Infinity Starting with Hikaru no Go

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Ubuyashiki Amane acknowledged Ubuyashiki Kagaya's words in her heart, but she couldn't accept the reality. She lowered her head, her heart filled with overwhelming sorrow.

Although Kagaya Ubuyashiki is blind, he can sense the sadness of Amane Ubuyashiki.

Although Kagaya Ubuyashiki was also grieving, he suppressed his grief and said to Amane Ubuyashiki, "The moment we knew the future, the future had already changed."

"Some tragedies are entirely within our ability to change and prevent."

As he spoke, Kagaya Ubuyashiki paused, then continued, "Moreover, there's something I find strange: in the future that Chen Anxia foresaw, there were no players."

"Does this mean that the emergence of players has already introduced variables into the future?"

"And where will this uncertain future ultimately lead?"

"I think even Chen Anxia himself doesn't know the answer to this question."

"However, because we already know the initial future, we can still do a lot even if the future has changed."

"The premise is that the initial future that Chen Anxia foresaw is true..."

After hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words, Amane Ubuyashiki slowly stopped crying and looked at Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the man who was like heaven and earth in her heart.

Under Ubuyashiki Amane's gaze, Ubuyashiki Kagaya said, "Amane, go and gather the Pillars at headquarters. Let's do a simple test of the initial future that Chen Anxia predicted."

Upon hearing this, Ubuyashiki Amane did not hesitate at all and immediately went to summon the Pillars who were at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.

Soon after, the Pillars, having received the assembly order, gathered in Kagaya Ubuyashiki's bedroom.

After the assembly was completed, Kagaya Ubuyashiki addressed the Pillars in front of him, saying, "I just received some information that the Lower Moon 5 of the Twelve Demon Moons is located in Mount Natagumo."

"According to this intelligence, the fifth Lower Moon is a spider demon, the youngest son of the Natagumo Mountain Demon family, but he is the actual controller of the family. His name is Rui."

"Its blood demon magic allows it to control spider silk in combat."

"And when necessary, it can attach its own blood directly to the silk threads, making the threads as hard and sharp as steel, even capable of cutting through Nichirin Blades."

"Besides it, the Natagumo Mountain Demon family also includes several other spider demons, namely..."

Upon hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words, the pillars present all showed expressions of astonishment.

They never expected that Kagaya Ubuyashiki would have such detailed information, even knowing about the Blood Demon Art of the Lower Moon Five.

They knew that this information was simply impossible for the Demon Slayer Corps to obtain with its current intelligence network.

The only possibility is that this information came from a player.

After realizing this, another question arose in their minds: why would the player have such detailed information?

Just as the Pillars present were wondering, Kagaya Ubuyashiki continued, "Now, I need you to go to Mount Natagumo to verify the accuracy of the information for me."

As he spoke, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's expression turned serious, and he continued, "If this information is accurate, then we will have the initiative!"

Although puzzled, the Pillars present did not hesitate at all upon hearing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's command and immediately replied, "Yes!"

As they spoke, the pillars present all left and headed toward Spider Mountain.

A moment later, the Demon Slayer Corps members responsible for logistics watched the carriage disappear into the distance, their faces still showing shock. They murmured, "The Insect Pillar, Water Pillar, Love Pillar, Stone Pillar, and Sound Pillar—these five lords actually traveled together..."

"It's truly unimaginable what kind of difficult mission they were tasked with..."

As he spoke, the Demon Slayer Corps member in charge of logistics seemed to remember something, his expression changed slightly, and he muttered to himself, "Could it be related to the Asakusa Forbidden Zone?"

On the other side, Tengxi Mountain.

The moment the first rays of dawn touched the earth also signaled the end of the Demon Slayer's final test.

All the surviving demon hunter candidates returned to the rendezvous point.

Here, the examiner in charge of this final test for the Demon Slayer was already waiting.

Time passed gradually, and the agreed meeting time drew closer.

Genya Shinazugawa, who had returned here sometime earlier, was quietly observing the returning Demon Slayer candidates from a corner.

As the appointed meeting time arrived, Genya Shinazugawa murmured to himself, "No, she really isn't one of the people participating in the Demon Slayer Final Test. So who is she?"

Amidst Genya Shinazugawa's confusion, the examiner began announcing the results of the Demon Slayer's final test.

In the original work, only four people passed this final test: Tanjiro Kamado, Kanao Kocho, Zenitsu Agatsuma, and Genya Shinazugawa.

However, because Chen Anxia killed the demon in advance, and because Chen Anxia and Ao Shengzi continued to hunt demons, the number of people who passed the final test this time was as high as 20.

It's worth noting that only 24 people participated in this final test.

Such a high survival and pass rate surprised even the examiners.

The examiner, unaware of the situation, could only conclude that this year's demon hunter candidates were all outstanding, which explained the high survival and pass rates.

Just as the examiner was announcing the final results of the Demon Slayer test and some details about joining the Demon Slayer Corps, Chen Anxia arrived as scheduled.

This time, however, besides Kyoko Jikuni holding Qian Weiyang, there was another person by Chen Anxia's side.

This person was none other than the Holy Son of Ao.

Naturally, Chen Anxia's arrival immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

They also seemed very curious about the Holy Son.

Among them, Shinazugawa Genya's pupils constricted sharply as he looked at the extra person, involuntarily exclaiming in his heart, 'It's her!?'

Immediately, Shinazugawa Genya's pupils trembled as he looked at Chen Anxia and the Holy Son of Ao, thinking to himself, 'What is her relationship with him? Why is she by his side?'

The next moment, under everyone's gaze, Chen Anxia called Kamado Tanjiro to his side.

After returning the large wooden box and the unconscious Nezuko Kamado inside to Tanjiro Kamado, Chen Anxia said to him, "Mr. Urokodaki has left. This is a letter he left for you..."

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Chapter 514 A Cruel Corner of This World!

The information brought by Chen Anxia was like a bolt from the blue for Kamado Tanjiro, leaving his mind in a complete daze.

Tanjiro Kamado didn't even know how he received the letter from Chen Anxia.

When Tanjiro Kamado had recovered his senses a little, he saw that the letter was already in his hand.

Although Tanjiro Kamado knew that Chen Anxia wouldn't lie to him about this, he still found it hard to accept the truth.

Tanjiro Kamado opened the letter with trembling hands.

The letter read, "Tanjiro, my proud disciple..."

Looking at the words written by Urokodaki Sakonji himself in the letter, Kamado unconsciously brought to Tanjiro's mind the image of Urokodaki Sakonji, as well as every little thing he had done with him.

Tears, unknowingly and uncontrollably, streamed down my face.

"...I hope that after you fulfill your vow, you will come to pay your respects to me with Nezuko, who has returned to human form."

"Remember, don't be sad. I've simply gone to Makomo and Sabito's side, and I'm protecting you in another form, fighting alongside you..."

Upon seeing this, Tanjiro Kamado could no longer contain his grief and knelt down on the ground, wailing loudly.

The demon hunters around who had passed the test looked at each other in bewilderment. They were moved, but did not know how to react.

Among them, when Shinazugawa Genya saw Kamado Tanjiro in such a state, an indelible sorrow flashed in his eyes.

Immediately, this grief turned into disgust and irritation, and he said directly to Tanjiro Kamado, "Instead of crying here, you might as well kill a couple more demons."

With that, Shinazugawa Genya headed straight down the mountain.

As he passed by Tanjiro Kamado, he paused for a moment, leaving behind the words, "And you look really ugly when you cry."

"Remember this, don't let me see you cry next time, or I'm afraid I won't be able to resist giving you a good beating!"

After Genya Shinazugawa left, the other demon hunters who passed the test also left one after another.

They must now return to their respective mentors and tell them what they learned from the demon hunters.

Kanao also gracefully departed, but before leaving, she glanced at Tanjiro Kamado, who was wailing loudly, with a look full of curiosity.

Soon, the location of the final Demon Slayer test was empty except for Chen Anxia and his group, along with the two examiners, the wailing Tanjiro Kamado, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, who had also started crying at some point.

Only Chen Anxia knew that Zenitsu Agatsuma was crying because he had a similar experience to Tanjiro Kamado.

No, it should be said that Zenitsu's fate was even more tragic.

Because of the fact that Zenitsu was raised by his mentor, Kuwajima Jigoro, who was regarded as a father by Zenitsu, he did not leave a will for Zenitsu like Urokodaki Sakonji did.

Chen Anxia knew that both Kamado Tanjiro and Zenitsu needed time to heal their grief.

Therefore, Chen Anxia did not disturb them and directly turned around and left with Ao Shengzi, Jiguo Jingzi and Qian Weiyang.

Just as Chen Anxia's figure was about to disappear, Kamado Tanjiro finally suppressed his grief and shouted loudly at Chen Anxia, ​​"Anxia, ​​how will I be able to contact you in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Anxia paused slightly, but remained silent. Instead, he broke off a branch of wisteria from the side, used it as a sword, and left a message on the ground.

After that, Chen Anxia left without lingering.

Upon seeing this, Tanjiro Kamado did not hesitate at all. He picked up the large wooden box containing Nezuko Kamado and quickly looked towards the place where Chen Anxia had left his message.

Upon looking at it, Chen Anxia saw eight large characters: "Those who exhaust their way will find their final destination in the same place."

Having heard it before, Tanjiro Kamado knew that these eight characters were spoken by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, a demon slayer from over four hundred years ago, and that they meant, "All those who reach the peak will inevitably arrive at the same destination."

Tanjiro Kamado also understood the meaning behind Chen Anxia's words.

The intention is that as long as Tanjiro Kamado shares the same aspirations as Anxia Chen, they will definitely meet again in the future.

Tanjiro Kamado stared intently in the direction Chen Anxia had left, vowing, "Anxia, ​​I will definitely strive to become stronger, and I will definitely fight alongside you to annihilate Muzan Kibutsuji!!"

Just then, Tanjiro Kamado heard a shy, introverted voice come from behind him, saying, "Um, can we get to know each other?"

Following the sound, Tanjiro Kamado saw Zenitsu Agatsuma, who looked somewhat timid.

Without the slightest hesitation, Kamado Tanjiro gave Zenitsu Agatsuma a bright smile and said, "Of course, my name is Kamado Tanjiro. You can call me Tanjiro. It's nice to meet you."

Seemingly infected by Tanjiro Kamado's smile, Zenitsu Agatsuma gradually let down his guard and fear, and a smile appeared on his face as he replied, "My name is Zenitsu Agatsuma, you can call me Zenitsu, and it's nice to meet you too."

As he spoke, Zenitsu Agatsuma asked with some anticipation, "Tanjiro, then we'll be friends from now on."

Upon hearing this, Tanjiro Kamado replied without hesitation, "Ah, from now on we're friends."

Meanwhile, Chen Anxia and his group embarked on their own journey.

Chen Anxia did not immediately separate Ao Shengzi from himself, because Ao Shengzi was only 12 years old and his understanding of the world was not yet complete.

Under such circumstances, it would be very difficult for Oku Seiko to live alone in a world set in the old era of Demon Slayer.