Detective Conan: Birth of the Demon Child

"I've already sent Kasugai to inform Miss Tamayo; she should be able to arrive here tomorrow night."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki remained silent for a while, but couldn't help but advise, "Seimei, it's too dangerous for you to deal with Muzan Kibutsuji on your own. Why don't you follow my plan?"

Just now, Suzuki Haruaki and Ubuyashiki Kagaya had a private conversation in the room for more than half an hour, mainly arguing about whose plan to use.

According to Kagaya Ubuyashiki's plan, he intended to use Nezuko as bait to lure Muzan Kibutsuji into showing himself.

If the news that Nezuko is immune to sunlight reaches Muzan Kibutsuji's ears, even if he knows that the Demon Slayer Corps has set a trap, he will definitely rush over regardless of the consequences.

Of course!

Although Kagaya Ubuyashiki used Nezuko as bait, he would not actually put her in danger, much less allow her to appear in front of Muzan Kibutsuji.

If Nezuko were accidentally devoured by Muzan Kibutsuji, causing him to evolve the ability to be immune to sunlight, then everything would be over!

Therefore, the real bait was actually Kagaya Ubuyashiki and his wife and daughters.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki had already buried a large amount of explosives in the basement of his mansion, and he was ready to take Muzan Kibutsuji down with him if he dared to come.

Even if Muzan Kibutsuji has a strong regenerative ability, being blown to pieces at close range by a large amount of explosives would definitely require a certain amount of time to recover.

At that time, Tamayo could take the opportunity to inject the drug she had carefully developed into Muzan Kibutsuji's body, greatly weakening his recovery ability and physical strength.

Once Muzan Kibutsuji is weakened, Seimei Suzuki can lead the nine "Pillars" to besiege him, prolonging the battle until dawn, and then use the sunlight to purify him.

However, as soon as Kagaya Ubuyashiki's plan was announced, it was immediately rejected by Haruaki Suzuki.

“Mr. Yaozai, you don’t need to try to persuade me anymore.”

Faced with Kagaya Ubuyashiki's advice, Seimei Suzuki shook his head and said, "Shinobu and the others are far too weak compared to Muzan Kibutsuji. Even if they risk their lives, they won't be able to delay for long, and it will only affect my performance."

Suzuki Seimei wasn't trying to fool Ubuyashiki Kagaya; he was simply stating that Shinobu Kocho and the others were far too weak compared to Muzan Kibutsuji.

In the original story, when the Demon Slayer Corps fought Muzan Kibutsuji, the surviving Pillars had already awakened their Demon Slayer Marks, yet they were almost killed by him.

The so-called "spots" are actually a secret technique that increases one's power by overdrawing one's lifespan.

Apart from Yoriichi Tsugikuni, a prodigy born with a mark, none of the other swordsmen who awakened their marks lived past the age of twenty-five.

The reason why Kokushibo chose to join Muzan Kibutsuji was because he had finally awakened his Demon Slayer Mark, only to find that his lifespan was running out, so he did not hesitate to fall into becoming a cannibal.

Although Suzuki Seimei knew how to awaken the Demon Slayer Mark, he did not want Shinobu Kocho and the others to die young because of it.

If he had just watched Shinobu and the others die tragically as in the original story, then there would have been no need for Seimei Suzuki to save Kyojuro Rengoku in the first place.

ε′ο｀ Sigh

Sensing the determination in Suzuki Seimei's tone, Ubuyashiki Kagaya could only sigh helplessly and say, "Seimei, thank you for your hard work!"

To be honest, Kagaya Ubuyashiki is not afraid of sacrifice. If he could completely kill Muzan Kibutsuji, he would not hesitate to sacrifice his own life and that of his family.

However, when faced with the child Suzuki Haruaki, even with Kagaya Ubuyashiki's unwavering resolve, he couldn't help but feel guilty and remorseful.

If the Demon Slayer Corps weren't so weak, why would they need a seven-year-old child like him to risk his life against Muzan Kibutsuji?

Chapter 538 The Traces of the Blue Spider Lily (Third Update, Please Vote)

With Kagaya Ubuyashiki's intelligence, he could naturally understand that Seimei Suzuki wanted to protect them, which was why he refused to let the Demon Slayer Corps help.

After all, Muzan Kibutsuji is not alone. Even if Shinobu Kocho and the others cannot defeat Muzan Kibutsuji, they can still help relieve some of the pressure on Seimei Suzuki by blocking the Upper Moon demons and lower-ranking demons.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki really wanted the Demon Slayer Corps to help him, but faced with Haruaki Suzuki's stern refusal, he had no choice but to give up the idea.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki had already learned from Mitsuri Kanroji that Seimei Suzuki had instantly killed two Upper Moon demons in the Swordsmith Village, so he knew that only he was capable of dealing with Muzan Kibutsuji.

Since Suzuki Seimei was unwilling to let Kocho Shinobu and the others take risks, Ubuyashiki Kagaya could no longer forcefully intervene in the matter. Otherwise, distracting him during the battle would only ruin things!

Two days later

Nightfall

"Swish"

Deep in the mountains and forests, a demon that looks like a human-shaped praying mantis is running through the woods.

The mantis demon looked extremely disheveled at this moment, with several deep, bone-revealing knife wounds on its body, and even its right arm was severed.

Behind the mantis demon, a swordsman dressed in a Demon Slayer Corps uniform is hot on his heels, wielding a Nichirin Blade.

"That is"

The moment the mantis demon burst out of the woods, his eyes widened in shock.

On a cliff not far away, a bright blue spider lily swayed in the wind under the moonlight.

"Pfft!"

Before the mantis demon could recover from its shock, the Demon Slayer swordsman chasing him suddenly increased his speed, appearing behind him as if by teleportation, and severed his head with a single sword strike.

With the death of the mantis demon, Muzan Kibutsuji, who was sitting in a mansion reading a book, excitedly tore the book in his hand to shreds, and then took out an eyeball clone with the number "three" engraved on it from his pocket.

After Akaza was killed by Suzuki Seimei and his group, Kibutsuji Muzan promoted Nakime to the new Upper Moon Three.

Although Nakime's fighting power is even inferior to that of the Lower Rank demons, her support abilities are unmatched by any Upper Rank demon.

Nakime's Blood Demon Art can be divided into three types: "Spatial Reshaping", "Spatial Teleportation", and "Eyeball Clone".

"Spatial Reshaping" and "Spatial Teleportation" are self-explanatory; the entire Infinite City was built using these two abilities.

"Eyeball Clone" is another auxiliary skill. Nakime can split into countless small eyeball-shaped clones from her body, each engraved with the number "three".

The eyeball clones act entirely according to Nakime's will, providing assistance in reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, and surveillance, and transmitting the information back to the main body.

The eyeball clone is extremely fragile, almost shattering with a single pinch, but it has no effect on the main body.

Since the eyeball clones are part of Nakime, they are essentially spatial coordinates.

Wherever there are eyeball clones, no matter how far away from the Infinite Castle, Nakime can directly open a spatial portal near the eyeball clones.

Therefore, whenever Muzan Kibutsuji leaves the Infinity Castle, he always brings along Nakime's eyeball clone so that he can return to the Infinity Castle when needed.

"Nakime, open the door!"

At Muzan Kibutsuji's command, Nakime, far away in the Infinity Castle, immediately activated her Blood Demon Art, opening a spatial portal in front of him.

At the same time, the Demon Slayer who had slain the mantis demon, after witnessing its headless corpse turn to ash, also revealed a wicked smile of triumph.

"chichichi"

The burly, tall Demon Slayer swordsman shrank rapidly, like a deflated balloon, until he was reduced to a seven-year-old child.

That's right!

The demon chasing the mantis demon is none other than Suzuki Seimei in his grown-up form.

The "blue spider lily" that the mantis demon saw before its death was actually an artificial flower created by Suzuki Seimei using alchemy.

Suzuki Seimei was well aware of how attractive the "Blue Spider Lily" was to Muzan Kibutsuji. He knew that once Muzan discovered the existence of the "Blue Spider Lily," he would definitely rush over at all costs.

"Everything is ready, except for the final touch. Muzan Kibutsuji, you'd better hurry up and come here!"

As soon as Suzuki Seimei finished speaking, he vanished into the woods in a blur, silently disappearing into the distance.

Meanwhile, after returning to the Infinity Castle, Muzan Kibutsuji immediately ordered Nakime to summon the Upper Moon demons to the castle, and also had her summon all the lower-ranking cannibals she could.

When Muzan Kibutsuji first discovered the existence of the "Blue Spider Lily," he was indeed very excited and couldn't wait to get his hands on it.

However, after a brief period of excitement, Muzan Kibutsuji gradually regained his composure, and a hint of doubt arose in his heart.

After all, that mantis demon discovered the "blue spider lily" while being chased by the demons.

Moreover, the mantis demon was killed as soon as it discovered the "blue spider lily," without having time to check if it was real or fake, which is too much of a coincidence.

Ever since being traumatized by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Muzan Kibutsuji has learned the meaning of "think thrice before you act" and will consider his escape route before doing anything.

Muzan Kibutsuji, a master of "the way of survival," did not give up immediately after discovering the human intervention in the matter. Instead, he secretly began to plan to seize the "Blue Spider Lily."

Kibutsuji Muzan has been searching for the "Blue Spider Lily" for over a thousand years. Now that he has finally found a trace of it, even knowing it might be a trap, he still has to go and check it out.

To prevent any unforeseen complications, after devising a plan, Muzan Kibutsuji immediately instructed Nakime to contact the eye clones scattered outside. Using the eye clone closest to the "Blue Spider Lily" as the coordinate, a new spatial portal was opened.

After Nakime opened the portal, Muzan Kibutsuji did not rush in. Instead, he ordered the newly appointed Upper Moon Six, Kaigaku, to scout ahead.

Kaigaku is a Demon Slayer Corps swordsman who practices Thunder Breathing. He was trained by the former Sound Pillar, Kuwajima Jigoro, and is also Zenitsu Agatsuma's senior fellow disciple.

This person is arrogant, selfish, and often bullies Zenitsu during his apprenticeship.

Not long ago, during a mission, Kaigaku unfortunately encountered Upper Moon One, Kokushibo.

As a result, all the Demon Slayer Corps members except Kaigaku were killed, and he had to kneel down and beg for mercy from Kokushibo in order to save his life.

Chapter 539 The Shame of the Upper Moon (First Update, Please Vote)

Kokushibo originally intended to kill Kaigaku, but when he saw Kaigaku begging for mercy and kowtowing to him in order to survive and become stronger, he saw a reflection of himself in him.

The reason Kokushibo chose to join Muzan Kibutsuji was because he was worried that after awakening his Demon Slayer Mark, he wouldn't live past the age of twenty-five and wouldn't have time to become stronger.

In addition, given the recent heavy losses suffered by the Upper Moon demons, and the severe lack of high-level combat power for Muzan Kibutsuji, Kokushibo gave Kaigaku some of the Demon King's blood, transforming him into a cannibalistic demon.

Because breathing techniques are secret arts that temporarily enhance a practitioner's physical fitness through breathing, thereby unleashing powerful combat strength, the stronger a person's physical fitness, the greater the power they can unleash after practicing breathing techniques.

Before being transformed into a cannibal, Kaigaku's strength was not even comparable to that of a "Pillar," but after becoming a cannibal, he was promoted to Upper Moon Demon in a short period of time.

To some extent, turning Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen into cannibals is indeed the fastest way to create Upper Rank Demons.

For example, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke are still quite far from being "Pillars" in terms of current strength.

However, if Tanjiro and his friends are willing to fall into demonhood, they can gain strength comparable to that of an Upper Moon demon in a very short time.

If a "pillar" is willing to fall into demonhood, it can even create several monsters similar to Kokushibo in a very short time.

Of course!

Given the extent of the Demon Slayer Corps members' hatred for cannibals, aside from extremely selfish individuals like Kokushibo and Kaigaku, they would rather die than become demons.

Furthermore, if a member of the Demon Slayer Corps falls into demonhood, the teacher responsible for instructing them must commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as an atonement.

After Kaigaku became a cannibal, his master, Kuwashima Jigoro, who was responsible for teaching him, committed seppuku as an apology.

"whoosh whoosh"