Half-Demon Causes Trouble Again

The death of Tsuyuri left Michikatsu and Yoriichi in grief for a long time. Finally, amidst his sorrow, the head of the Tsugikuni family read his wife's will and fell into regret.

Perhaps he should have provided Yoriichi with a better environment.

Meanwhile, Michikatsu learned that his weak younger brother, whom he was supposed to protect, was actually a genius. Their father would surely swap their positions, and he would end up living in that dilapidated house and be sent to a temple.

This added unease and jealousy to Michikatsu's grief.

But when he learned that his brother absurdly wanted to leave and cherished that broken flute, Michikatsu was even more unable to understand.

In the evening, seeing Yoriichi being sent away through the small gate, Muzan flashed and followed.

Yoriichi, who was supposed to go to the temple, did not follow his arrangements but instead went far away.

Only seven years old, Yoriichi took only some dried food and a knife, walking aimlessly step by step towards an unknown direction. Muzan followed from a distance.

On the other side, Tsugikuni Michikatsu also saw his mother's diary.

"Yoriichi is favored by the gods," and the action of Yoriichi leaning against his mother's left side was not him acting spoiled as he had imagined, but rather supporting his mother, as if telling him—you are not as good as Yoriichi!

Tsugikuni Michikatsu's hands bulged with veins as he clutched his mother's diary, his fingernails digging deeply in.

He grabbed a sword and walked towards the training area outside.

At this moment, his face was ferocious, his pupils red, veins bulging in his hands, and he madly slashed at the dummy, gripping the hilt of the sword as if possessed, letting out beast-like growls:

"Why! Why!

I've worked so hard for so long! Why is it him in the end!"

After countless strikes, the dummy was covered in sword marks. However, because he was still young, the wounds only stayed on the surface. Yet his brother could easily cleave the dummy in two!

Exhausted, Tsugikuni Michikatsu thought of this, and the jealousy and resentment in his heart surged uncontrollably, his face contorted to the extreme.

He threw the sword fiercely onto the ground, and Tsugikuni Michikatsu, panting heavily, walked step by step towards Tsugikuni Yoriichi's cramped room.

Clang!

The door was roughly pulled open, slamming violently against the doorframe.

Michikatsu, who rushed in furiously, searched around.

Did this guy hide?

Suddenly, he caught sight of a note on the table. He strode over and snatched the note from the table.

His face, originally contorted with rage, gradually calmed down. Confusion appeared in his eyes, and he dazedly put the note back on the table.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi, he's really gone?

Then, Tsugikuni Michikatsu suddenly rushed out.

No!

He couldn't accept such charity!

He didn't need it!

He would surpass Yoriichi sooner or later!

Come back!

He would become the world's greatest swordsman sooner or later!

Tsugikuni Michikatsu wanted to chase after Tsugikuni Yoriichi. If Yoriichi left like this, he might never see him again, and he would forever live in Yoriichi's shadow. He had to get Tsugikuni Yoriichi back!

But after chasing blindly for a long time, Tsugikuni Michikatsu finally realized that Tsugikuni Yoriichi had gone far away.

He stood blankly in place, his face filled with bewilderment.

Meanwhile, as several days passed, the food Yoriichi carried dwindled. He didn't know where he had arrived, and a field appeared before his eyes.

The field was empty and deserted. Walking through it, he looked into the distance for a long time, and a figure appeared in his vision.

It was a strange girl, standing blankly in the field, holding a wooden basin.

Their eyes met.

"You..."

Since it was daytime, Muzan could only hide in the distant woods, watching the two meet from afar. Relying on his superhuman hearing and eyesight, Muzan saw that the two chatted for a bit and then decided to go together.

Uta led Yoriichi towards her home.

Muzan hurriedly followed.

An opportunity to find the Blue Spider Lily has arrived!

It was already evening. The last rays of sunlight began to fade, the moonlight rose, and night fell.

Muzan suddenly felt something approaching him from behind.

He immediately became vigilant.

The next moment, a "monster" nearly two meters tall rushed towards Yoriichi and Uta from the other side.

Because they were still far away, neither of them noticed.

This monster was a Half-Demon.

Half-Demons had long been solely focused on eating humans, leaving him to take the blame. Their sudden appearance now was clearly intentional.

Muzan flashed forward and grabbed the Half-Demon by the neck.

A Half-Demon was just a Half-Demon, after all.

While perhaps an unconquerable man-eating monster to ordinary people, in Muzan's hands, it was nothing more than trash he could kill at will.

The Half-Demon clearly hadn't reacted in time. Its face contorted in terror, and under the shadow of death, it let out a sharp, piercing scream. Muzan's arm suddenly transformed into a giant maw, devouring it in one gulp. Muzan hoped to absorb the Half-Demon's memories to understand what this thing truly was.

The Half-Demon's scream naturally caught the attention of Yoriichi and the other person in the distance. The two looked back and saw Muzan's monstrous, flesh-like arm swallow something. It writhed as if chewing, leaving only a pool of blood on the ground.

Even though he wasn't particularly valued, Yoriichi was still Tsugikuni's son. He naturally knew about the existence of man-eating demons and immediately understood that this ghastly creature before him was responsible for the killings.

The moment he saw the ghastly creature before him, he realized this guy was dangerous!

It was the Demon King!

He possessed extraordinary talent and his destiny was to kill this guy before him!

But he was only seven years old now.

And the two of them, mere children of seven or eight years old, facing a ghastly creature...

Yoriichi quickly pulled Uta behind him. "Uta, hurry and run!"

I'll hold it off!

Even though Yoriichi had an exceptional talent with the sword and could defeat adults, he was still just a seven-year-old child now, far from enough to face a ghastly creature.

Yoriichi drew his sword, which was almost as tall as he was, and raised it towards Muzan.

Muzan: "..."

Uta timidly hid behind Yoriichi. Though scared, she didn't want to abandon Yoriichi.

Muzan wanted to explain, but he suddenly sensed another Half-Demon attacking.

Eight Half-Demons, taking advantage of Yoriichi's focus on Muzan, suddenly attacked Uta from behind.

Muzan couldn't bother with Yoriichi's wary posture anymore and quickly charged forward.

Damn Half-Demons!

Ruining his good deed!

Even though the Half-Demons attacked suddenly and in large numbers, they were no match for Muzan.

In an instant, Yoriichi felt as if the ghastly creature before him was attacking him. He swung his sword, wanting to block Muzan. At the same time, Muzan flashed and appeared before Uta, behind Yoriichi.

Yoriichi's heart skipped a beat. He quickly turned around and swung his sword at Muzan.

But what greeted his eyes were eight ghastly creatures attacking from behind, and Muzan's back.

The next moment, Muzan drew his long sword from his back. With a swing, he repelled several of the attacking Half-Demons.

However, at the same time, Yoriichi's sword relentlessly struck Muzan's back.

The skin that even Demon Slayer Corps members couldn't cut was deeply wounded by Yoriichi's sword, creating a large gash several millimeters deep.

"Hiss—" Muzan couldn't help but gasp. It hurt!

Fortunately, Yoriichi's sword was just an ordinary one. The next second, Muzan's back had already returned to normal.

Yoriichi began to realize something was wrong. He held his sword, pointing it at the empty air, feeling somewhat lost.

Muzan glanced back at the two of them, then suddenly charged forward, swinging his sword and instantly severing the heads of the Half-Demons.

After dealing with these Half-Demons, Muzan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He suddenly felt that the Half-Demons weren't simply foolish, but rather like an ant colony.

While the individual Half-Demons might be weak, there was an intelligent entity coordinating them from behind.

For example, just now, one Half-Demon not only attracted his attention but also allowed Yoriichi to recognize him as a ghastly creature without him noticing. Then, while Yoriichi was distracted, they attacked Uta.

And the reason they attacked Uta was naturally to prevent Muzan from finding the Blue Spider Lily by following Uta.