Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

Shinobu looked up at the senior, picked up her notebook, and silently bowed to him.

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News of Upper Moon Three's death eventually spread quickly.

无限城

A tightly closed room was opened, revealing a person with long, dark red sideburns and a high ponytail, red markings on their forehead and neck, and six eyes with red sclera and golden irises. The characters 'Shangxian' and 'Yi' were engraved on the irises of their left and right eyes, respectively.

He gives off a very dignified and terrifying feeling.

He is the Upper Moon One of the Twelve Demon Moons, and also the strongest demon of the Twelve Demon Moons, Kokushibo.

Over the years, he has been striving to reach the level that his younger brother Yoriichi Tsugikuni has achieved, but so far, he has not been able to reach it.

Nakime, who entered, relayed the news of the death of Upper Moon Three, Akaza.

When Kokushibo learned of the death of Upper Moon Three, Akaza, he paused for a moment, then opened all six of his eyes and looked at Nakime.

Although Nakime had seen him many times, being stared at by Kokushibo's six eyes still made her feel a little scared.

"How did he die?"

Kokushibo calmly asked, "We won't be surrounded by the Pillars, will we?"

Over the centuries, the Twelve Demon Moons have died in the Demon Slayer Corps, but they have all been Lower Rank demons; there has never been a precedent of an Upper Rank demon dying.

Even a regular Lower Rank demon can face off against a Demon Slayer Corps Pillar. For a Pillar to kill an Upper Rank demon, it would probably require the combined efforts of several Pillars, let alone an Upper Rank Three.

Even among the Upper Moon demons, Akaza is extremely powerful.

Although he had always disliked Akaza's overstepping his bounds, which always reminded him of the "subordinates overthrowing superiors" of human times, he could never deny Akaza's strength.

At least in Kokushibo's view, with the current level of the 'Pillars', three 'Pillars' can only hold Akaza back. To kill Akaza, at least five 'Pillars' are needed.

"I heard it deliberately let itself be exposed to the sun and died."

Nakime lowered her head.

Kokushibo suddenly stood up, incredulous: "What?"

The idea that a ghost would willingly walk into the sunlight and then be burned to death sounds somewhat ridiculous.

Chapter 198 Upper Moon Two: Doma

Eternal Bliss Cult

After taking a bath, Ishida Sakurako tidied herself up and went to pay her respects to the founder of the religion.

Ishida Sakurako felt deeply grateful to the founder of the sect, for it was because of the protection of the Eternal Bliss Sect founded by the founder that a weak woman like her could live a peaceful life.

In recent years, my life here has been very stable, and I really enjoy it. The only regret is that people around me leave every now and then.

According to the patriarch, these people had all gone to heaven and to paradise, a claim that Ishida Sakurako firmly believed.

Walking down the street, for some reason, I suddenly thought of my sisters from before, a woman named Kotohata, who was the one the patriarch himself saved.

She had chatted with Kotohata and learned that since getting married, Kotohata had been subjected to domestic violence by her husband and harassment by her mother-in-law every day. She was forced to escape when her husband and mother-in-law tried to harm her child.

After the other party arrived, they got along very well with everyone, especially their child, a boy named Hashibira Inosuke, who is really cute. I feel that when he grows up, he will definitely be a very handsome man. Not only that, the other party has a very nice voice, and even the cult leader likes to listen to her sing.

The patriarch would often carry it with him.

But a few years ago, Kotohata suddenly returned to her residence, hurriedly took the child away, and then shouted the nonsense that the cult leader was a demon.

However, Kotohachi and her child never appeared again after that night.

The patriarch said that Kotohata's faith was sufficient and that she had already gone to paradise, something that Ishida Sakurako had always envied.

Ishida Sakurako was excited about meeting the patriarch soon and arrived earlier than usual.

open the door

Enter the room

Sakurako Ishida was stunned. All she saw was someone gnawing on a 'bone'. At that moment, Sakurako Ishida suddenly understood where all those people who went to Paradise had gone all these years.

"Oh, you're here early."

The patriarch stood up, looked at the stunned Ishida Sakurako, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth: "Don't be afraid, I'm just sending these people to the Land of Bliss. Once there, they will be like me, immortal forever."

"You...you ate them."

Sakurako Ishida took a step back, her face filled with fear.

"I simply merged their bodies into my own."

The patriarch explained with a smile.

Sakurako Ishida felt terrified and turned to run away in fear.

"What a pity, I originally didn't want to eat you."

The patriarch spoke in a low voice, then reappeared in front of the woman, gently grabbing Ishida Sakurako in his hand and carrying her into the room despite her struggles.

Sakurako Ishida struggled incessantly, but how could she break free?

This is a room full of cabinets. In the middle of the room is a table with a jade pot on it, decorated with a woman's head.

Despite the extensive preservation efforts, the head had already begun to decay. Nevertheless, Ishida Sakurako recognized the woman at first glance.

It's that woman whose name was Kotohata Zuihira a few years ago.

"You like this woman too, don't you?"

Seemingly noticing Ishida Sakurako's gaze, the cult leader smiled slightly, reaching out like a child to playfully rub the woman's head: "Once, I also liked this girl very much. I wanted to wait until she died of old age before merging her with me, but she failed to understand my kind intentions."

As he spoke, the patriarch smiled and lowered the head from the jade pot: "These past few years, you have been my favorite. I hope your head can stay with me on this jade pot for a few more years. You know, this head is too decayed. It would be much better if your fresh head were placed on it."

Upon hearing this, Ishida Sakurako trembled with fear.

Why do you have that expression?

The patriarch turned around and looked at Ishida Sakurako: "I'm just going to eat you up in a moment. I'll eat you up without leaving any residue. That way, your body will merge with mine, and you'll be able to gain immortality like me."

As he spoke, he looked at Ishida Sakurako and said, "You should understand me. Why don't you understand me? Kotohata was the same way before, and so are you."

"Nobody understands me."

He spoke gently, a very gentle smile on his face: "But it's alright. Once you merge into my body and live forever with me, you will be able to understand me."

Sakurako Ishida was already so frightened that her legs went weak. She wanted to run away, but how could she escape?

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quickly

The head was broken off and placed on the jade pot on the table. Looking at the head, which had become fresh again, a smile appeared on the man's face.

However, as his gaze fell upon the decaying head, he couldn't help but recall everything about this woman. Her singing was truly beautiful; to this day, he had never heard any other woman sing as well as she did.

But the other party didn't understand him at all and insisted on running away with her child.

"Da da..."

The jade pot on the table suddenly made a sound, and the head of a fishman emerged from it.

The man quietly stared at the fishman's head.

"Lord Doma, Upper Moon Three is dead..."

The sudden sound made the man stop chewing his food, and he seemed somewhat surprised.

He naturally knew Akaza, who trained all day and wanted to become stronger every day.

Speaking of which, the other party was originally Upper Moon Two, but in the 'Switch Blood War' more than a hundred years ago, I defeated the other party and became the current Twelve Demon Moons. Upper Moon Two. Doma.

Over the years, Akaza has wanted to challenge himself for the position of Upper Moon Two, but he is still far from being strong enough.

"The master said that the Twelve Ghost Months must gather in Infinite City this month..."

The fish-man's head opened again.

"I see."

Tongmo nodded.

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Yoshihara Yuguo

Kyogoku-ya

The woman, using the alias Jue Ji, was drawing her eyebrows in front of a mirror. Looking at the stunningly beautiful woman in the mirror, Jue Ji smiled.

Just as Jue Ji was contemplating whether she should participate in the courtesan election in the pleasure quarters once again, news arrived that Upper Moon Three had died in battle.

"All of Upper Moon Three are dead?"

Upon hearing the news, Jueji froze for a moment, then fell into a state of extreme panic, almost bursting into tears and making terrified noises.

"Onii-chan..."

Behind her, an ugly ghost appeared out of nowhere, squatted down, and looked at her younger sister: "Crying won't help. Don't be afraid. You have to take good care of your face. If you keep crying, you'll ruin your face. It's rare to be born with such a cute face."

“My brother is here.”

The ugly ghost comforted his sister, but then raised his head, clenched his fists, and vowed to protect her no matter what.

Chapter 199 Hopefully, this time, we won't make the same mistake.

Yoshiyuki Tomioka returned to the familiar yet unfamiliar Mount Sagiri once again.

What I'm familiar with is Mount Saguri, but what I'm unfamiliar with are the people here.

When he left, Mount Sagiri was already quite desolate, with only Makomo and Urokodaki-sensei remaining. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Mount Sagiri felt like a withered flower, gradually aging. Now, upon returning, the once desolate mountain range has become much more populated, with many wisteria trees planted on and around the mountain.

A breeze blew, carrying the fragrance of flowers, and the faint sound of shouting could be heard.

Soon, Giyu Tomioka spotted the source of the sound: a group of boys and girls were training in the same spot where he and his senior, Sabito, had once trained.

The youthful energy and passion of the boys and girls made Giyu Tomioka feel somewhat dazed.

"Hey, who are you? What are you doing here?"