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

Kibuy Muzan sensed that Kokushibo was acting strangely at this moment.

Although Kibuy Muzan and Kokushibo appear to be in a superior-subordinate relationship, Kibuy Muzan feels more that he and Kokushibo are business partners.

But rather than trust, Kibuy Muzan believed more in his own abilities. Kokushibo knew about the power of the curse and certainly wouldn't dare to betray him, so he didn't read Kokushibo's memories.

Kibuyaku Muzan's powerful aura swept across the entire Infinity Castle: "Ubuyashiki Yosuke! It's you again! You always ruin my plans!"

After venting his anger, Kibu Muzan continued to ask Kokushibo, "Did you find that thing?"

“Jian Tong and I searched through many towns, but still found no clues.”

After a moment of contemplation, Kibuyaku Muzan said, "Let's lie low for now. The Blue Spider Lily is elusive and its existence uncertain, but I'm certain of its existence. Otherwise, the Ubuyashiki clan would have been wiped out long ago. Nakime..."

Nakime lowered her head slightly, awaiting Muzan's orders.

"While you continue using your eyeball clones to search for the Blue Spider Lily, you must also search for that thing!"

"Yes!"

With the disappearance of Muzan Kibutsuji, the Infinity Castle fell silent once again.

Unbeknownst to Muzan, Kokushibo's eyes flickered when he mentioned the Blue Spider Lily again.

"I didn't expect even you to fail, Mr. Kokushibo. You might be quite free for a while now. Would you like to join me in developing the Eternal Bliss Cult and have some fun?" Douma invited Kokushibo, half-concealing his face with an iron fan.

Kokushibo merely snorted coldly, ignoring Doma, and left the Infinity Castle.

——

Inside the Butterfly Mansion, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke were sitting in front of Yosuke.

After listening to Tanjiro and the other two's disjointed account, Yosuke summarized what they were trying to say: "So, you encountered Osamu, and then teamed up with Kyojuro to kill Upper Moon Three?"

"That's right! Big Brother and Third Brother are so cool!" Inosuke, wearing a boar head mask, exhaled two puffs of white breath from his nostrils and said with great admiration.

Yosuke asked in surprise, "Huh? Inosuke, why do you call him Osamu-san-nii?"

"I don't know, I just suddenly felt like shouting." Inosuke was always used to acting on instinct; he felt like shouting, so he did.

"Mr. Yosuke, Inosuke always gets my name wrong. Even now, he still gets my and Tanjiro's names wrong," Zenitsu complained.

"Zentaro! Don't talk nonsense! I've actually remembered everything!"

Inosuke retorted defiantly and started fighting with Zenitsu.

Tanjiro, on the other hand, tried to break up the fight.

At that moment, a new wounded soldier arrived at the Butterfly Mansion. Upon seeing him, Zenitsu stopped what he was doing and murmured, "Senior brother?"

Chapter 84 Kaidake Inatama

Zenitsu, seeing his fellow disciple Kaigaku again, beamed with joy and greeted him warmly, "Senior brother!"

However, Kaigaku's face darkened at Zenitsu's enthusiasm, and he spat out in disgust, "What are you doing here, you piece of trash!"

The joy of seeing his fellow disciple vanished instantly, and Zenitsu, feeling rejected, stood there with his head down.

"You bastard..." Inosuke angrily wanted to stand up for Zenitsu, but Tanjiro stopped him.

"You're Zenitsu's senior, right? Why are you saying such things about Zenitsu?!" Even Tanjiro, who is usually good-tempered, frowned deeply. Although he was holding Inosuke's hand, his brows were full of displeasure.

"Who is this useless senior brother who only knows the First Form?! Including you, your companions, you are all useless!" Kaigaku snorted coldly and entered the Butterfly House.

Kaigaku's sweeping generalization infuriated Inosuke. If Tanjiro hadn't been holding him back, they would definitely have ended up fighting.

Although Yosuke remained silent, he saw everything.

Tanjiro looked at the dejected Zenitsu with concern: "Zenitsu...are you alright?"

Zenitsu was very downcast: "I'm fine. Actually, my senior brother... he's right. He's more talented than me. Master highly approves of him, and he's always been a role model for me."

"Damn it, so what if he's talented? I'm definitely stronger than that guy! Santaro, why are you stopping me? I'm going to teach him a lesson!" Inosuke kept trying to break free from Tanjiro's grasp.

Tanjiro used all four limbs to cling tightly to Inosuke: "No, Inosuke, it's strictly forbidden to have a conflict with a fellow Demon Slayer Corps member. Besides, this is Zenitsu's private matter, and we can't interfere!"

"I don't care! How can the big brother not stand up for his little brother when he's being bullied?!" Inosuke shouted angrily.

Zenitsu gave a forced smile: "Inosuke, Tanjiro, I'm really fine. Let's continue training."

Although Zenitsu said he was fine, he was distracted during training and almost made mistakes several times, resulting in injuries.

——

"What?! Those few guys killed Upper Moon Three?!"

While receiving treatment, Kaigaku casually asked the medical staff why Zenitsu was behind the Butterfly Mansion. The answer he received left Kaigaku with an expression of disbelief.

The medical staff at the Butterfly Mansion replied, "It wasn't exactly a solo kill. It was mainly thanks to Lord Rengoku and Mr. Ji that Upper Moon Three was able to be killed. However, Lower Moon Six, Lower Moon Five, and Upper Moon One were all killed by the three of them."

Kaigaku was filled with jealousy. Since becoming a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, he had only killed ordinary demons.

Kaigaku once encountered the Lower Moon Three of the Twelve Demon Moons, but feeling that he was not strong enough, he abandoned his Demon Slayer Corps comrades and ran away alone.

As expected, all the Demon Slayer Corps members were killed by Lower Moon Three. Kaigaku, who successfully escaped, was very pleased with himself, believing that he was the smartest and that choosing to fight against an invincible enemy was the most foolish thing to do.

However, at this moment, the enemy that Kaigaku considered invincible was killed by three people he regarded as trash, and even survived when facing Upper Moon Three, which made Kaigaku feel extremely unbalanced.

"How could a piece of trash who only inherited the First Form of Thunder Breathing become so strong?!" Kaigaku gritted his teeth, feeling extremely resentful.

Kaigaku continued to inquire, "Who is this Mr. Osamu? I've never heard of his name among the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps."

“Mr. Osamu was trained by Lord Yosuke, he is not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps.”

Before becoming a full member of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kaigaku already knew about Yosuke Ubuyashiki's existence. This was because when he became Jigoro Kuwashima's apprentice, he read through the notes of the previous Sound Pillars, which recorded some of Yosuke Ubuyashiki's life stories.

After Kaigaku became a full member of the Demon Slayer Corps, he learned that even the leaders of the Butterfly Mansion, Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho, who possessed the strength of Pillars, were trained by him.

However, Kaigaku had never met him; he had only heard of him but never seen him in person.

The medical staff continued, "Right now, Lord Yosuke is also training Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke. I believe they will become very strong under Lord Yosuke's guidance."

Kaigaku's breath hitched. He remembered the man sitting in the shadows behind Zenitsu and the other two, watching Tanjiro and the others train. He assumed the man was a fellow injured member of the Demon Slayer Corps and hadn't paid him any attention. He never expected it to be Yosuke Ubuyashiki.

The medical staff who treated Kaigaku had finished bandaging him, tidied up, and left the ward.

Alone in the hospital room, Kaigaku was consumed by jealousy, his expression gradually twisting into a grimace. "Why? Why should that good-for-nothing Zenitsu be able to receive instruction from a strong person? He doesn't deserve it! He doesn't deserve it!"

As the sun set, Tanjiro and his two companions finished their day's training.

Tanjiro, Yosuke, and Kome sat around the dining table.

The Butterfly Sisters and Tamayo are currently living and eating in the lab, so they haven't come over.

After placing the last dish she had cooked on the table, Lianxue said, "Dinner is ready."

"Then let's get started!" Tanjiro and Inosuke were already starving and began to wolf down their food.

Zenitsu, however, was depressed and had no appetite. His eyes were dull as he stared at the rice bowl in front of him.

Koyuki and Komei noticed that Zenitsu was acting strangely. They raised their eyebrows at Yosuke and secretly asked Zenitsu what was wrong.

Yosuke gently shook his head, indicating to Renyuki and Xiaomei not to worry about it.

This is a long-standing knot in Zenitsu's heart that he needs to untie on his own. Even if he regains his vitality with the comfort of others, it will only be an illusion.

The atmosphere at dinner tonight was unusually quiet; everyone remained silent, with only the clinking of bowls and chopsticks breaking the silence.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and the obedient Tanjiro got up to open it.

Upon opening the door, they found Kaigaku standing there.

Kaigaku was taken aback when he saw the people in the room. He had thought that Yosuke would be alone after Tanjiro and the others finished their training, which was why he came to visit them so late in the evening.

However, Kaigaku did not expect that Zenitsu and the others were so close that they would dine with Yosuke.

And... isn't Ubuyashiki Yosuke a demon? Demons need to eat too?

Facing Kaigaku, Inosuke bluntly questioned, "What are you doing here?!"

Kaigaku ignored Inosuke and knelt down on the ground, pressing his head to the earth: "Lord Yosuke, please guide my training!"

This was the first time Inosuke had ever seen such a shameless person. He was about to speak when Tanjiro covered his mouth: "Don't speak, Inosuke. Yosuke-sensei will make his own judgment!"

Yosuke put down his chopsticks and looked at Kaigaku kneeling on the ground with interest, teasingly saying, "I thought you would think I was a good-for-nothing too."

Chapter 85 Test

Faced with Yosuke's teasing, Kaigaku's expression froze for a moment, and he quickly explained, "It's all my fault for not recognizing Lord Yosuke at the time. Please don't take it to heart, Lord Yosuke."

"Why should I guide your cultivation? With your strength, you shouldn't need my instruction."

"No, my strength is not enough. I need to become stronger, so please, Lord Yosuke, teach me how to train!" Kaigaku's words were filled with a desire for power.

"What if the prerequisite is that you have to give up the Breath of Thunder?"

Faced with Yosuke's difficult question, Kaigaku said quite decisively, "I can give up Thunder Breathing as long as I can become stronger!"

"Senior brother!" If Kaigaku were to give up Thunder Breathing, it would be tantamount to betraying Master's teachings, which Zenitsu could not accept.

Kaigaku remained unmoved, even believing that Zenitsu was preventing him from becoming stronger.

"Is that so..." Yosuke tapped his index finger on the table repeatedly, the sound making Kaigaku uneasy.

Yosuke, however, turned the question to Zenitsu: "Zenitsu, what do you think is the best course of action? This is your senior brother, and I'd like to hear your opinion as well."

Zenitsu was taken aback, and immediately stammered, unsure of what to do.

Zenitsu was in a dilemma. On one side was his fellow disciple, who, despite never having a good impression of him, was still a fellow disciple.

On the other side are his comrades who have risked their lives with him, but Tanjiro and Inosuke seem to dislike Kaigaku.

Kaigaku, his face contorted with rage as he pressed his head to the ground, was filled with regret. He hadn't expected to have to consider Zenitsu's feelings so much. He should have waited until he had investigated whether Yosuke was alone before coming.

Time ticked by, and Kaigaku's hatred for Zenitsu grew stronger. "Damn it, why won't that piece of trash Zenitsu agree? Does he even need to think about this? He must just want to see me make a fool of myself, right? Wait until I get stronger, then he'll be crying!"

Yosuke broke the stalemate and said to Kaigaku, "I'll give you a chance. Tomorrow I'll give you a test. If you pass, I'll guide you in your training."

Kaigaku breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Lord Yosuke!"

Yosuke waved his hand, signaling Kaigaku to leave on his own.

After Kaigaku left, Zenitsu understood that Yosuke had given his senior brother Kaigaku a chance out of respect for him. He bowed to Yosuke and thanked him, saying, "Mr. Yosuke, thank you."

Yang Jie shook his head and said, "No need. If you want my guidance, you must first pass my test."