Chapter 40

"I told you long ago, I'm not like you lowly creatures. Even though I'm just a half-demon, I'm not the same as the demon race, which relies solely on flesh and blood to survive."

Yudou looked down at the four-limbed demon at his feet. Under the sunlight, it couldn't last for even a few seconds before turning to ashes. He couldn't help but marvel that the sunlight was not just highly toxic but was truly a death sentence.

He even thought wildly that with the technology from his world, it shouldn't be difficult to develop a ray that simulates sunlight.

If he brought such equipment to this world, wouldn't he be invincible?

Of course, this was just a wild thought. After all, he couldn't even bring his own sword, Kishou, into this world, let alone other things.

However, Yudou was quite interested in the specialized weapons that could kill such creatures.

Because of how troublesome the opponent was, Yudou had seen it firsthand. Although the opponent's strength was ordinary, even Yudou, who was far more powerful, couldn't defeat it by his own strength.

Although the sunlight had an immediate effect on the opponent, he couldn't always wait until dawn every time he encountered such an enemy.

If he encountered a stronger one of these creatures or multiple of them, what would he do?

Even if his strength surpassed theirs, fighting a bunch of these undead monsters would eventually wear him down.

After all, he was different from them. Although he was a half-demon, he didn't have their near-immortal abilities.

Therefore, Yudou concluded that to stand a chance in this world, he needed to obtain at least one specialized weapon that could slay these creatures.

As the four-limbed demon turned to ashes in the sunlight, Yudou stood unharmed, and the warm sunlight dispelled the winter chill, making him smile. The surviving villagers, who had gathered around, were grateful.

It was well-known that those man-eating monsters couldn't survive in the sunlight. Since Yudou could move freely in the sunlight, it was clear that he wasn't one of them.

The mother and daughter who had been saved earlier approached Yudou and knelt before him, thanking him for saving their lives.

The woman was glad she hadn't listened to the four-limbed demon's lies and believed that the handsome young man in front of her was one of them.

Now it was clear that the young man was not only handsome but had also saved them. How could he be a man-eating monster?

The victims were gathered and buried, and many of the villagers began to cry as they saw the remains on the ground.

Many of them were their loved ones who had died protecting them, even though they had survived by chance.

Sadness was inevitable, but those who survived had to continue living. As their savior, Yudou received the hospitality of the entire village.

Although many had already died when Yudou arrived, if he hadn't come, the remaining villagers might have been killed as well.

Yudou, who was being warmly welcomed, felt somewhat undeserving. When he first arrived, his purpose wasn't to save people but to understand the world he had come to.

However, the four-limbed demon's actions had thoroughly enraged him, leading him to act in a fit of anger.

Although he was a half-demon, his human past made it impossible for him to stand by and watch ordinary humans being slaughtered.

The four-limbed demon's indiscriminate killing of men, women, and children made him even more furious.

Especially when he thought of his own mother and sister, he couldn't help but act in a rage.

However, he hadn't come to save people from the beginning, so he felt somewhat uncomfortable with the villagers' gratitude.

"Ring, having arrived in the Demon Slayer world, you have faced some low-level creatures' provocations. To show what a true demon is, you want to make the demons in this world witness your power.

Within two years, slay one hundred ordinary demons and at least one 'Twelve Kizuki' level existence.

Reward: 500 human reputation points, 500 demon reputation points."

While Yudou felt uncomfortable with the villagers' gratitude and was thinking about how many creatures like the four-limbed demon existed in this world, the system issued him a new task.

Through this task, Yudou learned a bit about the world he had come to.

He had heard of Demon Slayer before, as it had dominated the year in his previous life.

However, since the series was still being updated when he crossed over, and he wasn't one to follow updates, he only knew the name but not the plot.

He vaguely remembered reading some plot summaries, and the main character's name seemed to be Tanjiro... or something like that?

If he had crossed over to a world he knew well, he would have had the advantage of being a "prophet." Unfortunately, Yudou knew almost nothing about this world beyond its name.

He regretted not following updates more closely and vowed to be a dedicated follower in the future. Even a few more episodes would have given him some knowledge of this world.

Yudou stayed in the village for two days. On one hand, he wanted to learn more about this world, and on the other, the villagers, to thank him, had the village blacksmith forge a long sword for him.

Although the craftsmanship was rough and the materials ordinary, when Yudou learned that the villagers had melted their farming tools to make the sword, he was moved and accepted the heavy gift.

Iron objects were quite valuable in this era, especially farming tools that were essential for survival. The villagers had sacrificed their means of survival to forge a sword for Yudou, which was a precious gift indeed.

In return, Yudou used his reputation to exchange for two 'Demon Power Talismans' and infused them with demon power as a gift to the villagers.

He instructed them to use the 'Demon Power Talismans' if they encountered creatures like the four-limbed demon. Although the talismans couldn't kill the creatures, they could buy time to escape.

In the end, Yudou left with the long sword, beginning his journey as a demon hunter. During his two-day stay, he didn't learn much useful information from the villagers, as they were ordinary people and knew little.

(Sigh, the data for my new book is really bad. I'm considering whether to switch to single updates. It's my third book, and I didn't expect it to flop again. Maybe I'm just not cut out for writing novels (╯﹏╰))