Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

A piercing, tearing sound rang out instantly.

The other wounded swordsmen were stunned for a moment, and before they could react, more ghosts appeared and pounced on them.

"kill!"

The wounded swordsman endured the pain and charged towards the demon, but he was knocked down by the demon halfway there, followed by the sound of wild beasts tearing apart their food.

Besides the injured swordsman, the Butterfly Mansion also had various medical and logistical personnel, but at this moment, with the intrusion of the demon, they were all pounced on by the demon one after another.

In a room, Xiaocheng, Xiaoqing, Xiaocai, Kanzaki Aoi, and many other support staff huddled in the closed room, trembling with fear. But soon, there was a knocking sound at the door, followed by the sound of the door and window being smashed open. A hideous demon rushed in and tore one of the support staff members apart.

"what!"

A group of girls screamed in panic. Although she was still a little girl, Kanzaki Aoi, who was the oldest among them, gripped the Nichirin Blade and stood in front of Sumi, Kiyoshi, and Nae, trembling like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

"They are a group of foods that smell incredibly sweet."

After taking a bite of the food in its hand, the demon raised its head, its mouth full of blood, which looked even more cruel and terrifying in the moonlight.

Faced with such a terrifying demon, Kanzaki Aoi's legs almost immediately went weak. She was already terrified beyond measure, and she stood in front of it only by relying on her last instinct.

"Roar……"

The demon roared excitedly and pounced on Kanzaki Aoi, wanting to enjoy the delicious food.

"I'm going to die."

Kanzaki Aoi closed her eyes almost instinctively. She knew she should raise her Nichirin Blade to fight back, but the ferocious demon with its blood-covered face had almost no courage to resist. She couldn't even lift the blade. She knew she was about to be eaten by the demon, just like her parents who were eaten by demons.

However, the pain of being torn apart by ghosts as food during the wait did not occur. Instead, a clear and crisp female voice with a chilling quality was heard.

"The breath of insects. The dance of butterflies. Teasing."

The girl's figure was as light as a butterfly. The Nichirin Blade pierced the demon's body almost instantly before being pulled out quickly, and the girl's figure landed on the ground.

The demon that was lunging at Kanzaki Aoi stopped, looked at the small wound on his body where the Nichirin Blade had pierced him, and sneered disdainfully: "This little wound is useless to us."

"is it?"

Shinobu Kocho stood in front of Aoi Kanzaki and the rest of the Butterfly Mansion support staff, her small face tense, her eyes burning with coldness.

As the words fell, the demon, who was about to say something more, suddenly began to convulse, then collapsed to the ground and gradually fell silent.

"I'll protect you. Get to the emergency exit immediately."

Shinobu Kocho immediately gave instructions to the medical staff behind her.

After saying that, he led the group out first, and a group of logistics personnel immediately followed.

As soon as she stepped outside, a demon rushed at her, and Shinobu Kocho immediately stepped forward and killed it.

The ghosts that usually fight alone are unusually numerous today.

Shinobu Kocho protected everyone and almost killed three more heads in a row. She was panting heavily, but fortunately, they had reached the escape route prepared by the Butterfly Mansion.

"Go in quickly and leave through the escape route."

Shinobu Kocho called out to Aoi Kanzaki and the others. Seeing another demon approaching, she immediately stepped forward with her Nichirin Blade. After slaying it, Shinobu, panting, gripped her Nichirin Blade and looked at the dark, shadowy approaching demon in the distance.

"Come on, you scum."

The girl gripped the knife, determined to protect the defenseless medical and logistical staff of the Butterfly Mansion. As long as she remained here, she would not allow any evil spirit to harm them.

"Da da da……"

Footsteps approached, carrying a deadly aura; they were far more than ordinary demons.

Shinobu involuntarily gripped the hilt of her sword, her purple eyes fixed on the darkness in the distance. With a series of clear footsteps, a powerful Twelve Demon Moon emerged from the darkness.

Chapter 221 I'm sorry, sister, I fell before you.

"pat..."

Footsteps came from the darkness, and the figure of a man gradually became clear. He had long black hair, a beard, black lines on his face, and golden irises. The iris of his right eye was engraved with the characters '下弍'.

The Twelve Ghost Months. The second of the waning crescent moon, the Boroshima (a type of ancient Chinese windmill).

A powerful demon, a demon that only a 'Pillar' can defeat.

"call……"

Shinobu gripped the blade tightly, exhaling. Though she didn't turn around, she sensed someone in the escape route behind her who was worried about her and had even stopped.

"Come on."

Shinobu Kocho didn't turn around, but spoke coldly to the person behind her. The girl's face tightened at that moment, and she showed an extremely serious expression. Her eyes were filled with boundless hatred for the demons.

To this day, Shinobu Kocho still remembers the first time she faced a demon. At that time, the demon ate her father and mother, who loved her the most, right in front of her. She didn't even have the courage to resist and just hid in her sister's arms, trembling.

I can never forget that scene.

"I will no longer hide or retreat. I will only use my sword to protect all of this. I will kill all of you scum."

Shinobu Kocho gripped the hilt of her sword tightly, and at that moment, she moved forward, launching an attack on the Lower Moon 2, Rokuro, one of the Twelve Demon Moons that had appeared.

"Not running? You even dare to swing your knife at me, you really have guts..."

Lulu sneered, licking his lips: "Let me taste what your flesh and blood taste like. It looks very tender."

"Shh!"

Before Rokuro could finish speaking, Shinobu Kocho was already in front of him, her sharp blade flashing like cherry blossoms.

Rokuro simply protected his neck, ignoring Shinobu's attack, and instead swung his claws at her. Even if Shinobu's slash could hit him, his claws could also land on her.

As one of the Twelve Demon Moons, Rokuro has fought many battles against the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen and has a deep understanding of how to deal with them.

In Lulu's view, although these swordsmen were powerful and resolute, and had the courage to fight to the death, they were ultimately just mortals.

For example, even if Shinobu's slash could hit him and cause him harm, it wouldn't kill him unless it severed his neck.

As for the so-called damage, with the demon's powerful regenerative ability, it can recover almost quickly. But it's different for humans. If one's claw lands on the other, the other will be injured, and being injured will cause bleeding, weakness, and loss of more fighting power...

The two are completely incomparable.

A blade and a claw landed on each other.

The blade sliced ​​through the demon's skin and pierced its body, while Rokuro's claws tore open Shinobu's flesh.

Unlike Shinobu Kocho, whose wounds bled profusely, Rokuro's wounds healed at a visible speed. As one of the Twelve Demon Moons, his body's regenerative abilities were far more powerful.

“Trading injury for injury is the most disadvantageous thing for you swordsmen.”

Lulu looked down at the wound that was gradually healing, a cold smile playing on his lips: "But you humans are different; you can't recover from an injury."

Experienced swordsmen don't fight like Shinobu Kocho.

Ignoring her wounds, Shinobu Kocho stared intently at Rokuro with a tense expression, gripping the hilt of her sword tightly: "With the demons' powerful healing abilities, ordinary injuries are almost useless against you, but... what about poison?"

"poison?"

At this moment, Lulu even wanted to laugh. With the ghost's powerful vitality, what poison could possibly harm it?

I have never heard of any toxin that can kill ghosts.

However, before Rokuro could properly mock Shinobu, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his internal organs, and fear appeared in Rokuro's eyes.

"It must hurt a lot, right?"

Shinobu Kocho looked at Rokuro, who was clutching his chest, her eyes flashing with piercing hatred: "These toxins will seep into every organ of your body, destroying every cell. This is a toxin I specially researched to kill demons. You are the first of the Twelve Demon Moons to experience this toxin."

"hateful……"

Feeling increasingly weak in his body, Rokuro felt panicked and fearful.

"I'm going to kill you."

She launched an almost frenzied attack on Shinobu Kocho.

"Blood Demon Art: Storm Blade"

Blood from Rokuro's body overflowed and transformed into black and red blades that shot towards Shinobu Kocho.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

The black and red blades moved swiftly like arrows, blocking Shinobu Kocho from all directions. The soft sound of butterfly wings fluttering echoed in the air as the girl nimbly dodged.

"puff!"

A black and red blade pierced the girl's body, followed by another.

"go to hell."

The increasing weakness in her body drove Rokuro mad, and her Blood Demon Art became increasingly violent. Under a barrage of raging black and red blades, the girl's nimble butterfly-like body gradually weakened, and finally, she fell to the ground like a butterfly with broken wings.

"boom……"

At that moment, Lulu's body collapsed to the ground, the poison finally permeating his entire body, and he completely lost consciousness.

The butterfly with broken wings fell to the ground. She tried to get up by supporting herself with her sword, but her vision was blurred. She could only vaguely sense that the ghost opposite her was dead. For once, a smile appeared on the girl's usually tense and serious face.

Am I going to... die too?

The girl was covered in blood, and her eyes gradually blurred.

Shinobu Kocho has never been afraid of death. From the moment she embarked on this path of demon slayers, she was prepared to die on this path.

"Sister, I'm so sorry, I fell before you."

The girl whispered, "I'm so sorry, sister. Please don't be sad for me. I'm so sorry, sister. I can never live an ordinary life like other ordinary girls and have the happiness that you hoped for."

Thinking of the happiness her sister hoped for, that figure involuntarily appeared in her mind. She was attacked, but was he alright?

He should be fine. After all, he's much stronger than me. I was able to kill the Twelve Demon Moons. That man who likes to talk bad about me should be alright.

I hope everything goes well for him.

……

"Da da..."

Light footsteps approached, and Kanzaki Aoi, who had returned from the escape route at some point, was trembling all over. Her eyes were filled with terror, especially when she saw the corpse of the demon lying on the ground in the distance.