The two Demon Slayer Corps members shuddered, almost losing control of their bladders.
They had witnessed the battle just now. Even
the weakest female demon was far stronger than them, and the other two were simply beyond their imagination.
Especially the demon who survived last.
Even from this distance, they could clearly feel the terrifying aura emanating from him.
After Aoki left, the two of them gasped for breath, their faces filled with lingering fear.
"Senior, just now, I thought we were doomed." The short-haired youth looked shaken.
The long-haired youth said in a deep voice, "If he had attacked us, we would certainly have died. Fortunately, for some reason, he didn't." The short
-haired youth said dejectedly, "Is this the Upper Moon? Can such a powerful monster really be killed?"
"That's something the Pillars need to consider!"
The long-haired youth's voice remained steady. "What I'm more curious about is, how exactly did the victorious demon kill the other two demons?"
The short-haired youth looked blank.
He hadn't heard of anything like it either.
A tall, white-haired youth suddenly appeared beside the two of them.
"You mean, one of the demons killed the other two?"
The two immediately stood up and respectfully said, "Sound Hashira!"
Uzui Tengen looked at the shattered street, his expression serious: "Is the battle over?"
The long-haired youth looked slightly ashamed: "Yes, Sound Hashira, the battle just ended. The victorious demon has already left, and we couldn't stop him!"
Uzui Tengen shook his head: "It's not your fault. The Upper Moons are beyond your capabilities. Even if you had shown up to stop them, you would have only been throwing your lives away.
Tell me about the battle, and about the demon killing the demon you just mentioned."
The long-haired youth recounted the events from when the two discovered the chaos at Yoshiwara Yukata until Aoki left.
The short-haired youth occasionally added details.
"One Upper Moon, one Lower Moon?"
Uzui Tengen made a rough judgment based on their descriptions.
The female demon, while powerful, was clearly not at the Upper Moon level.
He had never encountered an Upper Moon, but the Demon Slayer Corps had seen many Pillars die at their hands, so he had a good idea of their strength.
However, why were Upper Moon and Lower Moon demons mixed up together?
"Never mind, they're all dead anyway, why they're together isn't important anymore!"
Uzui Tengen quickly dismissed the question.
"If nothing unexpected happens, the other demon is Aomura, whom the Master mentioned. I didn't expect him to kill an Upper Moon!"
Uzui Tengen's expression turned slightly serious.
Although Aomura had always been an enemy of demons, the Demon Slayer Corps absolutely did not want to encounter a demon that was too powerful.
Unfortunately, this was not something they could control.
The only saving grace was that today's events once again proved that Aomura harbored no ill will towards humans, or rather, towards the Demon Slayer Corps.
Otherwise, these two members would never have survived.
"Report the information to our lord!" Uzui Tengen stopped thinking about it.
Although Aomura harbored no ill will towards the Demon Slayer Corps, he didn't seem to intend to communicate with them either.
...
Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
Ubuyashiki Kagaya looked at the intelligence report in his hand, his expression slightly excited.
"Upper Moon! He actually defeated an Upper Moon! Something our Demon Slayer Corps hasn't been able to do for hundreds of years, Mr. Aomura actually did it!"
His wife, Amane, sighed, "If only he were human!"
Ubuyashiki Kagaya shook his head: "It doesn't matter if he's not human, as long as our goals are aligned, there's a basis for cooperation! Amane, I have a feeling that Mr. Aomura will be the key to defeating Muzan Kibutsuji! Cough cough cough!"
He coughed abruptly as he became emotional.
Amane quickly patted his back gently, while instructing the child to prepare hot water.
After a long while, Ubuyashiki Kagaya calmed down, saying regretfully, "It's a pity, Mr. Aomura doesn't seem to want to communicate with us."
"There will be a chance!"
Amane comforted her, "He's a demon, it's perfectly normal for him to be wary of us."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya's eyes burned: "Yes! As long as Mr. Aomura continues to kill demons, there will definitely be a chance to communicate!"
...
The Butterfly Mansion.
A black crow landed.
Shinobu Kocho took the intelligence report, glanced at it, and her pupils suddenly contracted.
"Shinobu, what's wrong? Is there an urgent mission?"
Kanae Kocho keenly noticed her change, and her movements as she combed Kanao's hair slowed involuntarily.
"It's not a mission, sister, you can see for yourself!"
Shinobu Kocho shook her head and handed over the intelligence report.
"Huh?"
Kanae Kocho looked surprised, reading the information twice before putting it away. "As expected of Mr. Aomura, he actually killed an Upper Moon."
Shinobu Kocho said, "More than him killing an Upper Moon, I'm surprised at how he always manages to find the Twelve Demon Moons.
Even our Demon Slayer Corps takes a long time to find a single piece of information about them, yet he finds them one after another.
Does he have some special expertise in finding demons?"
"That is indeed a bit strange, but to find the answer, I'm afraid we can only ask Mr. Aomura ourselves!"
Kanae Kocho smiled gently. "If this continues, Mr. Aomura will have killed all the Twelve Demon Moons."
Shinobu Kocho didn't know what expression to make.
In terms of merit in slaying demons, Aomura had surpassed everyone in their Demon Slayer Corps, making him arguably the best of his generation.
Kanae Kocho's tone held a hint of regret: "It's a pity we still couldn't communicate with Mr. Aomura this time. If only Mr. Uzui had arrived sooner."
Shinobu Kocho calmly replied, "Even if the Sound Pillar had arrived earlier, it might not have been useful. Didn't you see him last time, sister? And what happened? His attitude was quite clear."
Kanae sighed again: "Because Mr. Aomura doesn't trust us, right? By the way, isn't there a girl in our team who's friends with Mr. Aomura?"
Shinobu Kocho said, "Mitsuri Kanroji doesn't know that Aomura is a demon yet!"
Kanao Tsuyuri watched their conversation quietly, her face expressionless, saying nothing.
...
The Stone Pillar, Water Pillar, and the other Pillars also received the intelligence.
Their emotions were complex.
There was excitement.
The Upper Moons hadn't suffered a loss in over a hundred years. The
loss of the most powerful demon meant fewer victims.
Moreover, without any sacrifice, it was a godsend.
At the same time, they were also deeply ashamed.
The Upper Moon wasn't killed by any member of the Demon Slayer Corps, not even by a human, but by a demon!
The Pillars felt their faces burning, as if they'd been slapped.
For a while afterward, all the Pillars increased their patrol range and frequency, hoping to find an Upper Moon and save face for the Demon Slayer Corps.
But Upper Moons weren't so easy to encounter.
Of course, it was hard to say whether this was luck or misfortune.
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