classifiedscript #136 - The Death of Millions of Humans! A Peep into the Distant Future!
#136 - The Death of Millions of Humans! A Peep into the Distant Future!
Without waiting for the Demon Slayer Corps members to speak, Kagaya Ubuyashiki began, "Since learning of the failed extermination at Mount Kumotori last time, I have specifically reviewed the past records of the Demon Slayer Corps. Although many records were scattered due to the calamity back then, I still found quite a few records about Rofū."
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Pausing slightly, and waiting until his words had captured the attention of all the Demon Slayer Corps members, Kagaya Ubuyashiki continued, "Rofū was once a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps. Following the origin of breathing techniques, he created his own Star Breathing, becoming the Star Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps. However, during a subsequent disaster for the Demon Slayer Corps, Rofū almost died alongside the Demon Slayer Corps at the hands of demons."
"What disaster?" Flame Pillar Kyōjurō Rengoku asked with a surprised expression. "Are you saying that the other members of the Demon Slayer Corps didn't help Rofū and just let him fight the demons alone?"
Shaking his head, Kagaya Ubuyashiki said, "I am also very puzzled about this. It's just that because the Demon Slayer Corps has been attacked by demons several times, many records have gaps. Rofū's experience is one of them. Therefore, I specifically asked the seniors of my wife's family to investigate what exactly the Demon Slayer Corps encountered during that period!"
"Could it be…" Tengen Uzui suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and said in astonishment, "The Demon Slayer Corps has been destroyed several times before?"
Smiling approvingly, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's expression changed, and his tone was full of seriousness as he said, "That's right! After reviewing the classics of my wife's family, I can confirm that the Demon Slayer Corps has been destroyed more than once by demons. Several times, the inheritance was almost cut off. We don't know how many times we have rebuilt now, and Rofū was transformed into a demon during one of those destructions of the Demon Slayer Corps."
"But even so, would Master Ubuyashiki go so far as to worship a demon as a deity? Even… even…" Gyōmei Himejima clasped his hands together. As a monk, he could hardly accept that the master of the Demon Slayer Corps would actually have his descendants worship a demon as a god or Buddha.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki gave a wry smile and said, "Rofū… is different. Actually, after learning about Rofū, I once saw several futures. In the initial extermination at Mount Kumotori, I saw him becoming the new Demon King in the future, even causing nearly ten million deaths throughout the country."
"Hiss!"
The sound of gasps filled the air.
Ten million casualties, what kind of concept is that?
You must know that the entire island nation, with everyone added together, only has tens of millions of people.
Especially now that World War I is just beginning and has not truly broken out, ten million casualties can only be described as hell on earth in anyone's eyes.
Ignoring the shock of the Demon Slayer Corps members, in fact, when he first foresaw the future and saw the terrifying scene caused by Rofū, even Kagaya Ubuyashiki was startled. This is also why the Mount Kumotori side would organize an extermination involving several Pillar-level powerhouses.
You must know that under normal circumstances, after discovering traces of demons, the Demon Slayer Corps would often send a few members to investigate, so as to determine whether Pillars need to be dispatched.
Unless the news of the Demon King is confirmed, it is normally impossible for several Pillars to join forces to deal with a single demon.
In the final analysis, it is because there are too few Pillars in the Demon Slayer Corps, only a few people. Even if they don't sleep or rest, it is impossible to hand over all the demons to the Pillars to solve.
This is also why the probability of sacrifice for Demon Slayer Corps members is often very high.
Due to the lack of information on demons, almost all they can do is take human lives to try their luck, sensing the news of demons and dispatching team members. If the demon is beheaded, then everyone is naturally happy. But if the demon slayer dies, then stronger demon slayers will be dispatched, repeating the cycle.
If luck is not good and they are unable to determine the identity of the demon who killed the demon slayer, one mission may even lead to the Demon Slayer Corps sacrificing multiple demon slayers in a tactic akin to adding oil to the fire.
Only in the Mount Kumotori mission did Rofū receive treatment from the Demon Slayer Corps that almost surpassed other Upper Moons and Lower Moons.
The reason lies in the fact that Kagaya Ubuyashiki used his own ability to see the tragic future of the island nation.
"The third time," Kagaya Ubuyashiki's voice soon sounded again. "The future has changed again, but this time the change is developing in a good direction. He has become a deity worshiped by countless people."
Pausing slightly, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's tone revealed a bit of strangeness as he said, "Even Rofū's strength seems to have reached an incredible realm. Because, when I used my ability to peek into the future, the future him actually seemed to sense my gaze, and looked at me across time."
This time, the Demon Slayer Corps members completely couldn't hold it in anymore.
Looking at the current Kagaya Ubuyashiki from the distant future, even sensing the current Kagaya Ubuyashiki's peeking at him?
If this doesn't count as a god, then what level does a god have to reach?
For a time, all the Demon Slayer Corps members fell silent.
Emotionally, they could not accept that a former demon would actually become a deity worshiped by the Ubuyashiki family of the Demon Slayer Corps. But rationally, compared to the disappearance of tens of millions of people, or even the sinking of the entire country.
Without a doubt, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's decision almost saved the world.
"Everyone, don't worry," Kagaya Ubuyashiki seemed to know that revealing all these futures he had seen to the Demon Slayer Corps members would only increase the pressure in everyone's hearts.
He quickly comforted them, "Rofū, since Mount Kumotori, he has completely shed his identity as a demon. He is not afraid of sunlight, does not need to feed on humans, has infinite lifespan, and boundless divine powers. Such a great existence will not be as reckless towards humans as the current Demon King, even…"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki didn't say the following words, but the Demon Slayer Corps members present were all very clear.
If Rofū really mastered abilities like gods and demons.
Then their vigilance against Rofū loses any meaning.
It's like no matter how much ants fear humans, humans can completely destroy a huge ant kingdom with just a little insecticide. Even human cubs, with just a little curiosity, can cause unparalleled harm to ants.
But who would normally stare at ants all day long?
And the future Rofū… no, even the current Rofū, has already widened the gap between himself and humans beyond comparison.
No matter how much the Demon Slayer Corps hates demons, they have to admit that if what Kagaya Ubuyashiki said is true, then the Demon Slayer Corps cannot cause the slightest damage to Rofū no matter how hard they try.
When it only involves oneself and a few others, knowingly doing the impossible is a spirit of fearlessness, but when it involves the continuation of the entire race, knowingly doing the impossible is not only not courage, but also stupidity.
They themselves do have an irreconcilable blood feud with demons, but if they were to allow the entire country, or even humanity, to face an enemy like a god or demon for their own hatred, no one in the Demon Slayer Corps could do such a thing.
In the final analysis, although the Demon Slayer Corps members are islanders, they are still somewhat different from the truly insane islanders.
At the very least, they cannot stand by and watch the entire country, or even humanity, face an enemy that is like a god or demon.
While everyone on the Demon Slayer Corps side fell into silence.
Using his spatial ability, Rofū returned to the wisteria flower courtyard not far from Yoshiwara Pleasure District.
Just as he returned, Rofū saw Tamayo and Yushiro carrying the Daki and Gyūtarō siblings, who had been cut into human pigs, appearing in front of him.
"Master, these siblings seem to have a very unique life force. Killing either one alone will allow them to revive in a very short period of time." Tamayo threw Daki in her hand aside, bowed to Rofū, and said, "Your subordinate has taken the liberty of giving a Yuan Energy Seed bestowed by the Master to these siblings. They… they want to join the Master, please decide."
Seeing Tamayo kneeling on the ground.
Rofū raised an eyebrow, just glanced at the Gyūtarō siblings, and said, "I don't accept any trash."
Indeed, the past experiences of the Gyutaro siblings were truly pitiful, even heartbreaking. However, after becoming demons, their brutality was truly unforgivable.
You must know that Luo Fu was once an Upper Rank demon, even one who could steadily surpass the Gyutaro siblings in rank.
Of course, he was well aware of what the Gyutaro siblings had done.
Daki is indeed very beautiful and charming. It's not an exaggeration to say that she is the most beautiful being in the entire Demon Slayer world.
But unfortunately, Luo Fu is not someone whose values are dictated by appearances.
With his current strength, temperament, and cultivation, mere superficial beauty can no longer sway Luo Fu's mind.
His gaze flickered slightly, and a strange flame suddenly ignited within the bodies of Gyutaro and Daki.
With a brief scream, the siblings, who had been hacked into human pillars, were instantly reduced to ashes.
At the same time that Luo Fu eliminated the Gyutaro siblings.
In Tokyo, within a luxurious estate.
A man dressed in a suit, looking quite refined, suddenly furrowed his brow, followed by a look of狰狞 distortion.
"Damn it, damn it, Luo Fu, you must die."
With an angry roar, the door quickly opened, and a mother and daughter appeared in the room, filled with worry.
"My dear, what happened?"
Accompanying the mother's inquiry.
Kibutsuji Muzan instantly seemed to have found an outlet for the anger in his heart, his eyes flashing.
Tendril-like whips of flesh shot out from his body with lightning speed. Amidst the mother and daughter's fearful panic, these whips shot forth, tearing them into minced meat before they could even scream.
Having vented his inner rage towards Luo Fu on this innocent mother and daughter in a display of impotent fury, Kibutsuji Muzan finally seemed a little more at ease.
He spoke softly, but his tone was unquestionable. Kibutsuji Muzan used his own bloodline as a guide to transmit his order to all the demons from afar.
At all costs, kill Luo Fu.
In the darkness, Kibutsuji Muzan had a feeling that if he could not kill Luo Fu, then Luo Fu would surpass that man who had left him with a bone-deep impression, even imprinting that fear deep within his bloodline: Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
He had escaped with his life from Yoriichi Tsugikuni's hands, eking out a living, but Luo Fu... he was not Yoriichi Tsugikuni, being human, with limitations in lifespan.
If Luo Fu, who had been transformed into a demon by him, could not be killed in a short period of time, then in the future, he would never have peace, and even this country would become uninhabitable.
Kibutsuji Muzan did not want to leave this country, where he had lived for thousands of years, like a stray dog.
Then, he could only find a way to make Luo Fu die.
Just by seeing Luo Fu's casual ability to kill the Gyutaro siblings through the connection between their bloodlines.
Kibutsuji Muzan felt as if every cell in his body was exuding fear towards Luo Fu.
And in this situation, the Boss's approach was of course to let his subordinates act as sacrifices.
If gathering all the demons could kill Luo Fu, that would be best, but if it failed, even if Kibutsuji Muzan was unwilling, he would have to leave the country temporarily in order to survive.
Across the islands of Japan.
Without Nakime, who controlled the Blood Demon Art of space manipulation.
The Upper and Lower Rank demons who had previously been summoned to the Infinity Castle by Kibutsuji Muzan had spent a long time returning to their lairs.
But before they could enjoy themselves for long, they soon received another mission from Kibutsuji Muzan.
If their fear of Kibutsuji Muzan wasn't ingrained in their bones.
These demons would probably be cursing.
The mission issued by Kibutsuji Muzan was too vague, almost on par with the Blue Spider Lily they had been searching for for so many years.
They only knew a vague appearance of the Blue Spider Lily, and as for Luo Fu, besides knowing that he was once a member of the demons, and even an Upper Rank demon, they at most knew that the Gyutaro siblings of the Entertainment District had just died at Luo Fu's hands.
But the latter, at most, allowed them to determine that Luo Fu should have been around the Yoshiwara Entertainment District before, but no one knew where he would go afterwards.
Kibutsuji Muzan has always had this personality of sacrificing others to protect himself.
In order to survive, he would definitely not mind sacrificing anyone to fulfill himself.
After handing over the task of killing Luo Fu to a group of Upper and Lower Rank demons, Kibutsuji Muzan was still a little uneasy, and even began to make up his mind to leave Japan for a while.
Luo Fu didn't know the psychological shadow he had caused Kibutsuji Muzan, which was almost surpassing Yoriichi Tsugikuni at the beginning.
Although Luo Fu did not directly face Kibutsuji Muzan, like Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who gave Kibutsuji Muzan eighteen hundred cuts to the face, almost killing the Demon King.
But Luo Fu's method of killing the Gyutaro siblings made Kibutsuji Muzan truly feel the terrifying threat from the depths of his bloodline.
That was a terrifying method that could directly erase demon blood, without the need for any breathing techniques, and without even the need for a Nichirin Blade.
If Yoriichi Tsugikuni had initially cut Kibutsuji Muzan eighteen hundred times in an instant with Sun Breathing, deeply imprinting his terror in Kibutsuji Muzan's bloodline.
Then Luo Fu carved his terror into Kibutsuji Muzan's consciousness like a knife and axe.
Kibutsuji Muzan's fear of Yoriichi Tsugikuni was a life-instinctual fear, then his trembling towards Luo Fu was from the depths of his soul.
On Luo Fu's side, after solving the Gyutaro siblings, he made the same decision as Kibutsuji Muzan, as if they were telepathically connected.
Kibutsuji Muzan wanted to kill Luo Fu, and Luo Fu was not going to keep Kibutsuji Muzan around any longer.
After all, a terrifying race that is almost immortal except for sunlight and decapitation by a Nichirin Blade, if Kibutsuji Muzan is really allowed to spread demon blood wantonly in Japan, even Luo Fu would find it difficult to suppress.
Especially since a war is about to break out. Luo Fu cannot let Kibutsuji Muzan go even more.
Fortunately, Kibutsuji Muzan himself is a scum. If he hadn't been lucky enough to meet the pharmacist who created the pharmacy to transform ordinary people into demons when he was seriously ill and dying.
He would have died in the Heian period a thousand years ago.
Essentially, Kibutsuji Muzan, apart from being lucky, has no awareness, heart, or wisdom as a strong person.
He relies more on the preemptive transformation into a demon, tasting the sweetness of the first demon.
Apart from that, there is nothing worth taking from Kibutsuji Muzan.
From the Heian period to now, nearly a thousand years.
Kibutsuji Muzan has hardly grown at all, and he can't even find any chance to complete the prescription left by the pharmacist back then. From this, it can be seen how incompetent Kibutsuji Muzan himself is.
Such an opponent, who has no advantage other than taking advantage of the first-mover advantage, is better off being killed as soon as possible in Luo Fu's eyes.
Letting Kibutsuji Muzan continue to live, this cowardly guy, after being frightened by him once, who knows what kind of headache-inducing operation he will come up with.
After deciding to kill Kibutsuji Muzan, Luo Fu no longer hid himself.
He brazenly restored his image from his demon days and moved around the Yoshiwara Entertainment District.
On the Demon Slayer Corps side, after Kagaya Ubuyashiki elevated Luo Fu's image from a demon to the level of a god, no member of the Demon Slayer Corps dared to shout and kill Luo Fu anymore.
Of course, it's not really that there isn't one, for example, Shinobu Kocho, who is not yet a Pillar, occasionally expresses her anger at Luo Fu for holding her sister Kanae Kocho hostage, and even more than once expressed that she must research a potion that can poison Luo Fu to save her sister.
Since the demons are to be completely destroyed, with Kanae Kocho on Luo Fu's side, the members of the Demon Slayer Corps naturally came to the wisteria flower courtyard in the Yoshiwara Entertainment District where Luo Fu was staying.
After all, Luo Fu's blatant and undisguised approach, unless Kibutsuji Muzan was really frightened by Luo Fu.
Otherwise, a tragic battle would inevitably break out between Luo Fu and the demons.
This is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Demon Slayer Corps, who could only painstakingly search for traces of demons in the past.
Another day passed in a hurry.
Shinobu Kocho, who had been clinging to her sister Kanae Kocho, finally couldn't help but say to Luo Fu: "Hey, you guy, are you really confident? We've been waiting for so long now, and not a single demon has appeared around the Yoshiwara Entertainment District."
"I think you should call me brother-in-law. Have I done something wrong? Why are you so disrespectful to me? You haven't even called me brother-in-law once."
Luo Fu's words immediately made Kanae Kocho blush.
Shinobu Kocho, on the side, had a pretty face that was even more puffed up like a pufferfish because of anger.
"Don't talk nonsense, sister... sister won't marry you," Shinobu Kocho said angrily.
Butterfly Shinobu wasn't too concerned about Luo Fu keeping the Kamado family by his side.
The truth was, in the island nation of this era, despite decades of Meiji Restoration, old-era concepts had not yet disappeared from the understanding of the general public.
This was especially true for the Demon Slayer Corps, an organization that adhered to tradition.
After learning of Luo Fu's strength, Butterfly Shinobu didn't actually object to Luo Fu being able to be with her sister.
In the final analysis, Butterfly Kanae was no longer a true human. Although, due to Luo Fu's special nature, the demons he transformed didn't need to feed on human flesh, Butterfly Kanae was, after all, a demon now.
And during this period, the ambiguous relationship between Luo Fu and Kamado葵枝 was obvious to almost all Demon Slayer Corps members, except for a few insensitive members like Flame Pillar Rengoku Kyoujurou.
Again, the island nation was still in a special state of transition between the old and the new. The upper echelons accepted Western ideas and vigorously began to abandon Asia and embrace Europe.
However, most of the general public was still in the mindset of ancient feudal thought.
If Luo Fu really took Kamado葵枝 and her sister Butterfly Kanae into his harem, even Butterfly Shinobu wouldn't have any objections.
Even if Luo Fu had his eyes on Kamado Nezuko, Butterfly Shinobu and the others would be used to it.
In reality, the nobles played much more extravagantly than Luo Fu.
Just being able to accept it didn't mean that Butterfly Shinobu really had no opinion at all.
After all, they were sisters. Moreover, without Luo Fu, after Butterfly Kanae died at Douma's hands, Butterfly Shinobu even changed her former habits and moved closer to her sister in every move she made.
To some extent, Butterfly Shinobu could be considered a sister-complex.
"Is that so?" Luo Fu chuckled, looking at Butterfly Shinobu playfully and saying, "Then do you think, if I propose to your sister now, would she agree or refuse?"
"You…" Butterfly Shinobu's face flushed red all of a sudden.
Did this even need asking? In Butterfly Shinobu's opinion, her sister couldn't find a more suitable partner than Luo Fu now.
The average age of the Demon Slayer Corps members was less than twenty years old. Logically speaking, it was the time when young people were in love, but strangely, there seemed to be very few lovers in the Demon Slayer Corps.
The reason for all this was actually quite simple.
One was because of the need to practice breathing techniques. Younger members had more advantages. Apart from demons, almost everything else in this world was scientific, or rather, even if souls existed in this world,
it still tended towards a materialistic state.
And in the Demon Slayer Corps, almost all members bore their own misfortunes, almost all of which were caused by demons.
Compared to their hatred for demons, few Demon Slayer Corps members would think about personal relationships.
In the entire Demon Slayer Corps, apart from Ubuyashiki Kagaya, who was the head of the family, and had married and had children, perhaps only Sound Pillar Uzui Tengen was married or had a lover.
Of course, Love Pillar Kanroji Mitsuri, who would join the Demon Slayer Corps in the future because of her special circumstances that made her unable to marry, and who was told by the Demon Slayer Corps that she could find a lover, had not yet joined the Demon Slayer Corps.
Among the future Pillar-level Demon Slayer Corps members, Kanroji Mitsuri was probably the one with the strongest innate conditions.
Compared to normal people, her muscle density was eight times higher, which was an anomaly in itself.
"Luo Fu-sama, please don't tease Shinobu anymore." Butterfly Kanae was like a textbook Yamato Nadeshiko. Even though Luo Fu and Butterfly Shinobu were arguing about her, Butterfly Kanae didn't seem to care at all.
"Sister." Butterfly Shinobu came to Butterfly Kanae's side unhappily, wrapped her arms around her sister's arm, and said, "This guy must have been plotting against you a long time ago. You must be careful of this guy."
Luo Fu felt really wronged at this moment.
Whether it was his previous self, or after being forcibly transformed into a demon, until now when his memories awakened, Luo Fu had never flirted with any woman.
Now, in Butterfly Shinobu's mouth, Luo Fu suddenly became like a libertine. How could this be described by a single word of injustice?
Just as Luo Fu wanted to start explaining, his eyes suddenly narrowed, and his gaze looked towards a certain direction outside Yoshiwara.
Having followed Luo Fu for such a long time, Butterfly Kanae's sensitive mind had naturally summarized some of Luo Fu's habits.
Luo Fu's performance at this moment made Butterfly Kanae a little nervous in an instant.
"Luo Fu-sama? Could it be… the Demon King is here?" Butterfly Kanae said with a serious expression.
Luo Fu shook his head and said, "Kibutsuji Muzan won't easily put himself in danger. Before he has enough confidence, this guy will only use the lives of his subordinates to test my strength. If I show a strength that makes him despair, this guy will probably hide completely, and won't show his face for hundreds or even thousands of years. Of course, I think it's more likely that this guy will escape abroad!"
For Luo Fu, it was a hassle whether Kibutsuji Muzan hid or went abroad directly.
Kibutsuji Muzan was indeed very despicable, but it was undeniable that this guy's means of saving his life were indeed very strong, with so many means that it was outrageous.
If he really hid with all his heart, even Luo Fu would probably not be able to dig him out in a short time.
Of course, more importantly, Luo Fu wouldn't waste too much of his time on Kibutsuji Muzan.
Compared to putting down his own strength improvement just to deal with Kibutsuji Muzan, for Luo Fu, what if Kibutsuji Muzan, who didn't pose a threat, hid?
When the shared space appears in the future, he will master some mysterious methods himself.
For example, with the ability of divination, Luo Fu could instantly lock onto Kibutsuji Muzan's whereabouts, so why bother now?
As for Kibutsuji Muzan going abroad, this made Luo Fu have to guard against it.
The brain circuit of this guy Kibutsuji Muzan was really a bit difficult to understand.
If he went directly to Europe and the United States after going abroad, that would be fine, but the fear was that this guy would go to the mainland.
If this situation really happened, even Luo Fu would have to be somewhat cautious.
Luo Fu wasn't afraid of Kibutsuji Muzan hiding now, but afraid that Kibutsuji Muzan would get a hot head and go directly to the East. Even if Luo Fu could find this guy at that time, and even let Kibutsuji Muzan bask in the sun,
the impact on the East would be irreversible.
With such concerns, Luo Fu naturally wanted to cut the Gordian knot with a sharp knife.
With decisive means, he directly eliminated this hidden danger of Kibutsuji Muzan completely.
Hearing that Kibutsuji Muzan hadn't appeared, Butterfly Shinobu was a little disappointed at first. Soon, Butterfly Kanae, who was beside her, seemed to have thought of something, and said with a solemn tone, "Luo Fu-sama, could it be that now, apart from Kibutsuji Muzan, all the other demons have come to the surroundings of Yoshiwara?"
Butterfly Shinobu's heart suddenly thumped.
The difference in strength between the Upper Moon Demons and the Lower Moon Demons was simply like a chasm, but the difference between the Lower Moon Demons and ordinary demons was much greater than the difference between them and the Upper Moon Demons.
You must know that the Demon Slayer Corps seemed to have a lot of people, and they seemed to be fighting back and forth with the demons in a lively manner.
But in reality, until Kamado Tanjirou joined the Demon Slayer Corps, the greatest achievement of the Demon Slayer Corps was only finding the traces of a few Lower Moon Demons and then killing them after paying a great price.
As for the Upper Moon Demons, since the era of Tsugikuni Yoriichi, in the process of the Demon Slayer Corps being destroyed and rebuilt, they hadn't even encountered a single Upper Moon Demon.
And Luo Fu said so definitively, didn't this just mean that they were going to fight the legendary Upper Moon Demons?
Even though she knew that the purpose of this time was to assist Luo Fu in completely exterminating the demons,
after learning of the existence of the Upper Moon Demons, Butterfly Shinobu, who was still yelling just now, also fell silent at this moment.
In reality, the threat of the Upper Moon Demons was really too strong.
Butterfly Shinobu had never encountered an Upper Moon Demon before, let alone a Lower Moon Demon.
At most, what she faced were just some demons that were like small fry in Kibutsuji Muzan's eyes.
But even so, she didn't know how many Demon Slayer Corps members had fallen into the hands of those small fry-like demons.
Lower Moon Demons were a terrifying existence like an ultimate BOSS, let alone Upper Moon Demons.