"That's how it is. I'll send you over now," Tengen Uzui said.
"So I'm free to do as I please?" Bai Ye asked.
Tengen Uzui nodded, then cautioned, "Remember, you're still young and not suited for revelry. Just wander around a bit."
Bai Ye rolled his eyes. Did he really need to be told that?
Not having to disguise himself as a woman for an undercover mission was a good thing, though...
Was he a little disappointed?
Bai Ye shivered and quickly went to wash off his makeup.
"I'm not a pervert, not a pervert, not a pervert..."
Important things had to be said three times!
Meanwhile, Tengen Uzui took the three Kamado siblings and left, sending them to the suspicious location.
After washing his face, Bai Ye stood on the second floor, looking down.
Although Bai Ye didn't want to be a pervert, not being able to go undercover as a woman presented some challenges. What about the hidden mission?
Based on his experiences from his past life, if Bai Ye's guess was correct, this mission was most likely a chained hidden mission.
The first step was to find the demon, but the word "find" was key. Finding didn't necessarily mean fighting.
The second step should be rescuing people. Since Tengen Uzui had specifically mentioned missing undercover agents, it was highly probable they needed to be rescued.
The third step would definitely be killing the demon.
So, how could he find the demon?
Going undercover as a woman would definitely make it easier to find the demon, but now that Bai Ye had lost the qualification to do so, he had to find another way.
The first method was to place his hope on the three Kamado siblings. As long as they found something, he could rush over immediately.
The second method was to pose as a guest. If he couldn't enter with an undercover identity, he would use the identity of a guest.
However, Bai Ye pulled out his money pouch and it was empty except for a few copper coins.
He had seen many people dine and dash, but was skipping out on a prostitute too much...
"Damn it!" Bai Ye grinned, "This is so troublesome. Why don't I just burn down the entire pleasure district?"
Just then...
"The Oiran is coming out!"
A shout echoed from the street, followed by music.
A group of elaborately dressed servants surrounded a woman walking slowly down the street, accompanied by music.
As for the woman, she was beautiful, exceptionally beautiful.
She wore gorgeous clothes made of brocade, a golden headdress on her head, a remarkably voluptuous figure, and an extremely beautiful face.
That face alone could make any man lost in it with just a few glances, to the point of infatuation.
"An Oiran?"
Bai Ye glanced at her, then withdrew his gaze.
For now, Bai Ye couldn't think of any way to find the demon. He could only set it aside for the moment and wait for Tanjiro Kamado to go undercover, hoping he could find useful information.
Soon, the night deepened and silence fell.
The nights in the pleasure district were lively, but as midnight approached, it also became incredibly quiet.
Only a few people still roamed the streets.
Most people had already retired indoors, officially beginning their amorous nightlife.
Bai Ye checked the time and casually took out his gacha machine.
First pull: green.
Second pull: blue.
Bai Ye couldn't help but sigh. Another unremarkable day. However, with the last pull, Bai Ye used a Divine Stone Fragment to designate a golden gacha, which brought him a small surprise.
Dragon Slaying Blade (Weapon) (Gold): Approximately four feet long, weighing over a hundred pounds. Extremely sharp, invincible. Legend has it: "The supreme in martial arts, the peerless Dragon Slaying Blade, commands all under heaven, none dare disobey."
Effects...
A golden-quality miraculous blade. Regardless of its effects for now, it could be used to fill the Gate of Babylon. After being absorbed by the Steel Slime, it gained 52,000 growth value, only slightly less than the Xuanyuan Sword and the Southern Bright Fire Sword.
This was good news, as 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 upgraded from green to blue.
Concurrently, the number of weapons recorded in the Gate of Babylon became 30/80.
He still needed to record fifty more weapons for the Gate of Babylon to reach black quality.
However, the Gate of Babylon was a massive undertaking.
Based on the current upgrade requirements, even reaching gold quality would probably only require around three to four hundred weapons.
But the value of the Gate of Babylon lay in its "unlimited" weapon recording. Simply upgrading it to gold quality was not enough.
Bai Ye's goal was to be like Gilgamesh. And judging by how Gilgamesh used the Gate of Babylon in combat...
The Gate of Babylon contained at least over two thousand weapons!
Bai Ye instantly felt that the road ahead was long and seemingly endless...
Therefore, Bai Ye casually closed the screen, deciding not to dwell on it.
Unlimited was a good thing, but also a bad thing.
Whether it was the Steel Slime or the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, there was always a tangible goal. But the Gate of Babylon had no such clear endpoint; one just had to stuff weapons into it endlessly.
Thinking this, Bai Ye put away the gacha machine, checked the time, and leaped out the window.
Landing on the rooftop, Bai Ye spread his palm.
Zzzap!
A trace of electricity appeared in his palm and quickly spread outwards. Countless currents flashed in the night, appearing exceptionally dazzling.
As the electric field expanded, Bai Ye's figure vanished without a trace, turning into lightning and swiftly streaking through the air.
Soon, Bai Ye traversed across the rooftops and arrived on the roof of the Kyoukokuya.
Tanjiro Kamado was already sitting on the rooftop. Seeing Bai Ye appear, he waved a greeting.
Bai Ye landed on the rooftop and asked, "Did you find anything?"
Tanjiro Kamado replied with a guilty expression, "Because I was pretending to be a maid, I was busy helping to mop the floors and serve tea. By the time I realized, business had already ended."
At this moment, Zenitsu Agatsuma, looking tired and pained, climbed onto the rooftop and collapsed.
Zenitsu Agatsuma groaned, "I'm exhausted!"
Bai Ye asked, "Were you also busy with chores, so you didn't have time to investigate the demon?"
Zenitsu Agatsuma said, "I was forced to do chores, so I didn't have time to investigate the demon."
"Good heavens!"
Tanjiro Kamado added, "However, inside the Kyoukokuya, at least I didn't smell any demons."
Bai Ye asked curiously, "Can you smell demons?"
Tanjiro Kamado scratched his head, "I think only I can? I'm quite familiar with the smell of demons."
Bai Ye suddenly realized, "I remember now, your sister is a demon."
Zenitsu Agatsuma immediately became excited, "Nezuko! Ah, where is my Nezuko?"
Bai Ye punched Zenitsu Agatsuma directly on the back of the head, knocking him unconscious.
Nezuko Kamado, Tanjiro's sister, had also become 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 oblivious Zenitsu Agatsuma, Bai Ye asked, "Where is Inosuke?"