Demon Slayer: The Second God Who Walks the Earth

I had completely given up hope, but recently more and more women have been disappearing from the red-light district, and even the owner of Kyogoku-ya has died.

Rumors circulated that they had all successfully escaped, but having lived here since childhood, I naturally didn't believe it. Since most of the missing sisters were courtesans, I also began to feel anxious and afraid.

Just then, a customer offered to buy my freedom, take me away from here, and marry me...

Chiba Yo sat quietly listening to Koika's story. He now had a general understanding of what the entertainment district was, but for some reason, he felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Koika's last sentence.

"Normally, I would have just laughed it off and not believed him, but what happened during that time terrified me, and I couldn't wait to escape from here."

I knew that if I really tried to escape on my own, I would 'disappear' like those other women, so I agreed when the customer offered to redeem me.

The customer said he would go back to raise the money and arranged to come one night to redeem me, but before he came to redeem me, I first encountered Warabihime, the courtesan of Kyogoku-ya...

She's the culprit who made those sisters disappear. After hearing that I was going to be redeemed tonight, she grabbed me and said she was going to eat me.

Then Tanjiro came and saved me.

After escaping the brothel, I didn't go too far. Instead, I waited at the intersection leading to Yoshiwara brothel all night. Partly because I was worried about Kotan, and partly because I still held onto a sliver of hope.

But in the end, I didn't see the customer I was supposed to meet all night..."

At this point, Koi Natsu gave a bitter smile, and Chiba Yo could clearly sense her disappointment and sorrow.

"When Xiao Tan said he was leaving, I told him, 'Even if I were a courtesan, there would still be men willing to marry me.' Now it seems that was just wishful thinking on my part..."

Seeing Koi Natsu's expression, Chiba Yo felt a pang of heartache, but he didn't say anything, because Koi Natsu had clearly heard too much of what he was talking about.

Saying things like "Don't give up hope" or "There will definitely be someone who truly cares about you" is completely useless.

Chapter 132 The Poor Half-Tengu

Perhaps because she and her son were abandoned by their father, Chiba Yo felt deep sympathy for Koika after hearing her story, but he also had many important things to do and couldn't help her.

"Thank you for listening to me. I feel better after talking about it."

After recounting her experience, Koi Kaori let out a long sigh of relief, feeling much better. Seeing that Chiba Yo hadn't said anything, she stood up and thanked him.

"I've been out for quite some time now, so it's time for me to go back. I wish you all the best in your military endeavors. Goodbye."

Koi Natsu smiled and bowed slightly to Chiba Yo, then turned and walked out.

"Miss Koi-ka..."

At that moment, Chiba Yang called out.

Li Xia turned around with some confusion upon hearing this.

"I'll come find you later," Chiba Yo said, looking at Koi Natsu.

He ultimately made empty promises, but whether those promises will become reality depends on what he does in the future.

Koi Natsu was slightly surprised by Chiba Yo's words, then smiled and nodded, but she didn't take them to heart and turned to leave.

Koi Natsu gave Chiba Yo a very comfortable feeling, especially when he heard her voice; he didn't want her to be imprisoned.

However, he still has many important things to do. He wants to redeem her after he finishes these things. He hasn't thought about what to do after that yet, but he does have a plan for what to do after he kills Muzan.

Koika's figure disappeared from sight, and Chiba Yo turned and walked back into the house...

After having lunch at Fujiya House, Chiba Yo's clothes were ready to wear.

After changing into his team uniform and putting on the kimono that Kyojuro had bought for him, Chiba Yo picked up his Nichirin Blade and prepared to leave.

He hadn't expected that what he originally just wanted to have breakfast would end up taking so long at the Fuji House, but now it was time to leave.

The old woman escorted Chiba Yang to the door, and then she took out two flints.

Sparks flew as the flints struck each other. After striking the flints twice, the old woman put them away.

This behavior is to ward off misfortune.

"I wish you good luck in martial arts."

The old woman bent down and offered her blessings to Chiba Yo.

Upon hearing her words, Chiba Yo closed his eyes and bowed slightly to express his gratitude.

After leaving the Fuji House, Chiba Yo tied the letter that Koika had given to Tanjiro to the crow's leg, so that it could return to headquarters to deliver the letter to Tanjiro, and at the same time check if there were any missions for him.

When we left Chiba Yo, Crow seemed quite happy, cawing several times.

Alright, now it's time to move on to the next area as planned to look for clues about Muzan. Hopefully, we'll find something...

After looking at the map, Chiba Yo followed the road to the next place...

That same night, in the other side of the swordsmith village, Kyojuro, Muichiro, Mitsuri, and Genya surrounded a body that had been hacked beyond recognition, but could still vaguely make out the appearance of an old man.

"Is this guy still alive? I think we need to cut him a few more times."

Muichiro stared at the body lying on the ground, his eyes somewhat dazed, and said, already preparing to strike with the makeshift Nichirin Blade in his hand.

"You bunch of bullies who only know how to bully the weak, you'll get your comeuppance someday!"

Just then, the body on the ground began to turn to ashes, and at the same time, a voice came from the body. The heart had also been shattered, and the main body of the tengu hiding inside was finally killed.

Hantengu, having failed to gain favor with Muzan and instead being scolded, and whose plan to bring an Upper Moon swordsman with him was also rejected, went alone to the swordsmith village, intending to take action against the swordsmiths there under the cover of night.

As it turned out, Kyojuro happened to be staying at the house of the swordsmith he attacked, and the two immediately engaged in battle. After resting in the swordsmith village for more than half a month, Kyojuro's body was basically fine, and the bandage on his left eye had been removed. He could now barely open his left eye, but his vision was still not very clear.

However, this did not have much impact on his strength. In addition, he had already activated his mark and crimson blade, and he was already able to fight Hantengu to a draw by himself. Afterwards, Muichiro, Mitsuri, and Genya, who later arrived at the swordsmith village, also rushed over after hearing the commotion.

What followed was an almost overwhelming battle. Hantengu's single clone was no match for a single Pillar. Even when he finally merged into Zahabten, he could only overpower one of the Pillars. Facing three Pillars and one Demon Eater, with one Pillar having a Demon Mark and all three Pillars possessing Crimson Blades, Hantengu was completely unable to cope.

In less than an hour, the three pillars joined forces to kill the clone of the Half-Heaven Dog, and the "Hate" in which its main body was hiding was also found by Genya.

All three Pillars and Genya's attacks landed on this clone of hatred, its body was cleaved into pieces, and even the original body hidden within it was struck.

"Flame Breathing, First Form..."

"Breath of the Mist, Second Form..."

"Love Breathing, Type One..."

"Blood Demon Art..."

Upon hearing the sound emanating from the body on the ground, Kyojuro, Muichiro, Mitsuri, and Genya all tensed up and reflexively attacked the Hantengu body on the ground.

"Shiranui!" "Yae Mist!" "The Trembling of First Love!" "The Tree of Karma!"

Kyojuro's fiery slash, Muichiro's eight-hit combo, Mitsuri's rapid, whip-like slashes, and Genya's firearm projectile imbued with Blood Demon Art all landed almost simultaneously on the remains of the Hantengu on the ground.

When the smoke cleared, the ground was completely empty.

"It seems he's really dead this time!"

Kyojuro looked at the ground and spoke.

"It seems so."

Muichiro nodded and continued.

"So that means...we killed the Upper Moon?" Mitsuri asked excitedly, her face flushed.

Genya was also incredibly excited at this moment. Although he didn't participate much in this battle, this was, after all, an Upper Moon, and not everyone gets the chance to fight an Upper Moon. What's more, they won. Although he was carried to victory by the three Pillars, it still counts as a win.

Even if he can't be promoted to Pillar directly because of this, this experience will definitely bring him a big step closer to becoming a Pillar.

"That's right! This demon is indeed an Upper Moon! Including the two Upper Moons that Yang and Tianyuan killed before, we've now killed a total of three Upper Moons!"

Kyojuro answered loudly, feeling that the battle had given him a good workout and that he was ready to join the demon-hunting missions immediately.

"We've accomplished everything we needed to on this trip to the swordsmith village! It's time to head back! And it's also time for the semi-annual Pillar Meeting, so we can report this exciting good news to our lord!"

Kyojuro sheathed his Nichirin Blade, crossed his arms, and shouted.

"Unfortunately, this battle did not awaken my markings."

Muichiro sighed with some regret.

"Yes, the Zhuhe Conference is coming soon. Then we can all sit down and eat together again. I'm so excited just thinking about it!"

Mitsuri's ideas are somewhat different from others.

Chapter 133 The Last Meeting of the Infinite City

Muzan has already learned of the deaths of Kokushibo and Hantengu, and his mood has now plummeted to rock bottom.

Even Kokushibo was defeated...

Chiba Yoh! This guy is a monster just like Yoriichi! The current plan won't work either. If Akaza and Doma are also killed, they will gather all their forces to find me!

Muzan's pupils trembled and his body shook. He learned more about Chiba Yo through Kokushibo's death.

Just by seeing the scene of Kokushibo's death, Muzan seemed to feel the intense heat rushing towards him. The wounds left on his body hundreds of years ago began to ache faintly, and even now they have not been able to heal, burning him day and night.

If it were to experience something like that again, it probably would die instantly.

Then, it relayed the command to summon Akaza and Doma, the only remaining creatures in the upper moon.

Then it looked at Nakime, and a spiked whip extended from behind it, piercing directly into Nakime's head.

Nakime was knocked to the ground by the sudden attack, and then Muzan spoke:

“Narukae… I have high hopes for you, and I hope you won’t let me down.”

The slightly trembling voice revealed Muzan's unease, as a large amount of blood was being transferred from his body to Nakime.

Nakime's Blood Demon Art is its last resort. Even if it can't defeat Chiba Yo, Muzan can still escape through the Infinity Castle. At worst, after Chiba Yo and the others find him, he can have Nakime imprison them and then teleport him out. After that, he can kill Nakime. The collapsing Infinity Castle will definitely cause Chiba Yo and the others a lot of trouble.

Therefore, Nakime is now very important to him, even more so than Akaza and Doma.

Since Kokushibo is already dead, the strength of these two Upper Moons is even less significant. Improving their strength wouldn't be very useful; it would be better to enhance Nakime to strengthen her control over the Infinity Castle.

"Pfft... It's... Lord Muzan..."

As Nakime lay on the ground, her body convulsed in pain. Suddenly, she coughed up a mouthful of blood, while simultaneously sensing the blood Muzan was supplying to her and her body growing stronger.

After managing to respond to Muzan's cry with difficulty, Nakime collapsed to the ground and fell silent.

Three days later, both Doma and Akaza returned to the Infinity Castle.

Akaza stood amidst the countless demons scattered throughout the Infinite Castle, looking around but not seeing any other demons for the time being.

Am I too early... or...?

As Akaza was deep in thought, another figure descended upon the Infinite Castle.

"Ah~ it's Lord Akaza. I'm so glad to see you're alright. You must have been doing a good job with Lord Muzan's missions lately, right? You won't be running away from the Pillars again, will you?"

Upon seeing Akaza, Doma enthusiastically approached him and said some self-righteous words of concern with a smile.

Although he had expected that this guy would definitely come to disgust him, Doma's words still made Akaza's veins bulge and his fists clench so tightly they cracked.

"Why isn't Lord Akaza saying anything? I'm so worried about your safety, shouldn't you say thank you? Being rude is not a good habit."

Seeing Akaza's indifferent reaction, Doma looked somewhat worried and said to it.

Akaza's anger surged. Without saying a word, he swung his right fist at Doma's head with all his might.

Doma's entire head was smashed by Akaza's punch, and blood and flesh splattered everywhere.

"You'd better shut your mouth, or I'll definitely kill you!"

Akaza, radiating murderous intent, coldly addressed Doma.

"Lord Akaza is as irritable as ever. Although I can remain silent for the time being in order to maintain harmony with Lord Akaza, I don't think you can kill him."

"After all, we're both ghosts; we shouldn't be able to kill each other."

Flesh buds grew from the severed neck and quickly formed a head. Doma was restored to normal and solemnly reminded Akaza with his right index finger raised, his expression unusually serious.

Akaza slowly turned his head to look at Doma, whose expression remained unchanged.

Just as Akaza was about to disregard everything and unleash the Destruction Killer to beat up Doma, a voice rang out, interrupting its thoughts.

"Lord Muzan has arrived."

The sound of a biwa (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument) began, and Nakime appeared there at some unknown time, followed by Muzan's figure descending to her side.

Akaza could only suppress his anger and kneel down on one knee.

"Greetings, Lord Muzan..."

Doma quickly knelt down on the ground, but his expression remained playful.