Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

Chapter 172 The Encounter of the Three and the Hand Ghost

"Help me..."

"Aaaaaaaaaaaa..."

"Don't come any closer, don't come any closer, get away."

Just then, Yi Yong and his two companions suddenly heard screams from other participants in the trial not far away.

"What's going on there? Why are the other participants in the final trial making those sounds?"

Yi Yong spoke first.

"I don't know, but those people who are crying for help are so pitiful." Hearing the pitiful cries for help in the distance, Makomo looked sad.

Just as the two were about to go to rescue the person, Sabito had already rushed over with his Nichirin Blade, and Giyuu and Makomo were so fast that they didn't even have time to react.

"Let's go, let's follow."

Makomo spoke to Giyuu, then quickly headed towards Sabito. Hearing Makomo's words, Giyuu immediately followed.

"Ah, I don't want to die, someone please save me!"

"Impossible, why would there be a ghost of this level here?"

Two trainees, held upside down by the ankles by the Hand Demon, flailed their Nichirin Blades wildly in despair, trying to stop the Hand Demon from taking any further action.

"Hehehe, you two look so cute when you're scared, you must taste delicious."

As he spoke, several arms grew from the hand ghost's body, grabbing the two people's limbs and attempting to violently tear off pieces of arms or thighs to taste.

Just then, the Hand Demon suddenly felt unable to move his entire body, as if some inexplicable force was stopping his cannibalistic actions.

Then, with a flash of light, the Hand Demon severed the arms of the two trial participants who were gripping their limbs, and Sabito, who had rushed over, rescued them.

"You two, are you hurt?"

Sabito stared intently at the Hand Demon and asked the two people he had saved.

"Thank goodness, I'm finally saved. I thought I was going to die."

"Thank you for saving us. We are not injured," the two rescued people said to Sabito.

At that moment, the hand demon, whose body had been stiff, immediately regained its mobility, its eyes fixed fiercely on Sabito. The hand demon's eyes were filled with murderous intent as it looked at Sabito, the attacker who had suddenly appeared and cut off its own arm to save the food it had just obtained.

He was furious. He was just about to treat himself, who hadn't eaten human flesh for about three years, when the little devil who appeared out of nowhere snatched it away.

"Urodaki Sakonji's apprentice! That's great, you've finally come after three years. I thought that Urodaki guy had stopped taking on apprentices."

"You've really kept me waiting."

Upon seeing the fox mask on the newcomer, the murderous intent in the demon's eyes intensified. He could finally avenge himself for the time when Urokodaki Sakonji had captured him and imprisoned him in this hellish place.

"You know my master, Urokodaki Sakonji?" Sabito asked, puzzled.

"Of course, he's the one who dragged me into this godforsaken place and made me stay here for decades. Do you know how I've lived these past decades?"

The ghost, who hadn't interacted with anyone for a long time, suddenly became interested in sharing his experiences.

Seeing that the Hand Demon seemed about to say something, Sabito didn't interrupt. Firstly, he was curious about the Hand Demon's past, and secondly, this was a good opportunity to recover some of the energy he had used up in his eagerness to save people.

Just then, Giyuu and Makomo arrived beside Sabito. Looking at the mountain of flesh with arms of various sizes growing on its body, the Hand Demon's appearance disgusted them.

Giyu and Makomo had never seen such an ugly demon in their lives, especially during the Demon Slayer Corps' swordsman selection process. They felt utterly horrified.

There was no mention of this level of demon appearing before the swordsman selection; a demon the size of a mountain of flesh looks like a real menace.

Is this still a selection process? There are actually people who can pass this trial.

Giyuu and Makomo looked puzzled, but thankfully Sabito was there, so they didn't have to worry too much.

If the three of them team up, Hand Ghost is no match for them; this is a sure thing.

Hand Ghost paid no attention to the two who suddenly appeared, and continued to recount his ordeal.

……

"Decades ago, all I did was eat a person, and that guy Urokodaki actually kept me locked up in this place for decades."

"I'll never forget this grudge, how could I forget him? I dream of getting revenge on him!" Hand Ghost roared at the group.

Seeing that the Hand Ghost was extremely emotionally unstable and seemed to have some mental problems, the group of people who discovered it were happy.

Great! This demon with arms all over its body isn't in good spirits. They have a five-on-one advantage and will win.

Just as the group was celebrating, Sabito looked troubled. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but the aura of the Hand Demon seemed to have become stronger.

Seeing the Hand Demon on the verge of madness, Sabito's sense of danger became even more pronounced.

Damn, there's something weird about this ghost that attacks with its controlled arms.

Sabito, noticing the change in the Hand Demon, looked unwell and remained tense.

"Yes, yes, yes, that's the expression. A confident expression. I love watching confident brats fall into despair, especially Urokodaki's apprentices. I'm happy for days after I kill one."

"Hehehehe, the thought of Urokodaki Sakonji dying here because his disciple failed the trial makes me even happier."

The Hand Ghost kept talking, accompanied by a piercing laugh.

Upon hearing this, Giyuu, Sabito, and Makomo were enraged.

"You bastard, I'll kill you!"

With veins bulging on his face, Yi Yong charged at the Hand Ghost, wanting to kill this evil spirit who had killed several of his senior brothers.

"Yiyong, don't be impulsive, he's deliberately trying to provoke us."

Sabito immediately used his body to block Giyuu, who was blinded by rage.

Upon hearing Sabito's words, Giyuu regained his senses and felt a wave of fear for his reckless behavior. If Sabito hadn't stopped him in time, he probably would have been killed by the demons by now.

"Hehehe, this brown-haired brat has a keen sense of things, huh? Too bad he almost succeeded."

The Hand Ghost withdrew his arm, which was poised to strike, and said with a regretful expression.

Then, Hand Demon looked at Sabito with a wicked grin, as if he were looking at a clown. Faced with absolute power, he didn't care what these few, who hadn't officially become members of the Demon Slayer Corps, did, no matter what they did.

Next, he just needed to complete the task assigned by his master. He had been waiting for this for so long. He would kill the three of them, and his master would surely reward him. If his master was pleased, he might even become a Lower Moon.

Hand Demon watched as the three of them became lost in fantasies about a bright future.

Anyway, thanks to the power bestowed upon him by that adult last time, he can eat demons to become stronger, and the Demon Slayer Corps often captures demons that only eat one or two people and imprisons them in this place. This means he doesn't have to worry about not having enough demons to eat.

Therefore, he is now much stronger than all the ghosts in this place combined. After killing Urokodaki Sakon's three disciples and receiving a reward from that person, he will be free and can leave this ghostly place that has trapped him for decades.

Thinking of this, the Hand Demon couldn't wait to launch an attack, with dozens of arms coming from all directions to surround the five people.

"Oh no! Danger!"

Sabito, who was the first to react, was shocked and immediately alerted the others.

"You all get out of the way!"