The person who understands demons the most is, naturally, a demon themselves.
Walking along the road, Haruto pondered Kagaya Ubuyashiki's words.
Kagaya wasn't the type to speak in riddles. Could it mean...there was something unusual about this Tamayo's origins?
For the past few ...
2025-01-05 20:26:39 +0000 UTC View PostGenya, the Demon Eater.
Haruto had never heard that term before. Maybe Kagaya Ubuyashiki might know, but it wasn't exactly the kind of thing he could just write about in a letter.
The phrase had come from the stream of "bullet comments" in his mind. He'd have to wait until it appeared...
2025-01-05 20:26:10 +0000 UTC View Post"How can you kill a demon?"
"Decapitate them with a Nichirin Blade or expose them to sunlight."
Sanemi couldn't bear to watch his mother's head being cut off, so he hoisted her frail body onto his back and staggered out of the house.
Genya waited in the yard for a long time, wat...
2025-01-05 20:25:37 +0000 UTC View PostSanemi gasped for air, the kitchen knife slipping from his trembling hand and clattering to the floor. He didn't have the strength to pick it up. His face stung sharply, the pain mingling with an unsettling itch as something warm trickled down his cheek.
Blood. His blood.
A deep, jagg...
2025-01-05 20:25:09 +0000 UTC View PostNo matter how thick the fur-lined cloak wrapped around him, no matter how tightly the snowstorm shielded his frame, Kagaya couldn't keep from coughing after stepping back into the house.
Amane handed him a bowl of medicinal soup. He frowned but downed it in one gulp.
"One year from no...
2025-01-05 20:24:28 +0000 UTC View PostAt the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters, Kagaya Ubuyashiki sat in the front room, silently watching the snow fall in delicate swirls outside the window.
From the inner room, Amane emerged, placing a copper kettle into his hands.
"Are the children asleep?" Kagaya asked, holding the kett...
2025-01-05 20:23:58 +0000 UTC View PostAfter an exhausting descent from the mountain, Sabito and Giyu leaned on each other for support, only to find two unfamiliar girls outside the wooden cabin.
They were dressed in mourning clothes. One stood by Urokodaki, assisting with meal preparation, while the other sat by the door, washi...
2025-01-05 20:23:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe house naturally didn't have black pork. Urokodaki Sakonji patted Haruto's head, tucked his hands into his sleeves, and darted up the mountain, moving as gracefully as a blue butterfly.
The sight of his tucked sleeves was oddly familiar, reminding Haruto of his master back in the Swordsm...
2025-01-05 20:23:10 +0000 UTC View PostA carrier crow flapped its wings against the clear sky, soaring over Tokyo Prefecture.
At the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps, Kagaya Ubuyashiki set down his medicine bowl after taking a sip. The crow perched gracefully on his shoulder, delivering its urgent message.
"...
2025-01-05 20:22:46 +0000 UTC View Post"Hey... you seem to know who I am."
The demon wiped the blood trickling down his lips with the back of his hand, revealing a set of razor-sharp fangs in a sinister grin.
His golden eyes locked onto Haruto with an almost drunken flush coloring his cheeks.
"Lower Rank Three…" 2025-01-05 20:22:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Witnessing a family's tragic separation didn't linger long in Haruto's mind.
Life and death were constants in the battle against demons. For a Demon Slayer, excessive empathy only hindered their path to mastery.
Haruto arrived at Mount Muyun, the site mentioned in his mission. The mor...
2025-01-05 20:21:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe demon loomed ever closer. The suffocating stench of blood and decay wafted through the air, a vile signature that made its presence undeniable.
Shinobu Kocho's body tensed as her nose caught the foul odor. She stood frozen, helpless, as her older sister placed herself as a shield betwee...
2025-01-05 20:21:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe misty Sagiri Mountain was quiet every morning until it was disrupted by the routine training of a group of young swordsmen.
A boy, shirtless, climbed the steep slope carrying a massive boulder on his back, while a girl moved with ghostly agility through the forest. These scenes were com...
2025-01-05 20:21:07 +0000 UTC View PostDays passed, and in the Swordsmith Village, Haruto stood composed before a training dummy, gripping his newly forged Nichirin Blade.
Behind him, Gyomei Himejima, the Stone Hashira, stood silently. Although blind, his awareness encompassed everything around him.
"What pure power," Gyom...
2025-01-05 20:20:39 +0000 UTC View PostHaruto froze, staring in disbelief.
When he looked up, Rengoku Shinjuro's eyes were brimming with tears.
"Sir…"
"Leave. Don't come back again."
Shinjuro hung his head, his voice low and somber after a pause. "I've resigned from my position as the Flame Hashira. From now ...
2025-01-05 20:20:10 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Haruto slowly regained consciousness, he couldn't quite distinguish if he was dreaming or awake. Had time really rewound, or was this some bizarre trick of his mind?
It wasn't until two figures appeared before him that reality finally settled in.
Sabito: "??...
2025-01-05 20:19:44 +0000 UTC View PostHaruto focused entirely on dealing with the Nure-onna.
With a snake-like tail now growing from her body, her speed had increased noticeably. Compared to their first encounter in the claustrophobic room, this Nure-Onna was far more dangerous.
This is more like it. Must've been that...
2025-01-05 20:19:21 +0000 UTC View PostIn Japanese folklore, two names are often inseparable: Nure-onna and Gyūki.
(T/N: About the Geisha Demon and the Bull Demon)
Their dynamic is infamous—Nure-onna lures unsuspecting humans, and Gyūki devours them.
The tale of ...
2025-01-05 20:18:56 +0000 UTC View Post"Kid? Hey, kid!"
Haruto jolted awake, his body trembling. The phantom pain of his bones being crushed in his final moments lingered, dragging a soft groan from his lips.
In front of him stood the innkeeper, a look of unease etched across his face. "Are you sick? A heart attack?"
The flash of a blade, as bright as lightning, slashed through the air, blazing with flames. It struck the young girl standing in the doorway.
Her snow-pure face split diagonally, a crimson wound seeping blood that flowed across half of her visage.
"Heh…"
The girl let out a sof...
2025-01-05 20:18:03 +0000 UTC View Post"Yuuki went missing three days ago.
That day, he went out fishing as usual. On his way back, he delivered fresh seafood to two local hot spring inns. He never returned home."
"Does he often come back late?"
"No, never. Ever since Rika was born, he's always been punctual."
...
2025-01-05 20:17:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe village of Hirano, located in Chiba Prefecture southeast of Tokyo, was known for its fishing industry.
When Haruto arrived, the atmosphere was far from what he had imagined.
Instead of a town gripped by fear and despair, Hirano was lively, bustling with activity. The streets were ...
2025-01-05 20:17:04 +0000 UTC View PostHaruto's new blade arrived thirteen days after his selection.
It seemed that his previous remark about "terrible craftsmanship" had struck a nerve, as Hotaru Haganezuka had gone to great lengths to refine the design this time.
The guard had been slimmed down, the tang lengthened, maki...
2025-01-05 20:16:39 +0000 UTC View Post"Master! I'm back!"
Before Haruto even stepped off the transport at the entrance to the Swordsmith Village, he waved enthusiastically in the direction he remembered his home to be.
Wearing a fiery mask, Gotokawa looked up and tapped the railing with his iron rod. "This way."
Har...
2025-01-05 20:16:08 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time Haruto arrived at Mount Sagiri, the sun was already dipping below the horizon.
Earlier that day, he'd sent Sora—the parrot with an affinity for blue skies—to deliver a message to Gotokawa: I'm heading to Mount Sagiri soon.
The reply he received was unexpected:...
2025-01-05 20:15:40 +0000 UTC View Post"Kagaya," came the soft voice of Amane as she slid the door open.
Inside, she found Kagaya Ubuyashiki seated by the veranda, his gaze fixed on the swaying wisteria blooms in the courtyard.
She approached quietly, placing a gentle hand on his shoulder.
"They've left, haven't they...
2025-01-05 20:15:04 +0000 UTC View PostReturning once again to the wisteria-covered shrine, Haruto was met with a crowd of people chattering excitedly.
The swordsmen who had successfully survived the Demon Slayer Corps' selection process were talking among themselves, their faces a mixture of relief and disbelief, having narrowl...
2025-01-05 20:14:36 +0000 UTC View PostHaruto sprinted along the mountain path, his mind laser-focused. In this state, it was almost effortless to engage his lungs and enter Total Concentration Breathing.
His vision, however, was flooded with a barrage of floating comments.
[Major tragedy ahead!]
[Tomioka-style grief...
2025-01-05 20:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post"Not good… Looks like I lost them."
Haruto gripped his blade tightly, moving cautiously through the forest as his thoughts raced.
What's with those two fox-mask kids? Are they some kind of demon-fighting fanatics? He scowled.
The moment they hear a demon's wa...
2025-01-05 20:13:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe Meiji era—a time when it was said that demons roamed after sundown, preying on humans.
...
"Gah—!"
Haruto jolted awake, his breath ragged and his heart pounding. Standing before him was his master, Gotokawa.
Like all the swordsmiths from the village, Gotokawa wore ...
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