21/10/23
CHAPTER SUMMARY:
On the eve of a truly horrendous fate, the eve of his destruction...
Tanjirō is in turmoil: Unable to hide anything from his insane Master, he is trapped within a crude game wherein neither winning nor losing has a desirable outcome.
Still, he tries to play Muzan's game while looking for a loophole-anything to delay the inevitable-for Tanjirō fears that this ruination would not have a good ending for him.
It is the first time that the child of brightness sees that his enduring nature does not guarantee a sure victory…
Would Tanjirō's fear become a reality?
Notes:
WARNING: PLOT AHEAD. This will now be a note on every plot chapter I write so I don't always have to explain!
A/N:
1) As for this chapter, oh… Poor Tanjirō, but happy belated birthday and early Christmas all rolled into one…🐺🐥! Muzan will give you a nice gift 😁
2) Been a long time since I've updated, but I've been through some...stuff. But! I'm happy to announce that the ruination outline is at 700,000+ (even though I have not been writing much for this story in the past year, just doing little edits and chapter drafts here and there. But things picked up again in the past month and I've been writing future scenes and stuff 😬) !
Content Dictionary
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[[Sound]]
[[PANT]] Gasping for breath / Heavy breathing
[[HUFF]] Laboured breathing
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Name of person: "Memory of a conversation."
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"Heh.": A laugh
Tanjirou's demon consciousness speaking (audible only to Tanjirou )
[[BADUM]] An emotional beating of the heart
[[BA-DUM]] Heart beating erratically / character is overwhelmed
[[BA-DUM]] Character is extremely overwhelmed
Notes:
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"I can't escape the feeling
I'm not human..."
—I Think I Saw a Ghost by One Hope
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WARNING: My style of writing is very graphic and depicts the physical / emotional reactions of those involved. As such, the Re-educating a Slayer Arc contains a very graphic telling of sexual punishment, imprisonment and forced domination/submission. If you know that you will be triggered by this, please take care of your mental health by not reading any further.
🔞 Disclaimer: I understand that BDSM and all its subdivisions are for 18+ participants only. By writing this story I am neither condoning the participation of underage members, nor glorifying abuse or lack of consent in the Community. This is far farrrrrrrrrrrrrrr (x infinity) from a healthy D/s (BDSM) relationship. This is fiction and written for fun / emotional release.
🔞APPLICABLE WARNING TAGS!:
•Kamado Tanjirō is a Mess, •Kamado Tanjirō suffers a lot, •Reluctant Attraction, •Obsessive Seme, •Depression, •Mind Break, • The 'M' in Muzan Means Mind games, •Extreme stress, •Anxiety, •Paranoia, •Some mental instability, •Split Personality •
NOTE : There will be a lot of ellipses (these -...) in between the words of Tanjirou's sentences as he is dazed, not able to think clearly and his thoughts are patchy and unfocused. Basically, he's desperately fighting to hold on to his sanity.
DON'T SAY I HAVEN'T WARNED YOU!
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"Oh, come on darling~ you're looking for it a bit too hard…" Muzan mumbled, frowning at the ex-Demon Hunter who wore a frustrated expression despite being on his knees and prostrated before him. "It's a demon dick—not an invisible dick, you know~"
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N.B.: A few seconds later…
TANJIRŌ MIRRORED HIS FROWN. MUZAN'S words were ripe with mockery, but there seemed to be something more than just mere teasing hidden within his statement.
Eh…
What could it be?
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Muzan: "It's a demon dick—not an invisible dick, you know~[Chapter 41]"
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Why would… Muzan make it a point to mention that his dick…was not invisible?
Surely it was not, as he had been mentally tormenting him for the past few hours with the thought of being fucked by it (although Tanjirō still had no idea how exactly he was going to carry out that act).
Why wasn't… it… invisible…?
I don't want… to see it…
Hmph.
What… the heck…
Better than invisible, it shouldn't exist…! I'm just so—
Gosh, yes… I'm so happy! I want to see Master's dick!
…?!
Tanjirō's expression twisted in disgust at that 'thought'.
What the?
More repulsive than the multitude of slimy tentacles holding his body stationary, was what was happening inside of his mind.
How could he be thinking of these things?!
Muzan's penis? No! I don't care about that! I don't wanna see it! I…
I'll love it!
…!
[[BA-DUM]]
A blush flashed across his cheeks as his demon's arousal overpowered his repulsion and anxiety.
[[BA-DUM]]
Ah .. what…
Why would I want to see another guy's dick?
And… why is the thought of that making me…
[[BA-DUM]]
Gosh…I think my mind… getting worse…
Frowning while breathing harshly, Tanjirō recalled wondering about his strange 'thoughts'.
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Tanjirō (to himself): "What's happening...? Even my weird thoughts... are getting out of hand... and…[Chapter 41]"
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And I feel like…the longer…I'm in this jerk's…presence…the more…I'm losing my mind…
Tanjirō chanced a glance up at Muzan and on seeing the sexy smirk the Demon King was wearing, he—
[[BA-DUM]]
So sexy…!
Immediately, Tanjirō looked away, but the damage was done.
[[BA-DUM]]
His heart was racing out of control.
[[BA-DUM]]
And his breathing had become rasping pants.
[[BA-DUM]]
[[HUFF]]
[[HUFF]]
Why is he looking at me…like that…?
[[BA-DUM]]
He looks…hungry…!
[[BA-DUM]]
Has…he decided… to eat me…?
Master wants to ravish me…!
Yes…! Do it!
I can't take the waiting…!
Ruin me, Daddy!
Eh?
[[PANT]]
[[PANT]]
My…thoughts…
Panting and extremely irritated with his horny 'thoughts', Tanjirō clenched his fists as he trembled.
I don't want this… I really don't… Muzan messed with my head so much… I have to fight this—
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Muzan: "Stop being so difficult… Always testing my patience and making me get rough with you…"[Chapter 41]
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Ah.
Tanjirō went still at that memory, wilting a bit in his composure as it triggered a repeat of his delusional thoughts.
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Tanjirō (to himself):" Hurts…This hurts…"[Chapter 41]
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If I fight… Muzan will hurt…
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Tanjirō's demon (to Tanjirō): "Behave…"[Chapter 41]
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I need to behave…
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Tanjirō (to himself): "If I... behave…"
Tanjirō's demon (to Tanjirō): "Muzan won't...hurt…"[Chapter 41]
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Ah.
Tanjirō closed his eyes tightly, trying to push away the swirling storm inside of his head.
Is this….how my…mind is going to be now…?
With all these…things… these whispers in my head… being expressed as my feelings…when they aren't what…I think…?
I—
"Oh and just so you know," Muzan started while studying Tanjirō's distraught face and how his eyes were closed tight, "The reason you can't see my dick isn't because I have a micro-penis condition." He said this with a deep frown as though daring Tanjirō to contemplate such. "Not at all."
"Uh…?" Micro...penis...? Tanjirō, momentarily distracted from his frustration, looked up at Muzan. What...?
He was terribly confused by his Master's comment and disgruntled composure but then Muzan's frown became a wide smile.
"The king hides within an inaccessible chamber," he whispered, "...waiting to be discovered and for the game to begin…~"
Eh…?
A riddle…?
Ah. Muzan's words reminded Tanjirō of something the Demon King had said to him.
What.. was it..? He wondered, at first unable to remember before the earlier statement played over in his mind.
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Muzan: "...you're looking for it a bit too hard… ~[Chapter 41]"
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Oh… when Master said that I'm looking for it a bit too hard, was that his first clue?
His demon pondered this aloud as it was the one utilizing its recall ability to replay Muzan's statement for both himself and Tanjirō to contemplate on.
But as Tanjirō was ignorant of its existence, he thought that he was just remembering Muzan's words to him.
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Muzan : "...It's a demon dick—not an invisible dick, you know~[Chapter 41]"
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Ah.I think that Master wants me to figure out where His dick is!
But… Why would he want me to…figure out…something like that…? Tanjirō chanced another glance at Muzan, only to see that the Demon King was looking at him with much anticipation.
He… really…thinks this is… a game…
I hate him…!
Why is he having…fun… while I'm—
So much fun! This is like the best date!
This… is a… date…? Tanjirō went still and a feeling of nausea curdled in his stomach. Um…
But before he could react, his demon continued to swoon.
He made me feel so good now we're doing riddles and games and He's giving me all this attention! What have I done to earn this honor?
What the–
Master's playing with me! Tanjirō's demon continued to interrupt his thoughts with its own childish excitement, Ah… I won't disappoint Him! I'll use all the clues He's given me so far!
Clues…? This part of his 'thought' caught Tanjirō's attention and he wondered, Why does…Muzan even… want me to figure out…where his uh…thing… is?
Is he…hiding it or something—
It's probably hidden—
Ah...!
Ah!
Both his demon and human mind came to the same realization at the same time and his demon consciousness excitedly pulled a memory to show him.
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Muzan: "The king hides within an inaccessible chamber…[Chapter 42]"
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The inside of the body can be considered an "inaccessible chamber"!
And it makes sense now why he'd say that his dick isn't invisible!
Yes… Tanjirō nodded in response to his demon's reasoning.
It's all making sense now…
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Tanjirō(to himself): "Why would Muzan make it a point to mention that his dick was not invisible?[Chapter 42]"
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Ah.
He was getting closer to solving the mystery.
Something can appear to be invisible if it's not visible from the outside!
I think… I know what to do…
I'll use that ability…!
[[BADUM]]
[[BADUM]]
This was the first time that both sides of Tanjirō were working in tandem and despite this being purely coincidental, Tanjirō's demon thrilled at the strength it could feel itself gaining.
[[BADUM]]
The link with its human was blooming, causing it to become more than it was as its existence grew in Tanjirō's mind.
So happy…! It declared, but of course, what excited it more than the metamorphosis of its human was the impending sexual act with the smirking Demon King and its potentially bright future.
Both it and Tanjirō were working together for a similar reason while hoping for very different outcomes.
They both wanted to solve Muzan's riddle but the outcome Tanjirō's demon wanted was focused on grasping a future at Muzan's side.
It did not want to be discarded like trash and believed that the best way to avoid that possibility would be to show off its capabilities.
Tanjirō on the other hand, simply wanted to make the effort to do as Muzan desired by solving the riddle only because he longed to dodge a severe beating and to distract Muzan from doing more perverted things to his body.
This first step in figuring out Master's riddle would make Him keep me around as a useful asset!Tanjirō's demon plotted.
And if he keeps me around, Tanjirō thought, as usual assuming that his demon's ruminations were his thoughts, I'll escape from here the first chance I get!
While Tanjirō felt a miniscule drop of hope returning, Tanjirō's demon was smirking for the mere reason that it was thrilled about seeing Muzan's dick.
[[BADUM]]
It longed to grasp Muzan's attention and naturally, as a demon, it was seeking stability and pleasure from the one it was loyal to.
If His dick isn't visible, then it's invisible… and if Master says that it's not invisible, then that means it's in a place that I will need to use a special ability to see!His demon whispered this with great anticipation. The inaccessible chamber….
As it was essentially Tanjirō's dark side, it was able to reason just as he would when faced with a complex problem and was also quite aware of all Tanjirō's abilities as it had stolen some of his memories earlier that evening [Chapter 4] .
Invisible to normal eyes…It continued to mumble to itself, …but not to me! I'll use my See-Through-World ability and...
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Eh?
Ah...? Both Tanjirō and his demon stared in confusion through their shared vision when at first they saw nothing that could be considered a penis inside of Muzan's body.
Damn. I thought I had the answer there.
Got my hopes up for nothing.
Geez…
But why did Master give all those clues that hinted at His penis being inside of His body...?
The ocular ability Tanjirō had gained access to as a consequence of being a marked Slayer [Manga 82, 126, 152] , subconsciously scanned Muzan's body with much curiosity, observing all his muscles and organs.
It was as though he had figured that since he was already looking, he might as well check for any weaknesses he might be able to use against him.
Yet nothing could have prepared him for what he saw, for in the process of his search, he discovered the Demon King's odd anatomy with his seven hearts and multiple brains.
What….?
[[BA-DUM]]
Tanjirō did not even dare to blink.
One…two…three…four…
I think I…I've counted …five…brains…?
Why…does he have so…many…? ? And seven hearts…?
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Ah. After a moment's pause, Tanjirō answered his own question, Well…I guess those hearts…will make him harder to kill…
Especially if…a Slayer can't…see their locations…
And the brains…
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Pausing to think about this one failed to provide him with an immediate answer and Tanjirō was just too mentally exhausted to think harder.
Hmph.
The purpose of those brains…must be to…make him a…self-righteous…smartass…
Even in Tanjirō's delirium he could not forget his great hate for Muzan.
He pisses me…off …so much…! I just…wish I had my sword…! Then, I could …slash all his stupid hearts and brains—
How could I have been wrong in thinking that if His dick isn't on the outside of His body, that it would have been inside? his demon whispered, its own musings contrary to Tanjirō's frustrated thoughts, So irritating! Even the riddle said—
"Heh~~" Muzan's laugh distracted both Tanjirō and his demon from their irritation and grumbling.
"Oh Tanji-kun..." Muzan purred, loving how cute Tanjirō looked with the disgruntled pout he was wearing.
[[BADUM]]
In response to his call, Tanjirō glanced at him and Muzan's eyebrows quirked with his interest while his hearts pounded in response to the young hybrid's attention.
[[BADUM]]
Tanjirō's expression, in that instant, seemed to belong more to his demon than human self or maybe it was a combination of the two as he was a hybrid.
There was a bit of fire in his beautiful eyes and a little pout that communicated how despite his great level of aggrieved exhaustion, he would never give up.
Muzan could not remember ever seeing him pout like that before.
[[BADUM]]
Being with Tanjirō for over a month should have allowed him to see all sides of the naturally open, magnetic and outgoing boy, but Tanjirō had been maintaining a distant, mostly cold and enigmatic nature around him [Ref. Chapter 1] .
Vacant eyes and an aloof scowl were what Muzan got more than any other expression—things that pushed him to torture Tanjirō more each time he came by out of a desperation to make him react [Ref. Chapters 1, 8] .
It was only when he bathed or tortured him that the ex-Slayer would shout at and fight him as Tanjirō seemed to simply hate having his Master's hands anywhere on his body.
Muzan sighed happily in remembrance and a miniscule smile ticked the corners of his lips upward.
With this version of the ex-Slayer, Muzan was finally seeing his real self coming out to meet him and he could not have enough.
If he was right about Tanjirō hating being touched by him, he could just imagine how he'd react to being made to service his dick.
A laugh almost left the sadistic master demon but Muzan was careful to keep it contained.
The time was drawing near.
The time when he'd get to see more of his captive's lively expressions in a way he had never before seen them.
[[BADUM]]
As a result of this anticipation, Muzan's hearts reflected his excitement and he decided in that instant to help Tanjirō along in finding his dick, knowing that when Tanjirō solved his riddle, he would soon be treated to the best of Tanjirō's horrified expressions.
[[BADUM]]
[[BADUM]]
Yes.
He could hardly wait.
He wanted this ruination to be not only Tanjirō's destruction and new beginning as a demon, but his catharsis.
And not because he wanted to help him to release his emotions and receive relief, but because he wanted to be a witness to the great deluge that he knew it would be.
"Come on, you can do it," Muzan encouraged in an uncharacteristically gentle manner. "It's right there. Look closer, pet~"
"..." Tanjirō gave him an odd, distrustful glare that was wholly justified.
Was Muzan genuinely trying to help him or mocking him? He could not differentiate.
And not even Muzan could differentiate either as he was now too busy trying to figure out why he was tolerating Tanjirō and even playing around with him.
Wasn't this the Slayer he had pledged to ruin?
On average, a good day would find Muzan as a temperamental, psychotic and sadistic bastard—but this had not been a good day for him.
So while Tanjirō was struggling to understand his reactions to Muzan, Muzan was battling with his own thoughts and reactions.
He could not help but question why he was being patient and how of all things he was even thinking of Tanjirō as cute.
[[BADUM]]
Muzan tried to stop himself from feeling the way he was but it was undeniable how adorable Tanjirō was looking with his blushed, tear-streaked cheeks and puzzled expression.
He's trying so hard to figure out my riddle~~ Muzan thought, pushing aside his concerns to unadulteratedly enjoy that cute face full of an innocence that would surely change to awareness once Tanjirō was deflowered.
"I know you can do it~ Show me how good you can be for your Master~"
Tanjirō was unable to stop the blush that settled on his cheeks in response to the Demon King's faith in him.
[[BADUM]]
After being punished with a brutal and unforgiving intensity, it made him feel strange to be treated with a kind and encouraging disposition now.
This of course was Muzan's attempt at employing his natural skill of deceptive mind games to work on Tanjirō's tired brain, but Tanjirō was none the wiser.
And for Muzan it came so naturally to be manipulative, that he did not realize that hidden within his deception was a genuine awe of Tanjirō's mental acuity—an intelligence that he could see was sharpening further with his reducing humanity.
He did believe that Tanjirō would be able to figure out his riddle.
"Show me how smart you are, pet~"
Hm! I will!
Master! If You want me to look closer, I'll do that…! Thank You for believing in me! Tanjirō's demon cheered, Okay then, I'll—
Oh.
Oh…
Wait. Tanjirō narrowed his eyes. Both he and his demon were confused. Huh...?
But while his demon's confusion turned to intrigue, Tanjirō's befuddlement morphed into abject horror as a grossly inhuman sight started to unfold before them.
"Heh heh, you've done it, my pet. You've found 'the king'," Muzan whispered, "Now our game of hide and seek is over…" he laughed, "We will now play tag…heh heh~~"
Ah… wow… amazing…
Tanjirō's ability had shed the obstructive surface layers to gaze directly at the point Muzan was now gesturing to and this cued him in on the fact that there was something moving within his Master's hips.
Um...
There was a structure in there that he had never seen before.
It had been rolled up into a coil and Tanjirō had overlooked it at first but that coil was now slowly unwinding itself like a serpent.
Ah?
Ah…?
There…
There's his...
Woah. How did that fit in there…?!
In…in…his hips…there really is some kind of…
Wait… Tanjirō's eyes narrowed even more as his focus multiplied , …some kind of what?
[[BA-DUM]]
What. Is. That?!
Tanjirō's nausea multiplied infinitely as the organ throbbed within Muzan's body.
Please… don't tell me that's….
[[BA-DUM]]
"Wha—?"
"Ah…" Muzan smiled even though Tanjirō's lips were separated in shock while cold sweat peppered his face. "There it is…my dick… it's coming out to meet you, my little one~"
Too focused on the apparition before him and unable to respond, Tanjirō remained frozen with his eyes fixed on Muzan's body.
He was locked in a horrified sort of curiosity.
The unwinding thing was expanding slowly and pushing aside the other organs as though preparing to exit the demon's body.
Huh…?
How… is it going to get out… of his—
"...!" Tanjirō gasped, looking on with wide eyes as something horrifying, yet thrilling in a ghastly way, happened next: Like the slits where the mouths on Muzan's tentacles and body had emerged from, he watched as a vertical slash opened up over the front central region of the sadistic demon's hip, starting from an inch or two below his navel to the junction of the skeletal pubic arch.
[[SQUELCH]]
There was the sound of flesh separating as the area that was once seamless and flush as though Muzan possessed no sex organs, became marred with a deep opening which briefly showed an unobstructed, gorey view inside the Demon King's body.
Then, from within the chasm of that split, bone shifted while gnarly teeth emerged to ring the perimeter of the split, creating what looked like a fierce, beast-like mouth.
And unlike most of his other body mouths, this one seemed capable of movement.
[[SOUND OF TEETH SNAPPING]]
First, the fang-like teeth gnashed a few times then clenched together, closing up the slit in a wide, toothy vertical 'smile'.
[[BA-DUM]]
Tanjirō felt a multitude of emotions as he bore witness to it all.
[[BA-DUM]]
Despair, horror and anguish swirled around in him, but most of all, looking at the thing smiling at him was like looking at his death.
However, there was no stopping what had already begun and a second later, a horizontal space opened between the sharp canines before him—created by the white, elongated teeth bending out of the way—to make an opening that was large enough to neatly accommodate the thick, long and slimy appendage that was pushing out of Muzan's body.
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Right now, in the land you're headed to
Snow is piling up
A future of pure white
- Kimetsu no Yaiba 'from the edge' Fiction Junction / LISA
Author: This End Note Section is brought to you by Tanjirō 2.0 what Muzan hopes Tanji-kun will become…
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(NOTE...I don't try to be funny in these notes. These are actual, genuine things that go through my mind while I'm editing. Tbh I'm full of sh*t):
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Hmm.
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'Why is he looking at me…like that…?
He looks…hungry…!'
[Author: Nah… more like horny and hungry for the
😅]
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"Oh and just so you know," Muzan started while studying Tanjirō's distraught face, "The reason you can't see my dick isn't because I have a micro-penis."
[Author: Yeah you have the opposite. A ginormous-penis condition
Oh and micro-penis is an actual thing that develops due to congenital issues:
"Micropenis refers to an abnormally small penis[usually smaller than 2.8 inches]", ref www dot MedicalNewsToday dot com
I'm putting this here just so you won't have to traumatize yourself by googling it and end up seeing dick pics and stuff (no body shaming here. All peens are special, but this is just for the sake of defining what the egotistical Muzan is talking about)
You're welcome 😌]
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'They both wanted to solve Muzan's riddle but the outcome Tanjirō's demon wanted was focused on grasping a future at Muzan's side.
It did not want to be discarded like trash and believed that the best way to avoid that possibility would be to show off its capabilities.'
[Author: So we learn more of the Demon Consciousness' objectives!]
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'In response to his call, Tanjirō glanced at him and Muzan's eyebrows quirked with his interest while his hearts pounded in response to the young hybrid's attention.'
[Author: Hahahaha Muzan lmao you're falling hard and you don't even know it].
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"I can't take the waiting…!
Ruin me, Daddy!"
[Author: Tanji's demon consciousness is thirsty af 😩]
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"Better than invisible, it shouldn't exist…! I'm just so—
Gosh, yes… I'm so happy! I want to see Master's dick!"
[Author: ah! I know it's been a while since you've read this story, so let me explain what's happening here. Tanjirō's demon consciousness cannot hear his (Tanjirō's) thoughts. The bolded and italicized text is it speaking aloud in their mind. Like it's talking to itself. It knows that Tanjirō can hear it but is unaware of its existence so it uses that advantage to make Tanjirō feel that he (Tanji) is thinking of the things it's saying.
It cannot read Tanjirō's thoughts but since it is essentially his dark side, it guesses what he must be thinking in the moment based on the situation and talks at the same time to fool and manipulate him.
It is very intelligent and very sly.]
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a)
'Vacant eyes and an aloof scowl were what Muzan got more than any other expression—things that pushed him to torture Tanjirō more each time he came by out of a desperation to make him react'
[Author: Clearly, the bae does not like to be ignored.]
b)
'knowing that when Tanjirō solved his riddle, he would soon be treated to the best of Tanjirō's horrified expressions.'
[Author: Damn. Just what is your dick / sex with you like for you to think this, Muzan? 😩?]
c)
'"Now our game of hide and seek is over…" he laughed, "We will now play tag…heh heh~~"'
[Author: Hahahaha more like play 'hide the sausage']
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'First, the fang-like teeth gnashed a few times then clenched together, closing up the slit in a wide, toothy 'smile'.
A second later, a horizontal space opened between those sharp canines, created by the white, elongated teeth bending out of the way to make an opening that was large enough to neatly accommodate the thick, long appendage that was pushing out of Muzan's body.'
[Author: I came up with this idea one morning in late 2019 when I woke up suddenly with a brainstorm lol ^.^' I shocked even myself with the crude thought but I was somehow fascinated by the process of this happening.
I had been thinking about how after he transformed in the Infinity Castle, Muzan was 'naked' but one couldn't see his dick.
Of course it could have been censored, but naturally I wanted otherwise.
And for this story, I considered making it so that his penis would grow from underneath his (velvety soft fur), but meh, I was not intrigued by that thought. I felt like a being as crude and evil as Muzan would have the biggest, ugliest (yet most pleasurable) penis in existence that would show itself in the most horrific way.
That's when it dawned on me how I wanted his penis to be and when I had the brainstorm that led to his penis design / function, I was like "...! YES! THAT IS IT, THAT IS THE NIGHTMARE THAT WILL BE MUZAN'S DICK!" because, can you imagine seeing that thing animated in Ufotable graphics (altho tbh I quite like how his penis turned out and do not think it's ugly. Althoughhhhh when you all see what it does and how it will look later on in this ruination process, you might think it definitely is horrid xD)?!
EXTRAS:
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Demon Consciousness Abilities
TANJIROU'S DEMON HAS BEEN SHOWN TO BE PROFICIENT IN THE FOLLOWING ABILITIES:
· RECALL
· VISION
CHARACTERISTICS:
RECALL ENABLES THE DEMON TO PULL MEMORIES FROM TANJIROU, WHICH IT CAN THEN SHOW HIM. IT CAN ONLY DO THIS IF TANJIROU IS UNAWARE OR NOT RESISTING.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVATION:
THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT, BUT THE MORE STRESSED THAT TANJIROU IS, THE BETTER IT WOULD WORK.
WEAKNESS:
WHEN NOT INCREDIBLY STRESSED, TANJIROU CAN LOCK AWAY HIS MEMORIES
AND BE UNAFFECTED BY RECALL.
(Chapter 42 EXTRA INFO:
TANJIROU'S DEMON DEVELOPED THESE ABILITIES ON ITS OWN IN A VERY SHORT TIME WITH THE INTENT TO USE SUCH TO MAKE TANJIROU SUBMIT TO THEIR MASTER)
Note: Recall also shows Tanji the memories that his demon consciousness also experienced in real time. Like how it was present for Muzan mocking Tanjirō, it simply brought back those memories to show him and did not need to steal them from Tanji.
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Unknown Enemy - Tanji's Demon Consciousness (DC)
It is an intense fight!
- They both want the body
- But only one of them wants to serve Muzan!
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(Note: Although they met in an earlier chapter when Tanji fought it for control, he thinks that the demon only affects him when he enters his mind. He also doesn't know what it looks like because when he saw it, it was still a dark shadow without features. However, as the ruination progresses it gains more character and a solid appearance, and... looks like him...)
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Mind break Progress Explanation...
So far, the DC has grabbed 30% of mental control from Tanjirō, which it got during Muzan's conversion the night before. Tanjirō and his demon were at 70%➡️30% but now 12.8% more has been lost from Tanjirō ever since the ruination began and is a sign of how broken Tanjirō is due to Muzan's current torment. So the DC has a total of 42.8%! If the DC is able to have +50%, it will be able to overthrow Tanjirō and become the dominant mind for their body.
Oh no...
Next Chapter Title: Re-educating a Slayer XXIV. The Eve Part Four: Ginormous
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Tanjirou gets a horrible surprise: This shakes him to the foundation of his very being as he reflects on his current situation and what Muzan wants him to do.
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