Infinite: Start as a ghost

Sigh, otaku really have no flirting skills at all (don't take sides), and they even get flirted with instead.

"Let's not talk about that unlucky person anymore, let's talk about something else," Jiang Jiu changed the subject.

Tanjiro took the bait immediately: "Mitsuri, what is your purpose in joining the Demon Slayer Corps?"

Zenitsu's ears suddenly grew to three times their normal size.

"Well, actually..." At this point, Miri suddenly blushed, raised her hands to cover herself, and buried her head deeply, almost burying it in her terrifyingly surging breasts.

"I'm actually here to find my soulmate to spend my life with... Oh dear, how embarrassing."

Upon hearing this, Zenitsu suddenly began to breathe heavily.

Tanjiro pressed further, "So, do you have a goal?"

At this point, Miri shook her head in disappointment: "Not yet, sigh, when will my Mr. Right appear?"

Tanjiro glanced at Jiang Jiu secretly, then whispered in Mitsuri's ear, "Hey, what do you think of the Earth Pillar?"

At this point, Jiang Jiu's ears also grew to three times their normal size, just like Zenitsu's, but his hood perfectly concealed them.

Mitsuri was immediately troubled: "Oh dear, Mr. Earth Pillar is very cute and handsome, but... but he's a demon."

Tanjiro was taken aback, then scratched the back of his head sheepishly: "Sorry, I forgot about that."

Jiang Jiu: "..."

"I'm saying, can you please not say these things in front of me?"

Damn it, he really wants to strangle Tanjiro right now and finish his job as a demon.

"Ugh...it's so noisy! Can't you let me eat in peace?" Pighead complained.

As a result, everyone immediately quieted down.

After a while, Mitsuri couldn't help but say to Tanjiro, "You know what? I heard there's a secret weapon here that can make people stronger."

"What secret weapon?" Everyone except Jiang Jiu crowded around to ask.

When Pighead heard that he could become stronger, he no longer found the noise bothersome.

Tanjiro's desire to become stronger has never changed.

As for Zenitsu… seeing the other two move closer, he was overjoyed and approached Mitsuri. An opportunity…

"I don't know the specifics, but I've heard there's a secret weapon here that can make people stronger. Do you want to go look for it?"

"Eh...aren't you going to look for it?" Tanjiro asked.

"I won't go. I plan to go back tomorrow. I mainly came here to repair the knives, and also because my confinement just ended, so I came to relax." Miri chuckled.

Chapter 95 The Missing Red-Light District

"Why go back?" Jiang Jiu said, "Wouldn't it be better to stay here and play for a few more days?"

"Although I'd like to play a few more days, I still have to go back to training. I'm far from strong enough," Mitsuri said. "Even though my confinement period is over, I'm a Pillar, and I can't lead the way in slacking off."

Jiang Jiu laughed and said, "Silly girl, is there anyone more suitable to practice with than me?"

Mili was taken aback, then thought for a moment: "That seems to make sense."

Zenitsu asked excitedly, "Then...would Mitsuri-san be willing to accompany us to find the secret weapon tomorrow?"

Jiang Jiu kicked him away: "What secret weapon are you looking for? I am the best secret weapon. You and Tanjiro go find it, and she can find me."

Zenitsu looked at Jiang Jiu with the same hatred and resentment he had when he first met him.

The next morning, Jiang Jiu and Mi Li began their sparring session.

Zenitsu also wanted to join, but was forcibly dragged away by Inosuke to find the secret weapon.

Jiang Jiu and Mi Li's fighting movements were large-scale, and the area they fought gradually expanded as they moved between locations while fighting.

Before long, the two of them heard the sounds of fighting coming from other places as well.

Jiang Jiu and Mi Li exchanged a glance, then stopped fighting to see what was going on.

It turns out that Inosuke, Zenitsu, Tanjiro, and Muichiro had started fighting.

The three main characters have deviated from the original storyline and are now much stronger than they are in the original work, except for Nezuko, who is still stuck in the same place.

Muichiro is also much stronger than in the original work.

Thus, the three of them and Muichiro ended up in a stalemate.

"Stop! What are you doing?" Jiang Jiu shouted at them.

The four men stopped abruptly. Pighead pointed his knife at Muichiro and roared, "This brat is too arrogant. I'm going to kill him!"

Muichiro stared blankly ahead, offering no explanation.

Tanjiro was also a little angry: "The Mist Hashira is really disrespectful. It's infuriating."

Zenitsu also tattled to Kangju, "He bullied the kid next to him."

Mitsuri exclaimed in surprise, "Mutsuichi-kun, when did you arrive?"

Jiang Jiu looked at the little devil next to him and thought, "Oh, isn't this the little devil who's hiding the secret weapon?"

"What happened?" Jiang Jiu asked.

Tanjiro told him the whole story.

It turns out that Muichiro also came to have his sword repaired. He somehow found out about the secret weapon, so he found this kid and forced him to hand over the key.

The kid was unwilling, so Muichiro decided to try to persuade him amicably using physical means.

The main characters witnessed this scene, which led to a fight between the two sides.

Jiang Jiu said to the little devil, "Why don't you take it out and show it to everyone?"

Kid: "No, the battle doll will be ruined if it gets damaged again."

Jiang Jiu pointed at Wu Yilang and said, "I guarantee he won't attack your battle puppet, okay?"

The little devil said, "Why should I believe you?"

Jiang Jiu put on a show and said to Muichiro, "Mr. Mist Pillar, please give me some face (thinking: Although my hair isn't red, and although my right hand is still standing)."

Muichiro: "Why should I give you face?"

Jiang Jiu: "..."

Mitsuri chuckled, then quickly said, "I'm sorry..."

Pighead couldn't hold back any longer: "Get out of the way, let me chop him up."

Jiang Jiu held down the pig's head and said to Wu Yilang, "Isn't practicing with me better than fighting against a battle puppet?"

Muichiro paused for a moment, then said, "Oh, I think so."

Jiang Jiu said smugly to the little devil again, "See? I told you he wouldn't attack your battle puppet. Take it out now."

The little devil reluctantly took out a key, opened a box, and took out the battle doll.

Tanjiro's eyelids twitched: "This doll looks so familiar, I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

Jiang Jiu's purpose was to let Tanjiro see Yoriichi's doll so that he could master the Breath of the Sun through memory inheritance as soon as possible.

"Alright, everyone's seen it, there's nothing special about it. This is the secret weapon you've been looking for," Jiang Jiu said.

"Huh?" The main characters were dumbfounded: "This is what we're looking for?"

Pighead asked, "How did you know?"

Jiang Jiu said, "Otherwise, why do you think Muichiro would want to find a battle puppet?"

"Damn it, why didn't I think of that again?" Pighead roared, "Ah, don't make me use my brain anymore!"

"Alright, now that you've all seen the secret weapon and satisfied your curiosity, right?" Jiang Jiu said, "Go back and rest today. Starting tomorrow, the five of you will train with me in combat."

This time, he ruled out Nezuko again.

Speaking of this, there's something that Jiang Jiu has been thinking about for a long time but can't figure out.

Where did the Flower Street episode go?

We've already arrived at the sword-forging village, and the plot is going smoothly, so why did the Flower Street arc just disappear without a trace?

Jiang Jiu didn't think he had made many changes to the plot, and he couldn't understand why an entire chapter had simply disappeared.

In terms of plot, the biggest changes are nothing more than the annihilation of Lower Moon One and the death of Akaza.

But he couldn't connect these two things with the Flower Street arc. What connection did they have?

I've found this strange ever since we discussed building the house with Tianyuan.

Logically speaking, his three wives should have already infiltrated the red-light district by then, but that didn't happen.

This means that a certain butterfly was affected by him, and he felt it was necessary to learn more about it.

Chapter 96 Night Raid

We'll have to wait until we get back from the knife-forging village to discuss these things.

Jiang Jiu became curious again: would the sword-forging village continue according to the original plot, or would some unexpected accidents happen?

For some reason, he still felt a faint sense of anticipation.

There's no use thinking about it now; we'll talk about it when the knife is fixed and we get back.

Another day passed, and everyone except Nezuko, who was always playing, was training.

Jiang Jiu said to the crowd, "The five of you will take on me. Whoever can hit me can eat, otherwise you won't get any food or even water."

The three main characters can barely be considered as two Pillars, but considering the increase in the Pillars' strength, the main characters' strength is actually reduced, and they are only equivalent to one and a half Pillars.

With Muichiro and Mitsuri added, that makes three and a half Pillars.

Dealing with Jiang Jiu, who possesses at least the power of eight pillars, is not so simple for them.

Fortunately, the only requirement was to run into him.

It seems simple, but it's actually very difficult.