Hashira Meeting / Tanjiro Bursts In Unexpectedly

"The connection with one of the ghosts has been severed."

He frowned Muzan slammed the book shut.

"This feeling is so familiar. Is it one of the members of the Twelve Kizuki?"

His fingers tapped lightly on the table, and a thoughtful expression appeared on Muzan's face.

After some time, his expression changed.

"Is this... exhaustion?"

Muzan's eyes widened in surprise at the news that Rui was dead.

He never expected that Lei, whom he was paying attention to, would suddenly die.

Because of their similar experiences, he made a special exception for Rui, allowing him to share his abilities with other demons.

Not only that, he also agreed to Reina's request to establish his own "family" on Mount Natagumo.

Normally, Muzan wouldn't even allow two demons to be in close proximity.

Such special benefits would be something that even if other ghosts were to suffer, they probably wouldn't even think of why.

Today, I'm exhausted.

"It was the Demon Slayer's doing."

With his eyes closed, Muzan used his abilities to sense the memories that Rui had stored in his cells before his death.

"Strange, why does this guy look so familiar?"

The Muzan of the person who would behead Muzan flashed through his mind, and he felt a strange sense of familiarity with this guy.

"Have I encountered this guy before?"

Just as Muzan wondering, another string in his mind snapped.

"Who is it this time!"

After spending some more time sensing, Muzan saw that familiar figure once again.

"This time it's Kamuna?! How can Lower Rank demon be so weak?!"

Clenching his fists, Muzan was furious at the Lower Rank's incompetence.

He originally thought that the Twelve Kizuki were all top-notch fighters, but now it seems that the Lower Rank demons are more incompetent than he imagined.

Upon closer reflection, it becomes clear that the Upper Rank demons have remained unchanged throughout these past hundred years.

In contrast, the Lower Rank demons have been replaced countless times.

"After this, it's time to gather them together and have a talk with them."

However, just when Muzan the matter was over, another strange feeling came over him.

"Koyuki is dead too?!"

Suddenly opening his eyes, Muzan shouted, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

"Useless! They're all useless! Three Lower Rank died in one day! Have these guys been fed enough people?!"

Before his death, the only useful thing Koyuki left behind was to see clearly the face of the person he was beheading with his own eyes.

"Let me see which of these Demon Slayer he is. I will not let him get away with this!"

After saying this angrily, Muzan took a Muzan breath and temporarily suppressed his anger.

Only then was he able to observe the appearance of the person being beheaded.

The next second, Muzan's expression changed Muzan, even though his face had been tense.

Large beads of sweat streamed down his cheeks, and his expression became a mixture of frustration and fear.

"Damn it, it's that Scribe guy."

He gritted his teeth, Muzan's previous anger completely vanished.

Instead, a faint sadness and dissatisfaction arose.

It 'Muzan no exaggeration to say that if Muzan wanted to kill anyone in this world, he could do so given enough time.

The only exception was the Scribe.

With an exceptionally long lifespan and astonishing strength, it never abandoned its purpose throughout the long years.

The thought of the sixty years he had been hunting him down made Muzan feel a slight pain in his wounds.

First Yoriichi, then Scribe; these two had become a nightmare that Muzan could never forget.

"Shouldn't we ask the people of the Twelve Kizuki to pay more attention to the Scribe?"

The moment this thought formed in his mind, Muzan immediately shook his head.

How could I have such a thought? If my subordinates found out, where would the face of the Progenitor of Demons be?

Even so, Muzan knew he couldn't do nothing.

"Those guys were lucky to escape with their lives."

After thinking for a while, Muzan came up with a new method.

Initially, he planned to eliminate all the useless Lower Rank and find an opportunity to replace them with a new batch of powerful demons.

But now it seems that, because of the Scribe, I still cannot eliminate them all.

At least they can serve as informants; they're not entirely useless.

Since he couldn't weaken the Scribe's strength, he could only try to strengthen his subordinates.

When the meeting comes, we'll teach those guys a lesson.

Chapter 287 Hashira Meeting

While Muzan was pondering his next move, the Scribe left Mount Natagumo and went outside.

"Mister Scribe!"

As soon as he came out, he heard Nezuko's voice.

Looking in the direction of the sound, the Scribe saw Nezuko and Tanjiro by the roadside.

Beside them, Inosuke Zenitsu were also lying there.

Some members of the Hidden Ones were giving them basic wound care, while others had just emerged from Mount Natagumo, seemingly carrying something in their hands.

Upon closer inspection, the Scribe discovered that those were humans who had been transformed into spiders by the Spider Brother's venom.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, there does seem to be such a scene in the original work.

For the Demon Slayer Corps, or rather for the two Kocho Sisters of the Butterfly Mansion, the Spider Brother's poison was not incurable.

"However, I didn't see Shinobu Butterfly or Tomioka Giyu."

Scribe scanned everyone around him, but he did not see Shinobu Butterfly or Tomioka Giyu among them.

That said, how did the hidden troops get here?

"Could it be..."

As the Scribe was wondering, a figure suddenly walked up to him.

"Mister Scribe, you actually made it out alive."

The newcomer was Murata. Not far behind him, some hidden team members were treating the female swordsman he had carried out.

It seems that it was Murata who summoned the hidden people.

Although he wasn't very strong, Murata, as a veteran of the Demon Slayer Corps, knew how to handle certain situations.

After arriving at a safe place, Tanjiro and the others calmed down first and were able to call for support in time.

Otherwise, Zenitsu, who was poisoned, and Inosuke, who was seriously injured, would both be in danger.

"By the way, Mister Scribe, is there anything else you need to do after this mission?"

Scratching his head, Murata said somewhat shyly.

"After the Hidden People came here, one of them told me a message."

"It's the Hashira Meeting n't it?"

"You guessed it."

The Scribe nodded, but didn't say anything more.

The Scribe Murata didn't witness what happened next, but the events that occurred before Mount Natagumo were enough to draw the attention of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Especially with Ubuyashiki Kagaya as his Oyakata-sama, he has probably already deduced that the Twelve Kizuki exist here.

If I hadn't been here, those two would have been the ones who came to help.

Even so, the Scribe didn't think that Yaozai could have guessed that there were not one, but three, of the Twelve Kizuki here.

When he tells them the specifics, everyone will probably be shocked.

"Don't worry, I will attend this meeting as a participant in the event."

"Thank you."

After bowing to the Scribe, Murata ran off to help Yin with whatever he could.

Soon, the hidden men carried the wounded away, leaving some behind to enter the interior of Mount Natagumo and collect the remains of the dead.

Because of the Kamuna Blood Demon Art, most of the deceased's bodies were not preserved, with only a small portion of their limbs remaining.

Many newcomers who had just joined Hidden covered their mouths and vomited after seeing this scene.

Scribe stood aside and watched silently as this scene unfolded.

Seeing blood is an essential part of the Demon Slayer Corps.

It wasn't just the Demon Blood, but also the blood of our own people.

Even among those in the logistics unit, many cannot escape this fate.

In the end, everything was resolved, and the Scribe returned to the Demon Slayer Corps with them.

After leaving the more seriously injured Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu at the Butterfly Mansion, the Scribe asked Nezuko to represent him and participate in the event.

At first, Tanjiro asked to be included.

However, the Scribe refused him, citing that his injury was too severe and might affect his language system.

Even though he knew the reason was lame, Tanjiro still kept nodding when he saw the hand that the Scribe placed on the Nichirin Blade.

"Mister Scribe, Nezuko, please take care."

Lying in his hospital bed, Tanjiro waved to the two men, signaling them to be careful.

"Don't worry, Nezuko will be fine with me here."

After saying that, Scribe led Nezuko out of the ward and into the courtyard of the Ubuyashiki.

Here, Ubuyashiki Kagaya and the Pillars have been waiting for a long time.

The Hashira Meeting) is now in session.

Chapter 288 Tanjiro's Sudden Intrusion

Sitting in the middle of the house is Ubuyashiki Kagaya, the Oyakata-sama of the Demon Slayer Corps, and next to him is his wife.

Behind the couple is one of their children, Kiriya Ubuyashiki.

Those kneeling in front of the house are the current Pillar-level members of the Demon Slayer Corps.

The Stone Hashira Himejima Gyomei, the Wind Hashira Sanemi Shinazugawa Rengoku KyoJuro, the Flame Pillar Mist Hashira Tokito Muichiro, the Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui Shinobu Butterfly, the Insect Hashira Kanae Butterfly, the Flower Hashira is Kanae Kocho, the Love Hashira Kanroji Mitsuri, and the Serpent Hashira Obanai Iguro.

A little distance away from the nine pillars, there was a person kneeling.

Water Hashira, Tomioka Giyu.

The ten Pillars, along with the Oyakata-sama's family, became an important part of the Demon Slayer Corps.

"Oh my, so this is one of the team members who survived in Mount Natagumo."