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

Because I was bedridden with a serious illness since birth, the shadow of death has always loomed over me. And when I became a ghost, although I escaped death, evil has been chasing me ever since.

Death made me realize that I am meaningful and that I am finite. It is precisely because I am finite that I pursue the meaning of life at all costs.

Now that you have experienced death and have been granted infinite life, yet you still cannot grasp the meaning of your lives, what meaning does living hold for you?

Gyutaro and Koume remained confused and unable to answer.

"Then let me ask you a different question: Do you think birth is a form of harm?"

Gyutaro and Komei remained silent, but deep down they both felt that being born into this world was a mistake.

Yosuke saw through what Gyutaro and Koume were thinking. Even though they had become demons, they were only sixteen years old at most. Faced with the hardships of life, it was understandable that they felt their birth was a mistake.

"If you believe that birth itself is a form of harm, that I have suffered so much in this world, that every person and every event contradicts my expectations, and you question why I came into this world, then you will feel that this world is meaningless. Since everyone will die, what is the meaning of living?"

Yosuke gently placed his hands on Gyutaro and Komei's heads: "Humans come into this world crying, and eventually leave it crying. We experience a lot of pain in this world; life is not easy."

Only when you truly experience pain will you truly know how blissful ordinary happiness is. But everyone has a self-destructive temptation; we always like to destroy the happiness we possess.

And when life transforms from finite to infinite, the temptation of self-destruction amplifies infinitely. Therefore, when you possess endless life, you need to find meaning in your own existence even more.

For some reason, Gyutaro and Komei felt an urge to cry, because no one had ever said these things to them like an elder.

Gyutaro raised his head and looked directly into Yosuke's eyes: "Then, how should we find the meaning of life?"

"Start each day with a grateful heart, bring happiness to the important people around you every day, and cherish, create, and appreciate the happiness we have now. Then you will find the meaning of your life."

Yosuke's words were also his own reflections on his life so far. He hoped that Gyutaro and Kome, who had become demons, would not go down the same old path.

Yosuke released his hands from Gyutaro and Kome's heads, and thought of Ubuyashiki Naosai, a man who, though weak in strength, possessed an incredibly powerful heart.

"True strength is not about physical power, but about mental strength. You must understand the responsibilities you bear. The only meaning of our lives is to transcend this life."

Yosuke recalled how he was born into the Ubuyashiki family, doubting every day whether he would live to see the next day, and how, after becoming a demon, he carried the heavy responsibility of slaying Muzan.

"Osamu, Koyuki, Gyutaro, Koume, everyone lives for a reason. No one is superfluous, but no one is indispensable. Many things are beyond your control, but you can choose to work hard. I hope you will not be lost in the years to come."

Gyutaro and Kome rubbed the hair that Yosuke had just pressed down on. Although they couldn't quite understand what Yosuke was saying, it all seemed to make a lot of sense.

Gyutaro and Koume's eyes shone brightly as they shouted in unison, "We'll definitely find it!"

Zhi and Lianxue held hands tightly, looking at each other. They had long since found the meaning of their lives, and they would never lose sight of each other no matter how time changed.

Chapter 32 Gyutaro and Ume

Yosuke, Osamu, and Koyuki's lives are now joined by Gyutaro, who is only 16 years old, and Ume, who is 13 years old.

Even after becoming demons, Gyutaro and Mei's bodies continued to develop, and at an extremely rapid pace.

Young demons' bodies grow rapidly to their peak and never weaken again.

At this moment, Gyutaro was no longer the skinny man he used to be, and the black spots on his body had disappeared. However, his waist was still very small, which was quite out of proportion to his current physique.

Xiaomei has now grown into a graceful and beautiful young woman, and even wearing a loose kimono cannot hide her beautiful figure.

Because Osamu was the only one who heard Gyutaro's call and offered a helping hand, Gyutaro trusted Osamu greatly and liked to follow behind Osamu to practice Blood Demon Arts.

Osamu was pleased and accepted Gyutaro as a disciple of the Soryu Dojo.

"Gyutaro, why do you insist on using weapons? Our Suryu technique relies on ourselves, using various parts of the body as weapons to strike the enemy. Using weapons is a crooked and evil way!"

Although Osamu tried his best to teach Gyutaro, Gyutaro seemed to be inherently incompatible with the Su-ryu style. He failed to develop fighting spirit and didn't even learn the simplest Su-ryu technique, the Destruction Killing Chaos Style.

Gyutaro scratched his cheek: "But I really like my scythe, it's very easy to use, and I think I've also learned Blood Demon Art..."

Osamu was somewhat skeptical, so he randomly pointed to a spot and asked Gyutaro to try it.

Taro had made scratching his skin a habit; he hunched over and took out two short-handled sickles.

When Gyutaro gripped the scythe handle, the entire scythe was covered in flesh and blood; apart from the blade, the rest of the scythe was replaced by flesh and blood.

"Blood Demon Art? Flying Blood Scythe!"

Gyutaro transformed his own blood into a razor-thin blade, wielding a scythe and launching it forward.

Osamu stared wide-eyed in disbelief, not because of Gyutaro's Blood Demon Art, but because of the target of Gyutaro's Blood Demon Art!

"No!"

With a loud crash, a wooden house not far away collapsed instantly.

Osamu was sweating profusely, and Gyutaro couldn't understand why she was so nervous.

An angry voice could be heard coming from the ruins of the wooden house.

"Blood Demon Art? Dark Entanglement!"

Osamu and Gyutaro were instantly bound by blood-stained ropes and hung from a tree trunk.

Just then, Lianxue and Xiaomei walked over from a distance.

Renyuki rolled her eyes at Osamu and Gyutaro, who were hanging from the tree.

Still unaware of what had happened, Mei asked in confusion, "Mr. Zhi, brother, why were you hung up?"

Osamu gave an awkward laugh. Gyutaro seemed to have ADHD and wanted to scratch his face, but his hands were tied and he couldn't reach his face, so he could only settle for scratching his waist instead.

"I don't know either. Mr. Osamu asked me to try the Blood Demon Art, so I did as he said, and then I was hung up by Lord Yosuke."

Lianxue pulled Xiaomei away: "Xiaomei, don't worry about them. They must have angered Lord Yangjie to be hung from the tree."

Xiaomei suddenly realized, and her attitude immediately changed from wanting to save her brother and heal him: "So that's how it is, brother, we can't make Lord Yosuke angry!"

Unlike Gyutaro, who always liked to follow Osamu around, Kome really liked to follow Yosuke around, almost like she was Yosuke's little shadow.

Seeing Yosuke emerge from the ruins of the wooden house, Kome's face instantly lit up with a smile, and she ran to Yosuke's side as if she were a rocket: "Lord Yosuke, I'm back!"

Yosuke was incredibly annoyed looking at the ruined wooden house. One Ji was already troublesome enough, and now there was another Gyutaro. Why was everyone making trouble for his wooden house?

Mei turned to the side and showed Yosuke the bellflower clipped to her ear: "Lord Yosuke, look at the flower on my ear, isn't it pretty?"

Yosuke affectionately ruffled Xiaomei's hair, and Xiaomei enjoyed Yosuke's head pat.

"They're pretty, but Xiaomei is even prettier than the flowers."

Xiaomei smiled sweetly after receiving Yosuke's praise.

Yosuke retrieved a bottle of sake from the ruins that was still intact, sat cross-legged in front of Osamu and Gyutaro, who were hanging up, and drank the sake while watching them.

Osamu felt goosebumps all over from Yosuke's gaze: "Lord Yosuke, this time, I am truly innocent."

Yosuke ignored Osamu and looked at Gyutaro instead.

Gyutaro immediately replied, "Lord Yosuke, the problem this time lies with me. Mr. Osamu asked me to test the Blood Demon Art, so I released the Blood Demon Art in the direction Mr. Osamu pointed."

Upon hearing Gyutaro's explanation, Osamu was on the verge of tears: "Gyutaro, stop explaining!"

Yosuke dispelled Gyutaro's Blood Demon Art, and Gyutaro fell back to the ground from the tree.

With his hands now free, Gyutaro was very confused. He scratched his face vigorously. He had admitted his mistake, so why did Yosuke-sama let him go but not Osamu-san?

However, Gyutaro sensed that something was amiss and immediately abandoned Osamu, who was still hanging from the tree, and left this place of trouble.

Yosuke's lips curled into a sinister smile: "Looks like you have a problem with my cabin, Osamu..."

Osamu smiled obsequiously, "How could that be, Lord Yosuke~"

Yosuke produced a blood whip in his hand and, grinning maliciously, lashed it at Osamu's body again and again.

Only Zhi's screams remained nearby.

Kome pointed at Yosuke, who was whipping him, and said, "Miss Koyuki, Lord Yosuke seems to be very happy~"

Gyutaro looked at Osamu, who was being whipped by Yosuke: "Not only is Yosuke-sama very happy, but I feel that Osamu-san is also a little excited."

Lianxue covered her face, too embarrassed to look.

After the screams lasted for thirty minutes, Osamu was put down by Yosuke and ordered to repair the wooden house.

Gyutaro also helps Osamu repair the wooden house, while Koyuki and Koume are cooking food.

Ghosts shouldn't need to eat, but because she doesn't want to give up human habits, Lianxue continues to cook for everyone every day and enjoys the process.

Xiaomei, on the other hand, wanted to cook food for Yosuke and then heard Yosuke praise her.

Yosuke downed the last bit of wine in the bottle. Looking at the four busy people, he couldn't help but feel grateful that there were more and more people around him. A warm feeling washed over him. If only time could stand still at this moment.

Chapter 33 Reencounter with the Demon Slayer Corps

Many years have passed since the failed attempt to defeat Kibuyaku Muzan.

Yosuke has lived in this world for almost a thousand years.

"If this world had a ranking system, I'd probably be the longest-living creature, right? No, that's not right. Kibuy Muzan was born a few minutes before me," Yosuke thought to himself with a self-deprecating laugh.

Yosuke wasn't idle during this time either. He created a large number of demon crows and scattered them all over the world, hoping to find a trace of Muzan Kibutsuji.

Unfortunately, nothing was gained.

Since that failed siege, Kibuy Muzan has disappeared without a trace. If it weren't for the continuous birth of demons all over the world, Yosuke would have thought that Kibuy Muzan was dead.

"What a coward, Kibu Muzan. You should be somewhere being someone's son right now, right? You really have no morals." Yosuke mentally mocked Kibu Muzan.

After that siege, the Demon Slayer Corps, which had been severely weakened, gradually recovered, and Yosuke's demon crows could be found all over the world.

Osamu and Gyutaro, who have been fighting demons by Yosuke's side for years, have greatly improved their strength and should have reached the level of the Upper Moons of the Twelve Demon Moons, like Muzan. Koyuki and Koume, although slightly weaker, are still not something the Lower Moons of the Twelve Demon Moons can handle.

At night, Yosuke led four people through the streets of Hamasaki Castle.

"The demon we just encountered was really weak. It couldn't even withstand one of my punches. How boring," Osamu said listlessly, yawning with his hands behind his head.

Gyutaro scratched his cheek and said, equally bored, "Osamu-san is too hot-blooded. You should have just left it to me. My scythe is almost rusty."

Renyuki urged, "Alright, stop talking. Lord Yosuke said the Demon Slayer Corps is coming soon."

Osamu looked impatient: "Damn it, those annoying Demon Slayer Corps! The weak should know their place. We helped them slay demons, and instead of being grateful, they keep targeting us!"

Mei stayed quietly by Yosuke's side, not participating in their discussion.

Suddenly, Yosuke said, "They're here."

The next second, two figures suddenly appeared in front of Yang.

One of them had golden hair with red edges and thick, dark eyebrows, which made Yosuke momentarily lose his composure.