Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

Breathing Techniques were created by Yoriichi Tsugikuni to give humanity the power to fight against cannibals.

The main function of the Breathing Technique is to strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby allowing the blood to absorb a large amount of oxygen in a short period of time, which can instantly increase the body's abilities and temporarily give it physical strength comparable to that of a demon.

Based on Yoriichi Tsugikuni's "Sun Breathing" as its origin, five basic styles were derived from it: "Water," "Lightning," "Fire," "Rock," and "Wind." Later, new styles with various characteristics were developed based on these five styles.

I have to admit it!

Yoriichi Tsugikuni was truly a prodigy, and the Breathing Technique he created was a very powerful support combat skill.

However, the Breathing Technique has a fatal flaw: it requires maintaining a specific breathing rhythm to ensure that the Breathing Technique can work.

When Tanjiro uses the "Water Breathing" technique, his strength definitely surpasses that of a top-tier master like Yue Buqun.

When he doesn't use "Water Breathing," his strength becomes not much different from that of an ordinary person, and he can't even beat third-rate masters like the "Four Heroes of Qingcheng."

At this time, Tanjiro had not yet mastered the technique that allowed him to maintain the rhythm of "Water Breathing" even while sleeping, so when traveling, his speed was about the same as that of an ordinary person.

Through his secret observation of Tanjiro, Suzuki Seimei also came up with several ways to counter the Breathing Technique.

For example, when Tanjiro uses "Water Breathing," Suzuki Seimei can directly use "Word Spirit Technique" to make him hold his breath, instantly disrupting his breathing rhythm.

Or, while Tanjiro is using Water Breathing, throw a few tranquilizer darts around him. As long as he absorbs the tranquilizer gas, he will fall into a deep sleep.

In some ways, the Breathing Technique is even inferior to ordinary internal energy cultivation methods, at least internal energy cultivation methods do not have such a big weakness.

Chapter 491 Granny Liu Visits the Grand View Garden

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Looking at the brightly lit city before him, and the trains slowly moving through it, Tanjiro was completely dumbfounded, his face filled with disbelief.

Tanjiro, who had lived in the deep mountains since childhood, was seeing such a prosperous metropolis for the first time.

The town where Tanjiro went to slay the "Swamp Demon" was unusually quiet at night, although it had telephone poles and streetlights. The lights were dim and there were no pedestrians wandering around.

Tokyo Prefecture truly lives up to its reputation as the capital of an island nation; even though it was already night, the city was still brightly lit and bustling with traffic.

Looking at the dazzling lights emanating from the tall buildings on both sides of the street, Tanjiro even doubted whether those man-eating demons would dare to come out at night.

"Brother Tanjiro, let's go get something to eat over there!"

Just as Tanjiro was immersed in the huge shock of "times have changed", Suzuki Seimei suddenly tugged at his sleeve and said, "I'm a little hungry."

"Well... let's go get something to eat first."

Hearing Suzuki Seimei's words, Tanjiro finally snapped out of his shock and followed him, still a little dizzy, toward a nearby restaurant.

"Welcome! Are there three of you?"

As soon as Suzuki Harumi and his group entered the restaurant, a beautiful waitress in a kimono greeted them with a smile.

"That...that..."

Faced with the enthusiastic and beautiful waitress, Tanjiro felt his social anxiety about to flare up, and he was so nervous that he couldn't utter a complete sentence.

Seeing this, Suzuki Harumi shook his head helplessly and walked up to the beautiful waitress, saying, "Sister, there are three of us. Do you have any empty private rooms upstairs? If so, please arrange a window room for us."

"Okay, little brother, please come with me."

Led by the beautiful waitress, the three of them soon arrived at an elegantly decorated private room.

"This looks good, and I'll have one of each of these too!"

Suzuki Seimei picked up the menu on the table and ordered more than ten dishes in one go. Then he casually handed the menu to Tanjiro and said, "Tanjiro-nii, just order whatever you like!"

So expensive!

!

Tanjiro instinctively took the menu and glanced at it, his eyes widening instantly like saucers.

Judging from the prices on the menu, the dishes here are clearly overpriced.

For example, the price of the same bowl of tonkotsu ramen could buy at least three bowls of tonkotsu ramen in the town where the "swamp demon" was killed.

Tanjiro glanced at the prices of the high-end dishes Suzuki Seimei had ordered and his heart nearly stopped. He quickly moved closer to Seimei and whispered, "Seimei, the food here is too expensive. Should we eat somewhere else? I don't have enough money on me."

It's important to know that the Demon Slayer Corps is not an official organization, and the authorities do not acknowledge the existence of cannibals, so they have not issued any arrest warrants for cannibals.

Therefore, the Demon Slayer Corps' funding is actually provided by the Ubuyashiki family.

People like Tanjiro, who passed the Demon Slayer Corps' exams and became official members, received a monthly salary.

However, Tanjiro's monthly salary was not much. Although it was enough to maintain his daily life, it was not enough for him to indulge in luxury.

"Don't worry~ I've got money, it's on me tonight!"

After speaking, Suzuki Seimei took a gold coin out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

After staring at the gold coins on the table for a while, Tanjiro withdrew his somewhat surprised gaze and then ordered the cheapest bowl of udon noodles.

"call--"

Tanjiro finally breathed a sigh of relief after the beautiful waitress left with the menu.

To be honest, just looking at the pedestrians coming and going made Tanjiro feel dizzy.

If it weren't for Suzuki Seimei being there, Tanjiro would definitely have dragged Nezuko away from the bustling city center to find a quiet place to calm down.

Leaning against the window of the second-floor private room, looking down at the bustling scene outside, Tanjiro's shock gradually subsided.

"Crash..."

Not long after, the door to the private room was opened again, and several beautiful waitresses came in carrying a sumptuous feast.

"Brother Tanjiro, come and eat with me! Don't be shy, I can't finish it all by myself anyway."

To prevent Tanjiro from feeling embarrassed, Suzuki Seimei ordered several extra dishes. Even if there were two more people, they wouldn't be able to finish them all, let alone just the two of them.

"Thank you for the hospitality. I won't stand on ceremony then!"

Seeing the food that almost filled the entire table, Tanjiro didn't refuse any longer and sat down to enjoy the food in front of him.

"Mmm~ So delicious~"

Tanjiro, who was tasting high-class cuisine for the first time, was instantly captivated by the delicious taste, and his eyes welled up with tears.

"If Nezuko could also..."

Before Tanjiro could finish speaking, a bloody smell that was imperceptible to ordinary people suddenly wafted in from outside the window.

The moment Tanjiro smelled the blood, he trembled uncontrollably, his eyes widened, and he grabbed his Nichirin Blade and jumped out of the window.

It can't be wrong! It can't be wrong!

This smell is the same smell Tanjiro smelled at home. It's from the guy who killed his whole family and turned Nezuko into a man-eating demon!

???

Seeing this, Suzuki Seimei blinked in bewilderment, his little face full of confusion.

However, when Suzuki Seimei noticed Nezuko, who was sitting in a chair and seemed to be dozing off, he couldn't care less about Tanjiro.

With a wave of his right hand, Suzuki Seimei took out the bright red wedding dress.

Since Suzuki Seimei obtained the [Red Wedding Dress] equipment, he has not yet met anyone who meets the requirements for using this equipment.

Therefore, Suzuki Seimei was very curious whether Nezuko, who had become a cannibal, could actually wear the red wedding dress.

Unfortunately, the experimental results were not satisfactory. Although Nezuko was also called an "onna," she was very different from a ghost in the traditional sense and did not meet the equipment requirements for the [Red Wedding Dress].

Looking at Nezuko, who had fallen asleep in her chair, a hint of disappointment flashed in Suzuki Seimei's eyes as he put the [Red Wedding Dress] away again.

If Nezuko meets the equipment requirements for the [Red Wedding Dress], Suzuki Seimei might be able to use its power to bring her to the main world.

In his past life, when watching the anime "Demon Slayer," Suzuki Seimei really liked the character Nezuko, after all, she was a beautiful girl who could be both cute and mature.

Most importantly, Nezuko is completely different from ordinary cannibals.

Nezuko not only uses sleeping instead of eating people, but she also later evolved the ability to be immune to sunlight.

Chapter 492 Ghost Dance Tsuji Muzan

In the world of Demon Slayer, the reason why the Demon Slayer Corps has to eliminate cannibals is because cannibals need to eat people to survive.

If other cannibals, like Nezuko, could sleep instead of eating people, then the Demon Slayer Corps would have no reason to hunt them down.

After Nezuko evolved the ability to be immune to sunlight, she could be considered a perfect being in some respects.

After all, compared to humans, cannibals not only possess strength far exceeding that of ordinary people, but also have incredibly long lifespans and near-immortal regenerative abilities.

Once the two major drawbacks of eating people and being afraid of sunlight are eliminated, cannibals can be called perfect creatures.

The reason why Suzuki Seimei wanted to bring Nezuko back to the main world was not only because of his love for her, but also because he wanted to study her mutated bloodline.

In the world of Demon Slayer, all cannibals are transformed into cannibals only after obtaining the blood of Muzan Kibutsuji.

Apart from Muzan Kibutsuji, other cannibals also possess the ability to transform humans into cannibals.

However, Muzan Kibutsuji strictly forbade his cannibals from turning humans into cannibals without authorization.

Furthermore, sharing their blood with humans would weaken the cannibal's own strength, so almost no cannibal is willing to do so.

However, there are always exceptions. For example, Lady Tamayo's attendant, Yushiro, is a cannibal transformed from Tamayo's blood.

Because Yushiro is a cannibal transformed from Tamayo's blood, he also inherited Tamayo's characteristic of not eating people. He can survive by drinking a small amount of human blood, making him more like a vampire.

Once Nezuko evolves and gains immunity to sunlight, the cannibals created using her blood should also inherit her characteristics of not eating people and being immune to sunlight.

Therefore, Suzuki Seimei has decided that even if he cannot bring Nezuko back to the main world, he must find a way to extract some of Nezuko's blood and bring it back.

It's no exaggeration to say that Nezuko's blood is even more precious than the anti-aging drug developed by Ai Haibara.

Suzuki Seimei touched Nezuko's hair with some regret, then walked curiously to the window, looking for Tanjiro.

At this moment, Tanjiro was seen gripping the shoulder of a man in a suit with his left hand and holding the hilt of a Nichirin Blade with his right hand, his expression appearing extremely ferocious.

"So it was you!"

Looking at the pale face of the man in the suit and the three large characters "Check-in Available" floating above his head, Suzuki Haruaki guessed his identity.