Feeling refreshed after a short nap, Lorien continued waiting for today's harvest of Dream Energy to arrive, so he could just absorb everything at once

  When he previously finished 'healing' Nezuko, it was already well into the evening, so he didn't have to wait for a long time

  Looking at the 'waves' of Dream Energy coming along the roots of the Tree of Dream greatly slowing down and nearly stopping, and seeing the accumulated energy inside of the Dream Tree, Lorien decided to start absorbing it now

  Putting his hand on its trunk, he moved this Energy inside his body and then instantly began absorbing it

  As it began getting devoured, the Dream Energy split into 3 segments, one for the 'Soul', one for the 'Body', and the last for his 'Source Energy'

  Moreover at the same time, Lorien's 'Dream Perception Range' was also getting expanded slowly

  From 96m...96.5m...97m....98m....99m...And finally it reached the long-awaited 100 meters

  When it did, Lorien's excitement reached its peak as he waited for a mutation or change to occur

  But to his disappointment there was no transformation, everything went as usual

  Seeing this, he continued absorbing the rest of the Dream Energy in hopes of anything happening

  It did indeed cause his perception range to reach 100.5m, but this wasn't what Lorien was hoping for

  He previously expected the 'Source Energy' inside of his body to react or something, he has been unable to truly manipulate it since the day he awakened

  He thought this may be because his Energy didn't reach a certain threshold or it may be something to do with the perception range

  But now after this disappointment, Lorien started wondering if has anything to do with the 'World Rules'

  Thinking about it for a while, Lorien soon gave up as there is nothing he could do

  Giving a last sigh of disappointment, He made his way to his room to take some much-needed rest, After all, Tomorrow he has a lot of work to do

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  The Next Day.

  Waking up early in the morning, Lorien received some visitors

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  They are Shinobu, Her adopted sister Kanao Tsuyuri, and the love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji

  Today is the 6th day since Lorien and Shinobu previously spoke, which is also the day that they agreed he'll go to the Demon Slayer HQ on

  So seeing Mitsuri here, he knew that she will probably be acting as the guide considering that he didn't know the location of said Headquarters

  But it was Kanao's presence here that confused him, Lorien couldn't guess what was going on in Shinobu's head

  Did she bring her sister here just to protect her from the final battle knowing this place was safe or was it something else

  But feeling that this was none of his business, Lorien did not investigate further

  Chatting with them for a while, He then prepared to leave with Mitsuri

  He wasn't taking anything with him other than his sword which is now in form of a ring that he was wearing

  Speaking of the Sword, ever since Lorien started taking time to 'feed' it, The weapon has grown stronger

  But even then, Lorien doesn't know if the current [Immortality Inhibition] power is strong enough to kill Muzan on its own

  This is just a matter of curiosity, Lorien never considered the sword as a trump card, not in its present state at least as most of its abilities are still 'asleep'

  Suppressing his curiosity, Lorien then decided to test it later on when the battle begins to see its effects

  Saying his goodbyes to everyone that was staying, Lorien then left with the love Hashira

  From what he had understood, they need to walk their way there on feet, so the journey may take some time

  As they walked in silence, Lorien couldn't help but remember some of the main combatants who participated in this battle in the original timeline and who may not be able to make it in this one

  The ones Lorien is thinking about are the main trio in the original, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke

  Lorien doesn't know if Tanjiro listened to him and went to the demon slayer HQ to train after the exam or not

  He also doesn't know if those 3 will meet like in the original timeline, or if they were even alive for that matter

  But fate acts in mysterious ways, so everything is possible

  Shaking his head with a laugh, Lorien then turned his attention to Mitsuri who kept looking at him in a daze from time to time and then turning her head away quickly

  Looking at this quirky girl, Lorien smiled and asked lightly

  "So, Why did you become a demon slayer?"

  "Hah? Ah yes! Me"

  Seeing her suddenly become flustered, He almost laughed out loud but still somehow held himself back and continued listening to her

  "I...I Joined so I could find a gentleman who would marry me!"

  Practically screaming the response, she shyly covered her reddening face

  Seeing Lorien not respond for a moment, she quickly continued explaining

  "I want to find a man stronger than me!"

  Even though he already knew her reason, but hearing her speak about it in person still amazed Lorien

  This reason is truly unique...

  Unable to hold himself anymore, he decided to tease her a bit to pass the time

  "So, have you found your 'gentleman'?"

  "Huh? I..."

  "Hahhahaa"

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  Meanwhile just as Lorien was having fun, there was a meeting going on inside the Infinity Castle

  Sitting on a table in front of the demons was Muzan, he was currently in his 'Michael Jackson' form

  "Did you find where they are hiding?"

  "Yes, my lord!"

  "Good! The attack begins tomorrow!"

  Pausing for a moment, he then looked towards Upper moon 2

  "Doma! your target is the one who killed Akaza...Don't let me down"

  Hearing this even though Doma wanted to attack the demon slayers with the rest, he still obeyed the orders

  "Ubuyashiki...It's about time we end this"

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