Inei's POV. Emperor Taisho's Quarters, Imperial Palace, Tokyo.
After a few minutes, Captain Ryu went back to the quarters and gave me the maps that I requested.
Shinobu: What will you do with those maps?
Inei: Captain Ryu, where did the first disappearance occured?
Ryu: The first disappearance? I guess it was around........
He pointed at the map of the Imperial Palace, specifically, near the Edo Castle.
Luckily, I have a fountain pen which I got when I saved a wealthy family from demons during my mission.
I used it and marked the said location.
Inei: Near the former Edo Castle.
Inei: Emperor Taisho, do any of the Imperial Guards or the staff come to the Edo Castle?
Taisho: The staff, no. The guards, well, there are valuable antiques and treasures there and as much as possible, we got to preserve what's inside the Edo Castle.
Taisho: As it also holds records of the Shogunate until the Meiji Restoration.
Inei: I see.
Inei: How many disappearances have occurred so far?
Ryu: Around 39 reports of missing persons have been reported, from the Palace and even to some parts of Chiyoda.
Shinobu: A populated place such as the Chiyoda is a perfect hiding place for a demon. But.......
Shinobu: Captain Ryu, you said that there was traces of blood at the place where the said person was last seen, am I right?
Ryu: Yes.
Inei: For now, help me pinpoint the location of where the people disappeared.
After plotting the remaining 38 spots.........
Most of them, are inside the Imperial Palace grounds.
Inei: What the hell? Most of them are within the perimeter of the palace grounds.
Shinobu: The Palace itself is almost at the size of a village. It is pretty convenient for a demon to lurk here and they have a staple source of food.
Inei: ..........
Inei: Could it be? From 10 years ago?
Inei: Was the demon who tried to attack the Emperor, just one of the horde?
Taisho: What do you mean?
Inei: Think about it. The soldier who survived the recent demon attack, said that there is probably a horde of demons lurking around.
Inei: And then, some of the traces of the blood.......
Inei: Leads to the Imperial Palace if the disappearance happened outside of palace, but if the disappearance happened within the palace grounds........
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The Butterfly and the Shadow (Shinobu x OC)
FanfictionThe Demon Slayer Corps, a military organization whose sole purpose is to battle demons led by the King of Demons, Muzan Kibutsuji. The battle between the Corps and the Demons have been running on and on for thousands of years. During the Golden Age...