People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

"Wind Breathing? Eighth Form? First Fierce Wind Slash!"

Kento Kamijou, wielding a Nichirin Blade, charged towards Yosuke. After Yosuke blocked the attack, Kento then circled around Yosuke with the speed of a whirlwind, slashing him once, while powerful spiraling wind blades swirled around him.

Yosuke, with his excellent dynamic vision, saw through the attack of the wind pillar, Kento Ueharu, and successfully blocked Kento Ueharu's spiral wind blade by inserting his Nichirin Blade into the ground.

Due to the powerful impact, Yosuke's body was involuntarily pushed back a distance, and his Nichirin Blade left a long mark on the ground.

On the wind pillar, Chikento was panting heavily. The continuous use of breathing techniques and the Crimson Blade had taken a toll on his stamina.

Although Kento Kamiji knew he was no match for Yosuke, Yosuke's constant defensiveness made Kento Kamiji feel insulted.

"Are you kidding me? Why aren't you attacking? What about your other abilities as a Ghost King? Is it because I'm not worthy?! Don't underestimate me! You bastard!"

At this moment, Yosuke closed his eyes and immersed his thoughts in his mind. Through his battle with Kento Ueji, he had a strong inspiration to create his own breathing technique.

When Yosuke opened his eyes again and saw the resentful Kaze Pillar, Kento, he smiled slightly: "I should thank you for letting me create my own breathing technique. Now, I'm going to make my move. Remember, don't die!"

On the wind pillar, Chikento adjusted his breathing, bracing himself for Yosuke's impending attack.

"Blood Breathing? First Form? Crimson Corruption!"

Yosuke slowly rose into the air, and a huge scarlet flower appeared around him, enveloping him in its stamen.

As the wind blew, Kenji's eyelids twitched wildly, and his will to survive told him to leave immediately.

However, the unwilling Kento Kamijiro refused to flee; at the very least, he wanted to withstand one of Yosuke's attacks!

"Wind Breathing? Type Nine? Idaten Typhoon!"

On the wind pillar, Kento quickly circled around and enveloped Yosuke's scarlet flower, unleashing a series of spinning slashes and a barrage of wind blades to attack the scarlet flower.

But the attack was like a stone sinking into the sea, without making a ripple on the scarlet flower.

Yosuke's voice came from within the blood-red flowers.

"Bloom...scarlet blossoms!"

The petals of the scarlet flower unfolded, accompanied by countless tiny scarlet blood-red petals, exploding rapidly like a bomb, and a powerful shockwave swept across the entire area.

It's bloody yet beautiful.

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P.S.: This is the fifth chapter today. I haven't written it for four days, so my brain is a bit foggy. Please forgive me if it's not well written. I will try my best to improve and write a plot that will satisfy all readers.

The upcoming siege in Chapter 17

The onlookers were utterly horrified when they saw Yosuke's breathing technique sword form.

"Kento!"

The fastest of the lightning pillars, Raikage Sakatani, used Thunder Breathing to try and take Kento away from Yosuke's attack range, but before he could get close, he was knocked to the ground by the shockwave.

Chikato, who was at the center of the attack range, was lying in an empty room that had been reduced to ruins by the explosion.

When the water column entered the ruins, and she tried to help up the wind pillar, Kento Ueji, Kento, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, and the color of his eyes emitted an eerie red light.

Kento Kazehachi picked up the fallen Nichirin Blade and swung it at Eriko Rin.

Flame Pillar Rengoku Shinzuka Sho reacted extremely quickly, immediately drawing his sword to defend himself and calling out to Ueji Kento, "Kento! What's wrong? Eriko is our comrade!"

However, Kento Ueji did not respond to Sho Rengoku's calls and continued to swing his Nichirin Blade, launching indiscriminate attacks.

Wind Pillar Rengoku Shinzuka Sho and Water Pillar Eriko Motoki work together to defend against the attack of Wind Pillar Ueji Kento.

Meanwhile, Raikage Sakatani and Daigo Iwahashima placed their hands on their Nichirin Blades, warily guarding against Yosuke.

Faced with the vigilance of the Lightning Pillar and the Stone Pillar, Yosuke chuckled and sheathed his Nichirin Blade.

"Don't be nervous. Kento Ueharu has just been poisoned by the Crimson Corruption and has temporarily lost his mind. If you trust me, I can remove the poison and restore his sanity. But if you don't trust me, you can restrain him and let him bask in the sun tomorrow to neutralize the poison."

Upon hearing this, the Lightning Pillar and the Stone Pillar lowered their hands from their Nichirin Blades and instead helped the Flame Pillar and the Water Pillar control the Wind Pillar, Kento.

In the end, instead of letting Yosuke help remove the crimson corruption from Kento Uejima, the Wind Pillar, Yosuke knocked him unconscious, bound him with ropes, and then tied Kento Uejima to a wooden stake, waiting for the next day's dawn.

Yosuke wasn't bothered by the outcome; after all, not everyone is like Naosai Ubuyashiki, who would unconditionally believe in him.

In their eyes, they are not human, but rather aliens.

Ignoring the aftermath, Yosuke, in a good mood, left the Ubuyashiki mansion and strolled through the woods.

The system prompted Yosuke the moment he unleashed Blood Breathing - First Form - Crimson Corruption.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for creating a new breathing technique, Blood Breathing. For each sword shape created by the host, you will receive one lottery draw."

After being systematically acknowledged, it means that Yosuke's Blood Breathing has been successfully created, a new breathing method derived from Sun Breathing.

Yosuke's Blood Breathing - First Form - Crimson Corruption can transform his blood into a crimson flower stamen. When it blooms, a shockwave spreads and a large amount of crimson corruption poison.

The crimson putrefactive poison, when used on weak humans or demons, will gradually corrode their bodies until they die.

While those with Pillar-level strength can resist the corrosive process, the power of Crimson Corruption is not limited to corroding the body. Once afflicted by Crimson Corruption, a devilish whisper will resonate deep within the mind, destroying the intellect.

While Chikento withstood the corrosive power of the crimson corruption, he failed to resist the erosion of reason, thus launching an indiscriminate attack.

However, this move also has obvious drawbacks. The casting animation is too long. Although the Crimson Flower will wrap itself up to protect itself in order to make up for this drawback, anyone stronger than itself can still defeat the Crimson Flower and interrupt its casting.

As Yosuke walked along the forest path, he stretched contentedly. His long-term efforts had finally yielded a generous reward.

Under the moonlight, Yosuke heard the sound of a flute.

Following the sound of the flute, Yosuke arrived at a riverbank, where Yoriichi Tsugikuni was sitting on the riverbank, playing a short flute.

Yosuke did not disturb Yoriichi's playing, but quietly sat down next to Yoriichi, enjoying a moment of peace.

After playing the piece, Yoriichi Tsugikuni carefully tucked the piccolo into his waistband: "Is Kento alright?"

"I've lost my mind right now. I thought you would show up and stop me."

Ji Guoyuan spoke calmly, gazing at the shimmering lake surface under the moonlight: "I know you know what you're doing, and besides, they can't rely on me forever; they'll have to face some things on their own."

Yosuke looked at the piccolo at Yoriichi's waist and asked, "Was your piccolo given to you by someone very important to you?"

Yosuke nodded, and for the first time, he saw Yoriichi Tsugikuni show a warm smile: "Yes, it was a gift from my older brother."

Yosuke realized that the older brother Tsugikuni Yoriichi was referring to was the future Kokushibo, Tsugikuni Iwakatsu.

"So, what kind of person is your brother?"

Yoriichi Tsugikuni closed his eyes, recalling the past: "My brother has a strong sense of responsibility and self-respect. He is law-abiding, sensitive, and a very powerful samurai. After joining the Demon Slayer Corps, his outstanding talent allowed him to awaken his Demon Slayer Mark and the Transparent World, making him a powerful Demon Slayer."

"Then why didn't your brother appear at the meeting of the pillars?"

Yoriichi's smile faded, and after a moment of silence, he replied, "Perhaps it's because of me that my brother is unwilling to become a Pillar. In fact, to stay away from me, he has always chosen to hunt demons in faraway places."

Yosuke sensed the disappointment in Yoriichi's tone and comforted him, "One day, your brother will understand how you feel."

"Um..."

After sitting by the river for a while, the two returned to the Ubuyashiki family mansion.

The next day, Kento Ueji regained his senses. However, Yosuke was not the only beneficiary of this sparring match. Under the pressure of life and death, Kento Ueji successfully activated his mark, and a flame-shaped mark appeared on his forehead.

Following the precedent of Kento Ueji, the Wind Pillar, activating his Demon Slayer Mark, other Pillars also successfully activated their Marks based on his experience, thus gaining the prerequisite for entering the Transparent World.

The Demon Slayer Corps has taken a giant leap forward in strength.

Tamayo also successfully developed a drug specifically for demons, using wisteria flowers as raw material to extract wisteria flower toxins, which can destroy the body structure of demons. Although it may not have much effect on Muzan Kibutsuji, it can fully exert the drug's effects against the demons under his command.

Everything is progressing smoothly as everyone expected.

Three months later, Naosai Ubuyashiki announced that the plan to eliminate Muzan Kibutsuji had officially begun!

Chapter 18 Investigation

At the most recent meeting of the Pillars.

Despite strong opposition, Naosai Ubuyashiki chose his residence in Ubuyashiki as the battlefield, a place far from populated areas where ordinary people would not be affected when the war began.

As for Ubuyashiki Naosai's children, he originally intended to leave them here as well, in order to increase their allure to Muzan Kibutsuji.

Despite the combined efforts of the Pillars and Yosuke, the children were eventually sent to a distant city.

However, Naosai Ubuyashiki still left behind a child, Keigo Ubuyashiki.

Members of the Demon Slayer Corps from all over the world gradually gathered at the Ubuyashiki mansion and learned about the Ubuyashiki family.

At this time, the Ubuyashiki mansion was heavily fortified, with members of the Demon Slayer Corps stationed on the outside, while the Pillars guarded the mansion itself.

Inside the main house.

Yoriichi Tsugikuni knelt on one knee before Naosai Ubuyashiki, his face full of apology: "I'm sorry, my lord, but Iwakatsu Tsugikuni did not obey orders and did not assemble here."

The Pillars frowned deeply because they had an extremely poor impression of Yoriichi's older brother, Iwakatsu Tsugikuni.

In terms of strength, Kokushibo is second only to Yoriichi Tsugikuni and is a top fighter in the Demon Slayer Corps. However, he is rigid and overthinks things and always ignores Naosai Ubuyashiki's orders, so no one in the Demon Slayer Corps likes him.

It's only because of Yoriichi Tsugikuni that there's a false impression of peaceful coexistence between him and Iwakatsu Tsugikuni.

This time, the Demon Slayer Corps mobilized all its forces to encircle and annihilate Muzan Kibutsuji, but Kokushibo was not present. Now, every combatant is extremely important, which made the already dissatisfied members even more furious.

"Is that so... Perhaps Iwakatsu encountered some unforeseen event that caused the delay. It's alright, the plan will proceed as previously planned." Ubuyashiki Naosai's light voice soothed everyone's anger.

"Kokoro Sho, how's the news spreading?"

Flame Pillar Rengoku Shinzuka Sho reported: "The news that the once-vanished Ubuyashiki clan has reappeared at the foot of Mount Suzuki in Ise has spread to various places, large and small."

Naosai Ubuyashiki nodded slightly and instructed, "Kibu Muzan might send demons to investigate in order to verify the authenticity of the information, so we must take defensive measures to avoid unnecessary sacrifices."

After everyone left the main house, Ubuyashiki Naosai suddenly slumped onto the table and began coughing violently, as if he were coughing up his lungs.

After a long while, Ubuyashiki Naosai recovered, wiped the bloodstains from the table, and slowly and laboriously leaned against the wall, breathing heavily as he murmured to himself to encourage himself:

"Ubuyashiki Naosai, you are carrying the hopes of everyone. Keep going, it is not time to die yet."

At this moment, Naosai Ubuyashiki was almost completely exhausted, and he was only holding on by his own will to keep his body from collapsing.

Naosai Ubuyashiki hadn't slept for two days. He worried that if he closed his eyes, he might never be able to open them again. If that happened, all his plans would be disrupted, and he would have no face to meet the ancestors of the Ubuyashiki clan.

"Kimu Muzan... hurry up and come! Let me witness your death with my own eyes. I'll drag you down to hell with me!"

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As night falls, an unidentified object is rapidly moving towards the Ubuyashiki mansion from beneath the Ise Suzuki Mountains.