Demon Slayer: The Second God Who Walks the Earth

After hearing Chiba Yo's words, Zenitsu indeed seemed less afraid.

"Well... okay... I'll do my best for Nezuko."

Zenitsu was still trembling, but he accepted reality and turned to walk into the cave.

After watching Zenitsu enter the cave for a while, Chiba Yo followed him in, trying his best to keep quiet...

Zenitsu walked cautiously through the cave. After he had gone nearly three hundred meters in, a chilling laugh suddenly echoed from inside the cave.

Zenitsu's hair stood on end, and his body went numb as if he had been electrocuted.

"I...I've seen you...Quickly...come out here!"

Realizing he was all alone in the cave, Zenitsu had no choice but to grit his teeth and go on, though his voice was still trembling.

"Hehehehe, I didn't expect someone would actually bring me food. Since you're so sensible, I'll eat you up clean."

The sound rang out again, but because they were in a cave with echoes everywhere, Zenitsu couldn't tell which direction it came from.

A small mound moved swiftly along the cave wall and then reached Zenitsu's head at an extremely fast speed. A yellowish-brown demon then crawled out of the mound and hung upside down on the wall, its face directly facing Zenitsu with an extremely terrifying expression.

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Zenitsu's body froze for a moment.

Then his eyes rolled back and he was about to fall to the ground.

Forgot about this possibility...

Seeing this, Chiba Yo, who was following behind, helplessly covered his face with his hands.

This won't do; it doesn't achieve the effect I want at all.

As Chiba Yo thought to himself, he began to move.

"Hehehehe, what a coward. I can have another feast. Thank God for his blessing."

The burrowing demon chuckled a few times, then pounced on Zenitsu.

Just then, Chiba Yang jumped out and kicked the burrowing ghost away.

"Damn it! How dare they ambush me!"

The burrowing ghost cursed, was kicked by Chiba Yang and sent flying against the stone wall, where it immediately burrowed back in.

"Thunder Breathing, First Form..."

Zenitsu had already stood up from the ground, his right hand on the hilt of his sword, ready to draw it at any moment.

"Zenitsu! Wake up!"

Seeing this, Chiba Yo quickly shook his body and shouted at him, while gripping the hilt of his sword to prevent him from attacking at this moment. After all, if he did that, he would not achieve the desired effect of changing Zenitsu.

Zenitsu, who was being shaken violently by Chiba Yo, still did not wake up and was still trying to break free to slay the demon.

Just then, the demon that had just been kicked away by Chiba Yang rushed over again.

"Die! Blood Demon Art: Rock Armor!"

The burrowing demon's hands were covered with a layer of stone armor, which transformed into stone spikes and stabbed towards Chiba Yang and the other person.

Chiba Yo naturally noticed this situation. He drew his sword with his right hand, turned around and shielded Zenitsu behind him. He slammed the hilt of his sword down, causing the burrowing demon's attack to deflect. Then he kicked the demon away again. He didn't use much force in either of his kicks, in order to prevent the demon from being scared away.

"Thunder Breathing, First Form..."

Taking advantage of this moment, Zenitsu, who was unconscious, started casting again.

Seeing this, Chiba Yo came up with a plan. He pinched Zenitsu's nose with his hand, and then, feeling uneasy, covered his mouth as well.

Zenitsu's Thunder Breathing was forced to stop because Chiba Yo had previously had him and Inosuke practice holding their breath to enhance their breathing techniques, so there wouldn't be any problems in the short term.

At this moment, the burrowing demon, who had been kicked away by Chiba Yang again, landed on the ground. He was furious at Chiba Yang's composure. He reached into the stone wall with his right hand and pulled out several stone spikes, which he then threw at Chiba Yang and the others.

"Blood Demon Art: Rock Spike!"

Zenitsu, who was inhaling, had his mouth and nose covered, and his face turned slightly red. He then immediately opened his eyes.

"Woooo..."

Upon waking up, Zenitsu quickly grabbed Chiba Yo's hand and moved it away.

Chiba Yo smiled happily upon seeing this.

Zenitsu smiled with delight upon seeing Chiba Yo.

"Yang, you've come to save me, right? I knew you wouldn't abandon me! That ghost scared me so much I fainted; I thought I was going to die. You'll help me get rid of that ghost, won't you?"

Zenitsu said excitedly to Chiba Yo, his heart filled with joy.

"You're finally awake. Now it's up to you."

Chiba Yang chuckled, patted Zenitsu on the shoulder, said something, and then dodged away, running towards the cave entrance. Immediately afterward, the burrowing demon's stone spikes appeared in front of Zenitsu, and it roared as it charged towards him.

Upon hearing Chiba Yo's words and seeing the scene before him, Zenitsu was somewhat bewildered and stood frozen in place.

Am I dreaming? Or am I still unconscious?

Just then, a stone spike flew past Zenitsu's ear, and the sound of it cutting through the air made Zenitsu realize that this was not a dream.

Several more stone spikes flew towards Zenitsu's face, and the burrowing demon was already close at hand, its ugly appearance terrifying.

"Help!!!"

With tears welling in his eyes, Zenitsu yelled and leaped left and right, dodging the stone spikes flying towards him.

After this period of training, Zenitsu's speed has improved considerably. He dodged all the stone spikes without them even touching him.

"I'll kill you first, you coward, and then deal with the guy who kicked me twice!" the burrowing demon shouted, his hands covered in stone spikes as he thrust them at Zenitsu.

Zenitsu easily dodged the demon's attack and then instinctively tried to escape.

"Don't be afraid of Zenitsu. Didn't you say you would work hard?" Chiba Yo's voice rang out from behind. He hadn't run far. His actions just now were only to make room for Zenitsu and the burrowing demon's battle, and also to prevent Zenitsu from relying on him.

"Think of Nezuko, think of Mr. Kuwajima Jigoro, believe in yourself, don't always think about giving up!" Chiba Yang shouted to Zenitsu, hoping that he could do something different from usual, and be able to face and kill the demon in a clear-headed state.

Chiba Yo believes that Zenitsu's fear of demons stems from a lack of confidence in his own abilities. He believes he is incapable and that fighting demons could be fatal.

Even though his strength was already considerable and he had slain many evil spirits, he had done it while unconscious, and he himself was unaware of it.

If he were to slay a demon while fully conscious, he would likely be less afraid and gradually gain confidence in himself.

Upon hearing Chiba Yo's words, Zenitsu's mind flashed with images of Nezuko and Kuwajima Jigoro, and Jigoro's words of instruction echoed in his mind.

No matter how painful it is, never run away to the easy way!

Zenitsu stopped in his tracks as he was about to turn around, his right hand resting on the hilt of his sword.

"Yang! You're a devil! I'm not going to talk to you for the next couple of days!"

Zenitsu, with tears and snot streaming down his face, shouted loudly.

Zenitsu had this feeling since Chiba Yo was training them, and this incident made him even more convinced that Chiba Yo was a reincarnation of a devil, able to come up with such a method to deal with him.

"Go to hell! Coward!"

The burrowing demon had already reached Zenitsu, and the stone spikes covering its hands were only centimeters away from piercing his throat. Chiba Yo was also focused on watching the battle, preventing any unexpected events from occurring.

"Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap Flash!"

A sobbing voice echoed in the cave, and the burrowing demon's stone spikes had even touched Zenitsu's neck.

Upon hearing this voice, Chiba Yo smiled.

Hehehe, one died!

A cruel smile appeared on the burrowing demon's face, but the next moment its expression froze. The figure in front of it turned into golden lightning, and what it touched was just an afterimage.

The burrowing demon sensed something was wrong and immediately turned its head to look for Zenitsu's figure, but it didn't realize that its perspective had changed as soon as it turned its head.

Before it appeared a figure crouching, its right hand gripping the hilt of a knife, the blade already sheathed.

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A dizzying sensation swept over it, and the burrowing demon experienced a violent feeling of weightlessness. At that moment, it realized that it had been beheaded.

Damn it, how could this be? He's such a coward, I never expected him to be so strong...

A strong sense of resentment welled up in its heart. The burrowing ghost's body had already begun to turn to ashes. It never expected that the guy in front of it would have such strength. His speed was so fast that it couldn't even see him clearly. It was beheaded before it could even see what the man's knife looked like.

Zenitsu sheathed his Nichirin Blade. He was still a little scared, but much better than before.

Because it was the first time Zenitsu had fought a demon while he was conscious, and the demon's attack was about to hit him, he immediately used his strongest moves. However, the demon's strength was not as great as he had imagined, and Zenitsu's own strength was not as weak as he thought.

With trembling hands, Zenitsu removed his sword from the hilt. He mustered his courage and turned around. The demon that had just terrified him was now decapitated.

"You little brat..." the burrowing demon cried out unwillingly. Its body had completely turned to ashes, and then its head also vanished into thin air. Zenitsu's fear immediately lessened considerably.

"I knew you could do it. How about it? Demons aren't as scary as you thought, are they? You're already quite strong. You can easily kill these ordinary demons. Even a Lower Moon demon shouldn't be a match for you."

Chiba Yo walked towards Zenitsu with a smile. He could sense that Zenitsu's fear had diminished considerably, and the plan had been a success. Although there had been some minor setbacks, the plan had still gotten on track smoothly thanks to his efforts.

Upon hearing Chiba Yo's voice, Zenitsu angrily turned around and immediately lunged at him, tears still streaming down his face, shouting, "Yo! You..."

Zenitsu suddenly remembered what he had just said halfway through his shout, and swallowed the rest of his words back. He turned his head away and stopped talking to Chiba Yo. After taking a few deep breaths to calm himself down, he walked out of the cave.

Seeing this, Chiba Yo followed him out of the cave, not paying much attention to Zenitsu's little temper. Knowing Zenitsu as he did, he knew he wouldn't hold it in for long, and Zenitsu wasn't unaware of his reasons for doing so.

"It's my fault for not explaining things clearly to you this time. I'm sorry. I'll treat you to dinner later," Chiba Yo said as he walked up to Zenitsu.

Although Chiba Yo was quite poor before, practically penniless, the Demon Slayer Corps offered him very good treatment, especially after he became a Pillar. Pillar-level swordsmen could earn as much salary as they wanted.

However, swordsmen who can become pillars are all people with a strong sense of righteousness and do not care too much about money. Sometimes, their salary is even less than that of the lowest-ranking Gui-level swordsmen.

Even the jewels and ornaments on Uzui Tengen's body were bought with the savings he accumulated when he was a ninja, and he did not use the privileges of a Pillar.

Chiba Yo also doesn't earn much salary, but he can still afford to treat others to a meal.

"Then I forgive you."

After hearing Chiba Yo's words, Zenitsu turned around and accepted his apology. Then he couldn't hold back any longer and began to complain to Chiba Yo.

"I know you mean well, but that ghost was absolutely terrifying! Its face suddenly appeared in front of me and scared me so much I fainted! I thought I was going to die!"

Zenitsu always thought he was going to die whenever he encountered a demon and fainted. However, except for the time at Mount Natagumo, he always woke up perfectly fine, and the demon he encountered disappeared. He attributed all of this to his luck and believed that he couldn't possibly be so lucky every time.

I wonder what those ghosts he killed while he was unconscious would think after learning about this.

"You shouldn't be so scared now, right? After all, you killed it all by yourself." Chiba Yo asked Zenitsu with a smile.

"I'm not as scared anymore, but I'm still definitely scared. After all, those demons look so terrifying, not even a fraction as cute as Nezuko. Otherwise, I definitely wouldn't be afraid of them!" Zenitsu said somewhat angrily.

Upon hearing Nezuko's name, Zenitsu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and excitedly asked Chiba Yang, "By the way, Yang, as a Pillar, you can command swordsmen of lower rank than you in the Demon Slayer Corps, right?"

"Then could you let Nezuko and I go on the next mission? Neither Nezuko nor I have reached Pillar level yet. If you do, I'll definitely work hard! I'll never be afraid of demons to protect Nezuko!"

As Zenitsu spoke, he began to imagine the scene in his mind: he was carrying a box containing Nezuko, and he was always happy when he went on missions. At night, he could release Nezuko and the two of them would hold hands and travel together.

After encountering the ghost, Nezuko looked scared and said to him, "Zenitsu-nii, I'm so scared..."

She was also pulling on his sleeve, which looked incredibly cute.

Then he smiled calmly, took Nezuko's little hand and said to her, "Don't worry, I will protect you and won't let anything hurt you!"

“Brother Zenitsu…”

Nezuko then showed a touched expression.

He turned around, gripped the hilt of the Nichirin Blade under Nezuko's worried gaze, and transformed into a bolt of lightning, instantly beheading the powerful demon.

Wow! Zenitsu-nii is amazing!

"Hahaha, thank goodness."

Nezuko was delighted to see him slaying the demon and immediately praised him. He happily responded, and the two continued on their way hand in hand, having already ignored a certain insignificant passerby.

"Heh...hehehehe..."

As Zenitsu imagined these wonderful scenes, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, though he didn't know why the scenes were set in a peach orchard.

Chiba Yo watched as Zenitsu finished recounting his whimsical ideas and then chuckled to himself. He couldn't help but sigh and shake his head, feeling that Zenitsu's obsession with cute girls had reached a terrifying level.

"Stop dreaming. The Pillars themselves are all very powerful, and there are very few situations where you need to be mobilized, let alone just you and Nezuko. Of course, I would never do that."

Putting aside the possibility of this happening, even if it did, do you think Tanjiro would entrust Nezuko to you with peace of mind?