After Takumi decided, he was ready to start the operation.
But when he looked at the girls in the Familia team, he couldn't help but be speechless.
He saw Okita Souji and Megumin being active and wandering around curiously, Artoria Alter devouring her food quickly under the stunned gazes of the Demon Slayer Corps, and Nero and Draco arguing about something.
The third sister, Kanae, was also reminiscing with the Demon Slayers. Only Saeko, Haruhime, and Majin Okita were quiet, while the others were as noisy as a group of demons dancing.
"You guys... forget it."
Takumi wanted to scold them and tell them to pay attention to their impact.
But after thinking about it, he decided not to. They can make trouble if they like, and they will stop when they get tired of it.
Seeing that the three Kocho sisters came back to visit their old friends after a long absence, for his own sake, he didn't bother to correct anything.
So, Takumi just watched them playing in silence.
During this period, Ubuyashiki Kagaya wanted to get in touch with him, but Takumi didn't have much to say to him, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
Seeing this and his physical discomfort, Ubuyashiki Kagaya wisely stopped coming to disturb him and just asked his wife Amane to entertain Takumi and the others.
Half an hour later, the noise of the banquet gradually subsided.
Because the hospitality here is actually just like that. Even if the best things have been produced, due to the limitations of the times, they are still not as good as modern times, let alone comparable to the skills of chefs in the gourmet world like Alice Nakiri.
There is no comparison at all. Except for Artoria Alter, who didn't choose at all, everyone else just tasted it. Once the novelty wore off, they were even less willing to use chopsticks.
"Is this food not to your taste? Then I'll go get some other dishes."
Ubuyashiki Amane looked at Takumi and the others in confusion, fearing that the reception would not be good enough, so she had to make arrangements immediately.
Takumi waved his hand. "No, no need. In fact, we are not hungry, and it's almost time to do something. Down to business."
When talking about business, everyone on the Demon Slayer Corps became serious.
Although the girls still didn't take it too seriously, they also cheered up.
"I wonder how you are going to act? If necessary, we will fully cooperate with you."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya couldn't help but express his excitement and quickly expressed his support.
All the Hashira also unanimously expressed their willingness to contribute and were not afraid of sacrifices.
Takumi did not comment but looked at Kanae and left it to her to make arrangements.
At the same time, he also wanted to see how Kanae handled it and see if she had enough independent command capabilities.
If so, then he could safely hand over some tasks to this Familia team in the future.
At least with the current capabilities of the Familia team, some combat-type tasks can be left to them.
At the same time, they can also gain some experience points to improve their strength.
Isn't this just killing two birds with one stone?!
Seeing this, Kanae shook her head without even thinking about it. She shook her head and said, "You are not needed in the battle. With your strength, you can't beat Kibutsuji Muzan at all."
"Ah this..." The Hashira were also speechless. They didn't expect that one day they and others would be criticized for being too weak.
They are already at the top level in this world, right?
But when they thought about the super strength that Kanae had shown when she had just competed with them, they shut up obediently.
What she said is true; they are really too weak.
But it's still a bit unpleasant, you bastard!
Kanae did not realize that her words had hurt the self-esteem of these old friends but continued, "Currently, we are not lacking in combat power, and we are absolutely sure to eliminate Kibutsuji Muzan."
"But the most important issue right now is that we don't know where Kibutsuji Muzan is."
It's possible to fight, but the problem is that we don't know where this old bastard Kibutsuji Muzan is hiding.
There is no target, so how can we fight?
So...
"The next thing to do is to find Kibutsuji Muzan first."
The Hashira nodded, but then they felt a little helpless.
"How to find this? Even if everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps goes together to find it, what's the difference between looking for a needle in a haystack?"
The Hashira were embarrassed to find that it seemed that they couldn't help with these matters. The most they could do was mobilize everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps to go out and look for it.
As for whether he can be found?
It just depends on luck.
Kanae shook her head again. "There's no need to go to such trouble, just let him take the initiative to deliver himself to your door."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya was startled for a moment, and then he reacted. "Are you talking about exposing our location?"
If there is anything that can attract Kibutsuji Muzan, besides the Blue Spider Lily, it is only the Demon Slayer Corps itself.
Kibutsuji Muzan is very afraid of death. He has always wanted to eliminate the potential threat of the Demon Slayer Corps. He has tried it once before, but the Demon Slayer Corps managed to escape that time.
It was also from that time that the Demon Slayer Corps became completely hidden.
If the location of the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters is exposed, there is a high probability that the Demon Slayer Corps will pursue him. Come and kill him.
But with the character of that scheming old man, he will probably send his subordinates to test first, and he will not show up immediately.
This is a bit difficult to handle. In order for Kibutsuji Muzan to dare to show up, he may have to sacrifice himself. Drop some team members.
Kanae naturally thought of this level and would not let these old friends die, so...
"No, this is not enough. We also need to use the Blue Spider Lily as bait, so that Kibutsuji Muzan can't wait to fall in even if he has doubts in his heart."
The two biggest temptations appeared at the same time, and she didn't believe that Kibutsuji Muzan would not take the initiative to come to her door.
As long as Kibutsuji Muzan takes the lead in the charge, the casualties on the Demon Slayer Corps can be completely avoided.
"However, we don't have this Blue Spider Lily."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya also thought this was feasible, but the problem is, what about the flowers? They don't have such a thing!
"It doesn't matter if you have this or not, as long as you release the news and make Kibutsuji Muzan believe it. If you really need it..."
Kanae smiled magically and then took out a bottle of cyan dye.
"With this, you can have as many Blue Spider Lilies as you want."
"Ah this..." Everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps was stunned.
It took them a while to react.
"Are you lying?..."
Good guy!
You have been out for a few months to study, but you are actually so bad at it!
"But after it's dyed blue, isn't it just a blue flower?"
"..."
What you said makes sense, and I can't refute it.
Think about it carefully; no one knows what the Blue Spider Lily looks like. They only know that it is blue.
So the Spider Lily dyed in blue can also be said to be a Blue Spider Lily.
Can you say there's something wrong with that?
No!
"Then just do what the Flower Hashira says."
Ubuyashiki Kagaya immediately agreed to the plan and asked the Demon Slayers to take action.
"Yes!" The Hashira responded in unison.
That night, a member of the Demon Slayer Corps was carrying a bag and rushing towards the headquarters with a hurried look.
Behind him, there was a ghost chasing him.
Halfway there, the team member was caught and began to fight with the ghost.
During the fight, the luggage was torn into pieces and the contents fell out.
It was a blue flower.
Before the ghost could see what it was, the team member, fighting despite the injury, quickly picked up the flowers and stuffed them into his arms.
As soon as the ghost saw this action, he knew that it was an important thing, and he immediately went to grab it.
But before it could make any move, the three Hashira led by Himejima Gyomei, along with a group of members of the Demon Slayer Corps, suddenly killed it, quickly ending its life.
After confirming that the ghost was dead, the three Hashira quickly asked someone to take the team member back to the headquarters for healing.
"Is this enough?"
The Hashira asked Kanae with some worry.
There is no doubt that what just happened was just a scene, played for the ghost, or rather, it was performed for the Ghost King behind the scenes, Kibutsuji Muzan.
"That's it. Kibutsuji Muzan can check the memories of other ghosts, especially dead ghosts. Their last memories are the main source of intelligence for Kibutsuji Muzan."
Kanae nodded and explained, and then asked, "There was nothing wrong just now, right?"
"Don't worry, that kid has the best acting skills in the entire Demon Slayer Corps. There are no flaws in the whole process, let alone us. He only showed up briefly, so there is no problem. I guarantee it is absolutely true."
"That's good, all we have to do next is wait for Kibutsuji Muzan to take the bait."
And the fact is exactly what Kanae said.
After the ghost was killed, Kibutsuji Muzan received the feedback immediately and checked the memory. At first glance, this old bastard couldn't sit still.
Although he couldn't see the ghost clearly at the time, Kibutsuji Muzan could clearly see it through his memory. Wasn't that Demon Slayer member carrying the Blue Spider Lily that he longed for?! And there were three of them.
It is also very problematic for Hashira to appear with a large number of team members at the same time.
If they don't come here to connect, then it is very likely that the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps is nearby; otherwise, it is impossible for several Hashira and a large number of team members to appear at the same time.
They directly killed the ghost. The fact that they came here further supports this speculation.
Not to mention, the team member with the Blue Spider Lily is obviously preparing to send something to the headquarters.
In other words, the Demon Slayer headquarters is nearby.
This is another command for Kibutsuji Muzan.
The Blue Spider Lily that he has coveted for a long time is at the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps that he has always wanted to destroy!
And he also knows the location of the Demon Slayer headquarters!
What a double surprise!
Kibutsuji Muzan feels like today is definitely his lucky day.
But now is not the time to be happy.
If that is really the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps, then the Demon Slayer Corps also knows that the location is exposed and will definitely move as soon as possible.
And the Blue Spider Lily is still in the Demon Slayer Corps. If he doesn't grab it as soon as possible, there's no guarantee that the Demon Slayer Corps will directly destroy the Blue Spider Lily.
So, he must hurry up!
"Although it may be a trap, this risk must be taken!"
Kibutsuji Muzan also became ruthless and immediately gave orders to all the demons, including other demons, to launch an attack on the Demon Slayer Headquarters! Destroy the Demon Slayer Corps! Seize the Blue Spider Lily!
At this moment, all the demons in the world, as long as they were controlled by Kibutsuji Muzan, received the order from the boss. After being stunned for a moment, they all took action quickly.
Regardless of whether they wanted to or not, they were all controlled by Kibutsuji Muzan. For the demons, they had no choice but to obey the order given.
When all the demons moved towards the Demon Slayer Headquarters with the same goal, the Demon Slayer Corps was preparing for the final battle.
The non-combatants, except for Ubuyashiki Kagaya, whose wife stayed with him, and several of his children, also evacuated with the others. Only the team members and Hashira who could fight were left in the entire headquarters, as well as Takumi and the girls of the Familia team.
The girls were not idle either. Seeing that Takumi waved his hands and left the matter completely to them, Kanae took over the command.
Kanae arranged for Haruhime, Megumin, and Nero to set up the barrier in order to prevent Kibutsuji Muzan from trying to escape.
Artoria Alter was left behind to use her leadership ability to help command the Demon Slayer Corps.
Artoria Alter also temporarily taught the Demon Slayer Corps some formations to facilitate their actions. She can better protect herself and function during combat.
Draco also has a special arrangement. She is arranged to hide on the outside. When the enemy attacks, she can use her special appearance to see if she can blend in, and then take the opportunity to find Kibutsuji Muzan's position.
Shinobu Kocho and Tsuyuri Kanao were arranged to the rear, temporarily serving as medics to treat the wounded.
After updating the Divine Path System, they also selected the healing magic skill. If it was just a wound, they could handle it completely.
The rest of the people are temporarily ambushing and scattered throughout the Demon Slayer Headquarters so that they can show up for support at any time.
Takumi looked at Kanae's series of arrangements and nodded with satisfaction, feeling that it was pretty good. Reasonable, it depends on the results.
"Husband, please help me get this. You can sit at the top later."
Kanae came to Takumi, put the fake Blue Spider Lily into his hand, and asked with a chuckle.
There was no one around, and Kanae also changed to the private and affectionate address.
"Fine."
Takumi didn't refuse and took the fake flower to the roof to watch the game. He even got himself a small table, took out melon seeds and tea, and made it look like he was watching a show.
Kanae couldn't help but be speechless. She complained, "Husband, you are so fake, you might scare Kibutsuji Muzan away."
"What about this?"
Takumi showed another incense burner with an open flame burning inside. Then he took the fake flowers to the top and made a gesture of throwing them in and destroying them at any time.
"This is much better. When Kibutsuji Muzan sees your posture, he probably wants to kill you on the spot." When Kanae saw this scene, she couldn't help being amused.
"Well, I'm so scared, you have to protect me." Takumi blinked at Kanae.
Kanae rolled her eyes, no longer paying attention to the weird Takumi, and concentrated on being on guard.
While the Demon Slayer Corps was preparing for the attack, it didn't take long for some ghosts who were already nearby to begin being killed one after another.
The members and Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps were also unambiguous. Under the command of Artoria Alter, they maintained their formation and killed them.
These scattered dozen or so lower-level ghosts were quickly and easily killed. After being eliminated, the Demon Slayer Corps was unscathed.
At the same time, the death of these lower-level ghosts was also discovered by Kibutsuji Muzan, and he began to check the feedback memory.
When he saw Takumi holding the Blue Spider Lily from high up, Kibutsuji Muzan's face turned dark, and he couldn't help but curse the Demon Slayer Corps for being so shameless, actually using flowers as bait. Was this because he was afraid that he wouldn't come out?
"Very good! You are dead!"
Kibutsuji Muzan ordered again, "Everyone speed up, gather there first, and then attack in one fell swoop when I arrive."
Looking at the posture of the Demon Slayer Corps, it is obvious that they want to force him to show up for a decisive battle, so naturally, he will not be stupid enough to disperse his troops and let his men get killed one by one.
Gather more people and fight for a wave. It would be safer to crush them.
Moreover, he was also a little confused at this time.
The Demon Slayer Corps was suddenly so bold that they dared to fight him in a decisive battle?
Did the Demon Slayer Corps have some trump cards?
He was really serious about this matter. Being too passive, Kibutsuji Muzan had to be more cautious.
Since the Blue Spider Lily is still there, he doesn't have to be so anxious. He should hold his hand first and let the ghosts below test it.
As a result, more and more ghosts began to appear. They gathered near the Demon Slayer Headquarters, waiting for the arrival of the Boss, the Ghost King.
What none of them noticed was that Draco had already blended into them.
With her pair of big horns and the mark on her face, and the evil aura that belonged to a Beast, she successfully deceived these lower-level ghosts. No ghost would suspect that she was dealing with an undercover agent.
But at this time, Draco was hiding in a tree, and her face was not good. She covered her nose and said, "Tsk, that's too sloppy. I shouldn't have agreed to such an errand if I had known better. It smells really bad."
The strong smell of blood on the ghosts made Draco want to retreat further.
But since she agreed to the job, Draco had no choice but to continue the mission and eavesdrop on the information discussed by these ghosts openly.
"The Demon King hasn't arrived yet. Do we need to gather enough numbers before attacking?..."
After receiving the news, Draco quickly passed it to Kanae secretly through magic.