Nen users starting from Highschool of the Dead

Chapter 103 Do you want to become a more perfect demon than Muzan?

"Xingming! Can you do that?"

Having witnessed the destructive power of Su Yan's punch, Ubuyashiki Kagaya did not answer the other party's question immediately.

Instead, he looked solemnly at the rock pillar, Himejima Gyomei, who was still weeping and chanting prayers to the side.

Because he was frail and sickly from childhood, he didn't have a clear understanding of the difference in combat strength between breathing techniques and swordsmen.

Therefore, asking about the strongest member of the Demon Slayer Corps, the Stone Pillar, is definitely the right thing to do.

"I'm sorry, my lord, I can't do it!"

Himejima Gyomei nodded in response, "This is not something that can be achieved with a simple breathing technique."

"Even if I used my own Nichirin Blade and the strongest sword form of the Rock Breathing technique, I still couldn't achieve this effect."

"Yeah?"

Upon hearing Kyōmei Himejima's definitive answer, Kōya Ubuyashiki's breath caught in his throat.

Their gazes toward Su Yan became fiery.

He had heard the story of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the strongest swordsman in the Sengoku period who created the Breathing Technique, more than once.

That was the closest they had ever come to destroying the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji in a thousand years.

Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the strongest swordsman, was able to defeat Muzan after encountering him, but Muzan managed to escape.

Not only that, even Yoriichi's older brother was later turned into a demon by Muzan and killed the Demon Slayer Corps leader at the time.

Yoriichi Tsugikuni was thus expelled from the Demon Slayer Corps.

For more than four hundred years after that, the Demon Slayer Corps thought that they would soon welcome a new Yoriichi Tsugikuni and completely end the feud with Muzan.

Unexpectedly, let alone killing Muzan, the only record of the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps in the past four hundred years is killing the Lower Moon of the Twelve Demon Moons.

As for the waxing crescent moon, aside from the positional shift caused by competition between waxing crescent moons...

The Demon Slayer Corps has killed the Upper Moon zero times to date!

This even leads to the conclusion that a single Pillar would only die when facing a demon of the Upper Moon's caliber.

Right now, a person who might be comparable to Yoriichi Tsugikuni has appeared before him.

In addition, there was the emergence of the Sun Breathing technique, which was once created by Yoriichi Tsugikuni and is known as the strongest.

The thought that the thousand-year-old feud between him and Muzan Kibutsuji might soon end in his hands filled him with a sense of dread.

How could he not be excited?

Even her pale face couldn't help but show a touch of rosy color.

"Cough cough cough————"

Then came a violent coughing fit.

"My lord!"

Upon seeing this, the members of the Demon Slayer Corps looked at Kagaya Ubuyashiki and all wanted to go forward to check on his physical condition.

"I'm fine."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki gently raised his hand to stop everyone's movements, then looked at Su Yan with a serious expression and asked, "This distinguished guest, are you really sure you possess the power to destroy Muzan?"

He trusted Yanzhu's judgment, but he wanted a definite answer from Su Yan.

As long as Su Yan can give him the answer he wants.

He was willing to pay any price to prevent the opportunity to eliminate Muzan Kibutsuji from slipping away before his eyes.

"certainly!"

Su Yan said matter-of-factly, "I can guarantee that, apart from me, you will not find another person in this world who can deal with Muzan."

Su Yan is very confident, partly because of his own strength.

On the other hand, the Demon Slayer Corps' eventual defeat of Muzan in the anime was actually caused by a combination of unexpected factors.

First, after Tanjiro joined the Demon Slayer Corps, he encountered Muzan disguised as a human. Muzan casually created a demon, causing panic and allowing Tanjiro to escape.

However, this evil spirit was later taken in by Miss Tamayo.

Furthermore, during the final battle, the Demon Slayer Corps was able to successfully control Muzan thanks to this demon's Blood Demon Art.

Next was the poison that Ms. Tamayo specifically developed for Muzan, which greatly weakened Muzan's ability to regenerate during battle.

This prevented Muzan, whose body was controlled by the Blood Demon Art, from splitting his body into 1800 pieces and scattering them to escape, just as he had when he encountered Yoriichi Tsugikuni 400 years ago.

Finally, with their power greatly increased after activating their Demon Slayer Marks, the Demon Slayer Corps members worked together to kill Muzan by following the twelve scars left on his body by Yoriichi Tsugikuni's use of Sun Breathing.

Thanks to the butterfly effect caused by Su Yan, Nezuko has not become a demon, and Tanjiro has not even smelled Muzan's scent.

It's uncertain whether Muzan will create another demon with SSR-level Blood Demon Art, and whether that demon will be controlled by Tamayo.

As for whether the Demon Slayer Corps can activate their Demon Slayer Marks like in the anime, that's even more uncertain.

"well!"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's tone was agitated, and even his voice, no longer gentle as before, trembled slightly: "Please state your request, no matter how difficult it may be, the Demon Slayer Corps will do its best to fulfill it!"

"Come on, don't be so nervous."

Su Yan waved his hand and said casually, "I have no interest in your Demon Slayer Corps, and apart from a few individuals, there's nothing in the Demon Slayer Corps that I'm interested in."

Certain people?

Could he be referring to me?

Butterfly's heart skipped a beat.

However, it didn't show on his face at all.

"Moreover, the request I am about to make will not only not have any negative impact on the Demon Slayer Corps, but will actually be of great benefit to you."

Su Yan, oblivious to Shinobu Kocho's change in expression, continued, "First, I hope your Demon Slayer Corps can designate a space to house Kamado and her son after they become demons, until they return to human form."

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces showed expressions of shock.

Tanjiro, disregarding everything else, immediately asked Su Yan, "Mr. Su Yan, is what you just said true? Can Mom and the others really turn back into humans?"

Su Yan didn't answer, but instead looked at Kagaya Ubuyashiki and said with a playful expression, "Mr. Ubuyashiki, you should know very well why Muzan Kibutsuji has been continuously creating man-eating demons for the past thousand years, right?"

"Blue spider lily! It's said to be a plant that can help evil spirits overcome their weakness to sunlight."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki replied with a somber face, "But this is just a legend. Muzan has searched for this thing for thousands of years but has not found it, so I do not believe that the Blue Spider Lily really exists."

"No."

Su Yan shook his head and said, "The blue spider lily actually exists."

"What?!"

Even the most composed Ubuyashiki Kagaya was utterly shocked, exclaiming in disbelief, "How is this possible?"

Su Yan explained calmly, "The reason why Muzan couldn't find the Blue Spider Lily after searching for thousands of years is because those who search for this plant are all cannibalistic demons who can't stand the light of day."

"The blue spider lily, however, blooms only during the hottest days of the year, and only briefly blooms under the sun at noon."

"I see, no wonder—"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki muttered to himself, then let out a mocking laugh: "Hahaha, how ironic! A demon that can't stand the light has been searching for a thousand years, only to find a plant that can only bloom in the sunlight."

"So, your goal is to use the Demon Slayer Corps' power to find the Blue Spider Lily, and then use that to become a more perfect demon than Muzan?"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at Su Yan with a serious expression.

And as he finished speaking, the other Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps couldn't help but look at Su Yan with suspicion.

They all secretly placed their hands on the hilts of their Nichirin swords at their waists.

Suddenly, the atmosphere became so tense that one felt like everyone was on edge.