A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

A flash of lightning, and the heavens and earth tilted, the world spun.

wrong......

"I was beheaded?"

"I was defeated? How could I possibly be defeated!"

boom!

"not good!"

Taiyi's pupils contracted, but because the transformation effect had already worn off, he could only adjust his position before he could dodge.

Hundreds of purple slashes shot out from the headless body of the weeping bull demon, and some of the attacks aimed at Aya and Nijou Tadashi were blocked by Taichi's physical body.

"Taiyi!" Axia took two steps forward, quickly knelt down beside Taiyi, her hands trembling as she stretched out, but then stopped in mid-air: "What should I do? What, what should I do!"

At this moment, Taiyi's face was deathly pale, his eyes were tightly closed, and looking down, his clothes were completely torn, his chest and abdomen were split open, and a large amount of blood was flowing out.

With one hand pressing on the wound and the other hand stuffing the protruding intestines back in, A-Xia could see the still-beating heart through the crack in Tai-Yi's chest.

Even though she had seen cruel scenes before, this image still sent chills down A-Xia's spine and filled her with fear.

"Asshole! I'm going to kill you!"

【Water Breathing - Second Form - Waterwheel】

With bloodshot eyes, Mizuhashi Nijo Tadatoshi, wielding a knife in one hand, dragged his mangled body toward the still-smoldering head of the Weeping Gyuki.

But before he could get there, he was stopped by a figure that suddenly appeared and kicked back.

"Well done! Doma, kill them quickly!"

The weeping ox spirit beamed with joy and excitedly spoke to Douma's retreating figure.

But he immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Douma walked up to the head of the weeping ox demon with a beaming smile, held it in his hands, and said cheerfully:

"It's incredible, Taiichi actually did it."

"Doma, what are you doing?! You're actually helping humans!!!"

The weeping ox demon's eighteen eyes stared intently at Doma, filled with both fear and anger.

"Help? I'm much more interested in eating you!"

"Come, Lord Weeping Demon, merge with me, this is my last act of mercy towards you."

After speaking, Doma embraced the head of the weeping demon in his arms, like a mother holding her child, and a kind expression appeared on his face.

"Doma...you despicable bastard, I will never..."

Before he could even finish speaking, the head of the weeping demon gradually dissolved into Douma's body.

At the same moment, Taiichi, who had lost consciousness, suddenly twitched his finger.

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Nijo Tadatoshi, clutching his severed arm, stood up, raised his sword, shielded Taichi and Yaya behind him, and stared at Doma with a resolute expression.

With his back to everyone, Doma glanced at the other person and a slight smile slowly appeared on his lips.

"I'm very full now, and suddenly I don't want to eat people anymore, so..."

"You may leave before this strange idea disappears."

How can it be!

Upon hearing Doma's words, Nijo Tadatoshi froze on the spot, his mind going completely blank.

The cannibals have stopped eating people and are even letting them go?

This is unheard of in the history of the Demon Slayer Corps!

It wasn't until Aya's urging voice came from behind that he seemed to wake from a dream. After taking a deep look at Doma, he and Aya carried Taiichi into the forest.

Inhale...exhale~

Doma closed his eyes, tilted his head back, and slowly exhaled.

From birth until now, whether it's the death of her parents, the tragic stories told by believers, or being turned into a demon by Muzan.

His mood remained completely calm, devoid of any particular emotion.

He couldn't experience any of the emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness.

But just as Taiyi was about to behead the weeping demon, just as Taiyi was struck by several purple slashes, his skin was cut open and blood splattered everywhere.

Hidden to the side, Doma suddenly felt a sense of excitement in his dark and utterly empty inner world.

"Taiyi is such an amazing child."

Doma lowered his head, touched his chest, and muttered to himself.

So he suddenly had an idea: to let Taiyi go.

Eating people was not his own volition, but rather the demonic cells within his body that drove him to do so.

But for Taiichi, after experiencing excitement, it seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and he actually began to look forward to whether he could experience other emotions in the future.

"If I eat them, Taiichi will probably be unhappy, and I don't want that to happen."

Douma smiled, then closed his eyes and began to chant in his mind:

"My lord, your subordinate, Domo, has won the battle for the change of seats and requests a change in the ranking."

"allow."

The familiar voice rang out, causing Doma, who hadn't heard it in a long time, to tremble all over.

Then, after closing his eyes, he smiled again. When he opened his eyes, one of his seven-colored pupils was engraved with "Upper Moon" and the other with "Two".

.......

late at night.

After running for an unknown amount of time, fearing that Doma would change his mind and start chasing them again, Aya and Nijo Tadatoshi finally stopped by a stream.

To prevent attacks from wild animals, Taiyi was placed on the shore, and then Axia took out a flint from her bosom and lit the campfire.

"This is amazing! Taiyi is actually... he's actually recovering!"

By the firelight, Nijo Tadatoshi stared intently at Taiichi's wounds.

When he saw granulation tissue slowly growing, he shouted excitedly.

"Miss A-Xia, please look after Tai-Yi for a while, then go into the forest to find some food. If you encounter any danger, just shout loudly."

Completely relaxed, Nijo Tadatoshi then realized how incredibly weak he was, and his stomach was growling loudly.

But as a man, even if he has lost an arm, he cannot show weakness at this time.

Moreover, throughout the journey carrying Taiyi, it was Axia who contributed the most. He, who was missing an arm and seriously injured, was merely playing a supporting role on the sidelines.

"Understood, Lord Chungjun. Please be careful as well."

Aya knelt on the ground, bowed to Nijo Tadashi, and then turned to take care of Taiichi.

As the footsteps faded into the distance, she carefully examined Taiyi's wounds.

Like Nijo Tadatoshi, she was also shocked to see the wounds healing on their own.

"Oh no, the clothes have grown into my flesh!"

Seeing the tattered strips of cloth slowly being wrapped in flesh and blood, A-Xia was so frightened that she quickly took off all of Tai-Yi's clothes.

At this point, the taboo against men and women touching each other was no longer a concern. If the clothes grew into the flesh, it would cause secondary damage to Taiyi when they were pulled out.

But after Taiyi's clothes were all removed, Axia caught a glimpse of something by the firelight and it sent a chill down her spine.

Then, holding her breath, she slowly approached Taiichi. She first looked down at Taiichi, then at her own forearm. After comparing the two, she looked at Taiichi again, and then at her own forearm once more.

Then she sat up abruptly, her cheeks flushed, covered her mouth with her hand, and exclaimed inwardly:

"Taiyi is truly a monster!"