Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 210 Why is it you, old man?

So he was the Berserker's Master? Asuka's gaze sharpened.

Before Haruhi could respond, Asuka materialized and appeared in front of the truck.

"What are you doing here? Taking advantage of our misfortune?"

If he were to fight someone in his current state, he might not necessarily gain the upper hand...

No, you absolutely won't gain any advantage.

The battle just now had already exhausted too much of his strength; if he continued fighting, Xiao Jin would probably die.

"Cough cough cough..."

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Yan Ye coughed violently, even coughing up several pieces of rotten flesh with blood streaks.

After he calmed his breathing, he gave a bitter smile and said, "Don't be so nervous. I'm just here to invite you to my home."

"The Matou family has a place where you can stay temporarily to avoid trouble with the police. At least for tonight, you'll have a place to rest."

Asuka looked coldly at Kariya: "I don't recall having any connection with the Matou family."

"You are also a participant in the Holy Grail War, don't tell me this is just out of pure goodwill."

"...Take a look at this first."

Yan Ye coughed a few times, then reached into his robes with the wriggling insect in his hand and pulled out an item from his inner pocket—a fragment of black cloth with jagged edges and faint traces of some kind of spiritual energy.

Asuka recognized it at a glance.

That was the hem of a Shinigami uniform.

"Where did this come from?" Asuka's voice became unusually low.

Is this why the Grim Reaper descended upon this place? But how did the Matou family obtain this thing?

"This wasn't really an invitation from me, but rather from my father, Matou Reiken..."

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Kariya held up the piece of cloth, his voice hoarse but firm: "He said if you're willing to go to the Matou family, you might find the answers to some things."

"Furthermore... some people are already secretly making arrangements for this war, and the Matou family also needs to find a temporary ally."

Haru and Sumire exchanged a glance.

As a mother, she instinctively didn't want her daughter to take risks, but she also saw the complexity flashing in Asuka's eyes.

This man is now the pillar of their family, and that piece of fabric clearly touched him.

She whispered to Violet, "Violet, what do you think? Mom will listen to you."

Jin bit her lip and looked at Asuka: "Mr. Asuka... if you want to know, we'll go."

The bird paused for a moment, weighing the pros and cons.

Honestly, do I have the right to refuse now?

He looked at the silent, terrifying Grim Reaper behind Yan Ye.

If you refuse, the other party probably won't give up easily.

From what he's saying, does he want to form an alliance?

Perhaps with the so-called protection of the Matou family, the kid can have some peace and quiet for a couple of days...

"Okay, we'll go, but if anything goes wrong, I'll fight to the death and act immediately," he warned.

Yan Ye nodded and pointed to the truck: "Do you mind if I sit in the passenger seat?"

Guided by Kariya, the truck drove for about twenty minutes and arrived at an old mansion on the outskirts of Fuyuki City.

This is an old Western-style mansion that stands out from modern architecture.

It sits on a densely wooded hillside, surrounded by a lingering stench of decay, as if the entire house were built on the corpse of some enormous creature.

But the bird felt a sense of déjà vu.

Pushing open the door, the interior was dimly lit, and a suffocating chill rushed out.

Asuka instinctively tightened her grip on her Zanpakuto.

He could sense that the place was filled with tens of thousands of tiny magical reactions.

They lurk beneath the floor, in the walls, and in the cracks of the ceiling, like pairs of greedy eyes, spying on outsiders.

"Those are Crest Bugs, you'll get used to them."

Seeing the bird's reaction, Yan Ye smiled bitterly, pointed to the thing wriggling under his skin, and continued to lead the group.

In the center of the empty, dimly lit hall, a hunched figure sat in a chair, waiting for them.

He was dressed in a dark traditional kimono, his face was covered with wrinkles like withered tree bark, his eyes were narrowed to slits, and he wore a strange smile.

It was a madness and greed that transcended time.

A dirty inkstone made of paulownia wood.

"Hehe....hehehehe..."

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"Long time no see, shop assistant..."

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"It's you!!" Asuka's expression changed drastically.

He had prepared many questions to ask the other person.

For example, why does the Matou family have fragments of the Shinigami armor, why can they summon Shinigami as Servants, and why did they specifically show this thing to me?

But the moment he saw Matou Tsurugi, the answers to these questions were already there.

He was the Fullbringer that Kisuke Urahara had found for himself back in Fuyuki City!

"How is this possible! How could you be here too!"

Seeing the bird's reaction, the others, including Yan Ye, were somewhat surprised.

But Matou Ryouken seemed to have anticipated everything, and calmly said, "You mean that... that was truly a strange journey..."

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"The ageless Grim Reaper... true magic... just thinking about it now fills my heart with excitement..."

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Zang Yan forced a look of ecstasy onto his wrinkled face, savoring the moment.

Under Yan Ye's shocked gaze, Fei Niao actually walked over quickly and grabbed Lie Yan's collar.

Yan Ye wanted the berserker to stop him, but Lie Yan raised his hand to indicate that it was unnecessary.

"What are you doing?! Is this all part of your conspiracy?! Did you deliberately leave a curse mark on me and drag me here?!"

The bird was naturally furious.

Regardless of whether the colorless Fullbring technique is actually useful, if it weren't for that thing's malicious fusion with Fuyuki City, I wouldn't have been forcibly dragged into the spacetime rift!

He had already accepted that it was all a coincidence and that he was simply unlucky.

But how could he accept it when the old man in black robes who had done all this appeared before him as Matou Ryogen!

"Answer me, you old fool!"

Faced with this overwhelming rage, Matou Ryogen showed no fear whatsoever.

Instead, his cloudy eyes, sunken deep in their sockets, were staring intently at the birds.

His lips even curled slightly upwards, revealing a bizarre smile that was a mixture of dazedness and fanaticism: "Hehehe... Conspiracy? No, no, no... This is a complete miracle..."

Stop playing games with me! Speak plainly!

"Avenger...or rather, a young man from another world..." Lie Yan raised his withered hand and gently patted Fei Niao's hand, signaling him to calm down.

"That was a long time ago...no, maybe just yesterday? Maybe the flow of time is meaningless between the two worlds."

Nearly a century has passed, but here it's just a few short days...

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"I never imagined that the root of the world would be like that..."

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"The root cause?" Asuka frowned.

"Yes, the root cause."

Matou Ryogen's gaze pierced through the flying birds, carrying a hint of nostalgia, reaching the world he had long yearned for: "That miraculous journey to the Root, for me, was truly... a pipe dream..."

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