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

Kanroji Mitsuri advised, "It's wrong to exchange innocent children for a life of luxury! Your lives weren't given to you by the snake demon, but earned with your own hands, weren't they? You've been bewitched by the snake demon, and all it brings you is endless suffering!"

Despite Mitsuri Kanroji's earnest persuasion, the villagers of Hachijojima remained unmoved and still wanted to sacrifice Yosuke and his two companions, along with the children, to kill them.

Obanai Iguro stopped wasting words, drew his Nichirin Blade, and intended to use violence to drive away these ignorant villagers.

Yosuke reached out and stopped Obanai Iguro, saying, "Even if you drive them away now, they will go out and kidnap children again after we leave, and continue to repeat those tragedies."

Obanai Iguro frowned: "What should we do?!"

Yosuke narrowed his eyes as he surveyed the Hachijojima residents who had surrounded him: "Reasoning with these ignorant people is useless. The most effective way is to instill complete fear in them!"

Yosuke entered his Demon King form, his jet-black hair turning blood-red, blood wings sprouting from his back, and flowing blood surrounding him. He slowly flew into the sky, and a terrifying aura swept across the entire area.

Under Yosuke's powerful aura, the residents of Hachijojima collapsed to the ground, looking at Yosuke, who was like a demon, with fear on their faces.

"I'm giving you a chance now. Remember, this is your only chance. The serpent demon is dead and can never be resurrected. From this moment on, if you continue to harm innocent people, I will tear you to pieces, no matter where you are. If you agree, leave now!"

Out of fear, a few cowardly people took the lead in fleeing. After one of them started, most people left. Only a few people stubbornly refused to leave.

Faced with the powerful Yosuke, the village chief no longer maintained his arrogant attitude. He knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Can you leave these children here? Without the protection of the Snake God, our Hachijo Island will decline! We need the Snake God! Please!"

Yosuke's face was as cold as ice, and he said in a chilling voice, "You have no right to bargain. I will be watching this place all the time. Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because I'm gone. If you dare to disobey me, the entire Hachijojima Island will cease to exist. Think about it yourselves."

With a wave of his hand, Yosuke reduced the Iguro clan's territory behind him to ruins in an instant.

Seeing that the situation was beyond repair, the remaining villagers, no matter how unwilling they were, could do nothing but leave dejectedly.

Yosuke reverted to his Demon King form and returned to his original appearance.

Watching the villagers flee in panic, Yosuke's eyes showed no sympathy or pity: "These brainwashed guys, only by deeply imprinting fear in their minds will they remember."

Obanai Iguro gritted her teeth and said angrily, "The tragedy of the Iguro clan has spread to the entire Hachijou Island! How despicable!"

Yosuke patted Obanai Iguro on the shoulder and said, "That's how people are. You can't blame it all on the Iguro clan and the snake demon. Greed can make people forget fear, but fear can also suppress greed. Maybe my intimidation has temporarily suppressed their greed, but when greed outweighs fear, tragedy may happen again."

Obanai Iguro and Mitsuri Kanroji led the children away from Hachijojima and embarked on their journey home.

Meanwhile, Yosuke was pondering clues about the place of origin.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Yosuke, and he summoned the system.

Host: Yosuke Ubuyashiki

System: The First Origin of the Demon

Abilities: Super-fast self-healing, five brains and seven hearts, blood endowment, blood poison, shape transformation? Blood wings (not belonging to Blood Demon Art, but a self-extending ability).

Blood Demon Arts: Blood Demon Arts - Shadow Wolf, Blood Demon Arts - Eye Concealment, Blood Demon Arts - Blood Domain, Blood Demon Arts - Dark Entanglement, Blood Demon Arts - Blood Reversal, Blood Demon Arts - Self-Splitting, Blood Demon Arts - Deprivation of the Five Senses.

Breath of Blood: First Form: Crimson Corruption, Second Form: Blood Flame Claw Mark, Third Form: Storm Flame Blood Blade, Fourth Form: Asura Blood Domain Heaven.

This is all of Yosuke's abilities that have been recognized by the system, and it is also Yosuke's greatest asset in his fight against Muzan.

What caught Yosuke's attention was the system's displayed structure: "The Primordial Origin Demon, Primordial... Origin... Could it be that place?!"

To verify his conjecture, Yosuke spread his blood wings and disappeared into the horizon.

Yosuke spent three nights in a row before arriving at a ruin.

These ruins were the residence of the Ubuyashiki family when Yosuke was born.

The world's first two demons were born here, so even after thousands of years, no one dares to live here.

Yosuke's guess about the origin of this phenomenon might be the Ubuyashiki clan's mansion where he and Kibuy Muzan first became demons.

Looking at this familiar place, now a ruin overgrown with weeds and covered with moss, Yosuke felt an indescribable sadness.

Yosuke arrived at the site of his parents' former room and began clearing away the rubble. After he finished clearing it away, there was nothing left but stones and weeds; everything had decayed and disappeared, becoming one with the earth.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind Yosuke.

"You've arrived, Yosuke Ubuyashiki..."

Yosuke froze, because he hadn't sensed any presence when he arrived here.

Yosuke suddenly turned his head and saw a man with pale hair, red pupils, a vertical line between his eyebrows, holding a tin staff, and a unique mark on the back of his right hand, looking at him.

This feature perfectly matches the description of the priest found in a book from the Iguro tribe on Hachijojima Island.

Yosuke tentatively asked, "Priest?"

The priest nodded and said, "It is indeed I."

With so many questions in his mind, Yosuke didn't know where to begin when they finally met.

"You must be wondering why I, who am also a member of the priest family, am different from Ubuyashiki Amane, right?"

Yosuke nodded.

"That's because once Tianyin becomes a member of the Ubuyashiki clan, she is no longer a member of the Shinto clan, so all the characteristics of the Shinto clan will be taken back."

Yosuke asked the question that puzzled him the most: "Do Yoriichi, Tanjiro, Nezuko and the others have the blood of your priest clan in their veins?"

"That's right, they do indeed have the blood of the priests in their bodies."

With his doubts answered, Yosuke was utterly shocked: "Why? What are your goals?!"

"Because the mission of our priestly clan is to bring everything back on track."

Chapter 102 The Priest's Trail

"The right path? What right path? Your bloodline enabled Yoriichi to awaken his Demon King Mark and enter the Transparent World, allowed Nezuko to suppress the Demon King bloodline within her, and enabled Tanjiro to learn the Breath of the Sun. All these signs indicate that your priest clan has the ability to prevent this tragedy, but you did not."

“Unless…you have some ulterior motive!” Yang Jie asked.

Faced with Yosuke's questioning, the priest maintained his indifferent expression: "The birth of Kibu Muzan was inevitable, because it was a choice of fate, and this world had to endure this suffering."

But you, Yosuke Ubuyashiki, you were not chosen by fate. You shouldn't have been born into this world, nor should you have become the Demon King. Because of your appearance, fate has become chaotic, and a bright future has now become uncertain.

Yosuke guessed, "The original, bright fate was that Tanjiro and the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps would kill Muzan, right?"

The priest did not answer Yosuke directly, but instead exclaimed, "As expected, Yosuke Ubuyashiki, you also have the ability to foresee the future, similar to our priest clan."

"Originally, the priestly clan only needed to form a marriage alliance with the Ubuyashiki clan and have Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Tanjiro Kamado, and Nezuko born into the world in an orderly manner. The priestly clan would not have to appear in the world. But now, because of your interference, our priestly clan has been forced to enter the world and bring people and things that have gone astray back onto the right track."

Yosuke pressed further, "Osamu, who was supposed to be Upper Moon Three, and Gyutaro and Kome, Upper Moon Six, have now become my companions. So, in order to bring you back to the so-called right path, the Tsukumogami and Mado appeared, right?"

"That's right, it's all about balance."

Yosuke suddenly asked, "Are you the God Lord?"

The priest shook his head and said, "I am not the God Lord. Our generation of priests has never seen the true face of the God Lord. However, once the fate of the world changes, the shrine of the priest clan will receive a divine decree from the God Lord and then intervene to resolve the change."

Yosuke stared into the priest's eyes: "Are you human or demon?"

"If the priests were either human or demon, they would surely favor one side. Therefore, we are neither human nor demon; we are servants of God."

Not receiving a direct response, Yosuke continued to inquire, "There are many suspicious points about the day when Kibu and Muzan became demons. How could ordinary medicine suddenly turn two ordinary people suffering from diseases into powerful demon kings? Was the doctor who appeared at that time a member of your priest clan?!"

"Yes, but no. The doctor who appeared at Ubuyashiki was not a member of the Shinto family, but the medicine that treated you was made by our Shinto family."

Yang Jie was filled with rage: "You bunch of bastards! What do you think human life is?!"

The priest said indifferently, "Actually, you don't need to be angry. It is because of the existence of ghosts that this world is balanced. Shouldn't you also thank us? Because of us, you have been able to live healthily until now. Moreover, without you lifting a finger, our priest clan is about to be destroyed."

Yang Jie frowned: "What do you mean?! Why do you say that your priest clan is about to be wiped out?"

"Not long ago, the divine oracle descended once again, and the greatest upheaval in the world is about to occur, and our priestly clan will not be able to escape it."

"Is it because of Muzan? Can your bloodline really allow demons to overcome sunlight and become the ultimate beings?"

The priest shook his head and said, "Although the bloodline of our priest clan is unique, I don't know if it can help ghosts overcome the shortcomings of sunlight. This is something that only the God Lord should know."

Yosuke continued to ask, "You appeared here today on purpose, waiting for me, didn't you? Since it was because of my existence that fate was disrupted, then what is your purpose in coming here?"

"After a thousand years, Yosuke Ubuyashiki, you are now part of destiny. Your every move will affect the future outcome. People who should have died have all survived because of your intervention. So this time, destiny will not be on the side of humanity, but on the side of Muzan Kibutsuji, who is in a weaker position."

The priest's body began to turn transparent, about to disappear from the spot.

"Explain yourself clearly!"

Yosuke tried to stop the priest, but his outstretched hand passed right through the priest's body.

"An illusion?!" Yosuke could only watch helplessly as the priest disappeared.

Although most of his doubts have been answered, there are still some questions that perplex Yosuke.

Yosuke didn't smell any demonic aura on the priest, but what appeared there was a phantom, something no human could possibly do.

The priests say they are servants of God. Does God really exist in this world?

Furthermore, the priestly clan is about to be wiped out in the greatest upheaval. What could be this greatest upheaval that could cause the priestly clan, which has been perfectly hidden for thousands of years, to be destroyed?

In the end, fate sided with Kibuy Muzan. What does that mean?

Yosuke was extremely agitated, and a bad feeling suddenly welled up in his heart.

In the distant, boundless city.

As Nakime plucked the strings of her biwa, a wooden door suddenly appeared in front of her.

The wooden door opened, and Muzan Kibutsuji's figure appeared in the Infinity Castle.

Kokushibo has already handed over the clues he obtained on Mount Akabane to Kibuy Muzan.

When the line between humans and ghosts becomes blurred, the gods will bestow new divine pronouncements, and from then on, the supreme deity will appear in the world carrying these pronouncements.

Just as Kibuy Muzan was pondering the meaning of this sentence, Nakime suddenly summoned it.

"Narukae, what is it that you summoned me here for?"

Nakime respectfully said, "Lord Muzan, my eyeball clones have discovered traces of the Priest Clan!"

Kibuyaku Muzan's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Where?!"

Sabetsu Island.

Kibu Muzan immediately ordered, "Nekome, summon all twelve Kizuki to the Infinity Castle!"

Nakime plucked the strings of her harp again, and the five wooden doors reappeared.

Upper Moon One: Kokushibo; Upper Moon Two: Doma; Upper Moon Three: Hantengu; Upper Moon Four: Nakime; Upper Moon Five: Indama Kaigaku.

Only five of the Twelve Demon Moons remain today; the others were either killed by the Demon Slayer Corps or Yosuke, or personally murdered by Muzan Kibutsuji.

Having received the blood of Muzan Kibutama, Inatama Kaigaku quickly rose from Lower Moon One to Upper Moon One, and due to the reshuffling of the Twelve Demon Moons' rankings, he became Upper Moon Five.