Chapter 36

"Ahhhhhh..."

The Emperor held his head, screaming as he rolled on the ground.

"The royal family's bloodline is indeed much stronger than that of ordinary people. It's wonderful that it can withstand so much of my blood at once."

Muzan Kibutsuji was ecstatic. The more these royal nobles could endure his blood, the stronger they would become, and the more chaos they would create.

"You haven't seen me. From now on, you will be the Ghost King. Your mission is to create your own kind tonight and eat humans to grow stronger."

A few seconds after Muzan left, the guards who heard the screams rushed in. Before they could even finish shouting, "Your Majesty, the Emperor!" they were thrown to the ground.

"Ahhh!"

"What's going on?! You... What are you? You are His Majesty, what's wrong with you?!"

"Aah!"

Muzan walked out of the courtyard of the Emperor's residence, listening to the screams inside as he made his way toward the powerful shogunate officials' mansions, closest to the Emperor's residence, with an expressionless face.

Step by step, guards were turned into demons one by one.

Most of the powerful shogunate officials lived around the Emperor, so it didn't take long for most of them to be turned into demons.

His orders to all the demons were: "No one has seen me tonight," "Create more of your kind," "Devour humans to grow stronger."

Ordinary demons couldn't share their blood to create others—only Twelve Kizuki level demons could. The blood Muzan shared that night created over thirty Lower Rank demons and four Upper Rank demons. These Twelve Kizuki level demons continued to create inferior demons.

The number of demons exceeded a thousand, and it was still increasing. Muzan, meanwhile, was now on board a sailboat heading for a country across the Pacific.

When the sailboat left the port, Muzan Kibutsuji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Having learned a valuable lesson, he wouldn't make the same mistake again.

Creating more demons had brought nothing but trouble.

At this moment, Tokyo was in complete chaos.

Inferior demons emerged from the core area of Tokyo, attacking everyone they saw, and chaos soon erupted.

"Demons" had been mere legend in a country where science was slowly gaining prominence, but now they were appearing openly before the public.

The demons bit everyone they saw, consuming flesh and bone, creating nightmare scenes on bustling streets that were well lit.

"Ahhhh! What is that?! Biting, blood! Ahhhh!"

"It's eating people! Help, don't come here!"

"Help! My arm!"

At first, onlookers thought it was just a case of rabies. But when the so-called "rabies patient" easily tore a person apart, they realized it wasn't rabies at all—it was a monster.

"Ahhhhhh! Someone contact the town police! Quickly!"

"Help, there are monsters here! Don't come this way, monsters!"

"Run!"

The chaos began, and a stampede ensued in the busy streets. Screams, yells, and terrified cries echoed through the night.

The town police department, the administrative security force during the shogunate, sometimes enlisted private swordsmen to form the "Shinsengumi" to help stop personal disputes.

"What?! A man-eating monster appeared on the street?" Telegrams were pouring in, all reporting monsters appearing in various districts of Tokyo.

When the town police patrol appeared, bloodstains covered the streets, and severed limbs lay everywhere.

A demon was feasting on a corpse.

"Stop, or I'll shoot!" A soldier, trembling, held his rifle at the ready.

"Ahhh..."

The demon turned towards him, its eyes blood-red. It was completely consumed by the desire to devour.

"I want to eat! I want to get stronger and eat more people!"

"Fire!"

*Bang bang bang!* Gunshots rang out, riddling the demon with bloody holes.

The soldiers, thinking they had killed the monster, were horrified to see the wounds healing instantly.

"Monster! Monster!"

"I remember! My grandmother told me when I was young! Demons! Undying monsters that eat people—those are demons!"

"So much human flesh... Find all the human flesh! I'm starving!"

In the patrol's despairing eyes, several more demons emerged from the dark alley, charging towards them.

"Quick—"

Before he could finish shouting "Run!" the patrol leader was knocked down by a demon.

Under the lanterns, shadows distorted along the street walls amid the screams.

As the administrative center of the country, Tokyo had not only many powerful people but also newspapers and diplomatic embassies from across the globe.

The news of man-eating monsters appearing across Tokyo was quickly picked up by foreign embassies. Reporters from various newspapers also moved quickly.

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*Mount Yashima, Narukami Grand Shrine*

"Lady Yae, there's news from the shrine in Tokyo. They say... they say..."

A member of the priesthood rushed into the shrine, holding a telegram, panting and struggling to speak.

"A large number of demons have appeared in Tokyo, and the entire city has become a demon's paradise, correct?"

Yae Miko shook the Kagura bell in her hand, speaking calmly.

"Y-Yes! As expected of Lady Yae, the entire city of Tokyo has fallen. The military has been dispatched, but they can't kill the demons!" the priest said in horror.

"There are too many demons! Not only that, but even the palace, the shogunate, and the residences of the nobles have been overtaken by demons. People are in grave danger."

Yae Miko sighed, "So I have to take action."

Seeing this, the priest knelt and bowed deeply, "Please, Lady Yae, have mercy and save us."

Yae Miko sighed again, "Well, we came down to earth to destroy demons. When things develop like this, I have no choice but to intervene."

She had received a message from Lord Takumi the day before and already knew what would happen.

She had initially thought her role as a fox deity would involve nothing but casual leisure, simply acting out her part.

But now, it seemed she had to step in after all.

However, she also understood that Lord Takumi must be a devil of time, to predict all the events that would unfold so precisely.

Time was indeed a powerful entity.

At the same time, Kamisato Ayato and Kamisato Ayaka, who had been ordered by Yae Miko to board the ship in advance, began their mission.

Watching the sailboat depart, Muzan Kibutsuji sighed with relief and pulled the brim of his hat lower.

"Leaving this land for the first time."

Just as he finished speaking, a gentle voice, like a spring breeze, spoke from behind him.

"Since you can't bear to leave, then stay, sir."

Muzan turned to see who spoke, and his blood-red pupils contracted sharply.