it or not
But this wasn't actually needed and was just useless additional work as after Muzan's death the curse will fade on its own
Taking back his hand, Lorien then changed the topic
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"The attack will happen tomorrow, We should make a more detailed plan"
"I Agree"
"The first one to get attacked will be you, so we should....."
Lorien and Kagaya's discussion lasted for nearly an hour as they went through the plan and talked about some details
Following this, they continued talking about other topics such as the progress of Dream Tree Seed planting which Lorien was very interested in knowing
Finishing their conversation, Lorien then walked out and started wandering curiously around the base
But just after a couple of steps he froze in his tracks as he felt a very familiar feeling originating from under his feet
It was actually the roots of the Tree of Dream spreading everywhere, this Tree wasn't the one which Lorien had at home, it was another one planted in this Headquarters
Following the roots to the center, Lorien found himself in the Butterfly Mansion which is Shinobu's house
This made things clear to him, This Dream Tree should have been planted by Shinobu after she previously asked him for a seed
Feeling the Accumulated Dream Energy inside of it, Lorien couldn't help but feel ecstatic
Even though there aren't many people in this place compared to a real town, the Dream Energy accumulated inside of it is impressive
After all, this tree should have been planted for around a month and the energy inside of it has never absorbed
Not to mention that even though there are not that many people here, everyone is much stronger than a normal person, so what is lost in quantity is gained in quality
Considering this, the accumulation here should be enough to give him another good increase
Not wasting any time, Lorien sat down and put his hand on the Tree trunk, then he started devouring the Dream Energy inside
This caused a slow all-round improvement to begin as his perception range also started increasing at the same time
From 100.5m...101...103...105...106...Until it finally stopped at the 107 meters mark
This may not sound a lot but is actually very good all things considered
Smiling lightly, Lorien stood up and then decided to continue his walk around the Headquarters
'I Wonder where the Hashiras are, I haven't met any of them since I came here...'
'Oh, I also need to see the room where I'll be staying tonight...I hope the bed is comfy...'
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The Next Day
The Night has fallen, dark clouds shrouded the sky, and darkness enveloped the world with the absence of the moon
And in this dark ambiance, Uninvited guests were heading toward different areas
The first was a tall young man with pale skin, golden hair, and rainbow-colored eyes which contained the Kainji for 'Upper-rank' and 'Two' inside of them
This demon was currently standing in front of a huge estate inside 'Yume Town'
'This is the place I suppose...'
Determining this, he scanned the place with his Extrasensory Perception
'Hmm...There are four presences inside'
'Oh, One of them is right behind this wall..'
Discovering this, he didn't waste any time as he jumped over the wall and instantly landed in the backyard
As he did, he immediately looked in the direction of the presence
"Hm?!"
Sitting on the porch, a black-haired girl was looking indifferently in his direction
She wasn't surprised by his sudden appearance, it was as if she was waiting for him
Not realizing the dangerous situation he had just walked into, Doma smiled at her and said
"OH! A Girl! You look young and tasty! Thankfully I was sent here!"
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Meanwhile, at the Demon Slayer Headquarters
Inside a room with its doors open to an inner yard, Kagaya was laying inside of a futon with his wife sitting next to him
But suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from this inner yard where Kagaya's children are currently playing
*Step*
*Step*
Following this, a calm voice sounded
"...Hey, so you're here"
Hearing this sound no one here appeared surprised, even the children continued playing as if nothing was happening
Turning his head slowly towards the direction of the noise, Kagaya responded lightly
"Nice to meet you...Kibutsuji...Muzan"
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