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Emerging slowly from the forest, Mika's eyes fell upon the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, lying on the ground surrounded by Tanjiro and others.
Besides Tanjiro's group, two other Demon Slayer Corps members with 'Kakushi' written on their backs were tending to Rengoku's wounds.
Seeing this, Mika quickly ran over.
Before he could get close, he heard the cries of Tanjiro and his companions.
"What's wrong? Is the Flame Hashira's injury severe?" Mika asked urgently.
Mika knew a bit about Rengoku's injuries. After enduring Akaza's 'Destructive Death - Leg Type: Flowing Light Flash', Rengoku had already been gravely wounded.
At that time, his whole body was bleeding, and many internal organs were damaged. If he had used breathing techniques for first aid then, the injuries wouldn't have been too serious. With prompt return to the Demon Slayer headquarters for treatment, he could have recovered quickly.
But he didn't perform immediate first aid. Instead, he continued to help Mika suppress Akaza, taking on the main offensive role with all his might. Combined with injuries sustained in later battles, it was already remarkable that he had held on until now.
When Mika was chasing Akaza and noticed Rengoku hadn't followed, he realized Akaza couldn't be caught. So he vented his frustrations on Akaza thoroughly before returning.
"The Flame Hashira, he's... he's not going to make it!" Tanjiro said, tears streaming down his face.
Hearing Tanjiro's words, the already distressed group burst into tears again. Even the Demon Slayers who had arrived later were weeping.
"Not going to make it!"
Surprised that the Flame Hashira was so severely injured, Mika hurried forward to check his wounds. Then his expression gradually relaxed.
"Fortunately, his organs aren't irreparably damaged. He can still be saved!"
Mika quickly ran to the Infinity Train to retrieve the package he had left on the train's front before the battle. From it, he took out a bottle of panacea.
This was a bottle of panacea Mika carried as a precaution. After all, he was supposed to act alone this time, so he thought it better to bring one just in case. Of course, he only brought one bottle.
Hurrying back to Rengoku lying on the ground, Mika said seriously, "I have a special medicine that can save the Flame Hashira."
"Don't waste it, young Mika! I'm already done for."
"Whether you're done for or not isn't for you to decide, but for me!" Holding down the immobile Rengoku, Mika poured the panacea into his mouth.
"Wait, even if it works, shouldn't you treat your hand first?"
"My hand doesn't matter, I have other methods!"
As the panacea was administered, Rengoku's injuries visibly began to heal rapidly.
"This is...!"
Witnessing this scene, everyone present was astounded. Clearly, this miraculous situation was beyond their belief.
"Alright, although there were many twists and turns along the way, overall there were no casualties. There couldn't be a better outcome," Mika said with a smile as he stood up again.
At the same time, Mika took out several high-grade recovery potions from his package and drank them.
During the previous battle with Akaza, Mika had cut off Akaza's limbs multiple times, decapitated him several times, and pierced his heart. But at the same time, Mika hadn't escaped injury either.
However, thanks to Mika's top-tier defense ability, most of his injuries were minor scrapes, with no severe damage. The worst injury he sustained was from the punch Akaza delivered when he overcame his weakness and broke through.
Relying on his breathing technique's ability to control his body, Mika could stop bleeding during battle. But these wounds still existed, and after drinking the high-grade recovery potions, although they couldn't heal Mika's shattered arm bones, they could heal the external injuries on his body.
"Mika, how are your injuries?" Rengoku, whose wounds had mostly healed after drinking the panacea, walked up to Mika and asked.
"My injuries are no longer a big problem. Why do you ask?"
"If it's not serious, then let's quickly leave this place. The government, having learned about the Infinity Train incident, will arrive soon. We're not a legal organization after all, so it's better not to conflict with them!"
"Alright, let's go then!"
Mika was aware of the Demon Slayer Corps' situation. Although the Corps had existed for over a hundred years, it wasn't a legal organization. An incident like a train derailment would surely develop into a nationwide shock, so it was better not to get involved unnecessarily at such times.
After Mika agreed, the group of seven quickly left the area, heading towards the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.
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[Mika: Airmid, how's your outing going?]
[Airmid: It's great fun!]
[Mika: That's good.]
[Mellie: Suddenly asking like this, Mika, you haven't been injured, have you?]
[Mika: ...]
[Mellie: No way? You really are injured? And it's an injury that requires Airmid's personal treatment!]
[Airmid: Where are you? I'm coming to find you right now!]
[Gabriel: Just use phone GPS to locate him.]
Looking at the chat log on his phone, Mika's mouth twitched slightly. He had just casually asked, but didn't expect everything to be guessed. Had Mellie gotten smarter recently?
Shaking his head, Mika quickly used his phone to contact them, telling Airmid and the others not to rush over recklessly. After all, this was the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, a secret base hidden in the mountains. In this situation, it would be better to inform others about Airmid and company's arrival.
At this moment, Mika was lying in the Butterfly Estate within the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, receiving treatment from the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho. Mika's shattered right hand was now in a cast, suspended across his chest with a bandage.
"It's so boring! Tanjiro seems to have gone to borrow study notes from the Flame Hashira's family!"
"Inosuke and Zenitsu aren't here either, it's really dull!"
"I wish I had someone to talk to! Of course, Miss Shinobu is out of the question, her curiosity is just too intense!"
Recalling the experiences of the past two days, Mika couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After returning with Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, Mika was arranged to recuperate at the Butterfly Estate. After hearing Rengoku's account of their group's experiences, all the Hashira were deeply moved. Several Hashira also came to express their gratitude to Mika for saving Rengoku's life.
Among these people, the most enthusiastic was Shinobu Kocho. As the medical expert among the Hashira, she was very interested in the panacea mentioned by the 'Kakushi' that had saved the dying Rengoku and almost completely healed him.
So she kept pestering Mika with questions, making him feel somewhat overwhelmed. Finally, after telling Shinobu that there really was no more panacea left, but there were high-grade recovery potions with much weaker effects, she calmed down.
Now, she was engrossed in understanding the composition of the high-grade recovery potions, becoming more at ease.
"Bang!"
"I wasn't saying anything bad about you, Miss Shinobu!" Mika quickly said, hearing the door open.
This wasn't the first time he had been caught speaking ill of her. But when Mika turned his head, he realized the visitor wasn't Shinobu, but Giyu Tomioka.
"Oh, it's you!" Looking at Giyu Tomioka, Mika's previously nervous mood quickly settled.
It's good that it wasn't Shinobu. After all, being caught speaking ill of someone is really embarrassing!
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"did you come to see me?" Mika asked with a light chuckle as he sat up in bed, looking at Giyu Tomioka standing beside it.
Giyu Tomioka nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Mika suddenly smiled. Looking at the now taciturn Giyu Tomioka, and recalling his lecturing behavior in the forest on Tanjiro's mountain, the contrast was indeed quite significant.
Mika had no way to deal with Giyu Tomioka's reticence. So the situation in the hospital room quickly turned into Mika constantly talking while Giyu Tomioka continuously listened.
"Why do I feel like I'm the one visiting you?" Mika thought to himself, looking at Giyu Tomioka.
Just then, Mika suddenly noticed that Giyu Tomioka's gaze wasn't directed at him, but at the Nichirin blade leaning against the wall.
"Oh, you noticed?" Mika picked up the Nichirin blade leaning against the wall, slowly unsheathed it, and presented it to Giyu Tomioka.
"This is Teacher Urokodaki's Nichirin blade!" Giyu Tomioka said with certainty.
"That's right. Teacher said to let me carry it, in case I encounter a demon and have no way to deal with it." Mika said with a light smile as he gently stroked the azure Nichirin blade. "Come to think of it, I owe it to this blade for being able to fight Akaza this time."
Looking at Mika stroking the blade, Giyu Tomioka suddenly asked, "Then, the medicine that treated the Flame Hashira's injuries was...?"
Hearing his question, Mika's face showed an expression of "as expected." He knew the other would ask this question. After all, in Giyu Tomioka's eyes, Mika was an orphan from a hunter background, wandering around after his parents and siblings were killed by demons. In this situation, the potion in his possession that could save the Flame Hashira's life seemed quite conspicuous.
"It's a stroke of luck! In this world, it's not just demons who can do extraordinary things!" Mika said with a grin.
Although Mika's words were evading Giyu Tomioka's question, he wasn't lying. This world wasn't as simple as it appeared.
Muzan Kibutsuji was born into the Ubuyashiki family. After he became a demon, the Ubuyashiki family was cursed. All children born into this family were sickly and would die shortly after birth. To prevent the bloodline from dying out, the Ubuyashiki clan followed the advice of a Shinto priest, marrying girls from priestly families generation after generation. Although this method extended the lifespan of their descendants, still no one could successfully live to 30 years old.
Demons, curses, priestly families! Just a few words revealed the mystery of this world.
In Mika's view, this world was definitely not as simple as imagined.
After some joking, Mika's expression suddenly turned serious.
"I know what he wants to ask, but I can't tell you about this matter for now. When there's a chance in the future, I'll tell you everything about these things."
"I understand. Take good rest!" Nodding, Giyu Tomioka, who trusted Mika, turned and walked out of the hospital room.
"How perceptive!" Mika sighed softly.
For extraordinary individuals like them, as long as they took action, the anomalies on their bodies would continuously reveal themselves. The accumulated anomalies would also increase.
"It seems it's time to reveal my identity," Mika murmured, recalling the previous discussion between himself, his two companions, and Yahweh.
They had a plan for this kind of situation. What Mika needed to do next was to quietly wait for Airmid, Mellie, and Gabriel to arrive. Then they would begin their plan to become the strongest faction.
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"Over here!" Mika called out with a smile, waving his arm at the distant figures.
"Mika!" The one running over quickly was Airmid. Seeing Mika's injury from afar, she sprinted to Mika's side at an unparalleled speed.
Mellie, slightly slower, followed closely behind Airmid without being left behind.
Gabriel, flying in mid-air, seemed particularly at ease.
"Mika, your hand!" Stroking the cast and bandages on Mika's hand, Airmid quickly assessed his condition.
"Shattered bones? It's okay, still within my healing range." As she spoke, she was about to chant a spell to heal Mika.
But Mika timely pressed her palm, stopping her impulse. After all, Mika wasn't alone now.
Beside him was Shinobu Kocho, who had accompanied him here.
After all, bringing outsiders into the Demon Slayer Corps required a Hashira's company, so Insect Hashira Shinobu Kocho, who was responsible for taking care of Mika, became the first choice.
Of course, bringing Airmid and Mellie (Gabriel was invisible) into the Demon Slayer Corps was approved by the Corps' Kagaya Ubuyashiki. Incidentally, Mika had also arranged a meeting with him; they would meet in three days.
"Hello, you two! I'm Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps. I'm here to welcome you on behalf of the Corps."
"Hello, Miss Shinobu. I'm Mellie Ambrosius."
"I'm Airmid Teasanare!"
"Hello!"
After the introductions, the three quickly became familiar with each other. In a few words, Mika and the other three headed back towards the Demon Slayer Corps' location.
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"Drops of healing, tears of light, eternal sacred domain, summon the light's melody here. Three hundred and sixty-five rhythms, the calendar of healing shall save all things."
"Then, come forth, banish evil. Bury wounds, inter illnesses, send curses to the other shore, to the pivot of light. In the name of the divine, I heal."
"Dia Flathal!"
As Airmid chanted her magic, pure white light shone on Mika. With the surge of warm energy, the bones in Mika's broken arm began to rapidly repair.
"Fortunately, at the moment my arm bones were broken, I used Nen to protect the bones, preventing them from scattering randomly. Otherwise, it would have been really difficult to treat now!"
If not for Mika's foresight, he might have needed to open up his arm, realign the bones, and then proceed with healing. That would have caused him considerable suffering.
As the light faded, feeling the strength returning to his arm, Mika's face was full of smiles. Although he could use both hands, his right hand was still his dominant one, and he had felt quite uncomfortable without it.
"Thanks to you, Airmid!"
"It's what I should do."
Hearing Mika's praise, Airmid's face showed an expression of joy. Seeing this, Mika couldn't help but reach out to pat her head. Looking at Airmid's docile expression as she enjoyed the pat, Mika smiled and then turned to Gabriel, saying, "How about it, Gabriel? Is the creation of the Blood Demon Art complete?"
"Of course, who do you think I am!" Gabriel raised her head proudly, showing a proud expression.
Yahweh's will, which had been entrusted to Gabriel, had completely merged with Gabriel's consciousness. As a result, influenced by the merger of the two, Yahweh's consciousness now seemed somewhat childlike.
"As expected of you!" After praising her, Mika paused before continuing.
"In the next few days, you should take a good look around the Demon Slayer Corps and quickly learn all the breathing techniques. These are all specialties of this world!"
"Besides, it's time to implement our plan to become the strongest faction!"
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