Chapter 89: Ghost Rider vs. Lower Moon Four

Mukago sat suspended in the air, her legs slightly raised, looking down at Jon and said, "Jotaro Kujo, there's something I'm confused about."

"What is it?" Jon asked immediately.

"I don't know what method you used to send your companion away!" Mukago tilted her head and said, "Is that a new breathing technique you've developed? But it doesn't matter. The important thing is, you saved her life. Otherwise, she would have become my meal, just like you. But the foolish thing is, only with her could you possibly defeat me. Do you think you, a mere swordsman who isn't even a Pillar, can defy me, one of the Twelve Demon Moons? Huh!"

She saw Jon send Mitsuri away through the demonic creation created by her Blood Demon Art. Wherever there was fog, she knew everything that happened there.

This was one of the reasons why the villagers feared her so much. The entire village was shrouded in her fog, so everything in the village was under her control. To the villagers, this Mist Goddess was an omniscient being!

"Pfft~!" Mukago's words made Jon burst into laughter.

"What are you laughing at?" Mukago asked, somewhat annoyed.

Jon shook his head and said helplessly, "Why do you villains always underestimate your own strength?"

"What do you mean?" Mukago clenched her tiny fist.

Jon replied, "I sent her away because I was afraid she would slaughter you before I could. I didn't want her to steal my kill. After all... I'm determined to take you down."

Jon's words could easily be misunderstood, but Mukago laughed in response, "Hahaha, a beginner Demon Slayer swordsman who isn't even a Pillar, dares to boast about slaying one of the Twelve Demon Moons! And to think that someone as impatient as you could join the Demon Slayer Corps, has their standard dropped this low?"

"If that's the case, let me teach you a lesson. But your lesson will only be reflected in my stomach!" Mukago said, waving her petite arm, and the fog began to rise around the room.

However, Jon calmly said, "First, I'm not a Demon Slayer swordsman; second, my name is not Jotaro Kujo."

With that, Jon's body ignited in flames, and he transformed into the Ghost Rider.

Seeing the terrifying figure of the Ghost Rider, Mukago immediately retreated, exclaiming in horror, "What... what kind of existence are you?!"

Without a word, the Ghost Rider advanced, grabbing her by the collar and said ominously, "Time to clear the air!"

However, the next moment, the Ghost Rider felt as if he had grabbed at nothing. Mukago's body suddenly became ethereal, merging with the surrounding dense fog, dissipating at a blow, yet able to reshape at any time, elusive as the wind.

"Heeheehee~!" Mukago let out a strange laugh, and her entire body drifted backward.

The Ghost Rider unleashed his chains, swinging them at Mukago who was floating in the air. However, Mukago remained unharmed, floating there.

"Heeheehee~!" Mukago continued to laugh, then looked at the Ghost Rider and taunted, "Are you really stupid or just pretending? A mist can't be caught!"

The Ghost Rider retracted his chains, then with a slight pull, the Hellfire immediately enchanted them.

Afterward, the Ghost Rider swung his chains again, spinning them in the air. The fiery chains stirred like a whirlpool.

Mukago, suspended in the air, immediately felt something was wrong. She felt a burning sensation rising on her body with the stirring of the fire chains.

"Hahahahaha...." The Ghost Rider let out a deep, terrifying laugh.

"No——!" Mukago screamed.

As the Ghost Rider's fire chains spun faster and faster, Mukago was drawn into the vortex of flames, and her screams grew fainter until they disappeared.

[Ding! Side mission updated, eliminate the Twelve Demon Moons, gain 600 Penalty Points, current progress (1/12)]

[Ding! Legendary mission updated, judge a thousand sinful souls through the multiverse, current progress (64/1000)]

The system's voice rang in Jon's mind.

Yes, Jon didn't use Mukago as a Soul Sacrifice but used her to update the legendary mission to obtain her memory.

Because this would help him find the trace of the progenitor of demons, Kibutsuji Muzan.

After all, it's impossible to find him with his own abilities. Even torturing his subordinates with various severe punishments is useless because he has cursed his subordinates' blood, though they can't spell a word even if they want. As soon as Muzan's name is mentioned, they will explode on the spot.

Moreover, Muzan changes his location every few days, and sometimes he even integrates into human society, changing his identity after a period of time. He is incredibly elusive.

Therefore, compared to killing Muzan, the most difficult thing is how to find Muzan.

But that's okay. After all, he needs to kill all the Twelve Demon Moons, kill as many demons as possible, and also needs to find the village of swordsmiths. If he kills Muzan too early, he won't have time to do all these things.

However... Jon did dig out very useful information from Mukago's memory.

Afterward, Jon turned to leave, but as he pushed the door open, the shrine maiden he had brought with him looked at him in astonishment.

"Jotaro Kujo-san, why... why are you out? Where is the Mist Goddess?" The shrine maiden asked cautiously.

However, Jon sneered, "What Mist Goddess? She was just a human-eating demon, and I've already slaughtered her."

The shrine maiden was stunned for a moment, then she lowered her head, her voice choked, "I see, I knew it all along!"

After that, Jon passed by her and prepared to leave.

"Please wait!" The shrine maiden stopped him, then knelt down before Jon and pleaded, "You are a demon slayer, and I am a demon's accomplice. Please kill me too!"

Jon turned around and looked at her, the fire in his eyes flickering slightly.

This was another form of the Penance Stare, which wouldn't harm the soul but could determine whether a person was guilty.

However, through this method, the final verdict was....

"Innocent."

Through the Penance Stare, Jon saw that she was forced to become a shrine maiden. Originally, Mukago had chosen her sister, but she didn't want her sister to become an executioner, so she volunteered to become a shrine maiden, hoping to bear all the sins herself.

But it seems that such coerced sins do not constitute deep sins, and even if she didn't do it, someone else would do it. This part of the sin should be attributed to Mukago.

"You have more important things to do, like explaining the current situation to the villagers, and how to persuade them to abolish the human sacrifice. Death is not a good way to atone for sins, it's just a way to evade responsibility." After saying this, Jon turned and left.

Croooaaak!

Meanwhile, on a rooftop in the village, a pitch-black crow watched Jon walk out of the shrine, then flapped its wings and flew away.

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