Demon Slayer: The Second God Who Walks the Earth

"Lord Tenon, do we all need to go together when searching for Muzan? If not, even if we find him, we won't be able to start the final battle immediately, right?"

At this moment, Obana asked Amane a question.

"No need. The search for Muzan will be handled by others. Once they find Muzan, they will send everyone there using special methods, so there's no need to worry about that," Amane replied.

After hearing Amane's explanation, Obanai remained silent.

Tianyin continued, "The participants in the final battle are all of you here..."

"Wait, all the pillars have been sent to participate in the final battle, so how can we ensure the safety of our lord?"

Upon hearing this, Sanemi asked a question.

"I think we should leave at least two pillars to protect our lord, right?"

Sanemi's words were accepted by all the pillars.

“That’s right! I think it should be like that too!” Kyojuro agreed loudly.

Although Chiba Yo had discussed this issue with his lord before and received a negative answer, he still felt that his lord should be equipped with pillars to protect his safety.

With all the pillars present today, perhaps this proposal can be made possible.

"Thank you all for your concern for the safety of our leader, but Yaozai always believes that the pillars are the most valuable fighting force in the team and should not be used arbitrarily to protect his own safety."

The heads of the Ubuyashiki family have never assigned themselves personal bodyguards.

Kagaya anticipated this might be raised before I even attended the meeting, and he said he would absolutely not agree to it, telling everyone to stop worrying about it.

Amane rejected the Pillars' suggestion, which was also Kagaya's intention.

Almost every meeting of the Pillars brought up this matter, but Yao-ya never agreed to it.

Upon hearing this, the pillars fell silent. Although they were worried, they could not disobey their lord's wishes.

Then Amane continued, "Now only two Upper Moons remain under Muzan's command. Upper Moon Six was killed by Lord Uzui and Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke. Upper Moon Four was killed by Lord Rengoku, Lord Tokito, Lord Kanroji, and Genya. Upper Moon Five and Upper Moon One were killed by Lord Chiba."

Only Upper Moon Two and Upper Moon Three remain among the Upper Moons. Adding Muzan himself, our main enemies in the final battle are these three.

Tenon didn't mention the demon that might possess spatial abilities, because that matter had already been handed over to Chiba Yo.

After hearing Tenon's words, the few Pillars who hadn't killed the Upper Moons felt somewhat envious, especially Chiba Yang, who had killed two Upper Moons, one of whom was Upper Moon One. Such a feat seemed to be unheard of in the history of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Chapter 146 Allocation of Combat Force

If we really have to count, Chiba Yo killed a total of three Upper Moons. Kaigaku was relatively weak, but he did serve as an Upper Moon for a few days.

"Although these two Upper Moons may not necessarily be by Muzan's side, we must consider the worst-case scenario in order to avoid any unforeseen circumstances."

Even in this situation, we still have the upper hand.

Once we reach Muzan's side, in order to kill him as quickly as possible, we need to assign tasks to each of us.

"Our lord has already thought this through, and I will now inform everyone of the arrangements."

Tianyin spoke to everyone in the room.

Currently, they have fifteen people on their side, while Muzan's side only has three high-end combatants, including him. This means that each demon can be assigned five opponents, including three Pillars.

Upon hearing Tianyin's words, everyone listened intently, with most secretly hoping to fight Muzan.

"The first task is to select the people to deal with Muzan. These will be Chiba Yo, Himejima Gyomei, Shinazugawa Sanemi, Shinazugawa Genya, and Kamado Tanjiro."

Upon hearing this news, Sanemi felt both excited and worried. He wanted to deal with Muzan, but he didn't want Genya to do the same.

However, considering that the two strongest members of the Demon Slayer Corps were also among them, Sanemi's worries lessened somewhat.

"Amitabha... We will definitely complete this mission and kill Muzan Kibutsuji!"

Xingming clasped his hands together, tears streaming down his face, and spoke resolutely.

Xiaoban felt slightly disappointed when she heard that she wasn't among those chosen to deal with Muzan.

"Next up is Upper Moon Two, which will be eliminated by Shinobu Kocho, Giyu Tomioka, Tengen Uzui, Inosuke, and Kanao Tsuyuri."

Tianyin continued.

"Hahaha, I will definitely cut off that Upper Moon Two's head!"

Upon hearing his name, Inosuke laughed heartily twice and said...

Shinobu Kocho was not surprised by this assignment; it was the result of her request to her lord.

She knew in advance that a decisive battle was about to take place, and she also knew who her opponents might be.

Although Kanae didn't tell her whether the demon who killed her sister was an Upper Moon demon, her sister was already a Pillar at the time, so it was almost certain that the one who killed her was an Upper Moon demon.

All four Upper Moons have been eliminated. Shinobu Kocho learned about the appearances of these Upper Moons from the descriptions of the other Pillars, but none of them matched Kanae's description at the time of her death.

Meanwhile, Upper Moon Three was also encountered by Kyojuro and the others, and it wasn't the murderer who killed her sister either. So, this demon can only be the final Upper Moon Two.

After analyzing this point, Shinobu approached her lord and asked him to let her participate in the battle of Upper Moon Two during the final battle, which her lord eventually agreed to.

"The final Upper Moon Three, Akaza, will be entrusted to Kyojuro Rengoku, Obanai Iguro, Mitsuri Kanroji, Muichiro Tokito, and Zenitsu Agatsuma."

Does anyone have any questions about this? If not, then we'll proceed with this in the final battle.

Tianyin looked at everyone and said.

Since Kyojuro had fought Akaza before and knew it well, it was only natural to hand it over to him to deal with.

After hearing the distribution plan from Tenon, everyone responded in unison. Zenitsu was scared, but he didn't show it too much. He had also grown a lot.

Although Obanai was somewhat disappointed that he wasn't included in the list of those to fight Muzan, he was quite pleased to be able to fight alongside Mitsuri and have the opportunity to protect her.

Of course, even without that, he would still obey his lord's arrangements.

"Since everyone has no questions, let's use this plan when we fight the final battle," Tianyin said.

Then she turned to look at Hinai and Hinata, and the two of them understood. They got up and took a tray from a table in the room, on which were thirteen vials of medicine.

"This is a medicine that can suppress the negative effects of the spots. After injecting it, even if the spots are activated, the situation of not living past the age of twenty-five will no longer occur. According to the developer's judgment, even if the spots are activated, after using the medicine, one can live to at least sixty years old without any accidents."

Hina and Hinata placed the tray in front of everyone, and Amane looked at everyone and began to explain.

Chiba Yo and Kocho Shinobu were not included in the thirteen potions; the former was not needed, and the latter had already been used after the potion was successfully developed.

Tenon did not mention Tamayo's name, which was at Tamayo's own request.

"Take one of these medicines each and use them as soon as possible," Tianyin continued.

Afterwards, everyone in the room except for Chiba Yo and Kocho Shinobu took a vial of medicine, and the people who received the medicine immediately used it on the spot.

"This must have been made by a butterfly, thank you so much!" Kyojuro said loudly to Shinobu Kocho after using the potion.

Although he was not afraid of death, he believed that it would be a good thing to survive. He also wanted to help his father stop being so depressed and to take good care of his younger brother, Senjuro.

Upon hearing this, Shinobu Kocho shook her head.

"I only deserve part of the credit for the research and development; others also helped with this."

Shinobu Kocho did not overlook the contributions of Tamayo and Yushiro. Although she was reluctant to admit it, they did play a significant role in the matter, and because of this incident, Shinobu Kocho's original hostility towards them had basically disappeared.

Having worked together for so long, she knew best the efforts that Tamayo and Yushiro had made to eliminate Muzan as soon as possible, and even though they were demons, they still earned her respect.

About half an hour later, the meeting ended, and they all temporarily waited at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.

After leaving the mansion, Zenitsu called out to Chiba Yo.

"Yang, what criteria were used to select the participants for this mission?" Zenitsu asked Chiba Yang, seemingly preoccupied with something.

"Strength? What's wrong with it?"

Chiba Yo replied with some confusion, as he could also tell that Zenitsu seemed to have something on his mind.

"Is that so... Yang, come here for a moment, I have some questions for you."

Zenitsu was stunned for a moment after hearing Chiba Yo's answer, then pulled Chiba Yo away from the crowd.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

After being dragged to a secluded spot by Zenitsu, Chiba Yo asked him a question.

Chiba Yo is now wondering if Zenitsu is afraid and doesn't want to participate in the final battle.

Thinking about this, he really wasn't sure how he should handle it if the other person said that.

Fortunately, Zenitsu wasn't talking about that, but he was referring to something that Chiba Yo was having a hard time dealing with.

"Yang, if it's based on strength, I have a senior brother who is stronger than me, so why wasn't he selected?"

Moreover, I haven't seen him for a long time. I used to be able to bump into him occasionally, but now I can't see him at all. I asked the other members of the Demon Slayer Corps, and they all said they hadn't seen him either.

I feel something's off. Yang, have you ever met my senior brother? His name is Kaiyue.

Chapter 147 Revealing the Truth

Chiba Yo fell silent upon hearing this. However, he had anticipated this situation and had already considered what to do after it happened. He did not intend to hide this from Zenitsu.

"I've seen..."

Chiba Yo looked at Zenitsu and said.

"That's good. I thought something had happened to him. If that were the case, Grandpa would be heartbroken."

Zenitsu was relieved upon hearing this and smiled as he spoke.

Seeing Zenitsu's relaxed expression, Chiba Yo felt a little reluctant.

At the same time, he realized from Zenitsu's words that his tolerance of Kaigaku seemed to be largely due to not wanting to make Kuwashima Jigoro feel sad.

Therefore, even though Kaigaku's attitude towards him was extremely hostile, he endured it.

He and Kaigaku are almost opposites; one is completely ungrateful, while the other can endure anything for the kindness others have shown him.

When Chiba Yo visited Kuwajima Jigoro's house last time, he learned about Zenitsu's past. He had been swindled out of all his money by a woman and was heavily in debt. Kuwajima Jigoro found out about him, paid off his debts, and took him on as a disciple.

Unlike most other members who joined the Demon Slayer Corps, he didn't have much reason to hunt demons, and he didn't have any direct hatred for them.

However, he still joined the Demon Slayer Corps, and despite his immense fear, he has persevered to this day because he wants to fulfill Jigoro Kuwashima's expectations...

“Kaigaku… is dead… I killed it with my own hands…”

Chiba Yo said in a somewhat heavy voice. His heaviness was not because of the killing of Kaigaku, but because he had to tell Zenitsu about it.

"Ha...haha, you're kidding me, right?"

Zenitsu's pupils shrank upon hearing this, and he said in disbelief.

"No kidding."

Chiba Yo replied to Zenitsu that he felt Zenitsu should be able to handle it and did not intend to hide the matter from him.

Upon hearing this, Zenitsu fell silent, realizing that Chiba Yo was not joking.

"What...did Senior Brother Kaiyue do?"

Zenitsu believed that Chiba Yo wouldn't do this without a reason. He knew Kaigaku quite well, and when this happened, his first thought was that Kaigaku had done something unforgivable.

Zenitsu respected his senior brother, but he couldn't bring himself to like him. Although he had tried his best to get along with Kaigaku in order to make Kuwajima Jigoro happy, he was still beaten and ostracized by him.

"When I last encountered it, it was the new Upper Moon... It had already killed an entire village, and there were probably many more innocent people killed before that."

Moreover, its consciousness is clear…

Chiba Hinata Zenitsu replied.

Upon hearing Chiba Yo's answer, Zenitsu trembled slightly.

Zenitsu believed that Chiba Yo wouldn't lie to him about such a serious matter, but it was indeed difficult for him to accept for a while.

Does Grandpa know?

After a moment of silence, Zenitsu asked Chiba Yo.

Chiba Yo sensed the worry in his words and noticed that Zenitsu's frivolousness had disappeared, and his expression was much more serious and solemn than before.

"Currently, the only people who know this news besides the two of us are our lord and Lord Tianyin, and our lord has already agreed to keep this news a secret."

If anyone else or Mr. Kuwashima finds out about this, Mr. Kuwashima will be severely punished according to the team rules..."

Chiba Hinata Zenitsu replied.

Zenitsu felt a little relieved upon hearing this, and he also understood what Chiba Yo meant by the severe punishment.