Demon Slayer: After raising Shinobu, I died in front of her.

Jixiang, lying on the ruins, watched this scene silently, then flapped its wings and flew into the sky. Ling Chuanche was dead, but as his partner, its mission was not yet over.

Just a single tear, silently dripping from its eye.

......

"Gah!!!"

A piercingly mournful cry shattered the tranquility of the early morning.

Then came the second sound, the third sound...

In the early morning sky, countless ravens took flight from all directions, gathering into a dark, despairing cloud, and with chilling cries, they madly rushed towards every corner of the Demon Slayer Corps.

"Cangzhu Lingchuan Che, unfortunately lost in battle against Upper Moon One last night, and his body was never recovered."

……

On the roof of a certain mansion, the Sound Pillar Uzui Tengen was sitting there, looking rather bored.

When his kasuri crow uttered that name with a sob, the usually flamboyant ninja instantly fell into a deathly silence.

His expression froze, and after a long while, he managed to squeeze out a low utterance through clenched teeth: "Even the Azure Pillar... can't defeat the Upper Moon?"

For a fleeting moment, Uzui Tengen seemed to fall into a state of confusion.

Cangzhu Lingchuan Che, such a powerful person, was actually defeated by an evil spirit?

What kind of enemy was he facing...?

On the mountain path, Sarutobi and Yiyong were walking side by side.

"You'll need to rest now that you're back," said Sabito with a smile.

Yi Yong smiled and nodded.

However, the two then noticed the flock of ravens overhead.

They stood there in confusion, then saw their ravens fly towards them with a sorrowful expression.

Yiyong asked in confusion, "What happened?"

The rabbit frowned and remained silent.

"Cangzhu! He fought Upper Moon One last night but was defeated and died; his body was never recovered..."

Upon hearing the news about the raven, the two of them froze.

The rabbit suddenly turned its head, its pupils contracting sharply.

Yi Yong's mouth dropped open, and he stood there dumbfounded, as if his soul had been instantly ripped out, and he even forgot to breathe.

Beside an ancient temple deep in the mountains, listening to the news of the ravens, Yan Zhu mourns as Yu Xingming clasps his hands together in prayer.

His eyes, which were always filled with tears, were now filled with grief, and his rough hands clenched the prayer beads tightly.

With a crisp "crack," the rosary beads that had been with him for many years were crushed to pieces by his bare hands.

He slowly raised his head, letting tears stream down his compassionate face, his voice trembling and heavy: "Mr. Che... may you rest in peace."

……

Butterfly House.

The Butterfly Mansion was already a scene of bustling activity in the early morning. Kanae and Shinobu were moving among the wounded, guiding the Hidden Force and medical personnel in their treatment.

"Gah—!!!"

Two ravens stumbled in, panicked, their feathers ruffled, and even tears welling in their eyes.

These two slugs are Kanae and Shinobu's slugs.

What's wrong with you?

Kanae looked at them with a puzzled expression.

"Kanae, Shinobu, you have to hold on..." Hearing Kasugai's sorrowful tone, Shinobu felt a bad premonition. She took a deep breath and said, "What happened? Tell me quickly!"

With tears streaming down its face, the Kasugai crow cried out, "Lord Cangzhu, last night we fought against Upper Moon One, but unfortunately we were defeated, and our bodies were never recovered..."

The raven's intermittent cawing exploded in the air like thunder.

In that instant, the whole world seemed to have been put on pause.

boom!!!

Not far away, the medicine bottle in Kanao's hand, which was helping out, fell to the ground with a "crack" and shattered.

Her eyes widened as she stared intently at the raven, her lips trembling slightly, yet she couldn't utter a sound.

Kanae froze on the spot, her gentle smile instantly solidifying before crumbling. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but found that she had no strength left to breathe.

Then, almost instinctively, she turned to look at her younger sister.

And Shinobu Kocho...

Her brain went blank the moment she heard the raven's words, and all other sounds disappeared.

She stared blankly at the hawk.

She tried to reach out, but suddenly everything went blurry. Then she felt dizzy and saw her sister rushing towards her, but she couldn't hear or see anything anymore.

Master...

……

Ubuyashiki Residence.

When Jixiang exhausted its last bit of strength to deliver the message, it collapsed weakly into Kagaya Ubuyashiki's arms and slowly closed its eyes.

"cough!"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki coughed up a mouthful of blood, staining the front of his clothes red.

"Lord Yaozai!" Tenon exclaimed in alarm, trying to rush forward to support him.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki raised his hand and refused his wife's help.

His face was as pale as paper, and his usually gentle and deep eyes were now bloodshot.

He gripped the handrail beside him tightly, his knuckles turning white and veins bulging.

"thorough......"

pat!

A tear fell to the ground.

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Please give me five stars, dear readers! The later episodes will only get more exciting, it's absolutely fantastic!

The protagonist didn't die, nor did he become a ghost, nor did he lose his memory.

This is a romance novel.

Chapter 44 Demonization

"Yushiro, hurry!"

With a sharp, low shout, the heavy wooden door to the basement was violently flung open.

Tamayo rushed in carrying a man covered in blood who was almost unrecognizable as human, and carefully laid him flat on the operating table that had been prepared.

Immediately afterwards, she turned around quickly and took out two “things” wrapped in cloth from her bosom—a severed arm and a stump.

Yushiro immediately rushed forward, his gaze sweeping over the lifeless man on the bed, and then looking at Tamayo, who was unhesitatingly cutting his own wrist and pouring his blood into the man's mouth.

Yushiro stared intently at the human on the bed, his lips pressed tightly together.

Not long ago, Lady Tamayo noticed a tremendous commotion outside and insisted on going to investigate.

So he used his Blood Demon Art to cover Tamayo as she hid in the shadows, and they witnessed the incredible battle to the death.

The man in front of me is actually fighting on equal terms with the strongest monster under Muzan Kibutsuji's command!

That's Upper Moon One!

The monster's mere aura made Yushiro's legs tremble and he dared not approach, yet this human fought the monster until dawn!

As dawn approached and the monster departed, Lady Tamayo risked being scorched by the sunlight to bring the human back.

Seeing Lady Tamayo frantically transferring her blood, Yushiro instantly understood her intention.

Lady Tamayo wants him to become a demon.

Indeed, having suffered such a fatal wound, the only way to survive is to become a ghost.

However, the next second, Yushiro saw Tamayo's face suddenly turn deathly pale.

"It doesn't work..."

Despite the large amount of ghost blood being poured in, the man remained as still as a stagnant pool, showing no reaction whatsoever.

He had completely stopped breathing and his heart was no longer beating.

To transform a human into a demon, the original body must still be alive. Faced with a corpse that has lost all signs of life, even Tamayo, who is skilled in medicine, felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Tamayo clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her palms.

The scene from just now kept replaying in her mind.

Faced with Upper Moon One's recruitment and threats, this human is determined to take a bite out of him, even at the cost of his life.

She had lived for hundreds of years, seen countless Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen, and too many humans filled with hatred, but she had never seen anyone so full of blood and determination.

She didn't want him to die.

Although she was a demon, she, like this man, hated Muzan Kibutsuji to the core.

For hundreds of years, she had been searching for a way to kill Muzan but had made no progress. The man before her gave her her only hope.

For hundreds of years, he was the only human who could face Upper Moon One head-on without being at a disadvantage. Such a powerful warrior should not have died so silently!

He shouldn't have died so easily!

But reality is cruel.