First came the Mugen Train's service suspension and explosion.
Then came the girls of the Entertainment District all collapsing to the ground.
These two urban legends would still be discussed even a hundred years later. Some claimed they were mere rumors, others thought they were publicity stunts, and still others insisted supernatural creatures had to be behind them...
After leaving the Yoshiwara Pleasure District, Chinatsu and the others soon returned to the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters as planned. The most physically demanding part of the entire mission had actually been the journey there and back. As news spread that they had eliminated Upper Rank Six, headquarters became "lively" once again.
Oyakata-sama, who had been lying in bed, sprang up in delight. The pain in his body could do nothing to hold back his heart's excitement.
As Oyakata-sama sat up, he couldn't help coughing up two or three mouthfuls of blood, but he simply ignored them.
Just as he had thought when Akaza was eliminated, if coughing up a little blood could buy the death of an Upper Rank, he would absolutely have his children bring him a big basin.
The gears of fate had not merely begun turning; they were turning at an astonishing speed. Muzan sensed this change as well.
The demons' stronghold, the Infinity Castle.
Muzan had been conducting experiments, but the moment he sensed Gyutaro's defeat, he crushed the test tube in his hand.
"Gyutaro was defeated? What a useless fool!"
Muzan muttered, his face twisted with rage. Of the six Upper Ranks under him, aside from Upper Rank One, whom he treated as a business partner, the ones he valued most were Upper Rank Three, Akaza, and Upper Rank Six, Gyutaro.
Upper Rank Three had pride, loyalty, and dedication to his work, while Muzan held Upper