I became the upper moon in the Demon Slayer anime

Chapter Five

I waited for a few seconds before a large blue screen appeared.

[Confirmation complete]

[Supreme Demon System Activated]

I looked at the screen calmly.

Some might jump with joy and continue imagining the bright future that awaits them, but I handled it calmly.

"I don't even have time to be happy."

I don't know why I'm here or how I ended up here, but there's only one thing on my mind now.

"Did I really reincarnate into the body of an Upper Moon?"

[Yes, added one. You are in the body of Upper Moon Three.]

"Then why was the axe about to cut me in half yesterday?"

I remembered the feeling from yesterday and a chill ran through my body before the system's voice interrupted my thoughts.

[That was due to the soul transfer.]

"Can you explain more?"

[What happens to your body when you die?]

"I suppose it becomes soft then starts to decompose."

[Exactly, and that's the state you're in now.]

"Hmm... so you're telling me that the axe couldn't cut my body in its weakest state—what will happen when it's at full strength?"

[Nothing will happen to you.]

When I realized that truth, I felt a bit of joy.

"It's true that I can't die... but I still can't imagine my body being cut in half."

Especially since I hate seeing blood coming out of my own body.

I looked at the system before speaking.

"Does soul transfer affect the stats of this body?"

[All stats will be reduced by 95% for four days.]

I looked at my hand in horror.

So all this power... and my stats are still only at 5%?

I can't imagine what I'll be able to do when all stats reach 100%.

I shook my head to clear my thoughts a bit.

"It's getting late. I'll go to sleep."

When I looked at the sun, I realized I had spent three days without sleeping.

I closed my eyes trying to sleep, but instead of falling asleep, I could hear all the sounds in the house—mostly the voices of the old couple.

Maybe demon bodies don't need sleep, but I decided to try anyway.

"Do you know who's sleeping in our house?"

The old woman said angrily.

"You know what might happen if we anger him, so please calm down until help arrives."

"When will help arrive?"

"Since the village is eight hours away, they'll get here soon, and I hope they bring strong people..."

She cut him off before he could finish.

"Are you saying your words and killing demons was a lie?"

The old man looked at his wife before speaking.

"I've fought normal demons, but this one might be first among the lower upper moons."

(Note: Lower Upper Moons are the ten strongest demons after the true Upper Moons.)

"But there is a word written in the sample that isn't supposed to be upper moon."

The old woman asked inquisitively before the old man answered her.

"No you don't even know the strength of the upper peak it looks like he's trying to show off and yet he's still so strong"

After hearing the old man's words, I couldn't help but laugh.

When I heard him talk about help, my expression didn't change.

I no longer felt fear—or rather, I never felt fear at all.

Maybe because death, the greatest fear of mankind, had become out of reach.

Even though I could cut off my own head with a sword, I'm not stupid enough to do that.

I looked out the window and saw a man on a horse riding fast.

I laughed before turning to look at the man on the horse.

"I was starting to like that old man, but it turns out he's trying to act like a hero."

He even directed them to another location.

I picked up a small pebble from the floor.

Maybe due to the dilapidated state of the house, pebbles were everywhere. I grabbed a random one and looked at the man on the horse.

I mimicked the stance of a baseball player before throwing the pebble.

Crack...

The ball exploded from my hand like a cannon, flying with great force toward the man on the horse.

Shatter...

The glass window shattered before the man's head exploded at the same moment.

His head burst just seconds later, and he fell dead to the ground.

"Even though I don't prefer killing, I will kill anyone who tries to bother me."

I looked down—more precisely, to the place where the old couple was speaking.

"I can't imagine how he'll feel when he finds out I'm not one of the lower moons but one of the three strongest demons in existence."

Before heading downstairs, a thought crossed my mind.

"System, can I return to being human?"

[Confirmation complete]

[Yes, but you will need to complete a mission.]

When I realized I could return to being human, I felt a bit of joy.

"What's the mission?"

[Now is not the right time for the mission.]

"What do you mean by that?"

[You'll find out in three days.]

Since it's in three days, there's no point in arguing with this system.

"Alright, let's go back to what I was about to do."

I grabbed the axe from under the bed and headed to the old couple's room.

Sure, I won't kill them—but I'll show

them what it means to try and lie to me.

To be continued...

End of Chapter

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