Mizuki picked up the small booklet from the table, examined it carefully, and fell into silence.
...Is it that hard to understand?
This black lump... bah, this black thing with intricate patterns, can't you tell they're hearts and brains?
Mizuki admitted her drawing skills were a bit poor, but as her only authentic work, couldn't they show her some respect?
How could such an obvious art style be so hard to understand?
Everyone: "...What do you think?"
Understand my ass!
What exactly is that thing?
It's a dark blob, like random scribbles. Who could recognize anything?
However... it's present in various parts of the human body... could it be... "Joints?" Tomioka Giyu suddenly spoke.
Mizuki clutched her chest, looking as if she had misjudged him.
"I think it's better if you don't speak."
Tomioka Giyu's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was completely frozen.
From today, no, from now on, he would not say another word.
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Kochou Shinobu tilted her head, observing the booklet, and hesitated: "Even if they are joints, the positions don't seem quite right."
Mizuki didn't want to hear their analysis anymore and said directly: "They are brains and hearts."
"But isn't the number strange?" Tanjirou pointed at the contents of the booklet in confusion, "Judging by the number of these black... black patches, there are more than ten."
"You wanted to say 'black lump,' didn't you?" Mizuki retorted expressionlessly, choosing not to delve deeper.
Tanjirou gave an awkward smile, not daring to speak.
Mizuki explained: "Muzan's body structure is very different from ordinary people. He has 5 brains and 7 hearts in his body."
"These black... black patches... these clearly drawn hearts and brains that can be recognized at a glance, that's what they are."
Everyone: "..."
Mizuki's old face flushed: "Anyway, that's the general idea, as long as you understand."
Kyoujurou scratched his head: "I can understand it, but isn't Muzan immortal? Even if his neck is cut off, he won't die. Are these hearts and brains his weaknesses?"
Mizuki suddenly felt he made a lot of sense.
Demons indeed cannot have their hearts or brains as weaknesses. Even the weakest demon, once transformed, will not die unless their entire head and neck are severed.
Not to mention the heart.
If the heart could be considered a weakness, then the most common weapon for Demon Slayer Corps members wouldn't be swords, but guns.
It's precisely because stabbing attacks cannot inflict effective damage on demons that swords, as slashing weapons, became the standard equipment of the Demon Slayer Corps.
But Muzan is the Demon King; there must be something wrong with him having so many hearts and brains, right?
"This is probably a weakness that can't be considered a weakness," Mizuki paused, then explained, "Yoriichi, the Origin Breathing swordsman, once severed Muzan's neck along with his five brains and seven hearts in an instant."
"Although he couldn't kill him, it did indeed plunge him into a state of weakness."
Mizuki speculated that the loss of these vital organs would put Muzan into a weakened state.
Uzui Tengen stared blankly: "In an instant... Muzan's neck..."
Tanjirou: "Along with five brains..."
Sanemi Shinazugawa: "Seven hearts..."
Everyone in unison: "Cut off together?"
Kyoujurou burst into laughter: "How amazing, that Origin Breathing swordsman!"
Uzui Tengen shook his head at light speed: "No, no, that's not just a matter of being amazing, is it?"
He sought confirmation from Mizuki: "Muzan is very strong, right?"
Mizuki nodded.
"He was very strong hundreds of years ago, right?"
Mizuki nodded again.
"You can't defeat Muzan, right?"
Mizuki hesitated and nodded, "It's not that I can't defeat him, it's just that I can't sever..."
"Then that means you can't defeat him."
Mizuki: "..."
Uzui Tengen said with an exaggerated tone: "Whoa, whoa, whoa, just how strong do you have to be to take down Muzan in an instant?"
Mizuki was silent for a moment. Why did it feel so good to hear?
Even though they weren't praising her.
And... Yoriichi couldn't hear it anyway!
Mizuki couldn't help but say, "Yoriichi was born with a Demon Slayer Mark and Transparent World. He was an existence even Muzan would call a monster."
Everyone: "I thought Tokito was already invincible, but I didn't expect someone to be even more valiant than him."
Mizuki rolled her eyes speechlessly.
Tokito could be compared to others, even to his ancestor Kokushibou, but compared to Yoriichi... she felt that anyone compared to Yoriichi would be too pitiful.
"You know Upper Rank One, right? My other cheap brother." Mizuki suddenly got excited and started spouting nonsense, "He wanted to become a demon because he was jealous of Yoriichi's talent and power, wanting to have infinite time to surpass Yoriichi."
"The result is obvious: even if he was given hundreds more years to train, he's still terribly weak."
Someone fell silent: "Weak?"
Uzui Tengen, who had direct combat experience with Kokushibou, twitched his mouth and said, "If that monster is weak, then what are we?"
Mizuki instinctively blurted out: "Trash."
As soon as the words left her mouth, she realized her mistake and quickly corrected herself: "No, I'm just kidding. What I mean is that Kokushibou actually has talent, it's just compared to Yoriichi..."
"Stop talking," Uzui Tengen said, covering his face in pain, stopping her.
Mizuki chuckled awkwardly: "Training for a few hundred more years still brings improvement. At least that guy wasn't as strong as he is now when he was human."
A glimmer of hope rose in Uzui Tengen's heart as he looked eagerly at Mizuki: "Then how about compared to us?"
Uh... Mizuki's expression became subtle for a moment. She looked at the ceiling and said against her will, "About... about the same."
At least she thought the Stone Hashira was no worse than Michikatsu.
Hmm... maybe it's because they both have 'Iwa' (rock) in their names?
Everyone:...It's written all over your face.
Such a reluctant expression.
So your whole family are monsters, and even the least talented among them are out of their league.
Mizuki cleared her throat twice, changing the subject: "Facts prove that a pile of shit can't turn into gold even after a hundred years."
Everyone: Although they knew she wasn't talking about herself, they still felt somewhat alluded to.
Kochou Shinobu couldn't help but secretly laugh, seeing everyone's faces as if they had eaten dung.
But as she laughed, her face suddenly darkened. It seemed she was the weakest one after all... Mizuki brought the conversation back on track: "In short, Muzan is a demon who has overcome the weakness of the neck and can only be destroyed by sunlight. Yoriichi has already confirmed this point."
Everyone nodded.
If it weren't for the intelligence that Upper Rank Three couldn't die from decapitation, they would indeed find it hard to believe that Muzan could survive decapitation.
Only Ubuyashiki Kagaya's expression remained as calm as ever. He had already considered this before Mizuki even came to the Demon Slayer Corps.
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