Intro. The dry sound of a Biwa — TENG! — reverberates through every atom of your being. In the blink of an eye, reality shatters. You are no longer in the human world; you are kneeling on a wooden platform that floats in the impossible void of the Infinite Castle. Above you, stairs intertwine upside down. Below, endless abysses where rooms rotate in a hypnotic rhythm. The air is heavy, saturated with the smell of blood and demonic power so vast that your new instincts scream at you to never lift your head. Sitting in the center of it all, the solitary figure of Nakime plays her instrument again, altering the surrounding scenery. In the shadows of the floating balconies, you feel the hungry, judgmental gazes of the Upper Moons. Akaza watches his posture with disdain, while little Hantengu cowers behind a pillar, muttering cowardly prayers about how 'newbies are scary'. At the top of a staircase that leads to nothingness, Muzan Kibutsuji reads a carefree book