The journey begins with Conan

Chapter 161 World Target!!
"The wheel is dead."

In the intricate infinite city composed of countless twisted rooms with disordered directions, several figures suddenly appeared.

"He is the Lower Moon Two."

Amid the layers of echoes, Muzan Kibutsuji, wearing a neutral black kimono, with bright red lips and his beautiful long hair tied behind his head, stood on the stairs, looking down.

The remaining five members of the Lower String immediately fell to their knees upon hearing the sound, with sweat dripping onto the floor.

"I just ask one question."

Muzan Kibutsuji's voice was cold, and his crimson pupils seemed to be looking at a useless piece of trash.

"why?"

"How can a lower-rank demon be so weak?!"

His delicate nails grew longer because of his anger, and ferocious veins appeared at the corners of his eyes.

"For nearly a hundred years, the upper ranks of the Twelve Demon Moons have remained the same, and they are the ones who killed the demon hunters, the Pillars!"

"And what about the lower string? How many times has the staff been replaced?"

"For countless years, he has never been a match for the Pillars, and now he can be easily killed by a little devil."

Muzan Kibutsuji's eyes became more and more dangerous.

"You! How do you want to explain?!"

“No… No, sir!” Sensing the increasingly heavy murderous intent in the air, the white-haired girl with two horns on her head begged with tears in her eyes: “Please give me another chance, I will fight for you with my life!”

Muzan Kibutsuji's expression was indifferent: "Are you refuting my point of view?"

"No... No!" The girl trembled and tried to argue, but before she could finish her words, her body suddenly exploded into flesh and blood that could no longer be put together!
Warm blood splashed on the faces of the remaining four people, but they just lowered their heads even lower, not daring to move.

"Never mind, I just had too high expectations on trash like you."

The pipa-playing girl kneeling beside Muzan Kibutsuji gently plucked the strings, and the distorted space in the [Infinite City] began to rotate and fade.

"I'll give you one last chance! If anyone else dies at the hands of weak humans... then all of you, die!!"

After a trance, the remaining four [Lower Moons] all left the [Infinite Castle] and returned to their familiar positions in cold sweat.

And in the [Infinite Castle] with scarlet lights on, Muzan Kibutsuji narrowed his eyes with murderous intent.

"Depriving the five senses?"

As the source of all ghosts in the world, Muzan Kibutsuji can read the memories and what he sees and hears of all ghosts, so he has a very clear understanding of the battle between Guru and the ghosts in the mountains and forests.

Given his cautious character and his fear of [Tsugikuni Yoriichi], he would never allow such a person to continue living!

"Let Upper String go."

##
Three days later, in a large courtyard with rockery and flowing water.

"An eight-year-old who can kill the Lower Moon Two? What an amazing talent!"

The [Demon Slayer Corps Lord] Ubuyashiki Kōya, whose upper face was completely disfigured by disease, covered his mouth and coughed while listening to the letter from Urokodaki Sakonji and exclaimed in admiration.

"I ask the swordsmen to pay more attention to the child's whereabouts when they are on missions. I will go and invite him personally!"

A member of the Hidden Department who was reading the letter nearby immediately said in surprise: "How can this be possible?!"

"It's okay... ahem..."

Ubuyashiki Yoya covered his chest and smiled gently: "As a weak person like me, I can only help you in this regard."

##
Both parties were looking for him.

But Su Beixun was not aware of all this.

After killing Gulu, he rested for a day, then left the mountains with the money he had robbed from the town, and embarked on a long journey while exercising.

……

How can time be measured?

The flowing sand of the hourglass, the growing green buds, the melting ice and snow, and the rising and falling sun day after day.

As the saying goes, time flies by so quickly. How much can a short sentence contain?

Is it Chi who, just after recovering from his illness, wields a sword day and night in the narrow mist mountain, sweating and bleeding in the hope of revenge?

Is it the brave one who was awakened by Jingtu, came out of his sister's death, but then experienced the death of his best friend?
Is it Shinobu Kocho who lost her parents, joined the Demon Slayer Corps, and whose sister was brutally killed?
Or Muichiro, whose parents both passed away and whose brother also died in front of him?
The happy or sad events make up the gears of the world. They turn and make time move forward rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, it was 1912.

It has been exactly six years since he left the Mizutani family. Su Beixun has been practicing and searching at the same time, and finally arrived outside the mountains of the Zaomen family in the autumn of another year.

If he wants to become a more perfect creature, he must not miss the blue spider lilies that bloom in this mountain - this will allow him to walk freely in the sun without fear after becoming a ghost.

Walking on the rugged path, the bright yellow leaves are like the sun on the branches. The wind blows the leaves, making a rustling sound.

It seems that all the good things are brewing in this dazzling morning.

It was easy to find traces of human life. Su Beixun walked along the mountain road and after about four hours, he saw the Zaomen family built under the trees.

After gazing into the distance for a while, he began to search around with the house as the center.

Although according to the setting, the blue spider lily only blooms two or three daytimes a year, it is very lucky to encounter it.

But Su Beixun's luck was always good! It didn't take much effort for him to find a large sea of ​​blue flowers. After thinking for a while, he plucked a dozen flowers and swallowed them raw, and then put the rest into the space.

Then he stroked his chin and started to stare blankly.

If I remember correctly——

A few months later, when heavy snow falls, Muzan Kibutsuji will come here and slaughter most of the Kamado family, leaving only Tanjiro Kamado who went out to sell charcoal and his sister Nezuko who turned into a demon alive.

And they are the only two people in this world who can become ghosts and not be afraid of the sun. But Su Beixun is not sure whether this is the effect of the blue red spider lily.

Everything in the original novel is just a metaphor - although it is mentioned that there is a large field of red spider lilies near the Kamado family, is it because of these, or the Sun Breathing Technique that runs in their blood, or perhaps it is the character of truth, goodness and beauty that overcomes the desire to eat people...

When everything becomes a world, it is hard to say which possibility it is!

Therefore, Su Beixun did not intend to completely change the fate of the brother and sister, just to leave a way out for himself.

but……

This doesn't mean he does nothing!

When night falls.

Su Beixun easily climbed into the house through the window and came out again in less than ten minutes, holding a child in each arm.

They are the second son Takeo Kamado and the second daughter Hanako Kamado of the Kamado family!

——He has made a decision. If he is not immune to sunlight after becoming a demon, he will try to eat one. If that doesn't work, he will turn another demon into a demon and repeat Nezuko's experience.

Take the two unconscious people away from the mountains.

Su Beixun hired a carriage to take him to Asakusa, Tokyo Prefecture, where he was going to look for Tamayo and truly begin his attempt to become a ghost.

The wooden wheels spun on the ground, and before dawn, they finally reached their destination.

This is a much more prosperous area than the towns. Compared with the villages in the mountains and forests, it has more modern atmosphere... neat suits, gorgeous kimonos, exquisite accessories, and vendors hawking their wares on the street.

Su Beixun found a hotel to stay in, tied up the two children who had been knocked unconscious by him on the way, and stuffed them under the bed in the room.

Then he walked out of the hotel by himself to look for Tamayo.

##
And in Asakusa, in a windowless room.

A woman wearing a dark purple kimono embroidered with red flowers was observing the cell division response under the drug through a monocular microscope and writing down her conclusions in her notes.

Her name is Tamayo. She was turned into a demon by Muzan Kibutsuji hundreds of years ago. After escaping from his control by chance, she has been researching drugs that can turn demons back into humans.

Just when she had finished a set of experiments, there was a knock on the wooden door. Yushiro, dressed in white, pushed the door open and walked in, placing the tea in the spot that was most convenient for Tamayo.

"Sir, please use it."

Tamayo raised her head with a gentle look: "Thank you, Yushiro. Don't worry, just go to bed early."

After that, she lowered her head and started another set of research.

Yushiro did not leave.

He closed the door gently, holding the tray, and stood quietly behind her, accompanying Tamayo who was doing the experiment. Ever since she was turned into a demon by him due to a terminal illness, he has been following her and deeply in love with her.

……

Time passes little by little.

suddenly!

Yushiro's expression changed. He took two steps forward, grabbed Tamayo's wrist, and quickly left the room with her.

"My Lord! My blood demon art has been intruded!" His blood demon art is called [Eye Hidden], which can block the sight of others or create visual illusions. But just now, Yushiro felt that the rune he had laid was touched by someone!

【who is it? 】

[Could it be that they are the men sent by Muzan Kibutsuji? ! ]

Yushiro gritted his teeth, pulled Tamayo upstairs, and was determined to protect the other person even at the cost of his own life!
but!

The moment he stepped out of the basement...

Zheng~
Yushiro's body continued to rush forward by inertia, and he crashed into the wall uncontrollably! Blood spurted out of his empty neck, staining the blue bricks beyond recognition!

"Yushiro!!!" Tamayo behind him couldn't help but shout out the name, stretched out her hand, and staggered to catch the head that was spinning in the air and falling.

“…Sir… run away…” Yushiro moved his lips.

But Tamayo ignored him. She held her head tightly in her arms and looked warily at the child who suddenly appeared with two knives on his waist.

"Are you a member of the Demon Slayer Corps? Don't get me wrong! We are not evil demons who eat people! We are just as hostile to Muzan Kibutsuji!"

Su Beixun sheathed his knife with a choking sound: "I know."

——Tamayo overcame the need to eat humans through drug modification and can survive simply by drinking blood.

He picked up the headless body with his scabbard and threw it towards the stairs: "Don't worry, I only used an ordinary knife to chop him."

Upon hearing this, Tamayo quickly lowered Yushiro's head to his neck.

After a while, the cut flesh began to heal slowly.

Su Beixun admired this powerful vitality with admiration.

But at this moment, Yushiro, who had recovered, half-crouched up, stretched out his hand to block Tamayo behind him, and said with a scorching gaze: "Swordsman, tell me your intentions!"

Su Beixun touched his neck and said bluntly: "I want to become a ghost!"

"……what?"

Yushiro asked again uncertainly: "You said you wanted to become a ghost?"

"That's right." Su Beixun was very calm.

Yushiro's eyes twitched. In all his life, this was the first time someone had come to his door and made such a request. Unable to make up his mind, he turned to look at the adults behind him.

Tamayo looked very serious: "Kid! Do you know what you are talking about?!"

"Ah, I know very well." Su Beixun nodded calmly, like a passerby who naturally asked her for well water after being thirsty.

Tamayo was silent for a moment: "What's the reason?"

"Because I'm going to die." Su Beixun's eyebrows were bent, his expression was tired, and he looked like a pitiful man who was complaining and feeling sorry for himself because of the unfairness of fate.

But Tamayo immediately frowned.

"No! You're lying!"

She looked into the child's eyes carefully: "That's not what you really mean!"

Su Beixun looked confused in return, but Zhu Shi continued to show distrust. After a moment, his expression froze and he scratched his head: "Okay, okay..."

He sighed, but his eyes unconsciously revealed his desire: "Eternal life, a strong body, the ability to regenerate... Don't you think these are what humans dream of?"

The woman narrowed her eyes immediately.

In the past, when she encountered terminally ill patients who were about to die, she would indeed turn them into ghosts after obtaining their consent, but this does not mean that she would accept this excuse!
For strength...

Motivated by such lust, he becomes a ghost and may be tempted to become a cannibal even if blood can satisfy his survival needs!

Tamayo couldn't accept this!

She advised sincerely: "Child, you may not know much about ghosts! After becoming a monster like this, their temperament will be distorted by blood! They must eat people to survive, and even encounter sunlight will turn them into ashes!"

Tamayo tried her best to dispel his idea: "This kind of thing is full of flaws..."

"I can not understand!"

Su Beixun heard her refusal, grinned, and waved his hand to interrupt: "Why do you always hold such prejudice?"

"Ask yourself, put aside your hatred for Muzan, do you really think humans are more suitable for survival than demons?"

Tamayo didn't hesitate: "Of course!"

The hatred in her eyes was undisguised: "At least humans don't have to eat the bodies of their own kind!"

Once, she was seriously ill and was bewitched by Muzan to become a ghost in order to witness her son's growth. But when her temperament changed drastically, she unconsciously ate her husband and son... She hated Muzan! She also hated her identity as a ghost!

Su Beixun sighed in disappointment: "There is a path of evolution right in front of you, but you hesitated because of your personal hatred and were even blinded to see any bright spots."

"Afraid of the sun? Are there no deadly things that can kill humans with swords?"

"Eating humans? Are humans who domesticate cattle and sheep and slaughter pigs and dogs more noble?"

Tamayo retorted loudly: "What kind of perverted logic is this? Ghosts are transformed from humans and feed on their own kind. How can such a cruel thing be the same as cattle and sheep?!"

Su Beixun chuckled. His eyes were like those of a stubborn person who was not willing to change his ways, full of irony and contempt.

"The world has never stopped changing. The so-called leader of all spirits has also evolved step by step from the barbaric era."

"Since the birth of LUCA, the common ancestor of life on Earth 40 billion years ago, we have embarked on a difficult evolutionary journey."

"38 billion years ago, the primordial ocean was formed, and archaea and bacteria appeared. 37 billion years ago, the magnetic field gradually emerged, blocking the solar wind and providing protection for life."

"35 billion years ago, the archaea that learned photosynthesis flourished. 32 billion years ago, the birth of cyanobacteria brought oxygen to the surface of the earth."

"The Great Oxidation Event 26 billion years ago caused the mass extinction of prokaryotic life, and more complex life gradually emerged."

"Eukaryotes appeared 18 billion years ago. Multicellular algae appeared 15 billion years ago. Sexual reproduction appeared 12 billion years ago."

"Multicellular animals were born 10 billion years ago, and then it took hundreds of millions of years for them to develop from chordates to vertebrates, and then evolve myelin sheaths and paired fins, jaws and tongues."

"After the mass extinction in the late Devonian period, marine arthropods declined and terrestrial arthropods emerged. They gradually evolved from amphibians and pelycosaurs to mammals."

"After such a long evolution, it was not until 180 million years ago that life evolved into Homo erectus, and humans began to slowly move to the top of the food chain."

Su Beixun looked at the other party oppressively.

"Ms. Tamayo, we are also standing at the crossroads of human evolution!"

"Survival of the fittest! All living things in the world have a common ancestor, and the reason why we humans stand at the top is because we evolved one step faster!"

“It’s the same now!”

"In the evolution from humans to ghosts, those who are one step faster will occupy a higher position in the food chain, while those who lag behind can only be used as food like cattle and sheep!"

At this moment, he did not hide his passion and desire.

"From human to ghost, we will be free from the limitations of lifespan and the troubles of disease!"

"We will have strength beyond that of lions and elephants, and speed beyond that of tigers and leopards!"

"Gravity is no longer a constraint on us, and there is no end to the world that we cannot explore!"

"Even during this long period of time, we will promote the explosive development of science and technology and build a civilization that can be called a monument!"

He held out his hand to Tamayo.

"so!"

"Throw away your narrow-minded prejudices!"

“Embrace the glory of evolution and become a more perfect creature!”

There was silence in the room.

Tamayo didn't answer.

But at this moment, Su Beixun suddenly turned his sight and looked in the direction of nothingness on the other side. Distorted words were flying, gathering little by little, and then appeared in the corner of his eyes.

[World Goal: Embark on the Glorious Evolution! ]

【Goal Introduction: Why?

Are we going to be driven out by the light and be described by everyone as rats in the gutter?!

We are obviously the higher life forms!

It is obvious that we are the pioneers on the road to evolution!
The world is sick!

The mediocre majority resists the unknown and the cost and does not want us to be born into this world!
So, here is the person who sets things right!

You will lead them into the future and embark on a glorious evolutionary journey! 】

(End of this chapter)