Chapter 118 The Development of Ideals
"Mr. Aomura Kazuhiko, what do we do now?" asked Himejima.
The demon was advancing towards them, and behind them was the location of the "Blue Spider Lily."
"Let's deal with it. The time is almost up!"
Aomura Kazuhiko decisively made the decision.
Two days of delay were enough.
If they could fool Muzan Kibutsuji, that would be enough; if not, delaying for a few more days wouldn't be of much use.
"Flower! The blue flower!"
The goblin demon's eyes were bloodshot as he dragged his heavy steps forward.
Hungry! So hungry! He
wanted to eat people!
However, there was no one on this mountain, not even many wild animals.
To eat people, he had to leave, but to leave, he had to complete that person's task first.
"Where exactly is the blue flower?"
The goblin demon's large nostrils spewed out two thick breaths.
Just then, a person suddenly appeared in front of him.
The goblin demon was stunned.
Where did this person come from?
He hadn't seen any movement.
He immediately put the question out of his mind.
How the person arrived wasn't important; what mattered was that someone had arrived, and his stomach was growling loudly.
"Wait, something's not right!"
The goblin demon looked closer and froze again.
This...this didn't seem to be a person, but a demon.
And, he seemed to have seen this demon somewhere before.
"What's this guy spacing out for?"
Aoki glanced at the goblin demon with surprise.
Lately, very few demons had encountered him without running away.
Could it be that "forced maturation" had such a significant impact on intelligence?
Although somewhat puzzled, Aoki's actions remained unaffected. He threw a punch, and a sudden explosion of air erupted.
"I remember now, he...he's a defector!"
A look of terror flashed in the goblin demon's eyes, and the next moment, his head exploded.
Of course, for a demon, losing its head doesn't mean death.
The goblin demon tried to struggle, but Aoki grabbed its shoulder, activated "Demon Devouring," and instantly devoured it.
[Killed a demon, gained 30 experience points.]
"Not bad,"
Aoki nodded.
If ordinary demons are like mosquito legs, then a Lower Rank demon is like a lobster's claw.
If there are enough, it can be enough to fill one's stomach.
Aoki greeted Giyu Tomioka and Himejima above the cliff, then teleported away without going up.
Meanwhile,
Kanae Kochō was staring at the Eye Demon.
Beside her, Aoki's figure appeared silently.
Kanae Kochō was startled at first, then calmed down.
"Mr. Aomura Kazuhiko, what happened?"
"That demon over there approached the Blue Spider Lily, so I dealt with it."
"And this one?"
"Deal with it too, but wait a bit."
Mainly to make it seem more realistic.
The two demons weren't together; normally, it's impossible to eliminate them simultaneously.
Two hours later, Aoki repeated the process, easily dealing with the Eye Demon and gaining another 30 experience points.
Watching Aoki devour the Eye Demon, Kanae Kochō said, "I wonder how Muzan Kibutsuji will react?"
"We'll find out soon enough," Aoki replied.
The worst-case scenario is that Muzan Kibutsuji realizes it's a trap and chooses to give up.
But he thought that was unlikely.
The blue spider lily is fake. Anyone who knows this is absolutely trustworthy and would never reveal the truth.
Even if Muzan Kibutsuji senses something is wrong, he can't be sure of the truth.
Most importantly, it's just a few demons who died.
To Muzan Kibutsuji, this is insignificant.
...
On a country road.
"It's him again!"
Muzan Kibutsuji's face darkened, but he wasn't surprised at all.
These past few days, the defector had killed far too many demons, faster than he could create them; he'd gotten used to it.
This was something even that monster hadn't accomplished.
However, the successive deaths of two groups of subordinates, without finding a single clue, made him instinctively feel something was wrong.
Should he go there himself?
He immediately rejected the idea.
This was nothing worth his personal attention.
If he could capture the defector, of course it would be worth the trip.
But without a way to stop the defector's escape, even cornering him on that mountain would be pointless.
He didn't intend to waste time.
Give up?
This thought never even crossed Muzan Kibutsuji's mind.
What did it matter if a few demons died?
Their very existence was to find the Blue Spider Lily for him.
Now, sacrificing their lives for information about the Blue Spider Lily, they had died a worthy death.
"Send another batch of demons, this time more!"
Muzan Kibutsuji made his decision.
If they were weaker, they would win with numbers.
Of course, he didn't expect them to unite and defeat the defectors.
Rather, with more demons, it would be much harder for the defectors to kill them all, and the chances of obtaining information would still greatly increase.
To him, demons were the least valuable thing.
As long as he could find the Blue Spider Lily, he wouldn't feel the slightest sadness even if all the demons died.
...
At the location of the "Blue Spider Lily."
Kanae Kochō slowly descended from above, her butterfly-patterned haori fluttering like a real butterfly.
A young man dressed as a monk heard the sound and looked up.
"Mr. Himejima," Kanae asked, "Where is Mr. Aomura Kazuhiko?"
"Amitabha!"
Himejima clasped his hands together. "Mr. Aomura Kazuhiko is out hunting demons. He should be back soon. Kanae, what happened?"
The next batch of demons hadn't arrived yet, but Aoki wasn't idle. He continued hunting demons.
Although he didn't gain much experience, every little bit counted.
Besides, this could also confuse Muzan Kibutsuji.
Kanae said, "More demons are coming. Just like before, these demons should have power comparable to the Lower Moons.
However, this time there are ten demons, exceeding our monitoring limit.
Moreover, it seems that there are even some real Lower Moons among them!"
"Ten? I didn't expect to hear good news so soon after returning."
Aoki's figure appeared beside him.
This was exactly the development he had hoped for. Muzan Kibutsuji was quite cooperative.
"You're back, Mr. Aomura Kazuhiko." Kanae breathed a sigh of relief, a smile appearing on her face.
Those demons weren't actually difficult for them to deal with.
However, Muzan Kibutsuji could attack at any moment, and without Mr. Aomura Kazuhiko, they would be completely unable to cope.
"Amitabha, Mr. Aomura Kazuhiko, what should we do next?" Himejima asked.
Aoki didn't answer, then asked again, "Has Kokushibo appeared?"
Kanae Kochō shook her head.
"We haven't found any trace of him. However, this mountain is very large; we can only monitor a small part of it. It's possible he's already here, but we just haven't noticed."
Aoki thought for two seconds: "Then let's deal with these demons first!"
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