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

dong dong dong.

The sound of bells echoed throughout the entire knife-forging village.

As a logistical organization of the Demon Slayer Corps, the Swordsmith Village may lack the ability to deal with demons, but it is not lacking in the ability to judge when to deal with a crisis.

After the bell rang, the villagers of Forging Knives Village organized themselves in an orderly manner and went to seek refuge.

……

at the same time.

Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.

Butterfly House.

"Shinobu-san, why aren't you resting yet?" Kanzaki Aoi brought tea to the corridor and handed the teacup on the tea tray to Shinobu Kocho, who was sitting on the corridor.

Shinobu Kocho seemed lost in thought as she gazed at the bright night sky until the steaming heat of the tea hit her face, snapping her back to reality.

"Ah, sorry, did Aoi say something just now?" Shinobu Kocho took the tea with one hand, pursed her lips, and said somewhat embarrassedly.

Kanzaki Aoi didn't react much, and asked again, "It's already this late, isn't Shinobu going to rest?"

Upon hearing this, Shinobu Kocho held her teacup and looked up at the silvery moon.

After a long while, he covered his chest with one hand with a look of dejection and uttered a sentence intermittently.

"I don't know why... but I just feel... very uneasy..."

Kanzaki Aoi was slightly taken aback: "Uneasy? Why?"

Shinobu Kocho took a small sip of tea, smiled, and shook her head: "I don't know, I just have a feeling that something bad is about to happen."

Kanzaki Aoi tilted her head: "A girl's sixth sense?"

Shinobu looked at her with amusement: "Maybe so. Aoi, go to sleep first. I'll sit for a while and then go back to my room."

This unease was far less pleasant than Shinobu Kocho's apparent comfort; it even gave her the feeling that her heart was being gripped tightly, making it difficult to breathe.

I can't even sit here, let alone fall asleep.

This strange feeling seems to have occurred to me once before...

It seems... it seems like...

"I understand. Well then, please get some rest. Goodnight, Shinobu." Kanzaki Aoi bowed slightly. Just as she turned to leave, a dark shadow flew by from the horizon.

“That is…” Shinobu Kocho’s delicate purple eyes widened slightly, her heart growing increasingly uneasy, and she involuntarily stood up.

She remembered; this familiar unease was the feeling she had when her loved ones were almost taken away...

……

Meanwhile, Zenitsu and the others, trapped in the ruins, are forced to confront the Hantengu once again.

Anger bit down on Joy, placed his palm on Sorrow's crown, and absorbed the other three completely in the blink of an eye.

Nu's body trembled slightly as he hunched over, and an unusually dark aura emanated from him.

"What's going on? This aura..."

Sensing the aura emanating from Nu's body, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Xuanmi looked horrified: "His appearance has also changed."

Zenitsu swallowed hard: "Are we going to turn back?"

“No, things seem to be getting worse…” Inosuke stared intently with his wise blue pig eyes.

"I look younger!"

After absorbing joy, sorrow, and happiness, the body of the angry creature changed.

Not only did his appearance become younger, but his body also shrank considerably. He looked as if he had suddenly transformed from a young man back into a teenager, and a thunder drum with the character 'hate' engraved on it appeared behind him.

Although she looks younger, the aura she exudes is completely different from before.

In less than twenty minutes, this strange evil spirit evolved from a frail old ghost into a rather powerful young ghost, and now...

The oppressive feeling that this young demon brought to everyone was truly that of the Upper Moon demon.

“This is the real… Upper Moon demon…” Zenitsu looked down at his wrist.

She was trembling slightly.

They had clearly gotten used to Miss Yuko's deeper aura, but was it because they knew in their hearts that Miss Yuko wouldn't hurt them?

Do not……

They have already faced monsters like Upper Moon One, so Upper Moon Four is nothing to fear.

Inosuke gripped his Nichirin Blade tightly with both hands, his whole body trembling, and exclaimed excitedly, "Wow! This guy is amazing!"

"Beast Breathing - First Form: Penetrating Thrust!"

Inosuke clashed his two swords and charged straight at Hantengu, who had transformed into a boy.

"Idiot!" Zenitsu broke out in a cold sweat and tried to stop him.

This guy devoured other clones, and his body changed again, but he doesn't know about the changes in his abilities yet.

This idiot just rushed in without any caution.

Zenitsu tried to stop him, but he charged forward relentlessly and couldn't be stopped.

It's hard to figure out what Inosuke is thinking.

Just as Inosuke rushed forward, Tanjiro finally crawled out of the ruins, staring in shock at Hantengu, whose appearance had undergone a complete transformation.

It looks different again.

Can we behead him now?

Or is it that even if they behead him again, he will become younger and stronger?

hateful!

The Upper Moon demon is indeed different from the other demons.

Tanjiro was getting impatient as he couldn't find a breakthrough point for the time being.

In the past, the demons I encountered could be killed simply by cutting off their heads.

But the Upper Moon demons they've encountered now—whether it's Akaza, Gyutaro, Daki, or even the current Upper Moon Four—are all the type that can't be killed even if their heads are cut off.

Tanjiro finally understood why these Upper Moon demons were so difficult to deal with.

Do not……

Something's not right.

It's something they overlooked...

Suddenly, without any warning, as if the night breeze had momentarily dispersed the sulfurous smell of the hot spring, an indescribable, murky odor entered Tanjiro's nostrils.

What is this smell...?

Tanjiro turned around in surprise, only to find a deep, dark forest behind him.

What's in the forest?

"Inosuke!!"

Before he could think any further, Zenitsu's shout came from behind him.

Tanjiro turned around and saw that the child-like Hantengu, facing Inosuke who was charging forward aggressively, simply struck the thunder drum behind him with his drumsticks without any expression.

A wooden dragon rose up from behind Hantengu and opened its mouth wide, aimed at Inosuke.

hum! ! !

After a piercing buzzing sound, Inosuke was hit squarely and flew backward, spitting blood, but was caught by Zenitsu.

That was... a sonic attack of joy, and a gale of happiness!

Does this guy possess the abilities of other ghosts?

Tanjiro's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Just as he was about to step forward to help, that strange aura behind him reappeared.

Suddenly, Tanjiro was jolted awake, and a flash of inspiration struck him.

He suddenly looked up, glanced at everyone, and then fixed his gaze on Xuan Mi.

"Genya! There's another one, another clone! That's the real one!" Tanjiro charged forward, sword in hand. "It's in the forest, go find it!"