Anime Crossover: My Cheat Code is Myself

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Considering that she had just gone through a small battle and that she would probably have to recuperate for a while if she got involved, Aoi ignored the distress signal sent by her comrade who had been lying in the same trench half an hour earlier, enduring the bombardment of artillery shells.

They wisely refrained from interfering with the battle between the one person and the two ghosts.

Before leaving, she closed the door for the three of them and dimmed the lights, showing her gentle and considerate nature.

Chapter 187 Capturing a Lower Moon Demon for Experiments

It must be said that, apart from not being able to see sunlight, ghosts are indeed much stronger than humans.

Just a short while ago she was crying and shouting that she couldn't hold it in anymore, and even called out for her father, but after a while, there was no sign of anything unusual on the surface.

"What's wrong, Xia Yanjun..."

Feeling Xia Yan's almost tangible gaze sweeping over her, Kanae opened her eyes with a hint of helplessness.

Having known Xia Yan for two years, she was well aware that if she pretended not to know anything, she would probably get a beating.

Moreover, the reason she lay on the bed pretending to be asleep was simply to imitate her habits when she was still human.

Once you become a ghost, you no longer need to sleep.

Of course, it was also because I was really tired from the previous battle and needed to rest.

Otherwise, she would usually go out for a stroll at night, or go to the Butterfly Mansion to help with room checks or something like that.

After all, they couldn't go out during the day, so their activity space was limited to the basement, Xia Yan's house, and a few rooms in the Butterfly House.

The reason we were able to go to the Butterfly Mansion was because Xia Yan had expanded the basement a bit over the past two years and installed an elevator in a hidden room of the Butterfly Mansion.

The Demon Slayer Corps already knew about Natsuhiko's two female ghost wives.

After all, such a big thing as the former "Flower Pillar" becoming a demon could not be kept secret no matter what, so Xia Yan never intended to hide it in the first place.

Because of the Flower Pillar's gentle nature, the established fact that she didn't eat people after becoming a demon, and most importantly—

Natsuhiko, the strongest swordsman in the Demon Slayer Corps, serves as a deterrent.

Therefore, no one dared to cause trouble, and Tamayo's identity was also acknowledged.

Furthermore, due to their outstanding medical skills, they became the Demon Slayer Corps' official doctors.

Although he no longer had the identity of "Flower Pillar," and since he no longer needed to carry out the task of slaying demons, the master directly handed over the management of the Butterfly Mansion to Kanae and Tamayo.

This will give Shinobu Kocho more time to improve her skills.

This is one of the main reasons why she was able to become a "Pillar of Insects" in less than a year.

Seeing that Kanae Butterfly was no longer pretending to be asleep, Natsuhiko smiled and said:

"I'm planning to catch a Lower Moon demon to test the effects of this potion. Do you want to come with me?"

After all, the purpose of developing this drug was to prevent Xia Yan from encountering Muzan by chance.

Although the blue spider lily bulbs brought back have been planted, and the soil, water and other environmental factors have been analyzed by Bone King Natsuhiko's research lab, their growth requirements have been determined.

But this thing is really hard to raise.

Twenty bulbs, cultivated for over a year, only produced one flower.

Furthermore, since Nezuko did not become a demon, although Natsuhiko collected a lot of Akaza's blood for research when he fought Upper Moon Three.

However, without Nezuko's demon blood, the progress of various research projects has slowed down considerably.

In order to achieve Xia Yan's goal of becoming the ultimate life form, Muzan cannot be allowed to die until a potion that can help demons overcome sunlight is developed.

With Muzan's death, not to mention the loss of the Demon King, the most important research subject.

Apart from Tamayo, who has completely broken free from Muzan's control, and Kanae Kocho and Yushiro, who have no connection with Muzan at all, all other demons will simply die.

Therefore, in order to maximize profits.

Unless absolutely necessary, Xia Yan would not choose to kill Muzan.

Therefore, he made two preparations.

If he encounters Muzan, he will first test the waters with a single attack, then pretend to be outmatched and run away.

They ran away, so be it.

If he can't escape, he'll choose to bow down and worship, treating it as acknowledging a thief as his father, waiting for a chance for a great man to avoid living a life of subservience.

According to Xia Yan's own analysis and speculation, if he were injected with Muzan's blood, with his current powerful mental strength, he would likely transform into a second Demon King on the spot, or at the very least, he could forcibly break free from Muzan's restraints.

However, it's always good to be prepared for any eventuality.

If things don't turn out the way I expected, then I'll have messed things up.

That's why he asked Tamayo to develop the potion that could break Muzan's control first.

It's best if you don't need it.

Since it's medicine I'm going to use on myself, I definitely need to test its effectiveness.

Given that the difference between ordinary demons and the Twelve Demon Moons is even greater than the difference between corpses and Pillar Men, it is more appropriate to use the Twelve Demon Moons as experimental subjects to be on the safe side.

However, the Upper Moon demons have such a close connection with Muzan that they can even communicate remotely to a certain extent.

Therefore, the upper wing cannot be used as a target.

Those Lower Moon demons, which grow like leeks and sprout in endless stalks, are clearly the best targets.

As long as it's not Muzan's adopted son, Lower Rank Five, Muzan wouldn't care if any of the other Lower Rank demons suddenly disappeared.

He would only think that this generation of Lower Moon demons was the worst Lower Moon demon he had ever led.

"Shall we catch a Lower Moon demon to test the medicine's effects...?"

Kanae Butterfly repeated Natsuhiko's words.

"It should definitely be tested, since although it is theoretically effective, it has not yet been clinically validated."

"However, let's not go together. If I leave, all the work of the Butterfly Mansion will fall on Tamayo alone, which will delay the progress of drug development."

"and--"

She gave Xia Yan a look that said, "I don't understand you yet."

"With your abilities, you don't need my help at all. If I go out with you, I'll definitely be exhausted!"

"Isn't this all for your own good..."

Seeing that his purpose had been exposed, Xia Yan shrugged indifferently.

He made an expression that showed he was not ashamed but rather proud.

"It can significantly reduce your craving for flesh and blood. Look, you haven't drunk blood in a long time!"

Xia Yan said confidently.

These words made Tamayo, who was still pretending to be asleep, roll her eyes at him.

However, Xia Yan's words were not a joke.

Although ghosts feed on humans, they do not eat, digest, and absorb food like animals.

It is a more advanced form of absorption.

Therefore, it is not necessary to actually eat it; it can be absorbed directly through physical contact.

However, most ghosts prefer to gnaw with their mouths.

Chapter 188 Isn't the other path still quite spacious?

After all, once you become a ghost, all food except flesh and blood becomes unpalatable, and just the smell of it makes you feel nauseous.

In any case, people need to find something to satisfy their appetites.

However, demons like Tamayo and Kanae, who have no craving for flesh and blood and only need a small amount of human blood to sustain their sanity, naturally wouldn't have such a strong need.

Therefore, direct absorption within the body is generally the preferred method.

For someone like Xia Yan, whose vitality is so abundant it's almost overflowing, the essence of his life force is even more nutritious than blood, even for a demon.

In some ways, it's more attractive than his blood.

After discovering this, Xia Yan has saved a lot of blood in the past two years.

Anyway, with the substantial resources shared by Natsuhiko from the hentai anime, it's just a piece of cake.

Seeing that his idea had been exposed, Xia Yan didn't say much, just shrugged indifferently.

"If you don't want to go, then forget it..."

Hearing Xia Yan say that, Kanae secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, if Xia Yan insisted that she come along, she wouldn't be able to refuse him outright.

Although she was originally the type who was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, and always had her own ideas, after two years of training, she has now completely become like Xia Yan.

It's becoming increasingly difficult for 883 to refuse Xia Yan's various requests.

But she was too happy too soon.

"However, just in case, I'll have to make sure you two are well-fed before I leave..."

Hearing Xia Yan's shameless words, Kanae's eyes widened in surprise.

It's important to know that neither of them has a very high need for blood.

Xia Yan's own blood contains more than ten times the nutrients of rare blood. Not to mention that what was injected before was an essence with far more nutrients than blood.

The amount injected just now should be enough to sustain the two of them for at least a month.

He never goes out for more than a week, and at most half a month before he comes back.

There's no need to be on the safe side.

Tamayo was so frightened that she opened her eyes immediately, unable to even continue pretending to be dead.

Unlike Kanae Kocho, who was already a member of the Demon Slayer Corps before becoming a demon and whose resistance to being killed by grass increased dramatically after becoming a demon.

Tamayo was never the type to excel at fighting, and even becoming a demon didn't change that.

In reality, her combat strength is not much different from that of Aoi, but because she is a demon, there is no need to worry about her being overpowered.