Chapter 52 The Shura Field Between the Tsugikuni Brothers: Yoriichi's Power in Every Sense...

Kokuichi Katsumi's previously resolute words suddenly stopped, as if he had thought of something. He turned to look at Muichiro, who was stunned by the sudden turn of events, and a look of wavering appeared on his face.

I guess Iwakatsu probably recalled the false memory in his mind of leaving offspring in the country of Tsugumi, and also remembered that Muichiro's false memory came from a parallel world, which is why he started to waver.

Now that this matter has been exposed, I will not hide it and will regretfully reveal Yan Sheng's original fate.

"Iwakatsu, you know I can see the predetermined trajectory of the world's destiny. You were too obsessed with Yoriichi. In the destiny without my presence, you abandoned your family and children to join the Demon Slayer Corps and hone your swordsmanship in order to reach the realm of gods where Yoriichi resided. Later, because you awakened the Demon Slayer Mark and your lifespan was limited, you could no longer improve your swordsmanship and chose to become a demon with infinite time. I have always wanted to change your destiny, but unfortunately, I failed in the end."

“It seems Yoriichi wasn’t wrong. This is why you didn’t choose me.” Iwakatsu gave a self-deprecating laugh, his hands clenching tightly. He looked at me and asked in a low voice, “Just because I didn’t do something, you arbitrarily convict me. Do you think that’s fair to me?”

I was speechless for a moment. He was right; it was indeed unfair. But Yan Sheng was undeniably a scumbag who abandoned his wife and children. How cruel would I have to be to choose someone who might abandon me in the future? So, it's best to just be friends!

"Uta, I don't know what I was thinking when I abandoned my wife and children, but if it were me, even if I joined the Demon Slayer Corps to follow in Yoriichi's footsteps, I would never abandon you and the children."

Iwakatsu spoke in an explanation and promise-like manner, but I couldn't help but retort, "Of course you don't need to abandon us. In less than two months, Muichiro and I will both become Pillars."

Speaking of which, I became a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps in just two months. Because of the medicine I developed, my comrades who awakened their Demon Slayer Marks no longer had to die before the age of twenty-five. The head of the guild specially bestowed upon me the honorary title of Medical Pillar.

At the time, I was embarrassed to accept the title since I had never carried out a demon-slaying mission before. But God said that I had saved his most important children and was a worthy pillar supporting the Demon Slayer Corps. He insisted on giving me the title of Medicine Pillar and asked me to accept it without shame. After that, I worked even harder.

So, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, regardless of the generation, is very good at being a boss, more than ten thousand times better than Muzan, that scumbag boss!

My words trailed off. Only then did I realize how hostile Muichiro's presence was to Yoriichi—it was practically making him a cuckold! Why hadn't I noticed this sooner? How could I have so carelessly brought Muichiro to Yoriichi's front? How utterly brainless!

In an instant, cold sweat broke out on my forehead. Iwakatsu, who had been at a disadvantage before, said in a victorious manner what I could never have said: "Muichiro is my son, Waka."

"Yoriichi! Let me explain!"

I spoke urgently, wanting to tell Yoriichi the truth, but when I saw Muichiro's adorable little face, I couldn't bring myself to say that I hadn't given birth to him willingly, because it would definitely hurt the child's heart.

Seeing my anxious expression yet biting my lip and remaining silent, Yoriichi took my hand and said in his usual calm voice, "It's okay, Uta, it's alright not to explain. I don't care, as long as you're by my side."

I was so moved I almost cried. It was so heartwarming. Even though Yoriichi has grown up, he's still a little angel!

I was still looking at Yoriichi with emotion when he gently said to Muichiro, "Hello, I am Yoriichi Tsugikuni, Uta's fiancé. If you are willing, you can live with Uta in the future."

Before Muichiro, seemingly caught off guard, could even reply, Kokushi drew his sword and angrily declared, "Yoriichi! You're still the same! Always trying to take everything from me."

Faced with Iwakatsu's accusations, Yoriichi looked at him sadly and said, "Brother, I never thought of taking anything away from you. Kaguya had already agreed to marry me. It was you who took it upon yourself to turn Kaguya into a demon and take her away from me."

"The song has been with me for hundreds of years, and you want to take it away from me! Draw your sword! Let's settle our brotherly feud today!"

Yoriichi looked at his brother, who had turned into a demon with a hideous face, and two lines of tears streamed down his face. "How pathetic! Brother!"

As he spoke, he walked past me and Muichiro to stand in front of Iwakatsu, his hand gripping the Nichirin Blade tucked at his waist. Even though tears still clung to his face, his aura suddenly changed, becoming so sharp that it almost made one forget to breathe.

Seeing that the two brothers were about to have a life-or-death duel, I knew that Kokushibo was bound to lose. Even with over four hundred years of swordsmanship training, he was no match for Yoriichi. As the pinnacle of power in Demon Slayer, Yoriichi's very existence was a bug!

Fearing that Yoriichi would actually draw his sword and kill Iwakatsu, who was now a demon, I hurriedly said, "Yoriichi, don't be impulsive! Even as a demon, Iwakatsu has never eaten a human. There's still hope! I will definitely turn him back into a human!"

Yoriichi suddenly looked at me, his warm eyes filled with surprise and anticipation. "Really?"

"Of course it's true! When Iwakatsu became a demon, he voluntarily injected himself with a drug that prevented him from eating human flesh and blood. Even after becoming a demon, he never fell into depravity."

My words immediately brought a look of happiness to Yoriichi's face, almost making him cry. He looked at Iwakatsu with joy and self-reproach and said, "Brother, I misunderstood you."

"Don't look at me like that!" Yan Sheng made a disgusted expression and said sternly, "Draw your sword! Yoriichi! I have been waiting for this moment for hundreds of years."

Yoriichi gently shook his head and lowered his hand from his Nichirin Blade. "I will not lay a hand on my brother. Although Kata chose me, she loves my brother even more. Since my brother can still be saved, I cannot let Kata be sad."

"Eh? Yoriichi, what are you saying?! I like you!"

His words made me feel terrible, and I quickly retorted, otherwise I felt like my integrity was about to be shattered.

"The song does like me, but I like my brother even more. That's normal. Compared to my useless self, my brother is much more dazzling, and I like my brother very much too."

Yoriichi stated the facts as if they were facts, completely unaware of the magnitude of his words. This made me deeply realize that Yoriichi was an extremely powerful person, in every sense of the word.

When his younger brother publicly declared his feelings for him, Iwakatsu looked like he wanted to vomit again, but he was more concerned about Yoriichi's earlier words and said angrily, "Are you mocking me, Yoriichi!"

Yoriichi said somewhat dejectedly, "I didn't mock my brother. If I could, I would also like Uta to like me the most. However, when she considers my brother the most important person, his importance in Uta's heart has already surpassed that of me."

"I can explain! I really only consider Yan Sheng a friend!" I said somewhat flusteredly, feeling that the topic was getting increasingly dangerous.

Do I like Kokushibo the most? I don't know! And even if it were true, what would be the point? I can't abandon Yoriichi; I want to save him too!

“I know that Kata also considers me a friend, but unfortunately I can never be Kata’s most important friend.” Yoriichi’s calm voice was filled with regret, but then he gave me a pure and beautiful smile without any impurities. “Fortunately, Kata chose me, and that’s enough.”

I was still staring blankly at Yoriichi's incredibly pure smile when Iwakatsu strode over, grabbed my arm tightly, and said, "Do you really have to choose Yoriichi?"

Sensing the extremely dangerous atmosphere of the battle, I immediately used stalling tactics, declaring with righteous indignation, "Is this the time to talk about this? Let's discuss this after we kill Muzan!"

I then said to Yoriichi, "The Demon Slayer Corps is currently engaged in a final battle with Muzan. Although they may succeed, they will suffer heavy casualties. Yoriichi, only you can easily kill Muzan! I came here specifically to pick you up."

Yoriichi's warm-colored eyes suddenly flashed with a bright light, "Song! Send me there immediately! It is my responsibility to kill Muzan Kibutsuji."

"Hmm." I glanced at Akutagawa, whose arm had been reattached by my shadow clone, and then took out the World Stone.

Fortunately, I can now use the World Stone freely, and the energy consumption is much less. I no longer need to drip blood to absorb its energy every time. I just hold it and think about returning to the Demon Slayer world. The next moment, we appear in the Infinity Castle.

Upon returning to the Demon Slayer world, a flood of memories of shadow clones rushed into my mind. Seeing Kokushi standing expressionlessly beside me, I hesitated and said, "How about you stay here? I'll come back to you after I kill Muzan."

“No need, I’ll go with you,” Iwakatsu said, leaving no room for refusal, completely unconcerned about facing many Pillars who could be considered his natural enemies.

"Alright." I reluctantly agreed, then pointed in a direction and said to Yoriichi and Muichiro, "Muzan is over there. You two just follow this road and you'll meet him."

Muichiro, who hadn't spoken until now, suddenly said, "Aren't you coming with us?"

"I need to go to another place with Yan Sheng first, and we'll meet up later."

Muichiro tilted his head and looked at me, saying, "You choose him?"

"Of course not!" I said instinctively, then added with some guilt, "I'm sorry, Muichiro, I may not be able to give you a complete family."

The fourteen-year-old boy looked at me earnestly with his clear, mint-green eyes and said, "Mr. Yoriichi is very good. You made the right choice."

Standing to the side, Yoriichi sincerely thanked him. As for Iwakatsu, his aura was so low that he probably thought it was better to have char siu than a baby.

"Yoriichi, I'm entrusting Muichiro to you. I'll come find you as soon as I'm done." I said gently, and Yoriichi nodded softly, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Then he looked at Yan Sheng and said, "Brother, please take good care of Ge."

Entrusting his fiancée to his love rival—he must be incredibly bold.

"I don't need you to tell me." Yan Sheng's tone was a little bad, which was normal; a heartbroken man wouldn't be in a good mood. He probably already knew I wouldn't choose him. I just hope nothing unexpected happens later.

After parting ways with Yoriichi and Muichiro, I went down another path with Kokushi. He didn't even ask me what I was going to do. We didn't exchange a single word the whole way, and the atmosphere was so heavy that it made me a little uneasy.

Soon, we arrived at the lotus pond where Upper Moon Two fought Shinobu and Kanao.

According to the original storyline, Shinobu Kocho, whose body was covered in poison, was deliberately eaten by Doma, and Kanao and Inosuke were supposed to kill the poisoned Doma together. However, because of my shadow clones interfering, Doma has not yet been able to eat Shinobu Kocho, and the battle is still at a stalemate.

With my hundreds of shadow clones jumping around inside, the battleground was packed like a sardine can!

"Iwakatsu, I want to take care of Upper Moon Two. Can you help me?"

I looked up at the tall man beside me. I wasn't really sure I could get him to help me. After all, Iwakatsu and Doma were still colleagues, and he might not be willing to do anything.

If that doesn't work, I'll have to do it myself. Anyway, all I need to do is cut off Doma's neck. I have unlimited chakra now, so it shouldn't be too difficult for me to do that.

Author's Note: Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 2021-03-03 14:23:03 and 2021-03-04 17:27:27!

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