Chapter 36: CHAPTER 35: Lower Moon
Kagaya looked at the two solemnly.
"He may be the person who can end this thousand-year fate. Please find him and bring him."
Kanae and Shinobu looked at each other and nodded.
"No matter what happens, we will definitely complete this mission!"
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Natagumo Mountain.
Dense night darkness enveloped the entire mountainous forest. Even the light from the stars and moon in the sky could not shine beneath the mountain floor.
A deathly silence enveloped the entire environment, making it seem like no living being could survive here.
Yuri stepped onto the mountain grass with soft steps, holding the heads of several demons that had just been chopped off with one hand.
Except for the kind "mother" in the original book, who was killed by him with his sword, the heads of the others fought and roared in his hands.
Screams of begging for mercy and swearing could be heard in the distance.
Yuri, who turned a deaf ear to this, hummed a song as he walked.
Finally, when he reached halfway up the mountain, the long-awaited Lower Moon appeared.
It was a short, white-haired boy wearing a snow-white kimono with a spider web pattern with a kanji engraved on his left eye.
"It's so noisy!"
Lower Moon's grunt of disgust was unknown. It was unclear whether he was referring to the demons who screamed miserably or Yuri who sang happily.
In an instant, the demons that were still howling fell silent as if they were being strangled by the throat.
Yuri also looked on with great interest.
"You are the leader here and the brother of this 'house game', aren't you? Your family is all here."
When Yuri said this, he threw all the demon heads in his hands into the sky.
Suddenly, Rui's eyes narrowed and several threads flew out of his hands, trying to snatch them back.
Unfortunately, Yuri's blade was faster. He swung his Katana, the solar energy from the Sun Breathing Technique attached to his blade turned into a red circle of flames turning the heads of these demons into ash.
"Oh, your father is dead! Your sister is dead! ...Well, it looks like your mother is dead too."
Yuri's words left Rui's face almost distorted.
Lei has a twisted obsession with family ties. He believes that no matter what happens, parents should protect their children, and older brothers and sisters should protect their younger siblings, even if they risk their lives.
But now, the new "home" he worked so hard to build has been turned to ashes by Yuri mercilessly.
Unable to suppress his anger any longer, he looked at Yuri as if he was choosing someone to eat.
What greeted him was a pair of eyes he had never seen before.
It was then that he heard Yuri say coldly:
"Tsukuyomi."
Tsukuyomi is an illusion released by Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan in his left eye. This technique can pull the enemy's mind into an illusion space. In the Tsukuyomi world, all factors including time, location, quality, etc. can be controlled, the enemy will suffer tremendous physical and mental pain in the illusion world, and the pain suffered by the opponent will be exactly the same as the pain in the world. reality.
Furthermore, Tsukuyomi is the strongest mental attack for Naruto. Normally, Tsukuyomi cannot be broken. Only those whose Sharingan are stronger than the caster or have strong mental power can break it.
In this world, Yuri's Tsukiyomi is invincible.
When he released this illusion, he easily felt Muzan's power existing in Rui's body.
This is precisely why Kibutsuji Muzan can control the Twelve Moons and learn about the enemy's strength through their eyes.
Yuri, who didn't want to expose his abilities, so he conveniently protected that power and then entered Tsukuyomi's illusion space.
After seeing Yuri, who had the audacity to "kill his father, kill his mother and kill his sister", Rui could not think about the strangeness of this space. He was filled with rage and used his Blood Demon Art: Cutting Edge Cage to cut Yuri into pieces.
What came towards him was a He Dao that was as red as blazing flames.
"Hinokami Kagura - first form: Dance!"
The red blade slashed in an almost perfect circular arc, cutting through the blood demon art and at the same time, it advanced towards Rui.
Rui was constantly making furious moves, while Yuri, who had just learned Sun Breathing, was having a lot of fun fighting Rui.
Gradually, Rui discovered that Yuri's sword skills were becoming more and more proficient.
In the end, Yuri managed to turn each of his attacks into ashes.
Finally, in a fleeting moment of carelessness, Yuri reached in front of him and launched an attack on his neck.
"Hinokami Kagura - Sixth Form: Solar Heat Mist!"
The unexpected cut easily decapitated Rui.
"He finished..."
At the moment of death, the feeling of "finally freed" appeared in Rui's heart.
But in the next second!
The one who was supposed to die actually came back to life in this space.
(Why... why... is this happening?)
(Shouldn't I die after being decapitated by that katana?)
In the end, Rui was too tired to think about it, as Yuri had already rushed towards him with a sword in hand again.
After the fight, hope arose in his tired heart. Although he didn't know why, he felt that Yuri's physical condition seemed to have worsened.
The young man's physique before was like that of a monster.
However, this time the opponent's physical preparation is only at the level of a 'pillar'!
"This time, I will definitely kill you!" Rui, who was immediately filled with fighting spirit, said harsh words!
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three hours later
The resurrected Rui discovered that Yuri's physical fitness had decreased again!
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eight hours later
"I WILL DEFINITELY KILL YOU!!!"
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twenty four hours later
"Ahh!!!"
"Why?"
"Why can't I kill an ordinary fucking person?!"
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three days later
Yuri in Tsukuyomi's Space looked helpless. He used his sword to poke Rui, who was lying on the ground like a corpse, without forgetting to encourage him.
"Come on!"
"Just a little bit more Lower Moon-san, you were just a little bit closer to you being able to kill me."
"Can't you just get up and try harder?"
"How can you be so lazy at your age?"
After the Tsukuyomi's three-day time was up, Yuri added another Tsukuyomi out of caution.
In this period of three days, Yuri felt that he had fully utilized his 'Taunt' and 'encouragement' skills.
At the beginning, the hatred of destroying the family with "killing father", "killing mother" and "killing sister" can also lead to the other party's death.
Later, using words like "The bond created through fear and hatred is just a hypocritical farce", managed to make Rui have more courage to fight against him more.
Of course, all the courage Rui mustered was cut off by Yuri's sword.
This is the end of three days in Tsukuyomi Space.
In fact, Rui is now like a puddle of mud, without any movement.
Yuri, on the other hand, closed his eyes and carefully experienced the six rewarding days.
Now, he can claim that he is already fully proficient in sun breathing.
Yuri opened his eyes and looked at Rui lying on the floor in front of him. He discovered that the demon's eyes were now lifeless, as if he were dead.
Why is this demon lying down now?
"Hey~ Lower Moon-san, you're really weak, come on, cheer up~ Get up."
"Ahh~ Forget it."
Yuri grabbed Rui's back collar and went down the mountain.
"You also helped me a lot today, Lower Moon-san. Therefore, I will show you some kindness and let you die in the sunlight."
This time, there was finally light in Rui's eyes.
"Thank you… Thank you…" He spoke with difficulty, showing an expression of relief.
"Huh?" Yuri turned his head in surprise, "Can you still talk? It looks like you're recovering well. How about another round?"
At the end of the rope, Rui decisively bent his neck and his eyes lost their shine again.
"Tsk!"
Yuri clicked his tongue, turned around and dragged Rui to the ground by his hair.
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On the other side.
After receiving Kagaya's order in order to end the thousand-year bloody battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji, sisters Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho arrived at Natagumo Mountain quickly.
After the two sisters felt the dark and lifeless environment surrounding them, they both drew their Nichirin swords at the same time.
After several years of training and fighting with demons, both Kanae and Shinobu could sense the presence of demons and vaguely feel that this place will probably have a lower Moon level demon.
The two women walked up the mountain cautiously, one after the other, like butterflies dancing in the night, silently searching for the only sound in the dead night.
After a moment, Kanae suddenly stopped, and Shinobi's face twitched at the same time. He heard the sound of a body being dragged, and there was also a vague curse from a man.
Suddenly, an ominous premonition arose in their hearts.
Kagaya said that the successor of the Sun Breathing Technique that appeared recently is a young man. He entered this mountain in order to kill demons.
Compared to the already famous twelve moons, they really didn't think that a newcomer could defeat the other party. Much less dragging one across the floor without it even resisting.
Is this possible?
Even if a demon is seriously injured, it can recover and continue fighting. How could he be so cowardly?
Therefore, there is a high probability that something happened to that boy!
The two sisters looked at each other and moved at the same time, quickly swinging their swords towards the approaching figure.
"Let him go!"
(End of chapter)