Shinobu's blade pressed against my throat every night. Unbeknownst to her, Muzan resided deep within my bones, coexisting with the poison of the wisteria. When Aoi's severed arm regenerated, growing a pale, demonic hand, she finally saw the… crimson vertical pupils in my eyes. 01. No light penetrated. This deepest cell in the Butterfly Mansion had no windows. Only a sliver of light from the corridor leaked in through the crack under the door when food was delivered three times a day. I counted my breaths. One, two, three… three hundred and seventy-four. Today, Shinobu arrived seven breaths later than yesterday. When she pushed open the door, the scent of wisteria wafted in first, followed by the wooden tray.