Muzan's Contemplation

"Overthrow the tyranny of the Daimyo! Establish a peaceful nation!"

"Overthrow the tyranny of the Daimyo! Establish a peaceful nation!"

Muzan said it once, and the two children followed suit, shouting with fervent passion.

After some brainwashing (crossed out) guidance, the two established firm goals and determination.

Muzan, satisfied, bought clothes for the two children, had them wash themselves, and after they were clean, he transmitted relevant knowledge to them through his connection with his subordinates.

The nation Muzan described was alluring.

The two young children were thus deceived by Muzan, and the knowledge that appeared in their minds caused a flicker of fanaticism to appear in their eyes as they looked at him.

"Let's start here."

Muzan patted the heads of the two children and smiled.

The two nodded firmly.

The next night.

Screams echoed from the tall, luxurious building at the center of town. Strangely, the nobles who had been there and survived the next day denied the incident.

The dead died in vain, and the surviving Daimyo said nothing.

Perhaps it was due to Muzan's excessive brainwashing, but after the two improved their strength by eating people, their Blood Demon Art surprisingly involved manipulation.

They could make others obey him by altering their perceptions, and both of them possessed this Blood Demon Art...

Before leaving, Muzan patted their heads with satisfaction: "Keep it up, no need to rush, you can take your time, and be sure to protect yourselves."

Encouraged, the two nodded even more firmly, for a beautiful future!

Ji Xing watched this scene, feeling a chill. His master's smooth progress was not solely due to his powerful strength and the brainwashing of the two children, but also the subtle influence of the Demon King on the demons.

The demons under Muzan, perhaps due to their reliance on his blood for survival and growth, might also have their thoughts drawn towards him, developing a sense of worship for the Demon King.

Muzan naturally felt this as well. In the original work, even though the Scum Boss was despicable and cowardly, and incredibly harsh on his subordinates, the demons were very loyal to him, with many even feeling adoration or obsession towards him.

He originally thought it was utterly ridiculous and that he should have slacked off like in the final battle!

But now he understood, it was completely normal.

Muzan left the town with Ji Xing, leaving behind the "flame of hope."

Perhaps he tasted the sweetness of success, or perhaps he found it amusing, but afterward, whenever Muzan disliked something, he would leave a demon there.

Months passed, and Ji Xing gradually got used to his master laying off old employees while hiring new ones.

They basically traveled all over Edo. The demons originally created by Muzan were mostly "laid off," and the remaining ones were ordered by Muzan to learn the "correct ideology."

The atmosphere among the demons changed drastically.

Of course, they encountered the Demon Slayer Corps along the way. Most of them didn't realize the two were demons, but some did.

Having been led around by Muzan, they couldn't keep up...

They would even be mercilessly mocked by Muzan.

The Demon Slayer Corps gradually realized that the demons seemed to be becoming more active, but in a different way.

There were no longer reports of people being captured by demons in the deep mountains and forests, or of someone suddenly disappearing from a house at night. Instead, there were more reports of dozens of people suddenly dying overnight in a certain place, or of wicked people suddenly disappearing from somewhere.

There were even cases where people disappeared from certain places, only for everyone to deny it, stating there were no demons and that the Demon Slayer Corps shouldn't interfere.

Their attitude towards the Demon Slayer Corps was very hostile.

This made the Demon Slayer Corps very worried. What conspiracy did Muzan have?

The public was being so easily manipulated.

At this moment, at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters—the Ubuyashiki Estate.

The master of the Demon Slayer Corps looked into the distance with a troubled expression. For some reason, the future had changed.

He couldn't foresee the details, only vaguely seeing that the world's future was becoming increasingly grim, with only faint glimmers of light, like unstable hope, flickering.

Within a hundred years, there was no hope of killing Muzan...

When would they finally be able to kill that demon!

He looked at the bleak future and sighed heavily, summoning a crow.

Muzan didn't care at all about what the Demon Slayer Corps was doing; he was deep in thought.

Now, his subordinate demons all diligently studied the "Twenty-Four Maxims," and wouldn't harm innocents. Some were dedicated to creating a better world, some were like lazy sloths who only hunted bandits when they were hungry, some went out to punish evil and help the poor while also robbing the rich, some pretended to be human and lived happily with their wives and children, and some even posed as gods in shrines, having their followers provide them with blood regularly...

However, they were all keeping an eye out for the Blue Spider Lily.

But Muzan had played enough. He began to ponder deeper questions.

For example, what exactly was a demon?

According to the final bonus chapter of the original work, this world should still be driven by technological development, and demons were more like the last remnants of the mystical side.

Yet they were also akin to a medical condition.

Although it was said that the Blue Spider Lily could allow Muzan to overcome his weakness of fearing sunlight, did it simply overcome this flaw, or after consuming it, would the problems of eating people and fearing wisteria flowers also be resolved? Even more so, would it restore him to being human?

And there's no accompanying prescription; will it even work if taken alone?

Furthermore, what part of a human does a demon consume to eat people?

Amino acids? Blood? Antibodies? DNA? Or something else?

Why aren't animals an option?

Why does eating humans even increase their strength?

What is the fundamental flaw that prevents demons from dying, yet allows sunlight to restrain and even kill them?

What component of sunlight restrains demons? Ultraviolet rays? Infrared rays?

Or something else?

And why can wisteria poison demons? What is the active component? What exactly is the effect of the poison?

For humans, the flower of the wisteria is not poisonous, but other parts are. So, what part is poisonous to demons?

Muzan discovered that his meager knowledge from his previous life was useless, and the backward technology of this era couldn't resolve his doubts either.

Moreover, the existence of demons felt less like a disease and more like a bug in the world.

The only mysterious bug in the technological world, the so-called disease, seemed more like a catalyst.

And according to the speculation of Demon Slayer fans, the reason Nezuko could eventually overcome sunlight and cannibalism, and Tanjiro could become the strongest Demon King, was that they ate the Blue Spider Lily.

After using the Blue Spider Lily, it's highly probable that they could overcome the issues of cannibalism and fear of sunlight.

However, based on Nezuko's performance in the series, even if she didn't need to eat people, she might still have a craving for them.

But what exactly is the problem with the Ubuyashiki curse?

Is the issue on the mysterious side, or is it a hereditary disease?

Muzan was originally from the Ubuyashiki family. The curse of the Ubuyashiki family is less of a curse and more like a hereditary disease triggered by the short-lived Muzan, or perhaps an infectious disease related to genes.

Then, what about the Scarlet Traces?

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