The first reason Tomioka Giyu didn't notice was limited visibility on the ground, and the second was the cunning of the main body Demon.
The moment he leaped, he saw clearly that from the back door of a certain courtyard, more identical Demons rushed out.
They scattered to various places, circled around, and then rushed towards him from a corner.
After locking onto his target, Tomioka Giyu's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.
"It's time for this to end!"
"Water Breathing, Ninth Form: Water Surface Slash!"
This form was most suitable to use at this moment!
The next instant a swarm of Demons rushed towards him, Tomioka Giyu's feet flashed, splashing layers of water as he rapidly weaved between the houses and the Demons.
Within a few breaths, he arrived at the entrance of the courtyard where the main body Demon was located!
The main body of that Demon was clearly startled; the Demons that had scattered from the back door of the courtyard no longer concealed themselves and all charged forward.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Although there were still many Demons at the main gate of the courtyard, they couldn't stop Tomioka Giyu at all.
"Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance!"
In an instant, Tomioka Giyu's water-like figure arrived at the doorway of the house, and behind him, the heads of those Demons all fell to the ground, turning into ashes.
Bang ————
The moment he broke through the door, Tomioka Giyu was already prepared, pointing the tip of his nichirin blade inside the house.
"Seventh Form: Drop Ripple Thrust!"
This form, which was both an attack and a defense, perfectly blocked more than a dozen shiny objects.
"These are... glass?" Tomioka Giyu glanced at the ground and murmured.
"Damn brat! Damn Demon Slayer Corps! Why do you disturb my good deeds!!"
"I already possess the qualifications to become one of the Twelve Kizuki; as long as I receive the approval of that esteemed individual, I will be a true Twelve Kizuki!"
"But precisely at this moment, you piece of trash come to cause trouble!"
"Very well, lowly human! I will saw off your limbs and then slowly eat you bit by bit!!"
Tomioka Giyu had no interest in listening to its words; what interested him was the creature's face.
Two eyes, two noses, two mouths, and no sharp horns on its face.
"It's the opposite of the Demons he creates, plus this room is full of mirrors..."
Tomioka Giyu roughly guessed the creature's Blood Demon Art; it was likely using mirrors to create an endless stream of Demons.
At the same time, the main body Demon slammed its fists heavily on the ground.
Immediately, the entire house exploded open, revealing no less than twenty mirrors.
"Blood Demon Art: Mirror Demon, Frenzy!!"
The main body Demon clapped its hands, and all the mirrors instantly turned blood-red.
Clone Demons continuously emerged from within, roaring and charging towards Tomioka Giyu.
"Hmph, it's useless. The moment I discovered your main body, your death was already sealed!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Tomioka Giyu took a deep breath, gripped his nichirin blade with both hands, and burst forward with immense power.
"Water Breathing, Tenth Form: Constant Flux!"
In an instant, a Water Dragon surged out from the nichirin blade!
As Tomioka Giyu's speed increased, each rotation and slash made the power of this attack stronger and stronger, aiming directly for the main body Demon's neck!
"No, impossible!" Seeing the human getting closer and closer, the main body Demon truly panicked. It had already formed the thought of escaping.
It no longer cared about the remaining humans it hadn't eaten; surviving was the most important thing right now!
Having made up its mind, just as the main body Demon was about to wave its hand to shatter all the mirrors and create an opportunity for itself to escape, Tomioka Giyu had already arrived before it!
That's right, when the main body Demon was thinking about how to escape, its consciousness experienced a brief blank, and Tomioka Giyu seized those one or two seconds!
"Are you thinking about how to escape? Heh, don't even dream of it. Die!"
Pfft ————
The main body Demon's head fell to the ground with a thud. Its eyes were filled with confusion, as if wondering why the world had turned upside down.
Tomioka Giyu flicked the blood from his nichirin blade, walked over to the slowly turning-to-ash head of the main body Demon, and said calmly,
"As the first Demon to die by my nichirin blade, I will remember you."
"Damn it..." Clearly, the main body Demon's speed of turning to ash was too fast, not enough to allow it to finish its sentence.
"Hoo~" Tomioka Giyu let out a long breath. This Demon wasn't strong, but it was very troublesome!
Although he wasn't injured throughout the battle, his stamina was constantly decreasing. If he had been dragged on for another ten minutes or so, he would have been overwhelmed.
Eventually, he would have been completely worn down to death.
Following this, Tomioka Giyu searched the entire village and indeed found several surviving villagers.
"Kanzaburo, notify the Butterfly Mansion and the Kakushi. There are still living people in this village."
After giving his orders, Tomioka Giyu yawned and slowly departed.
The rest of the matters would be handled by the logistics department.
He now needed to head to the nearest Wisteria Family for a short rest, awaiting the arrival of his next mission.
In the following days, Tomioka Giyu repeated three things daily: eating, sleeping, and slaying Demons.
Six months later, during a very dangerous predicament, he finally comprehended the Eleventh Form of Water Breathing, perfectly resolving that crisis.
Until near the end of the year, Tomioka Giyu instantly killed his 47th Demon and rushed non-stop to his next mission location.
As luck would have it, he actually encountered a true Twelve Kizuki, Lower Rank Two!
At first, this creature was incredibly arrogant, laughing loudly and saying it could devour Demon Slayer Corps members again.
However, after a few rounds with Tomioka Giyu, its arrogant demeanor completely vanished, and the expression on its face slowly changed from disbelief to fear.
"A mere... mere human, how can he be so strong! I don't believe it, I don't believe it!!"
"Blood Demon Art: Myriad Flying Leaves!!"
Countless blood-red flying leaves swirled and surrounded Tomioka Giyu, getting closer and closer, seemingly intending to cut Tomioka Giyu into pieces!
Facing this, Tomioka Giyu's expression remained unchanged as he calmly said,
"A year ago, this would have been very troublesome for me, but now, it's not enough!"
As Tomioka Giyu spoke, a tumultuous sea surged around him.
"Water Breathing, Eleventh Form: Dead Calm"
Water droplets fell, and the entire sea instantly returned to tranquility.
And those blood-red flying leaves were all cut down in an instant, unable to get close to Tomioka Giyu at all.
Lower Rank Two was stunned, frozen in place. It was even still imagining Tomioka Giyu being cut into pieces.
However, very quickly, its brain went blank, because Tomioka Giyu had already severed its neck with a single strike.
"You appeared just in time, now obediently go and die~"
Tomioka Giyu was very annoyed. He didn't ask for this guy to come out at the beginning, even in the middle would have been fine, but it just had to wait until this moment.
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