As expected, the demons acted quickly. After getting Dusk's approval, they immediately got to work. Using some unknown method, Dusk received a notice to go to the 12 Demon Executioner Families for a meeting in just a few days. After receiving the notice, Dusk immediately drove to the 12 Demon Executioner Families.
Of course, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated. Before going to the 12 Demon Executioner Families, Dusk obtained some information from Shizuhisa Hisashi.
According to Shizuhisa Hisashi, there were only 5 Demon Executioner Families left. They were Earth Imperial Gate in first place, Gesen in third place, Milky Way in sixth place, Luminous Court in tenth place, and Kamamidera in twelfth place.
According to Shizuhisa Hisashi, the fifth Demon Executioner Family had yet to awaken, so it had not been accepted yet. In other words, there were only 4 families in operation.
By the way, other than the seventh-ranked Kongxu Family, which had failed to challenge the resurrected Nine-Tailed Demon Fox and was destroyed, and the second-ranked Kamakura Family, which had voluntarily retired, the other families that had disappeared had either been destroyed in war or had no descendants to inherit their power.
From this, it could be seen that humans were much more dangerous than demons.
Currently, only 4 out of the 12 Demon Executioner Families were active, but they had no intention of immediately filling in. According to Shizuhisa Hisashi, the 12 Demon Executioner Families were very particular about tradition and family background. Even if one wanted to join the 12 Demon Executioner Families, one must be a family with a certain reputation and history. According to the information spread among the demons, the candidates were Hanakai Family and Tsukumiya Family. To put it bluntly, only a Renegade Family with a certain history could qualify to join the 12 Demon Executioner Families. If one had no history, then even if one had outstanding strength, the 12 Demon Executioner Families would not consider him.
This was also why the Kamamidera Family, which was ranked last, was looked down upon by the other Demon Executioners. As the last of the 12 Demon Executioner Families, the Kamamidera Family did not have their own traditions. In order to pursue power, they even learned Western black magic. Because of this, they were seen as heretics and scum among the Demon Executioner Families. No wonder the silver-haired girl immediately exploded when Shizuhisa Hisashi ridiculed her.
In fact, Bi could understand it very well. It was like if there was a cultivation force in China, and the people inside were either Taoists or Buddhists. Then, a family suddenly popped up, holding a cross all day long and proclaiming the supremacy of God — they would be lucky if they didn't get beaten to death.
If it were her, she would also look down on this kind of guy who worshiped foreign things.
After all, the Kamidera Family's practice of cultivating a god whose power came from their own land was almost the same as colluding with a foreign country. It was like buying a Russian anti-missile system while in NATO, or buying a THAAD system while in East Asia. It would be strange if they did not get scolded to death.
Not long after, Yu arrived at the home of the Earth Imperial Sect, the head of the Twelve Ghost Slayers. This was a quiet courtyard far away from the downtown area. It looked like a rich family.
Led by two men in black suits who looked like gangster bodyguards, they walked through the corridor and came to the hall at the back.
And there, she also saw the legendary Ghost Slayer Twelve Families.
"Hello, nice to meet you, Miss Kasugano."
The man in the lead stood up and nodded at Yu.
"I am Ailu of the Earth Imperial Sect, the commander of the Ghost Slayer Twelve Families."
As he spoke, he looked at the twin sisters who were dressed like witches.
"These two are the sisters of the Mori Family, Mori Feibai and Mori Feiling, and …"
"I am Shu of the Night Academy, a beautiful girl who is a psychic detective. Please take care of me."
On the other side, a girl who looked to be about 15 years old and was dressed like an airwave waved at Yu.
"I am Haruka Kasugano … I believe you should have heard of my name."
Yu also nodded slightly and stared at the people in front of her. Ailu of the Earth Imperial Sect nodded back.
"Of course, in our circle, Miss Haruka Kasugano is also a famous demon slayer."
"I just didn't expect you to have dealings with those demons."
On the other side, the younger witch in a witch costume snorted coldly.
"Hmph."
Yu glanced at her and suddenly waved her hand.
"Before we begin, let me return this to you."
As Yu spoke, a crack suddenly appeared in the space in front of her. Then, a silver-haired girl with tattered clothes tumbled out of the crack and fell heavily to the ground.
"Kamiyū-dera?!"
Seeing the silver-haired girl in front of them, everyone's expression changed.
"What did you do to her?"
"I just taught her a little lesson."
Yu chuckled.
"This woman came to my territory and tried to kill my lovely friend. Now that she can vent her anger, I'm already giving her a lot of face."
"Kamiyū-dera!!"
At this moment, the two witches and the electric wave girl hurriedly ran to the silver-haired girl and stared at her. But at this moment, the silver-haired girl turned a deaf ear to their calls. She curled up into a ball and shivered like a helpless kitten.
"What do you mean by this?"
Seeing this, the man in the suit's expression darkened. He stared at Yu, who looked back at him with a sneer.
"Actually, I originally refused those guys' request. After all, being the representative of the demons is troublesome and troublesome, and I don't want to waste any effort on a group of demons I don't know. But … since you came to me yourself, don't blame me for being rude. "
As he spoke, he raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist.
"I finally understand. Some people don't learn from their mistakes. I killed Shutendoji, but it didn't seem to have any effect, so I think it's better to be more direct."
"… … …"
Hearing Yu's words, the man in the suit's expression changed. After a moment, he took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Yu.
"I'm deeply sorry for the offense that Kamiyū-dera, one of the 12 Ghost Slayers, has done to you."
"Ha."
Although the man in the suit's apology was very "courteous", Yu did not fall for it.
"If an apology works, why do we need the police? Your people came to my territory and attacked me, and you think an apology is enough? "
"Then what do you want?!"
Hearing this, the witch from before glared at her. Yu stretched out her hand, took out a piece of paper, placed it on the table, and waved it forward. The next moment, the paper slid across the table and stopped in front of the man in the suit.
"I'm here to set the rules for you."
"This is … …"
The man in the suit picked up the document in front of him and started reading. The more he read, the tighter his expression became. In the end, his face turned ashen.
"Miss Harukino, what's the meaning of this? Are you declaring war on us, the Demon Slayers of Japan?! "
It was no wonder that the man in the suit was so surprised. The content of the document was unbelievable. According to the requirements of the document, the 12 Ghost Slayers and all the Demon Slayers of Japan were not allowed to kill demons without any evidence. Just like how humans punished criminals, they had to be arrested and then sent to a joint court composed of monsters and humans for trial. Finally, their crimes would be determined.
If an Demon Slayer killed a demon without permission but could not produce enough evidence to prove his point, the demons would kill the Demon Slayer. No one was allowed to assist him. Anyone who assisted him would be treated as an accomplice and killed.
"I told you, I'm here to set the rules for you."
Yu crossed her arms and stared coldly at the man in the suit.
"Aren't you Ghost Slayers very powerful? You can kill whoever you want when you see a demon. No one will care even if you kill the wrong person, right? But it's different now. I'm telling you, the days of the Ghost Slayers killing demons as they please are over. You will be under our jurisdiction, just like the police. Understand? "
"… … Do you think the Ghost Slayers and the other Demon Slayers will accept this condition?"
"Accept?"
Hearing this, Bi sneered, and then she stomped on the ground.
"Boom!!!"
At this moment, an unparalleled dragon might erupted. At the same time, the walls and ceilings of the houses they were in shattered. In the blink of an eye, all the furniture, walls, and roofs of the buildings in the courtyard disappeared. Only those people were still standing on the floor, looking around in astonishment.
"You have no choice."
Yu stared at the man in front of her, who was sweating profusely and trembling from facing the Dragon Might. She stretched out her hand and pointed at the document in his hand.
"This isn't a contract, but a letter of defeat. All you have to do is nod and sign it obediently. Otherwise, I'll send all you arrogant idiots to hell … Oh, don't worry about the order collapsing after you die. I'll let those half-demons take over your duties. I believe that with half human and half demon blood, they'll be able to better maintain the order between humans and demons. At least … … they'll be much better than idiots like you."
Yu looked at the people in front of her again.
"So … … this is a condition you can't refuse."
"… … Hmph, you're really … … Demons … …"
But even under the suppression of Yu's Dragon Might, the man in the suit still gritted his teeth and retorted.
"Do you think … … you can make humans submit with the threat of strength?"
"Huh? Aren't you the same? You rely on your strength to kill demons? Don't tell me you don't rely on strength, but love? "
Yu sneered at the man in the suit's double standards. Using love to defeat the demon king was, after all, something that only appeared in fairy tales and cartoons. At the end of the day, the reason why justice triumphed over evil was not because of faith and trust, faith and hope, or love and courage, but because of greater strength.
As for faith, hope, and courage, they were nothing more than buffs to increase strength.
Otherwise, why would only the protagonist be able to defeat the demon king when there were so many brave warriors challenging the demon king? Could it be that the previous losers were all walking corpses without blood or tears, without courage and faith?
Of course it was because the protagonist was stronger than the demon king.
"I'm already following the rules of humans. If you don't like it, then we'll follow the rules of demons …. The weak are prey to the strong. What do you think?"
"… … …"
Hearing Yu's words, the man in the suit could not help lowering his head. In all fairness, Yu's condition was not too much. But for the demon slayers like them, what was too much was not the condition, but the humiliation of a demon demanding that they agree to it. But even if they felt humiliated, they did not seem to have a choice now … …
"Don't think about it so complicated. Look, didn't the Emperor of Japan sign the declaration of defeat? This is just a small matter compared to that, right? "
But at this moment, Yu was still killing people.
"… … …"
Fight to the end?
The man in the suit looked to his sides. The other demon slayers were all lying on the ground, unable to get up. This was only the girl's aura, not her demonic aura. Just her aura alone could make people feel fear and powerlessness, as if they were being crushed by a mountain. What kind of existence was she?
The man in the suit could imagine what would happen to him in the future if he signed the agreement. After all, he was not the Emperor of Japan.
But now … he seemed to have no other choice.
(End of this chapter)
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