Actually, if Musashi were to be strictly counted, he had slain three Upper Moons. Although Kaigaku was weaker, he had indeed served as an Upper Moon for a few days.
"Although these two Upper Moons may not necessarily be with Muzan at that time, to avoid any accidents, we must consider the worst-case scenario.
However, even if such a situation arises, we will still have the advantage.
Once we reach Muzan, in order to defeat him as quickly as possible, we need to assign our respective tasks.
The Master has already decided on this, and I will now inform everyone of the arrangements."
Amane spoke to the people in the room.
Currently, they had fifteen individuals on their side, while Muzan's high-level combatants, including him, only numbered three. This meant each demon could be assigned five opponents, including three Hashira.
Upon hearing Amane's words, everyone listened attentively, with most of them hoping to engage Muzan in battle.
"First, the individuals assigned to deal with Muzan will be Musashi, Gyomei Himejima, Sanemi Shinazugawa, Genya Shinazugawa, and Tanjirou Kamado."
Upon learning this news, Sanemi felt both excited and worried. He wanted to fight Muzan, but he did not want Genya to do so.
However, when he thought that the two strongest members of the Demon Slayer Corps were also among them, Sanemi's worries lessened.
"Amitabha… We will definitely complete this mission and slay Kibutsuji Muzan!"
Gyoumei said firmly with his hands pressed together and tears streaming down his face.
Obanai felt a slight regret upon hearing that he was not among those chosen to fight Muzan.
"Next, Upper Moon Two will be handled by Kochou Shinobu, Giyuu Tomioka, Sound Pillar Tengen, Inosuke, and Kanao Tsuyuri."
Amane continued.
"Hmph, hahahaha, I will definitely chop off the head of that Upper Moon Two!"
Inosuke laughed loudly twice, very pleased, upon hearing his name.
Kochou Shinobu was not surprised by this assignment; in fact, it was a result she had requested from the Master.
She knew in advance that a decisive battle was coming and who the potential opponents might be.
The culprit who killed her older sister, Kanae, had not told her whether that demon was an Upper Moon, but at that time, her sister was already a Hashira, so the one who could kill her was almost certainly an Upper Moon.
Among the Upper Moons, four had already been eliminated, and Kochou Shinobu had learned the appearances of these Upper Moons from the descriptions of other Hashira. None of them matched Kanae's dying description.
At the same time, Upper Moon Three had also been encountered by Kyojuro and others, and it was also not the murderer of her sister. So, this demon could only be the last one, Upper Moon Two.
After analyzing this, Kochou Shinobu approached the Master and requested to participate in the battle against Upper Moon Two during the decisive battle, and she eventually received the Master's approval.
"The last one, Upper Moon Three Akaza, will be handled by Rengoku Kyoujurou, Obanai Iguro, Mitsuri Kanroji, Muichiro Tokito, and Zenitsu Agatsuma.
Does anyone have any questions about this? If not, we will proceed with this plan for the final battle."
Amane looked at everyone and said.
Because Kyojuro had fought Akaza before and knew it well, it was naturally assigned to him.
"No."
After hearing Amane's distribution plan, everyone responded in unison. Although Zenitsu was scared, he did not show much, as he had grown a lot.
Although Obanai felt a bit regretful for not being on the list to fight Muzan, he felt quite good about having the opportunity to fight alongside Mitsuri and protect her.
Of course, even without this point, he would obey the Master's arrangements.
"Since everyone has no questions, then when the decisive battle comes, we will fight according to this plan." Amane said upon seeing this.
Then she turned to look at Hinai and Nichika. The two understood and rose to take a tray from a table in the room. On the tray were thirteen vials of medicine.
"These are medicines that can suppress the negative effects of Demon Slayer Mark. After injecting them, even if Demon Slayer Mark are activated, the situation of not living past twenty-five years old will no longer occur. According to the judgment of the developers, even if Demon Slayer Mark are activated and the medicine is used, one can live to at least sixty years old without accidents."
Hinai and Nichika placed the tray in front of everyone, and Amane looked at them and explained.
Of the thirteen vials, Musashi and Kochou Shinobu did not receive any; the former because he did not need it, and the latter had already used it after its successful development.
Amane did not mention Tamayo's name, which was also at Tamayo's own request.
"Everyone, take one of these medicines and use it as soon as possible." Amane continued.
Then, everyone in the room, except Musashi and Kochou Shinobu, took one vial of medicine, and those who received the medicine immediately used it there.
"This must be something Kochou made, thank you very much!" Kyojuro said loudly to Kochou Shinobu after using the medicine.
Although he was not afraid of death, it was certainly a good thing to live well. He also wanted his father to no longer be decadent and wanted to take good care of his younger brother, Senjuro.
Upon hearing this, Kochou Shinobu shook her head.
"I only contributed a part to the research and development; others also helped with this matter."
Kochou Shinobu did not overlook the contributions of Tamayo and Yushiro. Although she did not want to admit it, they indeed played a significant role in this matter, and because of this, Kochou Shinobu's original hostility towards them had mostly disappeared.
Having worked together for so long, she knew best what efforts Tamayo and Yushiro had made to eliminate Muzan as quickly as possible. Even though they were demons, they still earned her respect.
About half an hour later, the meeting ended, and all of them temporarily remained on standby at the Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.
After leaving the mansion, Zenitsu called out to Musashi.
"Musashi, what was the basis for selecting the participants for this mission?" Zenitsu asked Musashi, seemingly with something on his mind.
"Strength, why do you ask?"
Musashi replied somewhat puzzled, also noticing that Zenitsu seemed to have something on his mind.
"Is that so… Musashi, come here for a moment, I want to ask you something."
Zenitsu paused after hearing Musashi's reply, then dragged Musashi away from the crowd.
"Go ahead, what is it?"
After being dragged to a secluded spot by Zenitsu, Musashi asked him.
Musashi was now wondering if Zenitsu was afraid and didn't want to participate in the final battle.
Thinking of this, he wasn't quite sure how he should handle it if Zenitsu said that.
Fortunately, Zenitsu was not talking about that, but what he said was also something Musashi found relatively difficult to handle.
"Musashi, if it's based on strength, I have a senior disciple who is stronger than me. Why wasn't he chosen?
And I haven't seen him for a very long time. Before, I could occasionally run into him, but now I can't find him at all. I asked other members of the Demon Slayer Corps, and they all said they haven't seen him.
I feel a bit strange. Musashi, have you seen my senior disciple? His name is Kaigaku."