I Feel You - Gyomei Himejima

Chapter 22

A/N: For some reason, no matter how high quality I make the image, it always turns out blurry on the book cover, so I'll put this slutty artwork of mine here. (and yes, I drew it)

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At the time when we faced Muzan once and for all, it was a shock to me that one of Master Ubahyashiki's plans was to blow up the mansion. I stood there from a distance, within the trees, shock written all over my face. The horn blows, and crows spread, yelling that Muzan is in the middle of the wreckage. Adrenaline rushed through my veins while my grip on my blade grew tighter with each passing second. Despite all that, I needed to focus; Ubuyashiki had a role, which was to lead Muzan to a trap and severely cause damage to his body when he still hasn't died; Gyomei will buy some time until the other Hashira's have arrived.

And I... am to protect a demon named Yushiro who worked under another demon Lady Tamayo. He has a plan, to execute that plan, he needs to find a way to get into the infamous infinity castle. It seems that they were fairly similar to me, they also were able to break free of Muzan's curse and control. Then there it was, we saw the floor suddenly open up to another world in front of us.

Yushiro attaches a piece of paper with symbols on my shoulder, "That'll keep you invisible, we need to find the demon who's controlling the infinity castle and take control of you. Help me navigate her."

"You can count on me."

"Lady Tamayo trusts Ubuyashiki, and Ubuyashiki trusts you... so I hope you'll do your job." He glares at me.

I give him a small smile, bearing my fangs, "Don't worry, Ubuyashiki-sama chose me on this for a reason."

It was my breathing technique that allowed me to travel from one place to another quickly.

A calico cat jumps on my soldier; I can smell it as a demon similar to Yushiro; it also has a paper attached to it with the same symbol written.

"That's Chachamaru, he'll accompany you, so whenever you've found the upper moon four before I do, send him off to find me. He knows my scent and can smell it miles away."

Yushiro and I exchange a nod before jumping into the infinity castle, falling through different floors. I grab onto one of the platforms while falling and pull myself up. I start my mission in search of this overpowered demon that controls this infinite domain. As I jump from one moving platform to another, occasionally passing over demons battling against demon slayers, I wonder to myself if I can find Nakime.

I shake my head, 'I shouldn't doubt myself. I'm the one best fit for this job. Other's job are to fight the uppermoon hashira, my job is to help them. Even if I'm not on the battlefield, my navigating skills are more important.'

As my speed accelerated, it felt like my heart was skipping a few beats; the surroundings began to pass by like a blur as I transited through the moving platforms swiftly, entering and leaving rooms, jumping across a large drop. I put myself to a halt, my feet dragging across the floor as I heard the familiar sound of a 'biwa' plucking; I looked up and saw it was the demon I was looking for.

Found you.

I carefully sent off Chachamaru, giving him a small encouraging pet, and it disappeared. I should wait for Yushiro until then. The invisibility seems to be working, the demon completely unaware of my presence. Yushiro arrives right after, seemingly out of breath, he must've been far way off from this platform.

"You found her." He says breathily, struggling to catch his breath, "I'll handle it from here." He walks over to Nakime and stealthily uses one of his demon arts and places a paper over her eye, seeing what she sees and controlling what she sees.