"——Assist me to get rid of Wuhan."
The low words echoed in the memory.
Tamashi stood at the end of the street, staring at the back of Kamado Tanjuro in the distance, in a daze.
A handsome young man with green and white hair stood beside Zhu Shi. Although he tried to keep his expression serious, the corners of his mouth still couldn't help but turn up slightly.
The boy seemed to have noticed the direction Jushi had been looking in, and followed Jushi's gaze to look to the other side.
Tomioka Giyu, Tanjuro, and Murata, who was bowing to thank them, appeared in view.
--Um?
The young man's lavender eyes, which were exactly the same as Zhu Shi's, narrowed slightly, with some doubts appearing on his face.
——Swordsman? Is there a character for annihilation behind it... from the Demon Slayer Squad?
Before he could take a closer look, Zhu Shi, who was beside him with a slight pout, turned sideways and took a small step away from the street.
"Let's go, Yushiro."
Zhu Shi's gentle voice sounded, she turned around and left slowly along the street:
"Enough blood has been collected for today."
The young man known as Yushiro withdrew his gaze after hearing this and quickly followed him. He jogged a few steps:
"yes."
…
The other side of the street.
It seemed that he had noticed something.
Tomioka Giyu raised his head and glanced around with his dark blue eyes.
After finding nothing, he slowly withdrew his eyes.
——Is it an illusion?
…
…
The next day.
daytime.
It seems that because of the haze last night, the weather was particularly clear during the day, and the clear blue sky was unobstructed.
"Gah!!" Two pitch-black crows flapped their wings high and flew in the sky, looking down at the ground.
On the rugged mountains, not far away, there is a large group of wisteria flowers, shimmering in the sun.
In the middle of the wisteria flowers is a solemnly decorated and spacious Japanese-style mansion.
Tread, tread, tread.
The three of them were walking on the path in the mountains.
Kamado Tanjuro narrowed his eyes slightly and used breathing techniques to drive away sleepiness.
Although he looks sallow, skinny, with shriveled muscles, weak and weak, he looks like he could die suddenly at any time.
But just last night, Tanjuro discovered something.
After the evil spirit was beheaded by Tomioka Giyu and he picked up the wedge pill.
It seemed that he was the only one who saw the red-pink "resurrection" power rising from the ghost's ashes.
And it slipped directly into his body.
The "resurrection" power that can be felt in the body has been restored to about a quarter.
In the past, it would have been two whole nights, plus non-stop running.
He is long dead.
And now.
Kamado Tanjuro walked steadily on the road step by step.
It is the power of "rebirth".
This is essentially the source of vitality, which is supporting and filling his weak body.
If he were to fight now, he was confident that he would be able to cut off hundreds more when Wu Mei blew himself up.
However, about a quarter of this "rebirth" energy is also being consumed at an imperceptible speed.
Now I am just walking, if I fight, it may be worn away even faster.
New discoveries worth recording.
Kamado Tanjuro kept his silence, moving on the road like a walking plant.
aside.
really.
The characters of the pillars are all very strange.
Also very scary!
Murata walked between the two of them. He observed them carefully, then raised his head helplessly and looked at the sky.
"…well."
Murata touched his forehead. There was a wound on it that was corroded by the ghost's saliva yesterday. He touched it carefully with his fingers.
Snap.
He immediately grinned in pain and screamed:
"It hurts!"
Murata retracted his hand, lowered his head, looked at the necrotic flesh stuck on his fingers, and said hesitantly to the two people beside him:
"that…"
He raised his eyes and glanced left and right at the two people walking with him sandwiched between them.
Then he looked at Tomioka Giyu, whom he was more familiar with:
"Yoshi...Tomioka-sama."
"I'm only slightly injured, is it really necessary to go to Butterfly House..."
"Probably, it will heal on its own in two days." As he said that, Murata looked at Tomioka Giyuu tentatively.
Tomioka Giyuu looked straight ahead and shook his head slightly:
"it's not true."
"This time, all three Class C members except you died in the line of duty. That one ghost alone can't do it."
His tone was calm, and his dark blue eyes remained unchanged:
"I'm afraid, there is a more powerful ghost in that place, most likely the Twelve Ghost Moon."
"It's just a way to go to Butterfly House. This matter about ghosts must be reported to the lord first. It may be more convenient to take you with me."
ah.
Hearing this, Murata, who was following Tomioka Giyu, suddenly felt his body stiffen, as if he was petrified.
His thoughts suddenly stopped.
So that's it.
Actually, it's me who is being too sentimental.
Even though all the seniors have sacrificed their lives, I am actually thinking about such a thing...!
Murata! Shame on you!
Reflect quickly!
Murata suddenly felt his scalp numb, and his face slowly turned red, feeling ashamed that he had not been able to notice the sacrifice of his teammates on this level.
He lowered his head and followed the two of them without saying a word.
Last night's remnant was taken over by the hidden troops, and during the search for the victims, the remaining limbs of the remaining troops were found.
The third-class members were already the future backbone of the Demon Slayer Corps and had the hope of being promoted to the pillars. The sudden death of three members in the line of duty was enough to attract attention.
Thinking of this, Tomioka Giyu suddenly remembered Kamado Tanjuro's strange breathing method last night.
He felt that Tanjuro, who had a strength close to that of Hashira, probably knew how to breathe, so he was not surprised that Tanjuro knew how to breathe.
However, he had never seen such a breathing method.
Especially the sword skill of thrusting forward.
The moment Tanjuro took action, Tomioka Giyu even noticed something like something in Kamado Tanjuro's breath.
——Components of water breathing.
That move matched with the rhythm of breathing, and Tomioka Yoshiyuki instantly thought of [Water Breath·Seven Form·Shizuku Wave Strike]
However, there seems to be a big difference in nature.
Just like apples and tomatoes, even though they are both red and have green stems, they are both edible.
But it's not the same species after all.
Is it a self-created breathing method?
Thinking about it, Tomioka Giyuu looked across Murata towards Kamado Tanjuro, and said in a calm tone:
"Kamamen."
Kamado Tanjuro didn't reply, he just slowly turned his head and glanced at Tomioka Giyuu.
The latter understood that this meant asking him to continue talking.
But when the words that were in my mind just now came to my lips, they suddenly turned into:
"Where did your breathing technique come from?"
Hearing this, Kamado Tanjuro's expression when he looked at him changed from calm to somewhat confused.
He thought for a moment and seemed to figure out Tomioka Giyu's original intention.
Just when Tanjuro was once again surprised by Tomioka Giyu's poor expression.
"Gah!!" The voice of the crow came from the sky above:
"The lord's residence has arrived! Karma!!"
