My two-dimensional resident

'It seems I have no choice but to go find Uchiha Sasuke. He's the only one in the Naruto world who possesses the Rinnegan right now. But getting Sasuke to use the Rinne Rebirth Technique is too difficult. Forcing him to use it might trigger his bond passive and summon Uzumaki Naruto... If only I could go back to before Nagato died. Deceiving Nagato is several levels harder than deceiving Uchiha Sasuke...'

Lin Tian sighed inwardly, tightening his grip on Kikyo's arm. He desperately wanted Kikyo to have a physical body, but none of the methods he could think of were feasible.

......

The next day, sitting on the plane, Shinji Ikari looked around nervously, and finally mustered up the courage to tell Lin Tian his doubts.

Why do I have to go too?

"We've brought you along so you can broaden your horizons. Learning physical skills is certainly important, but gaining knowledge is equally essential. After all, there's an old saying: 'Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.'"

After saying that, Lin Tian didn't explain anything further. The reason he brought Shinji Ikari to the Demon Slayer world this time was twofold: first, to broaden Shinji's horizons, and second, because he felt that with Shinji by his side, he and Shinobu Kocho wouldn't be alone together.

---Aside---

I've been very busy with work lately, so I'll move the extra chapter for the 200 monthly votes to the weekend.

There's also good news: my average daily subscriptions have increased to 300, which means I'll have to add two more chapters.

So I'll add three chapters together this weekend!

Thank you all for your support! *bows*

Chapter 167 That Unforgettable Night

Just as the plane was about to take off, Lin Tian suddenly thought of something. He immediately looked at Shinobu Kocho and urged her to hurry up.

"Ren, in a moment, imagine your sister in your mind and long to see her."

"Ok?"

Hearing Lin Tian's words, Shinobu Kocho was somewhat confused. Her main purpose in returning this time was to visit her younger sister, Kanao Tsuyuri.

Why would Lin Tian make himself imagine his sister? She's been dead for so many years!

She didn't understand why Lin Tian suddenly brought this up.

But the plane was about to take off from the sea. Although she had some doubts about Lin Tian's words, she trusted him because of how long they had spent together.

Shinobu Kocho then closed her beautiful purple eyes and began to recall her older sister's every smile and frown.

Lin Tian didn't need to remind her of her longing to see her sister. When the image of Kanae Butterfly appeared in her mind, she already wished she had found her sister sooner, so that her sister wouldn't have died...

Ten minutes later, the plane landed smoothly in a lake. After Xiao Mo communicated with the will of this world's Earth, the group disembarked safely.

Upon setting foot on this land, the individuals reacted in different ways.

Shinji Ikari looked around, a hint of curiosity arising in his mind about this unfamiliar world. He began to imagine what kind of world this was.

Beside him, Shinobu looked up at the starry sky obscured by black mist, her face filled with melancholy. The faint moonlight barely illuminated the earth. Her feelings became complicated.

Unlike Shinji Ikari, Lin Tian's gaze was deep and somber. He took a few steps forward, then clicked as if he had stepped on a tree branch. Looking down, he instantly recoiled. A pale skeleton lay at his feet, one of its ribs broken under his foot.

In the desolate and silent night, a human skeleton was somewhat eerie and unsettling. Although Lin Tian wasn't afraid of ghosts, looking at the skeleton at his feet, a chill ran through his entire body.

"Shinobi, in what year did you fight the Demon King Muzan?"

Cursing under his breath, Lin Tian turned to Shinobu Kocho and asked. It wasn't a whim; he needed to verify some things.

"Taisho 10. What's wrong, Lin Tian?" Butterfly looked at Lin Tian with a puzzled expression.

"Hmm...it's nothing. There seems to be a town ahead. Let's find a hotel to stay at for the night."

Lin Tian's current Haki value has reached 251, and he has already begun to understand how to use Observation Haki. In his mind, he has already sensed a small town five kilometers ahead.

It's nighttime now, not a good time to travel. We should rest in town first and then accompany Shinobu Kocho to see her sister when it gets light.

"it is good."

Shinobu Kocho had no objection to Lin Tian's decision, but she was still a little confused as to why Lin Tian wanted her to miss her sister on the plane. However, seeing that Lin Tian didn't seem inclined to explain, Shinobu Kocho temporarily gave up asking about it.

"Brother Lin Tian, ​​what is this sin value assessment system for?"

On a dark country road, Shinji Ikari fiddled with his phone. Looking at the newly added app, he asked curiously.

"Don't worry too much about that. As long as you don't kill people indiscriminately, your sin value will never rise to 3%."

Lin Tian turned around and looked at Shinji Ikari, who was looking at him with a curious expression, and explained with a smile. At this moment, Shinobu Kocho, who was walking ahead, stopped in her tracks.

"What's wrong, Shinobu?" Lin Tian came to Shinobu's side. In the dim light, he noticed that Shinobu's face was filled with shock and disbelief, so he asked with concern.

"Impossible! Why are we back here?!"

Although the town ahead was still some distance away, Shinobu couldn't possibly be mistaken. Looking at the incredibly familiar town before her, scenes she had tried so hard to forget resurfaced in her mind.

That was the image of her sister dying in her arms.

"Shinobu... leave the Demon Slayer Corps..."

"...You've already tried your best..."

"...I hope you can be happy like any other girl..."

"...I hope you live to be old and gray..."

In the dim light of the night, Lin Tian couldn't see Shinobu's eyes, but the faint moonlight reflecting off her tears made him guess that she was being moved by the scene.

Suddenly, just as Lin Tian was about to comfort Shinobu Kocho, a disgusting aura emanated from the town. Although the aura was faint, Lin Tian's Observation Haki still keenly detected it.

Roll your eyes!

Spiderweb-like veins bulged across Lin Tian's face as he turned his gaze to the town ahead. In the gray world, he saw a scarlet figure chasing a girl, whose clothing was very similar to that of Shinobu Kocho beside him, especially the butterfly hair clips on either side of her head, which made Lin Tian recognize her.

Kanae Kocho, the Flower Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps who died in Demon Slayer. Shinobu Kocho's older sister.

'It seems the guess was correct. Whatever the residents yearn for when they first return home, they can return to that timeline. This also explains why Yinliya, who was originally supposed to participate in World War V, was able to return to World War IV.'

Lin Tian paused for a moment, then released the silver and raised his arm to pat Shinobu Kocho's trembling shoulder.

"Now is not the time to be sad. If you want to see your sister, then keep up with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Tian's figure vanished from beside Shinobu Kocho. Shinobu didn't understand the meaning behind Lin Tian's words, but seeing him turn into a blur and rush towards the town, she seemed to understand something.

"Could it be?!"

His expression brightened, but he shook his head, dismissing the absurd idea, and pushed off with his feet to chase after Lin Tian.

"Huh? Wait for me!"

Shinji Ikari had just put away his phone when he looked up and saw that Lin Tian and Shinobu Kocho had disappeared. He panicked, thinking that the two had abandoned him, and immediately ran after them in the direction they had disappeared.

This decision was one he would never forget.

......

The town was in complete disarray, with broken planks and debris mixed with blood and flesh scattered all around.

The sounds of crying, shouting, and wailing filled the air as several little devils, under the orders of their adults, cruelly tortured and killed these innocent residents.

The stench of blood permeated the entire town. Desperate people, with nowhere to escape, collapsed to the ground, covering their mouths and weeping.

Lin Tian appeared on a rooftop, watching a demon devour a man's entrails. Disgusted, his eyes turned icy. He raised his hand, and a flaming arrow shot towards the demon.

In an instant, the demon was engulfed in flames, letting out a heart-wrenching scream as it struggled to escape the flames. Unfortunately, it couldn't hold on for more than a few seconds before collapsing to the ground, ending its wicked tale.

Lin Tian didn't give the evil spirit another glance, and with a flash, he sped towards the battlefield where ice and flowers intertwined.

Chapter 168 What is a prince without a white horse?

"What a pure virgin you are. Let me save you from this painful world."

Upper Moon Two, Doma, with an innocent and naive look, waved his fan and smiled as he looked at Kanae, the Flower Pillar Butterfly, who was controlled by ice crystals. His words were calm and gentle.

If it weren't for the nauseating ghostly aura emanating from him, no one would believe that the child in front of them was the most mysterious Upper Moon demon.

The twelve demon moons under Muzan, the Demon King, are all extremely powerful demons. They are further divided into Upper Moon Six and Lower Moon Six according to their strength.

Lower Rank demons are generally weaker than the Pillar-level Demon Slayers, but they can still inflict indelible damage on ordinary members of the Demon Slayer Corps. Upper Rank demons, on the other hand, are Muzan's most elite forces, possessing the power to kill Pillar-level Demon Slayers.

The weakest of the Upper Moons, Upper Moon Six, Daki, has killed seven Pillar-level warriors in the last hundred years. Not to mention the other Upper Moons.

Because all the Demon Slayer Corps members who encountered Upper Moon demons were killed by them, the Demon Slayer Corps knew very little about the Upper Moon demons during this long battle.

Kanao Kocho, standing opposite Douma, was on the verge of collapse. The aftereffects of overusing Flower Breathing had brought her lungs, already weakened by the excessive intake of ice shards, to the brink of destruction. If she were to force herself to use Flower Breathing again, she would kill herself without Douma's intervention.

"Cough cough... You were human before, so why did you fall and become a ghost? You were human before too, so why?"

Her team uniform was tattered, and her chest was completely exposed. Blood seeped from her wounds, soaking her underwear. Enduring the excruciating pain in her chest, she struggled to raise her Nichirin Blade and shatter the ice binding her legs.

Her tender face was filled with guilt and resentment—guilt for the innocent people being slaughtered in this town.

Facing the Upper Moon Two demon, she had no chance of winning. On her deathbed, she still thought of stalling the demon in front of her, buying some time for the fleeing people.

The idea was naive, but she still gripped the hilt of the Nichirin Blade tightly with both hands, wanting to continue using Flower Breathing.

"He has fallen into demonic possession, devouring the bodies of his former kind. From that moment on, he has been humanity's enemy. You are too naive."

Just as Kanae was about to launch her final assault, a figure appeared before her, rebuking her naive idea.

These demons, who already see humans as food, have long since become humanity's enemies. There's no chance of redemption. Faced with Kanae Butterfly's naive thoughts, Lin Tian was speechless, feeling no sympathy whatsoever.

"Another human in need of saving has arrived, haha!"

Lin Tian's sudden appearance before him caused Doma to tense up, but upon closer inspection, he noticed that the other man wasn't wearing a Demon Slayer Corps uniform and didn't wield a Nichirin Blade. He relaxed his guard and laughed loudly. Then, with a flick of his fan, a massive ice pillar materialized in front of him and shot towards Lin Tian at incredible speed.

In his eyes, Kanae Butterfly was the most delicious food, while the man who suddenly appeared in front of him was so disgusting that he didn't deserve to be "saved".

The meat is filthy, kill it first and we'll talk about it later!

"Ah! Get out of the way!"

Seeing that Doma suddenly attacked Lin Tian, ​​Kanae Kocho shouted to warn Lin Tian to dodge, but before she could finish speaking, the ice pillar had already reached Lin Tian's front.

'Oh no.'

What happened next made Kanae Kocho's eyes freeze, unable to believe that it was really happening.

Just as the ice pillar was about to smash Lin Tian's head, it mysteriously remained suspended in mid-air for the next second.

'How could he block an Upper Moon demon's Blood Demon Art with his bare hands?! That's an Upper Moon demon!'

Kanae Kocho finally collapsed, unable to support herself any longer. As she fell to the ground, all she could see in her mind was the image of the mysterious man holding up the icicle with his bare hands.

"Such a weak and pathetic attack; you can only bully the weak."