[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse":3,"chapter-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-27":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","From Thunder Breathing to the Multiverse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1676061,2141,"Chapter 27 27: Danger Closing in on Kyūjō","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>After a moment of silence to collect herself, Tamayo stood tall and met Kyūjō's eyes with a calm but firm gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Truthfully... for the past three hundred years, I've maintained contact with every generation of the Demon Slayer Corps leadership.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Many of the tools here were provided with their support. So I don't think relocating to the headquarters is a simple matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as I stay here, I can continue my research.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kyūjō slowly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This world... is no longer the same as it was in the past.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kibutsuji Muzan is in Asakusa now. You could run into him at any moment... and not even realize it until it's too late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you truly want to be reincarnated... before seeing him destroyed with your own eyes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words struck like a cold whip of reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tamayo responded with a quiet shake of her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then Yushirō and I will leave this place immediately. We have other safehouses besides this one in Tokyo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō gave a small smile. He didn't try to push further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you're cautious. But I want you to trust me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The era of demons... will end with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kibutsuji Muzan—I'll be the one to cut him down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried the weight of unwavering conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the depth of those clear, unwavering eyes... Tamayo saw it again. A silhouette from centuries ago, half-faded in the mist of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow of a man long lost to history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night had fallen by the time Kyūjō left Tamayo's clinic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his walk back to the hospital, a faint trace of a Low-Rank Demon brushed against his heightened senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he drew his sword—a motion silent as air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One slash later, the creature lay still beneath the moonlight, its body already disintegrating into ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, deep within the shadows...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kibutsuji Muzan stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had felt it—his connection to one of his lesser demons abruptly severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and delved into the lingering fragments of that creature's final moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man with twin swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swift, decisive—one clean strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muzan's eyes slowly opened, a frown twisting his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So fast…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His growth... is accelerating too quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that boy's strength approaching his level already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or... have my underlings simply been treating this like a game?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared into the void before him and gave a quiet command:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nakime. Deliver a message to Akaza. Tell him to go to Asakusa immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of a biwa string echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From thin air, Nakime appeared—her eerie calm cloaking her like a veil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Muzan-sama.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as she reached for her instrument again to open the portal to the Infinity Castle, Muzan lifted a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image of that sword flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That speed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Akaza might not be able to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's still young. Humans in that age are in their prime—growing stronger by the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this attempt fails too…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. I won't let history repeat itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will not spend another century hiding in fear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muzan's voice lowered into a growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Summon Kokushibō as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words carried a terrible finality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not let that boy grow any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he intended to end it—with overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always, of course, he had no plans of doing it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, throughout his centuries of life, Muzan had killed more of his own subordinates than he had Demon Slayers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coward king—more adept at hiding behind terror than confronting his enemies head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Muzan-sama.\" Nakime vanished once more, fading back into the darkness of the Infinity Castle with the pluck of her biwa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, Muzan summoned two more demons—setting them in place on the outskirts, a net slowly closing around his chosen prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Kyūjō found no hope in the modern hospital where Ruka was being treated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No amount of technology or medicine could touch the heart disease ravaging her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rengoku family sat in tense silence, heavy worry carved into their expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, back at the inn, Kyūjō made a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no more use in hiding the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told them about Tamayo—a demon who had severed all ties with Muzan, one who had not taken a single human life, and who instead devoted herself to healing others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?! You want to let a demon touch my wife?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolutely not! Never!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rengoku Shinjūrō's voice roared through the room, brimming with fury and rejection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, the word \"demon\" only meant one thing—monsters that preyed on the innocent, deserving nothing but eradication.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not believe that something like that could ever be trusted to save a human life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ruka gently turned to him, eyes filled with quiet firmness, and spoke to Kyūjō.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Kyūjō-dono. I know you're doing all this for my sake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I believe every word you've said.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But… life and death are fates written by the heavens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All I wish for... is a little more time with my beloved family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw it in her eyes—the strength of her will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But deep inside… he also knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That will might waver, soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stepped out of the room, Shinjūrō watched his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mouth opened, as if to call out—but no words came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still… in his heart, a sliver of hope remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this hospital couldn't help Ruka, then surely another could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still many doctors in Tokyo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tamayo couldn't possibly be the only one who—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Muzan had no intention of giving him that time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days later. Around ten o'clock at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō had just finished his bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting in his room at the inn, towel over his head, he was drying his hair when it hit him—a dreadful premonition pierced through his gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't be...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are the two of them here… together?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of memory surged through his mind—three days ago, the night he'd slain that low-rank demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a slow, heavy breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed, staring blankly at the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Muzan… Muzan…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is what it feels like to be a man without the shield of plot armor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn't you throw all this at Tanjiro, huh…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Muzan had ordered—Kokushibō, Upper Moon One, and Akaza, Upper Moon Three, were now in Asakusa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only about two hundred meters from where Kyūjō sat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely enough, though... they hadn't moved yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without wasting another second, Kyūjō stood and quickly donned his Demon Slayer uniform, strapping both of his Nichirin blades to his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, he appeared at the door of the Rengoku family's room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time for formalities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed his foot into the door, shattering it with a thunderous crack. The family jumped to their feet in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyūjō entered, face grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kokushibō—Upper Rank One. Akaza—Upper Rank Three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're both here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it's highly likely... I'm their target.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinjūrō opened his mouth to speak, but Kyūjō raised a hand, cutting him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shinjūrō. If you want me to live—then listen carefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In a few minutes, I'll lure them out of the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are too many people here. It's too dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If no one gets in my way, take Ruka-san and everyone else and leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Head to the place I told you about. Find Tamayo-san.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait until sunrise tomorrow before you come looking for me outside the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not come before dawn. No matter what you hear. No matter what happens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his final words left his lips, Kyūjō's figure vanished into the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue and golden light streaked across the moonlit sky—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tachibana Kyūjō was on the move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To face two of the strongest demons under the moonlit heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>📚 Want to read more chapters or get early access?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Join my Patreon here:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🔗 patreon.com\u002FFaaanzKun\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ Enjoy 30+ chapters ahead of WebNovel\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✅ Get 2 new chapters every day exclusively on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Join now and dive deeper into the story—weeks ahead of public release!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you for your amazing support 💖\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— — —\u003C\u002Fp>",1374,"2026-06-06T13:14:23.720Z",1,"novelbin.me","3fc4b0ce405dac2b3f5b4b08b0c6d0c11e6263cbd15c8bafde2bcf05377643c1","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-28","from-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-chapter-26",389,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-thunder-breathing-to-the-multiverse-cover.jpg"]