Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 268 Reunion, Mr. Death

half a month later.

In the small park outside the kitchen.

The bird stood alone by the lake, gazing at its reflection in the water, lost in thought.

He has been living a peaceful life these days.

She guides Sumire's training every day, learns some common knowledge about Soul Society from Kaien, inquires about Shinobu's situation in Soul Society, and occasionally helps Haru with housework.

This comfortable life made him feel somewhat dazed, as if the previous killings and battles were just a dream.

But he knew he didn't belong here.

His companions are waiting for him in another world.

"Are you homesick, young man?"

An old voice suddenly rang out behind him.

The bird suddenly turned around and placed its hand on the hilt of the knife.

An old man dressed in a black tailcoat and leaning on a jeweled cane was looking at him with a smile.

Zelrich.

"You are...the person from that night?" Asuka recognized him.

Although Haiyan didn't witness Zelrich's attack that day in the underground cavern due to the time stop,

But he told Asuka that there was a very strange entity that interfered with everything.

In addition, the black-haired youth also mentioned that an extremely powerful force intervened in the battlefield and wiped out the dirty inkstone.

That lingering fluctuation is very similar to what's happening now...

I think this is the person.

"Nice to meet you, visitor from another world."

Zelrich bowed slightly, his movements elegant and composed: "I am Kishua Zelrich Schbein'ogu, you can call me Jewel King."

"Jewel Elder?" Asuka frowned. "What do you want with me? I'm not buying jewelry."

"Haha, you're really funny. I've come to thank you."

Zelrich walked to Asuka's side, looking at the ripples on the lake: "Thank you for leading the Heroic Spirits to stop the corrupted Holy Grail, thank you for saving this world line."

"I was just trying to protect myself, and I happened to be helping a friend out," Asuka said casually.

"Well, whatever the motivation, the result is that you did something that even I found difficult."

Zelrich smiled. "The bond between you and that little girl has even distorted the world and cause and effect, creating a miracle... This has truly opened the eyes of this old man."

"I still find it incredible. That little girl...including her family and her past, it's like they suddenly jumped into my field of observation..."

"This is also an impact you've had, isn't it?"

He looked at the birds, his expression turning serious.

"I know you don't belong here. Your soul and your power are out of place in this world."

"The reason you can't return is because the world treats you as a foreign object, something that can neither be absorbed nor expelled."

"So what are you trying to say?" Asuka asked, puzzled.

"As a token of my gratitude, I can lend you a hand."

Zelrich raised the jeweled staff in his hand, the jewel at the top of the staff emitting a seven-colored light.

"I can use the power of the Second Law to open a temporary passage in the world barrier and try to locate the parallel world you originally came from."

"So... you can take me back?" Asuka asked, somewhat surprised.

This was the first time he had heard of such a thing from someone other than the black-haired youth.

“That’s right.” Zelrich nodded. “Not only you, but also that berserker named Seagull, I can send them back with you.”

"However, we only have one chance." He said seriously, "I have been studying this matter these past few days and have found that it is not easy to open a passage between the two worlds. The passage will be very unstable and can only be maintained for a very short time."

"Are you willing to leave now?"

The bird looked at the old man, then glanced back in the direction of the stove door.

"Hey, is this guy reliable?"

When traveling, it's always good to be cautious, so Feibiao silently urged the young man to make a judgment.

The black-haired youth carefully observed the gem-bearer through the bird's eyes.

Their gazes seemed to meet through the eyes of birds in flight.

The Gem Elder bowed slightly to the bird, seemingly to express its respect to the being within it.

"...No problem, he can be trusted."

Let's go, save me some energy.

With this endorsement, the bird no longer hesitated.

"...Okay, take us back."

The bird's eyes were resolute: "That is where I belong."

A moment later, the petrel was urgently summoned over by the flying bird.

"What? Leaving now? So suddenly?" Haiyan, with half a slice of watermelon still in her mouth, looked shocked.

"Stop talking nonsense, this is a rare opportunity," Asuka urged.

Before Haiyan could say anything more.

Zelrich waved his staff, and the air in front of him began to distort.

A vortex emanating a familiar spiritual energy slowly took shape.

"Is this... the path to Soul Society?" Kaien felt a surge of excitement as he sensed that familiar aura.

The bird paused, taking one last look at the world.

He did not go to say goodbye to Jin.

Because he knew that parting was always sad.

Rather than parting in tears, it's better to disappear quietly like this.

"Kid, you'd better live well..."

He silently recited a sentence in his mind.

"Let's go, Captain Haiyan."

"Oh! When I get back, I'm definitely going to Rukongai for a good drink!"

The two exchanged a glance, then stepped simultaneously into that bizarre and fantastical vortex.

Zelrich watched the two figures disappear, then smiled and put down his cane.

"Have a pleasant journey, heroes from another world."

The next morning.

As usual, Kozuki got up early and excitedly ran upstairs to the second floor, pushing open the door to the guest room.

"Mr. Bird! Uncle Seagull! Breakfast is ready! Today is..."

Her voice stopped abruptly.

The room was empty, and the bedding was neatly folded.

On the table lay only a broken old knife, the weapon she had once used in battle.

There was a note pressed under the knife, with only a short line of text on it, the handwriting messy but forceful:

Live with a smile, for when a smile becomes a weapon, even death blossoms.

Jin stood there, holding the note, lost in thought.

She knew it was Mr. Asuka's handwriting.

"So you just left like that...."

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The morning light shone on her face, illuminating a crystal-clear tear.

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...Why didn't you say goodbye, Mr. Asuka?

She knew that Mr. Asuka was a heroic spirit from another world, and that day would come sooner or later.

However, when this day suddenly arrived, it was still somewhat disheartening.

Jin wiped away her tears, carefully tucked the note into her bosom, and then picked up the broken knife.

She walked to the window, looked at the rising sun outside, and a bright smile appeared on her face.

"I will."

"I will take good care of Mom, and for all of you... I will live well in this world!"

Under the bright sunshine, Fuyuki City welcomed a new day.

But on the distant other side of time and space, the legend of death has only just begun.

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