Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

At noon, when the sun is at its strongest, at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, the current Water Pillar, Urokodaki Sakonji, has just arrived and stands quietly in the courtyard in front of the current Demon Slayer Corps leader's house, awaiting his master's summons.

With a bang, the door of the house in front of Urokodaki Sakonji opened to both sides, and a melodious voice came from inside the door.

"Mr. Urokodaki Sakonji, you've arrived! My lord is waiting inside and said that as soon as you arrive, he would like to invite you in for a chat."

"Thank you for your hospitality, my lord. I will come in now."

After answering, Urokodaki Sakonji walked towards the house of his lord. Soon after entering the house, Urokodaki Sakonji sat down face to face with the current Demon Slayer Corps lord.

Urokodaki Sakonji looked at his sixteen or seventeen-year-old lord opposite him and noticed from his aura that his lord was much weaker than when they last met.

"My lord, your body..."

The current leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, looking at Sakonji Urokodaki who was concerned about him, smiled and said: Mr. Urokodaki, don't worry, this is normal.

"Mr. Urokodaki, how have you been lately?"

"Thank you for your concern, my lord. I am doing well now."

Looking at Urokodaki Sakonji's calm reply, the Demon Slayer Corps leader pondered for a moment.

"Mr. Urokodaki, I express my deepest apologies for the passing of your master. It was because of the incorrect information I conveyed that your master encountered the Upper Moon demon!"

"My lord, there's no need to blame yourself. Nobody knew that an Upper Moon demon would appear at the mission location. Besides, given Master's personality, even if he knew an Upper Moon demon would appear there, he would still have gone!"

The Demon Slayer Corps leader looked at Urokodaki Sakonji.

"The mistakes made by my Ubuyashiki family have allowed evil spirits to appear among humans, and it is up to you to correct them. On behalf of my family, I thank you in advance!"

After saying that, he bowed to Urokodaki Sakonji to express his gratitude.

Seeing his lord express his gratitude, Urokodori Sakonji quickly replied.

"It is our common wish to eliminate the evil spirits of the world and to get rid of the Demon King Muzan. My lord, there is no need for this!"

"Mr. Urokodaki, there's been news about the special silk thread demon you mentioned last time."

Upon hearing news of Li Lei, Urokodaki Sakonji immediately asked: Where is he? How is he now? Has he started eating people?

"Mr. Urokodaki, please don't be in a hurry. Let me explain slowly."

Realizing he had been too excited, Urokodaki Sakonji quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, my lord, I was rude!"

Looking at Urokodaki Sakonji apologizing to him, the current lord of the Demon Slayer Corps smiled and said:

"It's alright, Mr. Urokodaki. I completely understand how you feel, after all, both of your junior brothers were saved by him. If my family member had been saved by him, I would be just as concerned about their current situation as you are."

"There are two pieces of information about the appearance of the Silk Thread Ghost, one from more than a month ago and the other from the last few days."

"More than a month ago, the Wind Pillar and the Stone Pillar encountered the Thread Demon while they were on a mission together. At that time, the Thread Demon had become a Lower Rank Five demon. The Wind Pillar and the Stone Pillar fought it together, but it still managed to escape!"

Urokodaki Sakonji asked, somewhat somberly:

"My lord, did you summon me here to tell me that the Thread Demon failed to overcome his cannibalism and has become the Fifth Rank? Are you suggesting that I show no mercy when I find him?"

"No! Mr. Urokodaki, you misunderstand. I called you here to find out about the personality traits of the Silk Thread Demon."

"Because in the past few days, news has come that the Silk Thread Demon encountered five members of the Demon Slayer Corps, and the five people who encountered it were not seriously injured, all suffering only minor injuries."

"Furthermore, the Demon Slayer Corps discovered in the town where the five Demon Slayer Corps members encountered the Silk Thread Demon that there were demons active in the town more than a month ago. After the Silk Thread Demon came to the town to hide, the demons disappeared. In the more than a month that the Silk Thread Demon hid, no one else went missing in the town."

"My lord, what do you mean?" Urokodaki Sakonji asked doubtfully.

“That’s right! Just as Mr. Urokodaki said, the Silk Thread Demon may not have eaten people so far.”

Urokodaki Sakonji was overjoyed when he heard from his lord that Li Lei had not eaten people.

"but--"

Upon hearing the word "however" from his lord, Urokodaki Sakonji's heart, which had been half-joyed, nearly burst. He immediately asked...

"But what is it, my lord?"

"However, the Silk Thread Demon has a very strange personality. After forcing the captain of the five to write down the breathing technique he had learned, he took away the captain's Nichirin Blade. He also fused a blood-red sphere, possibly created using Blood Demon Art, into the heart of one of the team members."

Urokodaki Sakonji asked anxiously:

"My lord, how is the team member whose heart was fused with that crimson sphere? Is he alright?"

"Mr. Urokodaki, I didn't know I was going to tell you this, but the team member whose heart was integrated into the blood-red sphere now has a demonized heart. And because the demonized heart is stronger than a normal person's, it can do a very good job of transporting blood throughout the body. Even the use of breathing techniques is stronger than usual with the help of its demonized heart."

"It's safe to say that even if her talent is lower than others, she can use her demonic heart to become stronger. This worries me greatly!"

"Is Your Majesty worried that others might trade with the Thread Demon for power to become stronger?"

"Yes, this power can make people stronger, but it can also turn them into demons. But what worries me more is that this is Muzan Kibutsuji's conspiracy against the Demon Slayer Corps. His aim is to use those with demon hearts to fight against the Demon Slayer Corps members. And he might even use those with demon hearts to find the Demon Slayer Corps' headquarters."

"In order to prevent this possibility from happening, I can't let those five people work as demon slayers anymore. I plan to use the fact that they revealed the Demon Slayer Corps' breathing techniques as an excuse to send the five people into the Hidden Sect to work."

After hearing the lord's arrangements, Urokodaki Sakonji praised him, saying: "The five people who have entered the Hidden Village can be used to strengthen the Logistics Hidden Village. With their experience in killing demons, they will play a better role in the Logistics Hidden Village."

"Mr. Urokodaki, both of your junior brothers have encountered the Thread Demon. From their descriptions of the Thread Demon, do you know what its personality is like?"

Based on Mr. Urokodaki's neutral view of demons, I believe his view on the thread demon is the most accurate!

After all, the Water Breathing level that Mr. Urokodaki learned requires a calm and tranquil mind, and his calm and tranquil mind allows him to deal with things based on facts and not to be swayed by his emotions.

Of all the pillars, I'm most curious about Mr. Urokodaki's opinion on his Silk Thread Demon.

Urokodaki Sakonji looked at his lord, who wanted to know his opinion on the Silk Thread Demon.

"My lord, the information I have about the Thread Demon comes from my junior brother, and it may not be accurate."

"It's alright, I trust your judgment, sir."

Seeing the resolute look in his lord's eyes, Urokodaki Sakonji knew that if he didn't express his opinion on the Silk Demon today, he might be frequently summoned for questioning in the future!

"Since my lord is so eager to know my opinion, then I shall speak!"

"Before becoming a Lower Moon demon, the Thread Demon met my junior apprentice, Tanaka Naoki, in an unknown forest..."

...Two months ago, he saved my other junior brother, Oishi Yoshinobu, from the clutches of the Lower Moon Six. I have a certain fondness for him because of this!

"My lord, you already know what will happen in the next two months, so I don't need to tell you!"

Upon hearing what Urokodaki Sakonji had said, the current lord of the Demon Slayer Corps smiled at him:

"Thank you very much, Mr. Urokodaki Sakonji, for explaining the story of the Silk Thread Demon that happened two months ago."

"Mr. Urokodaki, are you thirsty? Here—please have some tea."

The Demon Slayer Corps leader held up a cup of hot tea with both hands and handed it to Urokodaki Sakonji.

"Thank you, my lord."

Urokodaki Sakonji raised both hands to accept the hot tea.

The current leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, looking somewhat somber, asked Urokodaki Sakonji: "Mr. Urokodaki, how long do you think it will take for our Demon Slayer Corps to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji?"

"I don't know, but I believe that someone will be able to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji in the near future!"

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