"Yes! One of the people chasing me was wearing Hanafuda earrings!!!"
Hantengu hurriedly reported his information to Muzan, whose solemn expression turned pale upon hearing it.
As expected... it's that man's successor again...
"I know what happened on your end. Half-Heaven Dog, you're still a top-tier character, hold on a little longer, don't embarrass me."
"Ah! Lord Muzan, Lord Muzan..."
Snap!
Muzan unilaterally and forcibly hung up the "phone".
No matter how much the dog shouted and yelled, Muzan didn't reply, because he couldn't hear him anymore, and a strong sense of despair arose.
At this moment, Muzan was deep in thought, his head bowed. If he were that man's successor, he would definitely not be able to deal with Hantengu and Gyokko.
He personally took charge?
Of course that's impossible. Given Muzan's cowardly nature, even if there's only one possibility out of a hundred thousand that he'll be killed by the opponent, he wouldn't want to take that risk.
The scars left on him by Yoriichi Tsugikuni, even after more than 400 years, still remain and cause him intense pain day after day, making it impossible for him to ignore or forget that man.
Just as Muzan was deep in thought, Kokushibo, one of the Upper Moon Ones who was chatting with Muzan while drinking tea in the Infinity Castle, slowly put down his teacup.
"Lord Muzan, let me do it."
Muzan turned to look at Kokushibo with some surprise. He really didn't expect Kokushibo to volunteer to fight.
Among the six Upper Moons, Muzan did not regard Kokushibo, one of the Upper Moons, as his subordinate, but rather as a business partner.
Kokushibo is the strongest Upper Moon, and his strength is on a completely different level from the other five Upper Moons. Even if all the other Upper Moons attacked him together, they would not be able to defeat him.
Kokushibo lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "This 'fate' is something that cannot be avoided no matter what. Since that's the case, then let me sever the last 'fate' in this world with my own hands."
Muzan fell silent. After some thought, he agreed to Kokushibo's request. Actually, he originally wanted Doma to go, but since Kokushibo was personally involved, it was naturally better.
As Kokushibo made his move, Muzan's restless heart gradually calmed down, because he trusted that Kokushibo would never let him down...
Meanwhile, Hantengu was still being chased by Chika and the others.
Hantengu frantically crawled along the corridor inside the wooden house, using both hands and feet. Muichiro, who was closest to him, kept swinging his Nichirin Blade, but Hantengu displayed a strong reaction speed under the threat of death, dodging Muichiro's slashes time and time again like an eel.
Muichiro frowned slightly and muttered softly, "So slippery...so annoying..."
The narrow wooden corridor was unsuitable for using his Breath of Mist, and similarly, Mitsuri's Breath of Love behind him was also difficult to use.
As Hantengu dashed through the corridor, it was discovered that there were more than just a few people inside the wooden house. Suddenly, the door on the left in front of Hantengu's escape route was pulled open, and a boy with a dark mohawk and a scar on his right cheek that extended to his nose walked out of the door.
His name is Shinazugawa Genya, the younger brother of Shinazugawa Sanemi, the Wind Pillar. He was among the same group of people who passed the Final Selection as Tanjiro and Chinatsu. He came to the sword-making village to repair his Nichirin Blade.
"What's going on? Why is it so noisy!"
Xuanmi angrily pushed open the door and shouted at the outside, but he froze the next moment.
Hantengu dashed past him with a "whoosh!" right in front of him, followed closely by Muichiro, Mitsuri, Chinatsu, Tanjiro, and Nezuko, leaving him completely stunned.
"What on earth happened?!"
"It's Upper Moon! Genya, help evacuate the civilians inside the cabin!"
Genya looked at the crowd passing by in front of him and hurriedly shouted, but only Tanjiro kindly replied.
Upon hearing this, Xuanmi quickly turned around, went back into the house, and picked up his demon-slaying equipment.
Evacuate the crowd?
Instead of evacuating the crowd, we should kill the ghost quickly!
Genmi took a step and joined the main force chasing Hantengu. In the back and forth chase, Hantengu smashed through the wall of the wooden house and came outside. Not far ahead was a forest.
This was good news for Hantengu, who believed that once he reached the forest, he could create clones to confuse Muichiro and the others behind him, thus increasing the chances of his main body escaping.
Half-Heaven Dog's idea was not wrong, but he was still quite a distance from the forest, and before he escaped into the forest, the area he was in was an open space.
For Muichiro, Mitsuri, and the others, the open space was finally a place where they could truly show their skills.
"Breathing of the Mist..."
"Breath of Love..."
Bang!!!
Just as Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri were gathering their strength to charge forward and unleash a flurry of attacks on Hantengu, a loud sound suddenly came from behind them.
Tanjiro turned around in bewilderment to look behind him, only to see Genya standing there, holding a double-barreled musket in one hand, with wisps of smoke rising from the musket's tube.
Is this... a musket?
No, a scent similar to a Nichirin Blade is emanating from the tube…
Just as Tanjiro was in shock, Genya took out two bullets made of the same material as the Nichirin Blade from his pocket and inserted them into the musket's tube.
Bang! Bang!
Two bullets flew out of the musket at breakneck speed, and the half-dead dog, who had already been hit in the neck, was struck in the head by the next two bullets.
Half-day dog, headshot!
Tanjiro's surprised gaze shifted back and forth between Genya and Hantengu. It was the first time he had ever seen such a weapon. The bullets were made of the same material as the Nichirin Blade, so they also had the effect of killing demons. These bullets must be very precious... But that's not what we should be worried about right now!
Upper Moon demons are not so easily killed. Even if that bullet attack had been aimed at Daki, it might not have had any effect, let alone against a true Upper Moon demon who is definitely superior to Daki.
The body of the half-tengu, whose head had been blown off by Genmi, regenerated rapidly and gradually grew a new head. Meanwhile, the head that had been smashed on the ground also gradually grew a new body from top to bottom.
Half-Heaven Dog - Accumulated Rage!
Half-Tengu Cola!
A clone wielding a tin staff and another wielding a banana leaf fan faced Chika and the others.
After staring at each other for five or six seconds, the two demons suddenly turned around and ran away, which stunned Chika and the others who were in battle mode. After quickly reacting, they ran towards Hantengu again.
"Don't run!!!"
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