Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

In the morning, the first rays of sunlight climbed outside, and the wildflowers by the roadside, glistening with dew, displayed their colorful forms under the golden, dappled sunlight.

At Li Lei's residence on Mount Natagumo, in the bedroom, Ama-i Moka was fast asleep, holding Li Lei, showing no signs of waking up. This showed just how intense the battle had been the previous night.

Li Lei, who had already woken up, or rather, had never been asleep at all, was admiring Tenyi Moka's sleeping posture in the morning.

The sunlight streaming in through the window crept into the room. Seeing this, Li Lei, knowing it was almost time, was about to get up, but Tianyi Mengxiang, who was already asleep, held him tightly.

Li Lei was pleased to find this, but in order not to disturb her sleep, he had to use other methods to get her up.

Li Lei raised his right hand and stretched it out of the bed. Immediately, red, liquid-like flesh and blood flowed continuously from his palm. As soon as the flesh and blood hit the ground, it quickly began to gather together and soon formed another Li Lei.

The two Li Lei looked at each other and smiled. Both were Li Lei, but the one being held by Tianyi Mengxiang had become a clone.

Standing by the bed, Li Lei looked at Tianyi Mengxiang, who was sleeping soundly while hugging his clone, and smiled indulgently.

She bent down by the bedside and gently touched Tianyi Mengxiang's fair forehead. She then closed all the windows that could let in sunlight and drew the curtains before getting up and leaving into her own alternate dimension.

Soon after, Ten'i Moka woke up feeling sleepy. Seeing that she was still tired, she felt a warmth in her heart and went back to sleep.

……

Inside the Infinite City, Li Lei walked steadily along a straight, elevated corridor. The surroundings were eerily quiet; apart from a few lights, only the sound of his footsteps could be heard.

Suddenly, a sharp and incredibly fast moon blade swept past Li Lei's face, cutting through the corridor and severing a few strands of his hair.

Li Lei stood in front of the smoothly broken corridor, helplessly turning his head to look at the shadows in the distance.

"My dear and powerful Lord Kokushibo, what are you doing?"

Where Li Lei's gaze was fixed, a "person" with six eyes emerged from the shadows, exuding an imposing aura without moving.

"I'm tired, it's been so long—you're finally back."

"Now that you're back, let's continue our previous combat training. Let me see if you've improved while you were away."

Hei Shibo pointed his sword at Li Lei and spoke with a tone full of fighting spirit.

"No way! So much time has passed, and Lord Kokushibo is still thinking about the unfinished trial from last time?"

Kokushibo: "Yes, I haven't forgotten."

Li Lei: ????ДO???

Upon hearing Kokushibo's reply, Li Lei's expression faltered, his speechless state only deepening.

Is it really necessary to ambush him here for a small practical training competition? Why don't you just ambush him in front of my house?

Li Lei was internally complaining, but he still had to deal with Upper Moon One.

"Lord Kokushibo, I have urgent business to attend to right now. Maybe next time, definitely next time."

As Li Lei spoke, he continued moving, sprouted wings, and flew away in a flash.

Seeing Li Leifei flee, Hei Shimou immediately drew his long sword from his waist to try to stop him, but stopped suddenly for some unknown reason halfway through.

Kokushibo slowly retracted the long sword he had drawn halfway, watching Li Lei's figure grow ever more distant.

"Tired? Okay! I'll wait for you."

After saying that, he probably didn't care whether Li Lei heard him or not, and then walked back the way he came.

In the center of the Infinity Castle, Muzan sat on a chair, holding a uniquely shaped pot with a shark pattern on it, which he kept rotating as he looked at it.

"Not bad, it's quite beautiful. Yu Hu, this shark-patterned teapot you gave me this time should fetch a bit more money than the octopus tentacle-patterned teapot you gave me last time."

"Ah—I'm glad you like it, Lord Muzan. It's such an honor to receive your praise."

Gyoku, who had long since transformed himself into someone unrecognizable, knelt on the ground, his small hands waving wildly beside his face, while the two mouths that served as his eyes kept praising Muzan.

"What a pity! I'll never see such a beautiful pot again." Looking at the pot in his hand, Muzan sighed.

Jade Pot: "?_??"

"What do you mean? Is Lord Muzan saying that his artistic talent has reached its limit?"

"No, with my talent, I feel I can make an even better teapot than this, one with greater artistic value."

At this moment, Yu Hu felt a slight sense of self-doubt.

"Lord Muzan, please don't worry, I will definitely make a better pot for you than this shark pot."

To allay Muzan's concerns, Gyokko hurriedly explained.

"Oh—okay, I'll wait for your good news."

Muzan spoke with a half-smile, completely disapproving of Gyokko.

"Could it be that the master has already seen that his artistic talent has reached its limit? That's impossible. He can clearly make a better teapot."

Muzan's indifferent expression deeply pierced the heart of Upper Moon Five, Gyokko.

"I'm sure I can make an even better pot to give to Lord Muzan."

"Oh, right, Yu Hu, a Lower Moon is challenging you to a Bloodbath today. Get ready to face the challenge."

Muzan casually said to Gyokuko.

"Yes, I understand, Lord Muzan."

Hearing Muzan mention that the Lower Moons were launching a bloodbath, Gyokko didn't take it seriously. The Lower Moons were beings he could easily bully with a flick of his finger; he wasn't afraid of them at all.

"bump!"

At this moment, Li Lei, who arrived late, suddenly landed not far from Wu Can from the sky.

"Oh, tired, you're here. Come and take a look at this teapot I'm holding, what do you think?"

Upon seeing Li Lei land on the ground, Muzan happily called out to him.

"Yes, Lord Muzan."

Hearing Muzan's call, Li Lei replied with a smile.