MHGA Chapter 6 – Slay Muzan! Quest Commence!!

The sudden crash of the Wingdrakes caught Kairo Retsu's team completely off guard.

All four of them were flung from the sky in perfect synchronicity.

Had it not been for the hunter's immunity to fall damage, they would've been killed before the hunt even began.

The abrupt crash left them stunned—only Naofumi Iwatani, reacting on instinct as he plummeted, raised his shield arm to defend.

At that moment, countless bombs were already detonating. Naofumi couldn't protect everyone… so—

Between the Ubuyashiki family and his own team, Naofumi ultimately extended his hand toward the Ubuyashikis.

"Energy Shield! Prison Shield!"

As the shield materialized around the Ubuyashiki couple and their two daughters—Naofumi and the rest were swallowed by the ferocious explosion.

Kairo Retsu, Kazuma, and Joseph were torn apart in an instant by the blast. Naofumi, due to his immense defense, was reduced to nothing but his shield-bearing right arm and his head.

His body had gone numb, the sensation of being blown apart indescribably agonizing. And the worst part was—his nerves were beginning to return. Pain surged violently.

Muzan wasn't in much better shape. He had been hurled away as a mangled mass of flesh.

The barbed fragments laced within the bombs weakened his regenerative ability—one reason Kairo and the others were so easily shredded.

Nearby, Tamayo and Gyomei Himejima had been hidden thanks to Yushiro's Blood Demon Art. Startled by the strangers' sudden arrival and the abnormal events, they had no time to investigate—the battle demanded full focus.

Muzan assumed Naofumi's Prison Shield was part of Kagaya Ubuyashiki's final plan. Just as he moved to destroy it—

Meaty seeds buried in the vicinity sprouted and stabbed into Muzan's distracted form. Blood Demon Art-infused vines wrapped around him, completely immobilizing his body.

Tamayo then advanced under the cover of another Blood Demon Art, plunged her hand into Muzan's torso, and injected a vial of anti-Muzan serum.

Naofumi could no longer follow the conversation. The pain of his obliterated body returning was all-consuming. With trembling fingers, he accessed his [Inventory] and pulled out a [Potion].

Barely able to move, he poured the healing liquid down his throat.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Gyomei Himejima—wielding chained flail and axe—charge like an unmoving Bodhisattva in tears.

In a single strike, the massive flail smashed Muzan's immobilized head.

Even as Muzan's body rapidly regenerated, the other Demon Slayer Pillars began to arrive.

And what they saw stunned them.

On one side, Gyomei was locked in battle with Muzan—on the other, two gigantic spherical shields stood at the center of the courtyard.

Beside them lay a man dressed in bizarre clothing, reduced to just a head and right arm—his body visibly regenerating at high speed, eerily similar to a [demon].

Then Tanjiro and the others arrived.

Gyomei roared toward Muzan's direction: "That's Muzan! That's Kibutsuji Muzan!"

"Even if you cut off his head, he won't die!!"

Just as he shouted this—

A prismatic Felyne cart suddenly streaked across the sky, unnoticed by all. Three rapidly-reforming bodies dropped into the middle of the battlefield.

"!"

Kairo Retsu sat up and immediately grasped the situation. He felt a wave of hostility—obviously, their unnatural regeneration had been mistaken for demon activity.

"Crap! They think we're demons!" Kairo realized instantly. He also understood who Naofumi's Prison Shield had been protecting.

"Kazuma! Tamayo! JOJO! Let's go!!"

With a thunderous shout, Kairo charged straight at Muzan.

The Pillars and Tanjiro didn't hesitate either—activating their Breathing Techniques and lunging with high-speed thrusting forms.

Despite their confusion about Kairo and Joseph's apparent "demon-like" regeneration, there was no time to question it. The moment demanded action.

But just as everyone surged toward Muzan—

A twang echoed.

Beneath their feet, a door to the Infinity Castle opened. All were forcefully pulled in—

Even Naofumi's two enormous shield spheres were swallowed by Nakime's power.

As they plummeted downward—

Muzan's furious gaze locked onto a single figure. The one who enraged him the most.

Tanjiro Kamado—

Wearing the same hanafuda earrings as Yoriichi.

"You think you've cornered me?! You're all going to hell, damn demon slayers!!"

Tanjiro, falling through the rapidly shifting landscape, shouted with furious resolve: "You're the one going to hell, Muzan Kibutsuji! We'll never let you escape!"

Veins bulged on Muzan's forehead, his rage overflowing.

"If you think you can—THEN COME AND TRY! KAMADO TANJIRO!!!!!!"

At that moment—

An arrow came out of nowhere.

It pierced Tamayo through the chest from behind—

Her eyes widened in shock as it exploded, vaporizing her upper body. Her astonished head was flung into the air by the blast's shockwave.

"Steal!"

A voice rang out in the distance—

And Tamayo's head vanished before Muzan's eyes.

Already furious, Muzan was pushed to the brink.

"I'LL SEND YOU MEDDLING FOOLS—YOU EYESORES—EVERY LAST HUNTER—STRAIGHT TO HELL!!!!!!!!!!"

His roar echoed through the Infinity Castle.

Meanwhile, the one who fired the arrow—Kazuma—was currently hugging Tamayo's head while screaming in free fall:

"YIIIIIIAAAAAAAHHHH! Even if I know I won't die from this, IT'S STILL TERRIFYING!!!"

Tamayo stared at this strange young man—someone who had just saved her.

He felt completely devoid of any demonic presence.

And yet… she had just seen him and the other three regenerate their bodies like demons.

"…Just who are you people?"