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It's early morning.
The chirping of birds is accompanied by the flowing water, gently wafting through the mountains and fields.
Inside the mansion.
Kamado Tanjuro raised his head and looked towards the place where the sound came from.
That's on the rooftop.
Tread, tread, tread.
There was a slight sound of feet stepping on the tatami.
A figure wearing a white feather fabric slowly walked from the roof. His voice was soft and gentle, making people feel like a spring breeze:
"Everyone is here."
"I haven't seen you for half a year."
The visitor had black hair, and his appearance could not be seen clearly because of the purple scars spreading down from his forehead.
The scar covered his left eye, his white eyelashes were trembling slightly, his eyes were droopy, and his pupils were gray.
He seemed to still be able to see with his right eye, and his dark purple pupils slowly swept across the people in the courtyard. He smiled, and his voice was gentle and calm:
"My lovely children."
"How are you all doing during this period?"
[The leader of the Demon Slayer Squad, Ubuyashiki Yoshiya]
Behind him, two children, one with black hair and one with white hair, closed the sliding door of the roof, walked to his side, and stretched out their hands to support him.
Uh-huh!
When Uyashiki Yōya walked out of the rooftop, the current six pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps all stopped their previous loose attitude.
They bent their knees slightly, half-kneeling in front of the roof, and lowered their heads.
Even Yihei Xiaoba Nei, who was sitting on the tree, quickly jumped down from the tree and half-knelt in front of the roof.
"all good."
The undead Sekawa Saneya, who originally had a bad tone, changed his previous style. He raised his eyes slightly, half-knelt on the ground, and spoke in a very respectful tone:
"But your health is the most important, my lord."
"I am sincerely happy for you."
Gudu…
Is this... my lord?
Murata followed Tomioka Giyu and half knelt down. He was sweating profusely in panic. After noticing that the other pillars suddenly became serious, he no longer dared to raise his head to observe his lord.
Instead, he lowered his head, looked at the ants on the ground, and calmed his breathing that was rapid due to nervousness.
"..."
Purgatory Anjuro put his hands on his knees with a serious expression. Without reacting, he knelt down on the ground with a bang.
Today was the first time that he attended the Zhuhe meeting on behalf of his father, so he was a little overwhelmed for a while.
Feeling the absent-minded gazes of the other pillars, he had no time to change his posture, straightened his back quickly, and stared straight ahead intently.
The red flame-like hair color unique to the Purgatory family shines brightly in the sun.
Snap.
Kamado Tanjuro sat next to Purgatory Anjuro, and he also sat there.
As a frail and sickly mountain man, unlike those other pillars, his body couldn't bear the pain of half-kneeling for a long time.
and.
He glanced at Purgatory Anjuro and smiled at the latter.
It seems that Xingjulang, who will take up the position of Flame Pillar in the future, is a little overwhelmed now. It might be much better if he has a "companion" like him.
Purgatory Anjuro looked at Tanjuro and was slightly stunned for a moment. Then he reacted and his mood immediately became as usual and he was full of energy.
——Uh-huh! Mr. Kamado is a good man!
Tanjuro withdrew his eyes, and his eyes slowly shifted to Uyashiki Yōya on the rooftop.
Observing the other person's appearance that was somewhat different from his impression.
The injuries on his face were not as extensive as in his memory, and now it seemed that he was only blind in one eye.
He never paid much attention to this matter before.
In the original work.
Tanjiro took Yadouzi with him and trained with Rintaki Sakonji for more than two years before passing the final selection of Fujisakiyama.
In other words, now is exactly about two to three years ago.
Therefore, the Demon Slayer Corps, which originally had nine pillars three years later, now only has six pillars.
The three pillars, Xia, Lian, and Yan, are missing.
Now, the Demon Slayer Squad is far less powerful than he remembers.
At the same time, he also roughly guessed why the lord asked him to attend the Zhuhe meeting.
While Tanjuro was thinking about this silently.
"Thank you, Saneya." Yoya Shiki's undamaged dark purple right eye looked at the Immortal River. He smiled and nodded lightly:
"After the last time, the situation became a bit overwhelming."
Ubuyashiki Yaoya slowly knelt down on the edge of the roof. His white eyelashes shimmered in the sun and trembled slightly:
"As of now, I have to make more requests of you."
"For this, please forgive me."
As he said that, Ubuyashiki Yaoya lowered his head slightly and closed his eyes, expressing his apology and self-blame.
"You don't have to be like this."
"This is what we should do, my lord."
"That's right!"
When the pillars saw this, their tone became anxious.
Only Butterfly Ninja's expression slowly changed from a smile to silence, and she did not speak.
The hand that was placed on Yu Zhi also slowly clenched until it turned white.
Seeing the remorseful look on his lord's face, Immortal Sakawa Saneya frowned slightly, thought of a countermeasure in his mind, and hurriedly shouted:
"My lord!"
"With all due respect, before that..."
He looked to one side, in the direction of Purgatory Anjuro, and his eyes became fierce again:
"Why didn't Mr. Yanzhu and Purgatory Makijuro come?
"Instead, here comes a swordsman who is not a pillar."
"Mr. Purgatory Makijuro, is something wrong?"
When Purgatory Xingjulang heard this, he raised his head with a smile, firm eyes and a heroic voice:
"Father, he..."
"Hey!!" Immortal Kawa Saneya suddenly shouted loudly, interrupting Purgatory Anjuro's words. His face was gloomy and he squinted:
"Who asked you to interrupt!"
Ubuyashiki Yaoya slowly raised his head and explained aloud:
"Shimi, don't embarrass him too much."
"Today, we discussed several things, and Makijuro's situation is one of them."
He turned his head and looked at Purgatory Anjuro with somewhat cloudy eyes. He smiled and said in a gentle voice:
"You must be quite worried about Makijuro."
"Can you tell us how he is doing at home?"
Purgatory Anjuro looked at Uyashiki Yōya in confusion. He listened to the other person's words and felt that his head was buzzing and hot.
Incredible…!
This special sound makes people feel as warm as the spring breeze blowing through their body!
After being stunned for a while, he quickly came to his senses and explained:
"Father, he..."
"Since my mother passed away, my father has lost all his fighting spirit."
"In the beginning, I would bring alcohol with me on missions."
"Now, I often lock myself in the house, drink alcohol, and no longer go out on missions."
After listening to Anjuro's words, the scene almost fell into silence for a moment.
"Ah...what a pity..."
Mingyu Xingming held up the beads, clasped his hands together, and two lines of clear tears flowed from the corners of his cloudy and white eyes. His tone was calm and sad:
"In this case, it may be difficult for Mr. Makijuro to serve as a flame pillar again..."
Wow!
Yusui Tianyuan suddenly raised his head, and the shining gemstones swayed with his movements. He raised his hand and said in a calm tone:
"I think he should just retire."
"There is no benefit in keeping such a guy here, but it will lower our morale."
