Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

Chapter 119 Upper Moon 1 Kokushibo Appears

In the forest clearing at night, Li Lei and Akaza faced off against Akimasa's Doma. Under these circumstances, the air around the three demons was extremely calm and still.

Under the invisible pressure of the three demons, all kinds of living things around them rushed to flee the area where the three demons were located.

"Lord Akaza, I can tell you've been quite annoyed with Upper Moon Two Doma for a long time. I happen to dislike him too, so why don't we join forces and kill him in this deserted forest?"

"After this is over, you will be promoted to Upper Moon Two, and I will take your place as Upper Moon Three. That way, we will all have a bright future."

"Tired? What about me?" Douma interjected.

"You're already dead, what do you need a future for? Anyway, the world you injured is finished."

Li Lei said impatiently to Tong Mo.

Doma: "Oh—Is that so! But Upper Moons can't fight amongst themselves, Rui, don't you know that? Also, you and Akaza can't launch a simultaneous positional bloodbath against me."

"So your method of tiring yourself out won't work!"

Doma winked his rainbow-colored eyes at the two demons and waved his hand to indicate that Li Lei's idea wouldn't work.

"Akaza, say something! Will you or not?"

Seeing that Akaza was not responding, Li Lei called out to him.

“I’m tired. Although I hate Doma, he’s right. The Upper Moon swap battle can’t have outside help. The swap battle can only be initiated by the lower-ranked one to the higher-ranked one. You and I can’t team up to deal with him.”

Akaza said regretfully that he really wanted to cooperate with Li Lei's suggestion, since Douma was really annoying and would often bother him with his privilege of being ranked higher.

If he weren't outmatched, he would have already engaged in a bloody battle. In fact, Akaza had a very simple way to become stronger: to become a demon and devour people, using countless lives to grow stronger.

However, Akaza himself dislikes this method of becoming stronger. He believes that constantly training himself is the ideal way to become stronger.

Aside from challenging strong humans and devouring them after they refused to accept their demon blood and became demons, Akaza's primary focus has always been on training himself; eating humans is merely a means to survive.

"So, what's the deal with Daki and Gyutaro? Why were they able to advance to Upper Moon Six together? They're two demons, after all." ╮(￣⊿￣)╭

Li Lei used examples to illustrate his point, describing the situation of Daki and her brother Gyutaro, in an attempt to persuade Akaza.

"Their situation is special. When they become demons, they become beings of one mind and one body, which is why they were granted special permission by Lord Muzan."

No matter what Li Lei said, Akaza refused to agree to the two of them launching a positional bloodbath against Doma together.

"Haha, tired. Don't try to persuade Akaza-sama. Lord Muzan's orders are absolute. Neither he nor I can disobey them."

Doma pointed to Akaza and himself beside him, smiling and murmuring.

"Tch—! ┑(￣Д ￣)┍"

Upon hearing Tongmo's laughter, Li Lei, who disliked it, immediately scoffed at it with contempt.

Doma: "..."

Doma is starting to dislike Li Lei, the brat Muzan loves.

Despite being a Lower Moon, he enjoys the treatment of an Upper Moon thanks to Muzan's favor. Moreover, when he bullied Upper Moon Six, Daki, Muzan didn't react at all, as if he thought Lower Moon One, Rui, was right.

Is he the Upper Moon or am I? Doma was full of questions.

"Akaza, since you don't want to start a bloodbath of positional conflict, why don't you and I team up and beat him up? Anyway, even if two demons fight, they can't kill him. After all, he's so annoying, and you hate him too."

"This—!" Akaza hesitated. He felt that Muzan-sama probably wouldn't accept Li Lei's idea.

"Akaza, grant Rui's request."

Muzan's voice rang in Akaza's mind, leaving Akaza somewhat incredulous upon hearing the order. Why would Muzan-sama agree to such a request from Rui?

Doma's smile suddenly froze, then turned to surprise. Just moments before, he and Akaza had received permission from Lord Muzan.

Li Lei also received Muzan's consent from Nakime in his alternate dimension.

"Akaza, look, Muzan-sama has agreed."

Li Lei looked smug, and even his nose seemed a few degrees higher than usual.

"call--!"

Akaza exhaled a breath of hot air, and a smile began to appear on his face.

"Alright! Lei, since Lord Muzan has agreed, then let's take down that Doma today. That guy who only eats women, I've wanted to beat him up for a long time."

Akaza stretched happily, his clenched fists cracking, and he shouted excitedly. He felt that tonight was his lucky day, and being tired was his blessing. He had never been so happy before.

"Hey! You two aren't serious, are you? I'm your colleague and friend."

Doma felt that Li Lei and Akaza had some misunderstandings about him; he didn't actually dislike them at all!

No matter what Doma said, Li Lei and Akaza didn't want to listen at all; they just wanted to give him a good beating.

Li Lei's ulterior motive was to find out about Doma's strength and the effects of his Blood Demon Art in advance, so as to prepare for the future blood battle.

Akaza simply wanted to beat up Doma, since Doma kept bothering him, especially when he was eating women. Akaza had long hated Doma to the core for this, and would send him telepathic messages every few days. Any normal person would want to kill him.

Seeing that Li Lei and Akaza were determined to fight him, the temperature around Doma began to drop rapidly, and he was preparing to unleash his Ice Blood Demon Art.

On the opposite side, Li Lei and Akaza also prepared their respective Blood Demon Techniques. First, Li Lei used his Blood Demon Technique to grow a pair of blood-red wings and quickly flew into the sky. He began to compress the blood-red threads, preparing to use his ultimate move to ambush Doma.

Then Akaza unleashed the Destruction Kill: Compass Technique, and a glowing twelve-pointed snowflake array immediately appeared on the ground beneath his feet, making his attacks and evasions as precise as if he were attracted by a magnet.

A battle was about to break out.

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In the Infinite City of Another Dimension, Nakime knelt and played a beautiful zither. The two strongest demons of the era, Demon King Muzan and Upper Moon One with six eyes Kokushibo, stood on a platform, using their privilege of being superiors to watch the battle between Li Ruiyi and Doma from a distance.

"What do you think of the battle between Kokushibo, Rui, and Akaza against Doma? Who will win, and who will lose?"

Mucan smiled and asked Kokushibo beside him.

Faced with Muzan's question, Kokushibo pondered for a moment, then carefully observed the situation reflected in the eyes of Akaza and Doma. He then spoke.

"Both sides... are very strong. Douma's... Blood Demon Art is very strong among demons. Akaza's... fist technique is very powerful, but he is no match for... Douma. However... with Rui's help, the two sides should be... evenly matched."

"..."

"Several hundred years have passed, and Kokushibo's speech is still so halting. It hasn't changed at all." Muzan was somewhat speechless.

"Your subordinate... has disappointed Lord Muzan."

"Alright, stop talking, it's giving me a headache."

╮(﹀_﹀”)╭

Kokushibo: "Yes... Lord Muzan."

Muzan: "..."

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