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

"What do you mean?"

"If you die, the fragments of my soul that belong to you will also disappear, which will cause me great harm. When a person's soul is no longer complete, my body will reject my incomplete soul until death. So now it's not just me who is controlling you, but you are also controlling me."

Kibuyaku Muzan sneered, "You really have a grand scheme to pull off."

The deity smiled faintly and said, "I believe that someone as valuing his life as you would not casually put himself in a dangerous situation."

Kibuy Muzan sneered, "Heh, don't think you know me so well!"

With things having come to this point, and his life in the hands of the God Lord, Kibuy Muzan had no choice but to compromise for the time being. Moreover, cooperating with the God Lord was currently beneficial to Kibuy Muzan.

"What are your plans next? Will you come with me to kill Ubuyashiki Yosuke?"

The deity shook his head: "Now is not the time."

Kibuyaku Muzan frowned.

The priest explained, "Because soon, the human-transforming drug will appear, and if Ubuyashiki Yosuke chooses to take it voluntarily..."

Kibuyaku Muzan continued in a sinister tone: "Then Ubuyashiki Yosuke will lose all his powers and become an ordinary human."

The shrine maiden nodded and said, "That's right. Now we just need to wait quietly and see how Ubuyashiki Yosuke will choose."

——

A special person came to the Butterfly House today.

The current Mist Hashira is Muichiro Tokito.

Tokito Muichiro arrived at the Butterfly Mansion without sustaining any injuries, which surprised Yosuke.

Because he lost his memory, Tokito Muichiro lacked emotion, was taciturn, and indifferent to others.

Even when Yosuke tried to comfort Muichiro Tokito during the battle against Gyokko, his personality didn't change much.

"Muichiro, what brings you here?" Yosuke asked.

Tokito Muichiro shook his head in confusion: "I don't know either. It's like something in the dark guided me here."

Then, Katsumi Tsugikuni appeared from the room, facing off against Muichiro Tokito.

Katsumi Tsugikuni sensed a nostalgic aura emanating from Muichiro Tokito.

Muichiro Tokito felt the same way.

After Kuniwa Katsu opened the Transparent World and examined Muichiro's body structure, he exclaimed, "So that's how it is. You are my descendant. Child, what is your name?"

"Tokito Muichiro".

Tsugikuni Iwakatsu looked somewhat dejected: "Has the Tsugikuni surname been lost...? That's truly a pity."

After composing himself, Kuniwa asked again, "Muichiro, do you still have family?"

Muichiro Tokito shook his head: "No more."

With a sorrowful expression, Kokushiro beckoned to Tokito Muichiro, signaling him to come over.

The usually aloof and sharp-tongued Muichiro Tokito obediently walked to Kokushiro Tsugikuni's side.

Feeling guilty, Kokushibo ruffled Tokito Muichiro's hair: "Muichiro, I'm sorry. As your ancestor, I have brought you too much misfortune."

Muichiro Tokito stood there, stunned, as his hair was being stroked. This feeling of being cared for was both familiar and strange.

Tokito Muichiro stared blankly at Tsugikuni Iwakatsu's face and asked in a daze, "Are you really my ancestor? I have amnesia, I can't remember anything, not even my parents."

Looking at the bewildered look in Tokito Muichiro's eyes, Tsugikuni Kokushi felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

You'll remember.

Since Ji Guoyansheng overcame the sunlight, he has become unusually sensitive to the soul. Although he cannot see it with the naked eye, he can feel a unique soul that is not malicious and is following him.

This soul was as warm as the sun, and Katsuyuki Tsugikuni understood that it was Yoriichi's soul that had been following him all along.

Now, Kokushimaru Tsugikuni senses that three souls are simultaneously surrounding Muichiro Tokito.

Based on his two encounters with Yoriichi's spirit, Tsugikuni Katsumi speculated that only through the intense longing between the spirit and the individual could they see each other's appearances.

However, Yoriichi Tsugikuni's soul always appeared on its own, leaving Kokushibo Tsugikuni helpless for a time.

"Yoriichi...can you hear me? Can you help me get Muichiro to talk to those three souls?"

Kokushima Tsugikuni received no response. Just when Kokushima thought he had failed, the soul orb representing Yoriichi Tsugikuni suddenly flickered.

Yoriichi's soul orb gradually flew away from Iwakatsu Tsugikuni and drifted to Muichiro Tokito's side.

As if in communication, Yoriichi Tsugikuni's soul orb kept swirling and dancing among the three soul orbs around Muichiro Tokito, intertwining and touching with them.

The three orbs of soul light surrounding Tokito Muichiro that were touched emitted the light of the sun before entering Tokito Muichiro's body.

Chapter 116 Memories

Muichiro Tokito entered a strange space, and in front of him appeared a boy who looked almost exactly like Muichiro Tokito.

The boy grabbed Muichiro by the collar and demanded, "Why did you join the Demon Slayer Corps?! Fighting demons could very well cost you your life, you know that?!"

Looking at the boy's face, Tokito Muichiro's tears flowed uncontrollably. He kept wiping the tears from his cheeks with his hands and murmured, "What's wrong with me? Why am I crying? I don't remember you..."

"Don't you remember yet? I am your brother, Tokito Ichiro! Answer me! Why don't you live peacefully as I wish?!"

Tokito Yuichiro questioned Muichiro in a harsh tone.

In that instant, Tokito Muichiro, who had lost his memory, finally regained it and remembered that the boy in front of him was his older brother, Tokito Yuichiro.

Fragments of his past life kept surfacing in Tokito Muichiro's mind.

Muichiro Tokito appears in a family that makes a living by logging.

Although they lived in poverty, the family of four was very happy together.

Unfortunately, Muichiro's mother contracted pneumonia, and in order to treat her, Muichiro's father fell off a cliff and died while collecting herbs to treat his wife during a typhoon.

The once happy family of four was suddenly torn apart, and only the older brother, Tokito Ichiro, remained to depend on Muichiro.

But life had to go on, and Tokito Ichiro took on the responsibility of being the older brother, taking care of Muichiro with all his heart, until everything changed again because of a visit from someone.

Muichiro, who was living a peaceful life with Ichiro, was shaken by the visit of his lord's wife, Ubuyashiki Amane.

Ubuyashiki Amane tells the Tokito brothers that their ancestors were famous swordsmen who used the Initial Breathing technique, and she wants to invite them to join the Demon Slayer Corps.

But before Muichiro could ask anything, Yuichiro rudely chased away Ubuyashiki Amane.

Ubuyashiki Amane visited many times afterward, but was always driven away by Tokito Ichiro. On one occasion, Tokito even splashed cold water on Amane. As a result, Muichiro and Ichiro had an argument, and the two did not speak to each other for a while.

From then on, Tokito Ichiro became sarcastic and always berated Muichiro for being useless. His catchphrase was "Muichiro's 'Mu' is the 'Mu' in 'incompetent'."

The following summer, however, life did not treat the two brothers kindly. Muichiro witnessed a demon breaking into his home.

The usually sharp-tongued and sarcastic Tokito Ichiro immediately stood in front of his younger brother, but the demon instantly severed one of his arms, leaving Ichiro severely injured.

With a roar, the enraged Muichiro restrained the demon, dragged it to the wilderness, nailed it to a stake, and then destroyed it with the help of sunlight.

However, Muichiro Tokito was also unable to walk due to his severe injuries. When Muichiro exhausted his last bit of strength to crawl home, he only saw Muichiro lying on the ground, seriously injured.

When the heavily injured Ichiro saw the dying Muichiro, he disregarded his own injuries and picked him up. At this time, Muichiro was barely breathing and his breath was extremely weak.

Yuichiro Tokito burst into tears, desperately pleading with Buddha: "Buddha, please save my brother, he is a kind person..."

Tokito Ichiro, who never believed in God, took all the blame upon himself and only prayed to Buddha to bless his younger brother to live.

In his final moments, Ichiro finally opened up about his true feelings, speaking in a weak voice, intermittently revealing his most genuine thoughts about his younger brother.

“I know... Muichiro’s Mu is infinite Mu... it is the ‘Mu’ that can exert infinite power to protect others.”

Upon hearing his brother's last words, Muichiro finally understood his brother's long-standing concern and guilt towards him.

Perhaps it was because of Tokito Ichiro's piety that Muichiro survived. From then on, due to severe injuries and intense mental trauma, Tokito Muichiro lost all his memories.

——

With his memories restored, Tokito Muichiro looked at his brother in front of him through teary eyes, his voice trembling as he called out, "Brother, I missed you so much..."

Yuichiro Tokito felt a pang of pity as he looked at Muichiro crying, but he hardened his heart and questioned Muichiro about why he had joined the Demon Slayer Corps and why he hadn't lived a proper life according to his own plan.

Tokito Muichiro said sincerely, "Brother, I was born to find happiness. In the Demon Slayer Corps, I found my home and my responsibility, so please support me..."

Feeling Muichiro's sincere emotions, Yuichiro hugged his younger brother tightly, unable to control his emotions any longer, and said sadly with a sob in his voice, "I just don't want you to be in danger and die... Muichiro."

At this moment, Yuichiro and Muichiro's parents appeared and embraced the two brothers: "Yuichiro, believe in Muichiro. The current Muichiro has brought happiness to others. We should be proud of Muichiro."

Ichiro wiped away his tears and said arrogantly, "Muichiro, don't die too soon! I'm really enjoying this peace and quiet without your noise! ​​Alright, now get lost!"

A point of light appeared in the strange space, and Tokito Muichiro reluctantly followed it step by step.

As Tokito Yuichiro watched his younger brother's departing figure, he couldn't help but say, "Muichiro! You must live on!"

Tokito Muichiro nodded firmly: "I will, brother!" Muichiro passed through the light and his consciousness returned to himself.

The previously vacant gaze of Tokito Muichiro returned to its former brightness, and he sincerely thanked Tsugikuni Iwakatsu, saying, "Thank you for restoring my memories and allowing me to see my family again."

Kokushiro looked earnestly into Tokito Muichiro's eyes and said, "Muichiro, would you like to learn Moon Breathing from me?"

"Breath of the Moon?" Muichiro Tokito asked in surprise, because he had never heard of Breath of the Moon before.

"Although Moon Breathing is a derivative style of Sun Breathing, it is also a basic breathing technique. Although its power is not as great as Sun Breathing, it is much stronger than the five basic breathing techniques derived from Sun Breathing."

Tokito Muichiro resolutely replied, "I will learn! As long as I can slay demons and bring happiness to others, I am willing to learn the Breath of the Moon!"

Ji Guoyan smiled with satisfaction: "I never thought that after hundreds of years, I would find my successor."

Chapter 117 Human Transformation Medicine

In order to gain new power, Muichiro Tokito temporarily stayed at the Butterfly Mansion and learned a new breathing technique, Moon Breathing, from Kokushibo Tsugikuni.

Tokito Muichiro truly lives up to his reputation as a genius boy who became a Pillar in just two months, and his progress in learning Moon Breathing is extremely smooth.

It was as if the Breath of the Moon was made for Muichiro Tokito; he mastered all the sword forms of the Breath of the Moon in just one month.

Unbeknownst to them, half a year had passed. During this time, apart from sporadic attacks on humans by evil spirits, Kibuy Muzan and his Twelve Demon Moons seemed to have vanished without a trace, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Inosuke lay on the rooftop, lazily basking in the sun, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, muttering boredly, "So boring, not even a single demon in sight, my bones are about to stiffen~"

Tanjiro smiled and said, "Isn't this a good thing? The fact that we can relax means that things are peaceful outside."

Zenitsu chimed in, "Tanjiro is right. Isn't it great now? We don't have to worry about dying heroically at any moment, and we can spend every day with Nezuko and strengthen our bond!"