Chapter 23: The Response of the Human-Demons Camp

"Daki and Gyutaro are dead."

Buildings were stacked upside down in a dimension that seemed like a distorted space. The man with black hair and red eyes on the platform announced this shocking news to everyone present.

This is Infinite Castle.

A space that does not exist in this world, constructed purely by vampire magic.

At the same time, it is also the place where Muzan Kibutsujimeets his men.

Here, no news can get out.

"Dead? What a pity."

The second Upper Rank, Douma, who was dressed in a teaching robe, showed a look of regret: "When I turned them into demons, I had high hopes for them."

"Humph, it's just a matter of time."

The third Twelve Kizuki, Akaza, whose skin was covered in strange patterns, snorted coldly and said with disdain: "Whether it is Daki or Gyutaro, none of them wanted to become stronger, so it is expected that they would be killed."

"But I summoned you this time not because of their death." Muzan tone remained unchanged, "Things have already happened. It is meaningless to discuss the reasons for their failure now. This time I summoned you to defeat them."

"Ah, the Demon Slayer Corps?" Douma eyes showed curiosity. "I did hear that the Demon Slayer Corps is getting stronger, but I didn't expect that there would be someone strong enough to kill the Upper Ranks. Who is it?"

"Neither the Pillar nor the Demon Slayer Corps."

Muzan Kibutsuji eyes narrowed.

Recalling the scene he saw with the help of Gyutaro's vision not long ago, countless veins popped out on his face.

"It's Ratatoskr."

Ever since he accidentally learned of the existence of this organization, most of his attention has been focused on it.

It's not just because the other party, like the Demon Slayer Corps, is an organization whose mission is to kill evil demons, but also because there are two demons among them that are out of his control.

He hated instability.

Coupled with the fact that he had previously sensed that the curse he had cast on the blood disappeared in a strange way, he began to suspect that this organization might have mastered the technology to eliminate the curse.

For him, this was news even worse than the death of the Twelve Kizuki.

If your subordinates die, you can always recruit more.

After all, all Demons are just tools created to achieve his goals.

But now, some tools are out of his control.

It even helps other more tools get out of control.

This is something that Kibutsuji Muzan cannot tolerate.

Therefore, he convened an Twelve Kizuki meeting not long ago and conveyed the mission of finding Ratatoskr to his subordinates.

Unexpectedly, a member of this organization appeared in front of him today.

This is undoubtedly a good opportunity to eliminate the trouble forever.

However, the power of the masked, fire-controlling demon in Ratatoskr was far beyond his imagination.

He had never eaten a human, and he didn't remember giving such a large amount of blood to a demon like this, but the power of that fire demon was enough to pin the Upper Six Gyutaro to the ground and rub him.

He wasn't even sure if this was the opponent's full strength.

Always cautious, he suppressed the urge to take action and left immediately after being discovered.

The fear of this organization in my heart is also growing.

"Our biggest enemy right now is not the Demon Slayer Corps, but Ratatoskr."

Muzan Kibutsuji looked at his remaining five subordinates, a gloomy and murderous aura swirling in his red eyes.

"Use all your means, no matter what, you must find out the details of this organization clearly."

"The Upper Six is ​​dead."

At the same time, in Tokyo, at the Demon Slayer Corps' base.

Behind the screen, Kagaya Ubuyashiki coughed twice and announced the news to his subordinates.

The nine Pillar-level members gathered here again and started a new Pillar Meeting.

Although they had already seen the news on the scroll when the crow delivered the message.

However, when the lord they served said it again in person and confirmed the authenticity of the information, many people couldn't help but feel excited.

That's the upper string.

Over the years, the Demon Slayer Corps has only defeated one Upper Rank.

That was more than a hundred years ago, and it took the lives of several Pillar-level members and other demon slayers to barely kill it.

And today, another Twelve Kizuki was finally defeated. How could they not be excited?

Everyone looked at Tengen Uzui, who was wearing a hospital gown and looked like he had just recovered from a serious illness, with different emotions in their eyes.

"In this battle against the Upper Ranks, I was not the one who contributed the most."

Tengen Uzui did not choose to lie for the sake of saving face, and said truthfully: "In fact, I didn't contribute much. The ones who really conquered the upper-rank siblings were the members of Ratatoskr."

Due to the limited carrying capacity of the carrier crow, the pillar-level members only knew roughly what happened.

As for the details, I know nothing about them.

Tengen Uzui quickly told them in detail what happened in the battle so that they understood what had happened.

"It seems that our assessment of the strength of the Flame Demons has a significant error."

After listening to the battle, Kyōjurō Rengoku said seriously, "To be able to suppress an upper rank so easily, and even kill him easily in a short burst of power, such strength must be ranked in the top three among all the upper rank."

"Sure enough, this organization is also a big concern for us."

Upon learning that there is one more powerful demon in the world, Sanemi Shinazugawa clenched his fists: "We can't let them continue to grow, otherwise, thousands of years later, the Demon Slayer Corps may have another enemy as powerful as Muzan."

"But their goals are the same as ours, aren't they?"

Kanroji Mitsuri raised her hand and asked in confusion: "The enemy of my enemy is my ally. They also want to defeat Muzan, and we also want to defeat Muzan. Can't we all live in peace?"

"No Demons is trustworthy."

Gyomei Himejima played with the Buddhist beads in his hand and said without joy or sadness: "Perhaps their leader just wants to replace Muzan and become the new Demon King. The Demon Slayer Corps never cooperates with demons. Our mission is only to slay demons. We must slay all the demons in the world, including them."

Just like what happened at the last Pillars meeting.

The Nine Pillars started a new round of discussion around Ratatoskr.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki listened to their conversation quietly behind the screen.

After a long time, he coughed lightly.

Then, all the pillars fell silent and looked at their lord.

"I know that everyone has doubts and distrust towards this organization, but I have a hunch that they will become a helper of the Demon Slayer Corps. This battle against the Upper Ranks also cleared the possibility that they were a trap set by Muzan Kibutsuji against the Demon Slayer Corps."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki said slowly.

"I want to meet with their leader."