Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

Chapter 179 The Growth of Righteousness

Yi Yong sat on the ground leaning against a tree trunk, his eyebrows twitching slightly, his expression constantly changing, as if he were having a nightmare while he was in a deep sleep.

"Sabito, Makomo, don't worry about me, you guys hurry up and go."

Yi Yong, sweating profusely, kept talking in his sleep.

"what--"

Suddenly, Giyuu woke up with a shout, his clothes soaked with sweat. He recalled that in his dream, Sabito and Makomo stayed behind to fight the Hand Demon in order to save him, but were eventually killed by the Hand Demon.

"Is it a dream?!"

Yi Yong wiped the sweat from his forehead with his already soaked sleeve.

"Sabito, Makomo, it's already dawn and you didn't wake me up. I still have to participate in the trial with you today. You..."

Feeling slightly dizzy, Giyu wiped the sweat from his brow and unconsciously called out to Sabito and Makomo as usual. But he stopped mid-sentence and fell silent.

He remembered that this was not a dream. On the last night of the trial, he almost died at the hands of the Hand Demon, but Sabito saved him at the critical moment.

Therefore, the rabbit's chances of survival are slim. Yi Yong, recalling everything that happened last night, is filled with immense self-reproach.

"It's happening again! Why am I the one who survived in the end, even though I'm the most useless one?"

"Ah—damn it, damn it, damn it!"

Yiyong angrily pounded the ground, venting his anger.

My sister died because of me, and Sabito and Makomo also died because of me. I am an unlucky person, and no one connected with me has a good ending.

From that moment on, Giyu secretly made up his mind that, in order not to bring misfortune to others, he would do everything alone, whether it was killing demons or living life alone.

From that moment on, Yi Yong changed. He became taciturn, a loner, and out of place with everyone else.

From that moment until the end of his life, Giyu had only one goal: to kill demons.

"That's great, you're awake. I almost thought you weren't going to wake up today."

"By the way, my name is Murata, what's yours?"

Murata, upon discovering that Giyuu had woken up, excitedly kept talking.

Looking at the person who carried him through the trial, Giyu wanted to express his gratitude. However, remembering that no one connected to him would have a good ending, Giyu swallowed his words of thanks.

"Giyuu, my name is Tomioka Giyuu."

Giyu spoke in a calm tone, glancing at Murata before turning his head to look elsewhere.

Upon hearing this, Murata felt that Giyuu's tone was strange. Was it just his imagination?

However, considering that this was a friend of his savior, Murata didn't pay too much attention to it.

"Giyu, we have passed the trial and are now official members of the Demon Slayer Corps."

Murata said excitedly, thinking that this news should make Giyuu a little happier.

"Murata, did Sabito and Makomo pass the trial?"

Giyu asked Murata, even though he already had the answer in his heart, he still wanted to ask, just in case a miracle happened.

Murata: "..."

Giyu's words instantly stunned Murata, leaving him unsure how to answer the question Giyu had posed.

Looking at the silent Murata before him, Giyu had already made up his mind.

"Hmph—passing the trial is nothing but the cowardly survival of useless people."

Yi Yong snorted coldly and said indifferently.

Murata felt a surge of displeasure. Even if I was useless, I was still the one who carried you out of the trial. How could you say that about me?

At this moment, Giyuu was unaware that Murata had misinterpreted his words of self-reproach as being directed at him.