40 Everyone is on the move

"Doma died." 

The moment this news was announced, everyone fell into complete silence. 

All of them widened their eyes since no one expected that the third strongest demon would die. 

At the same time, the tall man with curly black hair and sharp, almond-shaped eyes dressed in luxury Western clothes appeared enraged, causing all the demons in the present to lose their calm. 

There were a total of eleven demons before this man. 

While six of them prostrated themselves with fear, the other five reacted differently when they heard the news from this man. 

Muzan Kibutsuji. 

The Demon King, the first of his kind and the progenitor of all other demons in existence.

The target of the Demon Slayer Corps and the last antagonist in the story. 

Muzan had been living for a millennium, and if there was a reason why he could live such a long life, it was because of how careful and cowardly he was. This was why the death of Doma made him lose his calm. Even worse, he was unable to perceive and understand what kind of enemy he faced at that moment. 

How did Doma die? 

Who killed Doma? 

Why was he unable to get Doma's memory?!

Everything became blurry, and he was unable to understand anything! 

Instead, he felt like an invisible palm enveloped all of them without them even realizing it. Yes, this fear was real. He could feel that something was aiming for him, ready to aim for him the moment he let his guard down! 

Muzan looked at his trembling hand, feeling even angrier, which also made him think about the swordsman who made him almost dead in the past. Even though many years had passed, he still remembered how the wielder of the Sun Breathing Style nearly killed him, and once again, someone like that appeared! 

"Why?! Why?! Why?! Why does the world wish to hinder me?! Why did I do to receive all of this?! I just want to live under the sun!" 

Muzan was truly enraged at the world that wished to curse him. 

"Muzan-sama..." 

However, before one finished his words, he died. 

"I have never told you to talk! How dare you talk when I never told you to?!" 

The terror, coldness, and killing intent in his voice were real. 

Everyone was trembling due to the suppression of their blood, which showed the hierarchy between them. 

Muzan was the king, and they were just his followers. 

No, even worse, they were just his slaves! 

No, it might be even worse since, in Muzan's eyes, they were just trash!

Even if they might seem powerful and have a unique title, no one could help Muzan achieve his ambitions!

All of them were just trash that didn't help him at all! 

Still, no one said anything. The most talkative among all of them, Doma, had died, and the rest were all silent-type, so facing Muzan's anger, all of them could only remain silent, waiting for Muzan to talk, so they wouldn't follow the steps of the one that died before. 

Even Doma, who died, was also worse than trash as he was unable to give him the necessary information. 

"I am at my utmost displeasure since it's been one hundred and eleven years since an upper moon was killed. Can you not disappoint me? What's the point of all of you here? What's the point of me creating you if you are unable to do anything?!" 

Facing such degrading words, no one said anything. They were all silent and just accepted the abuse from Muzan. 

Still, many forgot about Muzan's cruelty, so one of them complained about Muzan's act in his heart, thinking that Muzan was also useless since Muzan was unable to do anything. 

As expected, Muzan also killed this demon instantly. 

"Do you think I can't hear what you think about me inside your heart?" 

Everyone shuddered and lowered their heads even further. 

"It seems that I have spoiled you so much. If you think that you can live as you want since you are part of the Twelve Kizuki, then you are wrong since I can kill you anytime if I wish to, so from now on, you should serve me with more suicidal devotion. Go and get all the information about Demon Slayer Corp, the Sun Breathing Style, and the man that killed Doma!" 

After those words, Muzan immediately left. If he stayed any longer, he was afraid that he would kill all of them due to their uselessness. Unfortunately, he couldn't kill them now since he needed them to get the information. He needed them to serve him as the meat shield so he could handle this trash who got ahead of himself, thinking that he could be treated as a mere target. 

Yet, when Muzan left, none of the demons left immediately, but many sighed secretly since they were still alive, especially the Lower Moon, the six weakest members of the Twelwe Kizuki. 

However, the Upper Moon, the six strongest members of the Twelve Kizuki, whose members became only five, started to talk on their own. 

"Hyo, Hyo, how scary~! Doman-sama had died~? Who had killed him~! How scary~! Hyo~! Hyo~!" 

"Ah... what a disaster! I might die! I might die! I don't want this! I don't want to die! Ah... how terrifying...!" 

Gyokko and Hatengu, the Upper-Rank Five and the Upper-Rank Forth started to talk on their own while feeling frightened by the thought of the killer of Doma, the Upper-Rank Second. 

"Onii-chan..." 

Daki, a beautiful demon, looked at her older brother uneasily. 

"Leave the rest to me." Gyutaro, Daki's older brother, answered calmly, but inwardly, he wasn't at all. 

Yes, whether it was Daki or Gyutaro, they might be on the Upper-Rank Sixth, but unlike the other Upper Rank that became a demon due to Muzan, they became a demon due to Doma. They knew how powerful Doma was, so when they thought Doma had died, they were the most uneasy among all the Upper Rank. 

"But because of this, Akaza-sama will become the Upper-Rank Second~! Hyo~! Hyo~!" Hatengu, a demon that was living on the vase, looked at Akaza with a happy smile. "Congratulations, Akaza-sama!" 

Akaza, the Upper-Rank Third, was in silence, but soon, he stood up, and his face showed a grin, thinking about a powerful opponent that could even defeat Doma. 

On the other hand, the Upper-Rank First, Kokushibo, still sat in a "seiza" manner, suddenly thinking about his deceased brother, the creator of the Breathing Style. 

'No, there's no way someone can match him.' 

For Kokushibo, his deceased brother was the strongest, and there was no way there was an existence that could match his deceased brother. Nevertheless, the thought of Doma passing away bothered him, so he also stood up, ready to search for the killer of Doma. Similar to Akaza, he was going to get rid of this person with his own hands. 

At this moment, all the demons were on the move, and they had only one purpose, and that was to kill the man who had killed Doma. 

Yet, while the demon side was tense, the Demon Slayer Corps was in a state of excitement. It had been one hundred and eleven years since the Upper Rank had been defeated. Moreover, the one that was defeated was the Upper-Rank Second! 

Lastly, the one who defeated this person wasn't a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, someone whose existence no one knew until now and who even mastered the "Flower Breathing Style" instantly. 

Knowing all of this, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps couldn't stay calm, especially when he heard that Isao Iinuma hadn't woken up. 

"Do your everything to wake him up! He has to stay alive! This person might be our chance to defeat the demon! No, I need to meet him!" 

Kagaya Ubuyashiki had decided to meet Isao directly! 

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