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

The stench of blood rushed into Yuko's nostrils, constantly assaulting her brain.

Her taste buds blossomed, like the soul leaving her body when tasting food in a food anime. The wonderful, indescribable feeling seemed to reach the depths of her soul, making Yuko tremble slightly, as if her brain was being melted.

Meat...this is what meat tastes like...

At this point, Yuko was no longer able to use her willpower to control her wildly growing, monstrous thoughts.

Any psychological discomfort had to give way to this smell, and it couldn't even linger in Yu Zi's mind.

Yuko chewed on the piece of meat in her mouth, blood and saliva oozing from the corners of her mouth. Her long white hair was soaked with blood, and she stood hunched over in the middle of the blood, looking like a monster.

Just as Yuko was trembling and about to swallow the tasteless piece of meat in her mouth, a surprised voice came from the side.

"Ikuko?"

Yuko still retains some consciousness and knows that this is her name.

Is someone calling her?

Yuko subconsciously turned her head away.

Not far from her, Shinobu Kocho, disheveled and covered in blood, stood up from a pool of blood, leaning on her Nichirin Blade.

Who?

Yuko paused for a moment and saw Shinobu's expression.

At this moment, Shinobu Kocho also saw Ikuko's appearance clearly. Her unconscious chewing, her expression of enjoyment, and her ferocious vertical pupils all told Shinobu what had happened.

"I'm sorry... I didn't notice... Yuko is having a tough time..."

"If only I had noticed sooner..." Shinobu bit her lip and looked up. Her bright purple eyes, as clear as a starry river, were filled with sadness and sorrow, which made Yuko tremble.

“Endure…” Yuko murmured, her expression becoming dazed.

Yuko's eyes gradually changed from vertical pupils to round pupils. The moment her consciousness returned to her body, a strong smell of blood kept assaulting her brain, and a clear, strange sensation came from her mouth.

The next moment, Yu Zi's expression changed drastically. She knelt down in the pool of blood in agony and began to retch.

"Ugh~" Yuko subconsciously vomited up the mushy pieces of meat she was chewing.

Disgusting...it's absolutely disgusting...

Saliva kept flowing, and Yuko's body was radiating immense joy, but her consciousness made her instinctively feel disgusted.

What did she do...

"Ugh~" Yuko cried out in pain, tears streaming down her face. Her stomach was convulsing, as if she was about to vomit up all the stomach acid.

This starkly contrasting and intensely impactful feeling made Yuko feel like she was about to shatter.

"Yuko!" Shinobu's expression changed, and she rushed to Yuko's side, squatting down and supporting her with concern.

“…I’m fine,” Yuko said with difficulty, trying to comfort her.

Shinobu Kocho looked sad and said, "This doesn't seem like anything's wrong."

Yuko didn't have the energy to speak. No, it wasn't that she didn't have the energy, but rather that the lingering taste of meat in her mouth made her feel nauseous and unable to find peace whenever she opened her mouth or felt her taste buds.

It tasted completely different from fish or livestock meat.

Ghosts can replenish their physical strength by devouring flesh and blood, whether it is human flesh, ghost flesh, or animal flesh and blood. However, it is almost impossible for a ghost to choose animal flesh and blood over human flesh and blood.

Not only did they become stronger, but the taste was also completely different.

Before meeting Ikuko, Tamayo replenished her strength by devouring the carcasses of dead animals, which were definitely not tasty.

For ghosts, only the flesh of ghosts and the flesh of humans can provide the ultimate taste experience.

This was a first for Yuko.

She almost lost control before she even swallowed the meat... No, if she hadn't heard Shinobu's voice, she would have eaten the disgusting thing.

"It's okay, I'm here with you." Shinobu Kocho held Yuuko's hand even tighter, trying to soothe her emotions.

She knew this wasn't Yuko's intention.

Yuko shook her head with a pale face, as if she had just recovered from a serious illness, but her cheeks still had a rosy glow.

Although she had just spat out the chewed pieces of meat, she had unconsciously swallowed quite a bit while chewing.

Strictly speaking, whether it's a ghost or a human, the deciding factor isn't the species, but rather the strength; devouring the flesh and blood of the stronger is often more effective.

As for Muzan, needless to say, as the progenitor of demons who has occupied the human world for thousands of years, no human flesh and blood is more nourishing than his. Just swallowing a little bit of the residue allowed Yuuko's strength to recover somewhat.

Although that was not her wish.

……

"By the way! Where is Muzan?" Yuko broke free from Shinobu's embrace and looked around in surprise.

While she was making contact with Shinobu Kocho, the others, after a brief moment of surprise, had already surrounded Muzan's location under Kagaya Ubuyashiki's guidance.

"Wow~"

Almost as soon as Yuko turned to look at Muzan, a loud bang was heard, and countless bodies flew out.

Swordsmen dressed in Demon Slayer Corps uniforms flew through the air, with faint traces of blood flying in the air.

Yu Zi stretched her hand towards the sky, and long red whips flew out from the pool of blood on the ground, extending towards the people in mid-air and steadily bringing them down.

"Wow!" Some people thought they were being chased by Muzan and wriggled restlessly.

Yuko opened her mouth, and the taste spread in her mouth again, making it unbearable for her.

Shinobu Kocho seemed to sense her predicament and shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, don't resist!"

Yuko could sense that the people who heard Shinobu's voice quickly quieted down.

They were carefully caught from the air and placed on the ground. Blood vessels slowly rose from the pool of blood, extending towards the wounds on everyone's bodies.

Yuko's eyelids twitched, and she suddenly felt a little disgusted by the scene.

She observed the reactions of the crowd with a guilty conscience.

Seeing the lifelike bloodline instantly heal their wounds after passing through them, the crowd felt no disgust, but rather astonishment and joy: "Wow, Miss Yuko's abilities are truly amazing!"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki did not reveal Ikuko's identity to the others, but after watching for so long, even the most densely-minded people should have realized it by now.

There is Sanemi Shinazugawa's mansion, where he saw Ikuko transformed into a swordsman in broad daylight, and even figured out the cause and effect.

So Muzan wanted to devour this Miss Yuko because she had overcome sunlight, right?

Swordsmen, especially those who had come into contact with Yushiro, quickly accepted this fact.

Not all ghosts are bad people.

Everyone is working hard to defeat Muzan.

And in those collapsed ruins, dust and smoke were spreading.

Led by Gyomei Himejima, the Pillars launched an attack into the dust and smoke.