Uzumui Tengen said, "In short, that's how it is. I'll send you over now."
Byakuya asked, "Then I'll be free to move around?"
Uzumui Tengen nodded, then cautioned, "Remember, you're still young and not suited for debauchery. Just wander around a bit."
Byakuya rolled his eyes. Did he need to be reminded?
Not having to cross-dress as an undercover agent was a good thing, although...
Was he a little disappointed?
Byakuya shivered and quickly went to wash off his makeup.
I'm not a pervert, not a pervert, not a pervert...
Important things must be said three times!
Meanwhile, Uzumui Tengen took the three of them, Tanjiro Kamado, and sent them to the suspicious location.
After washing his face, Byakuya stood on the second floor and looked down.
Although Byakuya didn't want to be a pervert, not being able to cross-dress presented some problems. How would he handle the hidden mission?
Based on his experience from his previous life, if Byakuya guessed correctly, this mission was very likely another chain-type hidden mission.
The first step was to find the demon, but the word "find" was very precise. Finding did not mean fighting.
The second step should be to save people. Since Uzumui Tengen specifically mentioned the missing undercover agents, it was highly probable that they needed to be rescued.
The third step would definitely be to kill the demon.
So, how could he find the demon?
Cross-dressing as an undercover agent would definitely make it easier to find the demon, but now that Byakuya had lost the qualification to cross-dress, he had to find another way.
The first method was to place his hope on the three of them, Tanjiro Kamado. As long as they found something, he could rush over immediately.
The second method was to pose as a guest. Since he couldn't enter with the identity of an undercover agent, he would use the identity of a guest.
However, when Byakuya took out his money pouch and poured it out, only a few copper coins remained.
He had seen plenty of people dine and dash, but wasn't freeloading a bit too much...
"Damn it!" Byakuya grinned. "This is so troublesome. Why don't I just burn down the entire pleasure district?"
Just then...
"Oiran on parade!"
A shout came from the street, followed by music.
A group of elaborately dressed servants, surrounding a woman, walked slowly down the street, accompanied by music.
As for the woman, she was beautiful, extremely beautiful.
She wore gorgeous clothes made of brocade, a golden headdress, possessed an incredibly proud figure, and a face of supreme beauty.
That face, it was likely that any man who looked at it for a few more seconds would be entranced and fall for her.
"An Oiran?"
After a glance, Byakuya retracted his gaze.
For the time being, Byakuya couldn't think of any way to find the demon, so he could only give up for now and wait for Tanjiro Kamado to go undercover and see if he could find any useful information.
Soon, the night grew quiet.
The pleasure district was lively at night, but as midnight approached, it also became incredibly tranquil.
Only a few people were still wandering the streets.
Most people had gone indoors, officially beginning their romantic night lives.
Byakuya checked the time and casually took out the gacha machine.
First pull, green.
Second pull, blue.
Byakuya couldn't help but sigh. Another ordinary day. However, for the last pull, Byakuya used a God Stone fragment to specify a golden gacha, which brought him a small surprise.
Dragon Slaying Saber (Weapon) (Gold): Approximately four feet long, weighing over a hundred pounds, extremely sharp, invincible, and as the saying goes in the martial world: "The supreme of the martial arts, the mighty Dragon Slaying Saber, commands the world, and none dare disobey."
Effect...
A golden-quality divine saber. Regardless of its effect for now, it could be used to fill the Gate of Babylon. After being consumed by the Steel Slime, it gained 52,000 growth points, only slightly less than the Xuanyuan Sword and the South Bright Vermilion Fire Sword.
This was, of course, good news. The Steel Slime was one step closer to red quality.
Then...
The Gate of Babylon was upgraded.
After recording thirty weapons, the Gate of Babylon's quality changed from green to blue.
At the same time, the number of weapons recorded in the Gate of Babylon became 30/80.
It still needed fifty more weapons to be recorded before the Gate of Babylon could reach black quality.
However, the Gate of Babylon was a major undertaking.
Based on the current upgrade requirements, even upgrading it to golden quality would require about three to four hundred weapons.
But the value of the Gate of Babylon lay in the "unlimited" weapon recording. Simply upgrading it to golden quality was not enough.
Byakuya's goal was Gilgamesh, and looking at how he used the Gate of Babylon during battles...
The Gate of Babylon contained at least over two thousand weapons!
Byakuya instantly felt that the road ahead was long and seemingly endless...
So, Byakuya casually closed the light screen, not intending to think about it.
Unlimited was a good thing, but it was also a bad thing.
Whether it was the Steel Slime or the Goro Goro no Mi, there was always a goal to strive for. But the Gate of Babylon had no such goal; one just had to stuff weapons into it endlessly.
Byakuya thought to himself, then put away the gacha machine. He checked the time and leaped out of the window.
After leaping onto the rooftop, Byakuya spread his palm.
*Zzzt!*
A trace of electricity appeared in his palm and quickly spread out in all directions. Countless currents flickered in the night, appearing exceptionally dazzling.
As the electric field expanded, Byakuya's figure vanished without a trace, transforming into lightning and rapidly streaking through the air.
Soon, Byakuya traversed the rooftops and arrived at the roof of the Kyogoku House.
Tanjiro Kamado was already sitting on the rooftop. Seeing Byakuya appear, he waved a greeting.
Byakuya landed on the rooftop and asked, "Did you find anything?"
Tanjiro Kamado said with a look of guilt, "Because I was impersonating a maid, I was busy helping to mop the floors and serve tea and water. By the time I came to my senses, business had already ended."
At this moment, Zenitsu Agatsuma climbed onto the rooftop, looking exhausted and in pain, and collapsed there.
Zenitsu Agatsuma groaned, "I'm exhausted!"
Byakuya asked, "Were you also busy with chores, so you didn't have time to investigate the demon?"
Zenitsu Agatsuma replied, "I was forced to do chores, so I didn't have time to investigate the demon."
What a guy!
Tanjiro Kamado said, "However, in the Kyogoku House, at least I didn't smell the scent of a demon."
Byakuya asked curiously, "Can demons smell scents?"
Tanjiro Kamado scratched his head. "It seems only I can? I'm quite familiar with the scent of demons."
Byakuya suddenly realized, "I remember now, your sister is a demon."
Zenitsu Agatsuma immediately became excited, "Nezuko, ah, where is my Nezuko?"
Byakuya directly punched Zenitsu Agatsuma on the back of the head, knocking him unconscious.
Tanjiro Kamado's sister, Nezuko, had also turned into a demon. The reason Tanjiro Kamado joined the Demon Slayer Corps was to find a way to turn his sister back into a human.
After knocking out the clueless Zenitsu Agatsuma, Byakuya asked, "Where is Inosuke?"
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