Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

Kanae Butterfly whispers.

"no problem."

Tongmo nodded and gave a few instructions. Soon after, a believer came and offered tea and hot water.

Kanae Butterfly knelt, her slender fingers gently caressing the purple clay teapot. She poured water, warmed the cups, and added tea leaves, each movement like a slowly unfolding ripple. As boiling water poured into the pot, the aroma of tea rose gently. She lowered her gaze, inhaling the fragrance, a slight smile playing on her lips, as soft as a spring breeze.

At this moment, the girl's demeanor was focused and devout.

Looking at the girl's demeanor, Doma felt very comfortable, just like the feeling he had when he first met the girl with the flat lips.

However, at that time, Doma harbored the idea of ​​letting Kotohata die of old age.

But now.

I no longer have that thought.

All I'm thinking about is enjoying the delicious-looking food in front of me for a while.

After drinking a cup of tea brewed by Kanae Chocho and watching her tea ceremony, Doma felt a good appetite and thought he was ready to enjoy the food.

"Kanae is also learning to play the thirteen-string lyre at home. Would you like to play a tune for the adults?"

Kanae Butterfly slightly raised her head, her gentle eyes filled with expectation.

Douma hesitated slightly, then nodded:

"it is good."

Time passed by unnoticed, and Doma deeply appreciated the versatility of this woman named Kanae.

Flower arranging, playing the zither, blending perfumes, embroidery...

She is truly an outstanding woman.

even

For a fleeting moment, I had the idea of ​​letting it die a natural death.

However, the delicious smell of the food emanating from the other person made Doma give up the idea.

As Kanae Butterfly continues to showcase her talents, the dim night gradually fades away, and a new day is about to arrive without us even realizing it.

Chapter 259 How can a swordsman hunt demons without a Nichirin Blade?

Daylight is approaching

The local town officials, along with the power and heart of the Wanshi Jilejiao, almost all arrived near the Wanshi Jilejiao's headquarters.

These are all local officials.

"Fengxing" is roughly equivalent to an official position at the city level, "Yuli" is roughly equivalent to a mid-level cadre in the local area, and "Tongxin" is a grassroots staff member, roughly equivalent to a grassroots police officer.

These people all cooperated with the Demon Slayer Corps in this hunt under the mediation of 'Ubuyashiki'.

"We can take action now."

Su Mu looked up at the sky. It was still dark, but he could already feel that the sun was about to rise.

The town magistrate immediately ordered a large force, led by Yori, to storm into the Eternal Bliss Cult and arrest its members.

The Eternal Bliss Sect had been able to exist in the area for many years without incident, and never expected to be arrested by the authorities.

Some believers resisted, but it was to no avail.

The arrest operation went very smoothly.

However, capturing the followers of Eternal Paradise was not the Demon Slayer Corps' objective; it was merely to prevent these followers from interfering with the Demon Slayer Corps' demon-hunting operations.

Su Mu turned around and glanced behind him.

The Demon Slayer Corps gathered almost all of its forces for this hunt for Upper Moon Two.

'Rock Pillar' Screaming Isle

'Wind Pillar' Sanemi Shinazugawa

'Flame Pillar' Kyojuro Rengoku

And a large number of swordsmen.

With the addition of the 'Flower Pillar' Kanae Kocho, who has infiltrated the area, such a powerful lineup can hunt down Doma even in the dark of night.

If Doma doesn't die, who will?

"Let's proceed according to the pre-set plan."

Su Mu spoke.

Led by a group of 'Class A' swordsmen, they quickly rushed to the pre-arranged location, carrying not only Nichirin Blades but also a considerable amount of explosives.

These explosives were intended to blast some of the buildings of the Eternal Bliss Cult. The locations had been scouted beforehand. The characteristics of ghosts were taken into account when these buildings were first constructed, so that even during the day, there was almost no sunlight inside.

These buildings are very sturdy, and it would be very difficult to demolish them by manpower, but it would be much easier to do so by using explosives.

The other swordsmen had already acted according to the pre-arranged plan. Soon, Su Mu was left with only Himejima Gyomei, Shinazugawa Sanemi, Rengoku Kyojuro, and Tanjiro.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Tanjiro.

Tanjiro was aware of the responsibility he bore. After closing his eyes slightly, he took a deep sniff and then almost immediately moved quickly in one direction.

Rengoku Kyojuro and the others were overjoyed and hurriedly followed.

…………

The sun rises, and its rays shine upon the earth.

Inside the palace of the Eternal Bliss Sect, not a single ray of sunlight could penetrate.

The entire palace was illuminated by those lamps.

Doma drank another cup of tea brewed by Kanae Chocho and listened to a piece played by Kanae Chocho on a thirteen-string zither. The tea was delicious, and the thirteen-string zither was beautiful.

But Douma was gradually becoming impatient.

because

I'm a little hungry.

When you're hungry, you need to eat. The girl in front of you is a delicious meal, and she, like the believers you've devoured in the past, probably longs to enter that legendary paradise.

That's perfect, I can 'save' him.

This is a very good thing.

"Okay, you can stop now."

Doma put down his teacup and looked at Kanae Kocho, who was playing the thirteen-string lyre.

Kanae Butterfly stopped and put down her thirteen-string lyre, looking at Doma with her purple eyes.

"Didn't you say you wanted to serve me for life?"

Doma looked at Kanae Kocho and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"Yes."

Kanae Kocho spoke softly, a smile also appearing on her face. Compared to Doma's emotionless smile, Kanae's smile was gentle and tinged with compassion: "I did say that, but..."

"But it was a lie."

As she spoke, Kanae Butterfly blinked her beautiful purple eyes, a hint of cunning in them.

"Beautiful women really do love to lie."

Doma shook his head. Kotohachi had also promised to serve him for life, but in the end, Kotohachi only faced fear and didn't even want to keep his promise.

Having no other choice, he had to do it himself.

The same is true today.

Normally, being deceived would cause resentment, but Douma felt no anger at being deceived, nor did he feel any anger.

Even when he was still human, he had no emotional fluctuations and could hardly feel joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness. Human emotions had always been a very unreal thing for Doma.

So even now, Douma still wore a gentle smile: "Do you want to enter that blissful world? Do you want to live forever?"

This is a delusion of almost all humankind.

Almost no one is an exception.

"Was it eaten by you?"

Kanae Butterfly inquired.

"Yes."

Douma nodded very seriously: "Human lifespan is really short. Once you die, you turn into nothingness and can't feel anything. After your brain and heart stop and your whole body decomposes, you will return to dust."

With that, Douma stood up, ready to enjoy the food before him: "But I can bring you salvation. All you need to do is be eaten by me, devoured from blood to flesh without a trace, and you will live forever with me."

"But this is neither immortality nor salvation."

Kanae Kocho also stood up, her voice filled with sorrow: "Those people, you ate them, you just used them as food."

"It seems you don't believe it."

Doma shook his head: "Once I eat you and you become one with my body, you will be able to feel all of this."

As they were talking, Doma suddenly lunged forward, leaving almost only a blur in the air, his five fingers grabbing directly at Kanae's neck.

Previously, many foods could not accept his redemption, but Douma would still generously let them feel his sincerity and let them become one with his body.

No one can escape his grasp.

But when he reached out to grab it, he missed.

Doma paused slightly, clearly not expecting the girl in front of him to dodge. Ordinary people simply couldn't dodge it. No matter how unwilling or how much they resisted, they could only accept his 'redemption' of them.

His eyes unconsciously fell on Kanae Butterfly.

The girl landed gracefully to the side, and at the same time, she stretched out her hands to gather her dark hair behind her and then tied it with a hair tie to prevent the flowing hair from affecting her movements.

Judging from Kanae's performance and the familiar 'breath' she could vaguely sense, he was certain that she was a swordsman from the Demon Slayer Corps.

My gaze unconsciously fell on the girl's hands.