Sauichiro: rebuilding Ashina from the obliteration of the pillar

10 Jailbreak
Genichiro has also experienced Murata's grief and self-blame at this time.

During the period when the Imperial Government ruled Weina, Genichiro's family was a hunter in the Susukei area, and their lives were basically self-sufficient, and they were some distance away from Ashina and Hirata Castle.Even if conflicts broke out at the foot of the mountain from time to time, the life of their family was not affected much, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they stayed out of it.

But later, after reports from some hooligans who had been taught by Xianichiro’s father, a samurai led someone to break into his house, using the reason “Our generals don’t eat meat, why do you eat meat” (ancient Japanese people believed in Buddhism and God Taoism, who believe that eating four-legged animals will be reincarnated as animals, so do not eat the meat of most land animals), killed Genichiro's parents and younger siblings.Only Xianichiro, who went out to practice archery, escaped.

He was just over eight years old then.

After returning home from sword practice, he hid in the distance and watched with tears in his eyes as the warrior asked people to evacuate all the animal skins, food, and homemade bows and arrows in his house, and then burned that simple but cozy house to the ground.

Everything in the past also disappeared.

Genichiro wasn't afraid to show up.

It's just that such bloody enmity, if he dies rashly, there will be no way to get revenge.

His father had told him that for a hunter, patience trumps courage, and timing matters more than anything else.

In this way, for a whole year, the "patient" Genichiro did not find a chance for revenge.

When unable to avenge his family, guilt and self-blame often plague Xianichiro's spirit.

"I'm so useless, why am I the one who survived?"

Just like the current Murata.

Murata was unfortunately arrested by a strange coincidence, but he and his companions were not caught up in the net because of this.

Although the death of the team members had little to do with him.

But none of the parties can not take all the mistakes on themselves (especially here is Japan).

Genichiro looked at Murata whose tears were flowing quietly, and didn't intend to disturb him at all, until the other party's eyes regained a little bit of enthusiasm.

As said before, the hunter must know the timing.

Especially when Genichiro has a lot of questions to ask.

Now is the time.

"Are you really going to do what that bird says?"

Murata turned his head a little stiffly, wiped his eye sockets with his hands, to hide the panic in his heart, "What do you know as a child?"

This is not the first time he has been so "lucky".

It's just that even in the past, even if his teammates died, his usual way of "surviving" was to receive treatment under serious injuries.

As long as he is injured, he believes that he has indeed contributed to killing ghosts, rather than being ineffective (in fact, sometimes it is almost the same).

But this time, he was so lucky that his whole body was intact, while his teammates were completely wiped out.

Under the extreme contrast, what is the difference between this "survival" method and escape?

"I heard it all just now, what twelve ghost moons, what team members..."

Genichiro approached Murata slowly, like approaching a white-tailed deer, "What do these mean? And that crow, why does it talk?"

He looked like an ordinary child who was curious about everything, which gradually made Murata feel relaxed.

Hirayama Nobu over there also pricked up his ears curiously.

After all, it is a talking crow, something that only exists in monster legends.

Although a little scared, Hirayama Shin was still curious.

Ever since, a simple stage has been built for Murata.

Murata sighed.

Maybe it would be nice to divert attention like this.

"That bird is a crow bred by our ghost killing team, and it was specially issued to issue orders from above. Many team members are illiterate, so the above let them learn to speak."

【What he means is that teaching crows to speak is actually easier than teaching people how to read...】

"Ghost Killing Squad?"

Another keyword.

"Um……"

Recalling the embarrassing scenes of introducing the Demon Slayer Team several times before, Murata asked in advance, "By the way, do you believe that there are 'ghosts' in this world?"

"Ghost?" Hirayama shrank his body when he heard the words, "You mean, a demon like Emperor Chongde?"

The so-called Emperor Chongde was an emperor in ancient Japan who died in depression because he was forced to abdicate. Before his death, he cursed that the Japanese royal family would never have real power.It also happened that after his death, Japan began the tradition of military intervention in politics. It was not until the Meiji period that this "curse" was broken.

Because of this curse, the Emperor Chongde was also known as the "Great Demon King".

Today, in order to alleviate the "resentment" of Emperor Chongde, the Japanese people have enshrined him in the shrine for the sake of national peace. He is the representative of the resentful spirit in Japanese legend.

Hearing Hirayama Shin's words, Murata recalled the suspicion that he was haunted by ghosts before, so he explained one more sentence, "I'm talking about ghosts, not the lonely ghosts in Japanese legends, nor are they worshiped in shrines. That kind of soul, but a monster that treats people as food."

"Cannibalism?" Not only Hirayama Shin was frightened, but even Genichiro thought it was a little outrageous.

In Weiming, the only people who might be interested in cannibalism are the lion ape and the white snake Lord.

But they're not meant to stare at people, either.

"Oh, I know it's hard for you to believe. But you always read the newspapers, haven't there been reports? There are often people missing here and there, and there are some mysterious incidents, most of which are done by these ghosts."

Genichiro doesn't know what a "newspaper" is, but Hirayama Shinobu does.

"You mean, the recent disappearance of the navy was because they were eaten?"

Hirayama Shin immediately thought of the content in the newspaper, and shouted, "But the newspaper said they were deserters!"

"How else can newspapers write!"

Murata complained speechlessly, "Anyway, this incident was quite a mess, and it caught the attention of the leader of our ghost killing team, so he sent us over to investigate."

Xianichiro asked: "So your ghost killing team is a team dedicated to killing ghosts?"

"Although it sounds unbelievable, it is true. When we find that anyone is missing or killed by an animal, we will go to investigate the specific situation. If it is confirmed that it is the handwriting of ghosts, then official team members will be dispatched to kill Devil!"

"Then the government doesn't care?" Hirayama couldn't believe that there are such terrible things as ghosts in this world.

But he had to believe it, after all, there was a talking crow just now.

"In the past, during the shogunate period, they cooperated with the Demon Slayer Squad, and even Emperor Xiaoming was willing to support us." Murata said with some annoyance, "After the Meiji era, those officials who had studied abroad were unwilling to believe our words. Now they only listen to what foreigners say, even if they know, they don’t care.”

"why?"

"Ghosts also have brains. They never attack important people." Murata shook his head, "So, the only ones who are willing to help ordinary people kill evil ghosts are our ghost killing team."

[It seems that the changes here are not too obvious. 】

[It is still the era when "samurai" don't care about the lives of ordinary people. 】

"Does the ghost only eat people, or are humans just one of their foods?"

Genichiro asked a crucial question.

"Ah, speaking of this...we've seen ghosts that eat animals, but they're all very weak ghosts." Murata made a thoughtful look, and then said, "But most ghosts only eat people. Because only human flesh and blood can make them stronger. Those weak ghosts will be cleaned up because they are useless."

"Clean up", Genichiro caught a few more doubts, "Did you get killed by your ghost squad?"

Murata's expression turned serious.

"Whether strong or weak, ghosts are ghosts, and they are all targets that the ghost killing team must eliminate."

Murata emphasized, "But these weak ghosts, ghosts who don't want to eat people, are mostly dealt with by the ghost king himself."

"Ghost king? They still have a leader."

"We don't know if it's the leader, but the king of ghosts is the ancestor of all ghosts, and the only one who can turn humans into ghosts!" Murata explained.

"Wait," Genichiro was startled, "You mean, these ghosts used to be human?"

【Why do you think the game is familiar...】

[Those deformed monsters in the Palace of Origin, weren't they also once human? 】

"Yes." Murata recalled the trainer's words, "Before he became a ghost, the ghost king was also a human being. But because of an accident, he became a monster that is immortal, but needs to eat people to survive! And As long as the ghost king gives his blood to humans, they will also turn into various ghosts. Some people become ghosts because they actively seek the power of immortality, while some people are forced to do so."

[I am not old or dead! 】

【Blood? 】

[Seek the power of immortality! 】

Hearing these familiar words, Genichiro finally understood why he came to such a world.

[In this world, there are people like Long Yin...]

"The curse of immortality..."

These words were spoken by Genichiro.

Murata glanced at him unexpectedly, "Yes, it is indeed a curse to become a ghost. Although they are very strong and their skin is as hard as steel, they have no human form and usually appear ugly. Besides, Ghosts can only feed on human flesh, and over time, they will forget most of their memories of being human. The most important thing is that they are afraid of the sun, once they are exposed to the sun, they will immediately turn into ashes!"

To be honest, Genichiro even had his mind on "ghosts" before.

But when he heard this, he actually felt a little disgusted.

[This kind of immortal power has too many weaknesses...]

[Long Yin is also immortal, but his only weakness is the two immortal slashes...]

[There is also the matter of cannibalism, it is easy to be targeted, at least Long Yin knows how to absorb vitality silently! 】

Thinking about it, Genichiro even felt a little bit of sympathy for this "ghost king".

The effect is not as good as the weakened water used to spawn red ghosts.

"Since they have such obvious flaws, they won't be so stupid as to dispatch during the day, right?"

Genichiro asked, "If they attack humans at night, what about your Demon Slayer Squad?"

"You..." Murata frowned, "Why aren't you afraid at all?"

The question the child asked was too aimed at creatures like ghosts, and he seemed too calm.

A normal kid, shouldn't he be so scared that he can't sleep, right?

Hirayama Shin just rolled his eyes when he heard Murata's question.

"I've seen something like that."

Xianichiro glanced at Murata as if something was wrong, "That's why I thought you had killed someone these days. Now it seems that you killed a ghost."

[Because ghosts are transformed from humans, so they drop things like paper figurines...]

"...Uh, yes, the last ghost was just two days ago..."

While talking, Murata felt a gust of wind blowing behind him.

After coughing twice, Murata then began to answer Genichiro's previous question: "As you said, we can't see ghosts during the day, and only when they take the initiative to attack at night can we have a chance to kill them."

"But don't worry, although there is no sun at night, the swordsmen of our ghost killing team will each be equipped with a sun wheel knife. The ore used in the sun wheel knife is collected from the mountains close to the sun. It contains the power of sunlight, so as long as you use the sun wheel knife to cut off the necks of ghosts, you can kill them!"

[Ore containing the power of the sun? 】

[It sounds similar to diamond iron. 】

Diamond iron is a kind of metal containing divine karma in Weiming Mountain.

If a person with divine karma uses a weapon made of diamond iron, he can call thunder and lightning.

[If there are such things as ghosts in the world, then it is very important to have a sun wheel knife. 】

[Now I don't know how powerful this so-called "ghost" can be. 】

Genichiro can probably guess that, judging from the opponents the wolf dealt with in "Sekiro", the main threat he will face is unlikely to come from humans.In this way, only these ghosts that can evolve through eating people are left.

"Then your knife?"

"It was confiscated." Murata sighed. "It's a fat policeman who seems to be very interested in my knife."

Only then did Xianichiro remember that the fat policeman he met today was a knife collector.

Received another knife, I guess that fat man should be very happy.

【However, in this way, I know where to find the sun wheel knife. 】

As he said that, Genichiro sensed the location of some diamond iron Zhao Lei, and found that the other party was no longer nearby, but somewhere in the south.

Genichiro lowered his head slightly, and began to think about what he should do next.

First of all, although I am a little sorry for Murata, Genichiro is determined to win his Japanese sword.

Otherwise, if he accidentally encountered a creature like a ghost at night in the future, he would appear helpless.

Second, Xianichiro felt that it was necessary for him to touch this ghost, and roughly figure out what kind of strength the ghost is.

With Jiyingzhong and Yueyintang present, at least he can't beat him and can run.

Xianichiro had a hunch that if he wanted to increase his experience bar, he would probably start with these ghosts.

Next, Genichiro asked Murata a lot of scattered questions.

Murata has always been a marginal figure in the Ghost Slayer Squad. Although it is not honorable to become a core role in the detention room, it is also a rare experience, so he answered them one by one.People also recovered from the previous decadent state, at least they finally had a smile.

Until he talked about the trial of the Ghost Slayer Squad.

"Then if I want to join the Ghost Killing Squad..."

Genichiro's eyes lit up when he saw Murata.

"If you really intend to do this," Murata glanced at Genichiro's attire, probably understanding that this kid might be a homeless child, who has no father or mother like most of the Ghost Killing Squad, "I can introduce my trainer Here you go! As long as you have trained for about half a year, mastered one breathing method, and two to three sword shapes, you can go to Fuji Attack Mountain to participate in the assessment!"

"Tengjishan?" Genichiro memorized the place name, "Are there many ghosts there?"

"Yes, our ghost killing team catches some ghosts who have only eaten one or two people every year, and locks them into the vine attack mountain. The climate is mild there, and wisteria flowers grow all over the mountain all the year round. They have no way to escape, they can only be imprisoned I was starving inside. So inside, there are some ghosts who are not very powerful but are hungry."

Murata remembered what happened in their assessment, and his eyes were a little sad. "Our ghost killing team organizes assessments twice a year. As long as you can survive in the mountains for seven days, you can become an official member."

"So, where exactly is this Fuji Attack Mountain?"

Murata did not suspect him, and obediently replied: "It's near the hot springs in Oita Prefecture."

Genichiro nodded silently.

Although he didn't know where Oita Prefecture was, it didn't affect anything.

In the words of the anchor, he seems to have found a safe area without "elite monsters".

If he wants to improve his strength as soon as possible, then he is determined to win this vine attack mountain!
Now, Genichiro already has the answers to all the questions he can think of.

Next, just leave here, it's the turn of the knife holder, and then go to see the power of ghosts, and then settle down in Tokyo with Kuro!

So, Genichiro looked at Murata: "By the way, do you want to try to escape from prison?"

(End of this chapter)