[{"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-99":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},2336025,4566,"Chapter 99","this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Butterfly House Meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the conclusion of the Yoshiwara Flower District incident, Ubuyashiki Kagaya held a Pill Meeting for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All twelve Pill Members, including former Flame Pill Rengoku Shinjuro, were gathered here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uzui Tengen recounted the entire story of Upper Rank Six in meticulous detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone now understood the general course of events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s how it went—I fought Upper Rank Six once. He’s incredibly strong! If not for Zero’s help, I might have died!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zero? Who’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, Zero is of course Zero—he’s the one in his gorgeous cross-dressing outfit…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone: !!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Uzui Tengen could finish speaking, two springs had mysteriously appeared beneath the cushion he was kneeling on, launching him into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head was stuck in the ceiling, his body dangling helplessly, swaying freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ubuyashiki Kagaya and his wife, Ubuyashiki Tane, were both startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned sharply to Zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat cross-legged, calmly sipping a cup of hot tea he’d somehow produced, utterly composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere around them grew quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where were we?” Zero silently retracted the spring pad into his [Nanospace], acting as if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though the incident had nothing to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother-in-law… just now, Master Uzui said you were in cross-dressing attire…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What cross-dressing? You misunderstood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we all heard—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You misheard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But just now—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kocho Shinobu, you didn’t see anything. There was no cross-dressing. Do you understand?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero’s face darkened, yet he smiled innocently as he slowly approached Kocho Shinobu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glurp~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her brother-in-law so close, Kocho Shinobu involuntarily swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt her brother-in-law had become strangely unfamiliar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d grown unexpectedly cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wondered who he’d learned it from…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uzui Tengen was pulled down from the ceiling and resumed his report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not a word was spoken about Zero’s cross-dressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently grumbled inside: This Zero is just as cunning as Miss Shinobu…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting lasted until nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero pretended to leave the Butterfly House normally, returned to his residence, and locked himself in his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My god… I almost got killed by Uzui Tengen~ Phew… phew…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meow~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cat’s cry echoed. A tricolor cat with a talisman stuck to its head appeared by the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chachamaru, how did you find me? I didn’t think you could track me here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chachamaru trotted to Zero’s feet, tugged at his coat, and pointed to the small bundle behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, he found two vials of medicine and a handwritten letter from Juu Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, Chachamaru.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After retrieving the items, he stroked Chachamaru’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meow~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chachamaru enjoyed the affection, then turned and left the Demon Slayer Corps to return and report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully placed the vials aside and opened the handwritten letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Zero, long time no see.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Thanks to the blood you sent me, my research achieved a major breakthrough.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【After years of effort, I’ve finally developed a medicine that can turn demons back into humans. As promised, I’m sending you one vial.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【But I haven’t tested it on an actual demon yet, so I’m unsure if it will work.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【If possible, could you help me test it? Whatever you ask for, as long as I can do it, I’ll grant it.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Juu Shi_Personal]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the vials beside him and examined them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is the medicine that turns demons back into humans?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated his [Analytical Glasses] for analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Analyzing… Analysis complete.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Item: Humanizing Medicine】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Description: Handcrafted by an individual named ‘Juu Shi’. When ingested by a demon, it restores the user to human form.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the [Analytical Glasses] clearly stated the medicine could turn demons human,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>out of caution, Zero decided to capture a malevolent demon in his jurisdiction tonight for testing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it worked, let that lucky bastard get a stroke of fortune…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad one vial would be wasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least it meant Nezuko could become human again—she could finally stand in sunlight and reunite with her family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would be a beautiful thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having decided, Zero immediately set out for his jurisdiction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Uzui Tengen was sprinting wildly around the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, seemingly to burn off excess energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have asked his three wives to help him with this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he’d promised Zero he’d send his three wives to Zero’s residence to help Kamado Kie with household chores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had no choice but to do it this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cause of this situation? Naturally, Kocho Shinobu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Pill Meeting ended, Uzui Tengen was about to leave when he was intercepted by the Kocho sisters and Mitsuri.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Uzui, please wait,” Kanae called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Kanae, what is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come with me. I have something to ask you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for his consent, she led him straight into the parlor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss Kanae, what do you want to ask me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s about Zero… my husband. Could you tell me what really happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mitsuri nodded beside her, equally curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way! I’m the glorious God of Festivals—I promised Zero I’d never speak of it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so? What a shame.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Kanzaki Kanae entered with four cups of hot tea, placing one before each of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Kocho Shinobu’s instruction to Kanzaki Kanae after she entered the Butterfly House.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uzui Tengen picked up his tea and drank it without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he continued: “I’m sorry, Miss Kanae. If you truly want to know, ask Zero directly—he’s your and Mitsuri’s husband, after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he rose and left the Butterfly House.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanae did not give up. She remembered that Tanjiro and the others had also been on that mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must know something about Zero—why not just ask them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kanae was especially curious about Zero’s cross-dressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Uzui Tengen depart, Kocho Shinobu smiled cunningly to herself: “Have a pleasant night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the tea Kanzaki Kanae brought, Kocho Shinobu had already slipped in a specially prepared concoction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She instructed Kanzaki Kanae to add it to all the cups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanzaki Kanae didn’t understand why, but asked no questions and obeyed without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The concoction was a concentrated blend of a powerful sedative and a tenfold-strength energy stimulant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine someone who wants to sleep, but suddenly feels an inexplicable, overwhelming heat—unable to rest at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What could they do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Uzui Tengen thought to relieve it with a hot spring bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of helping, it only intensified the drug’s effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he thought of going to find his three wives to help him solve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he remember that all three of them were at Zero’s mansion helping Lady Kuei with household chores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So none of them were home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no other choice, Uzui Tengen changed into his clothes and used training to release his excess energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huff～huff～What’s going on? Why is it so hot? So ungraceful!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helpless, Uzui Tengen sped up his running pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achoo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange, who’s talking about me? Why do I have such a bad feeling?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero, on his way to his assigned territory to hunt demons, suddenly sneezed for no reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill ran down his spine, as if something terrible was about to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, the truth proved exactly as he had feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Tanjiro and the two others were called together by Kanao and asked about Zero’s daughter in Yoshiwara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The honest Tanjiro truthfully revealed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After learning the general story, Kanao was satisfied and let them go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, my dear husband, would you be willing to dress in women’s clothing and perform for me? Hehe～”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagining Zero in women’s clothing made Kanao extremely excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mitsuri was somewhat puzzled, wondering what had gotten into Kanao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she too was curious about what Zero would look like in women’s clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene shifted back to Zero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, after hours of travel, he arrived in his assigned territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been searching here for demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after searching for so long, not even a demon’s shadow could be found.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that Muzan Kibutsuji was anemic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he couldn’t create any demons anymore?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were true, then his current occupation as a demon slayer would be equivalent to unemployment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Zero longed to find Infinity Castle again and storm into Muzan Kibutsuji’s stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to grab Muzan Kibutsuji by the throat and demand: “Where are the demons?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Demon King, how dare he show such disrespect? He wanted to ask if Muzan looked down on the profession of demon slayers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Ghost King, how dare you show such disrespect to yourself? I’d like to ask—are you looking down on the profession of Ghost Hunters?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muzan Kibutsuji, while conducting an experiment, suddenly felt a chill down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively turned to look behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on? Why do I feel watched?” Muzan Kibutsuji thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After searching so long, only a few hours remained until dawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero decided to search a little longer; if he still found no demons, he would have to check other Pillar territories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Zero noticed a furtive figure not far ahead in the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like a female demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank heaven and earth, I’ve finally found a demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently crept closer and arrived behind the demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catching it off guard, he grabbed it and dragged it into a secluded grove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this demon did not show fear as expected—instead, she told Zero to leave her alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go! Leave quickly! I don’t want to hurt you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed terrified of losing control, constantly restraining herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sight made Zero curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he didn’t act immediately, but leaned quietly against a tree and asked: “Can you tell me why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he didn’t rush to act, but leaned quietly against the tree and asked, “Can you tell me why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female demon hesitated for a long time, then finally told Zero what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier that week, she had traveled to a distant town to sell vegetables and earn money to support her family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her way back, she met a strange man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, he thrust his finger into her body, injected blood, and turned her into this state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After becoming a demon, she developed an overwhelming craving for flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had even killed and eaten two innocent villagers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, the demon deeply regretted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also worried terribly about her only daughter at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With sheer willpower, she barely managed to suppress her urge to keep eating humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dared not appear during the day, hiding instead, and only returned to her village under cover of night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she feared her appearance would frighten her daughter—or worse, hurt her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So every night, she silently watched from afar, quietly observing her daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When hungry, she ate her own hands to fill her stomach, or hunted wild rabbits and pheasants in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For several nights, she had often seen her daughter standing at the door, waiting for her mother to return…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the demon could no longer hold back her tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…” Zero sighed silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reminded him of what was called 【maternal love】—even as a demon, she constantly worried for her child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if I told you I have a way to turn you back into a human, so you can reunite with your daughter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if I told you I have a way to turn you back into a human, so you can reunite with your daughter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s true—but only possibly. It might fail.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon thought for a moment and replied: “If it fails, can you promise me one thing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Say it. If I can do it, I will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Zero agree, the demon pulled out a small pouch of coins from her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please give these to my daughter, and tell her to live well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aren’t you afraid I’m a bad person who’ll take the money and run?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I trust you. I can feel—you’re not ordinary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe you—I can feel it, you seem truly extraordinary!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zero took out the vial and handed it to the demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Zero took out the potion and handed it to the female ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero knew Muzan Kibutsuji might see through the demon’s eyes, but he didn’t care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Muzan Kibutsuji came looking for him, all the better!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the demon drank the potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she felt no significant change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strange… is this potion ineffective?” Zero thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky began to lighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though disappointed, the demon accepted the outcome calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would no longer be able to live with her daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, thank you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon smiled, a single tear falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked slowly toward the distant sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero wanted to stop her, but held himself back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning sun struck the demon, igniting flames that would reduce her to ashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her eyes, there seemed to be both relief and a certain reluctance…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, something strange happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burning sensation stopped. The burned skin began healing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the potion had not been ineffective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I’m…?” The woman, now human again, touched her face and looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I’m…?” The woman, returned to human form, touched her face and looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero was glad for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed back the small pouch of coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should give this to your daughter yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, watching her thanks, Zero saw her return home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman saw her daughter and could no longer hold back her tears—she embraced her and wept bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman, seeing her daughter, could no longer hold back her tears and embraced her, weeping bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, she had been truly frightened and anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the reunited mother and daughter before him, Zero felt a quiet, indescribable joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense that he had acquired many new emotions since before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of remaining cold and empty, as he once had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after countless words of gratitude from the mother and daughter, he left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the potion worked, he must return quickly and have Nezuko take it, to restore her humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>",2336,"2026-06-20T21:22:22.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b3871f2d7e7b46f77fa71426303f6aac68f0d7cbe9021a8003bf6b8552fac893","this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-100","this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-98",128,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--cover.jpg"]