Another night, another task to do. As usual, Zenitsu will go to Tanjirou's house first before heading to the headquarters of Infester Slayer Corps.
The Agatsuma looked briefly at his digital watch. The current time was 8:00PM.
As Zenitsu approached a nearby street in the neighbourhood, he just accidentally eavesdropped a conversation from there.
"Otto, may I ask a question?"
"What's it?"
Wait a minute. That were there voices of Tanjirou and Otto. What were they doing here?
When Zenitsu peeked from the wall, his eyes widened.
He couldn't believe it. He saw the another 'himself' again, stood amongst Otto, 'Tanjirou' and 'Nezuko'. With the exception of 'Nezuko' (who wore a pink kimono), the rest of them wore identical dark-colored uniforms, armed with swords.
His heart was trembling in rage. Otto was lying to him all the time. And he even secretly aiding those doppelgangers. Zenitsu couldn't accept this, he need to tell Tanjirou before it's too late.
However, as Zenitsu almost pulled out his smartphone...
"Aha!"
Zenitsu was terrified. Someone just caught him spying.
When he turned behind, he saw the same 'boar-headed' human again, much to his own horror. And he even carried a pair of swords with him.
"Gyaaaaaa!" Zenitsu screamed.
Zenitsu's scream was very loud, causing Otto and the counterparts to rush towards them.
"Gyaaaaaa! Another me!?" Other Zenitsu was shocked.
"Zenitsu!?" Otto was shocked. "What're you doing here!?"
Zenitsu only shivered in fear.
"Otto...wha... what's the meaning of this?" Zenitsu was too terrified.
"Alright, calm down, buddy! They're not some kind of evil shapeshifting aliens as you know!" Otto explained.
"THEN WHAT!? WHY ARE YOU ALIENS IMPERSONATING AS ME AND MY FRIENDS!? AND YOU, OTTO! WHY ARE YOU CONSPIRING WITH THEM!?" Zenitsu yelled.
"YOU CALLED US ALIENS!? WE'RE ALSO REAL HUMANS LIKE YOU!" Other Zenitsu yelled back.
"SHUT UP, YOU DAMN LIAR! YOU'RE NOT HUMANS, I KNEW IT!"
"Fight me, Monitsu No. 2!" Other Inosuke challenged.
"SHUT UP!" Zenitsu yelled again. "MY NAME IS NOT MONITSU NO. 2!"
"Don't worry, we're here not to hurt anyone! We actually are looking for our lost friends!" Other Nezuko assured.
Zenitsu finally calmed down a bit.
"I'm sorry for hiding this from you but... It's a very a long story!" Otto said. "I'll-"
"Gyaaaaaa!"
Zenitsu however screamed again before ran away in fear.
"Zenitsu!" Otto shouted in confusion.
"Monitsu No. 2 is running away! Chase him!" Other Inosuke quickly chased him.
"Inosuke, wait!" Other Tanjirou said.
...
Tanjirou walked towards the main door as he heard several knocks from the outside. When he opened the door, it was Zenitsu.
"Tanjirou! Tanjirou!" Zenitsu was looking panic, making Tanjirou wondered why.
"What's the matter, Zenitsu?" Tanjirou was concerned of his best friend.
"They're real, Tanjirou! They're real!"
"What do you mean?" Tanjirou was confused.
"I STUMBLED UPON THAT BOAR HEADED HUMAN AGAIN! AND OTTO IS AN EVIL LIAR! HE'S AIDING A GROUP OF STRANGE PEOPLE IMPERSONATING AS US! HE'S TRICKING US ALL THE TIME!"
"For real!?" Tanjirou was shocked. "But it's impossible for Otto to-"
"Tanjirou, trust me! I'M NOT LYING!"
"Okay...are they ever tried to harm you?" Tanjirou asked.
"No" Zenitsu shooked his head. "But it seems that they're discussing something"
"Hmmm...now let's wait for Inosuke first" Tanjirou said.
"Onii-chan!"
Meanwhile, in the other side of the neighborhood, Kuromi the mortician just arrived at his house. He carried a paper bag full of fruits and vegetables he bought from a grocery store.
However, as he almost reached the main door, he heard someone's laughter from behind.
"Hahahaha!"
When he turned behind, he saw a boar-headed human (Other Inosuke) ran alone on the street. And his eyes widened in shock.
"Hey! Wait for me!"
And soon, Kuromi noticed the 'Kamado' siblings and his friends were chasing the boar-headed human from behind.
Kuromi wondered, what just happened?
...
In an abandoned farm not far from the city, the Demon King was waiting for his loyal minions with an evil grin. And he held a crystalline sword with greenish glow in his hand.
Wait a minute, where did he get that sword? Did he stole it somewhere?
A few seconds later, the Upper Ranks finally arrived before gathered in front of him. As usual, they're always obedient to him.
"Muzan-sama" Demon Kokushibou addressed his master.
"Do you know why every of you are summoned here?" Demon Muzan asked.
"I know! I know! You've found the blue spider lily right?" Demon Douma guessed.
"Ah, actually it isn't" Demon Muzan chuckled. "Forget about that flower, I shouldn't forcing you to find that stupid flower"
"Eh?" Demon Douma was confused.
Akaza meanwhile focused his eyes towards his master's new sword. The pink-haired demon don't have any idea of where he found it, but he could heard several faint whispers in a language unheard by him before.
"Muzan-sama" Akaza was the next to spoke.
"Yes, my boy?" Demon Muzan smiled.
"That sword...where did you found it?" Akaza asked.
The Demon King laughed for a few seconds before finally spoke.
"Found it? I didn't found it! It's already mine!"
Demon Muzan laughed harder then before.
"From now, I'll bring you to a new path of glory" Demon Muzan said. "You can use your powers as you wish without getting burn by the sun! And you'll become more powerful than before!"
"How?" Demon Gyokko asked.
"THEN JOIN THE INFESTERS!"
"What?" The Upper Ranks were in complete confusion as his voice began to change.
Out of sudden, the Demon King laughed maniacally as he was engulfed in green flames.
The Upper Ranks had their eyes widened in shock. As the flames finally faded out...
It was Schwarzengel, the leader of Fallen Angel trio. He merely using his shapeshifting ability to trick them all.
"Fools! Hahahaha!" Schwarzengel laughed in a mocking manner.
...
"Looks like Otto had turned off his phone" Tanjirou tried to call Otto several times without any success.
There were only the Kamaboko trio in the living room as for now. Nezuko, Kanao and Aoi went to the kitchen to get some snacks while Takeo was in the restroom.
"Gyaaaaaa! It can't be!" Zenitsu was looking distressed.
Tanjirou was shocked by Zenitsu's sudden reactions.
"Zenitsu, what's the matter?" Tanjirou asked out of concern.
With a frustrated expression, Zenitsu showed them an unpleasant news from the group chat.
OTTO HAS LEFT THE GROUP CHAT.
Tanjirou and Zenitsu couldn't believe that Otto would do such a thing, much to their own chagrin.
"What the...what's going on with him?" Tanjirou was disbelieved.
"Can we just go to his house instead?" Inosuke suggested.
"Inosuke, we don't know if Otto has already fled away from his house" Tanjirou stated. "Surely he knows that we're going to confront him"
"Then he'll pay for running away from me! I'll challenge him into a fight and defeat him for good!" Inosuke exclaimed.
Tanjirou only make a poker face while Zenitsu just glared at Inosuke.
"Damn that guy, I can't believe that I got tricked by him" Zenitsu muttered.
To be continued...