Demon Slayer: I Level Up Alone

Chapter 32

Just as Akito still had a flicker of consciousness, he seemed to hear a very pleasant voice of a girl ringing in his ear.

"Master, Master?"

...

Meanwhile, at the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps, Ubuyashiki Kagaya looked up at the sky, murmuring, "Our Demon Slayer Corps has produced another outstanding demon slayer... Akito..."

"That kid actually single-handedly killed a mountain of demons, including one of the Lower Twelve Kizuki, Lower moon Three..."

"What an excellent child..."

Soon, news of Akito single-handedly killing the Lower Three spread among the Hashira.

Akito didn't know how long he had been unconscious.

He only knew that this time he was truly exhausted, and the extent of his injuries was the most severe since arriving in this world.

During his slumber, it seemed he could hear a voice calling him to wake up at every moment.

Time continued to pass.

Everyone wanted to see what the person who single-handedly killed Lower Three was like, but they were all turned away by the people at the Butterfly Mansion, citing that Akito was still in a coma.

Even so, the reason for not allowing others to visit was only known to Shinobu.

...

"Mm..."

"Where is this..."

Akito slowly opened his eyes, and what he saw was a clean wooden cabin, with Ritoruho still asleep beside him.

After rubbing his head, Akito reached out to touch Ritoruho.

In his dreams, Ritoruho seemed to feel the familiar touch and suddenly opened her eyes wide.

"Ying!"

Seeing her master awake, Ritoruho excitedly leaped into Akito's arms, licking his face frantically with her tongue.

"Master... Master... I missed you so much..."

A soft girl's voice suddenly appeared in Akito's mind.

"Mm? Who is speaking..."

Akito was puzzled; there was only himself and Ritoruho in the entire room, and no one else. After scanning the room, he focused his gaze on Ritoruho in his arms.

"Could it be that Ritoruho is talking?"

Akito picked up Ritoruho for a closer look.

"Master... Master..."

The soft voice rang out again, and this time Akito listened very carefully.

"Ritoruho, have you learned to talk?"

Akito was surprised.

Waking up to find that his pet could talk was an overwhelming surprise.

"Yes... Master..."

Listening to Ritoruho's voice in his mind, Akito felt a little disappointed again, because Ritoruho could only communicate with him and not with others, perhaps due to the pet contract.

"Anyway, I'm very happy..."

Akito stroked Ritoruho's body.

"Fortunately, I let you leave first back then..."

Akito recalled that when he encountered the Lower Moon Three, he secretly let Ritoruho leave and had Kuro come to save him.

In this situation, it was clear that Akito was saved.

"Mm~"

"My body feels so comfortable..."

Akito stretched heavily, and the long-unmoved body made crackling sounds.

Then he turned his attention to the attribute panel.

Character: Nakagawa Akito

Number of sword swings: 5,364,870

Breathing Technique: Water Breathing (Great Achievement / Advanced), Light Breathing (?)

Martial Skills: Swordsmanship (Great Achievement), Body Strengthening Technique (Great Achievement), Wind and Rain Nomikomu technique (Great Achievement), Golden Body Refinement Technique (Beginner) (can be improved), Five Tiger Fist (Beginner) (can be improved), Mental Power Secret Technique (Refined) (can be improved)

Constitution: Immortal Body

Pet: Ritoruho (Awakened) Kuro

Quest One: Slay the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji

Description: The Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji is the source of everything in this world; slaying him will end this evil origin.

Reward: Number of sword swings * 10,000,000, designated world traversal * 1, mysterious gift pack * 1

Status: Incomplete

Chain Quest: Slay Evil demons

Description: After sunset, endless evil demons begin hunting; you are human, go slay all evil demons.

Reward: Unknown (depends on completion percentage; higher completion yields higher rewards)

Status: 0.4%

Quest Two: Comprehend Light Breathing and create three techniques.

Description: One must learn to grow; you find that Water Breathing is not very suitable for you, so go create your own breathing technique.

Quest Reward: Number of sword swings * 5,000,000, refresh times for legendary quality items in the Everything Mall * 1, new system function * 1

Status: Incomplete

Quest Three: Complete three Demon Slayer Corps missions.

Description: As a newcomer, you are now capable of standing alone; follow your heart and complete the Demon Slayer Corps missions.

Quest Reward: Number of sword swings * 2,000,000, system deduction function, Death God's mask.

Status: Two-thirds completed

"The number of sword swings has reached over five million..."

"That means the Wakuraba brought me two million sword swings..."

Akito calculated simply, with blood demon techniques counting for five hundred thousand, ordinary demons for fifty thousand, adding up to over three million.

So

The Wakuraba was worth two million sword swings.

"Light Breathing and the three missions are also about to be completed..."

"So I'll soon be rich, right..."

Akito was very satisfied with this harvest, but the danger level was also rising sharply.

If it happened again

Akito would definitely say

Only a fool wouldn't do it!

"The mental power secret technique has actually improved..."

"Should I directly upgrade it to a higher level using sword swings..."

Akito was in a dilemma because this time, mental power actually helped him a lot, but this secret technique could be practised independently, so spending sword swings to improve it seemed a bit wasteful...

Moreover, judging by the situation, the cost of improvement would definitely not be low...

What he needed most now was to enhance his combat power; as long as he completed one more Demon Slayer Corps mission, the deduction function could be activated, and then he could quickly deduce Water Breathing or other techniques to a higher level...

"Forget it, I won't improve the mental secret technique for now..."

"In this battle, I also discovered my strengths and weaknesses; my strength is in damage and defense, but my perception is lacking. If my perception were strong enough, I wouldn't have been attacked at the beginning..."

"Of course... perhaps I should raise my defense to a higher level?"

Akito stroked his chin and thought.

Then he silently upgraded the Golden Body Refinement Technique to the Great Achievement stage!

It was the familiar operation again.

Akito's mind was filled with knowledge, along with illusions!

"Namo Amitabha"

"Namo Amitabha"

...

Chants echoed in his ears.

What caught his eye was a huge golden Buddha.

At this moment, Akito's body surface emitted a golden glow, and he could clearly feel a thin membrane forming over his skin.

It was very thin, but when he tried to cut his skin with the sun wheel knife in his hand,

it didn't hurt him at all.

"Defense has become even stronger..."

Akito sighed.

It seemed like he was getting further and further away in terms of defense.

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