"…Yoyong?"
"...Stay one night...?"
After hearing this for the first time, Ningtaki Zuo paused. He looked at Kuizhi in front of him and the five children following him.
He was silent for a while.
——Five children, even one very young.
——Looking at the mud marks on his body, he must have been walking for a while.
——Although the clothes on his body were stained with mud, they were not shabby, and he did not carry any other items.
——Going out in a hurry?
——But... there is no ghost aura on him.
at the same time.
Takeo, Shigeru, and Yadouzi, who were standing opposite Nintaki Sakonji, were also secretly observing him.
Scared, scared me to death!
Kamado Shigeru was covered in cold sweat. He touched his chest and took a deep breath. He was standing next to his mother just now.
His expression was a little weak.
The old man in front of me suddenly appeared!
quietly! It's still dark now!
And wearing a red Tengu mask!
It’s so scary!
Shigeru looked at Nintaki Sakonji in panic, and subconsciously moved closer to his mother.
Compared to Shigeru, Takeo appears to be more stable.
——If you throw away the cold sweat on his palms.
Yadouzi looked at Kintaki Sakonji with a little surprise.
Kamado Aoi's expression gradually became serious, and she was a little nervous at the moment.
Now that the Rinataaki Saru mentioned by her husband has really appeared for the last time, then...
What is the danger on the mountain...
Tanjuro…
Kui Zhi clenched his hands.
After a while.
The eyes hidden under the mask were slightly lowered for the last time.
He could smell the scent surrounding him.
He raised his head and looked at Kamado Kuizhi.
——Panic, uneasy.
——It smells like lying.
——Yiyong didn’t ask them to come.
He looked at Kui Zhi quietly.
After thinking for a moment, Lintaki Sakon waved towards Kuizhi and the others:
"Come with me."
Although he could detect that Kui Zhi was lying, he also realized that Kui Zhi was not a bad person, so Lintaki did not attack Kamado Kui Zhi.
Turning around, he sighed softly.
This kid is Yiyong.
"Thank you very much!" Kamado Aoi bowed slightly, and Shigeru next to him quickly imitated the gesture and nodded his thanks.
…
Time passed slowly, and it was already night before I knew it.
Kamado's house.
At the foot of the mountain.
"It's already so late."
Kamado Tanjiro was walking slowly in the snow with an empty bamboo basket on his back, heading towards the mountain. He was smiling and talking to himself:
“It’s great to be able to sell them all.”
Creaking…
At this time.
There is a small house on the road leading to the mountain.
A figure appeared at the window and shouted at Tanjiro's back:
"Hey! Tanjiro!"
"Are you going back to the mountain? It's too dangerous!"
"Come back, it's too late, come stay at my house."
…
…
In a town not far away.
Creaking…
A black leather shoe stepped on the snow.
"...Well, all the way from Asakusa to here."
The white trousers are very slim, and the person is wearing a black suit top and a white top hat.
The black suit has inconspicuous but gorgeous patterns and is obviously expensive.
He stretched out his hand and held the brim of his top hat slightly. The pale skin made the veins on the back of his hand clearly visible.
Snowflakes fell on the back of his hands without melting.
Plum-red pupils observed the deserted snowy streets, and his voice was low and strange:
"The experiment will end here..."
He raised his head, feeling the human atmosphere filling the town, and frowned slightly.
On the previous journey, he had experimented with the humans living in towns and villages.
——Don’t talk about overcoming the sunshine.
——Without exception, there is not even a single surviving individual.
There was a trace of sullenness on his face hidden under the shadow of the top hat. The tip of his nose twitched slightly, feeling the surrounding atmosphere.
——The smell is the same as what I have seen before, and so are the humans who want to come to this town.
——Extremely fragile.
Human beings are very weak. If given a little blood, their cells will collapse and turn into a pile of rotten flesh mixed with blood.
Weak.
"Tsk."
He doesn't intend to continue wasting his blood here.
Walking slowly, his eyes fell on a mountain outside the town.
Plum red pupils looked towards the top of the mountain.
Rarely, there was a hint of interest in the man's pupils.
People who live on the top of the mountain...
He remembered, what kind of swords were used by those haunting demon slayers?
It seems to be forged from the ore from the top of the mountain?
Then, would it be different for people who live on the top of the mountain all year round...
The man's experimental spirit seems to have been exhausted, and now he is simply looking for a reason for his own entertainment.
…
…
the other side.
Saagiri Mountain.
In the hut of Nintaki Sakonji.
"Huh..." Ningtaki Sato blew out the candle for the last time. He looked back at the children who had fallen asleep, and the Tengu mask blocked his expression.
A few lively children can torment him a lot.
With this thought in mind, he stood up and walked towards the door.
Step out the door.
Creak...
The wooden door behind him was slowly closed by Rintagaki Sakonji.
outside the door.
Kamado Aoi is facing away from the hut, looking up at the moon in the sky.
"What's the matter?" Nintaki Sato looked at Kamado Aoi who called him out for the first time: "The children have gone to bed, and it's getting late."
Kuizhi turned around and thanked Lintaki.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lintaki."
Kamado Aoi bowed slightly, her tone was a bit urgent, she straightened her back and looked serious, speaking frankly:
"Actually, I don't know the swordsman named Tomioka, I lied."
"...I know." The voice of Sakonji Nedaki came out from under the mask, which seemed a little dull. It was obvious that he was suddenly choked by Aoi Eda's words.
He felt very strange.
Sakonji originally thought that Aoi Eda came to him to avoid enemies or something. He had heard of Giyu's name before.
——After all, Yiyong is an upright child.
——Whenever someone asks, they will say something like, "I am Tomioka Giyu of the Demon Slayer Corps."
Seemingly sensing Lintaki's doubts, Kuizhi continued:
“…My husband told me that there was danger in the mountains where we lived and that he had to stay.”
"He asked me to find Mr. Nintaki and tell him the name of Giyu Tomioka."
"He said he didn't have time to explain. After telling you this, you will tell me what happened."
Kamado Aoi looked straight at the red Tengu mask of Sakonji Nedaki, and spoke a long sentence in one breath, panting slightly, and obviously a little excited:
"I'm sorry." She swallowed unconsciously and looked at Lintong with anxious eyes:
"Can you please tell me what's going on?"
——This is the truth.
For the first time, Nintaki Sato could sense it.
The situation - it seems to be different from what I thought...
After listening to Aoi Eda's words, Rinitaki Sakonji looked at Aoi Eda in a daze. He did not answer her question, but asked another question in a serious tone:
"...I will clear up your doubts, but not before."
"Mrs. Kamado, please tell me first."
"Your husband, no, where is the mountain where you live?"
