From Demon Slayer: Thunder Swordsman

Was he beheaded?

Is he going to lose?

...

No, I won’t lose!

I will never lose again even if I am beheaded!

Kokushibo's strong obsession with victory and survival prevented him from dying immediately like ordinary demons.

Instead, fine granulations of flesh grew on the wound on the neck, slowly wriggling.

However, the growth rate is a bit slow. As the sunlight gradually shines in from afar, Kokushimou’s time to survive is running out.

Looking at Akaza who turned around and tried to escape from the sunlight, Kokushibo shouted:

"Akuza!"

"I'm not dead yet!"

"Take my head away!"

...

I don’t know how long it took, but Jiujoju seemed to have had a very long dream.

In the dream, he seemed to have returned to the Blue Planet, and the cancer cells had disappeared. Kujo Tachibana accompanied his parents, got married, had children, and lived an ordinary life until he died of old age.

-

Demon Slayer Headquarters.

At this time, Ubuyashiki Kazuya looked a little tired. He was frowning and dealing with the important documents at hand.

Only after finishing dealing with the more important matters within the Demon Slayer Corps did Ubuyashiki Yoya stand up and walk out the door.

"My lord." "In" at the door greeted and followed behind Ubuyashiki Yoya.

"Is the Sound Pillar awake?" Although Ubuyashiki Yoya knew that if Tachibana woke up, they would not fail to notify him, he still couldn't help but ask.

The member of the Hidden Department shook his head and said, "Master Naruhira hasn't woken up yet, but Miss Tamayo said that he should wake up in the next two days."

Ubuyashiki Yoya nodded and didn't ask any more questions. He just quickened his pace and walked towards Miss Tamayo's residence.

Miss Tamayo's residence in the Demon Slayer Corps was not very close to him.

After all, with Tamayo's special identity, it took Ubuyashiki Yoshiya a lot of effort to get her into the Demon Slayer Corps' headquarters.

If Tachibana's injuries had not been so severe, all the doctors except Tamayo would be helpless.

Ubuyashiki Yoya had no way to convince the other people in the Demon Slayer Corps to allow Tamayo, the "female demon", to enter.

-

Looking at the two A-class swordsmen at the entrance of Tsumasein, Ubuyashiki Yoya nodded and said:

"Thank you for your hard work."

Koyama Shinichiro and his companions hurriedly bowed and greeted:

"My lord, you are too polite. You are here to see Master Naruhaku, right? Please come in."

Ubuyashiki Yoya did not waste any more time and followed the two of them to the "ward" of Kujo Tachibana in the hospital.

Looking at the young man lying on the hospital bed, he was only sixteen years old, but his black hair had turned snow-white.

There were hundreds of bandages of various sizes on his body, and Ubuyashiki Yoshiya's eyes couldn't help but start to turn slightly red.

Just then, a few more people walked in from outside.

"My lord!" Rengoku Makijuro also came here with his family.

That night, after Rengoku Makijuro and his family found Tamayo, they prepared to go to the suburbs to help Kujo Tachibana.

Fortunately, Rengoku Ruka was also by Makijuro's side, otherwise no one could stop him.

Ubuyashiki Yoya smiled gently, looked at the Rengoku family and said:

"Makijuro, you don't have to blame yourself. You should trust Tachibana's judgment."

"Isn't it because you believed in Ju that you were able to bring him back?"

"Facing Upper String One and Upper String Three at the same time, even after just a brief description from Crow."

"It was also a fierce battle that was unimaginable..."

At this point, everyone in the room fell silent.

But the price paid for this battle was too high!

Although Tachibana chopped off the head of Upper Moon One Kokushibo, according to Tsuchiya's description, Kokushibo did not seem to die immediately.

Instead, Akaza took his head away and left.

Whenever he thought of this, Rengoku Makijuro would secretly blame himself.

Why couldn't I arrive at the scene a few minutes earlier?

Why is my strength so weak? If I have the strength to fight against Upper Rank 3, will Tachibana stop me from going to help him?

It was precisely because of his own lack of strength that a person with mediocre talent like him was able to survive.

But a true genius like Tachibana is about to fall...

Not only will he no longer be able to kill evil spirits, but his life span will also be almost over.

Yes, at this time, Ju's lungs were severely damaged and he could no longer use breathing methods.

And because of the activated markings and the double buff of the burning heart, Dr. Tamayo judged that it would be difficult for Tachibana to live to the age of twenty!

In other words, Ju, who is now sixteen years old, has less than three years to live.

When the members of the Demon Slayer Corps learned of the sad news, they were all heartbroken, and their hatred for the evil demons increased even more.

"Heck...Heck..."

Two sudden coughs suddenly came from the room.

Everyone looked at each other!

"Uncle Kujo is awake!" Rengoku Kyojuro looked at Kujo Tachibana lying on the hospital bed with surprise.

"Ju, how do you feel?"

"Master Naruhira is awake!"

...

Everyone in the room looked at Kujo Tachibana lying on the bed and started asking questions.

Ubuyashiki Yoya hurriedly asked someone to invite Miss Tamayo from the next room over.

Jiujo Ju looked at the room, the familiar yet strange people, and memories came flooding back...

Chapter 35 The Second Ghost King

"Can you pour me a glass of water?" Jiujo Tachibana asked in a hoarse voice while looking at everyone in the room.

...

At night, in Kanagawa Prefecture, in an unknown noble mansion.

Akaza, whose hair color had changed to blonde at some point, looked at the figure's back in the darkness with fanatical eyes.

Kneeling on one knee, he said respectfully:

"Master Kokushibo, I have brought here all the heirs of the top martial arts schools in Japan that you asked me to find."

"There are kendo schools, such as Yagyu Shinkage-ryu, Tennen Rishin-ryu, Shinto Munen-ryu, Shinto Isshin-ryu, Enmei-ryu-Niten Ichi-ryu, Tamiya Shinken-ryu, etc."

"In addition, there are Iaido, Judo, and Karate, a total of seventy-two people!"

The figure in the darkness suddenly stood up and turned to face Akaza.

It was none other than Kokushibo, one of the Upper Moons and the former leader of the Twelve Demon Moons!

However, at this time, Kokushibo's appearance had changed slightly.

The long red hair had turned purple, and even the six monster-like eyes had turned back into the eyes of a human.

From the outside, he looks no different from an ordinary person.

At this moment, Akaza faced Kokushibo just like he had faced his boss Muzan before. A sense of blood pressure enveloped Akaza.

This is also why Akaza was willing to accept Kokushibo's blood and replace the blood of his former boss Muzan.

One of the reasons for following the new Demon King Kokushibo.

Of course, this is not the most important reason.

Akaza is a relatively principled person as a ghost, even though his former boss, Muzan, was not very nice to him.

But Akaza is not the kind of person who would betray others easily.

There are many reasons why he betrayed, mainly the following points.

Whatever he is asked to look for every day, let alone a broken flower that he will never find! !

Usually, he doesn't give me any face! Do you really think that the third of the twelve demon moons is a cabbage?

After all, Akaza is a capable subordinate of Boss Muzan, but he, Akaza, has not received the respect that Boss Muzan deserves!

In addition to this, more importantly, Lord Kokushibo also possessed something that Akaza had always dreamed of.

If I could get guidance from a strong man like Lord Kokushibo.

Akaza believed that sooner or later he would step into that supreme realm that he had never reached despite hundreds of years of hard work!

Moreover, Lord Kokushibo had promised him that they would create a brand new organization!

An organization formed entirely by strong people who are pursuing the ultimate path of martial arts!

Just this point was enough to impress Akaza, a pure warrior.

Akaza has already found these people, and he will wait until Lord Kokushibo turns them all into demons.

Akaza has made up his mind. Let's all take turns fighting first. No one is allowed to leave until the fight is over!

Of course, there is one most important reason why Akaza betrayed Boss Muzan!

That is...

There is no Douma here!!

That birth that was so bad that it festered!!

...

As if he had turned back into a human being, Kokushibo looked at Akaza below and said gently:

"Seventy-two people? I don't know how many people can bear my blood..."

"Akuza, thank you for your hard work."

"Take me to see them!"

"This is the right attitude towards a capable subordinate like me!" Akaza thought proudly in his heart.

Then he stood up and led Kokushibo out of the room.

-

A month later, the injuries suffered by Kujo Tachibana had basically healed.

As for internal injuries, there is nothing we can do.

Jiujo Tachibana himself can sense how terrible his current body is...

His lungs were pierced through by Kokushibo's sword, so he was lucky to be alive.

It is no longer possible to use breathing techniques.

There is also the price of activating the markings, burning the soul, and breaking through the limits.

Tamayo diagnosed him as having a hard time living past the age of 20, and because of damage to his lungs, he could no longer engage in any strenuous exercise.

I can't breathe after running a few steps. I feel so weak!