on the street.
"What's the ghost this time? There are actually three pillar levels here."
"I don't know, Ghost King...?"
Hearing this, the person who was speaking was stunned for a moment, and then looked at his companion next to him in disbelief:
"What is the Ghost King doing in Flower Street?"
A few swordsmen standing on the roof, wary of the surroundings, looked in the direction of Tanjuro and the others, chatting in low voices.
More and more hidden people came running, with swordsmen from other classes standing aside on guard.
Suddenly, the entire dilapidated street was filled with people.
"This...what...who are you..."
The landlady's expression was dull. She turned her head blankly and looked at the surrounding people gradually running towards her. She began to clean up the rubble and rescue the injured:
"Just now...what happened...?"
"Relax." Goto gently patted the boss's wife on the shoulder without explaining. He knew that once explained, it would be very troublesome:
"We are official people, please trust me."
This is a lie.
He just gently took the girl and Yuzi from the hands of the landlady and prepared to place them on the ground for examination.
Snap!
A revolver with a jet-black barrel fell out of the boss's wife's drooped sleeves, and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
The revolver bounced on the ground, and the dark muzzle of the gun was pointed at Goto, who raised his brows in fright.
Cold sweat ran down his forehead.
——It’s so dangerous.
Goto looked at the landlady with a choked look.
…
soon.
"…nailed it."
Goto wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He looked at the proprietress in front of him who sat down and fell asleep due to excessive stress, and the bandaged Tamako who was unconscious. He turned and looked around.
Companions are working hard to search for the wounded in the rubble.
Suddenly, he took a closer look and spotted Tanjuro and three others standing not far away.
The frown relaxed:
"...Tomioka-sama!"
He waved his hand and shouted, then ran over.
Tomioka Giyuu was startled when he was called. He turned around and looked in Goto's direction.
"It's been such a long time no see, Mr. Tomioka, Mr. Yusui——"
Goto raised his head and nodded at the two of them, then moved his eyes to Tanjuro beside him. For a moment, his expression became extremely surprised:
"——Mr. Kamado?!"
But the surprised expression only lasted for a moment.
During this period of time, he has been away on missions and has not even returned to Butterfly House for repairs in a long time.
but…
Goto still looked at Tanjuro in surprise.
Mr. Kamado, who was still very weak before, has...
His eyes moved slightly, observing the dull expressions of Yu Zui and Tomioka.
——Is it column level?
Goto recalled the soft pink light he had seen. He later checked carefully with Mitsuru and found that it was not an illusion.
Seeing Tanjuro's healthy appearance, Goto felt happy for him from the bottom of his heart.
After the slight fluctuation of emotions in his heart, he nodded towards Tanjuro:
"Everyone, Yin's troops and swordsmen have arrived. You can leave to repair."
"No." Yusui Tianyuan casually put the scimitar on his shoulder, his voice was high-pitched, and he looked around:
"The three of us will stay here until dawn. There may still be windings hanging around."
As he spoke, he frowned tightly.
What did that guy just say [You are also a ninja]... exactly mean.
"There is still a winding..." Hearing this, Goto raised his head, his pupils narrowed slightly, and then nodded: "...I understand."
Just when he was about to turn around and leave to help other team members.
Snap.
"Goto."
Tanjuro reached out a hand and gently patted Goto's shoulder as he turned around.
Goto turned back in confusion and looked at Tanjuro who was smiling.
"Say hello to your friend for me." Tanjuro smiled, his voice was soft, and he said slowly:
"I haven't had time to thank you for what happened last time."
Although he didn't know it at the time, in his subsequent conversation with Tanjiro, he also understood Goto and Mitsui's efforts and self-blame when trying to save him.
The names of the two people were also learned from Tanjiro - it was the house of Nintaki that they went to with Tanjiro on his back.
Gotou was stunned for a moment after hearing Tanjuro's words.
——Friend...do you want to recharge?
Goto's eyes reflected Tanjuro's smile, and his face hidden under the black cloth had no expression. He just nodded vigorously again:
"Um!"
"I will."
…
soon.
A flash of light appeared at the end of the sky, the clouds were penetrated by the slowly rising light, and the golden morning sun was embedded in the edge of the clouds.
Its daybreak.
From last night to now, the traces of child molestation appeared just once.
After waiting for the sky to fully light up, Tanjuro and the other two parted ways.
Tomioka Giyu and Usu Tengen will return to the areas they were originally responsible for.
——Since the last thorough training, these two have not managed their own tasks for a long time.
And Tanjuro.
He wanted to go back to Butterfly House and digest that memory first.
…
Butterfly House.
In the courtyard.
"Ho!"
Tanjiro was standing tall, wearing a green and black plaid shirt, and his hand that was full of scratches was holding the handle of the knife tightly.
And he waved it vigorously in the courtyard.
Uh-huh!
Uh-huh!
His dark red eyes showed perseverance, he gritted his teeth, and a slight white steam escaped from the corners of his mouth.
——Muichiro and Ichiro have already gone on a mission.
——I have been practicing with them, but I am still stuck here and have stopped moving forward.
Uh-huh!
The wooden knife cut through the air, leaving a faint trace in mid-air.
Tanjiro opened his mouth and exhaled a stream of white steam. Under his raised brows was an extremely determined gaze.
——This is not possible!
Thinking back to how his father had been out recently, Tanjiro felt faintly worried.
"Hmm!"
Suddenly, an extremely loud sound came from under the eaves next to it.
Purgatory Anjuro was sitting in the corridor with his arms folded and his back straight, looking at Tanjiro who was practicing swordsmanship with piercing eyes:
"Kamado boy! Raise your arms a little higher!"
"Yes!!" Tanjiro heard this, closed his eyes forcefully, and shouted loudly: "I will work hard!"
Uh-huh!
He tensed his arms hard, and then the blade swung in a perfect semicircle in mid-air.
"That's it!"
Anjuro's voice echoed throughout the Butterfly House.
aside.
"...That big brother owl..."
"The voice is so loud!" My wife Zenitsu's face broke out in a cold sweat. He hid in the corner behind Purgatory Anjuro, looking at each other with Takeo and Shigeru.
He had very sensitive hearing, and when he was next to Purgatory Anjurou, he felt like his head was going to explode.
The reason why he is still here——
Zenitsu looked at Tanjiro in the courtyard.
——Tanjiro Kamado has a voice so gentle that it makes you want to die.
Miss Shinobu left the Butterfly House with Aoi Kanzaki, a new member of the Butterfly House, and several Gin, and went to a nearby town to purchase medicine.
She chose Purgatory's house nearby, and asked Anjuro to come to Butterfly House to temporarily ensure the safety of Butterfly House.
"Very exquisite swordsmanship!"
Purgatory Anjuro put his hands on his knees and stood up. Wearing only a black uniform, he strolled into the courtyard and stared at Tanjiro with his big eyes:
"Did Mr. Tanjuro teach you this?"
"No...that's right..." Tanjiro stopped waving the wooden sword, panting heavily, wiping the sweat from his forehead, and was about to answer Anjuro's question.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Tanjuro coming from the door.
"...Father!" He turned his head in surprise.
Hearing this, Anjuro subconsciously followed Tanjiro's gaze.
After looking at Tanjuro who was running back all the way, he nodded:
"Mr. Kamado! Did the mission succeed?"
tread.
"Well, it went smoothly." Tanjuro approached slowly, and he smiled back, his eyes resting on the breathing eldest son.
He leaned down, stretched out his hand to touch Tanjiro's head, wiped the sweat flowing down his cheeks, and warned:
“Don’t force yourself, haste makes waste.”
"I understand!" Tanjiro echoed.
Tanjuro straightened up and glanced around casually, observing Rokuta and Hanako who were playing on the second floor with a clear field of vision.
After making sure that the children and Kui Zhi were still there, he calmed down.
But looking around, he found no sign of the Tokito brothers and Yueyiro.
Subconsciously asked:
"Where are Ichiro and the others?"
"Ah." Tanjiro raised his head, smiled, stretched out his hand and explained:
"Muichiro and the others went on a mission. Uncle Tokito seemed a little worried and went with them."
…
…
Somewhere on the top of a mountain.
"Gah! Ichiro! Muichiro!"
The crow flapped its wings and circled in the sky, urging the two tired and sweaty brothers below:
"hurry up!"
"We must get to the mission location before sunset!"
"Go over this mountain again! We're there! Karma!"
below.
Forest.
Golden sunlight shines through the gaps in the lush woods.
Muichiro leaned weakly under the tree. He was sweating profusely and breathing heavily. He looked up at the sky in disbelief:
"There's another mountain?!"
He pulled on the collar of his black uniform to dissipate heat, and shouted with frustration:
"Why--!!"
Ichiro was walking in front. He smacked his mouth. He was so hot that he was annoyed. He turned his head and shouted angrily at his brother:
"It's so noisy!"
"Hurry up!"
"If you are tired, you can rest for a while." The father walked behind the two brothers. He observed the surroundings to avoid being attacked by animals such as wild boars.
Hearing this, the crow hovering in the air suddenly became unhappy and screamed:
"Gah! Youyilang! No!"
The crow's cackling cry hadn't ended yet, suddenly!
On the other side of the woods.
"...It's so noisy!"
An arm with obvious muscles grasped the stones on the ground. He was naked from the upper body and slightly aimed at the crows in the sky.
then.
The arm shook violently!
Whoosh!
The pebbles turned into a straight line and flew towards the eagle crow quickly!
then!
boom!
"Pfft!"
Hit the target!
The crow's wings were hit by a stone, and it choked suddenly. Two of its black feathers suddenly flew away. Its eyes widened, and it fell weightlessly toward the ground!
Seeing this, Muichiro on the ground quickly raised his head and stretched out his hands to try to catch the falling crow.
"The crow!"
Pounce forward suddenly!
flutter!
The crow fell into Muichiro's arms, foaming at the mouth, struggling to lift its wings, and staring directly at the sky with its dark eyes.
He said something hoarsely.
Muichiro quickly put his ear close and listened carefully.
The crow's voice was low and intermittent:
"I…"
"...has a name..."
Then, it tilted its head and passed out.
Just when Muichiro looked at the bird that fell in his arms and felt sad.
"Who!" Ichiro stood in front of his younger brother. He stretched out his hands to protect Wuichiro behind him, and shouted towards a huge rock in front of them:
"Why did you sneak attack us!"
Snap.
"Huh——?" The muscular young figure stood up from the boulder above, and he slowly raised his inhuman-shaped head.
A dull and rough voice came from under the wild boar's head:
"Sneak attack?"
Two long streams of white steam blew out from the wild boar's nostrils.
After seeing the appearance of the person clearly, Ichiro frowned tightly.
It was a head with the shape of a wild boar, the upper body was naked, but the body was humanoid - a monster!
Is it a ghost? !
Ichiro stared at him, thinking quickly.
——No, there is sunshine on him, not a ghost.
That--
Subconsciously tightening his grip on the handle of the knife at his waist, Ichiro gritted his teeth and looked at the guy with the boar head.
——What kind of monster is this? !
"What did you say?!"
The wild boar seemed to be quite angry when he heard words like sneak attack. He stood on the boulder and looked down at Tokito and the others:
"Breaked into my mountain! How dare you say that I was the one who attacked?"
"Do not make jokes!"
As he spoke, two more long lines of white steam overflowed.
Creaking…
The muscles in his body slowly tightened, and he slowly squatted down, accumulating strength in his leg muscles.
His eyes stopped on the knives at the waists of the Tokito brothers, and there was an excited expression on the faces hidden under the hoods:
"Remember it, intruder."
"My name is Inosuke Kubihira."
Inosuke raised his head, looked in the direction of Ichiro with two huge blue boar eyes, and shouted in a rough voice:
"——He is the king of this mountain!!"
next moment!
Uh-huh!
He kicked the ground hard with both feet!
With a forceful dive from top to bottom, he almost instantly approached Ichiro who was holding the handle of the knife!
"The pig is advancing suddenly——!!" he kept shouting!
laugh--!
"Come and compete with me to see who is stronger!!"
Inosuke sprinted with a sliding shovel, dust rose up, he tightened his abdomen and core, and suddenly swung his leg from one side to hit Ichiro!
Ichiro's eyes widened, and he looked at Inosuke who was approaching him, feeling a little at a loss for a moment.
behind.
"Hey!!" Muichiro hugged the bird, his face turned blue, his eyes were fixed on Inosuke, and he felt a little nauseous.
--what happens? !
He shouted inwardly at a loss.
Pong!
Watching his brother pull out the Nichirin Sword, he used the back of the blade to hit the sole of the wild boar monster's foot that was leaning down and using the force to kick it up.
——Why did they start fighting!
"Hey, hey, haha!" Inosuke's rough laughter kept ringing in the mountains, and several birds fluttered their wings and flew up from the treetops.
…
Butterfly House.
Tanjuro sat quietly in the room on the second floor.
He looked worriedly through the window into the distance.
——I always feel that things will not go well for the Tokito brothers this time.
He sighed.
I hope I am overthinking it.
There was no one around.
Slowly immersed in my mind, my consciousness gradually darkened.
…
for a long time.
Tanjuro slowly opened his eyes.
Entering the destination, you will find a familiar yet unfamiliar courtyard.
——That's the yard behind his house.
(End of chapter)
