Chapter 58

[“Then, the two of them planned to stop bothering with Naruto, but at this time they heard the sound of Naruto playing the biwa and performing blood demon arts. Then, Mitsuri was pulled away from the battlefield by Yushiro, who was extremely sad about Tamayo’s death. Afterwards, Obanai, Mitsuri, and Yushiro worked together to subdue Naruto, and Yushiro controlled Naruto while he and Mitsuri rushed to the location of Kamado Tanjiro, Tomioka Giyuu, and Muzan Muzan.”]

"Tomioka is not bad." Fuzugawa Saneya snorted, "Have we reached the location of Muzan Muzan?"

"Naruto's blood demon art is just more difficult to deal with, it can't be said to be very strong." Iguro Obane said, "At least it doesn't look like it's as strong as the original Upper Four."

[“Wuyu later acquired Naruto’s vision through his cells. Yushiro used his blood demon art to let Wuyu see through Naruto’s eyes that Obana and Mitsuri were dead, causing Wuyu to relax his vigilance. Then, when Tanjiro was blind in his right eye and had no time to dodge Wuyu’s attack, Obana and Mitsuri rushed through the wall in time and saved Tanjiro.”

"Good job, Iguro," said Busikawa. "You're not that stupid. You even managed to fake your death."

[Iguro]: "... [Buzugawa], just this once, I will treat it as you flattering me."】

"That ghost called Mingnv has a pretty broad vision." Uzui Tengen stroked his chin, "I remember the location of the lord's house so beautifully. It seems that Mingnv found it, right?"

"She found it. Her eyes seem to be able to roll around."

Tanjiro is blind in his right eye? Tanjiro's temple jumped violently - he didn't have this problem when he fought the Upper Rank Three... Could it be a side effect of his ability to see through things?

"It shouldn't be a side effect of the ability to see through things. Why do you think that?" Shinkomo said, "It would be more realistic to guess that it was Muzan Muzan who scratched his eyes."

【“The four of them began to fight against Muru together with Yushiro’s cooperation. During the battle, Muru kept trying to take back control of Naruto, but was finally stopped by Yushiro with all his strength. In the end, Muru, who could no longer bear it, directly wiped out Naruto, causing Mugen Castle to gradually collapse due to being out of Naruto’s control.” [Iguro Obana] said this and did not forget to complain, “This is an unscrupulous boss, who kills himself when he is no longer useful to him - in this comparison, Principal [Muzan] of Kizuki is better, at least he treats his employees well.”

"Of course." [Fuzuikawa Saneya] said, "If he really exploits his employees, the news the next day will be: 'The xth generation heir of the [Muzan] family abuses employees. Is this a distortion of human nature or a moral decline...' Believe me, those marketing accounts will definitely write like this."

[Iguro Obanai]: "Afterwards, in order to hold back Muku, Obanai and Tomioka used a combined attack to fight Muku. In the end, Yushiro relied on the remaining active cells of Naruto to make Mukujin Castle break out of the ground and completely collapse on the surface. As a result, everyone and Mukujin escaped from Mukujin Castle."

"And at this moment, the stage for the final battle finally came to the ground..."]

"Wu-wu is really cruel." Colleague A complained, "Really, such a dedicated ghost, he killed him without hesitation."

“No—” Colleague B looked up to the sky and shouted, “I’m tired of talking… Why are there still demons working for Muzan Kibutsuji Muzan? When will Lord Insect Pillar and Miss Tamayo develop the drug that can turn demons back into humans? Hurry up and free so many poor demons!”

"As long as we kill that Naruto, the Infinite Castle will collapse, right?" Fuzugawa Miyabi stroked the hilt of the Nichirin Sword.

【“Tomioka, it’s your turn.” Iguro Obana said, “We agreed to have one section each.”

[Tomioka Giyu] nodded, and continued without any fluctuations in his tone: "However, there was still about an hour and a half before sunrise. In order to prevent Wuwu from escaping, Iguro began to fight Wuwu together with Kanroji and Giyu, trying their best to delay time. In the melee, Iguro tried to use the Snake Breath to cut off Wuwu's neck, but found that when his blade pierced into Wuwu's neck, the entire blade sank directly into Wuwu's body, so he realized that Wuwu could completely recover the moment his torso was cut off. After that, the three of them fell into a difficult battle and were unable to split their forces."

"No..." [Fuzuikawa Miya] couldn't help but, "How come I have no desire to listen to a good fighting movie after you put it like that?"

[Tomioka Giyuu]: "...I think it's okay?"]

"To sum it up, Muzan Muzan has a strong self-healing ability, and everyone is in a tough battle." Colleague B originally wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but the next second, when he heard what [Tomioka Giyu] said next, his expression froze.

[“During this period, countless ordinary members of the Demon Slayer Corps risked their lives to serve as human shields in order to protect the three pillars, and thus sacrificed their lives in vain.”]

Murata simply couldn't believe his ears.

He knew that he was still alive and not injured until the end...

But what about colleagues ABC?

He turned to look at the three people. A had his head down, not knowing what he was thinking; B had his mouth open, but his smile was frozen on his face; C was still the same as usual, with no fluctuations on his face.

Colleague B was the first to speak.

"When I first joined the Demon Slayer Corps, I often wondered..." His tone was very light, as if he was talking about something very easy, but Murata felt it was particularly heavy, "Why were my parents eaten by demons... Why was it me, why not others?"

"I am actually... a very selfish person. I actually thought like this - there are so many people in the world, and the ghosts insisted on eating people, why did they have to eat my parents? Isn't it good to eat other people? Anyway, it has nothing to do with me."

"Later, I joined the Demon Slayer Corps and found that there were many people who had the same experience as me... Not to mention A and C, even some of the pillars, such as the Water Pillar and the Wind Pillar, had similar experiences to mine, or even worse."

"I was actually very scared. I was afraid that I would end up like my father, suddenly falling to the ground with blood all over my body one day, or like my mother, with not even a complete body left."

"I just want to be in the Demon Slayer Corps, get some money every month, protect myself, and try my best not to get eaten by demons."

"I've always thought that those great causes have nothing to do with me... I'm just an ordinary person, and it would be fine if I lived an ordinary life... But... just at that moment, I suddenly found myself thinking - if in the decisive battle, I sacrificed my life to protect the three pillars, would the war situation change accordingly... The demons would definitely be destroyed, right? In this way, even my parents in the netherworld would be proud of me, right? I... I... I can't kill Muzan Muzan, I'm just an ordinary little person, but... but... the pillars..."

B couldn't say a word anymore. He was already in tears. His logic was not coherent at the end and his words were confused. Murata stood there at a loss, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"You're already fine." Colleague A hugged Colleague B, his eyes dim and unclear, "It doesn't matter, you're already fine."

"Whatever decision you make, we will support you."

C also hummed calmly: "Your parents will definitely be proud of you."

【“At the same time, Tanjiro, who had already been injured, fell to the ground because of the toxicity of the blood injected into his body by Muru, which made Giyuu and others even more anxious. Afterwards, under the protection of Mr. Beiming and Fuzugawa, the poisoned and unconscious Tanjiro was finally carried away from the battlefield safely. However, with the sharp increase in the frequency of Muru’s attacks, even Beiming Island, which opened the transparent world, became increasingly difficult to stop, and the same was true for Giyuu and others.”

"Because of the toxin, Giyuu's hand could no longer hold the Sunlight Blade tightly, and the Broken Sword was knocked away by Muku's attack. The unarmed Giyuu was rescued by Iguro and Mr. Beiming, and then took the other Sunlight Blade thrown by the Busui River and continued to fight. He was injected with the medicine given by Chachamaru to temporarily recover from his injuries. Giyuu realized that he was not alone, and decided to live up to the name of the Water Pillar and fight to the last moment of his life."

"After Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Kanao joined the battle, Shimizu found a gap and slashed Giyu's Nichirin Sword with his own Hikari Sword, helping Giyu to activate his Hikari Sword and continue to fight."】

"Giyuu... you can be said to be the strongest Water Pillar of all time." Rindagi Sakonji sighed, feeling genuinely happy for his disciple, "You have lived up to the name of the Water Pillar."

"Look! Giyuu! Giyuu is amazing! He has really become a man!" Santo grabbed Shinkomo's sleeve excitedly, but soon he thought of something and his eyes gradually became worried. "Tanjiro was injected with blood by Mumu... Is he okay? Why is he in a coma?"

"After all, it's Muzan Muzan's blood, so it's good that he didn't turn into a demon directly." Shinkomo said, "Trust them, Tanjiro will be fine."

"You didn't come into contact with Muzan Muzan's blood, did you?" Busei frowned, "Be careful! Otherwise, you won't even be able to hold the knife!"

[“Wu Kui uses a large-scale attack to knock everyone away. Giyuu has his right arm cut off and falls into a coma. After waking up, he helps Tanjiro nail Wu Kui to the wall, but Wu Kui creates a flesh armor to protect himself and tries to absorb Tanjiro and Giyuu. Tanjiro uses his headbutt to protect Giyuu, preventing him from being absorbed.”

"Giyuu cooperated with other members of the Demon Slayer Corps and used the Pick-up Type: Life Flow to attack the fleeing Mukuu, and finally succeeded in delaying Mukuu so that he was burned to death by the sunlight. However, when he was told by Inu that Tanjiro was already dead, he shed tears, held Tanjiro's hand, and apologized to Tanjiro and Nezuko in his heart."】

What... Tanjiro... is dead too?