Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

"Miss Yuko...you're amazing!!"

On the open ground, Tanjiro stared at Yuko in shock.

He didn't react at all just now, or rather, even if he had reacted, he wouldn't have been able to get involved.

The movements of the two people were completely obscured.

Kyojuro Rengoku also had a solemn expression. Unlike Tanjiro, who couldn't see anything clearly, he could barely make out Akaza's figure.

But that's the most crucial part.

As the saying goes, if you don't cultivate yourself, you'll see me like a frog at the bottom of a well looking at the bright moon; if you do cultivate yourself, you'll see me like a mayfly looking at the blue sky.

As the saying goes, it's not that I'm afraid you don't know anything, nor is it that I'm afraid you know everything.

I'm afraid you only know a little bit.

This is exactly how Rengoku Kyojuro is reacting.

The gap in strength... is too large.

Before the Pillar Meeting, he had joined forces with Shinazugawa to attack Ikuko due to a misunderstanding. At that time, Ikuko did give him a very strong feeling.

But he's not overwhelmingly strong; he's the kind of opponent he's confident he can face head-on in actual combat.

But now it seems that it would have been far too easy for Miss Yuko to defeat them back then.

Not only Tanjiro, but he was also... powerless to intervene just now.

……

Yuko stepped up to Akaza's head and looked down at him.

A cold voice rang out from above: "Do you still remember the Shinto-style master you devoured decades ago?"

Akaza's pupils contracted slightly; he remembered...

It wasn't that I was recalling what Yuko had said, but rather...

He remembered seeing this woman somewhere before!

Upper Moon One – Kokushibo!

In Akaza's mind, there was a monster dressed in a purple-black kimono, with an imposing aura and an impenetrable stance, who overwhelmed him with his sword skills alone, leaving him powerless to fight back.

The Lower Moons think the Upper Moons are all monsters, but they don't realize the difference in power that exists between the Upper Moons.

Akaza still remembers the moment when he was easily defeated by Kokushibo in the positional battle.

"You're far from enough..."

Almost identical, that indifferent voice.

The sounds around me seemed to overlap with the sounds in my mind...

Akaza looked up in shock, meeting Ikuko's emotionless, downward-looking crimson pupils.

Akaza's pupils trembled uncontrollably.

Almost identical, with an arrogant posture as if looking down on ants.

The woman's figure also overlapped with the figure in my mind.

"Have you forgotten?"

Yuko lowered her eyelids slightly, sheathed her sword, and turned away without the slightest hesitation.

Do you remember how many slices of bread you've eaten?

Yuko didn't care whether he remembered or not; she was just asking out of a feeling.

If that girl were still alive, she would be in her seventies or eighties by now, right?

Yuko remembered that she had made a promise to her that she would bring her the good news of killing Akaza.

I wonder if that girl is still alive?

"Miss Yuko!"

Just as Yuko was distracted and walking back, Tanjiro's sudden exclamation snapped her out of her reverie.

"Ok?"

Yuko looked up and saw Tanjiro and Rengoku Kyojuro both running towards her with their swords drawn, their faces filled with panic.

Before the two arrived, Yuko noticed something strange behind her as a gust of wind suddenly swept over them.

She instinctively turned around to look, and suddenly everything went black.

From Tanjiro and Kyojuro Rengoku's perspective, the demon that had been beheaded by Ikuko did not disintegrate and disappear directly, but instead threw a punch at the distracted Ikuko with its headless body.

At this point, even if Yuko wanted to dodge, it was too late.

and so……

slap~

Like a watermelon bursting open, Yuko's head exploded, and scarlet blood splattered everywhere.

Upon seeing this scene, Tanjiro subconsciously forgot Ikuko's identity, his eyes widened in fury, and he almost collapsed from exhaustion.

Fortunately, Yuko's recovery speed was no less than that of Upper Moon; her head grew back in just two breaths.

Yuko, who hadn't experienced a headshot in many years, turned around in surprise, only to find Akaza's body had already picked up his head and was retreating rapidly.

The more powerful a demon is, the longer it can struggle after being beheaded.

That's why Yuko had a conversation with him.

To Yuko's surprise, he had already overcome his weakness in the neck.

For a moment, Yuko even wondered if she had picked up the wrong knife.

Besides Muzan, could any other demon achieve this level of skill?

Yuko was genuinely surprised.

"It's...a ghost?!"

Akaza, who had just picked up his own head and was quickly retreating, was shocked.

And...that face...

It really is Kokushibo's face!

Although Kokushibo's demonized face has six eyes, anyone who has seen it will understand that this woman looks very much like Kokushibo.

"Miss Yuko! Are you alright?!" Tanjiro was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat.

Yuko stretched her neck: "It's nothing."

Kyojuro Rengoku stared intently at Akaza: "He can't die even after being beheaded... Has he also overcome that...?"

Yuko interrupted, "No, he probably just overcame the weakness in his neck."

If it were sunlight, Muzan would only need to eat Akaza to become a perfect QQ life form.

Meanwhile, Akaza, with a ferocious expression, put his head back on his neck, attempting to regenerate.

What a joke!

How could he die here!

He needs to become stronger, the strongest... so that he can protect...

Several unfamiliar figures inexplicably flashed through his mind.

Who?

Who is in his memory?

The flesh on his neck writhed rapidly, Akaza's survival instincts allowing him to overcome the demon's weakness against decapitation by the Nichirin Blade.

My brain has reconnected.

However, before he could even feel happy for a moment, the hair on his skin suddenly stood on end.

He looked up and saw that Yuko's blade was almost within reach.

Akaza tried his best to dodge, but the woman in front of him was putting him under increasing pressure. Yet, he remained completely still, and his compass was malfunctioning.

You can’t go wrong!

This is the highest realm!

The extraordinary skill that he hadn't mastered in centuries had appeared in a woman.

Akaza shouted, "Who are you?!"

"Why did you betray Lord Muzan?!"

His response was a flash of lightning fast enough to move anything.

Another beheading!

Akaza, relying on Ikuko's persistent desire to behead her and his own combat experience, firmly blocked the Nichirin Blade with both hands just before it reached his neck.

"Oh!!!"

The two struggled, and Akaza let out a roar.

Akaza could feel himself evolving; under the woman's immense pressure, his body was undergoing astonishing changes.

He is gradually getting used to the fight.

He's getting stronger!

however……

"Breath of the Sun..."

"Breath of Flame..."

Two figures, one on the left and one on the right, flashed in his golden eyes, bringing with them two blazing flames.