Demon Slayer: The Second God Who Walks the Earth

"Thank you for your hard work. Zenitsu can be quite noisy quite often," Chiba Yo said to the hidden team member with a hint of helplessness.

"More than just a little! He's the noisiest person I've ever seen in the world... Eh?" The member of the Hidden Team was about to condemn Zenitsu indignantly when he suddenly realized something was wrong. He turned his head and saw Chiba Yo.

"Chiba-sama... Lord Chiba! Please don't misunderstand. Although this wounded soldier is a bit noisy, I have been taking good care of him and haven't slacked off at all!"

The hidden team member hurriedly and frantically explained.

The swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps are revered by the members of the Kakunobu. Because of their lack of talent or other reasons, they cannot fight against demons. They greatly admire these swordsmen and are therefore willing to take good care of them.

"Yes, I know. I'll have to trouble you again in the future." Qianye Yang smiled and said to him, then pushed open the door and walked into the ward, leaving the hidden team members standing there somewhat confused.

Why would Lord Chiba, a Pillar, visit a lower-ranking soldier? Could this blond soldier be his stepson? And what about all my earlier grumbling…?

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt uneasy.

As soon as the hospital room door opened, Zenitsu's cries assaulted Chiba Yo's eardrums. Chiba Yo even wondered how Zenitsu's hearing was so good despite his loud cries. Could it be that high-pitched sounds could open up his ears and improve his hearing?

"Stop yelling, you're not really going to lose your leg!" Chiba Yo shouted as he closed the door, covered one ear, and Zenitsu yelled.

Last night's discussion did not yield any effective plans, so the master intends to first search for the so-called blue spider lily as Tamayo suggested, and at the same time arrange residence and research facilities for Tamayo in a place relatively close to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters so that she can develop the potion.

After running around the headquarters with Kyojuro a few times this morning, Chiba Yo heard that Tanjiro and the others had finished their surgeries, so he came over to visit them.

Upon hearing Chiba Yo's voice, Zenitsu paused for a moment and stopped crying, but then cried even louder.

"Yang!!! My leg seems to be broken!! And it broke while I was asleep!! How could this happen! Why do strange things always happen to me when I wake up!! Waaaaaah..."

Chiba Yo had already used his Transparent World to check Zenitsu's leg condition. It was just because he had overused his Divine Speed. If he had used Divine Speed ​​twice after using it once, this situation wouldn't have occurred. After all, Chiba Yo had already enabled Zenitsu to use Divine Speed ​​multiple times a day during previous training.

So it's highly likely that he ended up like this because he used the "Divine Speed" combo twice in a row, and his legs couldn't withstand the speed and broke.

Although it sounds scary, he will recover quickly with his physical condition, as long as he cooperates with the treatment.

"Shut your mouth, and I'll make sure you don't encounter strange things every time you wake up!" Chiba Yang shouted at Zenitsu while covering his ears.

Upon hearing this, Zenitsu stopped and asked, somewhat uncertainly, "Really?"

“Of course it’s true. When have I ever lied to you?” Chiba Yo replied.

“You lied to me during the last mission we did together, and more than once,” Zenitsu said, staring at Chiba Yo.

"Ahem, that time was out of necessity. I was just trying to make you bolder. I definitely won't lie to you this time." Chiba Yang thought about it and realized that was indeed the case. He coughed twice and said to him.

"Alright then, I'll trust you one more time." Zenitsu believed Chiba Yo after hearing this.

"We still need Chutaro's help with this."

Chiba Yo said to Zenitsu, and then reached out his hand to Kiutarou.

“Come on, Chutaro.”

Upon hearing Chiba Yang's voice, Chutaro jumped curiously onto his hand; it recognized Chiba Yang.

After Chutaro jumped onto his hand, Chiba Yo held it to his mouth, turned around and whispered to it, "Next time Zenitsu falls asleep during a mission, you should pinch his nose with your paw to wake him up."

Chapter 109 Encounter with Kaigaku

"Chirp! Chirp!"

After hearing what Chiba Yo said, Chutaro flapped its wings and nodded its little head.

"Yang, what did you say to Chutaro?" Zenitsu asked curiously.

"Telling you won't have any effect."

Chiba Yo said mysteriously.

He then added, "Don't worry, you will never encounter strange things when you wake up again."

He will definitely see Chutaro first when he wakes up in the future.

Chutaro also turned his head and chirped twice at Zenitsu, as if echoing Chiba Yo's words.

Zenitsu looked at Chutaro and for some reason felt that it had a fierce look in its eyes, which made him feel a little cold.

"Okay... alright," Zenitsu replied, swallowing hard and sounding doubtful.

Just then, a crow landed by the window.

"Wow! Wow!"

"what!!!"

Zenitsu was startled by the sudden noise; if it weren't for his leg injury, he probably would have jumped up from the bed.

"Gah!!!"

The crow was startled by Zenitsu's reaction and flapped its wings, falling to the ground.

Fortunately, Chiba Yo reacted quickly and caught it, and he also realized that it was his own crow.

"Is there another mission?"

Chiba Yo abandoned his relaxed attitude and became serious.

At the same time, I was a little surprised that this new mission came so quickly.

After resting for a while, the crow regained its energy, stood up in Chiba Yang's hands, flapped its wings, and cried out to Chiba Yang:

"North-Northeast! North-Northeast! North-Northwest! North-Northwest! There are signs of ghosts in two places! Chiba Haru, hurry and eliminate them! Waaaaa!"

They are two separate places, and they are so far apart.

Chiba Yo felt even stranger. He used to receive almost no messages from ghosts, but now he received two in a row.

"Goodbye Zenitsu, I have to go on a mission. I wish you a speedy recovery."

After saying goodbye to Zenitsu, Chiba Yo left in a hurry.

One night three weeks later

Chiba Yo was walking down the road when he realized that he had already dealt with the two ghosts that the crow had mentioned.

Those two demons were probably newly created and didn't hide their whereabouts much. Chiba Yang killed them with a single strike when he arrived at the location, using the time he spent traveling.

In the past two weeks, he ran from his own guard zone to Kyojuro's guard zone and back to his own guard zone. In between, he also received a new mission from the crow and killed two more demons, which were similar to the previous two, extremely weak and unaware of how to hide their strength.

Could it be that Muzan has reappeared?

The events that had occurred during this period made Chiba Yo think that he still believed that only Muzan could turn humans into demons.

Now that the mission is complete, why not wander around and see if I'm lucky enough to run into Muzan...?

Thinking this way, Chiba Yang didn't head towards the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. This mission didn't involve any important information, so there was no need to report to his lord. Chiba Yang simply decided to wander around and try his luck to see if he could have another chance encounter with Muzan.

He vowed that if he were to encounter it again, he would never let it slip away from his sight this time.

As Chiba Yo left the town, he found a mountain path. Remembering what Tamayo had mentioned about the blue spider lily, Chiba Yo guessed that Muzan might also go to such mountains to look for the blue spider lily, so he walked along the mountain path.

The night was incredibly quiet. Although there were chirping insects and birds, it only made the silence more profound. As the saying goes, "The chirping of insects and the cawing of crows make the night even more serene."

Because demons appear at night, the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen have no choice but to adapt to the demons' habits and move around at night during missions, sometimes even working day and night for their missions.

Before he knew it, Chiba Yo reached the end of the mountain road, where a small village with a dozen or so houses was located.

Looking at the village in front of him, Chiba Yang sensed something was wrong. Although he was still quite far away, he could already smell a faint scent of blood.

Is it another demon? Could it be Muzan?

Chiba Yo immediately gripped the hilt of his Nichirin Blade and ran toward the small village ahead.

Upon entering the village, large pools of blood were visible everywhere. Strangely, Chiba Yo also noticed that the surrounding houses had marks that looked like they had been cut by a knife.

The village shrouded in blood at night reminded Chiba Yo of the village where he lived.

Anger surged within him, and just then, Chiba Yo suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Hahaha, it's all your fault for being too weak, only able to become food to contribute to my strength."

The arrogant voice was so overpowering that Chiba Yang couldn't immediately recall who it belonged to, but he was certain he had heard it before.

It's not Muzan...

Following the sound, Chiba Yo saw a figure dressed in black. The figure's back was very familiar. He was holding a human arm in his hand and had a sword at his waist. His attire was exactly that of a Demon Slayer Corps member.

Chiba Yo thought of someone, but he wasn't sure if the person in front of him was the one he was thinking of.

Upon hearing the sound, the figure in front of him turned around, and Chiba Yang was able to see its appearance clearly.

Similarly, the figure in front of them also saw Chiba Yo.

He was slightly shocked at first, then a mocking smile appeared on his face.

"Yo, isn't this our Demon Slayer Corps's Yang Pillar, Lord Chiba? Oh wait, I can't say 'our Demon Slayer Corps' now. After all, as you can see, I'm now a demon myself."

They don't age, and they recover quickly from injuries. They don't need rigorous training; they can become strong simply by eating people.

Kaigaku spread his hands with a smile on his face, not taking Chiba Yo seriously at all, because the words "Upper Moon Six" were already engraved on his eyes.

After transforming into a demon in less than a day, Kaigaku confessed to Kokushibo that he did not know the location of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. As ordinary swordsmen, they had no right to know the exact location of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. If they wanted to return to the headquarters, they had to be escorted by several members of the Hidden Team and their eyes and ears had to be covered. He said that at the time only to save his life.

Kokushibo didn't care about any of that, he just said to make it stronger as soon as possible so it could be put to use.

In the time that followed, it began to grow stronger by eating people, and during this time it also used its own flesh and blood to forge a weapon exactly the same as the Nichirin Blade it had used before.

In just two weeks, it devoured hundreds of humans and awakened its Blood Demon Art. Its strength was recognized by Muzan, who summoned it to the Infinity Castle and made it the new Upper Moon Six after the death of the original Upper Moon Six.

Kaigaku, now an Upper Moon demon, became arrogant. Recalling his past experiences in the Demon Slayer Corps, he came to Chiba Yo's restricted area, which he had previously inquired about, wanting to avenge Chiba Yo's failure to teach him and his betrayal of Gyomei.

Kaigaku, who thought he was stronger than the Pillars, planned to punch Chiba Yo, kick Himejima Gyomei, and then kill all the swordsmen who had mocked him. But this was just a pipe dream.

Why become a demon?

With his back to the moon, Chiba Yo's face was shrouded in shadow, and at that moment he was like a volcano about to erupt.

Trying his best to suppress his anger, Chiba Yo asked Kaigaku.

Chapter 110 What is Good and Evil?

"Zenitsu respects and loves you so much that he thinks of you first when there's something good. Mr. Kuwashima treats you like family and passes on everything he knows to you without reservation."

There's also Mr. Beimingyu, who took you in when you were homeless and treated you like family.

Why betray them? Why abandon your human identity and become a demon?

Chiba Yo felt the anger in his chest was about to overflow his body.

He could already imagine how heartbroken Zenitsu and Jigoro Kuwashima would be if they found out about this, especially Jigoro Kuwashima, who, as Kaigaku's mentor, had his disciple betray the Demon Slayer Corps and become a demon. If dealt with according to the Corps' rules, he would even have to pay with his life.

Chiba Yo couldn't understand it. He knew the phrase "biting the hand that feeds you," but he never imagined that someone could be so heartless as to want to kill everyone who was genuinely kind to him, without leaving even a trace of goodwill.

The word "selfish" is not enough to describe him. Even most self-interested people would not harm others, but Kaigaku would betray his benefactor without hesitation for his own sake.

He has become pure evil, evil to the point of being nauseating.

"Shut up! What do you know! Zenitsu Gasai and that old man both deserve to die!"

Zenitsu Agatsuma is a complete waste! All he does is cry all day long; he has absolutely no self-respect or willpower.

But that damned old man actually made me and that good-for-nothing inherit the Breath of Thunder together! And he spent so much time on him, he's a complete blind fool!

And that blind man—if the other little devils in the temple hadn't chased me out, how could I have encountered evil spirits at night?

"All I did was steal a little something from someone, and they kicked me out for that? They deserved to die!"

Instead, Kaigaku roared angrily at Chiba Yo, his words full of dissatisfaction. He didn't recall a single favor done to him by others, nor did he ever reflect on whether his actions were right.

As Chiba Yo listened to its words, his body even began to tremble slightly. He remained silent, not saying a word, because he now knew that this guy in front of him only remembered other people's mistakes.

Even if it's not caused by the other person, and can't even be called a mistake, even if it's the right thing to do, as long as it harms its interests, the other person becomes the object of its resentment, and it doesn't care how much that person has done for it.

To describe someone who doesn't know how to be grateful, people often use the terms "heartless" or "ungrateful."

However, wolves, as social animals, understand teamwork and help each other, and dogs are extremely loyal to the people who feed them.

Compared to these two animals, this creature is far inferior.

Kaigaku did not stop, but continued to take stock of the "crimes" of others.

"And that blind man didn't even notice that I was kicked out. He deserved to be thrown into jail, but unfortunately he wasn't executed in the end. He even joined the Demon Slayer Corps."

"If he had been executed back then, I wouldn't have had to keep hiding in the Demon Slayer Corps."

Kaigaku calmed down a bit, but his words remained sharp and sarcastic.