Demon Slayer: Muzan, will you dance too?

The night was as dark as ink, staining the mountains.

Sanemi was very unhappy at this moment, partly because Kiyokawa Izumi had once again refused his invitation to spar, citing the need to adjust his condition as the reason for not wanting to fight him.

On the other hand, it's related to Tanjiro, that damn bastard who carelessly sent him a lot of hagi mochi.

It's incredibly annoying to hear someone refer to Sanemi-sensei so often in front of so many people.

Are we very familiar with each other?

Now everyone knows he likes to eat hagi mochi.

At the thought of this, veins bulged on his forehead and his hands clenched into fists.

This bastard should have been given a good beating beforehand.

Water-breathing swordsmen are all so annoying.

"That Kiyokawa Izumi guy, what's with all the tension? It's been over ten days, and we haven't even seen the Upper Moon yet!"

Why can't I meet him?

Sanemi, who was on his daily patrol while holding his Nichirin Blade, was somewhat irritated.

Just then, on the path they had passed earlier, a delicate but asymmetrical jade pot suddenly appeared. How could the hot-tempered old man not notice such an unusual situation?

He gripped the knife hilt with his right hand, tightening his grip slightly. Overwhelmed with excitement, his facial expressions became varied and frightening.

He knew perfectly well what the sudden appearance of the jade pot meant.

The fifth moon has appeared.

Unexpectedly, the wait of more than ten days was not in vain.

Finally, he encountered the Upper Moon.

"Hey, is it just trash like you who came?"

Knowing the opponent's Blood Demon Art, Sanemi might not necessarily lose even if he's in a completely unprepared state.

The two ordinary swordsmen patrolling behind him also subconsciously drew their Nichirin Blades. After half a year of training, the team members' strength had improved significantly, and even when facing Upper Moons, they did not show their weakness.

It's probably because Zhu is by my side.

"Notify everyone, the Upper Moon has appeared!"

The hot-tempered man gave orders to the swordsman behind him without any politeness.

With their abilities, even if they stayed, they would only be a hindrance.

Perhaps this is the considerate side of the Wind Pillar.

On the other side,

The rock pillar, who was kneeling upright and turning his prayer beads, suddenly stopped. With his exceptionally sharp senses, he had already noticed the Hantengu that had appeared on the roof.

Although his behavior was strange, the aura he exuded was not weak; without a doubt, he was the so-called Upper Moon.

Compared to Sanemi, who was already somewhat impatient, he waited patiently, accepting the outcome calmly even if it wasn't what he expected.

"Upper Moon Four, Hantengu... Kiyokawa Izumi did briefly mention its abilities..."

"Is it not just the Upper Moon that's arrived? Battles have broken out elsewhere as well; we need to finish this quickly!"

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Returning to Kiyokawa Izumi, as he slowly opened his eyes, he also sensed the presence of evil spirits, but what puzzled him was that the number didn't match up.

It deviated significantly from my own predictions.

I thought there would be at most three evil spirits attacking.

But the voices that came through told him that, in addition to Zhu, many other team members were also struggling, including the three little ones he had high hopes for.

"What's going on? Why is there such a large discrepancy in the number of attacking demons?"

Kiyokawa Izumi was puzzled until a female demon appeared in front of him, at which point he suddenly understood.

The demon with short white hair and two horns trembled uncontrollably the moment it saw him.

It clearly recognized the person in front of it.

He is a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, a powerful swordsman who defeated Upper Moon Three!

If we don't escape, we'll die here.

The master's orders cannot be disobeyed, but such a powerful swordsman is beyond its ability to deal with.

The only reason it has survived to this day is that it tries to run away whenever it encounters a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps.

"This is quite unexpected... Didn't Muzan eliminate you all?"

Kiyokawa Izumi suddenly appeared in front of Lower Moon Four, staring directly into its blood-red pupils, and casually asked a question.

No wonder the numbers don't match.

It turns out that these trash weren't eliminated, and were instead used by Muzan, the boss, to attack the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.

The Lower Moon is nothing to the Pillars; they can be easily killed. But to ordinary swordsmen, it is an enemy too powerful to be defeated easily.

Its unexpected encounter with this creature is largely due to its cautious nature—it cannot sense the scent of Kiyokawa Izumi.

Ling Yuzi, who was intentionally avoiding battle, only wanted to find an opportunity to kill some ordinary team members, which would be considered a way to get by.

To its utter surprise, a pillar suddenly appeared in what it thought was an empty place.

Such a surprise is too much for it to handle.

He was about to beg for mercy when his head was already off.

It tried to survive by selling information, but before it could even negotiate with Kiyokawa Izumi, it was swiftly defeated by the latter.

Kiyokawa Izumi naturally noticed that this person had something to say, but he didn't have time to care.

Because a very powerful aura was being released without any concealment, not far away.

Without a doubt, he was the one who won the grand prize!