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

Just as Yuko severed the Buddha statue's head, a strange figure suddenly emerged from the statue and clung to the ceiling.

Yuko gracefully landed on the ground and looked up.

This is a demon with several arms, its hideous features making people feel physically uncomfortable.

So that's how it is. So the body was hidden inside the Buddha statue?

Yu Zi glanced indifferently at the shattered Buddha statue beside her.

The demon did not immediately attack Yuko, but instead climbed up the ceiling to the other side of the wall.

"Aren't you even a little bit worried about those people's lives?"

Yuko stared expressionlessly at the demon, her Nichirin Blade slicing past another Buddha statue beside her.

The Buddha statue cracked open, and the people trapped inside tumbled out.

Yu Zi glanced at them out of the corner of her eye, quickly counting them.

Three women and a four- or five-year-old child were covered in blood.

They were all looking at them with extreme fear, yet they were still conscious.

There was no major problem with his breathing, but he seemed a little weak because he hadn't eaten for a long time.

When the demon saw that Yuko had found his hidden food so easily, veins popped on his forehead and anger rose on his face.

The demon's muscles tensed, and it looked as if it was about to launch an attack.

"Stay where you are and don't move." Yuko only had time to give this instruction before she brandished her Nichirin Blade and forced the demon away from the main hall.

By this time, it was already dark, and the wind and snow were still blowing. At this point, the weak women with children could not get down the mountain.

The evil spirit was forced outside the hall, and it spat green viscous liquid into Yuko's mouth.

"Water Breathing - Third Form - Flowing Dance!"

With fluid, water-like movements, she dodged the green, slimy clumps that resembled sharp arrows and charged towards the demon.

Yuko knew it when the demon dodged her attack.

The evil spirit before them was no ordinary being; its strength was likely at the level of the Twelve Demon Moons of later generations.

A demon of this caliber must be extremely rare in this era. Should we say she was lucky or unlucky?

The demon leaped over the wall, dodging Yuko's sudden attack, and sneered, "This kind of weather isn't pleasant for you, is it?"

The wind and snow intensified at night, and even breathing techniques could not completely eliminate the effects of the cold.

It's so strange, I'm having so much difficulty breathing.

Is the impact of the blizzard that significant?

Yuko's breathing became heavier, and the biting cold wind stung her lungs like needles.

"Thunder Breathing, Type 1, Thunderbolt Flash."

She didn't answer the demon's question. A golden flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and Yuko's figure hurtled straight towards the demon.

In this kind of weather, the longer you wait, the worse it will be for you.

However, this demon didn't use many of its techniques, but its speed was unusually fast, not even slower than Yuuko's use of Thunder Breathing.

After Yuko unleashed her Thunder Breathing technique, she vanished like a wisp of smoke.

As she watched the evil spirit disappear into the snow-white forest, Yuko clearly felt a slight tremor in her body.

No, it's not that the ghost is too fast, it's that she's too slow.

In such terrible weather, she was slowly losing her sense of touch.

The demon's figure appeared and disappeared among the snow-white mountains and forests, indicating that it had not gone far, but was deliberately using the terrible weather to keep itself hanging.

This is a demon that possesses both strength and intelligence.

Yu Zi gritted her teeth. Should she go back?

At least in the temple, one still has the ability to fight off evil spirits, but if the spirit escapes, it will be difficult to find it in the future.

Just as she was hesitating, a sharp whooshing sound rang out in the cold wind.

Several green, slimy droplets shot towards her, breaking through the wind and snow.

"Breath of the Moon - Land Form - Everlasting Night, Lonely Moon - Abyss!"

A pale purple slash, interspersed with countless tiny golden crescents, burst forth as Yuko wielded her Nichirin Blade, abruptly halting the blizzard.

As the blizzard was dispersed by the sword energy, the figure of the evil spirit clearly appeared in Yuko's eyes.

We can't delay any longer, even though it's risky, but...

"Hiss~" A strange breathing sound rang out.

"Breath of the Sun, First Form, Waltz!"

Sun Breathing is not impossible to learn, but difficult to use.

A suitable breathing method is one that can effectively control blood flow and improve physical fitness through lung respiration.

Even if the normal breathing method doesn't work for you, at most it will just cause you to malfunction.

Breathing patterns differ between day and night, and those who cannot breathe properly may experience lung damage.

A tactic that kills a thousand enemies but also injures a thousand of your own is not suitable for humans.

At this time, however, Sun Breathing was still the most powerful breathing technique and sword form that Yuuko had mastered.

raging!

Orange flames rose from the darkness, and an orange arc slash rapidly magnified in the demon's eyes before severing half of its body with a single strike.

Did you cut it off-target?

Ikuko was slightly stunned.

The demon didn't react in time. With her swordsmanship, it was impossible for her to miss. Although her control over the Sun Breathing technique wasn't very good, Ikuko was confident that there wouldn't be any problems with her sword form.

Was the snow so heavy that it froze her hands?

My fingers... I can barely feel them anymore.

The evil spirit belatedly realized what was happening, its pupils trembling violently as it retreated, looking at the wound in terror.

Why? Because the regeneration rate has been slowed down!

What kind of strange move is this?!

The burning sensation from the Breath of the Sun gradually warmed her lungs, and Yuko, whose mouth was oozing blood, gradually became aware of her fingers.

She did not possess the ability to use Sun Breathing, nor was her constitution suitable for it; the cold weather was the only reason she could barely neutralize the stimulation of Sun Breathing on her lungs.

If you force her to use it again, her body will be the first to give out.

It's enough for her to swing her knife once at most.

If it's a matter of one move deciding the outcome...

"Sun Breathing - Eleventh Form - Solar Halo..."

Just as Yuko gripped her Nichirin Blade tightly, preparing to decide the outcome in one move, an unbearable pain suddenly shot through her lungs.

"Ugh~" Her forward movement faltered, and she clutched her chest and knelt down.

Beads of sweat the size of soybeans slid down Yuko's forehead. Had she overexerted herself with the use of the Breath of the Day?

"Hehehe~" Just as she was thinking this, the devil's shrill laughter came from ahead.

"Haven't you noticed yet? Toxins in the air~"

Upon hearing this, Yu Zi's eyes narrowed slightly, and she suddenly looked to her side.

The green slime she had dodged was slowly releasing a pale green mist.

How come it wasn't completely blown away by the blizzard?

No... if it weren't for the blizzard diluting the snow, she would probably be lying down by now.

She was completely unaware of the harsh environment.

"This is a cold poison that can freeze your lungs," the evil spirit explained slowly as it approached Yuko.

No wonder, she thought it was a problem with the wind and snow...

The world in Yuko's eyes gradually darkened, and the coldness from inside and outside her body made her almost unable to feel her own body.

I'm going to get eaten.

She felt no fear of death whatsoever, which is probably her biggest improvement in the past two years.

The figure of the demon emerged from the blizzard, and Yuko finally lost control of her cold body and collapsed in the snow.

As the scene before her eyes became increasingly blurry, Yuko inexplicably felt her body begin to heat up.

……

A faint light appeared in the darkness, making her eyelids flutter and involuntarily open them.

Before my eyes were two familiar figures, one in red and one in purple, both radiating a faint white light.

Yoriichi looked at her with a gentle expression, a faint smile playing on his lips.

"Yuko, haven't you noticed yet? It's the breathing method that's best for you."

What the hell?

Yuko strained to look at Yoriichi, her gaze flashing across the screen.

Did she have hallucinations?

Yan Sheng, who was standing to the side, said calmly, "You don't use the Breath of the Moon like that."

Damn lemons.

It's clearly just a fleeting memory of her life, so why can she say such awful things?

Suddenly, white snowflakes drifted down from the sky, like tiny specks of light, adding a touch of beauty to this dark world.

Yoriichi's voice rang out at just the right moment.

"That's a color as beautiful as snow."

A snowflake, cool and refreshing, landed on Yuko's face.

……

The evil spirit was completely unaware that the woman lying on the ground had already used her powers to reach the edge of hell.

Just as he was thinking of cutting off Yuko's hands and feet first, and then taking her back to slowly appreciate the female swordsman's miserable expression.

"Sigh~"

Yuko, lying on the snow, ignored the biting cold wind and began to breathe heavily.

crazy?

The demon was stunned, but he reacted quickly, turning his hands into katana and slashing at Yuko's arm.

A white aura slowly emanated from Yuko's mouth, and her wrist, which was tightly gripping the Nichirin Blade, trembled.

"Snow Breathing - First Form - Tornado".