Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

Near Mount Natagumo, in a very ordinary shrine, Kanae followed the trail of blood to this place.

The small shrine was filled with a thick, pungent smell of blood, and there were severed limbs and torn pieces of flesh everywhere, mixed with a hint of demonic energy.

Strangely, the corpse on the ground showed no signs of being eaten by a ghost. But what else could be so cruel besides a ghost?

"Was the death of these people caused by the monster that the lord dreamed about? But why would he do such a thing?"

Kanae kept analyzing the situation, trying to come up with a reasonable explanation.

Also, Kanae had a vague feeling that something was missing from this shrine.

Kanae continued searching for living people in the shrine, even though the scene before her suggested that there couldn't possibly be any living people there, Kanae still searched with a glimmer of hope.

Just then, strange noises came from the room where the shrine maiden lived.

"Who is there!"

Upon hearing the sound, Kanae immediately looked warily at the shrine maiden's residence, placing her right hand on the hilt of her Nichirin Blade on her left side, ready to deal with any unexpected situation.

"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I was eating a little too loudly and accidentally disturbed you. I'm very sorry."

At that moment, the main door to the shrine maiden's room opened, and Doma walked out, eating a snow-white severed arm.

Upon seeing Doma, Kanae immediately retreated ten meters and swiftly drew her Nichirin Blade to confront him.

"An Upper Moon demon, this demon is the Upper Moon of the Twelve Demon Moons, and it is the second-ranked Upper Moon of the Twelve Demon Moons."

Kanae stared incredulously at Upper Moon Two Doma across from her; she hadn't expected to encounter an Upper Moon here.

Seeing the severed arm in Doma's hand, Kanae suddenly realized what was missing from the shrine. The young shrine maiden wasn't among the dead; she had been eaten by the demon before her.

Once she realized what was happening, Kanae Butterfly felt a surge of inexplicable anger erupt from her heart.

"You bastard, how many innocent people have you eaten?"

Kanae, holding a knife, stood straight and angrily questioned Doma.

"How many people have you eaten? How do I know? Do you remember how many bowls of rice you've eaten in your entire life?"

"Besides, they don't love to pray to gods and Buddhas, make all sorts of wishes, and hope to enter the kingdom of God and gain eternal life after death."

What these poor girls didn't know was that there is no such thing as a god in this world, and that their wishes were unrealistic and impossible to fulfill.

Fortunately, they encountered me. As a demon, I am immortal, while they desired eternal life in the divine realm after death. By consuming them and making them a part of me, wasn't that fulfilling their wish in the same way?

After stating his opinion, Douma finished eating the severed woman's arm.

"What kind of twisted logic is this, thinking it's so self-righteous? Did you even ask for their opinions?"

After saying that, Kanae adjusted her posture and pressed her body down, using Flower Breathing to instantly slash at Doma.

Its speed is extremely fast, much stronger than that of other pillars of the same period.

Faced with this attack, Doma calmly took out his iron fan to block, easily dealing with Kanao's various attacks.

"Not bad! Your strength is among the strongest of the Pillars I've encountered."

While dodging various attacks, Doma continued talking to himself, completely disregarding Kanae, who was a woman in front of him.

"So strong. Is this what an Upper Moon demon is like? The difference in strength between it and a Lower Moon demon is more than just one level."

Kanae kept increasing her attack speed, but even though her Nichirin Blade left afterimages, she still couldn't inflict any damage on Doma.

"Haha, not bad, not bad, your attack speed has increased again."

What a powerful woman! After I win, I will devour you without leaving a trace, so that you can live forever with me.

With a smile on his face, Doma began his counterattack. He used two iron fans to unleash a relentless barrage of blows on Kanae, and the surrounding air began to cool down under Doma's onslaught.

"What happened? Why did the weather suddenly get so cold?"

Kanae, who was fighting Doma, keenly sensed the changes in her surroundings. She felt a vague unease.

"Oh no! It's Blood Demon Magic!"

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Kanae, and she immediately left the cold air surrounding Doma.

"Flower Breathing - Second Form - Mikage Plum"

Kanae instantly unleashed arc-shaped slashes in all directions, their trajectories resembling plum blossom petals, blocking Doma's iron fan attack. She then took the opportunity to distance herself from Doma.

"Hehe, that's impressive, you even noticed that."

Doma looked regretful.

"No, ordinary moves are useless against Upper Moon Two in front of us. It seems we have no choice but to use that move."

Having successfully escaped the range of Doma's unknown Blood Demon Art, Kanae gripped her Nichirin Blade tightly with both hands, took a deep breath, and made a certain decision in her heart.

"Flower Breath - Final Form - Crimson Eyes of the Other Shore".

In an instant, Kanae's eyes turned bloodshot and red, as if she had become a demon. Her heart pounded faster and faster, and blood flowed rapidly through her blood vessels, delivering large amounts of oxygen and energy to all her muscles.

At this moment, for that slight chance to kill Upper Moon Doma, or even if it fails, to pass on information about Upper Moon Two to the Demon Slayer Corps.

Kanae disregarded the damage to her body, not caring whether she would go blind after the war or die of heart failure.

Doma: What's going on?

Looking at Kanae, whose aura had undergone a drastic change, Doma suddenly felt a sense of threat.