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

A strange power flowed through Inosuke's entire body, and a faint line was slowly emerging on Inosuke's bare chest.

Looking at Inosuke's change, Doma murmured, "Scarlet markings?"

Doma and Iwakatsu Tsugikuni had worked together for hundreds of years and had some knowledge of the markings and the transparent world.

Inosuke shut down all his extraneous senses, and Doma's body became as transparent as if it were transparent, with his internal organs clearly visible.

Having regained his mobility, Inosuke gripped his twin swords and charged straight at Doma.

However, Doma felt a sense of pressure from Inosuke, who had activated his Demon Slayer Mark.

"Blood Demon Art? Winter Ice Pillars!"

Many sharp icicles sped toward Inosuke.

At this time, Inosuke, who has activated his Demon Slayer Mark, will have a significant increase in his movement speed, as well as his ability to predict and evade attacks.

Inosuke, who already had a good grasp of body control, became even more adept at manipulating his muscles with the help of the Transparent World.

Inosuke dodged countless ice pillars from Doma with remarkable ease.

"Beast Breathing? Fang of Nine? Stretching? Winding and Splitting!"

Inosuke dislocated the joints of his arms and unleashed a slash. In the Transparent World state, the distance was greater and the slash force was more powerful.

Doma crossed the two fans in his hands to block Inosuke's slash, then half-covered his face with the fans and said, "It's really incredible that you have such power after only just awakening your mark. But... let's stop here. Lord Muzan can't wait any longer."

"Blood Demon Art? Frozen Clouds!"

Doma waved his fans, instantly scattering a large number of ice crystals that surged towards Inosuke like clouds.

Inosuke kept spinning the Nichirin Blade in his hand, creating a gust of wind that dispersed the frozen clouds.

However, just as Inosuke was about to retaliate, he suddenly vomited a large amount of blood.

Doma wasn't surprised by Inosuke's unexpected situation; instead, he took it quite for granted: "What a pity. You inhaled the ice dust from the initial ice lotus explosion. Although your body temperature from activating your mark can dissolve this ice dust, it's made from my blood and is highly poisonous."

Inosuke gradually lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground in a state of unwilling coma.

Doma walked up to Inosuke and hoisted him onto his shoulder: "Perhaps this is fate. I took Kotoha to Elysium, and after all these years, as Kotoha's child, you have come to my side. Fate is truly wondrous."

Having completed the mission of Kibuyaku Muzan, Doma left Ōsumi Village with Inosuke.

Tanjiro finally arrived at the Butterfly Mansion.

Tanjiro, who was lying on the ground panting heavily, held the unconscious Zenitsu and called out to everyone.

Hearing the commotion, everyone came out. Yosuke frowned and asked, "Tanjiro? Zenitsu? What happened to you? How did you get so badly injured?"

"Inosuke... Inosuke is fighting Doma in Osumi Village right now, hurry and help him!" Tanjiro said urgently to Asahi.

Realizing that the matter was urgent, Yosuke immediately spread his blood wings and flew into the sky towards Ōsumi Village.

When Yosuke arrived at Osumi Village, he found no trace of Inosuke or Doma, only scattered limbs and remains.

Yosuke arrived at the center of Ōsumi Village and discovered Inosuke's boar headgear and his two uniquely serrated Nichirin swords.

At this time, Ji Kuniwa, along with Osamu and others, also arrived at Osumi Village.

Osamu asked, "Lord Yosuke, where is Inosuke?"

"Inosuke has been taken away. It seems that Kibu Muzan can't wait to start a war with me."

Yosuke stared at a boundary marker made of ice not far away, with inscriptions on it.

[Yosuke Ubuyashiki, if you want to save this brat, come alone. You should know the location.]

Chapter 125 Mission

As dawn approached, everyone had no choice but to return to the Butterfly House to discuss the matter further.

Zenitsu is receiving proper treatment, while Tanjiro, exhausted from a night of fighting, has already fallen into a deep sleep.

Yosuke and the others are currently holding a meeting regarding Inosuke's situation.

Now that Inosuke has been captured, the situation has become passive.

Shinobu asked, puzzled, "What exactly does Kibu Muzan want? Why did he kidnap Inosuke?"

Lianxue speculated, "Could it be that Kibuy Muzan has overcome the sunlight and wants to officially start a war with us?"

Katsumi Tsugikuni, who was very familiar with Kibu Muzan's personality, said: "No! If Kibu Muzan had overcome the sunlight, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to capture Inosuke as a hostage, but would have directly started a war with us."

Kanae asked Yosuke, "By the way, Master, where is that location on the Ice Boundary Monument?"

After pondering for a moment, Yosuke said, "I will handle this matter alone. I will go and rescue Inosuke."

Upon hearing that Yosuke wanted to go alone, Kome anxiously advised, "Lord Yosuke, this is clearly a trap, designed to lure you in!"

The others also opposed Yosuke's decision and proposed to go together.

Yosuke reassured everyone, "The Ice Boundary Monument emphasizes that I must go alone. If it's discovered that you all followed me, then Inosuke will be in grave danger. Don't worry, there's no one in this world who can kill me!"

“Mr. Yosuke…” Tanjiro’s weak voice came from outside the door.

Seeing Tanjiro struggling to get into the room, Kanae scolded him, "Tanjiro, you need to rest!"

"I'm sorry... but there's something I have to say, because something feels really wrong!"

Yosuke asked, "What is it?"

"When we killed Inatama Kaigaku, Doma said something when he first appeared: 'That man who calls himself the God Lord next to Muzan was right. Kaigaku really is dead.'"

Everyone's expressions immediately turned extremely serious. They never expected that the God Lord they had been searching for had actually gotten involved with Kibuyaku Muzan.

Yosuke's expression was also extremely solemn. When he first met the priest, the priest said, "This time, fate has sided with the weaker Kibuy Muzan." So that's what it meant.

Butterfly Ninja worriedly advised, "Master, since that's the case, we can't let you go alone."

Yang Jie shook his head and said, "That's exactly why I want to go alone."

Everyone was puzzled. Tsugikuni Iwakatsu explained to Yosuke, "The priests have the ability to foresee the future. As the head priest, this ability is certainly no less than, or even stronger than, that of the priest. If it is foreseen that Yosuke will not go alone, then Inosuke will be in danger."

Yosuke nodded and said, "That's right. It's very likely that Kibuy Muzan sent Inatama Kaigaku to attack Ōsumi Village, which is so close to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, because he foresaw everything that was going to happen."

"I didn't expect Muzan to go to such lengths, using the life of an Upper Moon demon as bait to lure Tanjiro and his companions to slay demons. If two Upper Moon demons suddenly appear, we might all have to mobilize, and his plan to capture the bait would fail."

Osamu angrily slammed his fist on the wall: "Damn it, are we going to be led by the nose? Kibuyaku Muzan must have already made all the preparations to target Yosuke-sama!"

As the backbone, Yosuke smiled and comforted everyone: "The priest I met back then said that fate is now in chaos, which means that the ability to foresee the future may not be accurate. Don't worry, I won't linger in the fight. As long as I rescue Inosuke safely, I will come back immediately."

The sun is shining brightly outside, but people's moods are not as warm and bright as the sunshine.

Everyone's expressions were gloomy, because that night, Yosuke would go alone to meet Inosuke and rescue him.

When Yosuke made it clear that he wanted to go and rescue Inosuke alone, the system surprisingly gave him a mission.

[Ding, mission issued!]

[Mission Title: Defying Fate!]

[Mission Objective: Successfully rescue Inosuke Hashibira.]

[Task Reward: Rewards are currently unknown and will be automatically generated upon completion of the task.]

The mission name issued by the system was quite intriguing. Yosuke muttered and guessed, "Is the fight against fate between Kibu and Muzan, or that god?"

There are also rewards. The system once said that rewards would only be items available in this world, so it's strange that this unknown reward item was automatically generated after completing the task. Could it be something that never existed in this world before?

The system's first task felt strange in every way.

Unable to understand, Yosuke directly asked the system, "System, what exactly is this mission all about?"

[Host, please note that this is not only a battle between the host and Muzan Kibutsuji, but also a battle between the system and fate. If either the host or the system fails, we will disappear completely.]

Therefore, as long as the host completes the tasks assigned by the system, I can, within the rules, create items that are beneficial to the host to cope with unknown situations.

"So can I understand that I am now fighting against the fate of this world?"

[Yes, host. From the moment you were born into this world, you were already fighting against the fate of the entire world. Fate wanted to kill you at the moment of your birth, but I protected you.]

Yang Jie frowned and asked, "System, are you saying that the illness I had when I was born wasn't a coincidence?"

[That's right, that disease was not accidental. Your existence affected the entire world, so fate wanted you to disappear. However, I have incorporated you into the cycle of fate, so fate can no longer directly target you.]

Yosuke remained silent for a long time. The amount of information revealed in this mission was so much that he was somewhat unfamiliar with the system.

"System, tell me, what exactly are you? Can I trust you?"

My existence is solely for the host. The host only needs to know that the system will always be on your side.

Yang Jie frowned, then relaxed: "If it weren't for you, I would have died long ago. For thousands of years, you have never abandoned me. I should believe you unconditionally."

Yosuke stretched lazily: "Time flies. It feels like just yesterday when I first met you, System. Although you still look young, your heart has grown old... It's about time I started to trust the abilities of my juniors."

[Host, me too. I hope to spend another millennium with you... or even forever.]

As dusk settled, Yosuke set off alone for his appointment.

Chapter 126 The Clash of Ideas

Yosuke knew exactly where the location engraved on the ice boundary marker in Doma was.

The place where they first crossed paths with Muzan Kibutsuji, and also the place where they first became demons.

The original ancestral land of the Ubuyashiki family.

When Yosuke arrived at the Ubuyashiki family's ancestral land, he sensed an aura that was similar to his own.

Kibuy Muzan was standing amidst the ruins.

Yosuke and Kibuy Muzan stood facing each other, neither of them making a move immediately, but instead began to reminisce about the past.

"Ubuyashiki Yosuke, this used to be your room. When I first became a demon, I came to your room. Do you remember?"

Yosuke recalled the past: "Of course I remember. Back then, you even tore off one of my arms and said it tasted awful."

"To be honest, I regret it. Why didn't I kill you that day? I originally wanted to kill you completely, but I stopped in the end."

"Then why? Why did you let me go?"

Facing his only rival and only family member, Kibuy Muzan chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I've almost forgotten that back then, I thought that after killing you, I would truly be all alone in this world."

Kibuy Muzan stared directly at Yosuke: "To be honest, Yosuke Ubuyashiki, I can see that you are not the kind of person who would risk everything for humanity. I don't understand why you are stopping me. We brothers are the origin of this world. If we join forces, we can take over the whole world. But you stubbornly stop me for the sake of ignorant humans."