Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Seeing two identical people sitting together, Takeo and the others were extremely surprised.

While Fang Rui was enjoying lunch, Muzan Kibutsuji was filled with fear because of a casual remark Fang Rui made, and was struggling to stay awake...

Although he cannot control his body, his mind is free.

Therefore, he turned his attention to a certain ghost.

A chill ran through him, and the ghost felt an overwhelming malice enveloping him. His unfocused gaze sharpened, and he located the source of the malice.

'Lord Wuhan! '

The moment those words crossed his mind, he felt intense pain wash over his entire body, as if it were tearing him apart.

'Muzan-sama!'

A deep-seated intuition told him that the source of the pain was a certain demon king.

From the open mouth, two deformed arms emerged, grotesque and bizarre, like the hands of a demon.

Why...?

'Dedicate yourself to my freedom!'

As it spoke, the hideous ghostly hand stretched forward, poised to throw a punch, and the next second...

woo-

The sound of a high-speed moving object pushing through the air.

thump—

The dull thud echoed through the mountains and forests. The force, enough to shatter rocks, struck the ice without leaving a trace, not even a single shard of ice fell.

'How is this possible?!'

He, as the controller, knew best how powerful the two ghost arms were; they were enough to tear apart steel and shatter rocks—it was no exaggeration.

He could understand that ice was as hard as steel; after all, one of his subordinates was an ice manipulator whose ice could withstand the blows of a Nichirin Blade. But…

Being able to withstand a chop doesn't mean it won't leave a single mark.

The difference between the two was like night and day compared to the ice that trapped him.

'No wonder he dared not send anyone to monitor me!'

'They didn't even come out to check after the noise was heard!'

'Does this mean they're certain I can't break free?!'

Thinking this, Muzan Kibutsuji suddenly realized something, then gritted his teeth again, seemingly in anger.

After a brief bout of impotent rage, Muzan Kibutsuji manipulated his demonic hand to relentlessly attack the ice block. The collision of the two produced a chilling sound, like fingernails scraping a blackboard.

Inside the room, listening to the piercing sound, no one had any appetite. Except for a few people, everyone else covered their ears.

After putting down his chopsticks, Fang Rui suggested, "Let's deal with Kibutsuji Muzan first!"

"I'll go inform the lord," said Kamado Tanjuro.

"I'm going to cripple Muzan's hand," Tsugikuni said expressionlessly.

"I..." Fang Rui looked at everyone in the room and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Go outside and reinforce Muzan's seal."

With that, he left the room.

Then, the scene that followed was Muzan Kibutsuji, who was expressionless but exuded an aura of terror.

It's quite normal for such a contradictory situation to occur in Muzan Kibutsuji's case, since his body is fixed at a certain stage by Fang Rui and cannot change.

His thoughts were unfettered, allowing him to think freely.

so……

Upon seeing Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Muzan was filled with terror and desperately wanted to escape and disappear from Yoriichi's sight, but unfortunately...

He was bound and unable to move an inch...

He could only stare at Yoriichi Tsugikuni, at that face... a face that filled him with immense fear.

He wanted to escape, but he couldn't.

Yoriichi Tsugikuni didn't say anything, just stared quietly at Muzan Kibutsuji, making Muzan feel incredibly oppressed.

Looking at the demon who was half-dead, and then at Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Muzan Kibutsuji staring at each other, Fang Rui asked, "...What are you doing?"

"Muzan Kibutsuji seems to have gotten weaker?"

Yoriichi Tsugikuni's tone was uncertain. In his perception, Muzan Kibutsuji at this moment was not as strong as he remembered Muzan Kibutsuji; he was much weaker.

"That's normal. You seriously injured it back then, and the knife wound hasn't healed yet. Later, it kept creating evil spirits, drawing away a lot of blood."

"So... it's normal that he's not as strong as he was hundreds of years ago."

Kibutsuji Muzan: "…………" You actually said that to my face, are you trying to show that you know me well?!

Damn it! How did my information get leaked?!

He has always valued his personal information highly, and if any ghost dares to leak his information, it will be immediately eliminated.

Not to mention his injuries; such confidential information should be known to no one but him.

How did this person obtain this information?

Kibutsuji Muzan was filled with doubt, and after considering Fang Rui's various methods, he suddenly had a guess...

Chapter 298 Methods of Gathering Materials

Is it...

Is this person a ghost too?!

A storm raged within Kibutsuji Muzan's heart. Moreover, he had no connection with Fang Rui whatsoever, which meant that Fang Rui was not a demon he had developed, but rather a demon created by another demon king, or rather, a demon created by another demon king...

Is there another Ghost King besides me?!

The most crucial point...

Muzan Kibutsuji stared at someone, thinking to himself: "He's stronger than me..."

And... he actually colluded with the Demon Slayers!

If it were the former, Muzan Kibutsuji wouldn't be particularly concerned; he was confident about escaping.

But the latter, with a demon king stronger than him joining forces with the Demon Slayer Corps, and especially with a certain "monster" among them, the outcome was predictable...

'No, I have to find a way, I have to survive.'

Muzan Kibutsuji wanted to put on a gloomy expression, but his body was immobilized by magic and he couldn't move at all.

"What are you going to do with him?"

Upon seeing Muzan Kibutsuji, Yoriichi Tsugikuni could guess that Fang Rui hadn't dealt with him because he had other uses for him.

"How to deal with him..." Fang Rui stroked his cheek, looked at Muzan Kibutsuji for a while, and then said, "I haven't decided yet. I plan to discuss it with Kagaya Ubuyashiki before deciding how to deal with him."

"Okay." Yoriichi's hands were itching to chop something.

Muzan Kibutsuji, who was listening to their conversation, was starting to panic. Seriously, how could someone say something like that in front of the person involved?!

That's inhuman!

No, even ghosts aren't as... as you guys.

At this point, Kibutsuji Muzan couldn't find a suitable word, after all, some words hadn't been invented yet...

Some time later, Kamado Tanjuro, Ubuyashiki Kagaya, and others arrived at this place.

"Muzan Kibutsuji is somewhat useful to me, but I have no intention of killing him for the time being."

Fang Rui made no attempt to hide anything and directly stated his plans.

Upon hearing this, some of the people who had come with Ubuyashiki Kagaya became agitated and seemed ready to rush forward to argue with Fang Rui, but were stopped by Ubuyashiki Kagaya...

I have a question.

"You said."

"You'll take care of Muzan Kibutsuji, right?"

"Of course, it could be as short as a week or as long as a month. Once we've squeezed out every last bit of value from Muzan Kibutsuji, he'll be useless to me, and you can do whatever you want with him..."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded slightly in understanding. He chose to believe Fang Rui, and with the Demon Slayer Corps leader's reassurance, the others suppressed their doubts and anger...

After a while, amidst the awkward atmosphere, Kagaya Ubuyashiki changed the subject to ease the tension.

"...After the Demon King is defeated, will the other demons also disappear?"

"The Ghost King is here, why don't you ask him?"

Fang Rui gestured for Ubuyashiki Kagaya to ask the Demon King himself, but Ubuyashiki Kagaya slowly shook his head in refusal. He had analyzed Muzan Kibutsuji's personality before, and how could a lowly person tell him the truth? He would definitely make up a bunch of nonsense...

"I've been staying here recently, is that alright?"

A moment later, Kagaya Ubuyashiki asked.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki expressed his concern that he wouldn't be able to rest easy without personally monitoring Muzan Kibutsuji.

"Of course you can. You can even summon all the 'pillars' and let them see what the Demon King looks like."

"As a 'Pillar' of the Demon Slayer Corps, how can I not have seen what the Demon King looks like?!"

"I'm not a monkey in a zoo..." Muzan Kibutsuji wanted to shout this out loud, but having been deprived of his ability to speak, he could only roar in his heart.

"you're right."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki believes that he would be unable to cope with any unexpected situations if he were alone.

For the next week, Muzan Kibutsuji was being watched by the pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps. If looks could kill, Muzan Kibutsuji would have been torn to pieces.

Fang Rui, on the other hand, is studying ghosts, and the process of transforming from a human into a ghost involves physical modification.

Therefore, even without the blood bestowed by the Demon King, a demon remains a demon and will not turn back into a human.

Simply put, after the Ghost King is defeated, the ghosts he transformed will not disappear; they need to be eliminated one by one...

When Kagaya Ubuyashiki and others were told about this, they were not surprised.