Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

Chapter 122 The Memories Disappear Again

As their surroundings shifted, Doma and Akaza vanished from the forest and reappeared in the alternate dimension, the Infinite Castle.

As soon as Doma and Akaza appeared, they immediately launched an attack. Although the scene changed, Akaza's desire to kill Doma remained unchanged, and he immediately attacked Doma as soon as he saw him.

"Doma, your life is mine!"

Akaza charged at Doma in a rage, using both hands and feet, punching and kicking, each move aimed at Doma's vital points without holding back.

"Akaza, you're here again? Don't you see this is the Infinity Castle, and Lord Muzan is right here!" Doma shouted at Akaza.

"Doma, prepare to die! You scoundrel, I will not let you go!"

Akaza, already blinded by rage, wouldn't listen to Douma's warning. All he wanted to do was smash Douma's head in.

The two Upper Moons, ranked second and third, began chasing each other through the Infinity Castle. Muzan, who was watching from the side, had veins bulging on his forehead. He was furious at Akaza and Doma for ignoring him.

"Doma, Akaza, how dare you two! Can't you see I'm here?" Muzan said coldly.

"Lord Muzan, it's Akaza..."

"Doma, prepare to die!"

Just as Doma was about to explain, he was immediately interrupted by Akaza's fist and got into a tug-of-war.

Muzan: "..."

At that moment, a lightning-fast slash severed the necks of both Doma and Akaza simultaneously.

Doma and Akaza were completely caught off guard when their heads fell off their shoulders and rolled around in front of Muzan like two balls.

The air in the Infinity Castle fell silent for a moment, and Nakime, who was playing the harp in the distance, was instantly startled. This was terrifying; the Upper Moons, number one, two, three, had started fighting.

The moment Upper Moon Three Akaza's neck was severed by Upper Moon One Kokushibo, his anger vanished and he immediately regained his senses.

"This is the Infinite Castle!" Akaza thought to himself upon seeing the scene before him, realizing that he had just gone berserk and had been chasing after Doma.

"Lord Kokushibo, you only needed to cut Akaza's neck, why did you have to cut mine as well? I am the victim."

Doma's severed head, lying on the floor, smiled as he spoke to Kokushibo.

"Doma, Akaza... Lord Muzan is here... Your behavior just now... was impolite," Kokushibo said to Doma and Akaza.

He then turned and left, leaving Muzan to judge their offense.

Muzan stared expressionlessly at his two subordinates, whose bodies were standing but whose heads were lying on the ground, and felt a surge of annoyance.

Centuries have passed, and he hasn't found anything he wanted, nor has the troublesome Demon Slayer Corps been eliminated. Was forming the Twelve Demon Moons a mistake after all? Muzan began to have doubts.

"Doma and Akaza, you haven't even found the blue spider lily I wanted, yet you still have the mood to fight. What use are you as members of the Twelve Demon Moons?" Muzan questioned Akaza and Doma.

"and many more!"

Upon discovering something, Muzan's gaze suddenly became fixed on Akaza's severed head lying on the floor.

A zither melody rang out, and Akaza's head instantly appeared in Muzan's hands.

"Akaza! It seems like some memories that shouldn't be there have appeared in your mind. Have you remembered something?"

Muzan stared at Akaza with his red-glowing eyes, his tone carrying a hint of inquiry.

“Lord Muzan, I—I seem to have remembered some very important things and people. These memories suddenly appeared, which made me feel uneasy and caused me to go berserk. However, I think I should be fine as long as I can recover all of these memories,” Akaza explained to Muzan.

Muzan glanced at Akaza's evasive eyes and was certain that Akaza's humanity was increasing, but this wouldn't do. How could his subordinates possess too many things that could become weaknesses?

"Akaza, if you, as a demon, want to become stronger and reach the highest realm, why do you need memories from your human past? Now let me help you get rid of these useless things."

"Lord Muzan, I—"

Akaza hesitated upon hearing Muzan's words. But before Akaza could react, Muzan immediately crushed his head.

Blood mixed with white brain matter scattered everywhere, creating a very bloody scene. Blood continued to drip from Muzan's fingertips.

Akaza's headless body, which had been standing just moments before, suddenly relaxed and collapsed to the ground, unable to get up.

"King Akaza, are you alright? King Akaza?" Douma, lying on the ground, looked at Akaza's fallen body and called out softly.

At that moment, a dark shadow struck, and Doma's head was instantly shattered, turning into countless sprays of blood that adorned the platform beneath him. Immediately after his head was blown off, a new Upper Moon Two Doma's body grew back.

"Lord Muzan, why did you hit my head? Look, my shattered head has gotten all dirty on you."

Muzan: "..."

Another bone whip struck, and Doma's body instantly turned into pieces, so many that no one could piece them back together, since Muzan had used his full strength this time.

"Doma, this is a warning to you. Don't cause me any more trouble."

Muzan spoke to Doma, whose flesh and blood were gathering together to restore his body, then turned and teleported away.

Akaza, who had fallen headless, stood up and grew a new head.

"What's wrong with me? My mind feels blank, like I've lost something. Ah—my head hurts so much."

Akaza, whose memories had been erased by Muzan, began patting his head, trying to recall what had happened before.

"Um—I think I fought with Doma, and I think it was with Rui, who is the Lower Moon One."

"Sigh! It just feels like something's missing," Akaza muttered to himself.

After recovering from being smashed to pieces, Doma looked at Akaza, who was deep in thought.

"Hi—King Akaza, how are you?"

Doma greeted Akaza.

"Doma? You're still alive? What a disappointment."

Upon seeing Doma, Akaza instantly stopped thinking about what was on his mind.

After all, with Doma around, nothing good ever happens to him.

"King Akaza, are you—are you alright?!" Doma was about to reveal what had just happened to Akaza when Muzan warned him, causing Doma to immediately stop trying to amuse Akaza.

Akaza: "o_O???"

Doma was acting strange today; he was quite different from usual, and he was much more restrained in his speech.

"Hmph, I want you to take care of it."

Although Doma was acting strangely today, Akaza still disliked him and spoke rudely. After saying that, Akaza immediately jumped away quickly.

"You're leaving? I wanted to chat a bit longer."

Watching Akaza leave, Doma could only call for Nakime to send him away. With the Upper Moon leaving the Infinite Castle in the alternate dimension, silence returned. Nakime breathed a sigh of relief.

……

During the day, crows fly everywhere on Mount Natagumo, making the mountain almost become known as Mount Nata Crow.

Over the years, relying on the power given to him by Li Lei, Xiao Wu has been constantly recruiting crow followers, causing the number of crows here to increase continuously. Li Lei thought that the more followers the better, so he did not stop him.

But to Li Lei's surprise, Xiao Wu's abilities were so outstanding that it recruited all the crows in the vicinity within just a few years. This resulted in an excessively high crow population on Natian Spider Mountain, creating a natural wonder.

The nearby villages all believed that a deity had appeared on Mount Natagumo, and they often worshipped Mount Natagumo, asking the mountain god to protect their safety.

Because of Li Lei's presence, there are no ghosts here. After all, they were absorbed by Li Lei long ago, so this place is safer than other places, making it seem as if it is truly protected by a mountain god.

In Li Lei's house in the Natagumo Mountains, Li Lei sat cross-legged, looking at the sunlight outside the window, recalling the battles he had fought with Upper Moon Three Akaza and Upper Moon Two Doma some time ago.

I felt that my strength was still too weak. When I was fighting Doma with Akaza, I could not fight him head-on for long except to use Blood Demon Art to sneak up on Doma.

Therefore, Li Lei kept recalling that battle, trying to learn from their strengths and improve his own.