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Chapter 339 Akaza: I'll lead you to kill the Child Demon

Human memory?

Akaza took a deep breath. That kind of frail life had nothing worth remembering.

Just as he was thinking this,

A figure suddenly flashed before my eyes.

"Mr. Komaji, really... that's enough, please stop!"

A voice I hadn't heard in a long time rang in my ears.

Even though I have no memory of this figure, it feels strangely familiar. Could it be someone I know?

Akaza struggled desperately, trying to break free from the bindings of the Demon-Locking Formation.

The chains rattled.

It was actually shaken by him, and a cracking sound was heard.

"Such astonishing willpower. No wonder they became Upper Moon demons; are they all this terrifying?"

Yan Zhu Xingming murmured Buddhist prayers, tears streaming from his eyes.

He raised the broadsword forged from a Nichirin sword and the meteor hammer.

He took these two uniquely designed sun-shaped weapons to Linus's blacksmith shop and had them reforged using relatively precious materials.

Infuse with stronger fire-attribute energy.

Since the other party continues to resist, I have no choice but to end his life.

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Xingming."

Tanjiro suddenly stood in front of the demon-sealing formation, looking at Akaza with a strange expression.

Clearly, it is a ghost that has abandoned emotions.

But from the other person's battered body, I could smell the scent of sadness and pain.

They are not from Akaza, but rather several halos of soul light that linger around Akaza, always trying to redeem him.

The world of Demon Slayer is very special.

The cannibalistic demons created by Muzan Kibutsuji shouldn't actually be called demons; they're more like monsters whose flesh has been mutated.

The real ghosts are the souls that die with obsessions and are unwilling to leave for a long time.

Tanjiro had seen Sabito's spirit during his training.

And with the help of the other party, they successfully cut through the huge rock.

"Is this pity, or indulgence of the weak? How ugly!"

Akaza saw Tanjiro's appearance.

A surge of anger welled up inside me for no apparent reason, as if that face had appeared long ago.

who is it?

"Komaji, let's stop here!"

The sound came through my ear again.

Damn it, who is it?

Akaza's cracked eyes widened, but she couldn't see the owner of the voice.

Until... his gaze fell on the circular tattoos on his arms.

These tattoos appeared all over his body after he became a ghost. He had never paid attention to them before, but now they were particularly eye-catching.

"The criminal's...tattoo?"

A fragmented image flooded my mind.

Those are memories from the Akawa constellation's human era.

To buy medicine for his seriously ill father, he did all sorts of manual labor, but the income was ridiculously meager. He had no choice but to steal and rob, trying every possible way to keep his father alive. The tattoos on his body are the marks left after he was arrested.

But my father still died in the end...

I failed to protect the other person.

"I'm sorry, Komaji. If it weren't for me, you should have been able to walk a respectable path, right?"

The sound rang out again.

This time, Akaza, having regained his memories, clearly saw the thin man standing before him.

Akaza's eyes widened. Even though he had become a demon, he felt like crying and murmured, "Father..."

Then came anger. He growled, "Why am I a burden? Don't the poor have the right to live? This world... That's why I have to become stronger, stronger than everyone else!"

In the center of the Ghost-Locking Formation,

Akaza had clearly lost consciousness and was in a state of confusion, but his aura continued to rise.

"What a terrifying ghost! It continued to grow even while on the verge of death!"

"Tanjiro, get out of the way! I can't let him keep getting stronger, otherwise..."

The Flame Pillar looked at Akaza, who was growing stronger and stronger, with a serious expression.

Unlike Tanjiro and the Stone Pillar, he was just a mortal and had not become a player in the cycle of reincarnation. Therefore, he could sense the danger that demons emanated from Akaza towards humans.

"Wait a little longer..."

Tanjiro took a deep breath and said, "If Lord Gyomei and I can kill him directly, the sun will soon rise, and he won't be able to escape no matter what."

"So... Brother Kyojuro, please give him another chance!"

Flame Pillar did not speak.

He simply assumed the starting stance of a sword technique based on breathing techniques, ready to strike at any moment.

"Komaji, are you still as competitive as ever?"

A smiling face filled Akaza's vision.

Despite feeling unfamiliar with the place, he instinctively called out, "Master Keizō?"

Wearing a white martial arts uniform and sporting a full beard, Keizo gently rubbed Akaza's head, just as he had done when he redeemed Komaji.

"Honestly, I've been wanting you to hear my voice for so long, but my master is so useless, only appearing before you now..."

Akaza took a deep breath, looked up, and said, "No, that's not it!"

Keizo's soul, with a helpless smile, said, "No matter what, you're still my family. So since I can't take you to heaven, I'll go to hell with you to atone for my sins... Komaji-kun."

"How could you do this?!"

The voice of the soul resounded.

When Akaza learned that Keizo, who had always been so gentle and kind, had failed to go to heaven because he wanted to redeem himself,

Outbreak completely!

"Why should those rich people who commit numerous evils be allowed to go to heaven?"

"How come those despicable people who poison others can live comfortably?"

"They're a bunch of weaklings, worse than rats, even the smell they give off is repulsive..."

Boom!

The Ghost-Locking Array began to tremble, and the central Yiwozu began to grow fangs and its body swelled, as if it were about to undergo some kind of evolution.

However, compared to the benign mutation of the bean,

Akaza's mutation, driven by hatred, leans more towards darkness and depravity.

"We can't wait any longer... we must kill him!"

The Flame Pillar's blade blazed with intense heat as it hurtled towards Akaza in the center of the Demon-Locking Formation, about to sever his head.

Tanjiro didn't stop him, only slightly disappointed.

The rock pillar also swung its broad axe and smashed it towards the yowa seat.

"Mr. Komaji".

Finally, the soul of a girl with her hair tied up and wearing a cherry-pink robe appeared.

She pulled Akaza into her arms and whispered, "Thank you. You've done enough. There's no need to continue."

Akaza's eyes widened suddenly, and tears streamed down her face.

He realized that the soul before him was the girl he loved. Had she also failed to ascend to heaven?

"Lianxue, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault for not being able to protect you!"

At that moment, Akaza apologized with the utmost fervor, like a child.

"It's okay, I'm so glad you remembered me, Mr. Komaji, let's go to hell together."

The girl's relaxed tone showed that she didn't care at all about going to hell.

But... the pure and innocent Lianxue is not like herself. After becoming a ghost, she eats people everywhere. She should have gone to heaven, but it's all because of her!

"Feel sorry."

Akaza's expression turned serious as he stood up and said, "Koyuki, can you wait for me a little longer? I want to kill Muzan Kibutsuji; perhaps that will lessen my sins."

For their own sake, the souls of Lianxue and the others did not go directly to heaven, but stayed by their side.

It's like being bound to Akaza's soul; if you go to hell after death, your sins will be shared.

Therefore,

He wanted to atone for his sins and give Lianxue and Master Qingzang a chance to go to heaven.

……

boom.

His head was smashed.

Akaza, having lost its head, frantically grew a new head again just two seconds later.

"This is really troublesome. Since he's already overcome the threat of decapitation, then the only option is to completely destroy his body!"

Yan Zhu Xingming shook his head sadly.

The substitute ghost feels pathetic.

Just as he was about to continue his attack, he saw Akaza stop struggling and calmly say, "I am willing to help you kill Muzan Kibutsuji."

He glanced at Tanjiro and said, "I have killed many people, so I don't need to yearn for redemption. Consider this my atonement..."

Once he kills Muzan Kibutsuji and atones for his sins, he will go to hell with Koyuki.

"To the east, there lies the Eternal Paradise Cult, the territory of the Upper Moon Demon. I will lead you there so we can kill him together!"

Akaza picked up the pill Tanjiro threw to him and popped it into his mouth.

A large cloud of black smoke billowed from his body until, finally, Komaji, now human, said, "Do you have brass knuckles? I'm good at fighting with my fists."

"I'm sorry, there has never been a Fist Pillar in the history of the Demon Slayer Corps, so there is no suitable weapon for you."

Tanjiro smiled and said, "However, I will help you go to Uncle Linus's blacksmith shop to have a pair of Nichirin brass knuckle dusters made."

Having learned the location of Upper Moon Dom's hiding place,

The Flame Pillar reported the situation to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, and the Kasugai Crow flapped its wings, quickly relaying the message back to headquarters.

Several swordsmen arrived to provide support, and with one burst of energy, they attempted to cut off Kibutsuji Muzan's wings directly.

"Child Demon!"

The usually gentle Shinobu Kocho revealed an angry expression, with veins bulging on her forehead.

They collected all the deadly poisons from the Butterfly Mansion into a container and headed towards the Eternal Bliss Cult.

(End of this chapter)