I, Uchiha Hikaru, have joined the chat group.

Chapter 166 The Cat Master's New Disciple

Kagaya Ubuyashiki then gave a brief explanation—

Since Uchiha Hikaru appeared in the Demon Slayer world as a "female version of Yoriichi Tsugikuni," Muzan has adopted a tactical retreat strategy.

For several months.

The Demon Slayer Corps has killed many demons, but they haven't seen almost any of the Twelve Demon Moons, let alone Muzan himself.

However, recently, perhaps because "Uchiha Yoriichi" has not shown his face for a long time, Muzan finally couldn't hold back and wanted to test him.

"...Do you need any help?"

Uchiha Hikaru raised an eyebrow.

"It should be nothing serious."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's tone was calm: "My precognitive ability did not issue a warning, which means that Muzan himself will not appear for the time being. If it is one of the Twelve Demon Moons... with the lightsabers given to us by you and Bulma, we should be able to put up a fight even if we encounter an Upper Moon."

"...Alright then."

Uchiha Hikaru thought for a moment, then took out a small packet of Senzu Beans from the capsule and placed it on the table: "This kind of thing is a miraculous medicine that can heal any injury. I don't use it often, so I'll give you a few. As long as there's still a breath left, even a fatal wound like a pierced heart can be healed in a very short time."

"And this is an inhibitor made to counter the regenerative abilities of demons. Although its inhibitory power is not as strong as the previous laser sword, it should be enough to deal with ordinary Twelve Demon Moons."

"The recipe is here; you can give it to Shinobu Kocho to study..."

"If we can find Ms. Tamayo, we can invite her back and study this together."

These are the results of Orochimaru's work over this period of time.

More accurately, it's a "byproduct".

After all, Orochimaru's real goal was to further enhance the regenerative abilities of demons and eliminate their drawbacks of "eating people" and "fearing sunlight," creating a perfect, immortal being. In his view, suppressing regenerative abilities was putting the cart before the horse, and he wouldn't have bothered researching it at all if it weren't for Uchiha Hikaru's insistence.

In addition...

"The person that Muzan Kibutsuji fears the most is a man named Yoriichi Tsugikuni. His distinguishing features are red hair and red eyes, and his hair is tied in a ponytail... I taught Tengen Uzui the Transformation Technique before. If you encounter the Twelve Demon Moons, you can transform in front of them, and Muzan will see it."

After listening to Uchiha Hikaru finish speaking.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked ashamed: "Ms. Hikari's gift is far too generous; we are unworthy of it..."

"There are conditions."

Uchiha Hikaru smiled slightly and held up one finger: "For certain reasons, I need a batch of gold and jewelry. The exchange is for these items, plus a promise to help eliminate Muzan. What do you think, Mr. Ubuyashiki?"

"Jewelry...okay."

These gold and jewels were, of course, for Orochimaru.

After all, his research projects were incredibly expensive, and he had almost used up all the treasure that Uchiha Hikaru had obtained from the Ox-King...

Uchiha Hikaru was even considering whether to acquire a mine in the Demon Slayer world.

—Japan has quite a lot of gold and silver deposits. If the map of the Demon Slayer world is the same as the real world, then the Hishikari Gold Mine in Kyushu, which has the largest gold reserves in all of Japan, should not have been officially mined yet.

That mine contains 170 tons of gold; once we secure it, we won't have to worry about funding anymore.

……

Hikaru Uchiha stayed at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters for a few days and talked with several Pillars who had returned one after another.

Among them, Sound Hashira Uzui Tengen has mastered the Three Body Techniques very well, basically reaching the graduation level of the Konoha Ninja Academy.

Kyojuro Rengoku's progress is also quite obvious. It seems that he has incorporated some techniques from "Hinokami Kagura" into his original "Flame Breathing".

It's worth mentioning that Mitsuri Kanroji, the Love Pillar, seems to have developed a bit more...

If we exclude Tsunade, Hikaru Uchiha would call her the strongest girl he has ever seen.

"...Are you leaving, Ms. Hikari?"

"Well, there are still some things to do 'up in the sky'."

Uchiha Hikaru responded half-jokingly.

Then, amidst the gazes of the Pillars, he and Tanjiro vanished in a flash of white light.

"That's great."

Uzui Tengen exclaimed, "Tanjiro is so lucky to be taken to live in Takamagahara by Hikari-san."

"Takamagahara?"

"Didn't you know? Hikari and Bulma are actually gods..."

……

In a sense, the guesses of Uzui Tengen and others are not entirely wrong.

Although Hikaru Uchiha did not go to "Takamagahara", he brought Tanjiro to "Korin Tower".

It's clear that the lonely old cat was quite happy about her arrival.

"It's Hikaru."

"I've already finished reading all those comics you had last time, they were quite interesting. But why is there only half of 'Hunter x Hunter'? What happened to the rest?"

"...That's all."

Even if the Dragon Raja world is set in 2009, or even 2029, Uchiha Kan probably couldn't get his hands on a complete version of Hunter x Hunter unless he kidnapped Yoshihiro Togashi and made him draw it in front of the Neko Sage...

"There are no comic books this time, but I brought you a disciple." Uchiha Hikaru beckoned: "Come here, Tanjiro, call him master."

"?"

The Cat Sage initially had some reservations about Uchiha Hikaru bringing people over to become his disciples without permission.

However, his expression began to change when he saw Tanjiro riding on the golden Flying Nimbus.

"Demon Slayers, Demon Slayer Corps... So such a world exists?"

"According to the rules, only those who personally climb Kalin Tower can receive my guidance. However, since you were brought by Hikaru, I'll allow you to train on the tower first. If you can't climb the tower after a week, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Tanjiro was still a little confused.

Coming from the world of Demon Slayer, he could never have imagined that there were talking cats in the world.

However, he still bowed respectfully to Master Neko, saying, "Master Neko, I will do my best!"

"Um……"

On the day of his arrival, Tanjiro began his special training.

After getting a bag of Senzu Beans from the Neko Sage, Uchiha Hikaru left Korin Tower and eventually returned to the Inuyasha world, where he obtained his "+3 Dragon Bone Blade".

[Brand @ Anonymous: Miss Light, we've located the Arya you mentioned. Her family has indeed committed heinous acts of abusing civilians. We're preparing to take action immediately and eliminate them.]

[Brand: Also, the boss has agreed to the cooperation proposal you mentioned before, which involved providing combat assistance in exchange for loot.]

(End of this chapter)