Chapter 34: Kibutsuji Muzan plotting loudly ()

Indeed very happy.

Facing Muzan's question, the answer surfaced in Akaza's heart subconsciously.

"Indeed very happy?"

Crack—!

Muzan, who appeared in front of Akaza at some point, twisted off the other party's head and lifted it up.

"Then tell me, what exactly is happy about it?"

Akaza: "......"

Facing Muzan's questioning, Akaza finally snapped back to reality, remembering that the other could hear his inner thoughts.

Silently emptying his mind, Akaza fell into a deep silence, thinking of nothing at all.

"Disgraceful!"

Faced with Akaza, who had begun to play the turtle, Muzan snorted with dissatisfaction and slammed Akaza's head into the wall beside him.

Unlike the Lower Moons, these Upper Moons were, after all, elites he had handpicked over hundreds of years; even if they made mistakes, a minor punishment was the most he would inflict.

Before finding the Blue Spider Lily, he still needed them to run errands; killing them outright would be counterproductive.

Stepping over Akaza's body, Kibutsuji Muzan looked at the others with a cold expression.

"I am very disappointed in you all."

Gyokko, off to the North North North Side, poked his head out: "Lord Muzan, I have properly completed the tasks you entrusted to me."

"Shut up!"

Prominent veins bulged on Kibutsuji Muzan's forehead. In a fit of rage, he glared at Gyokko and demanded.

"Properly completed? Then tell me what you have actually achieved!"

"Hundreds of years have passed, and the Ubuyashiki family is still living well, wandering around under my nose with the Demon Slayer Corps!"

"And the Blue Spider Lily I need most, I still have no trace of it!"

"You can't even accomplish one important task, yet you dare to boast to me that you've completed it properly?"

Bang—!

Gyokko's body exploded into several pieces without warning, causing Daki, who was nearby and preparing to claim credit as well, to shrink her head back.

"It seems I have been too lenient with you all."

Seemingly sensing Daki's thoughts, Kibutsuji Muzan glanced at her expressionlessly.

"The one who killed Doma is a man with short black hair, but his physical strength far exceeds that of an ordinary person."

Recalling the scene before Doma's death, a flash of wariness appeared in Kibutsuji Muzan's eyes.

Although the fragments of the scene were few, Lin Que's two strikes still frightened him.

Shattering Doma's ice pillar rain with mere aura, and blowing back Doma's full-force attack with a single breath.

Such power truly exceeded his range of understanding.

However, precisely because of this, Muzan began to feel that there was something fishy about it.

After all, even Tsugikuni Yoriichi back in the day hadn't been this exaggerated. Could a guy like Lin Que, who suddenly popped out of nowhere, really be this strong?

Is there a possibility that those attacks were just some kind of sleight of hand he couldn't understand?

In reality, is there some other mystery behind it?

As a cautious coward, Muzan, operating on the principle of hiding and outlasting the opponent if he couldn't win, summoned the remaining Upper Moons.

He definitely could not test the waters himself; he had to let these subordinates, whose strength was still passable, go up.

"You five, you can temporarily stop the search for the Blue Spider Lily for now."

"Go together to attack the Demon Slayer Corps, find that guy who killed Doma, and kill him!"

"If you can't do it, don't bother coming back."

"Lin Que?"

Inside the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, Kochou Kanae looked at the man beside her with some confusion.

"Did something happen? Why did you suddenly start laughing?"

"Because I heard something interesting."

Lin Que didn't beat around the bush and gave the answer directly.

"Kibutsuji Muzan wants to send his subordinates to kill me."

Kochou Kanae sighed: "You're joking again."

Kochou Shinobu, off to the North North North Side, nodded silently.

Faced with Lin Que's off-the-wall reply, even she, with her serious personality, didn't believe it this time.

"What a pity, I'm not joking this time."

Lin Que shrugged: "That's what the other North North North Side actually said."

Since he had come to the Demon Slayer world, he naturally had to max out his world reputation.

Therefore, the moment he landed, he had used his Observation Haki to cover the entire Japan and locked onto Kibutsuji Muzan's location.

Coupled with his superhuman hearing, every move and word the other made was as clear as if they were whispering right next to him.

Naturally, he had also heard the news that the other was going to send the remaining five Upper Moons to kill him together.

"Perception covering all of Japan?"

After hearing Lin Que's explanation, Kochou Shinobu showed the look of someone watching a monster: "Really? You can even do something like that!"

"Japan is only so big; it's not that difficult."

Lin Que smiled and looked ahead: "What do you think? Master of the Demon Slayer Corps."

"Cough, cough~ For Mr. Lin Que, whose strength is akin to a god, doing such a thing is completely a matter of course."

Supported by two children, a man with blind eyes and a face covered in ugly protrusions on the upper half walked out slowly.

"I apologize, Mr. Lin Que. My health is poor; I had intended to wait for you at the main gate."

"It doesn't matter; these are all trivial details."

Lin Que replied casually: "Asking someone with a frail body like yours to arrive at the main gate of the Demon Slayer Corps within half a minute of receiving the news."

"That's as unrealistic as asking a poor person who can't afford a meal to pull out hundreds of taels of silver."

"Thank you for your understanding."

Ubuyashiki Kagaya wore a gentle smile on his face: "Please follow me; the evening banquet is already being prepared."

"Before it's ready, let's go inside and talk." ===== CHAPTER 67 =====

"Please allow me to introduce myself again. I am the 97th Master of the Demon Slayer Corps, Ubuyashiki Kagaya."

Kneeling on the tatami, Ubuyashiki Kagaya leaned forward slightly and bowed to Lin Que opposite him.

"I have already heard about Mr. Lin Que from Kanae."

"Thank you for being willing to accept Kanae's invitation to descend into this world and help us, the Demon Slayer Corps, eradicate the Demon King, Kibutsuji Muzan."

"You really trust your subordinates enough."

Lin Que showed a playful look: "Especially since before this, you only had a few words from Kanae, and today is the first time we've met."

"You are actually willing to set aside your pride and be so respectful to me. Aren't you afraid I might suddenly go back on my word?"

"I know Kanae very well; she would not lie to me about such matters."

Ubuyashiki Kagaya revealed a gentle smile: "As for things like pride... if setting aside some pride could eradicate Kibutsuji Muzan."

"Then the ninety-six masters before me would, without exception, have made the same decision."

"Well~ anyone can say polite things. I'll take your word for it for now."

Resting his cheek on one hand and sitting cross-legged on the floor, Lin Que's expression changed, and he looked at him with calm eyes.

"You seem to have something else you want to say. I don't like those roundabout tactics; just say what you have to say."

"Since you say so, I will get straight to the point."

Ubuyashiki Kagaya hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Mr. Lin Que, may I ask you..."

"Oh, so you're worried that the reward isn't enough."

Although, based on personal habit, Lin Que did not actively eavesdrop on Ubuyashiki Kagaya's inner thoughts.

However, the faint feeling of unease in the other's heart still reached Lin Que's ears under the guidance of Observation Haki.

"As for the reward... hmm, prepare a copy of all the books on Breathing Styles from your Demon Slayer Corps for me."

"Only this?"

Ubuyashiki Kagaya looked at Lin Que in astonishment: "Is there nothing else you want?"

"There is." ===== CHAPTER 68 =====