Demon Slayer: Muzan, will you dance too?

"Is it interesting?"

"Is it interesting?"

A cold voice rang out in the silent night. Kiyokawa Izumi gently put the child down from his arms. Three tomoe swirled wildly in his blood-red pupils, as if a burning flame was reflected in them.

He walked towards the evil spirit, and he did not walk slowly.

Faced with Kiyokawa Izumi, who no longer possessed the Nichirin Blade, and with those ominous eyes fixed upon it, it couldn't muster even a shred of courage to fight. Without the slightest hesitation, it turned and fled.

The Nichirin Blade stuck in his shoulder was not pulled out; he didn't even bother to pull it out.

Why did you run away?

"Weren't you so arrogant just now?"

Kiyokawa Izumi's voice was exceptionally calm, but his speed was by no means slow.

They get scared and try to run away, but then they go back to eating people after they recover. What kind of good thing is that?

Using the scabbard in his assistant's hand, Kiyokawa Izumi angrily threw it out.

The demon, struck from afar, lost its balance and tumbled awkwardly off the roof.

It struggled to get up, but its body trembled uncontrollably.

Heavy footsteps approached from behind, and the distance between them quickly closed.

It turned around awkwardly and met those cold eyes, as if it felt a sense of oppression from the depths of its soul. Whether it was an illusion or not, it vaguely thought of that man.

That incredibly terrifying being.

Actually, Kiyokawa Izumi and Muzan don't look alike.

Their eyes are also completely different.

The reason the evil spirit associates it with that person is simply because that person is the most terrifying being in its mind.

The toxin spread rapidly through its body, the purplish-black veins resembling small snakes, destroying its body structure, consuming its strength, and even blurring its vision.

Kiyokawa Izumi gripped the Nichirin Blade embedded in the demon's shoulder with his right hand, showing no mercy. His arm muscles bulged instantly as he swiftly pulled out the blade.

Water Breathing - First Form: Water Surface Slash!

With a sharp and swift slash, a crescent-shaped arc was drawn, easily severing the demon's neck as if cutting tofu.

"Go to hell and repent!"

Kiyokawa Izumi crouched down, watching the demon's severed head quickly dissipate like ashes, and calmly said...

"To add one more thing, hell does exist in this world."

After doing all this, he was panting heavily.

Was he able to kill the evil spirit so easily because his strength had increased?

it's not true.

Without the poison prepared for him by Shinobu Kocho, the battle wouldn't have been so easy.

He is bound to face a tough battle.

After a moment of adjustment, he slowly stood up and looked at the child's corpse not far away, his feelings somewhat complicated.

The first mission wasn't perfect.

If the Demon Slayer Corps had discovered the demons sooner, if they had arrived earlier, perhaps fewer children would have been killed.

Twelve—it sounds like just a cold number, but behind it are twelve different families.

But the reality of the world is that there are no "what ifs".

"well."

With a soft sigh, Kiyokawa Izumi turned and left.

The fighting is the team members' job; later, hidden members will come and take over.

For Kiyokawa Izumi, anger was just a recent event—to put it bluntly, the victim had nothing to do with him. Witnessing this scene might have made him feel complicated or depressed, but it wouldn't have been a major blow to him.

If the person he loved had been murdered, he might have been so enraged that he lost his mind.

Fortunately, to this world, he was just a passerby.

The things you're worried about won't happen.

As long as he doesn't form connections with others, he won't be so sad when he loses someone.

……

As the first rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds and fell upon the earth, Kiyokawa Izumi had already returned to the Butterfly Mansion.

Having no sense of belonging in this world, he actually had nowhere to go.

"Good morning, how did the mission go?"

In the courtyard, Shinobu Kocho asked with a smile.

"It went fairly smoothly... Thank you, the poison you prepared is very useful."

Upon hearing this, Shinobu Kocho smiled, as if such praise pleased her.

"Oh, by the way, could you lend me some money?"

"?"

Shinobu Kocho tilted her head slightly, looking at him with some confusion.

"Getting ready for a long trip."

Kiyokawa Izumi said seriously, "I plan to visit a breeder."

That's the truth, of course.

He's shameless enough to ask girls for money without feeling embarrassed.

"Is the trainer...your mentor?"

"No, it's someone else."

Kiyokawa Izumi shook his head. He really didn't know how to face the original owner's master. Since that was the case, it was better not to meet him.

The person I actually wanted to visit was someone else.

That's right, it's the former Water Pillar, Sakonji Urokodaki!

He had only recently mastered breathing techniques, and his foundation was not yet solid.

Staying at the Butterfly Mansion would allow him to do some basic training, but it wasn't the best option for him.

Shinobu Kocho's fighting style is too different from his, and her self-created Insect Breathing technique is not suitable for him.

Even if you try to imitate and replicate with these eyes, it's difficult to learn much—not that you can't learn anything at all, but it's not the best option.

Only by observing the former Water Pillar and learning and replicating his swordsmanship and breathing techniques can his strength be rapidly improved in a short period of time.