Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

High above the small village, Li Lei casually looked down and found that everyone in the village was still digging their landing points, and they seemed quite happy in the process.

"Are they still digging for meteorites that shouldn't even exist?"

Li Lei couldn't help but wonder, but then he suddenly realized that they might be subconsciously afraid of the evil spirits hiding in the village.

Even if memory-altering techniques could erase their memories and modify their thoughts, it wouldn't change the fact that their loved ones were eaten. It's perfectly normal for them to subconsciously fear staying in the village after their relatives were eaten there.

Suddenly, he realized that those who didn't know their loved ones had passed away were doing quite well, without experiencing the pain of losing loved ones or the fear of man-eating demons in the village. Li Lei, who had originally intended to restore their memories, changed his mind at the last minute.

The evil spirits in the village are gone, and no one will "leave" again. Maintaining the status quo is fine for them.

Li Lei glanced down at the villagers and the two members of the Demon Slayer Corps, then flew away into the distance without looking back.

……

As the cold night wind swept through the small village, the two Demon Slayer Corps members lying on the ground began to slowly awaken. The first to wake up was the male member whom Li Lei had been calling "boy."

"It's so cold!" The male teammate woke up in the cold wind. "Where am I? Ah—my head is spinning!"

The male team member who sat up shook his head, his mind a complete mess.

"Right, I think I came to this village to kill demons? But—that doesn't seem right."

"Huh? Who's that next to me—?"

At this moment, the male team member, whose head was feeling a bit better, noticed the female team member covered with a blanket next to him. Upon closer inspection, he realized it was his teammate.

"Grass"

Upon seeing that it was his teammate, the male player was initially startled, but then immediately stepped aside.

"I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"

The sight of the female team member covered with a blanket on the ground instantly sparked a series of associations among the male team members.

Soon, the male team member seemed to have figured something out and began to mutter to himself.

"I should take responsibility for her from now on."

"I can't just abandon people after I've done my job; I have to be a responsible person."

"I……"

The male team members kept talking, and the chaotic sounds reached the grass that was sleeping on the ground.

"Who's talking so late at night? Doesn't anyone want to get some sleep?"

Grassy opened her eyes unhappily, wanting to see who was so annoying as to disturb her sweet dream.

"I?"

Upon hearing that Caozi had woken up, the male team member, whose thoughts were somewhat confused, immediately and unconsciously answered.

"Uh—it's you, under the tree."

Why are you bothering me so late at night instead of sleeping?

Male team member: "..."

"My name is Kinoshita, Yamamoto Kinoshita, not Tree-under. Also, we're here to kill demons in the village, not to sleep."

Yamamoto Kinoshita said somewhat excitedly.

"Okay, okay, stop talking, it's hurting my ears."

Upon hearing the words "slay demons," Kusaka instantly snapped back to reality, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Yes! We came here to kill ghosts, so why are we sleeping here? Oh, right, where are the ghosts?

Remembering something important, Kusako immediately began to recall her memories, and the image of her and Kinoshita working together to kill the evil spirits in the village flashed through her mind.

As for the Blood Demon Art that could unleash a smoke-like effect that made him and Kinoshita want to sleep, he and Kinoshita managed to kill it by fighting off their drowsiness and working together.

"Kinoshita, have we already killed the demon?"

Feeling a sense of unreality, Kusaka asked Kinoshita again.

"Yes! You cut off my neck, you forgot?"

Yamamoto Kinoshita said firmly.

"I haven't forgotten, but it feels a bit unreal, like we never actually fought them," Caozi said, expressing her feelings.

“You feel the same way? I also feel that the battle is unreal.” After hearing Kusako’s feelings, Yamamoto Kinoshita continued to express his own feelings and thoughts.

"But it's probably because we inhaled too much of its smoke and blood demon magic during the fight with this demon."

Upon hearing Yamamoto Kinoshita's conjecture, Kusako also felt that it made sense. But whose quilt was she using? She certainly didn't have a quilt like that.

"Caozi."

At this moment, Yamamoto Kishita's cheeks were slightly flushed, and his expression was somewhat strange as he called out to Kusashi.

Caozi: (ー_ー)!!

"What's wrong with you? You look strange. Did you take the wrong medicine?"

At this moment, Kusako felt that Yamamoto Kishiro was acting strangely.

"Grass, I—I will take responsibility for you!"

Yamamoto Kinoshita blushed and stammered.

"Huh?" ╭(°A°`)╮ Kusaka was immediately shocked by Yamamoto Kinoshita's words. "What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly."

Kinoshita Yamamoto: "I take responsibility for what happened today, and I will take full responsibility."

Caozi: "..."

Kusako was speechless at first, then immediately got angry and punched Yamamoto Kishiro in the cheek.

"You're asking for it! How dare you talk nonsense? You've got a blockhead from inhaling too much toxic fumes."

……

After explaining to Yamamoto Kinoshita using physical methods that nothing had happened between them, Kusako landed at Li Lei's place not far outside the village, found all the villagers, and after communicating with them, discovered...

They had no idea that there were demons in the village, which made the two members of the Demon Slayer Corps ponder deeply.

The villagers said no one disappeared and they didn't know about the evil spirits. So what were we killing?

Unable to find the reason, the two returned to the Demon Slayer Corps, but to their even greater shock, they learned from the Demon Slayer Corps' logistics department that they had been missing for more than two months.

The members of the Demon Slayer Corps all thought they had been eaten by demons, and even had graves and tombstones erected for them, leaving Kusaka and Kinoshita Yamamoto speechless.

They disappeared for more than two months, and then they got a grave for nothing. They don't know whether to be happy or not.

The new leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, was alarmed upon learning of this. The eleven-year-old Kagaya Ubuyashiki personally questioned the two who had just returned to the Demon Slayer Corps. During his conversation with the two, he discovered that Kusako and Kinoshita Yamamoto had no memory of the past two months.

The doctor who examined the two said in his report that apart from Kusaka having a little less blood in her body, the two were in good health, with no external injuries and no foreign objects related to demons in their bodies.

So why don't the evil spirits who capture them and can alter their memories eat them?

Over the years, the demons who love to steal Nichirin Blades have been bad enough, but now there's another demon who can alter memories.

This gave eleven-year-old Kagaya Ubuyashiki a real headache.

……