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“Ah, ah, ah! My dear brother, dear father, please, let me have a bite!”

The head rolled on the ground, a pair of oddly shaped ears flapping on either side of the head, but they never managed to send the head into the air like wings.

It wasn't until a large hand grabbed the head and stabbed a knife into its mouth, blocking the annoying wails.

“My name is Shinazugawa Sanemi, from the Demon Slayer Corps.”

Shinazugawa Sanemi looked with interest at Shimizu, who was holding a knife in one hand and using his foot to hold down the headless body on the table, and then looked at Uesugi's short-barreled rifle in his hand.

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“Demon Slayer Corps?”

Uesugi Shin looked at his eldest son's head with a grim expression.

“It seems… the rumors are true.”

“Oh? It seems you know about the existence of demons.”

Shinazugawa Sanemi said.

Shimizu was also looking at Shinazugawa Sanemi.

The appearance of this person confirmed his guess.

This… is the world of Demon Slayer!

“Is this demon your brother? Did you cut off his head?”

“What if I did?”

Shimizu asked back.

Shinazugawa Sanemi grinned and pulled out his long sword.

Uesugi Hakukawa's mouth, mangled by the knife, recovered at a much slower speed than before.

“That knife of yours won't work; you need a Nichirin Blade to truly cut off his head.”

Shinazugawa Sanemi walked playfully to Shimizu's side and stuffed the head back onto Uesugi Hakukawa's torso.

Uesugi Hakukawa mumbled something indistinctly, constantly opening his mouth to bite at Shimizu.

Shimizu copied Shinazugawa Sanemi, shoving the tip of the knife into Uesugi Hakukawa's mouth, and reached out to grab the long sword Shinazugawa Sanemi handed over.

“Wait…”

Uesugi Shin suddenly stopped the two.

“Is there any way… to bring Hakukawa… back to normal.”

“In a thousand years, there has never been an example of a demon turning back into a human.”

Shinazugawa Sanemi said indifferently.

Shimizu took a deep breath and gripped the hilt of the Nichirin Blade.

Except for the Kamado siblings, who ate Blue Spider Lilies before becoming demons, no one can turn back into a human after becoming a demon.

Eating Blue Spider Lilies after becoming a demon only turns them into demons that are not afraid of sunlight.

“What, aren't you going to do it yet? If you can't bear to do it, I can do it for you.”

Shinazugawa Sanemi scrutinized Shimizu.

He was the same back then, forced to fight his mother, who had turned into a demon, to protect his younger siblings, only to be misunderstood for killing his mother's younger brother after dawn.

What about now?

What will this young man do?

Being able to defeat a demon without knowing Breathing Techniques, only he and Stone Pillar Himejima Gyomei have done it in the current Demon Slayer Corps. Now they are also the most outstanding Pillars in the Demon Slayer Corps.

Even with the advantage of the rifle, it undoubtedly shows that this person also has the potential to become a Pillar.

“Shimizu.”

Uesugi Shin looked at Shimizu.

At this time, he had regained the composure that an excellent politician should possess.

“Don't let your brother feel pain.”

After saying that, Uesugi Shin turned and walked out of the house.

The police officers from the police station had already surrounded the place, and he, as the town mayor, needed to come forward to explain.

The cold blade flashed, and the splashing blood turned into gray smoke and dissipated in mid-air.

Uesugi Hakukawa's body also began to disintegrate, disappearing in wails.

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After sending Uesugi Iita to the clinic for treatment.

Uesugi Residence.

Still on the tatami mats, still at that table.

Shimizu, Shinazugawa Sanemi, and Uesugi Shin were kneeling on the three sides of the table.

“Mr. Shinazugawa, thank you for your help. I think my son and I should have a good chat with you.”

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Uesugi Shin straightened his back and bowed to Shinazugawa Sanemi, then placed the tea in front of Shinazugawa, his movements meticulous, faintly showing the demeanor of the Uesugi clan as a former noble family.

“Ah, that's right, I also have something I want to talk to you about.”

Shinazugawa Sanemi's movements were somewhat casual, wearing a white haori, revealing his sturdy muscles, and drinking tea in a bold manner.

“Hakukawa… why did he turn into that appearance? What exactly is going on?”

Uesugi Shin said with a sincere expression.

“The only demons that can turn people into demons are very few, except for Kibutsuji Muzan, the source of all demons, there are only the Upper Moon Six demons. I was tracking one of those demons, but I didn't expect it to be an Upper Moon demon.”

Shinazugawa Sanemi put the teacup on the table and said in a deep voice.

It shouldn't be Muzan; he had checked Fukuyo Village.

Although organs and tissues with higher muscle content, such as the heart, had been eaten, there were still traces of sharp weapons such as swords left on the corpse.

There were similar records of Upper Moon demons in the surviving pages of the Demon Slayer Corps' ancestral books.

This should be that Upper Moon demon passing by there and just happened to be hungry, so he directly picked a household.

The Upper Moon demons have not changed for over a hundred years.

According to the experience of the past hundred years, even the Pillars do not have the strength to kill an Upper Moon demon alone.

Even though he was confident that his strength might not be inferior to that damn Upper Moon, Shinazugawa Sanemi still reported this information to the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps through his Kasugai Crow.

A hundred years ago, it also took the combined power of several Pillars and a huge price to kill an Upper Moon demon.

And if it's Muzan, even if the entire Demon Slayer Corps is gathered, they may not be able to win.

Uesugi Shin had been watching Shinazugawa Sanemi's expression.

The other party did not hide his expression at all, and with Uesugi Shin's experience, he could probably guess some of Shinazugawa's inner thoughts.

“So, it's a high-ranking demon? Is it very troublesome?”

“It's not just troublesome; it will probably take the Demon Slayer Corps to mobilize a large number of high-level combat forces to have a chance to kill an Upper Moon demon.”

“I understand. My eldest son disappeared in Fukuyo Village the other day. He must have become a demon after that. Presumably, that so-called Upper Moon demon should still be near our Kōnan Town. I will have all the police in Kōnan Town cooperate with Mr. Shinazugawa's investigation and mobilize the Uesugi clan's forces to assist throughout the Kōga region.”

“Thank you. If you have any news, just tell the people at Fuji House, the yard with the most wisteria flowers planted there.”

Shinazugawa Sanemi said, turning his gaze to Shimizu.

“Interested in joining the Demon Slayer Corps?”

“I need to consider it.”

Shimizu picked up the teacup, blocking his face.

He didn't want to give up the Uesugi family's influence in the political world.

Being able to take this path would surely bring a lot of fortune.

But the Demon Slayer Corps is also a system, with a complete system for rising from a Kanoe-ranked member to a Pillar, and valuable Breathing Techniques.