[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong-":3,"chapter-this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-71":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Pillar in Demon Slayer Is Extremely Strong but Overly Cautious",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2335997,4566,"Chapter 71: Zenitsu: Is She an Angel?","this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>I won, but... why do I feel something’s off?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll all be killed by Mom soon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy ghost in midair sneered at the ground where Tanjiro and the others stood, then turned and walked away along the spider silk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! Where are you going?! Fight me!” Inosuke was furious, leaping forward with a single bound and swinging his twin blades at the boy ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad the distance was too great—he couldn’t reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanjiro and Murata cut the spider silk behind the other swordsmen and shouted, “Inosuke, that ghost probably isn’t the one controlling the threads! So first we must—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know already! You annoying Forehead-Taro! Watch this—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He plunged his twin blades into the ground, crouched low, spread his arms, and focused his mind to sense everything around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beast Breathing. Seventh Form. Spatial Perception!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every movement in every direction—even the faintest stir of air—was sensed by Inosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he detected motion to his left, not far away—it was clearly the ghost controlling the threads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Found you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murata, while holding off the swordsmen controlled by silk, shouted to Tanjiro and Inosuke: “I’ve got this! Go kill that ghost!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanjiro: “Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke: “You’re peeing your pants and still have the nerve to say that?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murata: “Who peed their pants, you stupid pig?! I wasn’t talking to you—shut up!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Murata, but…” Tanjiro was still uneasy, worried Murata couldn’t handle it alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine! I already know how to cut the threads behind them! Besides, they’re all resisting control too, and I’ll watch out for the little spiders! Please, go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Tanjiro decided to trust Murata—right now, the priority was eliminating the ghost controlling the threads and stopping more people from being controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood! We’ll come back to help you soon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying that, he dragged Inosuke away quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let go of me, Tanjiro! I’m going to beat him up! Who called me a stupid pig?! When I get back, I’m going to make you regret it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop saying that! And my name is Tanjiro!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere in the mountains, a beautiful woman dressed similarly to the boy ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long white hair, wearing a white kimono, red dots like spider eyes on either side of her mouth, her long legs exposed to the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She manipulated the silk in her hands, her eyes filled with fear…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spider Demon Mother\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! Why are these demon slayers so hard to control?! The threads are connected to them, yet they still resist so strongly! No! I must kill them quickly—or Rai will…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rai was the boy ghost Tanjiro and the others had just encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself was his family—his mother—the Spider Demon Mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were other family members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spider Demon Father, Spider Demon Sister, Spider Demon Brother, and so on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in her eyes, these so-called family members were nothing but childish games, bound only by fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she failed, Rai would punish her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did… did they dislike me…?” A boy with yellow hair sat hunched on a path beside a field, hugging his knees as he stared at the distant Tan Spider Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Agatsuma Zenitsu, long unseen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Tanjiro and Inosuke had rested for two months at the Ubuyashiki residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After recovering, they received a mission notice from the Demon Slayer Corps’ messenger crows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon arriving at the mission site, hearing the terrifying sounds from Tan Spider Mountain, he froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chiu~ chiu~” A nearby sparrow chirped, as if urging him to hurry and save his comrades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sparrow’s name was Chiu-Taro—Zenitsu’s own “messenger crow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Zenitsu couldn’t understand it—he only thought it seemed happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re so calm… you have no idea about human emotions!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenitsu, looking utterly defeated, spoke to his sparrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chiu-Taro instantly grew furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bit Zenitsu’s forearm with his beak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaahhh! Owwww! Owwww! Owwww!” Zenitsu screamed in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his hand, pointing at Chiu-Taro: “You’re not cute at all! Not cute in the slightest!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chiu chiu chiu chiu chiu!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy and bird argued endlessly, talking past each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Zenitsu couldn’t take it anymore—he grabbed Chiu-Taro and yelled: “You’re not cute at all! You’re just a sparrow, yet you’re so violent! Even Nezuko, turned into a demon, is adorable—why can’t you be…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nezuko… Tan Spider Mountain…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenitsu suddenly remembered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nezuko was in a wooden box, carried on Tanjiro’s back—and Tanjiro was now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh!!! That guy!! He’s carrying Nezuko into Tan Spider Mountain!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenitsu abandoned all hesitation, threw Chiu-Taro aside, and sprinted into Tan Spider Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he ran, he shouted: “Why are you taking my precious Nezuko into such a dangerous place?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tanjiro, what the hell are you doing?! Don’t bring such an adorable girl into such a dangerous place! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! Idiot!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Zenitsu’s figure vanished into Tan Spider Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, about half an hour after his departure, Tomioka Giyu and Kyojuro Shnei arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Tan Spider Mountain. Let’s move quickly, Giyu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they prepared to enter Tan Spider Mountain, a swift wind rushed from behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero arrived at the same moment, landing before Giyu and Shnei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother-in-law, why are you here too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My messenger crow told me a Twelve Kizuki member might be here. But judging by the situation, it’s probably just an insignificant Lower Rank demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know it’s a Lower Rank and not an Upper Rank?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero reached out and lightly flicked Shnei’s forehead. “If it were an Upper Rank, do you think the swordsmen who entered Tan Spider Mountain would still be alive instead of just losing contact?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shnei pouted, resentful but too afraid to act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two painful lessons from two months ago were still fresh in her mind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was her teeth shattered, the other was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head away, sulking: Stupid brother-in-law, just wait—I’ll make my sister punish you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Giyu, Shnei, let’s split up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the three entered Tan Spider Mountain from different directions!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mom, haven’t you dealt with those people yet? Can you even do it?” A sudden voice came from behind a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Mother saw Rai and instantly grew tense, her eyes filled with terror, her body trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rai?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this taking too long? If you don’t hurry, I’ll tell Father!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine!! Mom can do it! I’ll protect you! Don’t tell Father! Don’t tell Father…!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Mother pleaded desperately, swearing she could complete the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Rai merely said coldly: “Then finish it quickly…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he finished speaking, he vanished into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Mother, now alone, finally relaxed her tense body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! Die! Die! All of you die!! If you don’t die, I’ll suffer… What’s going on?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her silk tugged ceaselessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly, she sensed all her threads had been severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when she tried to send the little spiders to reconnect them, there was no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt every little spider near the demon slayers had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All dead within mere seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t understand what had happened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, she heard strange sounds—like gunshots?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… no… no! Even if those demon slayers aren’t dead, I’ll kill the two coming toward me first! If I kill them, Rai won’t be angry with me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… I can’t… I’ve lost all strength… I can’t hold on any longer…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A swordsman controlled by spider silk had exhausted his strength and could no longer resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With strength gone, his body lost control; his arms were twisted backward, bones snapping under the strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked toward a nearby swordsman cutting spider silk from others’ backs, wanting to shout—but could not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he closed his eyes in despair, a flash of cold light passed—he felt weightless, as if freed from control, and collapsed to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened his eyes and struggled to lift his head, he saw a tall figure with long white hair, holding a sun-shaped scythe, and behind them, a pair of black-and-white wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, over twenty strange black objects hovered in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firing from multiple directions, they eliminated all the small spiders within seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… is Pillar Lord… Pillar… came to reinforce us!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Murata ran over, lifted the fallen swordsman, and bowed respectfully to Zero: “Zero Pillar Lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the casualty status?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some swordsman were controlled by spider silk and suffered fractures; others fell into coma…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have those still able to move carry them out and wait for rescue. I’ll continue searching nearby.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After giving orders, Zero pressed deeper into the Nata Spider Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Zero entered the depths of Nata Spider Mountain and prepared to advance, he heard a thunderous boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud explosion echoed from midair nearby; Zero moved toward the source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Zero arrived at the location of the thunderous sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered a small house suspended in midair, held in place by spider silk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around it, several severely comatose swordsmen hung suspended—and they were slowly changing form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their limbs were retreating, transforming into spider legs; their hair began falling out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their skin turned purple—clearly poisoned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deployed his [Light Flight Device], rescued all the swordsmen, and laid them on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he flew above the house, he found an old acquaintance—Izumi Zenitsu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey… you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izumi Zenitsu, lying atop the house, looked terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face was purpling, limbs shortened, hair thinning, and his body shrinking gradually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the poison’s spread had slowed—he was clearly using Breathing Technique to contain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… so beautiful… she has wings… is she… an angel? But… why do I feel like I’ve seen her before…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenitsu murmured softly, staring at Zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, Zero appeared as an angel descending to save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still able to speak—seems the situation isn’t critical yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked Zenitsu up, flew down from the house, and laid him on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the data with his [Analysis Glasses], then retrieved a medical kit from his [Nanospace], mixed some antidote drugs and prepared a syringe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were items he casually prepared for emergencies—never imagining he’d actually need them now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After injecting Zenitsu with the antidote, Kotonoha Shinobu arrived from nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother-in-law.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shinobu, you’re just in time. I’ve prepared an antidote—I need you to administer it to them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh~ I prepared some too. Didn’t expect you had some too~ hehe~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, Shinobu pulled a small wooden box from her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside: a syringe and some vials of liquid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I just prepared mine as a precaution—better safe than sorry. Enough talk. I’ll leave the medical kit here. You handle this. I’ll check other areas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know~ I’m just a tool, used and discarded—just like my sister, who forgot her little sister the moment she got a husband…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she finished speaking, Zero flicked his finger and gave Shinobu another forehead snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ow!! Stupid brother-in-law, why do you keep snapping my forehead?!” Shinobu rubbed her forehead, indignant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be serious! Go administer the antidote now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinobu reluctantly went to inject the antidote into the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stupid brother-in-law, you’ll pay for this! Last time I was careless! Next time, you won’t be so lucky! Hehehe~” Shinobu thought darkly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after Zero departed, members of the “Hidden” unit arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shinobu handed them both Zero’s and her own antidotes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then followed Zero’s path, trailing after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unlucky—I pulled an all-nighter drawing illustrations the night before last and ended up with a fever that hasn’t broken yet. My thoughts are fuzzy. I’ll leave this chapter here for now. If anything’s off, please suggest improvements—I’ll revise later.]\u003C\u002Fp>",1916,"2026-06-20T21:22:22.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","64b2ba3884e8ae0c8305a8af0d0af708959fe798ff5ca003dca52587dc27d166","this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-72","this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-70",128,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--cover.jpg"]