Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 287: Playing together is the easiest way to get closer.

Another world, Hueco Mundo.

Inside the enormous rock cave, the atmosphere was subtly awkward.

The bird was sitting cross-legged on the ground, closing its eyes to rest and making the most of every minute to recover the restless spiritual energy within its body caused by time travel.

Beside him, Shiba Kaien lay on the ground in a disheveled manner, a piece of withered grass he had picked up from who-knows-where dangling from his mouth, his eyes staring blankly at the glowing ore on the cave ceiling.

As for the uncle named Koyatai Stark, he remained in his side-lying position, emitting even and rhythmic snoring.

"Huff... Huff..."

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Above Stark's messy head, a little girl named Lilynette was idly tugging at his hair, trying to wake him up.

Or simply make him bald.

"Hey! Death!"

Lilynette suddenly turned her head, staring at Asuka and Seagull with her one eye, her tone displeased: "Are you two just going to sit here like this? Since you're asking for lodging, you should at least offer some kind of gesture, right?"

"What do you mean?" Asuka opened one eye. "For example?"

"How about telling a joke? Or dancing? Or even a fight!"

Lilynette jumped off Stark, waving her little fists. "It's so boring here! It's all sand and rocks, not even a single Hollow to talk to! And the two living people who finally showed up are both silent types!"

The bird opened its eyes and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Is this Vastod? He doesn't seem quite like the Ultimate Hollow he imagined...

"Um..." Haiyan spat out the dry grass in her mouth and sat up. "Little sister, I'm also quite bored... but this uncle is sleeping, and I'm afraid of waking him up."

"Huh? Wake him up?" Lilynette laughed heartily, hands on her hips. "He's a complete lazybones! He doesn't want to do anything but sleep!"

As she spoke, she kicked Stark hard again.

Stark just grunted, turned over, and went back to sleep.

Haiyan sighed and rubbed her forehead, then turned to Feibiao and said in a low voice, "Hey, Feibiao, this can't go on."

"We can't stay in this cave forever. Although it's safe here for now, we can't go back."

Asuka nodded: "I know, but if we want to go back, we need to find a usable portal, which is difficult to do in Hueco Mundo."

Haiyan analyzed carefully: "...There's definitely no hope of crossing the interdimensional gate, unless we happen to run into a Grim Reaper on duty."

"The most reliable scenario is to find a Hollow who can tear open the Hollow and see if we can force him to send us back to Soul Society."

As they spoke, their gazes simultaneously fell on the middle-aged man who was snoring.

Although this guy does seem very lazy and doesn't have the demeanor of a strong person at all.

But whether it's a bird or a petrel, you can clearly sense it.

That seemingly unguarded figure exuded an unfathomable spiritual pressure.

"Why don't we try having him take us back?" Feiniao asked Haiyan with her eyes.

"I feel it's a real struggle..." Haiyan smiled wryly. "Look at him, he's too tired even to turn over. Would he really be willing to go through the trouble of helping us with our backs to our hometown?"

"Besides, we are the Grim Reapers, and he is Vastod. It's already a big favor that we didn't fight on the spot."

Asuka gripped the hilt of her sword tightly: "Then what do we do? Force it?"

Haiyan quickly grabbed Feibiao's hand: "No! Please don't! If a fight really breaks out, even the two of us combined probably wouldn't be enough to kill him..."

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"If this won't work and that won't work, then what do you suggest we do?"

Haiyan stroked her chin: "I think we should try to build a good relationship with him first. Maybe he can offer us some other positions in the Great Void. Then we can think of something else."

"If it's a Kyrian or Adjuchas, it's easier to deal with."

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"...That doesn't sound very reliable." Asuka loosened the hilt of her sword. "How exactly do I do it?"

"Just watch me."

Haiyan straightened her tattered clothes, put on her most friendly and cheerful smile, and moved closer to Lilynette.

"Um, Lilynette, right?"

"What?" Lilynette looked at him irritably.

"Don't be so fierce." Haiyan chuckled and rummaged in her pocket for a while, finally pulling out a somewhat worn deck of cards.

He bought this at a convenience store in his present life to pass the time; when he had nothing to do, he would play cards with the Kamado mother and daughter and stick the stickers on the paper.

I never imagined that I would carry it with me all the way to Hueco Mundo.

"It's really boring here, how about... we play a game?"

"A game?" Lilynette's eyes lit up instantly. "What game?"

"This is called playing cards, and there are so many ways to play!" Haiyan skillfully shuffled the cards: "Drawing jokers, playing Landlord, 'The Train'... whatever you want to play, I'll teach you!"

"Great! I want to play!" Lilynette immediately forgot about Stark and eagerly came over.

The two interacted enthusiastically and quickly learned several ways to play, their laughter filling the air.

The birds watched in stunned silence.

This guy....

He remembered the middle-aged man at Kurosaki Clinic who was always very outgoing.

"Are all members of the Shiba family like this...?"

"Flying Bird! Don't just stand there, come and join us!" Seagull called out.

Feiniao sighed helplessly and sat down as well.

And so, on this white wasteland filled with killing and death.

Two Grim Reapers and a Hollow sat around in a cave, playing cards with great enthusiasm.

"Haha! I'm the King! You lost!" Lilynette excitedly threw her cards on the ground.

"Oh no! I lost again! Lilynette, you're amazing!" Haiyan exclaimed exaggeratedly.

The acting was slightly exaggerated, but the effect was outstanding.

"Hmph! Of course!" Lilynette raised her chin triumphantly, and the mask on her face lit up.

Laughter echoed through the empty cave.

The cave was originally filled with a deathly silence, a suffocating sense of loneliness...

Surprisingly, as a result, a significant amount of it dissipated without our knowledge.

Stark, who had been sleeping, opened his eyes at some point.

He didn't get up, but just lay there quietly, listening to the noise behind him.

How long?

This must be the first time since his birth... in this cold world, that such a vibrant sound has been heard.

Is this feeling called happiness...?

In the past, those Hollows who approached him had their souls crushed by the spiritual pressure he unconsciously emitted before they even had a chance to speak.

Only Lilynette will be safe and sound.

Because it was a split soul that arose from his extreme loneliness.

But now...

He had initially thought that those two guys, coming to escape the Hollow, had only walked into an even more tragic suicide trap, and would soon be obliterated...

But unexpectedly, those two Grim Reapers were able to maintain their own selves under his spiritual pressure, which was enough to crush space.

That's incredible...

He could feel that the black-haired hedgehog's spiritual pressure radiated a warm and approachable aura, making Lilynette feel very comfortable.

And another...

Stark glanced back slightly, landing on the dark-haired youth who was always taciturn and whose brows were furrowed when he played his cards.

This person's spiritual pressure... is very special.

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