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

Chapter 27 An eye for an eye, that's fair.
Danlei and Shinobu watched a sunrise together, and the two of them successfully "heated up," of course, in a physical sense, because they were exposed to the sun.

However, seeing that Danlei was not only unafraid of the sun, but also quite liked to take a nap in the sun, Shinobu Kocho's attitude naturally changed drastically. After sincerely apologizing again, she treated Danlei as a distinguished guest.

Then, the convoy arrived at a hillside covered with wisteria flowers. The rest of the group could not go up. Apart from Dan Lei and his companion, only Tomioka Giyu and Kocho Shinobu accompanied them. The others would go to the nearby Butterfly House.

Of course, Tanjiro was still tied up and carried up by Giyu Tomioka.

The next day, Danlei and Sasaki Kojiro were invited to a courtyard.

Since it would be difficult to explain someone suddenly disappearing for a long time while on Demon Slayer Corps territory, Dan Lei had Sasaki Kojiro appear in person the whole time and guard the box where Nezuko was.

Nezuko hadn't seen Danri and Sasaki Kojiro for almost two years, but she still remembered Danri's scent, so she was very well-behaved and didn't try to run around.

However, when Danlei and Sasaki Kojiro arrived in the yard with the box containing Nezuko, they found that six of the eleven people in the yard were staring at them with eyes that seemed to be trying to see through them.

Just like in the original story, all nine Pillars were present at Tanjiro's trial, along with Tanjiro himself and the guard who was watching over him.

However, Dan Lei was not intimidated at all. After arriving at the courtyard, he nodded and greeted the people he knew, put down his suitcase, and sat on it to wait for the Demon Slayer Corps' leader to arrive.

However, it was clear that Kagaya Ubuyashiki had deliberately given this time for Danrui and the Pillars to get acquainted, so only a few seconds after Danrui sat down, the cheerful Kyojuro Rengoku loudly asked...

"So you're the sorcerer who killed Lower Moon Three and Lower Moon One in just two days? Haha, my name is Rengoku Kyojuro, the Flame Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. Since we're slaying demons, we're friends. When you come to the Rengoku family again, I'll definitely treat you well!"

Dan Lei responded normally to Rengoku Kyojuro's friendly gesture, introducing himself and saying that he would definitely visit him when he had time.

However, Sanemi Shinazugawa, the Wind Pillar who stabbed Nezuko several times here in the original work, infuriating the audience, jumped out and said...
"Whether he's a friend or not is another matter. He's protecting a ghost with such strange abilities. I don't think we should let him know where this place is."

Danlei responded to Shinazugawa Sanemi's malice with an attitude of "he's no big deal, no need to care," after all, since he had clearly expressed his distrust, why bother to talk to him when he was being ignored.

However, Dan Lei's attitude greatly displeased Shinazugawa Sanemi. He lunged forward, drew his sword, and charged at Dan Lei with [Wind Breathing First Form: Dust Whirlwind - Slash], roaring...
"If you want to be friends, hand over the ghost!"

However, it was Sasaki Kojiro who was protecting Nezuko at this moment. Facing the sudden attack of Shinazugawa Sanemi, which was surrounded by whirlwinds, he took a step forward and used a sword slash to cut Shinazugawa Sanemi out of the whirlwinds. He stumbled back seven or eight steps and then sat down on the ground with a thud.

At this moment, the arrogance on Shinazugawa Sanemi's face was gone, replaced by a look of resentment.

The other pillars, seeing this scene before them, mostly felt the same way: "This is the power of the Celestial Realm, truly living up to its reputation."

However, Mitsuri Kanroji, the Love Pillar, had a different idea.

"Wow! So handsome! Mr. Sasaki Kojiro is so handsome!!"

However, Dan Lei wasn't about to let Shinazugawa Sanemi's attack go so easily, so he said with a grim expression...

"Speaking of which, this unknown wind pillar just attacked me, didn't it?"

Upon hearing Dan Lei's words, Kocho Shinobu, the person with the highest emotional intelligence present, immediately felt a sense of foreboding. Dan Lei was clearly trying to use this as an excuse to make a scene.

Sure enough, Danlei's next sentence was

"So, I'm going to retaliate against him now. You guys don't have any objections, right?" After saying that, Dan Lei directly condensed an ice sword, rushed in front of Shinazugawa Sanemi, and unleashed a lightning-infused slash.

Faced with Dan Lei's sudden attack, Shinazugawa Sanemi could only raise his sword to parry, and was then knocked away again, crashing directly into the wall.

Compared to Sasaki Kojiro, Danlei, as a member of the Wisdom Dragon Clan, was born with greater strength than ordinary people. After sword training, the force of his ordinary longsword strikes was the same as that of someone else's heavy sword strikes, which is why Danlei felt that the Nichirin Blade was too light.

If Sasaki Kojiro's strike that repelled Shinazugawa Sanemi relied mainly on technique, then Dan Lei's sword strike relied mainly on force.

However, Dan Lei, having practiced swordsmanship for so long, couldn't rely solely on brute force. The water, crackling with lightning, combined with the ice sword, precisely struck the side of the Nichirin Blade, severing the blade and drawing blood from Shinazugawa Sanemi's body.

Dan Lei didn't kill him directly, but deliberately cut too shallow.

After all, Shinazugawa Sanemi's original intention was not to attack himself.

However, the electric current from this sword strike still made Shinazugawa Sanemi feel like he was dying from the shock, and his whole body was numb.

After delivering the final blow, Dan Lei smiled and said to Shinazugawa Sanemi, who was slumped against the wall, paralyzed and unable to move for the time being.

"An eye for an eye, and we're even."

After finishing, Dan Lei returned to his original position and solemnly addressed the other pillars.
“I know you have a deep-seated hatred for ghosts, and I know you believe that ghosts cannot be trusted.”

However, I'm protecting Nezuko until she hurts anyone. If you're not convinced, you can come up and challenge us again.

Of course, one must be prepared for injury, and even death.

Dan Lei's actions were practically provocative, and he had also injured Shinazugawa Sanemi. The Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps were also warriors, and even though they knew that rushing in and encountering Sasaki Kojiro would be suicide, they dared not even draw their swords at this moment.

However, Tanjiro was also present, and he didn't want Tanjiro to fight the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, so he suddenly jumped to the middle with his hands bound and shouted...

"Everyone, please calm down. Mr. Danlei has been conducting research on demons, which is why he's protecting Nezuko, who doesn't eat people. Let's not kill each other because of misunderstandings!"

Dan Lei was speechless. He walked up to him and punched him in the head, knocking him to the ground before complaining.
"Why do you think I got into a conflict with these people? Have some self-awareness! Stand here and they might chop you up too!"

Tanjiro dared not retort to Danlei's questioning, and could only lower his head and pretend to be dead, but he did not move aside.

At this moment, Sanemi Shinazugawa, whose paralysis was gradually subsiding, stood up again and loudly accused...

"Who would believe a ghost didn't harm anyone! How can you prove the ghost in this box hasn't hurt anyone? Have you been by her side ever since she became a ghost? Her brother could easily give false testimony!"

Faced with this question, Dan Lei gave Shinazugawa Sanemi a disdainful look and said...

"Don't try to understand my actions with your brain that's been trained to only have muscles. Whether demons eat people or not is traceable, and I know how Nezuko replenishes her energy."

As long as her method of replenishing energy hasn't changed, then she hasn't eaten anyone.

(End of this chapter)