The Strongest Lightning Caller Swordsman in History

Late that night, members of the Demon Slayer Corps Kakushi arrived at Black Mountain Township to handle the aftermath.

However, the workload this time was, to put it mildly, indescribable...

Though they marveled at the terrifying strength of the new Rumble Hashira, the cleanup in Black Mountain Township would likely equal a dozen ordinary missions combined.

The head of the Kakushi looked at the vast expanse of ruins before him and murmured in a daze:

"This really is a headache..."

Unfortunately, Kujo Tachibana, who had already fallen into a deep sleep, would have no chance to understand their distress.

The next morning, Kujo Tachibana, fully recovered, followed his Kasugai Crow, "Zhong Kui," and once again set foot on the path of exterminating demons.

But this time, having faced a "life-or-death crisis," Kujo Tachibana had gotten smart!

Not only did he carry a backpack full of beef jerky, but he also strapped a brand-new iron pot onto the pack.

What? You ask why he didn't bring rice balls?

Come on, what decent person would chew on rice balls when they could have meat!

Is the Demon Slayer Corps broke? Or does Kujo Tachibana not know how to spend money?

Not only that, but Kujo Tachibana had also brought a full set of seasonings!

From now on, Kujo Tachibana would transform into a man who slept in the wilderness and required no supplies!

However, as the saying goes, there are gains and losses!

Kujo Tachibana's handsome appearance, which had only been unsealed for two days, was now firmly sealed away on his back by a large iron pot!

From then on, the legend of a swordsman who carried an iron pot, wore dual blades at his waist, roamed across Japan, upheld justice, and possessed monstrous strength began to spread throughout the country.

As Kujo Tachibana traveled, the stories began to circulate across all of Japan.

Dual blades in hand!

One blade to cut down all the injustices in the world.

One blade to slaughter all the man-eating demons on earth.

One is called Evil Slayer! The other is called Soul Suppressor!

(Kujo Tachibana: I'll handle everything, whether in the underworld or the living world!)

Actually, regarding the widespread circulation of these tales, Kujo Tachibana insisted he couldn't be entirely blamed!

The commotion caused by Thunder Breathing was simply too great; it was impossible to hide even if he wanted to!

Wherever he arrived, accompanied by the roar of thunder and lightning, the demons who devoured human flesh and the villains who oppressed the innocent were like infants before this pot-carrying swordsman!

They had no power to resist and were all swept away!

Among them, there was no shortage of demons at the level of the Twelve Kizuki.

Thus, countless versions of the swordsman's rumors continued to circulate between humans and demons alike!

During this period, countless aspiring individuals troubled by man-eating demons were inspired by this "Pot-Carrying Swordsman" and eagerly joined the Demon Slayer Corps.

Relying on Kujo Tachibana's individual efforts, the decline within the Demon Slayer Corps was swept away, and morale soared!

The members of the Demon Slayer Corps honored him as:

"The strongest Thunder Breathing swordsman in history!"

As for the Japanese public, who were saved by Kujo Tachibana's chivalry but remained unaware of the existence of demons, they honored him as:

"Thunderclap Sword Saint!"

Spring departed and autumn arrived.

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed, and fortunately, time never failed the hardworking!

After a year of arduous struggle!

Now just turned sixteen, the Demon Slayer Corps business manager Kujo Tachibana, after a year of continuous business trips, returned a perfect performance report to the company!

Previously, Ubuyashiki Kagaya had been shocked by Kujo Tachibana's intelligence reports every few days.

Gradually, as the frequency increased, he had slowly become numb to it.

But this time, after the complete annual performance report was compiled and released!

Ubuyashiki Kagaya, as the chairman of the company, was shocked once again!

"Sigh..." Ubuyashiki Kagaya let out a soft sigh; if only Tachibana could meddle in fewer unrelated affairs.

The Demon Slayer Corps Kakushi had spent the entire year cleaning up after Tachibana, and there was simply too much to handle!

Otherwise, with as many people as Tachibana had killed, his wanted posters would likely be plastered across every village in Japan by now!

Name: Kujo Tachibana

Position: Manager of the Demon Slayer Corps Business Department

Age: Sixteen years old

Work History: Joined the Demon Slayer Corps one year ago after slaying Lower Moon Two Rokuro. In the year since, he has slain eighty-six man-eating demons, including four of the Twelve Kizuki!

They are:

Lower Moon One - Ubume

Lower Moon Three - Yuki-onna

Lower Moon Four - Mukago

Lower Moon Six - Kyogai

Throughout this year, Kujo Tachibana has worked without a single day off and has no record of injury. He is either killing demons or on his way to kill them, averaging one demon slain every four days.

Do not think that slaying over eighty demons in a year is a small feat!

One must realize that "demons" are solitary creatures, each possessing their own territory.

They do not live in groups!

During this year, Kujo spent most of his time traveling and dealing with miscellaneous matters; battles were essentially resolved in an instant.

Now, the weaker trash demons, upon encountering the swordsman with the box, have only one reaction: run!

Unfortunately, in front of Kujo, they cannot escape.

The reason Kujo Tachibana has been able to achieve such massive results is mainly because he travels quickly, and his sensory abilities are as sharp as if he had a demon-tracking radar turned on!

When demons encounter Kujo, they truly cannot run and cannot hide.

Of course, Kujo Tachibana's own formidable strength is also the foundation that guarantees these results.

Not to mention Ubuyashiki Kagaya, the other managers of the Business Department were all shocked by Kujo Tachibana's performance report, which made everyone else look like slackers!

By comparison, these other managers in the Business Department were practically just occupying their positions without doing any real work.

The six of them combined didn't even equal the output of this one person!

They felt their salaries were burning their hands...

Only the newly appointed Stone Hashira, Himejima Gyomei, maintained his usual composure.

With a single "Amitabha," he calmly twirled the prayer beads in his hands, appearing completely unaffected by Kujo Tachibana.

Yet, what no one knew was that he was silently reciting in his heart:

I have long known that I am a mediocre person.

I have long since accepted my own mediocrity.

Inside the dimensional space of the Infinity Castle.

"Zheng..." A lingering sound of a biwa suddenly echoed.

Our secondary lead finally makes his appearance!

The Progenitor of Demons, the Demon King Kibutsuji Muzan.

Today, Muzan is dressed in a red patterned kimono, his jet-black hair tied back, his face exquisitely beautiful!

It is just a pity, though, that one cannot tell if he didn't sleep well last night.

His complexion looks rather poor.

His face is sallow, with veins pulsing and throbbing!

Everything indicates just how intense the anger of our Demon King truly is!

"Nakime, gather all the Upper Moon demons for me!!"

"I will see them shortly!"

"Zheng..."

The sound of the biwa rang out once more, and the next moment.

Inside the Infinity Castle, buildings inverted and space shifted!

Seven figures of various shapes and sizes appeared abruptly in different corners of the Infinity Castle...

One of them, a sturdy young man with short red hair and blue stripes covering his body, slowly opened his eyes.

In the pupils of this strangely dressed young man, three small characters were engraved!

Upper Moon - Three!

Yes, this person is none other than the Upper Moon Three of the Twelve Kizuki!

It is Akaza!

This is... the Infinity Castle!

Does this mean another Upper Moon has died at the hands of a Demon Slayer?

At this thought, Akaza's body began to tremble with uncontrollable excitement!

Is it that swordsman with the box?

I truly hope to cross blades with that Demon Slayer!

And I hope even more that the Upper Moon who died this time...

...is you, Doma!!

Eager to verify his suspicions, Akaza wasted no more time and leaped toward the central platform below within the Infinity Castle...

This Infinity Castle is the Blood Demon Art of a female demon, belonging to the extremely rare spatial type.

It can be used to transport subordinates under Muzan's control into the castle for meetings at any time and place.

Yes, that is exactly how Boss Muzan uses it!