Demon Slayer: Muzan, will you dance too?

"There are Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen nearby. Should we take them out?"

The clone ribbon appeared silently behind the gorgeously dressed courtesan and asked respectfully.

"Are there any pillars?"

"No, their auras are all quite weak..."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door.

"Fernhime Oiran..."

Hearing the strange noise, the proprietress pushed open the door with a hint of doubt. The courtesan, Warabihime, sat with her back to her, in a dignified posture.

Looking around but not seeing anyone else in the room, the landlady could only suppress her doubts and casually said, "Is everything ready? The guests will be here soon."

……

"What should we do now? I'm having a bit of a headache!"

Kiyokawa Izumi rubbed his temples in exasperation. Murata and Hanako arrived just then, slightly out of breath and completely bewildered.

"don't want!"

"You can go anywhere, just don't send me back! This, and these, you can have them."

The girl's expression was terrified, her eyes like those of a wounded fawn, and she clutched a few inexpensive ornaments in her fair hands.

Come to think of it, how much money could they possibly save up when they themselves are commodities?

A few inexpensive pieces of jewelry might be all they own.

Kiyokawa Izumi actually didn't want to deal with this kind of troublesome matter.

He can't just rescue the person and then send them back, can he?

That would be completely unnecessary.

If we really send her back, her fate will probably be very tragic.

Cruel and severe punishment is inevitable, and he might even be sold off to even lower-class places. The thought of his future sends chills down his spine.

Kiyokawa Izumi is not a saint, so there's not much he can do.

He could save the girl in front of him.

But there's truly nothing we can do about things we can't see.

The only thing we can do is try our best to destroy this place in the battle against Shangliu.

As for whether it's useful, and how useful it is, it's really hard to say.

"There must be some clandestine activity around here, right? Murata, take this girl there. If she needs to be redeemed, and it's really not possible, just take it from me."

Once she has calmed down, ask her if anything particularly strange has happened here.

For example, has a courtesan suddenly disappeared, or a familiar person vanished?

Kiyokawa Izumi said casually.

If it happens to be a problem, he's willing to help.

But he wasn't a very enthusiastic person at heart.

We don't care if this person has any other relatives, nor do we care how this person escaped. As for what plans he has afterward, that's none of our business.

Whether the girl later joins the Hidden Army or the Demon Slayer Corps is none of his business.

"Huh? Me?"

Murata looked at Kiyokawa Izumi blankly, appearing rather dim-witted.

"Besides you, are there any other people named Murata?"

Kiyokawa Izumi secretly rolled her eyes.

It's not that they favor girls over boys.

Shouldn't this kind of thing be left to the female teammate next to him?

Why instruct Murata?

The reason is actually quite realistic: his rank is low!

Of the three present, Murata was the lowest-ranked and weakest. If not him, who else should be entrusted with such a tedious task?

Surely it's not necessary to make him handle this personally?

"Yes, I'll go right away!"

"Lord Kiyokawa Izumi, what about me? Do you really not need me to infiltrate and investigate?"

The overly enthusiastic female team member couldn't help but ask.

Too lazy to pay attention to her, Kiyokawa Izumi half-squatted down and gently stroked the ground—he trusted his judgment; at that moment, he did indeed sense an unusual aura.

I did hear strange noises.

"A clone ribbon?"

"Since I've been maintaining my full concentration and normal state, I shouldn't be able to be seen through by the Upper Moon's clone... In other words, the Upper Moon Six at most knows that there are demon slayers active nearby."

It might converge, or it might not.

Kiyokawa Izumi believes that the Upper Six shouldn't be too wary of the Demon Slayers, even if a Pillar appears.

The younger sister killed seven pillars, and the older brother killed fifteen, making a total of twenty-two.

With such a record, would they really fear or be afraid of the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps? Obviously not.

"Let's go sleep at the house by the wisteria vine nearby."

"??"

Hanako looked at Kiyokawa Izumi with a puzzled expression—it's nighttime now, which is when demons are active. Shouldn't we go in and investigate?

"The evil spirits lurking here are not simple; we cannot act rashly."

Kiyokawa Izumi explained casually.

The real reason was that he was afraid of being attacked by the six clones of the upper body after entering—not that he was afraid he couldn't beat them, but that he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control his strength.

Whether it's instantly killing the ribbon clone or suppressing one's strength to put on a show, it will inevitably attract Daki's attention.

What if this person suddenly falls for his handsome face?

If it were to take action personally, Kiyokawa Izumi wouldn't be able to hide his strength even if he wanted to—as the fight progressed, he would end up fighting two opponents at once.

Even so, he still has a chance of winning.

But it will undoubtedly turn from easy difficulty to hell mode—why turn an encirclement battle into an encounter battle when there are reinforcements?