The last Infinity Castle meeting

Infinity Castle.

Muzan leaned back in his chair, his right leg gently lifted and placed on top of his left. His left hand loosely supported his cheek, while his right hand rested flat on the armrest, his index finger raised...

Thump--! Thump--! Thump--!...

The sound of hammering echoed throughout the Infinity Castle.

After a long silence, Muzan finally stopped tapping his fingers on the chair and spoke indifferently:

"Nakime, call Kokushibo and Akaza in!"

"Yes, Lord Muzan!" Nakime replied with a slight bow.

With two clear, ringing sounds, Kokushibo and Akaza reappeared in the Infinity Castle.

The two were teleported Muzan. As soon as they looked up, they saw Muzan and immediately knelt down on one knee without hesitation.

"Lord Muzan!"×2

After finishing his greetings, Akaza remained kneeling with his head bowed, his eyes darting left and right in his pupils.

He glanced at Kokushibo to his right, then at the empty space elsewhere.

Did they only call for themselves and Kokushibo if they didn't sense anyone else?

Is there something they need to arrange for us?

"No need to look anymore, those who didn't come are all dead!" As if sensing what Akaza was thinking, Muzan suddenly spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Akaza's eyes widened suddenly, and he looked up at Muzan as if confirming something.

Muzan stared coldly back at Akaza, until Akaza lowered his head again, before speaking:

"You're right, he was killed by Kato Teiichi!"

Kokushibo slowly opened his six eyes, then slowly closed them again.

"Within a year... four Upper Rank have died... This... is truly... a major... loss for our Upper Rank!"

Muzan said Muzan, "They're just a bunch of trash. Give me enough time, and I'll be able to create a bunch of demons just as strong as them. The key issue now is something else!"

"Oh? Is there... anything more important than the death of the Upper Rank?" Kokushibo raised his head slightly upon hearing this.

Muzan paused for a moment upon hearing this, seemingly suppressing something, before slowly speaking:

"Millennium..."

A thousand years?... Akaza looked at Lord Muzan with some doubt.

"After searching for a thousand years, I have finally found it today, the chance to overcome the sunlight!" Muzan spoke again, his emotions seemingly unable to be suppressed, his voice growing increasingly loud.

Muzan's words caused Kokushibo and Akaza to widen their eyes slightly.

"You... found... the Red Blue Spider Lily?" Kokushibo confirmed.

Muzan shook his head and spoke as Kokushibo and Akaza looked on in confusion:

"I found the ghost that overcame the sunlight!"

A demon that has overcome sunlight?... The same question arose in the minds of Kokushibo and Akaza.

"You mean... a demon overcame the sunlight?" Akaza confirmed.

Muzan took a deep breath, composed himself, nodded, and said:

"Yes, that's right!"

"Then... why don't you just eat that demon? Wouldn't that also allow you to... overcome sunlight?" Kokushibo suggested.

Muzan nodded. "I know that, of course, but the problem is... that demon is following Kato Teiichi!"

Muzan's words immediately silenced the Infinity Castle.

Akaza lowered his head and pondered quietly.

If it had been a year ago, or even half a year ago, when they heard this news, they would have all rushed over and snatched it without hesitation.

But now...

More than six months prior, the six Upper Rank had besieged Kato Teiichi, only to have two of Upper Rank killed in the end.

Later, Daki and Doma were inexplicably killed.

With only two... three Upper Rank remaining, even if Lord Muzan intervenes, it's not guaranteed he can snatch it.

What's certain is that even if they manage to snatch it, someone will definitely have to step in to cover for them.

It's obvious that Lord Muzan wouldn't sacrifice himself, and Nakime is too special; Lord Muzan would never abandon Muzan, no matter who he chooses to abandon.

In other words, even if it ends up being the last one...

Kokushibo takes the lead!!!

The scene from more than half a year ago seemed to reappear before Akaza's eyes.

Thinking of the last Flash glimpse of the blue and red Nichirin Blade before his eyes, Akaza fell silent.

With his own fists unable to block the Nichirin Blade, he didn't have much ability to fight back against Kato Teiichi.

Compared to himself, Kokushibo used a sword. Even if his sword couldn't withstand the Nichirin Blade either, at least he had some time to recover.

Therefore, compared to himself being the last one, it's more likely that Kokushibo will end up being the last one.

Thinking of this, Akaza couldn't help but slightly turn his head to look at Kokushibo beside him.

but...

Let me at least defeat him first before making him the last one!

Noticing Akaza's gaze, Kokushibo turned his head to look at him. Seeing that Akaza lowered his head again, he also turned his gaze back to Muzan Kibutsuji.

"Is the news... confirmed? Could it be... that the Demon Slayer Corps... is... lying to us?" Kokushibo asked, confirming.

"It's confirmed. I've seen it through Doma's eyes; that demon can indeed survive normally under sunlight!" Muzan said, looking at Kokushibo.

Did you see it with your own eyes?

Muzan's words kept echoing in Kokushibo's mind as he pondered their meaning.

After a long silence, Kokushibo spoke again, "So, this message... was... specifically... passed on to us by the Demon Slayer Corps...?"

Upon hearing this, Akaza, who was still pondering when he could defeat Kokushibo, suddenly looked up at him, his eyes filled with astonishment.

"Why did the Demon Slayer Corps tell us this? Shouldn't they be keeping this information a closely guarded secret? If we know, wouldn't Lord Muzan be able to eat that demon and overcome sunlight?"

Muzan and Kokushibo glanced at him briefly upon hearing this, then silently looked away.

They were already aware of this; while Akaza was not simple-minded, he was certainly not particularly brilliant, so they were not surprised that he would say such a thing.

Seeing the two of them like this, Akaza frowned, wanting to get angry, but neither of them was easy to deal with, so he could only remain quiet and wait for them to continue.

After pondering for a moment, Kokushibo slowly spoke again:

"The Demon Slayer Corps... wants to... force us... to... fight them?"