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

"Why haven't you arrived yet?"

Nestled among the mountains, Zenitsu looked at the unchanging scenery around him and fell into despair.

"Hmm~" Shinobu Kocho flipped through the map to check the location. "Logically, we should already be nearby. Let's go a little further ahead and see."

Yuko stood to one side, carrying Shinobu's suitcase, gazing at the distant scenery. Of course, she couldn't see anything; all she could see was the forest.

Zenitsu asked skeptically, "Really?"

Shinobu Kocho frowned as she studied the map, not even looking up, and said, "If Zenitsu finds it troublesome, why don't you go back alone?"

Zenitsu instantly broke down: "...How could you say something like that? It's really too much..."

"Too what?" Shinobu Kocho glanced back calmly with her delicate eyes.

Zenitsu's lips twitched, and he forced a smile: "I actually dared to question Shinobu-san, I deserve to die."

At this moment, it's as if the monkey is always jumping around in front of Tang Sanzang on his journey to the West, gazing into the distance.

"Hey! Come and see!" Inosuke stood at the end of the forest, turned around, and waved his arms excitedly at the crowd.

Zenitsu drooped his eyelids: "I don't know where this idiot gets his energy from..."

He was really on the verge of a breakdown.

Yu Zi smiled and said, "Well, having good energy is a good thing."

Although she personally doesn't really like guys who are too energetic, she prefers a quieter environment.

The group slowly walked towards Inosuke.

Inosuke complained from afar, "You guys are so slow."

Tanjiro scratched his head: "It's because Inosuke ran too fast."

"Hahaha~ Of course I'm the fastest!" Inosuke laughed, hands on his hips.

Zenitsu's eyelids twitched: "No, I don't think that's a nice thing to say."

The group emerged from the woods and came to Inosuke's side. Suddenly, their view opened up, and a bustling village appeared between the mountains.

Although it's called a village, the orderly rows of houses make it look more like a town.

Although it may not be as large as a town, its architecture is comparable to that of modern cities like Asakusa, and is quite impressive.

The Ubuyashiki family's business acumen is truly outrageous.

Even Yuko, who doesn't believe in gods or Buddhas, thought this was a divine gift to Ubuyashiki to help him defeat Muzan.

Tanjiro remarked, "As expected of an important base for the Demon Slayer Corps, I never imagined it would be located in such a remote mountain area."

Yuko said calmly, "If the Demon Slayer Corps hadn't been so cautious in the face of Muzan, it would have ceased to exist long ago."

To be honest, for thousands of years, the Demon Slayer Corps has always wanted to kill Muzan.

But for thousands of years, no one has ever been able to push Muzan to the brink of despair... no, it should be said that no one has even had the chance to see Muzan.

While it could be said that Muzan was overly cautious, in reality, even if the Demon Slayer Corps discovered Muzan's location, they would not have been able to kill him.

The saying "so many go, so many die" perfectly illustrates the disparity in strength between the two sides.

Even dealing with the Twelve Demon Moons had already exhausted the Demon Slayer Corps.

The Upper Moons devoured countless Pillars one by one. Even Daki, who had no Upper Moon strength whatsoever, personally dealt with several Pillars, not to mention the other Upper Moons.

But what are the chances of victory when the pillar faces the upper curve?

Even with his unparalleled physical strength, the Stone Pillar, hailed as the strongest in the Demon Slayer Corps, was, in Ikuko's opinion, at most capable of defeating Akaza, and would have no chance against Upper Moon Two.

Upon hearing Yuko's words, Shinobu Kocho couldn't help but glance at her sideways.

There are actually quite a few people in the Demon Slayer Corps who lack awareness. Obanai Iguro complained that Tengen Uzui and the others only killed Upper Moon Six, and Shinazugawa even thought that Tanjiro was lucky to have encountered Muzan.

It has been over a hundred years since the last Upper Moon demon was killed by the Demon Slayer Corps, and information about the Upper Moon swordsmen is mostly lost.

This is why the powerful Pillars have no self-awareness at all. If the Lower Moons are so weak, how strong can the Upper Moons, who are also among the Twelve Demon Moons, be?

Those who are capable of becoming pillars are those who have absolute confidence in their own abilities.

People like Yi Yong are rare.

When the group arrived at the entrance of the sword-forging village, Tanjiro saw a man wearing a fire-man mask standing and pacing back and forth at the entrance from afar. There was another man wearing a fire-man mask standing near the entrance.

These were none other than Steel Tomb and Iron Cave Forest.

"That looks like Mr. Hidetoshika." Tanjiro swallowed hard.

Speaking of which, the sword that Mr. Steelzuka forged for him broke again...

Could it be that they're deliberately blocking this place to cause him trouble?

Yuko's eyelids twitched; she also had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, before anyone even reached the door, Steel Tomb rushed over impatiently.

"Eek!!!" Tanjiro was startled and realized that Steelzuka had come to cause him trouble.

As it turned out, Steelzuka had no feelings for him at all, and walked past him straight to Yuuko, who was chatting with Shinobu Kocho behind him.

Yuko expressionlessly drew half of the demon sword she named Shura from her waist.

The steel mound slammed on the brakes.

Yuko gestured with her chin toward Tanjiro.

Steelzuka instantly understood and turned around to press down on Tanjiro again.

Tanjiro had just breathed a sigh of relief and hadn't even turned around when a gust of wind suddenly came from behind him.

He instinctively turned around, but before he could resist, he was pinned to the ground by Steel Tomb.

"Jie Jie Jie~"

As Steelzuka looked at the Nichirin Blade he had snatched from his hand, a wicked laugh escaped from beneath the Fire Man mask.

The group walked past the two without expression.

are you crazy!

Tetsuka Mori ignored the two people entangled on the ground and stepped forward to greet Kocho Shinobu and the others, saying, "Lady Kocho, Lady Yuko, the village chief has been waiting for you for a long time."

Shinobu Kocho smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

"No, I'm honored to be able to help you all."

As Yuko passed by Tanjiro and his companion, she quietly picked up Nezuko and took her away.

Led by Tiexue Sen, the group headed into the village of forging knives.

As for what came from behind...

"You damn brat! You broke the sword I forged again!"

"I'm sorry! I couldn't help it! That's Upper Moon One!"

"An excuse! A mere upper-wheeled sleigh!"

Looking at the scene inside the village, everyone felt a sense of awe: "It's such a peaceful place."

The fire mask seems to be a tradition in the sword-forging village; almost everyone wears it.

After arriving at the village chief's residence and greeting him, the group walked out and saw Tanjiro walking towards them from a distance, covered in dust and dirt, clearly having been tormented by Steel Mound.

Yuko glanced down at the Nichirin Blade at his waist; it seemed that the idiot still knew his limits.

Shinobu glanced at the sky and suggested, "The sun is about to set, how about we go for a soak in the hot springs?"

"Hot spring..." Zenitsu's mind instantly connected, and for some unknown reason, his face turned suspiciously red.

Tanjiro blinked: "Come to think of it, I can definitely smell the hot spring."

No wonder it has a dog's nose.

Inosuke shouted in a silly manner, "Yoshi! We're in a hot spring! We're in a hot spring!"