The two stood silently, gazing at each other, as if time had frozen at that moment.
Jiro refrained from making any rash moves because he was no match for the Demon Slayer in front of him.
Muichiro, was caught off guard by the reappearance of Lower Rank Six and didn't know how to kill him, so he didn't make a move.
After a long silence, Jiro finally broke it.
"Hey! Demon Slayer! How about we make a deal?"
"Trade?"
Muichiro Tokito for a moment, then frowned slightly, clearly surprised by the suggestion.
Is it possible for a human to make a deal with a ghost?
Lower Rank Six nodded. "Okay, tell me how you found me. In return, I'll answer one of your questions!"
Muichiro Tokito his head and pondered for a while, his gaze sweeping back and forth over his opponent, seemingly assessing the feasibility of the deal.
Finally, he nodded slightly in agreement.
"OK!"
If you encounter a situation where you can't answer the question, the worst that happens is the transaction is voided, and you don't actually lose anything.
Seeing that the Demon Slayer agreed, Jiro couldn't help but grin, but he quickly suppressed it.
"So what do you want to ask?"
"How can I kill you?" Muichiro asked calmly, as if he were asking an ordinary question.
Upon hearing this, Jiro's lips twitched slightly.
Who would ask such a question?
This is completely disproportionate to the value of the question I asked!
Seeing that Lower Rank Six didn't reply, Muichiro continued, "What? Can't you answer?"
Jiro said, "No, it's just that this question concerns my safety and is clearly more valuable than yours, so you need to answer my question first!"
Muichiro asked, "But what if I answer you and you don't?"
Jiro said, "What if I answer you but then you don't answer me back?"
"..."
The two sides are once again deadlocked.
There was no foundation of trust to begin with, and the question was rather sensitive; nobody wanted to be the first to answer.
"Alright, I'll tell you how I'm going to kill you first, but you have to promise me that after I'm done, you'll tell me how you found me!" After a long silence, Jiro finally couldn't hold back any longer.
Although I can be resurrected by my brother, the feeling of dying each time is real.
He wasn't afraid of death, but if he could, he wouldn't want to experience that feeling again.
So he really needs to know how the Demon Slayer in front of him found him.
Otherwise, wouldn't we have to go somewhere else?
Muichiro nodded slightly upon hearing this.
Seeing that Muichiro agreed, Jiro raised one hand, with a dark blue flame swirling around it.
"My Blood Demon Art is Shadow Flame."
As soon as you cut my neck, use my Blood Demon Art to quickly burn away the severed part.
This way, by the time you've cut halfway through, the wounds caused by the Nichirin Blade will have been replaced by the damage from my Blood Demon Art.
Finally, it looks like you've cut my head off.
Actually, you only cut off the last bit; the cuts before that were all burned out by myself!
Upon hearing this, Muichiro frowned slightly, not believing Jiro's words.
Although the theory seems to make sense.
But... how could a demon who couldn't even block its own blade possibly achieve this?
More importantly...
If I didn't cut myself, why did my body turn to ashes?
Jiro, unaware that his lie had been exposed, spoke up:
"Alright! I've already said it, now it's your turn to tell me! How did you find me?"
Upon hearing Lower Rank Six's question, Muichiro calmly replied, "Ah, I don't want to talk about it!"
Upon hearing this, Jiro's lips twitched, and anger surged within him.
He raised a finger and pointed it at Muichiro, saying fiercely, "You brat! Didn't anyone tell you that you have to do what you say?"
"No." Muichiro calmly shook his head.
"You little brat! How can you be so despicable!" Jiro shouted angrily, as if he had eaten the biggest sunflower in the world.
Muichiro gazed silently at the Lower Rank Six before him, his Nichirin Blade slowly unsheathed.
Let's capture him alive and ask our master; perhaps he'll have a solution.
On the other side.
Taro walked quietly in the shadow of the eaves.
Perhaps it's because my younger brother was Demon Slayer slayer in this town just yesterday.
He always felt unsafe walking openly on the street.
but...
Taro slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the hotel in the distance.
There lived one of his prey, who seemed to have come to the market there.
That slender waist, those long legs...
It must taste delicious!
It was definitely worth coming in this time!
Thinking of this, Taro couldn't help but chuckle.
Suddenly, a look of confusion appeared on Taro's face.
In his field of vision, a white bird suddenly flew into the house next to his target.
strangeness?
It's not hot today, is it?
Why do birds still fly in when I sleep with the window open at night?
inside the house.
White Feather flapped his wings, bringing Teiichi back from his meditation.
"Have you found the ghost?" Teiichi asked.
White Feather gently fluttered its wings and landed on a table next to Teiichi, its sharp eyes flashing with a serious expression.
"No, but something troublesome has happened!"
What's the trouble?
White Feather said seriously, "The Lower Rank Six that Muichiro killed yesterday has come back to life!"
Upon hearing this, Teiichi frowned as well. "Are you sure?"
White Feather nodded firmly and continued, "Yes, that ghost was two meters tall, which is very rare. Ginko is very certain that it's the same ghost that Muichiro killed yesterday!"
Upon Teiichi, Dingyi slowly nodded, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.
That is indeed a troublesome matter!
With Teiichi's current strength, he wouldn't be afraid if the Blood Demon Art increased his power, since he already knew information about Upper Rank One, Four, Five, and Six.
The troublesome thing is this kind of messy situation.
I was killed yesterday but didn't die; I have Blood Demon Art.
So, does that mean it should be a situation where there are multiple clones?
The situation of having a clone.
If there's a main entity involved, it's easier to handle; you just need to kill the main entity.
However, if there is no main body, then all the clones must be killed; otherwise, as long as any one clone is left alive, it can be resurrected.
Two meters high, and there are footprints from today.
Does that mean there are two bodies?
No!
Not necessarily!
There might be more!
And most importantly...
This ghost isn't stupid!!
It's quite clear, based on the information from yesterday and today.
These ghosts are acting in separate groups!!
Thinking of this, Teiichi couldn't help but frown.
It seems we need to bring in more people to conduct a wider search...
Suddenly, as if he had heard something, Teiichi slowly turned his head toward the window.
A moment later.
A head slowly rose from under the eaves.
Their dark pupils met silently in the pupils bearing the mark of Lower Rank Six.