Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

The five captains of the Demon Slayer Corps, seeing how much importance Li Lei placed on the breathing technique he was writing, knew that it was impossible for them to tamper with it.

After all, he couldn't gamble with his teammates' lives. Looking at his teammates who had fought demons with him for many years, the leader of the five gritted his teeth and began to write down the Water Breathing technique he had learned, his hands feeling as heavy as mountains.

Soon, about 20 minutes later, the captain, who had finished writing the Water Breathing Technique, stood quietly to the side with his hands hanging down and his clothes soaked with sweat, waiting for Li Lei's inspection.

Li Lei, who was sitting to the side, stepped forward, reached out and picked up the breathing method written by the five-man squad leader. He read it several times and then put it into his pocket.

He then looked at the five people bound by silk threads, stretched out his right hand and waved it, and the silk threads binding the five people broke instantly.

"As agreed, I'll let you go now."

Li Lei looked at the five people on the ground radiating hatred towards him and smiled: "Of course, if you want to come and seek revenge, I'm more than happy to oblige! Goodbye, Ghost Hunters, good luck!"

After saying this, Li Lei was about to leave. Xiao Wu, who was standing nearby, saw Li Lei leaving and quickly followed after him.

"Wait a minute! You haven't taken the thing you put inside Naomi yet!"

The captain of the five shouted.

Upon hearing this, Li Lei walked away without turning his head and said, "Since it's something given to her, I won't take it back."

"you!"

Upon hearing Li Lei say that he didn't want to take it out, the captain was about to step forward to demand an explanation when he was instantly covered by four teammates who grabbed him tightly.

Watching Li Lei, the Fifth Rank Five, slowly disappear into the darkness, the four teammates who had been holding onto their captain breathed a sigh of relief and then slowly released him.

The captain of the five men watched Li Lei disappear into the night, veins bulging on his forehead, his eyes flashing with fury, and his hands clenched into fists.

Facing the Lower Moon, he was far too weak, so weak that he couldn't even protect his teammates, and he couldn't even force the Lower Moon Five to use his Blood Demon Art.

This is only the lower moon of the Twelve Demon Moons! How strong are the upper moon demons? How strong is the progenitor of demons? Is the difference between humans and demons really that great?

"Captain, don't be sad. Lower Moon demons are not something we can deal with. They are demons that only Pillars can kill!"

Looking at Naomi, who was trying to comfort him, he, as the captain, asked her in a low voice: "Naomi, how are you feeling now? Is anything bothering you? Do you feel any effect from what Lower Rank 5 of the Twelve Demon Moons put into your body earlier?"

Faced with the captain's concern, Mami happily replied when asked: I'm fine! Captain, I don't feel uncomfortable at all right now.

"If you don't believe me, look, I'm perfectly fine."

Naomi waved her arms, showing the captain and the other team members that she was in good health.

Looking at Naomi, who was trying to appear calm, the captain knew that she was actually very scared inside. She was just doing this so that we wouldn't worry about her!

The captain of the five looked at his teammates seriously and said, "Let's go back to the Demon Slayer Corps and report what happened today! Our encounter with the Lower Rank 5 of the Twelve Demon Moons is very important information for the other Demon Slayer Corps members."

"But Captain, what about you!"

Seeing the concerned looks from Naomi and her teammates, he, as the captain, knew they were worried about him. Because he had made a deal with a demon to save them, and in doing so, he had revealed the Demon Slayer Corps' breathing techniques; he would surely be punished by the Demon Slayer Corps.

"No need to say anything more, I don't care about being punished! But the information about encountering the Lower Rank 5 of the Twelve Demon Moons today is more important to the Demon Slayer Corps."

After saying that, he, as the team leader, walked towards the door.

"Captain, your Nichirin Blade?"

Oh right! I haven't gotten my Nichirin Blade yet? Eh—where's my Nichirin Blade?

"Captain! What we want to tell you is that your Nichirin Blade was taken by Lower Moon Five just now!"

"What did you say? My Nichirin Blade was taken by that demon!"

The four teammates nodded in agreement: "Yes! We thought you knew, since our captain loves swords the most!"

The captain of the five men looked at the spot where the Nichirin Blade had been taken, immediately knelt down, pounded the ground with his fists, and cried out to the sky: My blade—ah!

……

Meanwhile, Li Lei, having acquired the Nichirin Blade, was having a blast. While Li Lei was certainly enjoying himself, it was a disaster for the roadside plants and trees!

In response, Li Lei said it was all the fault of the Nichirin Blade he had just acquired; it was the blade that tempted him to chop. Otherwise, why was he indifferent to the grass, flowers, and trees by the roadside before he got it?

Nichirin Blade would like to say:

It's my fault. ┐(′ー｀)┌

Of course, Li Lei didn't just destroy trees during these past few days; he also did some serious work. That was learning the newly acquired Water Breathing Technique to better destroy trees.

I must say, this water breathing technique is actually quite easy to learn, but it's very difficult to master it in a short period of time.

Li Lei himself stated that he had no other possessions, but as for time, he had plenty of it after transmigrating and becoming a ghost.

With enough practice, even a Demon Slayer Corps Pillar can master breathing techniques.

Just then, a crow twice the size of an ordinary crow flew out from the nearby woods. It was none other than Li Lei's crow, Xiao Wu.

Looking at the little crow, which was twice the size of a normal crow, Li Lei asked with great curiosity: "Little crow, what did you eat? How did you grow so big in just a few days?"

When Li Lei asked Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu said he didn't know why he had doubled in size. But that wasn't the most important thing.

"Master, the important thing now is that Xiao Hei is missing?"

"What did you say? Xiao Hei is missing. Weren't you together?" Li Lei asked doubtfully.

"Master, I've spent most of the past month with you, but because Xiao Hei is a bear, it's too conspicuous in human-inhabited areas. So you sent it to live in the deep mountains!"

"Oh! I remember now, it was because I encountered two Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, and was defeated by their powerful breathing techniques and sword skills in the battle against them."

"It was only after escaping that I had the idea of ​​learning martial arts. Because Xiao Hei was not good at hiding, I sent it to live in the deep mountains so that it would be easier for it to learn martial arts."

Looking at Li Lei who was recalling the events, Xiao Wu hurriedly asked, "Master, how is Xiao Hei now? Is it alright?"

Li Lei looked at the hurried Xiao Wu and said with concern: Don't worry, let me sense where Xiao Hei is!

After saying this, Li Lei closed his eyes and used telepathy to sense the parasitic flesh and blood inside Xiao Hei's body. Soon, Li Lei sensed that the parasitic flesh and blood he had placed inside Xiao Hei was about 15 to 20 kilometers to the southwest.

Furthermore, information emanating from its parasitic flesh indicates that Xiao Hei is currently in hibernation.

Li Lei opened his eyes and looked at Xiao Wu, saying: "It's fine, it's just hibernating right now."

Hearing his owner say that Xiao Hei was alright, the tense Xiao Wu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's good that you're alright! Where is Xiao Hei now?"

"Southwest direction, approximately 15-20 kilometers away."

"Master, let's go find Little Black now!"

Li Lei calmly grabbed Xiao Wu's claws as he watched the impatient little crow eager to find Xiao Hei, and used the only Blood Demon Technique he could currently control—Weight Stacking. He stacked his own weight onto the earth, making himself extremely light.

"Let's go!"

Upon hearing the command, Xiao Wu happily led Li Lei and flew southwest.

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