Demon Slayer: The Second God Who Walks the Earth

Nezuko... Nezuko!

Seeing this, Tanjiro understood. He murmured something, tears streaming down his face, and then shouted as he ran towards Nezuko with all his might.

"Nezuko, who's back to being human... is even cuter!!!"

Zenitsu also noticed Nezuko's change. His face instantly turned bright red, as if flushed with blood. He then took off running towards Nezuko, but Chiba Yo grabbed him by the back of his collar, making it impossible for him to take another step.

"You'd better change this habit as soon as possible, otherwise... no, Nezuko will definitely hate you."

Chiba Yo said to Zenitsu with a hint of helplessness.

Zenitsu instantly snapped back to reality upon hearing this, his heart filled with terror. He turned around and grabbed Chiba Yo in a tight embrace.

"I don't want Nezuko to hate me. Yang, please teach me what to do!"

Zenitsu hugged Chiba Yo and pleaded with him while crying.

"You'll have to ask Tanjiro. He's Nezuko's brother, so he must know Nezuko very well. And if you really want to marry Nezuko in the future, you'll definitely have to get past him."

Chiba Yo shrugged and answered Zenitsu.

After hearing Chiba Yo's words, Zenitsu looked at Tanjiro thoughtfully, then nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

In front of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, Tanjiro and Nezuko embraced, both with tears in their eyes.

"I'm sorry, Nezuko... It's all my fault for not protecting you... I made you suffer so much..."

Seeing Nezuko who had turned back into a human, Tanjiro was overjoyed. At the same time, he remembered the hardships Nezuko had endured along the way and couldn't help but speak to her.

"I'm the one who should be apologizing. I almost killed my brother back then... You've suffered the most and endured the most pain and hardship along the way..."

Tanjiro joined the Demon Slayer Corps to help Nezuko return to human form, embarking on this journey, and now his long-cherished wish has finally been fulfilled.

"Everything... is in the past..."

Tanjiro released Nezuko and looked at her with a smile.

Nezuko smiled and nodded.

By this time, everyone else had arrived at the headquarters gate, and the people waiting there immediately cheered and surrounded them.

Tengen was surrounded by his three wives. As usual, Suma pointed at Shikio and cried to Tengen. Shikio yelled at her from the side. Tengen stood there looking utterly hopeless as the two of them dragged him around. Meanwhile, Hinatsuru watched them with a smile.

Yi Yong was also surrounded by a group of people. Although he had no expression on his face, he was overjoyed and had also dispelled some of his previous doubts.

It seems... I wasn't disliked after all...

The Wind Pillar and the Serpent Pillar didn't like the scene. Sanemi took Genya and Obanai took Mitsuri and left quickly. If Obanai had to watch Mitsuri being surrounded by a group of men, the Butterfly Mansion probably wouldn't have room for all its injured people today.

"Lord Chiba, congratulations on defeating Muzan and eliminating all the evil spirits!"

Chiba Yo was surrounded by a group of excited people, one of whom said to him excitedly.

Upon hearing his words, Chiba Yo smiled and nodded in response, but inwardly he felt somewhat worried. He turned his head and looked in one direction, towards Tamayo's underground research facility near the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters...

In contrast to the lively and cheerful atmosphere at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, Tamayo's research institute was unusually quiet at the moment.

Yushiro, holding Chachamaru, took out the key and opened the door to the research institute. The items inside were arranged as usual, but now only he and Chachamaru were left.

He stood at the door for a while, then went inside and put the tea cake down.

After walking a short distance, he opened the door to the laboratory inside. The various equipment in the laboratory were still there, but the medicines and materials were basically gone.

In a daze, he seemed to see Tamayo's busy figure inside, still so beautiful...

She turned her head and smiled at him, then disappeared again.

Lord Jushi...

Yushiro's body trembled slightly. He gritted his teeth, pulled the laboratory door shut, and after taking a few steps, he collapsed onto the cushion next to the table.

Sitting here, he recalled once again the conversation he had with Tamayo just before the final battle...

"Yushiro, bring me a medicine bottle."

Suddenly, that familiar voice seemed to ring in his ears again, and he immediately stood up.

"Yes, Lady Tamayo!"

After shouting in response, he quickly found a vial of medicine, then hurriedly opened the lab door again, only to find it empty...

At this moment, Chachamaru walked to Yushiro's side, looked at him with concern, and then rubbed her little head against his leg.

Looking at Chachamaru at his feet, Yushiro's emotions surged instantly. He gently picked up Chachamaru and held her in his arms, tears streaming down his face.

Lady Tamayo... I will live on... I will remember everything about you... I will wait for the day I see you again...

Chapter 160 The Demon Slayer Corps Disbands, the Curse Disappears

The group walked into the headquarters amidst laughter and cheers, surrounding the triumphant ten pillars and five other swordsmen. Just then, a hidden member rushed over, her panic and sorrow evident even in her exposed eyes.

"It's terrible! My lord... he's about to die..."

He said he wanted all the pillars to... attend the final pillar meeting..."

The hidden member, his voice slightly choked with emotion, called out to the crowd. His words silenced everyone, and the noise vanished instantly. The pillars all wore expressions of disbelief.

How could this be...? It's already this late...

Upon hearing this, Chiba Yo immediately pushed through the crowd and ran towards the lord's residence, his heart filled with sorrow.

The other pillars were also shocked by the news and broke away from the crowd, running towards the Ubuyashiki mansion...

Inside the Ubuyashiki mansion, Kagaya lay quietly on the tatami mat, the carpet beside him still stained with blood. His children and Amane knelt beside him, their eyes still filled with tears even though they had long anticipated this day. The whole room was filled with a sorrowful atmosphere.

The door to the house was not closed, and Chiba Yo arrived there first.

"My lord..."

Looking at Kagaya, whose chest was barely rising and falling on the couch, the joy of defeating Muzan was completely replaced by sorrow. He slowly walked forward and knelt down on one knee in front of Kagaya.

"Every member of the Demon Slayer Corps has a lot of pain buried in their heart. Those who join the Demon Slayer Corps are all good kids, kind and gentle."

But precisely because of this, they can empathize with the grief of others, and feel immense guilt over unavoidable events.

Kind people are always more vulnerable to being hurt.

You and Kyojuro are both considerate people. I already know what happened during the mission from the crow; you must be feeling bad about it.

The scene of his master guiding him in the past was still vivid in his mind. At that time, his master's physical condition was still good, and his words were also very strong. In the blink of an eye, Muzan has been defeated, but his master has become like this...

"Don't show such sadness... Yang..."

Last night we defeated Muzan... Today should be a day of celebration... I can die without regrets just to witness this day..."

Kagaya spoke weakly to Chiba Yo, and even though he couldn't see him, he could feel Chiba Yo's sadness.

"I owe all of this to you... If you hadn't given me that hope, I probably wouldn't have made it this far... After all, the doctors said a long time ago that I wouldn't survive..."

Thank you... Yang..."

Kagaya continued speaking to Chiba Yo, his tone still gentle, showing no fear of death, and expressed his gratitude to Chiba Yo.

"My lord's illness... is there really no other way to treat it?"

Chiba Yo glanced at Tenon beside his lord with a sliver of hope, but Tenon shook her head at him.

At this moment, the other nine Pillars also arrived, and their joy at eliminating Muzan vanished upon seeing the situation.

Kagaya also sensed their arrival. He felt a little regretful because of the Pillars' current emotions. He thought that the final meeting should be chaired by Kagaya, and that he should not tell the others his news yet, so that everyone could have a happy time in the next few days.

However, he did want to see everyone again and express his gratitude to them in person.

"Thank you for coming all this way... children... this is the last Zhuhe meeting..."

Although he felt a little conflicted, the Pillars had already arrived, so he had no choice but to continue.

"Yo, Gyomei, Sanemi, Muichiro, Kyojuro, Giyu, Tengen, Obanai, Mitsuri, Shinobu... Just last night... we successfully annihilated the demons and destroyed Muzan... The purpose of establishing the Demon Slayer Corps has been achieved..."

I hereby announce that the Demon Slayer Corps is officially disbanded today.

Yao Zai announced to everyone, his voice surprisingly rising in pitch.

"As ordered..."

Although the Pillars were saddened, they still answered their lord in unison. They had foreseen this. The demons had been eliminated, so it was only natural that the Demon Slayer Corps would disband. After all, this organization was formed to eliminate demons.

"Muichiro, I had someone draw a map of the route to your house. You can go back and take a look. Maybe you can recover some of your memories. If you want to know more about what we know, Amane will tell you later."

After announcing the disbandment of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kagaya spoke first to Muichiro. He felt that his time was running out and wanted to do one last thing for the Pillars who had made great sacrifices to eliminate demons before he died, as a final gift. He had also instructed Teruya to distribute the assets of the Ubuyashiki family to them.

Originally, the Pillars could take as much salary as they wanted, but they almost never took more. The money they received each month was even less than the fixed salary of an ordinary swordsman. Now that the Demon Slayer Corps has disbanded, Kagaya felt that at least the salary that belonged to them should be given to them.

After Yaozai finished speaking, Amane took out a map and handed it to Muichiro.

"Thank you, my lord..."

Muichiro took the map, and at this moment, he felt sadness, as he had lost his emotions due to amnesia.

Then a scene appeared in his mind: in a small wooden house, a child covered in blood was lying on the floor. The child looked almost exactly like him, and was crying as if he was saying something to him, but he couldn't hear him. He only felt that his emotions at that time were similar to those now.

The scene flashed by, and when Muichiro tried to recall it, he couldn't remember it at all.

“Kyojuro, I also know about Makijuro’s situation. Now that the demons have been destroyed and Muzan has been killed, telling him this news might cheer him up. I wish you both harmony and happiness.”

Kagaya then spoke to Kyojuro.

"Little Bané, the sins committed by your clan should not be placed solely on your head. You did not commit them; you were even a victim. So don't always think of yourself as carrying a sinful bloodline..."

Kagaya gave each Pillar a word of advice or blessing. When he finished speaking, Mitsuri, who was more sentimental, was already sobbing uncontrollably. Although the other Pillars did not cry out loud, most of them were also moved to tears.

By this time, Kagaya had very little strength left, and he said one last thing to all the Pillars.

"We, the Ubuyashiki clan... extend our sincerest gratitude to you all for risking your lives... fighting evil spirits for the world... and dedicating yourselves to this cause throughout these long years..."

After saying this, Kagaya, who was lying on the tatami, fell silent, and his chest, which had been rising and falling slightly, became still.

In the clear world, Chiba Yo could even see that his heart had stopped beating, but he still had a smile on his face.

"My lord..."

Chiba Yo's voice choked with emotion. The other Pillars realized what was happening and knelt down before Kagaya, bowing deeply to him. At the same time, the sound of tears falling to the floor could be heard, accompanied by sobs.

Just as Chiba Yang raised his head, he suddenly noticed that the poison spots on his lord's body were beginning to fade, and a glimmer of hope immediately ignited in Chiba Yang's heart.

"The poison spots on our lord's body are starting to disappear! Quickly, go and call a doctor!"

Chiba Yang shouted, and just as he finished speaking, the poison spots on his lord's body had faded by more than half, and everyone else in the room noticed this as well.

Although Shinobu Kocho wanted to help, she didn't know much about her lord's condition, and she was afraid that rashly treating him at this moment might cause some unexpected problems.

Upon discovering this situation, a glimmer of hope ignited in everyone's hearts, and someone immediately ran out to call the doctor in.

In that short period of time, the poison spots on Yaozai's body had almost completely faded away, and Chiba Yang also noticed that his lord had a heartbeat again, weak but still beating, although he still hadn't woken up.

"My lord's heartbeat has returned!"

Upon discovering the situation, Chiba Yo immediately told everyone. At that moment, his heartbeat gradually quickened along with Kagaya's heartbeat, and the thumping sound could be clearly heard.

The doctor who arrived at that moment was shocked when he saw Yaoya's condition. Half a year ago, he had already determined that Yaoya did not have many days left to live. However, not only has he lived to this day, but his condition also seems to have improved.

Upon seeing this, he immediately knelt down beside Kagaya and began to examine him.

The more tests he did, the more alarmed he became, as Yaozai's health was rapidly improving.

"A miracle! What a miracle! I've lived a life that has witnessed something like this, so my life hasn't been in vain!"

The old doctor exclaimed in surprise; if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would hardly have believed what was happening before him.

The poison spots on Yaozai's body had completely disappeared. Perhaps because he felt he wouldn't make it through the day, he removed the bandages. Now that the poison spots were gone, his handsome, refined, and gentle face was revealed to everyone.

"Doctor, how is our lord now?"

Chiba Yo couldn't help but ask the doctor. Although he felt that his lord's health was getting better and better, he didn't dare to make any conclusions because he wasn't a doctor.

The others in the room were also nervously and expectantly waiting for the old doctor's reply.

"I...what happened..."

Before the old doctor could answer, Yaozai spoke up, opening his eyes to see a clear image he hadn't seen in a long time.

He was still a little dazed. He could hardly believe how relaxed his body felt. The pain that had been with him had completely disappeared. After lying on the couch for half a year, he felt that he could now stand up easily.

Upon hearing their lord's voice again, everyone could no longer hold back their emotions and burst into tears of joy.

The curse... is gone!