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

Having just emerged from war, embers still crackled in the ruined village. Amidst the billowing black smoke, two figures sat on a blood-stained boulder in the village square, amidst the mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

"So, you were turned into a demon by your own brother?" One of them sat on a rock with Yuko, while Tamayo nibbled on the arm she had taken from a villager on the ground.

They ate with great elegance.

"Yes, I will definitely not let him go." Yu Zi's fingers clenched unconsciously, her eyes were terrifyingly low.

While eating, Tamayo was intentionally or unintentionally observing the people around her.

The two red pupils give it a mysterious look.

Mr. Yoriichi and the current Upper Moon One's sister, are they really birds of a feather?

This family's talents are terrifyingly strong. If Miss Yuko had been there that day, would Muzan have had no chance to escape?

Suddenly, a bloody arm was handed to me, accompanied by a faint smell of burning, which was nauseating to look at.

But the roundworms in Yuko's stomach started to get restless.

She hasn't eaten for many years.

"Want to eat?"

Yuko licked her lips: "No, no need."

Tamayo glanced sideways, her lips pursed: "Miss Yuko has never eaten a human, has she?"

"Ah."

Tamayo's expression shifted slightly. Although she had already sensed something, hearing the standard answer from Ikuko was still quite surprising.

She couldn't understand how to overcome that hunger, a feeling far more unbearable than an ordinary person going two or three days without food.

Especially during the initial period after the transformation, he had almost no other thoughts besides eating people.

Tamayo's gaze darkened slightly as she wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and turned to ask, "What are your plans next, Miss Yuko?"

"Wait."

"Wait?" Tamayo seemed slightly confused.

Yuko lowered her eyelids slightly: "With our current strength, we are not capable of killing Muzan."

We'll have to wait until the Taisho Nine Pillars, which are hailed as comparable to the pillars of the Warring States period, appear.

After Yoriichi's death, Muzan began his operation, working with Kokushibo to swiftly exterminate all the swordsmen who knew about the Breath of the Sun.

Many Pillar families were slaughtered, almost wiping out the lineage of the current Pillars.

This is why Ikuko knew about this even though she hadn't contacted the Demon Slayer Corps.

Cases of entire families being brutally murdered are rare.

Even if they had never mastered the Breath of the Sun, as those who knew about it, Muzan Kibutsuji would never allow them to exist if there was even the slightest possibility that this breathing technique could be passed down.

The shadow left on him by Yoriichi back then was too deep.

After the first generation of Pillars died because of their Demon Slayer Marks and Yoriichi left, the Demon Slayer Corps had already begun to decline.

There isn't a single swordsman who can master the patterns, the clarity, and the crimson blade.

Ultimately, the fact that the Pillars of the Warring States period were able to master these skills is inseparable from Yoriichi.

After Yoriichi left, the loss of the technique was an inevitable outcome.

Even if all these 'weak pillars' were combined, they wouldn't be enough for Kokushibo to cut down alone, not to mention Muzan.

The Demon Slayer Corps suffered a severe blow and began its decline.

If it weren't for the stealth units' excellent concealment and intelligence gathering, they might have been wiped out.

Even the so-called Taisho Nine Pillars, who possessed the ability to see through the markings and even the Crimson Blade, could only be described by netizens as plot-driven deaths when more than half of them were killed or injured.

It's easy to imagine how powerful Muzan was.

Yoriichi's power was too disconnected from Muzan's. Now that Yoriichi has passed away, the fighting power of demons and humans is not proportional at all.

Given their current manpower and strength, they simply do not have the conditions to fight Muzan.

Upon hearing Yuko's words, Tamayo pondered for a moment. She thought of the scene where Muzan instantly split into thousands of pieces of flesh, and nodded emphatically.

At least... that ability to divide must be limited...

Otherwise, even if we could defeat Muzan, we wouldn't be able to kill him completely.

Moreover, Muzan has overcome the weakness of his neck, so perhaps only sunlight can kill him.

Tamayo then asked, "Is Ms. Ikuko planning to cooperate with the Demon Slayer Corps?"

"Ah."

After all, those who have a grudge against Muzan will gather in the Demon Slayer Corps.

The swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps, besides those from their families, are also members of the Avengers, whose families were destroyed by Muzan.

A hint of worry flickered in Tamayo's eyes as she smiled wryly, "But given our status, can they really accept it?"

Yuko wasn't worried about it. "Yes, it will."

Even if it's not possible now, it will definitely be possible in the future.

Yuko's firm answer made Tamayo pause for a moment, and a smile curved her lips.

"Miss Yuko is just as reliable as Mr. Yoriichi."

"This is the first time I've encountered a swordsman who lets evil spirits go free."

Yuko laughed and said, "That's because Miss Tamayo didn't harm anyone."

Tamayo lowered her eyelids slightly and shook her head: "No, I have killed many people."

"Even if he were beheaded, there would be nothing to say; he was a true demon."

"Unlike Miss Yuko..."

Yuko looked slightly taken aback. She really didn't know Tamayo's past. When Tanjiro met her, she and Yushiro had been surviving on human blood.

Although Tamayo still retains some human aura, it's clear that she didn't intentionally kill anyone.

They merely survive on human corpses.

Yuko was silent for a moment, then said, "Could you tell me about it? I think someone like Ms. Tamayo must have her own reasons for her suffering."

Otherwise, Yoriichi would never have let such a man-eating demon go.

The desire to confide is an indispensable part of emotional beings.

Everyone wants to share their joy, pain, or grievances with others.

Tamayo looked up at the sky. The bright stars were like the eyes of gods, watching the suffering on the ground without any emotion.

She slowly recounted her past.

During her human years, Tamayo suffered from an incurable disease. In order to see her child grow up, she did everything she could to find a cure.

“When my health was deteriorating day by day and I was in despair, that man appeared…” Tamayo said, her hands unconsciously clenching, the veins on the back of her hands showing.

"He told me that drinking his blood would cure my illness..."

Deceived by Muzan Kibutsugu, she became a demon and, in a state of uncontrollable rage, killed her husband and child.

It's not hard to imagine the kind of suffering Tamayo endured after regaining her senses.

“After that, I became self-destructive and killed many innocent people.” Tamayo closed her eyes with a sorrowful expression. “In order to find a way to overcome sunlight, Muzan forcibly kept me by his side until Yoriichi defeated Muzan, at which point I was able to break free from his control.”

When it comes to overcoming the sunlight, Yuko thinks of the blue spider lilies in front of Shi's grave, which might be something Tamayo could study.

Thinking of this, she began, "Regarding overcoming the sunlight..."

"Hmm?" Tamayo looked at her in confusion.

Yu Zi turned her head, and their eyes met: "Actually, I've already done it."

……

"Eh?"