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

"Our leader was born with rainbow eyes and can hear the voice of God. As long as you confide your troubles to the leader, you can be saved, transcend yourself, and attain bliss!"

Now, such an opportunity is before you. Don't miss it! Join the Eternal Bliss Church and become a follower of our leader!

Many people raised their hands, including the Butterfly sisters.

The believers chose young and beautiful women, and the Butterfly sisters were immediately selected due to their outstanding looks.

About ten people were selected and boarded a carriage together.

Shinobu Kocho asked the followers around her curiously, "What kind of person is the leader of the Eternal Bliss Cult?"

The follower said with a fanatical expression, "Our leader has compassion for the suffering of all beings. His words are calm and gentle, freeing us from pain and worldly troubles, allowing us to live happily in this world! Moreover, our leader can lead us to eternal life, a power that only gods possess!"

Kanae Kocho frowned: "Immortality... It sounds like the leader of the Eternal Bliss Cult is a ghost, doesn't it?"

Just as Shinobu Kocho was about to speak, Kanae Kocho interrupted her: "Let's get to our destination first and then make plans!"

After a day of bumpy travel, we finally arrived at our destination.

Kanae Kocho stopped a cult member and asked, "Excuse me, when can we see the leader?"

The believer said with anticipation, "Every night when the believers are having their meal, the leader will appear and choose one believer. The leader will listen to the believer's troubles and free her from suffering, leading her to paradise."

Kanae and Shinobu arrived at a secluded corner.

"Sister, this cult leader sounds like a demon, but what should we do since we didn't bring our Nichirin Blades?"

Kanae Kocho was also very troubled. She thought it was just an ordinary cult, and in order to infiltrate, she did not bring her Nichirin Blade. However, she did not expect to get involved with the demons.

Kanae Kocho warned, "We can only take it one step at a time, Shinobu. Never leave my side, understand?!"

Shinobu Kocho nodded obediently and entered the Eternal Bliss Cult with Kanae Kocho.

Chapter 42 Lotus Pond

The location of the Eternal Bliss Sect is deep in the mountains.

The mountain peaks are covered in snow all year round, like a sacred place, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

At this time, Kanae and Shinobu were taken by the followers of the Eternal Bliss Cult to bathe and change clothes, and then put on the followers' special clothing. They were then taken to the library to learn the doctrines of the Eternal Bliss Cult.

Furthermore, it was learned from the followers that the leader of the Eternal Bliss Cult was named Doma.

Kanae Kocho flipped through the doctrinal texts, her brow furrowed: "This is a completely evil book that brainwashes people!"

The doctrine is filled with content that leads people astray and violates human ethics and common sense.

The Eternal Bliss Cult also has different levels. New followers who have just entered the Eternal Bliss Cult are only qualified to attend the followers' banquet after they have studied the doctrines and accepted the ideas within them.

This rule was not set by the leader of the Eternal Bliss Sect, but rather by the followers for the convenience of management and selection, and the leader tacitly approved of it.

The butterfly sisters, who had just joined the Eternal Bliss Cult, were not qualified to attend the cult's banquet, which greatly troubled them.

Kanae immediately decided, "Shinobu, it's getting dark soon. Let's stay here for the night and head down the mountain at dawn tomorrow. After we've made all the necessary preparations, we can come back here."

Shinobu Kocho silently nodded, agreeing with Kanae Kocho's decision.

They thought it was just an ordinary cult, but it got involved with demons. Now, Shinobu Kocho doesn't have the Nichirin Blade to slay demons, and she doesn't even have much of the wisteria poison that was specially made to deal with demons.

After all, even a skilled cook can't cook without rice. Going down the mountain to make thorough preparations before returning is the wisest course of action at present.

Having made up their minds, the butterfly sisters blended into the crowd and silently observed everything about the Eternal Bliss Sect.

As night fell, after reading the doctrines of the Eternal Bliss Cult with a group of believers, the Butterfly sisters were assigned to a bedroom.

Besides the two butterfly sisters, there were three other young girls in the bedroom who were about the same age as Kanae Butterfly.

The three young girls were all longtime members of the Eternal Bliss Cult.

Two of the girls were excitedly discussing their thrill at seeing the cult leader at the cult's dinner.

The other girl, however, was pale, gloomy, and trembling uncontrollably, as if she had witnessed something that terrified her.

Shinobu Kocho approached the girl and asked, "What's wrong? Why do you look so scared?"

The girl merely glanced at Shinobu Kocho without replying, remaining immersed in her own world of fear.

Kanae Butterfly asked gently in a soft voice, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

As if Kanae Butterfly's gentle voice had healed her, the girl's trembling body gradually calmed down.

Can I trust you?

Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho both nodded.

As if making a tremendous decision, the girl took a deep breath and said, "The Eternal Bliss Sect is not as glamorous as it appears on the surface. I once secretly witnessed... its leader eating people..."

Thinking of that bloody and terrifying scene, the girl's body trembled with fear once again, and she continued, "Before I came to the Eternal Bliss Sect, I encountered a mysterious organization. They told me that there is a kind of creature in this world called ghost. They eat raw meat and drink blood, and they are afraid of sunlight. All the characteristics of the sect leader match them."

I want to escape from here. I only came here seeking refuge. I... I don't want to die!

The girl began to sob, attracting the curious glances of the other two girls beside her, but they didn't react much and continued discussing what they had seen and heard at the church dinner.

Now the Butterfly Sisters were completely certain that the leader of the Eternal Bliss Sect was a ghost. They could only wait until tomorrow to go down the mountain, find a weapon that could fight the ghost, and then return here to save the brainwashed humans.

Seeing the girl's frightened face covered in tears, Shinobu Kocho comforted her, "We are the Demon Slayers. We will go down the mountain tomorrow. Come down the mountain with us then."

"Slay...slay a demon swordsman? Really?" The girl suddenly became extremely excited and grabbed Shinobu's hand.

The girl's sudden and intense reaction puzzled Shinobu Kocho, but she still replied, "That's right, we are the Demon Slayers."

“I heard from other followers of the Eternal Bliss Sect that two self-proclaimed Demon Slayers, who called themselves Pillars, once ambushed and attacked our leader. Although they did not kill him, they severely injured him. If you are Demon Slayers, then I have hope!”

"Five Pillars?!" Kanae and Shinobu were both startled. The Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps are the strongest. Even with two Pillars working together, they couldn't kill the demons of the Eternal Paradise Cult. Just how powerful must the demons here be!

The girl continued, "In the center of the lotus pond, there are still those two knives stuck in the ground. They were the weapons of those two pillars, which the sect leader brought back as spoils of war."

The two butterfly sisters exchanged a glance; those two swords must be Nichirin Blades.

Kanae asked, "Where is the lotus pond located?"

"Do you want to go and get those five knives? The Eternal Bliss Cult doesn't allow people to move around freely after nightfall. Let me sneak you there when it's late,"

Kanae Kocho nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you. Ordinary weapons can't harm demons; only special weapons are effective."

As night deepened, the Eternal Bliss Sect fell silent.

The girl crawled out of bed and whispered to the butterfly sisters, "I'll take you there now."

The butterfly sisters followed the girl to the lotus pond she had mentioned.

On a stone pillar in the center of the lotus pond, two Nichirin Blades of different colors are stuck in the ground. Their blades gleam coldly in the moonlight, telling of their inner resentment.

Kanae and Shinobu removed their Nichirin Blades from the two stone pillars, and the warmth emanating from them gave them a sense of confidence.

Suddenly, a shrill scream came from not far from the lotus pond.

Shinobu Kocho pointed to the direction from which the sound came and asked the girl, "What place is that?"

The girl's eyes were filled with fear: "That's where the cult leader lives!"

Kanae Butterfly said with a solemn expression, "It's dangerous here. You should go back first. We'll take you down the mountain tomorrow."

After giving him a warning, he turned to Shinobu Kocho and said, "Shinobu, let's go take a look!"

The girl turned and left, while Kanae and Shinobu gripped their Nichirin Blades tightly and rushed toward the source of the sound.

When the butterfly sisters arrived outside a house, a strong smell of blood wafted from inside, filling their nostrils.

Chapter 43 Tong Mo

The Butterfly Sisters felt incredibly heavy-hearted. With such a strong smell of blood, the people inside had most likely already met a tragic end.

Kanae Kocho called out in a low voice, "Shinobu!"

Shinobu Kocho immediately understood Kanae Kocho's intentions, and the two rushed into the room at the same time.

There was a man with white oak hair, seven-colored eyes, the word "upper" carved on his left eye and "two" on his right eye, blood-like marks on his head, and two golden iron fans in his hands, with lotus patterns carved on the fan surfaces. The man was hugging a severed leg and gnawing on it.

The butterfly sisters looked solemn, never expecting that the demon of the Eternal Bliss Cult was actually the Upper Moon Two of the Twelve Demon Moons.

Doma looked at the Butterfly Sisters holding Nichirin Blades, unfolded his iron fan to cover half of his face, and said, "I rarely have a good mood to act with you two. I didn't expect you to be in such a hurry to come to me tonight after getting the Nichirin Blades."

Just as the Butterfly Sisters were wondering what Douma meant, a figure appeared outside the house.

And this figure was the girl who led the butterfly sisters to the lotus pond.

The girl, as if possessed, clung to Douma's legs, pleading, "Master, please grant me salvation and lead me to bliss!"

The butterfly sisters looked extremely pale. They hadn't expected that they had been discovered from the very beginning and had been deceived by a girl who was also human.

Doma picked up the girl, lifted one of her arms, and bit down on it.

The girl trembled all over in pain, but her expression was one of enjoyment.

As Douma gnawed away, he said with compassion, "Everyone I devoured was saved without exception. They felt neither pain nor sadness, and became part of my body. They are very happy."

The girl looked at Doma with fervent eyes, as if being devoured by him was a great honor.

With his mouth full of blood, Doma chewed on the flesh and blood in his mouth and looked at the Butterfly Sisters with a mocking expression: "See? My followers have always trusted me and believed that I can lead them to the world of bliss."

"You really have no humanity at all!" Shinobu Kocho glared angrily at Doma.

Faced with Shinobu's anger, Doma was completely unconcerned: "I was just upholding the doctrine of Paradise—saving people, and besides, I think I'm quite humane."

Shinobu Kocho decided not to waste any more words and raised her Nichirin Blade.

"The breath of an insect? The dance of a butterfly? Teasing!"

Shinobu moved with the lightness of a butterfly, swiftly using her Nichirin Blade to rush towards Doma's body.

With a wave of his iron fan, Doma created an ice wall that instantly blocked Shinobu Kocho's path of advance.

"Blood Demon Art? Manlien Flower!"

Doma waved his iron fan again, creating several ice vines wrapped with ice lotus flowers, which then bound Shinobu Kocho.

"Flower Breathing? Second Form? Mikage Plum"

The moment Kanae activated her breathing technique, she unleashed an arc-shaped slash in all directions, its trajectory resembling plum blossom petals, instantly shattering Doma's ice vines.

"Dance of Bee Fangs? Truly Exquisite!" Shinobu Kocho seized the opportunity, shattering the ice wall blocking her way, and then unexpectedly thrusting her Nichirin Blade at Doma.

"Flower Breathing? Fourth Form: Red Flower Robe!" Kanae Kocho unleashed a double arc-shaped slash from below, coordinating with Shinobu Kocho to attack Doma.