Chapter 41

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Time flew by; two years had passed since the Demon Slayer Corps exiled Yoriichi.

But Yoriichi still carried a huge sense of guilt and sorrow in his heart; he searched for Kibutsuji Muzan's trail every day.

One day, he passed through the forest in a lonely manner and visited the Kamado family, Tanji's family.

This was the place where Yoriichi had once lived with Uta; two years ago, when he first came here, Yoriichi saved this couple who were attacked by a demon and found a midwife at an astonishing speed, helping Tanji's wife, Sumiyoshi, give birth safely.

He had completed... the thing he couldn't help his wife complete back then.

The Tanji couple were just like they used to be, both having kind and pure hearts, often helping others without compensation, and even by chance, they had saved the daimyo's wife and child.

After two years of separation, the dilapidated house had been renovated, and Yoriichi was infected by their happiness.

There were too many beautiful things in this world; he was very satisfied to have been able to come to the human world for a visit.

Heaven gave him a gentle mother, a kind brother, and that beautiful home, but why

Why did his wish to just live an ordinary life... eventually fail to be realized.

Yoriichi looked at the sky, his eyes shining with clear light, and the joyful noise around him was so happy...

This life... even with the power of a god, he couldn't change anything; he was just a painful mortal...

Yoriichi told Tanji about his life; Tanji's eyes welled up with tears; he opened his mouth, but said nothing.

This calm and powerful swordsman before him hid such sorrow in his heart, yet he was so calm...

"Uwa~" As if feeling Yoriichi's sorrow, Tanji's little daughter reached out and tugged at Yoriichi's sleeve, "Hold... hold."

Yoriichi hesitated for a moment and lifted the little girl high.

The breeze was warm, and the bright sunlight was blocked by the child, but... when that innocent smile, brighter than the sun, entered Yoriichi's eyes.

Tears flowed down the face of this invincible swordsman; Yoriichi looked at this child with tears streaming down his face.

That innocence, that flawless child's soul.

He had really... really walked a long way...

After living with Tanji's family for a while, no matter how Tanji tried to keep him, Yoriichi didn't stay, only leaving the earrings his mother gave him and demonstrating the Sun Breathing sword forms.

Those who exhaust the Dao, the return is the same; the path of life is also like clouds, eventually flowing in the direction the wind goes.

Yoriichi never thought of himself as a special person from beginning to end; on the contrary, he was so incompetent, so powerless.

He couldn't protect important things, and he couldn't complete the things he should have done in life.

His existence was worthless...

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【Uzumaki Naruto: "Sob sob sob, Uncle Yoriichi, you will definitely be happy!"】

【Agatsuma Zenitsu: "Tanji... that should be the ancestor of Tanjiro's family; what a wonderful fate."】

【Kamado Tanjiro: "Mr. Yoriichi... saved me, saved my ancestors."】

【Tsunade: "The price of power is already destined by heaven; this misfortune, even if one is powerful, so what."】

【Meruem: "Still not powerful enough! As long as you have enough power, everything can be changed!"】

【Gilgamesh: "Lost mongrel, find your own path as soon as possible!"】

Demon Slayer World

Infinity Castle

Kokushibo stared fixedly at the familiar yet terrifying figure on the screen.

The long sword in his hand creaked, and Kokushibo's six eyes trembled slightly.

"Tsugikuni Yoriichi... you were really like this from beginning to end."

Countless memories flashed through Kokushibo's mind: the initial playfulness, the determination to protect his younger brother, the pity for the weak.

When did everything start to change? Was it when Yoriichi showed his talent? Was it when he always boasted as a genius?

Or was it his heart that wanted to become Yoriichi...

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In the blink of an eye, sixty years had passed; Michikatsu, who couldn't live past 25 after opening the mark, successfully survived because he accepted Kibutsuji Muzan's blood.

He became Kokushibo, became Upper Moon One, became a strong man with infinite lifespan!

His angular face was covered with six eyes, but at this moment, Kokushibo's six eyes stared ahead, dull yet horrified.

A gray-haired, familiar figure blocked him.

Tsugikuni Yoriichi had already died at the age of 25; Kokushibo had always thought so from beginning to end.

But he never imagined that Yoriichi, old and gray-haired, would stand before him again!

And then...

Yoriichi shed tears; those eyes were still as gentle and pure as ever.

"How sad...", Yoriichi looked at his brother before him, great sorrow coming from his heart.

Did he... lose again?

Kokushibo's blood-red eyes split open; was he... pitied by this old and ugly creature again?!!

However, hearing that 'brother' he hadn't heard for sixty years, an inexplicable sadness surged in Kokushibo's heart.

That was the remaining love for his younger brother, burned under the fierce fire called jealousy.

But having become a demon, he could no longer understand this emotion; for a moment, Kokushibo froze in place.

But the next moment, all of this completely vanished into ashes!