"Wait a moment..."
Tony thought for a moment, then raised his hand. "You said earlier that you don't know what the medicine that can turn people into demons is, which means—are you also a demon transformed by Muzan?"
"That's right!"
"Then why do you want to deal with Muzan?"
After speaking, as if Tamayo couldn't understand, he immediately added, "I mean, can't Muzan control the demons he created?"
This was where Tony was confused.
Muzan had created a large number of demons to find the Blue Spider Lily, but if the demons he created were out of control, how could he be sure they'd follow his orders to find things?
Therefore, the demons he created must be controlled by him—they couldn't even violate his will.
Otherwise, there must be plenty of people who were submissive on the surface but defiant in reality. If a demon found the Blue Spider Lily, they might take it privately.
But if even their will must be controlled by him, why was Tamayo looking for someone to deal with Muzan?
Moreover, if demons were controlled by the demon who made them, then after he was transformed into a demon by Tamayo, would he also be controlled by her?
"This isn't something difficult to explain..."
Although Tony hadn't explained his doubts in detail, both Tamayo and Quinn were intelligent people who understood what he was really asking, so she explained. "It's all thanks to that man. But when talking about that man, we have to mention the Demon Slayer Corps!"
[Ding! You obtained 20 wish points!]
[Ding! You obtained 100 wish points!]
"Demon Slayer Corps?"
Tony and Happy looked at each other. After confirming from each other's eyes that they'd never heard of this term, they turned to look at Tamayo. "What is that?"
"Demons feed on human beings, seriously threatening humanity's survival. The birth of a human organization that hunts demons became a matter of course. Humans have never been creatures that wait to die."
"I agree with that."
Tony had a basis for saying this.
He'd been kidnapped by terrorists in the Middle East a few months ago. At that time, he was in the enemy's lair with no weapons and no outside help—only Ethan to assist him.
But even so, he hadn't given up resisting.
Because the situation at the time was close to despair for him, but it wasn't true despair.
It was that important personal experience that made him believe that as long as there was a glimmer of hope, people wouldn't give up.
"So this Demon Slayer Corps is a human organization specializing in hunting demons?" Happy asked immediately.
"That's right!"
Tamayo nodded. "The Demon Slayer Corps started out because demons were causing chaos. A group of people whose relatives and friends were victimized by demons formed a team to hunt them. Later, they were sponsored by the famous Ubuyashiki family and formed a demon-hunting organization whose goal is to kill the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji."
"It seems the wealthy of that era weren't all bad!" Tony couldn't help but sigh.
The wealthy of this era were basically capitalists, and capitalists were all ruthless. They'd rather use money as firewood for entertainment than support people in impoverished areas, let alone fund the establishment of an organization serving all mankind like the Ubuyashiki family.
"Not all bad..."
Tamayo seemed to recall something, and a smile appeared on her face. "Past generations of the Ubuyashiki family heads have indeed been very good people, but their formation of the Demon Slayer Corps isn't as great as you think—though their actions can already be praised as 'great.'"
"Are they after the demons' power or immortal lifespan?" Happy started speculating, thinking of plots from novels.
"It's not like that."
Tamayo shook her head lightly in denial but didn't explain much. Instead, she returned to the topic and continued explaining about the Demon Slayer Corps. "Although with the Ubuyashiki clan's support, everyone had sufficient logistics and sophisticated equipment, and more powerful swordsmen and warriors came to teach everyone martial arts, in the end, everyone was just ordinary people. Not to mention hunting and killing the Demon King—even dealing with ordinary demons was difficult."
Tony and Happy couldn't help nodding.
If every demon had the kind of recovery ability Tamayo had shown, then the ancients who could only rely on cold weapons would have no chance of winning—not to mention demons possessing power beyond ordinary people.
"Although everyone never gave up, they achieved little effect... until the appearance of that man four hundred years ago."
"That man?"
"His name is Yoriichi Tsugikuni!" Tamayo said. "He was born with physical strength surpassing ordinary people and could see a world that ordinary people couldn't see. He also created his own breathing method called 'Sun Breathing,' which greatly increases the human body's capabilities."
[Ding! You obtained 30 wish points!]
"Sun Breathing?"
Tony was stunned for a moment, then looked at Quinn.
If he'd heard correctly, when this guy had used that weird move in the restaurant before, he'd said "Sun Breathing"!
Could it be?
"Don't look at me. I'm not Yoriichi Tsugikuni."
Quinn knew at a glance what Tony was thinking and immediately interrupted his thoughts, explaining, "I have nothing to do with Yoriichi Tsugikuni or the Demon Slayer Corps. There's another reason I know Sun Breathing."
"I didn't say there was a relationship between you two."
Tony replied irritably, then looked at Tamayo again and waited for her to continue.
But he'd already guessed in his heart that this Yoriichi Tsugikuni must have some connection to the Demon Slayer Corps.
Not only because of Tamayo's explanation, but also because Quinn had just mentioned Sun Breathing along with Yoriichi Tsugikuni and the Demon Slayer Corps.
Tamayo nodded and continued. "Yoriichi Tsugikuni's wife and soon-to-be-born child fell victim to demons, and he began hunting them. In the process, he learned about and joined the Demon Slayer Corps. He discovered that the Corps members were a group of ordinary people, so he handed over all his skills to them without reservation.
But only a few people could learn Sun Breathing, and even if they did, they couldn't match his power. So he created different breathing methods according to everyone's specialties, and the Demon Slayer Corps reached its peak from then on, gaining the strength to fight against demons."
[Ding! You obtained 100 wish points!]
What a great man! What an incredible person!
Just like the chosen one in a novel!
Too amazing!
Happy's emotions surged as he listened, filled with yearning.
But Tony felt nothing.
He crossed his arms over his chest with a very bored expression and asked impatiently, "I fully understand how awesome this Yoriichi Tsugikuni is, but what does he have to do with the question I asked?"
Tamayo smiled and didn't care about his bad attitude. She just said slowly, "I said so much just to make you understand the power of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, to lay the groundwork for what comes next."
"Fine, I understand. You can continue."
"After Yoriichi Tsugikuni joined the Demon Slayer Corps, after some unknown number of years, he finally met his ultimate goal—Muzan Kibutsuji..."
Character Notes:
Ubuyashiki Family - From: Demon Slayer (Kimetsu no Yaiba)
A noble family that has led and funded the Demon Slayer Corps for generations Each generation's head has dedicated themselves to destroying Muzan Kibutsuji They maintain the organization's operations and provide support to demon slayers