Chapter 26

[“Is it okay to just talk to this thing?”]

Different from the familiar voices of boys and girls on the screen before, this time the voice is very obvious, it's a child.

Still an unfamiliar child.

The Demon Slayers looked at each other, then shook their heads:

I don't know who this is. I've never heard this voice before.

The screen shook twice, revealing a child's face. Everyone took a closer look and saw something strange.

Indeed, I have never seen it.

[He was a black-haired boy with blue-grey eyes. His skin looked exceptionally white and his body was very thin.

"My name is [Lei]." He said, "In "Killer Demon", I play the spider demon, the lower fifth of the twelve demon moons."】

Fifth of the Five! This is the first time a person who plays a ghost has appeared on screen!

Spider ghost?

Iguro Obanai raised his eyebrows and offered to take the initiative to ask for help: "Is this the guy who killed Muzan Kibutsuji Muzan and then killed all the Lower Moons? I'll go and deal with the Lower Moons first, since the information has come out anyway. I'll talk to the lord later."

Uzui gave him an OK sign and said, "I think it's OK. After we remove the Upper Six, you can prevent the Lower String from coming up again. So you should pay attention to this information."

[Tired] Raised his head. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was still young after all, and he always felt very nervous in a live broadcast room with so many people. Under the table, he fiddled with his fingers and raised his head, looking behind the screen a little awkwardly, only to see his father and mother raising their hands to cheer him up.

He took another deep breath.

"In the book... when I was a child, no, when I was still a human, I was very weak and sickly. I had never run, and even walking was a very painful thing."

"Although I am not in good health now, with all the medical equipment available, I will be completely cured in a few years. But it was different back then. Getting sick then was like having a terminal illness."

"Because I couldn't go out, I always read at home. While at home, I heard a story about a father who died to save his son from drowning in the river. I thought it was a wonderful bond and felt that the father who died in the river had fulfilled his 'father's duty'. Days passed like this until Muzan Muzan showed up."

"Because Muzan Muzan had the same experience as me, he gave me his blood out of sympathy and made me a demon. Although I gained a strong body, I also began to eat people."】

"Huh?" Fuzugawa Shigeya said with some sarcasm, "Muzan Kibutsuji still has sympathy? Can he still have sympathy for humans?"

"Who knows?" Iguro said. "It's really shocking."

Shinobu Kocho was a little surprised: "Where are this child's parents? Are they no longer around?"

[“After I killed someone, my parents felt very guilty, but they still felt that they couldn’t let me continue to harm innocent people.”

As he spoke, his voice began to tremble: "One night, I suddenly woke up and heard my father and mother talking. My father wanted to kill me and die to atone for his sins, and he wanted to die with me. However, because my father wanted to kill me, I recalled the stories I had heard in the past, and the sharp contrast between my father's murderous intentions and my mother's protection in front of me, so I thought that the bond between me and my parents was false."】

"Hmm! This father's approach is correct." Rengoku Kyojuro said, "It must have taken a lot of determination to kill his own son with his own hands!"

[“Finally, I was driven by anger and killed my parents. However, my mother expressed her regret for me before she died. Then, I suddenly realized that my father wanted to kill me and die to atone for his sins, and realized that I had destroyed the true bond between my family with my own hands.”

[tired]'s voice was a little choked. He drank a sip of water, calmed down, and then continued.

"It was at this time that Muzan Muzan appeared and inspired me. I couldn't accept reality, and eventually I gradually lost my memory. I wanted to restore my memory and remember what I wanted by contacting the real family bond."

"I came to Nada Spider Mountain and started to build a 'family' that belonged only to me in Nada Spider Mountain. But at that time, I only used fear to maintain the bond, and the ghosts who gathered were weak people who were far inferior to me. The so-called 'family' was actually extremely false. But I didn't realize it, and instead began to play 'house games' with countless ghosts who had no blood relationship with me in Nada Spider Mountain for decades."

"This is the beginning of the spider mountain."】

Murata: "This should be considered as Muzan Muzan brainwashing him, right?"

Colleague A: “…Should be?”

He curled his lips unconsciously and said, "But this family, which only relies on terror to maintain its bond, will not survive for long."

[“One day, a large number of Demon Slayer Corps members broke into the mountains, so I ordered my family members to fight them together.”

"Because when the Spider Family's 'sister' proposed to escape, she accidentally changed back to her original face, and I found her. I cut her face with silk thread, and Tanjiro Kamado happened to be beaten by the Spider Family's 'father' and came to me. He saw this scene and immediately came out to reprimand me:

"A bond that consists only of fear and hatred is nothing but a false counterfeit!"

"Then, I became angry at Tanjiro's rebuke, and not only cut Tanjiro, but also easily cut his Nichirin Sword with the thread, hoping to force Tanjiro to correct what he said."】

"He looks like he's got quite a few ghosts here." Uzui Tengen Oki Iguro Obanai said, "Why don't you take someone with you?"

"Tsk." Iguro Obanai smacked his lips and then looked at Uzui Tengen. Seeing him looking at him, Uzui Tengen took a step back and shouted loudly, instantly attracting the attention of everyone around him: "I can't do that. I, Toioka, Fuzugawa, and Butterfly are busy with the flower street recently. You go find someone else!"

Iguro Obanai hesitated for a moment, then went to look at Rengoku Kyojuro again.

"Hmm!" Seeing what Iguro Obanai did, Uzui Tengen immediately turned around and winked at Rengoku Kyojuro. Rengoku Kyojuro was a little confused. He first answered Iguro Obanai's words, "This may not work, because I have a bigger mission in a few days, and I need Tokito and I to go there."

After answering, he looked at Yusui: "Hmm! Yusui, are your eyes uncomfortable? I can go to Butterfly with you to get eye drops!"

Uzui Tengen: “…”

Although people suspected that his eyesight was not good, at least he had achieved his goal by some strange coincidence.

Iguro Obanai immediately realized what Uzui Tengen was up to. He glared at the latter, then looked at Tokito Muichiro. After seeing the other party nod affirmatively, he believed that the two men were going to do the mission.

So now... the only one with me is Ganlu Temple...?

Thinking of this, Ihei Xiaobane stood there in a daze, and fell to the ground in front of everyone's gaze, with steam still coming out of her face.

Tengen Uzui: Yeah!

He gestured to a place where no one could see: The plan worked!

It's a pity that Ganlu Temple and Butterfly were busy today. If she had come today, they might have confessed their love to each other. Uzui Tengen felt a little regretful.

【“When Tanjiro was about to be severely injured, Kamado Nezuko stepped forward and was seriously injured, blocking the attack for Tanjiro. I felt that Tanjiro and Nezuko, as a pair of siblings, also had a true bond of 'even if the sister becomes a demon, we will be together' and 'the sister will stand up to protect her brother', but the 'family' I created has never fulfilled its responsibilities... This is really what I yearn for, I want to have this kind of bond..."

"Rei, who was very eager for a bond, immediately made a request to Tanjiro - he would let him go as long as he gave his sister to him." [Rei]'s voice gradually became smaller, and he seemed to feel that this request was too absurd. "Hearing this absurd proposal, Tanjiro immediately refused angrily. I felt a little angry because I was rejected, so I decided to forcibly take Nezuko away and kill Tanjiro."】

"This is too much nonsense!" When Fuzuigawa heard this, he immediately put himself in the shoes of his good brother lying on the ground. He stood up, and Iguro Kobanai's head hit the ground, and he grimaced in pain. Fuzuigawa complained, "What kind of ghost is this! What kind of bond is this! Iguro, I'm going with you, I want to see this ghost... "

Uzui Tengen, who covered Fuzugawa Sane in time, sighed: Fortunately, I am here. He whispered in Fuzugawa Sane's ear and complained: "Did Tomioka Giyu eat your emotional intelligence? Don't disturb the couple's gorgeous time alone!"

Fushigawa Miyako: “Mmmmm…Mmmmm!”

That's no reason for you to cover my mouth!

[“During the battle, Tanjiro used “Water Breathing - Form Ten - Life Flow” to counterattack me in order to defeat me, but I immediately used “Blood Demon Art - Grated Line Prison” to corner him.”

[Tired] I glanced at the contents on the draft paper, then glanced at my parents, as if I was trying to get the courage of the heavens.

——It’s really strange. It’s just a book, and there’s just one character in it with the same name as himself. But why does he always feel so sad when he reads this book and talks about the “tired” story in it?

"At the critical moment, Tanjiro suddenly saw his past memories, like a revolving lantern - he recalled the memories related to his father and the use of Fire God Kagura - the Sun Breathing. At this critical moment, Tanjiro forcibly interrupted the Water Breathing, used "Fire God Kagura: Round Dance" to cut off the carved line prison, and gradually turned around to force me into a desperate situation."

"I was about to strike back, but Nezuko also sensed her mother's call, woke up, and used the "Blood Demon Art-Explosion Blood" to burn all my threads. In the end, Tanjiro succeeded in decapitating Lei with the "Explosion Blood Sword" formed by the flames attached to Nezuko's blood demon art."

"But it's not over yet."】