Chapter 29: The Traces of the Upper Two

No Longer Human?

After hearing Dazai Osamu explanation, Kotori Itsuka remained silent, not knowing how to react for a moment.

The only reason she pulled Dazai Osamu into Ratatoskr was that there were too few demons who could agree to the conditions for joining, and it was almost impossible to meet a suitable one.

After all, in terms of strength alone, Dazai Osamu is not that strong after becoming a demon.

When he was still a human, he was a lazy novelist who could be beaten by most of his peers.

After becoming a Demons, although his physical fitness was enhanced by more than one level, because the amount of Muzan blood he absorbed was very small, the human flesh he ate was not much, and he had been a Demons for a short time, he could be considered a shameful existence among all Demons.

So even if he joined Ratatoskr, Kotori Itsuka was not at ease letting him go on the demon-slaying mission alone, and instead asked him to team up with the Kamado siblings.

But what she didn't expect was that the guy who was easily pulled into the organization gave her such a big surprise.

Since she had been playing the role of the good girl Kotori Itsuka in the Rengoku family's mansion during this period, she did not pay much attention to what was happening in Asakusa.

Unexpectedly, Dazai Osamu drank a lot of Muzan blood during this period and awakened the blood demon art.

Before, in order to make Ratatoskr famous, Kotori Itsuka and the Kamado siblings killed a lot of demons. At the same time, in order for Tamayo to complete the research faster, they also took back the blood of Muzan from the bodies of the killed demons.

When it was handed over to Tamayo, the curse in the blood was burned by Kotori Itsuka, making it more convenient to study.

After taking the sample, the collected blood of Muzan was no longer useful and was stored by Tamayo.

The amount is not small. If Dazai Osamu drank it all, the awakening of blood demon magic would not be a shocking thing.

What made Kotori Itsuka speechless was that the ability of blood demon magic awakened by this guy was exactly the same as the supernatural power of Dazai Osamu in Bungo Stray Dogs.

"Is it a coincidence? Or is it that the ability of Dazai Osamu in all worlds is to eliminate the abilities of others?" Kotori Itsuka muttered softly, "Well, but this is indeed a good thing."

According to Kotori Itsuka plan, it was easy to lure out Muzan Kibutsuji, and it was not difficult to defeat him either.

But if you want to really defeat him, it would be a bit difficult.

If they cannot destroy Naruto's Infinite Castle, then there is a possibility that Muzan Kibutsujiwill escape.

However, it's not that Kotori Itsuka is without a solution.

After completing the main quest of Bungo Stray Dogs World, she received a [Tokisaki Kurumi Experience Ticket]. Although it was only for ten minutes, she could transform into Tokisaki Kurumi again and use all her abilities.

Originally, if the Demon Slayer Corps could not come up with a plan that could 100% restrain Naruto, she planned to use this prop card.

Once she becomes Tokisaki Kurumi and uses the invincible Kekeketei, Muzan will immediately become the plaything of her fingertips.

Even if the Time-Eating City has little effect on Demons, she can still pull Muzan Kibutsuji into the shadow space, a place that the Infinite Castle cannot affect.

Although Tokisaki Kurumi does not have many abilities with great destructive power, as long as she can use the Seven Bullets that stop time to stop Muzan Kibutai, and then use the flintlock rifle to wipe out his body bit by bit, she does not believe that Muzan Kibutai will be able to resurrect when only a few scraps are left.

However, this prop card is one of her only means of saving her life, so it would be best if she could not use it.

Now that Dazai Osamu has awakened the blood demon art, Kotori Itsuka no longer needs to consider consuming this item card.

As long as Muzan can be lured out and kept within the range of the effect of No Longer Human, Kotori Itsuka will not have to worry about him escaping through the Infinite Castle.

With this in mind, Kotori Itsuka, who was planning to have Dazai Osamu join the war against Muzan, continued to ask: "What is the maximum range of your human no longer qualified?"

"If it is used at full strength, it will be about fifty meters long and wide, and about ten meters high."

"Fifty meters..."

This range is roughly the size of half a standard gymnasium.

It is indeed not small for ordinary people, but for demons, especially the strongest one, Muzan, it is only a short distance.

It doesn't even take two seconds to escape from this range and reconnect with Infinite Castle.

"If I am given more blood of Muzan, as my strength increases, the range of this effect will also increase."

As if seeing Kotori Itsukahesitation, Dazai Osamu continued, "Originally, the length and width of my blood demon art were only about 20 meters, but after drinking the blood of the Upper Six, it doubled immediately."

"It's a growth-type blood demon art?" Kotori Itsuka couldn't help but look at him again, "Very good, in that case, before the battle plan officially begins, focus on improving your strength."

After saying that, she looked at Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who was thinking about something, and said, "You heard it too. Do you have anything to say?"

"I have to say that Ratatoskr is indeed full of talented people. The last problem has also been solved." Kagaya Ubuyashiki said with a smile, "I have no objection to your plan. If necessary, all members of the Demon Slayer Corps can also help you collect Muzan blood for this gentleman."

"Then I'll leave it to you."

Kotori Itsuka had no intention of pretending to be polite and reached a consensus directly.

No matter what, there are only four members of Ratatoskri who can be considered combat-capable, including Dazai Osamu.

If we can get the support of hundreds of Demon Slayer Corps, the speed of collecting Muzan blood will be greatly increased.

As long as Dazai Osamu's strength can be raised to a certain level in a short period of time and the range of the blood demon technique can be increased two or three times, the plan to defeat Muzan Kibutsuji can officially begin.

"Collecting Muzan blood requires special items. I'll ask Yu... ahem, the one-eyed Demons to deliver it to me later."

Since it was difficult to say Yushiro' name, Kotori Itsuka directly used the mask as a code name for the organization members: "As for me, you can call me Enma."

"I see."

Afterwards, both sides introduced their respective members to each other.

After establishing a cooperative relationship, confirming the operational plan and next steps, the purpose of this conversation was achieved.

"By the way, Ubuyashiki, I have another commission for you."

Just as Ratatoskr and his group were about to leave, Kotori Itsuka seemed to suddenly think of something and turned around to look at Kagaya Ubuyashiki.

It was impossible for Kagaya Ubuyashiki to refuse the request from his ally, so he nodded and motioned for her to continue.

"I also know the whereabouts of an upper-rank officer, but I need you to use your own channels to investigate the specific location."

"Upper string?"

Hearing this, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's expression turned serious: "Which upper rank is it?"

After the battle in Hanamachi, the Demon Slayer Corps' understanding of the Upper Ranks was refreshed.

The Upper Six that was conquered was obviously a powerful enemy. According to Tengen Uzui, besides him, at least one pillar must be by his side to be sure of completely defeating the opponent.

However, this generation of Pillar-level members is also the strongest among all the Demon Slayer Corps.

Even so, a single pillar is no match for any upper rank.

If it weren't for Kotori Itsuka rescue, the Demon Slayer Corps would have definitely lost a valuable fighting force.

Therefore, if he has to go to war with the Twelve Kizukis again, this time Kagaya Ubuyashiki must be fully prepared.

"The second of the upper strings is Douma," said Kotori Itsuka. "He is the leader of a cult called the Eternal Paradise. I need you to find him. This way, not only can Muzan power be weakened, but I can also collect Muzan blood from his body and give it to Dazai."

The whereabouts of the upper-rank demons are erratic, and Kotori Itsuka has no ability to collect intelligence, nor does she have a huge network of relationships in this world. Therefore, unless she meets them by chance, it will be difficult to clip the wings of Muzan Kibutsuji.

Among the seven Upper Ranks, except for Upper Rank Six, Gyuutarou and Daki, the only one with a settlement is Upper Rank Two.

However, compared to Hanamachi which anyone can find, the place where Douma and his Eternal Paradise are located is unknown to Kotori Itsuka.

It's just right to leave the search work to the Demon Slayer Corps.

Since they can find Ratatoskr, they can definitely find the Eternal Bliss Cult.

"I understand. I'll send someone to investigate."

Without doubting the authenticity of the information, Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded seriously, "After we find it, I will let the pillar-level members of the Demon Slayer Corps go with you."

"No, I'll go alone."

Since Douma can be ranked as the second upper rank, his strength must be very strong. In the original work, his being conquered was more or less a plot kill.

This guy's blood demon magic, ice crystal poison, is a special attack against humans, and it is area damage. Anyone who needs to breathe will be hit.

Although Kotori Itsuka, who controls the fire, is not afraid, the consequences will be extremely serious if the mortal pillars get even a little bit touched.

If the target is other upper-rank demons, even if it is Kokushibo, Kotori Itsuka can consider taking them with her.

But Douma is the only one that can't do that.

However, the pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps obviously don't know this.

They naturally attributed the reason why Kotori Itsuka didn't take them with her to the fact that she looked down on their strength, and they all frowned.

"Hey, stop looking down on me here."

The always quick-talking Sanemi Shinazugawa suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice, "You were so arrogant from the beginning, saying that even Muzan could be dealt with by you alone. Aren't you too arrogant?"

"You are indeed very strong, but the gap between upper ranks is definitely not small."

Tengen Uzui nodded slightly, and said seriously, "I admit that you defeated Gyutaro magnificently, but he is only an Upper Six, and Daki is also being held back by us. It will be a different level of difficulty if you want to defeat an Upper Two."

This time, Kagaya Ubuyashiki did not stop his subordinates' behavior.

Because it's reasonable to doubt.

After all, the other party is the second Upper Rank. There is no telling how many Pillar-level members have been killed at his hands. He is also at the top level among all the Upper Ranks.

"Since Ratatoskr and the Demon Slayer Corps will be working together in the future, it is necessary to know each other's strengths." Kagaya Ubuyashiki said slowly, "If you have nothing else to do tonight, why not have a few sparring matches with my pillars?"

"Haha, that's fine."

Looking at the pillars who were ready to fight, Kotori Itsuka couldn't help but smile.

She was afraid that these people wouldn't ask.

If these arrogant pillars did not challenge her, she would have a fight with them in a few days under the pretext of helping the pillar members improve their strength.

After all, up to now, only one-fifth of the side quests that require defeating the five pillars or upper-rank demons have been completed.

Of course, the sooner you can complete the side quests ahead of time, the better.

"The venue here is not small. If you don't mind, you can spar here."

As soon as Kotori Itsuka raised her hand, the Burning Demon Destroyer appeared in her hand.

Carrying a huge axe that was disproportionate to her body size, she hooked her finger at the nine Pillar-level members.

"So, are you going to do it one by one, or all at once?"

Twenty minutes later.

Ratatoskr and his group left quietly in the cover of night.

In the huge mansion, there were only pillars left in the front yard, some of them were barely able to stand, or had completely lost their strength and were lying on the ground.

Looking at the Pillar-level members who made him proud, Kagaya Ubuyashiki felt very complicated at the moment.

After hundreds and thousands of years of screening and inheritance, the Demon Slayer Corps has finally reached the peak of its power and possesses a group of extremely powerful pillars.

However, even the strongest among them, Gyomei Himejima, could not last more than ten rounds at the hands of the girl who called herself Flame Demon.

When they were all defeated in the one-on-one competition, they were even allowed by the opponent to attack together.

But even so, the nine pillar-level members rushing forward only prolonged the time of losing several times.

"The physical constitutions of humans and Demons really can't be compared."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki had known this for a long time, but when he saw the pillars he promoted being defeated one by one, he still couldn't help but sigh.

But soon, the slight depression in my heart disappeared.

After all, although Ratatoskr is a demon organization, it has become an ally of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Naturally, the stronger the allies, the better.

"Damn it! This is totally different from the Demons I killed before."

Sanemi Shinazugawa lay on the ground, panting heavily, with no image of a Pillar-level member at all, and pounded the ground unwillingly.

He didn't use his full strength.

After all, this is just a brief exchange, there is no need to use any deadly moves.

But how could the leader of Ratatoskr not show mercy?

In the battle just now, she didn't even use her most signature fire, but defeated everyone by relying solely on pure strength and physical strength.

However, at this point, no one doubted that she could defeat the Second Twelve Kizuki alone.

If even she can't defeat him, then perhaps only one of the Twelve Kizukis and Muzan Kibutsuji can do it in this world.

"The final decisive battle will come soon."

After a while, Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at the nine pillars who were gradually recovering their strength. His tone was not blaming, but gentle as usual: "For the next period of time, you should temporarily stop the demon-slaying activities and concentrate on special training."

"Yes, my lord."

None of the people present refused.

However, just as the group was about to leave, Kyōjurō Rengoku left the team.

"My Lord, I want to go see if my sister is in Asakusa, so I won't go with you."

Kyōjurō Rengoku said, foreseeing that Asakusa is likely to become dangerous in the future.

"If she were here, I'd like to take her back with me."