"Yummy! Yummy!"
The Other Inosuke happily munched the tempuras. Otto meanwhile only sat quietly next to him, reading a German thriller novel.
For some reason, Otto felt like there's a mysterious figure spying on him from the kitchen's window. However, when he quickly glanced at the window...
No one was there. He was relieved.
Out of sudden, he felt the urge to answer nature's call. He stopped reading as he quickly rushed away from the kitchen, leaving the boar boy alone in the kitchen.
Soon, Konstantin then entered the kitchen. And he walked towards the kitchen's door as he was going to his own outdoor shed.
Unfortunately, something unpleasant happened.
Not long after Konstantin exited through the door, he suddenly go back into the kitchen with a distraught expression.
"Otto! Otto!" Konstantin called for help.
"What's the matter, Gramps!?" Other Inosuke was shocked.
Otto finally ran towards the kitchen.
"Grandpa, what's wrong!?" Otto was confused of the situation.
"Both of you come with me to the backyard! Quick!" Konstantin ordered.
As the three of them reached the backyard, they spotted 'Shinobu' laid unconsciously on the ground.
"Shinobu! Wake up!" Other Inosuke tried to wake her up "Oi! Shinobu!"
Wait a minute.
Otto noticed 'Shinobu' wore the same dark-colored uniform as the counterparts. No doubt about it, another counterpart of Tanjirou's friends were here in the Kurokawa's backyard.
...
"FIRE!"
There's a chaos occured inside a facility in Sector 83 and a regiment of Erionian military police forces led by Captain Starlounas were sent into the area. No one knows where this 'mutant' came from, but his presence in here meant only one word: destruction.
That person was none other than Hakuji's demonic counterpart from the Demon Slayer timeline. Akaza, the Upper Rank Three demon of the Twelve Kizuki.
The Erionian enforcers furiously fired their laser weapons against him, but the powerful demon skillfully dodged their strikes.
"Keep firing!" Starlounas ordered.
"Is this the best you weaklings can do!? Only relying on your petty weapons!?" Akaza mocked with an evil grin.
"I'LL KILL YOU!" Starlounas yelled.
Akaza had already pushed the Erionians into their own limits.
"Captain, he's too fast! I don't think we can't deal with that monster!" one of the enforcers was frustrated.
"I don't care if he's strong like a demigod! We must take him down at all cost!" Starlounas replied.
Out of sudden, Akaza noticed an ice shuriken directed against him from an unknown direction. The demon however narrowly missed it.
Wait a minute. He felt something wasn't right.
"The Superiors are here!"
Akaza's eyes arched. A group of powerful opponents were coming?
The next battle wouldn't be an easy fight for him. Now he need to embrace the weirdest truth in his demonic life.
...
Commissar Argolin, one of the military officers who stationed in BioTower, the main headquarters in Sector 88 (also the military officer who appears in Chapter 8). His duty is mainly to keep in check with other Erionian personnels in here...and also the "test subjects".
"Subject No. 11227, isn't it?" Argolin asked.
"My name is Kagaya Ubayashiki"
The person Argolin currently interviewing was... Kagaya Ubayashiki of Demon Slayer timeline.
"I'm sorry, but that name is already taken by someone else" Argolin said.
"What do you mean?" Other Kagaya was curious.
"About that...you don't need to know" Argolin replied.
Argolin then wrote something on his digital notepad.
"Is there something you're trying to hide from me?" Other Kagaya asked.
"Hiding something from you?" Argolin pretended to not understand.
Other Kagaya stared silently at him.
"If I tell you that I found your... doppelganger on this world, would you believe it?" Argolin asked.
"Yes" Other Kagaya nodded "A bitter truth is better than a sweet lie"
Argolin then chuckled for a few seconds.
"You can't put so much hope on that person if they start to speak about nonsensical things" Argolin said.
"I see" Other Kagaya replied.
Argolin then put away his digital notepad.
"Alright, so far... we're concerned with your current health conditions, No. 11227" Argolin said. "But don't worry, we'll try our best to cure you from your strange disease"
"It's no use, my family's curse won't be lifted unless Muzan is vanquished" Other Kagaya replied.
"Muzan?" Argolin raised his eyebrows.
If there's the counterpart of Kagaya Ubuyashiki, then Argolin could say the same to Muzan Kibutsuji, he thought.
"Then tell me more about the guy you're seeking for" Argolin requested.
...
Akaza's eyes widened in shock. What kind of trickery is this?
The human versions of other Upper Ranks plus the Biwa Demon and Lower Rank One had appeared in front of him. And Gyokko even got legs even if his appearance had not much changed from his demon form (or his demon counterpart in truth).
"Oh my! This mutant looks like Hakuji-kun!" Douma chuckled.
"Or maybe this guy is his counterpart from another dimension" Enmu said.
Akaza's mind got more confused. The human Douma just mentioned his old name.
"Who...who the hell are you copycats!?" Akaza asked in rage.
"No! He called us as copycats! He's insulting us!" Hantengu wailed.
"Excuse me, boy! Who are you to address us as copycats!? You really need to learn some manners!" Gyokko was upset.
"The same thing I want to ask you too" Kokushibou asked with a calm manner.
"Shall we eliminate him, Kokushibou?" Nakime suggested.
"But it will be a poor thing if we kill him! I don't want to do it!" Douma faked his sad expression.
"Who cares?" Kaigaku rolled his eyes.
"You don't feel pity for him, Kaigaku-kun?" Douma asked.
"Just shut up!" Kaigaku yelled.
Kokushibou then turned his face towards Starlounas.
"Captain Starlounas, let us deal with this guy" Kokushibou offered.
Starlounas was uncertain at first. But it's against the tradition of the Erionians if he refused any help from their allies.
"Alright then" Starlounas gave them the green light.
To be continued...