They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 25 Tanjiro in the Prison Car

The area where Mount Natagumo is located is considered a remote and impoverished rural area, even in Japan. After all, if it weren't so remote, Lower Rank 5 [Rui] would have been discovered by the Demon Slayer Corps long ago.

Therefore, there are very few trains to that place, and Danlei waited until the next day but still couldn't catch a train.

When the rescue team arrived, Danlei slapped his forehead and admitted he had been an idiot.

If the last carriage of a train breaks off, the train will naturally be discovered at the next station. For such unimportant routes, the first step is to close the section of track and organize a rescue operation.

Of course, there was nothing left to rescue. The scene was just a pile of metal fragments and some bloodstains from the train car. After all, the flesh and blood of the ordinary people on the train had been eaten by Nightmare to replenish itself.

Danlei did not appear when the rescue team arrived because he was the only survivor and the local authorities would definitely question him.

However, as the rescue team was leaving, Danlei used a suggestive magic trick to make everyone believe that they were one of them, and followed the rescue vehicle back to the city.

However, this back-and-forth delay put Danlei behind schedule as he was going to Natian Spider Mountain.

Fortunately, Dan Lei was lucky, so he didn't end up with nothing.

On the way to Natagumo Mountain, late at night, we suddenly spotted a large convoy approaching from the front. The person in front was dressed in black, masked, and clearly carrying a weapon; he looked like someone you didn't want to mess with.

If ordinary people saw such a convoy at this time, they would naturally stay as far away as possible.

Given the social environment of this era, a convoy of vehicles on a dark, unmarked road could easily become the property of the convoy.

But Dan Lei wasn't worried, because these people were the "Hidden" – the Demon Slayer Corps' aftermath handling unit.

Moreover, at this moment, Sasaki Kojiro suddenly spoke telepathically.
"Danlei, Tanjiro is in the caravan, but it seems he's been tied up."

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei immediately used the Cloud Chant Technique to make himself invisible.

Dan Lei could roughly guess the current situation. He was too late; the Natagumo Mountain incident had already ended, and Tanjiro was on his way to headquarters.

At this moment, Danlei hid himself to avoid getting entangled with [Hidden], because if he directly blocked the caravan, he would definitely have to defeat many people before he could see Tanjiro.

[Hidden] are all team members without swordsmanship skills, and Dan Lei said that he felt no sense of accomplishment in bullying them.

Therefore, Danlei simply went into hiding and infiltrated the team.

When Tanjiro was seen again, he was in a terrible state. Because he was suspected of violating the team's rules, the seriously injured Tanjiro only received simple treatment to stop the bleeding from his wounds. Then he was tied up and thrown onto a small truck used for transporting goods.

Unlike other injured team members, who at least got to lie on a large truck with a canopy and had someone looking after them.

However, it's understandable. It's inconvenient for vehicles to go up the mountain, so people have to be carried down. But once on the ground, how could they possibly send someone specifically to carry Tanjiro?

Near Tanjiro, Dan Lei didn't see the box containing Nezuko; it seemed to be under separate guard.

So, Danlei sent Sasaki Kojiro to find Nezuko, and then deliberately asked Tanjiro...
"Tanjiro, what did you do? How did you get into this state?"

Tanjiro was a bit dazed because he needed to rest due to his injuries, but upon hearing Dan Lei's voice, he reflexively replied...

"Mr. Danlei, please help!"

This is a true conditioned reflex, because during the year that Tanjiro and Danrui lived together, this was the opening line for most of their meetings.

Dan Lei was speechless. He immediately deactivated his invisibility and poured a healing potion directly onto Dan Lei's face to wake him up.

Although the Medicine Dragon Healing World has a strong healing ability, it is ultimately water. Tanjiro was essentially doused with a bucket of ice water and woke up instantly.

However, he was bound tightly this time, and when he woke up, he could only lie on the board like a pupa. But Tanjiro was happy to see Danlei and said...

"Mr. Danlei, what are you doing here?"

At this moment, the commotion caused by Danri and Tanjiro had already alerted the Demon Slayer Corps members who were acting as guards.

They saw a stranger walk beside the suspect, shouting "Who goes there!" and then reaching for his knife.

However, Dan Lei was faster than the Demon Slayer Corps members. He flicked out his magic silk, accurately hitting the hilts of all the guards' swords, and drew his sword before they could.

A dozen or so swords were clattered and thrown around Tanjiro under Danlei's control, startling him so much that he quickly pressed himself against the edge, afraid that the swords would hit him directly.

However, just as Dan Lei disarmed these ordinary members of the Demon Slayer Corps, he felt a cold light piercing his head from behind. He quickly condensed an ice sword, turned around, and used an upward slash to deflect the sneak attack.

At this moment, Dan Lei also saw the attacker. She was a woman with mainly black hair that turned purple at the ends. She had a butterfly headdress, was small in stature, not very strong, and had a fake smile on her face. The Nichirin Blade in her hand had a long and thin blade with a barb at the tip. She was Shinobu Kocho.

Dan Lei's evaluation was in his mind, but Shinobu Kocho keenly discerned something from Dan Lei's expression, and thus said with a smile.
"Mr. Ghost, it's impolite to make random comments about others."

Dan Lei was taken aback by what he was told and looked at Tanjiro beside him, asking...

"Did I just say everything?"

Tanjiro replied with an embarrassed expression.

"No, but now you've admitted it yourself."

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei was speechless. This woman was indeed cunning and knew psychology, so he simply shouted...

"Giyu Tomioka! Come out here and explain who I am. If a fight breaks out, I guarantee you'll get a mixed doubles beating after the misunderstanding is cleared up!!"

Here, Danlei really had no interest in explaining to Shinobu Kocho, who didn't recognize him, that he wasn't a demon, because it was too much trouble.

The moment Dan Lei finished yelling, Tomioka Giyu arrived, and everyone looked at him.

But Giyu Tomioka remained silent at this moment.

About ten seconds later, he suddenly said...
"Dan Lei, do you think I should address you as Your Excellency now?"

Dan Lei almost lost his breath after hearing what Tomioka Yoshiyuki said.

However, before Danlei could even complain, Sasaki Kojiro appeared with a Nezuko box covered in chains.

When Shinobu Kocho saw that the box containing the ghost had gone out of control, she panicked and, without saying a word, raised her knife and stabbed Sasaki Kojiro.

However, Shinobu's thrust was instantly intercepted by Giyu Tomioka.

Shinobu was clearly angry at this point, but she still managed to suppress her anger and asked...
"Mr. Tomioka, this is the second time you've stopped me! What's your reason this time?"

Regarding Shinobu's question, Giyuu Tomioka spoke as if it were perfectly natural.

"Because you are absolutely no match for Lord Sasaki, you will be defeated in one move, and I think you will be embarrassed."

Upon hearing this, Shinobu Kocho was immediately dumbfounded. Too lazy to waste any more words, she simply raised her sword, indicating that it was time to settle things with her own strength.

Fortunately, Tanjiro saw that Giyu Tomioka not only failed to explain himself but also deepened the misunderstanding, so he shouted...
"Stop! Mr. Danlei is not a ghost! He is a magician with magical powers! And Lord Sasaki is a master recognized by my master as a Grandmaster of the Celestial Realm!"

(End of this chapter)