Chapter 154 Follow-up to the Meeting

"No...this."

As Doma's face drew closer, Gyokko, who was being held captive, hesitated to speak, since Muzan Kibutsuji had given orders to him and Hantengu.

Please—.

"brush--."

The moment Tongmo opened his mouth, Yuhu saw half of Tongmo's head being chopped off, and his fist was less than a fist's distance away from him.

"Get out! Did Lord Muzan order you to?"

As Iwakatsu watched half of Doma's head fly off, he paused in his preparation to leave, wondering if he should stop him.

The moment Akaza made his move again, his arm fell silently to the ground, and he saw Iwakatsu suddenly appear in front of him.

"Akaza, that's too much, that's enough..."

Iwakatsu's six eyes looked down at him, sending a chill down Akaza's spine. In an instant, the other man was gone without a trace.

"Never mind, Lord Kokushibo, I don't mind."

Doma looked up at the two of them, his mind racing. Iwakatsu glanced at him and took a step forward.

"I'm not speaking for you; I'm worried about the chaos... and the stability of the hierarchy..."

"Oh, I see."

Doma maintained his carefree grin and snapped his fingers, while Akaza gritted his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.

"Kaga-za, pay attention to hierarchy and class. If you're not satisfied, then request a change of position and let's have a bloody battle..."

"Well, but no matter what, Lord Kokushibo and Lord Akaza can't beat us."

Doma laughed, but his words were unusually harsh. Kokusatsu could see Akaza's murderous intent on his face, but Doma seemed completely oblivious.

"Besides, I became a demon later than Lord Akaza, but I rose to power much faster than him. It's normal for him to feel resentful. You should be understanding of him."

He gestured with his hand, cupped his face, and said casually, "Besides, I was just joking on purpose, so we can gradually build a better relationship."

Forehead

Iwakatsu thought Doma had gone mad; he was even trembling slightly as he looked at Akaza. He was a little annoyed; he should have just watched the show.

"Kuroshibo, are you ignoring my orders?"

Muzan Kibutsuji's sudden words stopped Iwakatsu from continuing. Compared to Akaza, the unpredictable and scumbag boss was clearly more difficult to deal with. He watched as Nakime plucked a string on her koto, and a wooden door appeared before him.

"I will defeat you."

As Iwakatsu walked through the wooden door, he heard Akaza say those words. He instinctively turned around, but the door had already closed.

I'm not trying to mock you, Third Brother, but why did you defeat me?

"Goodbye, Lord Kokushibo~".

Doma watched Iwakatsu leave, waved, and scratched his chin with a troubled expression: "King Akaza~ Why did Lord Muzan call King Kokushibo? And it seems like you two weren't paying attention to me during your conversation. Am I overthinking this?"

Doma turned around, only to see Akaza's departing figure. He felt somewhat aggrieved: "Lord Akaza, I hadn't finished speaking yet..."

Seeing that Iwakatsu and Akaza had left, Gyokutō used her two small hands behind her ears to support herself on the ground and ran quickly.

"Please take me and Half-Tengu to the same location."

"Hey! Wait a minute, I'll do it too..."

Doma turned his head and saw that Nakime had already teleported the two away, leaving only himself and Nakime on the scene. He looked up at Nakime nonchalantly, smiling and pointing at himself.

"Hey~ Miss Pipa, if it's convenient, would you be free to come with me later?"

"Please allow me to refuse."

Nakime finished speaking without any mercy, then gently plucked the strings of her koto, sending Doma away.

——

Yan Sheng turned around helplessly, only to see a mess on the ground again. He felt that his boss was like a husky, always throwing things around.

Kibutsuji Muzan, supporting himself on the table, rushed forward upon seeing Iwakatsu, grabbing Iwakatsu's shoulders tightly, veins bulging on his forehead.

"Kuroshibo, that monster is still alive! He appeared in the red-light district, damn it! He even chopped off Daki's head with one stroke!"

Iwakatsu's gaze darted around the ground, where there were traces of dried liquid, indicating that Muzan Kibutsuji hadn't just been dropped.

"Lord Muzan, Yoriichi Tsugikuni... are humans." Humans cannot live that long.

Looking at Muzan Kibutsuji's current state, Iwakatsu felt a headache coming on; he knew it would turn out this way. He had no idea what the scumbag boss had seen through Mei and Gyutaro's perspectives.

"That's the monster! That face, that nauseating smell, I will never forget it."

"..." This puts me in a difficult position.

Iwakatsu thought, "You weren't in this state in the Infinity Castle just now," but Muzan Kibutsuji just paced back and forth in distress.

Yan Sheng looked on and sighed. He had been thinking about whether he could use some psychological manipulation on the scumbag boss to make him less wary, but it seemed impossible now, as he was already so stressed.

After a long silence, Muzan Kibutsuji calmed down. Yoriichi Tsugikuni was human, and he knew this. Frustrated, he sat back down in his chair, tapping his index finger on the table repeatedly. After thinking for a while, he reluctantly turned to look at Iwakatsu.

"Kuroshibo, I'm leaving this to you. Make sure you confirm whether it's that monster or not. If not, then kill him."

"Yes..." You'll be disappointed; it's unlikely.

Iwakatsu bowed respectfully, though he really wanted to punch the other man a few times; he was utterly impressed. But seeing Muzan Kibutsuji's restless expression, his mood improved considerably.

Yoriichi Tsugikuni has never disappointed when it comes to making things difficult for others.

Muzan Kibutsuji rubbed his head in annoyance, raised his hand and waved for Iwakatsu to leave. Iwakatsu silently rolled his eyes in his mind, and was called back by the other man just as he was about to leave.

"Wait, Kokushibo..."

Then, Iwakatsu listened to Kibutsuji Muzan rant for two hours. When he was finally able to leave, Iwakatsu not only learned what it's like to be a boss, but also what it's like to be a woman and a child.

It was quite novel, Yan Sheng had to admit, he actually quite liked listening to these things, of course, he couldn't show it.

Yan Sheng passed through the wooden door and returned to the room he had left, where he saw the neatly folded blankets on the bed.

It seemed someone had been here, Yan Sheng thought, but then he realized that he had been gone for several hours, and it was impossible that no one had come to knock on the door all this time.

The room was pitch black; it shouldn't be this dark during the day, so it must be nighttime. Yan Sheng walked to the window, tentatively reached out his hand, and then opened it.

Along with the moonlight and the wind came the falling wisteria petals and Yoriichi Tsugikuni standing in the courtyard. Iwakatsu suddenly slammed the window shut, clutching his chest to calm his wildly beating heart.

"Elder brother."

There was a few rhythmic knocks on the window and door. Yan Sheng opened it expressionlessly and looked down at the other person.

"Didn't you go to... Miss Tamayo's place?"

Yan Sheng thought the other party had already left, and was thinking of not going to look for him so soon, but instead wandering around for a few days. He didn't expect to see the other party as soon as he came back.

"I am waiting for my elder brother."

As Yoriichi Tsugikuni spoke, he jumped through the window and into the house right in front of Iwakatsu.

Why are you waiting for me?

Yan Sheng took a few steps back, his gaze still fixed on the other person, until he saw Yoriichi Tsugikuni open a wardrobe not far away and take out a familiar wooden box.

“Brother, this was custom-made by the Demon Slayer Corps after I consulted Tanjiro, so that you can try it as soon as possible.”

"..." Do you want to die?

Iwakatsu glanced at the box, then at Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who was staring intently at him. He placed his hand on the holster at his waist. Today, he would relive the night of the red moon.