Chiba Yo fell into thought as he watched the scene before him.
Forget it. Tanjiro would have to fend for himself...
A moment later, Chiba Yo stopped paying attention to their tussle. After bidding Tanjiro farewell in his heart, he set off.
Chiba Yo believed they would surely eliminate Muzan in the near future. Even if he failed to run into Muzan on this trip, he could capture more demons with suitable Blood Demon Arts along the way and hand them over to Tamayo for research. Combined with the Blood Demon Art of the white-haired demon he had captured before, Muzan would have no escape. Even if Tamayo could not extract their Blood Demon Arts, having a Demon Eater like Genya around meant it would not be much of a problem.
Besides, with the number of demons having increased so much, there was no need to worry about finding evil demons with suitable Blood Demon Arts.
Chiba Yo felt certain this was Muzan's doing, intended to keep him too busy to search for his whereabouts.
But Muzan probably had not realized that this very approach had given them a surefire way to find him. He had picked up a rock only to drop it on his own head-and smash it to pieces.
Just you wait, Muzan Kibutsuji. Your death is already at hand, and that day will not be far off!
With that thought in mind, Chiba Yo left the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters, walking into the sunlight...
Infinity Castle
Hiding here, Muzan congratulated himself on his decision. He had already seen the scene of Kaigaku's death. Kaigaku's demise had not pained him; he merely felt that he had handled things correctly.
Three Upper Ranks had died in succession, two of them killed by Chiba Yo. Muzan now knew