Emiya Shirou doesn't want to work overtime

He now had to kill the culprit who destroyed the Infinity Castle, otherwise Kokushibo could imagine Muzan's extremely angry expression.

Although Kokushibo killed Emiya, he could not escape Muzan's punishment.

Only then did he regret not killing Emiya immediately, instead giving him so many opportunities.

Arrogance is a common ailment of creatures called ghosts.

They possess regenerative abilities and lifespans that are beyond human comprehension, but at the same time, they also possess an arrogance that is beyond human comprehension.

If Kokushibo had used his full power at the very beginning of the battle, like Emiya, Emiya might not have had any chance to kill Nakime.

It is precisely because human life is finite that people have extraordinary respect for it, and it is precisely because life is so precious to people that they have the belief to risk everything.

"Shh-!"

Before his circular blade could catch up with the falling Emiya, Kokushibo felt himself being pulled out of the Infinity Castle and crash heavily onto the forest soil.

The brilliant moonlight also shone on his extremely terrified face.

He sensed that an extremely familiar and powerful aura was approaching his location.

Muzan already knew about the destruction of the Infinity Castle.

"Master Wuhan!"

A figure suddenly plummeted to the ground from a distance, causing the entire forest to collapse with a crash. The hard ground was also shattered into pieces in a spiderweb pattern under his attack!

A hint of panic crept into Kokushibo's words, yet he remained composed.

Although Nakime's existence is also extremely important, anyone with a modicum of intelligence knows that Nakime's importance is completely insignificant compared to the Upper Moon.

Moreover, he is the strongest Upper Moon demon, Upper Moon One.

"what happened?"

Muzan suppressed his anger and questioned Kokushibo.

Although Muzan can share vision with Nakime, he doesn't usually use Nakime's perspective to see what she's doing.

Moreover, without Muzan's orders, Nakime would basically stay in the Infinity Castle and not do anything.

Even with shared vision, one can only see some basic information about the Infinite City.

That's really unnecessary.

The Infinity Castle was arguably Muzan's safest place, as he didn't believe the Demon Slayer Corps had the ability to infiltrate it.

It should be noted that even Yoriichi Tsugikuni had no way to enter the Infinity Castle.

But this time, the Infinite City simply vanished without any warning.

How can we prevent Muzan from feeling heartbroken and angry?

With Nakime present, Muzan could notify all the Upper and Lower Moon demons in a very short time and order them to do things.

But losing Nakime is like losing a cell phone. If Muzan wants to notify the Upper and Lower Moon demons, he has to send someone to do so, which is extremely inconvenient.

Moreover, during the day, Muzan would have to find a place to hide and live without being discovered by the Demon Slayer Corps.

Only after losing Nakime did they realize just how difficult life could be.

"It didn't transform into a ghost!?"

When Muzan heard Kokushibo tell him that Emiya was still fighting in human form, he was momentarily confused.

The recent appearance of a demon that had broken free of his control, and a man who resembled Yoriichi Tsugikuni, had already made him very uneasy.

Now another person has appeared who cannot be transformed into a ghost.

If I inject that person's blood into my body, will I suddenly turn into a human?

Muzan dared not think any further.

He never imagined that his unintentional act would lead to such a tragic outcome.

Muzan never imagined that Emiya would kill Nakime and Kaigaku while Kokushibo was present.

However, Kokushibo was not sent by Muzan to the Infinity Castle to help Nakime.

Because he wasn't in the Infinite City at night, and he didn't know what was happening there.

Nakime and Kokushibo believed they could handle Emiya, so they didn't inform Muzan.

The reason Kokushibo is in the Infinity Castle is because he recommended Kaigaku to be a demon, and Kaigaku is also a demon who uses the same breathing technique as him. Therefore, he gave Kaigaku some kind of instruction, which is why he stayed inside the Infinity Castle.

"His fate is unknown!"

"What a convenient phrase, 'his fate is unknown'!"

Muzan suddenly smashed the soil on the ground again. According to Kokushibo, Emiya was basically dead, but without seeing his body with his own eyes, Kokushibo dared not draw a conclusion easily.

Logically speaking, if the Infinity Castle is destroyed, everything inside that wasn't created by Nakime will be ejected. Regardless of whether Emiya is dead or alive, he should appear near his area.

But Emiya never appeared, whether alive or dead; it was as if he had simply vanished.

"Tell all the ghosts that if they encounter a boy with bright red hair, kill him on sight!!!"

Left with no other choice, Muzan could only promote Emiya to the same level of treatment as Tanjiro.

However, Tanjiro also appears to be a red-haired boy.

Meanwhile, within the ever-collapsed infinite city, countless houses, wooden doors, and staircases vanished at an extremely rapid pace, like an ink painting splashed with clear water.

But a wooden door, completely out of place with the surrounding atmosphere, fell from the sky and flew towards Emiya at an extremely fast speed.

This was an extremely dark door, as if it had just been mined from coal mines in Africa; its darkness had almost blended into the surrounding space.

Its swift speed even surpassed that of Emiya's approaching circular blade slash.

"——————"

Just as the slash was about to cut Emiya in half, the wooden door opened like a hippopotamus, swallowing Emiya whole.

The surging slashes were like dust dripping onto clothes—silent and without a sound.

The wooden door fell straight down and eventually disappeared into the space.

Chapter 48 Becoming a Full-Time Employee Before Even Dying

Darkness, endless darkness.

At this moment, Emiya appeared in a vast, dark area.

He didn't know where he was, nor did he know what was around him.

The endless darkness prevented Emiya from seeing anything.

"I should be dead by now."

Emiya smiled bitterly. He knew very well his physical condition at the time; he was basically exhausted and depleted. No doctor could have saved him then.

Moreover, Emiya was fighting with the mindset of certain death. With such a disparity in skill, victory was impossible without paying a price.

Although there were some regrets, Emiya did not feel any remorse for his ending.

Despite all this thought, Emiya still didn't know where he was.

If it is the underworld, then there should be a guide who appears.

He had lost track of how long he had been in this boundless darkness; here, Emiya was completely oblivious to the passage of time.

If he stayed any longer, Emiya felt that he might actually develop mental problems.

Fortunately, the thing that created this dark area did not intend for Emiya to stay there permanently.

A sphere shimmering with blue light suddenly appeared in front of Emiya.

"Am I not blind?"

This was Emiya's first thought upon seeing the large blue orb.

Logically speaking, when he died, both his eyes should have been slashed by Kokushibo's katana, leaving him blind.

"My right hand is still intact!?"

This was Emiya's second thought. The appearance of the large blue orb brought light and allowed Emiya to see the state of his body clearly.

Unlike before, Emiya discovered that many golden stripes had appeared on his arms.

These golden stripes, like a repairing agent for porcelain, stretched intricately from the palm of the hand to the chest.

However, Emiya had no way of seeing exactly where his chest was.

Only then did Emiya realize that he was lying on what appeared to be the ground, his entire body devoid of feeling. Even when he stretched out his hands, he felt nothing.

What's wrong with me right now?

"You've basically died three times already."

A steady, mechanical voice emanated from the blue sphere of light.

"The ball of light can actually talk!"

This was Emiya's fourth thought upon seeing the orb of light.

If it weren't for the Holy Grail War, Emiya would definitely be an excellent comedian.

"three times?"

Emiya suddenly remembered that he had suffered very serious injuries before, which were basically fatal, but his injuries had immediately healed the next day.

Including this battle with Kokushibo, that makes it exactly three.

"You saved me?"

Emiya inquired.

"Yes and no."

A steady, mechanical voice came through.

But before Emiya could ask any more questions, a golden light burst forth from his abdomen.

"You have a powerful artifact within you that can slowly heal your body, but it had been dormant for a while. I activated it through some means."