From Demon Slayer: Thunder Swordsman

Shaking his head, a swordsman would never be afraid of a stronger opponent.

When you think you are inferior to others, you have already lost!

Putting aside the random thoughts in his mind, Kujo Tachibana just used all his strength to activate "Infinity" and began to frantically analyze the complex composition of this "mysterious man".

However, what puzzled Jiujo Tachibana was that the speed of infinite analysis this time was ridiculously slow...

This mysterious man, suspected to be "Lord Yim", is wrapped in a layer of concealment that is even more advanced than Jianwensha.

After calculating the progress bar in his mind, Jiujo Tachibana decisively tried to start a verbal battle with him, trying to use a delaying tactic.

"Are you the mysterious Lord Yimu?"

"The man who has ruled this world behind the scenes for more than 800 years?"

Fortunately, the mysterious Lord Im might be a little bored, or he might really be a little curious about the human in front of him.

Only to hear a strange voice with a hint of curiosity, which could not be distinguished as male or female, coming from the sky above Pangu City to Jiu Tiao Ju's ears: "You know me?"

The mysterious man in black who asked this question was still in the air one second ago, and the next second he was already in front of Kujo Tachibana, with the two of them less than five meters apart!

For two creatures that are more than three meters tall, a distance of five meters can be said to be as close as it can be...

Besides, these “two people” are enemies rather than friends at this time!

Looking at the man in front of him, he has a huge single eye and two horns on his head.

Even Kujo Tachibana, who prided himself on being knowledgeable, was slightly stunned.

Is this the form of a devil fruit?

Or...is this Lord Yim not a human being at all?

Thinking of this, Jiujo Tachibana didn't hold back and asked directly:

"Imu, are you human?"

The one-eyed man shook his head and then said expressionlessly:

"You haven't answered my question, human."

When Kujo Tachibana heard this, his brows furrowed. Im called him a human?

So, Im himself is not human?

After thinking for a while, Kujo Tachibana couldn't confirm it, and then he started to make up a story:

"Yes, I know you. The Five Elders just told me."

Yim just smiled slightly when he heard this. How many years has it been?

Is there anyone in this world who dares to talk nonsense in front of him?

This feeling actually made Im, who had lived for a long time, feel a little bit of pleasure.

"You are the first human who dared to deceive me in more than 800 years."

"Tell me your name."

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ps: Will it have any impact if the protagonist in Naruto is changed to a different name?

Chapter 86: Im's Story

Looking at the "Lord Im" in front of him who was shrouded in fog, Jiujo Ju, whose infinite auxiliary "function plug-in" had not yet been successfully loaded, did not want to act rashly at the moment, so he had to patiently engage in a verbal battle with Im.

"My name is Kujo Tachibana, and I'm the fourth admiral of the navy - Soryuu. I wonder if you've heard of me?"

This answer surprised Yim a little. He nodded and asked with a hint of curiosity in his eyes:

"So you are the navy they were talking about!"

"But they told me that you are not a devil fruit user?"

"But why did I sense Donal in your body... and he didn't even devour your soul... Human, you seem to have some secrets?"

At this point, Yim paused for a moment, then frowned, shook his head and said:

"No, no...Donal shouldn't be like this now..."

"Hmm?" Hearing this, Kujo Tachibana was a little confused. What did Im mean by this?

Does Im think he is a devil fruit user?

Just because Im sensed that Donal inside his body?

Is there any connection between this Donar and the Devil Fruit?

So who is Donal? Is there a demon living in every devil fruit?

If this is the case, then what devil fruit does Donar represent?

He has never eaten a devil fruit...

So, was Yim playing a trick on him?

At this time, Jiu Tachibana has already started a brainstorming session...

What if what Im said was true?

So there really is something called Donal inside his body right now?

But if there really is a demon in his body, would he, with his infinite perception, be unable to discover it?

When he thought of this, Kujo Tachibana suddenly looked up at the one-eyed man in front of him.

Speaking of infinite perception systems, there are things that cannot be perceived without updating plug-ins, isn’t there one right here!

In a trance, Kujo Tachibana recalled in his mind the guess made by a certain One Piece fan about Im when he was on Blue Star... The moment he thought of this guess, Kujo Tachibana's heart was suddenly shocked.

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Jiujo Tachibana adjusted his breathing to get his body into the best condition for attacking. Then he looked at the one-eyed "weird guy" in front of him and asked:

"So who is Donal? And who are you, Im? Are you even human?"

"Or are you all actually demons from devil fruits?"

As he said this, Jiujo Tachibana's right palm had already firmly grasped the hilt of Leilong's sword, and his tense body was ready at any time to strike a thunderous blow!

I saw Yim stretch out his jade-like hands and pat them gently: "Pa pa pa..."

At the same time he sighed softly:

"Human, you guessed it! As for Donal?"

"He is actually a, um... a demon that represents the power of lightning. As for what kind of devil fruit he has, you should have guessed it by now, right? That's right, the only fruit that can represent the power of lightning is the Nature-type Thunder Fruit."

"But I don't know how to answer your last question, because I don't know if I am still a human being. If you don't like the name Im, which represents a human being, you can also call me another name that represents a devil. My name is Azazel."

"And you got the conjecture about the devil fruit wrong! We weren't the devils in the devil fruit at the beginning. The reason why the devil fruit appeared was entirely because of me..."

Immediately afterwards, Im, the very talkative ultimate villain, for some unknown reason, began to tell Kujo Tachibana the story that happened more than 800 years ago.

...

As this long story was gradually unfolded by Im, Kujo Tachibana finally understood the beginning and end of this world.

After a long time, Sengoku was about to attack Marijoa with his navy.

Until this time, Kujo Tachibana finally listened to Im's finished story. Looking at the one-eyed monster in front of him, Kujo Tachibana still preferred to call him "Im", a name that represents human beings.

I only heard Jiujo Tachibana looked at Im in confusion and asked:

"So, Yimu, you chose to give up your human identity for the sake of eternal life? But I don't understand why you set up this strange class of Celestial Dragons? Is it really for you to rule the world more conveniently?"

"But now I see that the truth is not so! Although you have ruled this world for more than 800 years, how many times have you been forced to create unnecessary conflicts because of the Celestial Dragons?"

"I believe that you have intervened many times in the past eight hundred years, right? And this force that strikes back at you will only become stronger and stronger! Until it surpasses all the power you currently possess."

"Until this force that resists you defeats you! At the same time, it will also overthrow this corrupt world... Yim, I believe you understand this truth, but why do you still choose this path to fight against this world?"

When he said this, Jiujo Ju's speech speed gradually slowed down. He was seen holding the Thunder Dragon on his waist with one hand and pinching his chin with his thumb and index finger with the other hand.

He paced back and forth, thinking, and after pausing for a moment, he heard Jiujo Jue shout:

"Im!"

"Or is it because of some other reason? You have no choice but to do this! I guess this reason is related to the secret of your eternal life!"

When he said this, Kujo Tachibana's eyes suddenly became extremely sharp, as if they could pierce through people's hearts, and shot straight at the one-eyed "devil man" Im in front of him, the huge single eye on the face.

At this moment, Kujo Tachibana was as if Sherlock Holmes, Edogawa Conan, Detective Di Renjie... were all possessed by him. Xia Jiba had already analyzed the general cause of this incident!

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In fact, Kujo Tachibana's guess was not wrong. The reason why Im allowed the Celestial Dragons to create this world of nobles who oppressed everyone in the world was indeed for his "eternal life"!

Demons can live forever, but why can't people with devil fruit abilities do the same? But Heim, a strange product of the fusion of humans and demons, can do it?

To explain this matter clearly, we need to say why the devil can live forever.

Then why can demons live forever for no reason?

There is no other reason, it’s because the devil’s food is the human soul.

And he, Im!, was just like the devil, and had been eating human souls for more than eight hundred years.

And not all souls can be replenished by Im.

Only the human soul filled with strong emotions is the best tonic for Yim.

So for Yim, what kind of emotion is easiest for humans to obtain?

Fear! Resentment! Sadness! Anger...

Im can create all these negative emotions in Marijoa with the help of this special group of Celestial Dragons. It also makes it convenient for Im, who has lived here for a long time, to eat the souls of those poor "slaves".

This is also the fundamental reason why the World Government considers the slave trade to be legal.

The world's nobles, the Celestial Dragons, purchased and plundered a huge number of slaves from all over the world, and most of them were concentrated in Marijoa.

And every moment, innocent slaves died because they could not endure the abuse.

And their souls filled with all kinds of negative emotions are the greatest source of energy for Im to live forever!

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After hearing Kujo Tachibana's guess, Im also showed a shocked expression for the first time!

The look in this human being's eyes, at that moment just now, was filled with the wisdom of mankind's "predecessors"!

A strong sense of shame after being crushed by someone with a low IQ was also uncontrollably aroused in Yimu's heart, followed by anger...

Seeing that Yimu seemed to be about to take action, Jiujo Tachibana glanced at the "Infinite Perception System Plug-in Progress Bar" which was only a little bit left, about 0.6%.

Jiujo Tachibana quickly changed the subject and asked his next question:

"By the way, Im, can you tell me the secret of the D clan? And the Nika fruit, what is the fate of Joyboy?"

Hearing what Jiujo Tachibana said, Yimu's eyes suddenly fixed:

"You even know about Joy Boy. Human, I am even more curious about your soul... You want to know, right? Then I'll tell you."

Kujo Tachibana, who thought he would not get a reply from Im, was also stunned.

Does this mean you think you have him in your hands?

Are you curious about my soul too?

As long as you have the ability, you can do it... Looking at the progress bar in his mind that was already extremely close to the finish line, Kujo Tachibana thought fearlessly in his heart.

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"In your understanding, the D clan refers to the special humans in this world whose names contain the letter D. They are inexplicably known as "God's enemies". But do you know? In fact, the original text should be: The one who will eventually destroy the devil is D!"

"It's just that I had someone change this sentence, and in fact, the D tribe can't be considered a purebred human race... What I didn't tell you in the last story is that the D tribe already existed more than 800 years ago."

"And I am also from the D clan. My full name used to be: Cocilia D. Im! But human, do you know how the D clan came about? Originally, there was no D clan on this planet. The D clan was created thousands of years ago when the devil came to this planet."

"They are hybrids born from the mating of humans and humanoid demons! These hybrids look no different from humans, but humans do not accept them. As for the demons? They just treat them as food. These dirty bloodlines are not recognized by humans and demons at the same time."

"In order to mark them out, this group of special bloodlines were called the D clan by humans and demons. Fortunately, this world is large enough, and this group of unique bloodlines has continued to exist."

"It was not until several hundred years later that the fate of the D clan finally reached a turning point. In order to fight against the invasion of demons, the D clan had been studying the source of demon power. Until one day, by accident, or perhaps it was God's mercy, they discovered the power of "domineering"!"

"Yes, the D clan is the real inventor of the 'Three Colors of Haki'! After researching how to train and use the Three Colors of Haki, the D clan's strength has experienced a leap forward. At the same time, demons and humans have also extended olive branches to the D clan."

"Well... you can see the specific result now. The D tribe finally chose the human camp and officially integrated into the human group, fighting against the invasion of the demon tribe together! And the power of the three-color domineering began to spread among the human population."