Chapter 50 : Second Existence In the early morning , just as the sun had climbed over the hilltop , it began ...

In the early morning , the sun just climbed over the mountain and began its mission of shining on the earth . A layer of morning mist fell with moisture and haziness , reflecting the sunlight , indicating that today will be another good day .

The Love Pillar's base was a bit quieter today , as the Love Pillar sir did not go to training early today .

In a small room , Mitsuri Kanroji watched the doctor cover the dead team member with a white cloth , her eyes red .

She wiped her eyes and walked out .

Yin stood by the doorway , holding the documents , and said to her , " These are the swordsmen who patrolled last night . There are two teams of four , originally responsible for the inner and outer parts of the city . We'll set out around 7pm and arrive at our assigned area within half an hour . "

" Their ravens were found dead in the woods outside the city . Because it was a small group operation , only two ravens were with them . "

" The crow was shot , and gunpowder residue was found in its body . "​

Yin : " We found crow feathers near the alley where the swordsman was killed . We suspect they were shot from a nearby building , fell down , and were picked up and thrown into the woods outside the city . "

" The wisteria flower mark on the wall is also different from the wisteria flower mark of the Demon Slayer Corps , but the appearance is extremely similar . There is no record of a mark left in that alleyway in the wisteria flower files of Kakuzu , so it is definitely a forged mark . "

He took a breath and continued , " Also , late at night , while I was investigating , a passenger disappeared from the station hotel . Large pools of blood were found in the room ... and some body parts . A crow was dumped in the woods behind the hotel . "​

" After hearing this , Mr. Zhenren and the others went over to take a look and confirmed that a ghost had sneaked into the hotel room and eaten the passengers . " After saying the last sentence , Yin 's body became a little limp and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead .

At midnight , Uroba Nagisa and Masato patrolled around the town but found no trace of other ghosts . When Kanroji Mitsuri and Yin arrived and Yin took over the scene , they all left the area one after another .​​​​​

In just one hour , the ghost ate three people . Perhaps because the sun was about to come out , it ran away without even putting some of the remaining limbs into its mouth .

I heard the noise from the hotel from the woods behind it , so I went over to find out what was going on .

He found out that he was missing , but had a vague feeling that something was wrong . He happened to meet Uroba Nagisa and Masato who were about to take the earliest train back to the Flame Pillar's base , so he asked them to go and see what was going on .

Bo Ye Zhu and Zhen Zhen still seemed very reliable . After obtaining the consent of the hotel owner , Zhen Zhen frowned before even stepping into the room .

He shook his head at Yin who was accompanying him .

Bo Yezhu was dealing with the hotel owner nearby . Zhenren whispered to the hidden person , " It 's a ghost . It ate so hastily that it didn't even finish its limbs ... "

The series of events caught everyone off guard .​

Kanroji Mitsuri pursed her lips , her face pale . After a moment , she nodded solemnly and instructed the hermit , " First, send the swordsmen's bodies back to headquarters for burial . I 'll have the Crow request reinforcements . I 'll set off immediately to report to the lord . "

The pink - green braid swung past , and just as Yin came to his senses , he saw the figure of the Love Pillar disappeared - what a fast speed ! He was indeed their Love Pillar !

Infinite City .

The Ghost King had a gloomy expression on his face as he leaned on the table where he usually did his experiments . He looked over and over everything that Mingnu had discovered last night , and rage surged in his heart .

" You mean , someone killed the Demon Slayers and put the blame on the demons ? " His gloomy voice was filled with murderous intent .​​​

Killing a few members of the Demon Slayer Corps was nothing to him , but he could not tolerate someone pretending to be a demon ... ... and there was another thing that made him even more shocked and suspicious .

He looked at Akaza in the audience .​

Akaza lowered his eyes and continued , " I encountered a demon , but I didn't feel the control that an upper-rank demon had over a lower - rank demon , so I killed it . "

" A ghost that has escaped my control , or ... a new ghost that has not been transformed by me . " Muzan's tone was gloomy , and the gloom in his red eyes grew .

The ghost that escaped from his control reminded him of a figure , and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth . That person was now just hiding in some corner and surviving .

If it is a new ghost that he has not transformed , that is , a second existence that can transform ghosts appears , he must kill it .

He must be the only Ghost King—​

" Go check it out . The people of the Demon Slayer Squad are in no hurry . We must find out the existence of that transformed demon ! "

The members of the Demon Slayer Corps are not important , killing Ubuyashiki is not important , and even the boy wearing Yoriichi Tsugakuni 's sun - patterned earrings is not important .

He is an immortal being and can easily kill this group of people .

Now he just wants the second " Ghost King " to die !

" yes . "

The ghost hiding in the darkness of Infinite City knelt on the ground .

Mingnu played the pipa and the Ghost King disappeared .​​

Akaza stood up , frowning, not knowing what he was thinking . After a moment , the sound of Mingnu 's pipa rang out again .

He raised his head : Is it Lord Muzan who has returned ?

" Ah ~ Long time no see , Lord Akaza . " A frivolous and cheerful voice sounded , and Upper Two , wearing a conspicuous red top , appeared on the platform next to him , holding a fan , and shouted at him with a smile .

Akaza 's brow twitched . Was n't Douma seriously injured last time ? He had wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to start a bloody battle , but was stopped by Lord Muzan .

He raised his head and looked around : Did n’t Yuhu , who was injured together with Douma , come ?

" Is Lord Akaza looking for Yuhu ? He is still recovering from his injuries . Ah , he ate a lot of people last night . He should be getting better soon . " Douma was still wearing the leader's coat , and his colorful pupils reflected the entire Infinite City .

" What a shame ! That person wasn't affected by my blood magic , and Yu Hu could n't defeat him . He had no reaction to the poison at all . "

Akaza tilted his head : " You are just a waste . "

Douma did n't get angry after hearing this . He smiled, opened his fan , shook it , and said , " Akaza - sama is still like this . You know , I 'm really worried about him . Even I could n't get any good out of that person , so I think Akaza - sama will also — Ah , Lord Kokushibo is here . "

He raised his head , his sight locked onto a certain house accurately , and waved his hand solemnly , not caring whether Kokushibo saw him or not : " Long time no see ! Mr. Kokushibo ! "

Akaza : … …​​

He didn't feel the arrival of Upper One at all . Although Douma was injured , his strength was not weakened at all .

" Minaru , take me back . " He turned around , not wanting to bother with Douma anymore , and said to Miinaru .

" As you wish , Your Excellency Aikoza . " Mingnu played the pipa .​

Douma , in a rare move , didn't continue talking to Akaza . Instead , he looked in the direction of Kokushibo and called out , " Lord Kokushibo — are you going to investigate in person ? "

“ I want to go too ! — ”

Kokushibo 's deep voice echoed from that direction : " Lord Muzan ... wo n't allow it . "​​​

" I also want to see if it 's a new ghost . Is it the same as Master Muzan ? "​

" I do n't know either . "

Douma didn't care about Kokushibo 's slow tone at all . He scratched the side of his face , a smile on his face , as if he had compromised : " Okay . "

" Recently, many believers of the Eternal Paradise Cult have been hunted by demons . I thought it was just some low - level demons eating people , but now it seems that things are not that simple . " Douma looked at the house where Kokushibo was , eager to go over .

After a moment of silence, Naruto spoke : " One of the Upper Moons has left . "

Douma said , " Is that so ? Even I did n't notice . Hmm , Lord Kokushibo 's strength has improved again . "

He wasn't angry either . He smiled and put away his fan . His colorful eyes cast towards the Pipa Girl sitting on the high platform . Just as he was about to speak , the Girl said first , " I 'm sorry to have to accompany you , Your Excellency Upper Second . "

The sound of the pipa rang out .

Douma looked at the familiar church room and curled his lips . He could hear the sound of church members walking outside the door .

He was thinking about whether he should clean up the area around the Wanshi Paradise Sect . After all, it was his territory , and it would be unacceptable for it to be invaded by other ghosts .

This is my responsibility as a leader !

*

Around ten o'clock in the morning , Bo Ye Zhu and Zhen Ren returned to the base .

Unexpectedly, the Flame Pillar Rengoku Kyojuro , who had been on a ghost hunting mission all night, was waiting for them in high spirits .

The real person patted Uroba Nagisa 's hand and told him to go and rest , then looked at the Flame Pillar : " Master Flame Pillar, do you want to know what happened last night ? I will report it . "

Rengoku Kyojuro said readily , " Okay ! "​​

An hour and a half ago , the Love Pillar Kanroji Mitsuri arrived at the headquarters and hurriedly reported to the lord the unusual events that occurred near the base last night . Combined with the ghost carriage that Usuoye Nagisa and the others encountered on the train when they arrived , the situation was much more serious than they had imagined .

The Love Pillar's base is staffed with additional swordsmen , and the Snake Pillar Iguro Obanai goes to provide support . The two Pillars near the Love Pillar's base , the Flame Pillar and the Sound Pillar , also need to conduct a thorough investigation into casualties at the base , including the disappearance of ordinary people .

" The sound column is here too ? " The real person suddenly raised his head .

Is n't Youguo not far from here ?​

The route he had taken before was somewhat different from this one , and for a moment he did not connect with the sound column .

Rengoku Kyojuro : " Yes ! He's been lurking in Yukuoku recently , but what happened last night means he has to put his undercover mission on hold ! "

Zhenren : " There are ghosts in the city . "

The Flame Pillar looked at the real one with a smile on his face . After a moment of silence , he said , " I understand ! "

As expected of the Flame Pillar ... ... there is almost no negative emotion in him . Zhenren felt a little surprised when he felt the thin negative emotion in the air .

When he was at the headquarters dojo before , there were many swordsmen around , and he did n't notice this strange phenomenon .

His gray - blue eyes moved as he recounted what had happened last night . After listening , Rengoku Kyojuro nodded again : " I understand ! "​​​​​​​

After finishing his story , the real person hurriedly said goodbye , thinking that his daughter Azhu might need to clean up her room by herself .

There are not many rooms in the residence , just one row . Zhenren followed the route that Yin took them last night and found the last room .

I pulled the door and found it was not closed tightly .

As soon as I entered , I saw a quilt on the ground , and Bo Yezhu lying on it , already fast asleep , with fatigue visible between his brows and eyes .

The real person walked over , knelt beside him , lifted the young man 's hair , and his gray - blue eyes lowered .

His fingers moved down , pressed into Bo Yezhu 's palm , and stroked the small wound on his palm that appeared because he held the knife too tightly last night , gently , like a feather .

The young man felt a little itchy , opened his eyes hazily , and tilted his head back .

After recognizing who it was , his handsome eyebrows curved .

" You 're back . "