Demon Progenitor Development Project

With the arrival of their lord, the pillars ceased their fighting and quietly turned their gazes toward him.

Ubuyashiki Takuya glanced at the various Pillars, each with their own distinct personality, a smile on his face, but a mixture of pride and regret in his heart.

The team lacks cohesion!

The teaching of breathing techniques enabled the Demon Slayer Corps to reach its peak since its inception.

The supernatural demons that once required dozens or even hundreds of people to defeat can now be defeated by just one person who is proficient in breathing techniques.

Perhaps the family's centuries-old dream will be realized in his generation!

As Ubuyashiki Takuya thought this, he couldn't help but get excited.

"Ahem, ahem, you are all outstanding swordsmen who have slain hundreds of demons, the strongest in the Demon Slayer Corps for hundreds of years, thus establishing your status as [Pillars]."

"Ubuyashiki Takuya cough pills," he said in a gentle voice.

"This is also the first meeting where all the pillars have gathered..."

gather?

Yan Zhu's eyelids twitched, and he stopped listening. He had a bad feeling. Wasn't Qingchuan still missing?

I thought Qingchuan might have something to do and wouldn't be coming, but I'm afraid...

"Recently, the first pillar died in battle, and the Water Pillar Aokawa died in battle at Nara Castle."

Ubuyashiki Takuya spoke in a solemn tone.

The Wind Pillar suppressed his frivolous expression. He knew the Water Pillar; although he was a bit preachy, he was still quite powerful.

"According to Yin's investigation, Shui Zhu and his two disciples died at the hands of the second ghost."

The second ghost?

The pillars present all raised a question mark.

Ghosts live entirely alone, like big cats occupying their own territory; there is no such thing as sharing.

The Pillar, who has slain countless demons, has never seen two demons exist in the same territory.

"My lord, doesn't Qingchuan have three disciples? Where is the third one?"

The Flame Pillar's focus was not on the demons at all.

Ubuyashiki Takuya: "The disciple of the Water Pillar, Ichijo Shin, is still alive, but he is severely injured."

Flame Pillar breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, one of them was still alive.

"According to intelligence, the one who killed the water column may be the progenitor of demons."

Without any warning, Takuya Ubuyashiki dropped a bombshell.

The expressions of the four pillars changed simultaneously.

Lei Zhu's eyes gleamed with excitement and anticipation, as if he couldn't wait to fight the legendary progenitor of demons, his whole body radiating a fighting spirit.

The Stone Pillar silently stroked the small knife at his waist. His weathered face was now clouded with gloom, and deep within his eyes surged an uncontrollable, intense hatred.

Flame Pillar scratched his head, revealing a confident smile, and the optimistic owl spoke loudly.

Wind pillar...

The naturally cold-hearted Wind Pillar remained smiling, completely unfazed by the news of the so-called progenitor of demons.

"In order to investigate the information about the progenitor of demons, the Demon Slayer Corps needs to send a Pillar to investigate."

Ordinary people with no special qualifications to investigate the progenitor of demons would struggle to even save their own lives, let alone pass on intelligence.

After saying this, Takuya Ubuyashiki paused slightly.

Immediately, the towering, mountain-like rock pillar took a large, steady step forward.

His expression was solemn, and he said in a low but powerful voice, "My lord, please allow me to go to Nara Castle to carry out this mission!"

Upon hearing this, Ubuyashiki Takuya's previously calm expression faltered slightly, and he couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

Ubuyashiki Takuya knew that Iwasaki's fate was extremely tragic; his wife, daughter, and elderly parents had all died tragically in the belly of an evil spirit.

This series of tragedies filled the Stone Pillar with endless hatred and rage towards the demons.

Since he resolutely joined the Demon Slayer Corps, his daily life has been spent either in bloody and cruel demon-slaying battles or on his way to the demon-slaying location.

Looking at the Enju who appeared overly tense due to exhaustion and hatred, Ubuyashiki Takuya offered earnest advice.

“Ibe, you really should take a good rest. As a demon slayer, it is our mission to slay demons, but we must not make our entire lives revolve around it.”

However, these words failed to shake the rock pillar's firm resolve.

His expression froze instantly upon hearing the refusal.

I deeply admire Takuya Ubuyashiki for tirelessly managing the Demon Slayer Corps despite his frail health, allowing many swordsmen to dedicate themselves to the great cause of slaying demons without any worries.

But the Rock Pillar was unwilling to give up this rare mission opportunity so easily... no matter what.

Just then, the Flame Pillar, quick as a flash, grabbed the Stone Pillar who was about to argue again.

Ubuyashiki Takuya looked at the listless Kaze Pillar.

"I hope you can take on this investigation task."

“The demon that Aokawa killed at the beginning was a courtesan in Nara Castle. Ginjiro has more experience in understanding the brothel.”

Flower Street?

The rock pillar remained motionless.

He had absolutely no liking for that place.

The Wind Pillar stood up, glanced at the Rock Pillar, and agreed with a smile.

The meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has now concluded.

Takuya Ubuyashiki was helped back indoors and sat quietly at the table.

His wife knelt respectfully to the side, grinding ink.

"Sakuya." Ubuyashiki Takuya rubbed his throbbing temples and called out his wife's name.

"How is Mr. Yoriichi doing?"

“She still refused,” Sakuya Ubuyashiki replied.

"However, Mr. Yoriichi has agreed to assist us in dealing with the progenitor of demons and will also hunt demons."

Does that mean you're refusing to join the Demon Slayer Corps?

Ubuyashiki Takuya sighed and continued.

"Strive to get Mr. Yoriichi to join us. Even if he doesn't, maintain a good relationship and don't resort to extreme measures."

Ubuyashiki Takuya had never heard of a powerful individual who could slay demons without the aid of a Nichirin Blade.

"By the way, has the Nichirin Blade arrived?"

"Delivered."

Ubuyashiki Takuya drank a cup of bitter, invigorating tea.

“Mr. Yoriichi’s wife, Shi, is very resistant to us,” Sakuya Ubuyashiki said with difficulty.

"To people like Shi, sending a married man to the battlefield to kill demons is just sending him to his death."

Ubuyashiki Takuya smiled bitterly.

The room was silent.

A few days later, the funeral for the water column began.

It's quite remarkable that a water jet could preserve the body for burial.

Swordsmen who are defeated by demons will only have one fate—to be eaten by demons.

A well-trained swordsman possesses an abundance of vitality that even demons cannot resist.

The act of discarding food without eating it, a luxury and wasteful act for a ghost, can be considered evidence of the emergence of the progenitor of ghosts.

Several servants carried over a coffin.

The body of Shuizhuo was stitched up and barely managed to maintain a human appearance.

Iwa-hashi looked at the water pillar with deep respect.

He wasn't very familiar with the Water Pillar, Aokawa, or rather, he wasn't very familiar with the Stone Pillar or most of the Demon Slayer Corps. Because he was only focused on killing demons, he was almost completely detached from the Demon Slayer Corps' social circle.

"Qingchuan is a very responsible person. He always asks me what little girls like and wants to bring gifts for his disciples..." Yanzhu muttered to Yanzhu, his face filled with undisguised sorrow.

Although water and fire are opposites, the relationship between the Flame Pillar and the Water Pillar has always been good.

They are all good people in some sense.

The rock pillar listened quietly, like a rock that had cracked open to receive the sunlight from the outside world.

Gradually, a vague outline of the water column that I had never seen before formed in my mind.

Yanzhu couldn't help but think of his daughter.

"Dang! Dang! Dang..."

A young man with bandages and a cane walked slowly towards them.

"Letter!" Rengoku Shuntaro waved at a letter.

"You're still injured, how did you get here?" Rengoku Shuntaro asked with concern.

"Lord Purgatory, I wish to see my master off on his final journey," a letter said weakly, though inwardly it was filled with rage.

That devil was way too ruthless!

According to the doctor, it was an injury that almost killed him.

This serious injury allowed Ichijo to successfully deceive the Demon Slayer Corps.

The letter was written with a crying face, reflecting a deeply conflicted and chaotic inner world.

Is he really going to go undercover?