civilwarnovels Chapter 551: SFDI - 551
Chapter 551: SFDI - 551
"Hey! Someone explain to me what’s going on? Why is there a demon here?"
"Was I deceived?"
"Mr. Tomioka, Mr. Tomioka, are you just going to watch from the sidelines?"
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The chattering Shinobu Kocho was in a very funny pose now. Her two wrists were grabbed together, and her body was sandwiched under Stella’s armpits.
Drake couldn’t help but glance at Giyu Tomioka. How could this situation look so familiar?
Shinobu Kocho, who had just been urging Giyu Tomioka to calm down and talk it over, had attacked as soon as she saw Nezuko. Giyu Tomioka didn’t have any intention of drawing his sword.
However, there was more than one person in this house who had a faster reaction speed than Shinobu Kocho. Stella directly restrained Shinobu Kocho, and so the situation before them was formed.
However, Drake didn’t find it strange. Shinobu Kocho, who said she wanted to be friends with demons, was actually hiding the deepest hatred for demons. It was within expectations that she would take such action.
Several of the pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps had their families and lives taken away by demons, but under the guidance of Kagaya Ubuyashiki, they had all managed to turn their hatred into a will to protect as much as possible.
Only Shinobu Kocho, her hatred for demons not only didn’t diminish with the passage of time, but instead increased day by day. Beneath her smiling face was a heart soaked in the venom of revenge.
Drake nodded at Stella, signaling her to release Shinobu Kocho. And Shinobu Kocho didn’t take any further action after regaining her freedom, but instead looked at Drake with a pair of eyes that didn’t have much light.
Clearly, she was waiting for Drake’s explanation. And if she couldn’t be convinced, she would really attack again.
Drake said, "Nezuko has never eaten a human, and has overcome the man-eating instinct. And in order to lure out Muzan Kibutsuji, this child is also indispensable.
So there’s nothing to talk about regarding this child. What we need to talk about is information about Muzan and the Twelve Kizuki under him. I believe these are also what you need."
Shinobu Kocho said, "So this is a deal? You’re using your information to exchange for us turning a blind eye to that child."
Drake shook his head and said, "No! Before Nezuko truly commits the sin of eating humans, she’s just a victim caused by Muzan. Why would I use a deal to protect her?
It’s important to know that any act of imposing the principle of sacrificing for the greater good on the victim is an atrocity.
So whether you accept it or not, as long as you want to attack Nezuko, then you will be my enemies."
Shinobu Kocho was silent for a while, and said, "I understand. However, I can’t make the decision on this matter. I will report to Lord Oyakata in order to give you a clear answer."
Drake didn’t want to make the relationship too tense. Although he knew that the head of the Demon Slayer Corps was a sober-minded and decisive person, and would make the right decision nine times out of ten, he still had to show his attitude.
So, Drake said, "Then as a sign of sincerity, I will first tell you about Muzan Kibutsuji!"
"Wait!" Shinobu Kocho said with some surprise, "This is quite important information. You’re just telling us like that?"
Drake smiled and said, "Of course! Didn’t I say that our positions are the same regarding Muzan Kibutsuji? What’s wrong, don’t you want to hear it?"
"Of course not. Please tell us about Muzan Kibutsuji in detail!" Not only did Shinobu Kocho show an eager expression, but even Giyu Tomioka came closer.
The Demon Slayer Corps had been fighting demons for hundreds of years, but not to mention Muzan Kibutsuji, even the information about the Upper Rank demons among the Twelve Kizuki was pitifully scarce.
Now that they learned that there was information about Muzan Kibutsuji, how could they remain calm?
Although it was just information, it also meant that they were one step closer to killing the demon king and completely ending the killing with demons.
Drake organized his thoughts and said, "Muzan Kibutsuji is different from ordinary demons. He is already a complete aberration. So the method of severing the neck can’t kill him.
His body has five brains and seven hearts. You must destroy all of these at the same time to kill him.
At the same time, he can completely control his body, and shaping his own flesh and blood into weapons is his main fighting style.
However, both the attack range, speed, and power are very strong. It’s estimated that only you pillar-level swordsmen can fight him head-on, but it’s also very dangerous.
Most importantly, he can also split his body into nearly two thousand parts. As long as one part escapes, he can slowly recover. He will not hesitate to escape if he encounters a life-threatening crisis.
But how to defeat him isn’t the most difficult thing. How to dig him out is the difficult part.
Because of his abilities, he can change his appearance at will. He can disguise himself as a man, woman, or child. However, he mostly operates with the appearance of an adult male.
That’s also his original appearance when he became a demon, about twenty-five to twenty-nine years old, with red plum-colored eyes, and cat-like sharp vertical pupils."
Giyu Tomioka and Shinobu Kocho both frowned. Just by listening to Drake’s description, they could imagine an almost flawless enemy.
Even if they used the most tragic methods they could think of, these few pillars staking their lives, using their lives to create opportunities for their companions, they couldn’t say how confident they were of killing Muzan Kibutsuji.
They also noticed the key point that Drake said, which was that more than his powerful strength, what made Muzan Kibutsuji more difficult to deal with was his personality that was extremely afraid of death.
Not to mention killing him, just how to find him was a problem.
However, the more clever Shinobu Kocho glanced at Nezuko. She hadn’t forgotten that Drake said Nezuko was the hope of luring out Muzan. Vaguely, she guessed some of Nezuko’s special features.
Drake continued, "As for clues, I do have some. Muzan Kibutsuji has been searching for a medicinal herb called the Blue Spider Lily for thousands of years to overcome his weakness of being afraid of sunlight.
And in addition to using his subordinate demons to search, he also used human power. Check the trading companies or institutions related to medicine and pharmaceuticals.
If any of them have members with a strange disease that can’t be exposed to sunlight, it’s likely to be Muzan himself in disguise."
Shinobu Kocho’s eyes lit up. This was a clear lead.
Although the Demon Slayer Corps wasn’t an official organization, it had a strong network of contacts and intelligence under the management of successive leaders. It might really be able to investigate Muzan’s whereabouts.
Drake poured a bucket of cold water on her and said, "However, I advise you not to attack Muzan rashly even if you find him. I said before how difficult Muzan is to kill.
Most importantly, there is a demon under him whose Blood Demon Art is to create a space that can be freely manipulated. She can pull Muzan into that alternate space fortress called the Infinity Castle at any time. And only her ability can lead to the Infinity Castle.
If you are pulled into the Infinity Castle, you will have to face Muzan and the Twelve Kizuki, as well as countless demons."
Drake really wanted to warn them not to act rashly.
In the original plot, the final battle was that Kagaya Ubuyashiki had arranged many traps in advance, and the Lower Rank demons had been completely destroyed, and several of the Upper Rank demons had also been killed. Even so, they still suffered heavy losses in the end, and barely managed to win.
Muzan himself was already difficult to deal with, and cooperating with Nakime’s Blood Demon Art greatly increased the difficulty of the battle.
This generation of the Demon Slayer Corps had indeed gathered the most excellent swordsmen besides Yoriichi Tsugikuni, but killing Muzan wasn’t something that the current Demon Slayer Corps could do.
If they launched an attack on Muzan now, the result would only be a complete annihilation.
But when Drake completed his journey with Tanjiro, the time would probably be ripe.
So Drake said, "I have already given my sincerity. Next, I will visit the former Water Pillar Sakonji Urokodaki soon. Let’s give you the final decision there!"
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