Kanzaki Kumo was somewhat surprised that Sanemi had encountered Lower Rank One so early.
It had only been a little over six months since he had introduced Sanemi to the Demon Slayer Corps. For Sanemi to have held out against Night Heron until Sabito and Giyu arrived after such a short time was already proof of his considerable talent.
Perhaps Kanzaki Kumo's appearance, especially his relocation of the Kamado Family, had made Muzan anxious, causing the demons to become somewhat more active.
The most obvious change was that when Kanzaki Kumo went out looking for unlucky demons to test his drugs on, he rarely came back empty-handed after an entire night anymore.
Although important facilities like the Butterfly Mansion and Swordsmith Village were well hidden, and no demons had been spotted nearby for the time being, they would eventually be found if this continued.
In particular, Nakime had most likely become the new Upper Rank Five, and its abilities were far too powerful when it came to reconnaissance.
But the Demon Slayer Corps was still nowhere near ready to confront Muzan head-on. Other than increasing patrols, there was no good way to respond for now.
Although his main objective at present was to find a way to master the Transparent World, perhaps he should also find a way to eliminate some of the demons under Muzan.
The top three Upper Ranks were out of the question for now. Unless he and Gyomei could grasp the Transparent World, they could not even deal with Akaza, let alone Doma and Kokushibo.
Grasping the Transparent World alone would not be enough to deal with those latter two.
Hantengu would not be easy to deal with for now, either.
Their chance encounter in Asakusa had shown just how skilled the demon was at concealing