Demon Slayer: Tanjuro Kamado returns from Sekiro

Chapter 114 - Breath of the Sun, Awakening of the Boar ([-] in [-])

on the street.

"What is the ghost this time? There are actually three pillars here."

"I don't know, Ghost King...?"

Hearing this, the person who was speaking was stunned for a moment, then looked at his companion beside him in disbelief:

"What is the Ghost King doing in Flower Street?"

A few standing on the roof, wary of the surrounding swordsmen poking secretly in the direction of Tanjuro and the other three, talking in low voices.

More and more shadows came, and swordsmen from other classes stood aside vigilantly.

Suddenly, the entire dilapidated street was full of people standing around.

"This... what... who are you..."

The landlady's expression was dull, she turned her head in a daze, and looked around gradually running towards, and began to clean up the ruins and rescue the wounded:

"Just now...what happened...?"

"Relax." Goto patted the proprietress's shoulder lightly, without explaining. He knew that it would be very troublesome to explain:

"We're official people, trust me."

This is a lie.

He just gently took the girl and Yuzi from the proprietress's hands, and prepared to place them on the ground for examination.

pat!

A revolver with a pitch-black gun fell out of the proprietress's drooping sleeve, and landed on the ground with a crisp sound.

The revolver bounced on the ground, and the black muzzle of the gun was aimed at Goto, and he raised his eyebrows in fright.

Cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

——It’s really dangerous.

Goto looked at the proprietress with choking eyes.

……

soon.

"…nailed it."

Goto wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He looked at the proprietress who sat down and fell asleep due to excessive tension, and Yuzi who was bandaged and passed out, and turned to look around.

Companions are trying to find the wounded in the rubble.

Suddenly, he took a closer look and found the three Tanjuro standing not far away.

The frown loosened:
"...Master Tomioka!"

He waved his hand and shouted, then ran over in small steps.

Yoshiyuki Tomioka was startled when he was called, he turned his head and looked in Goto's direction.

"It's been a long time no see, Master Tomioka, Master Yu Sui—"

Goto raised his head and nodded towards the two, then moved his eyes to Tanjuro beside him, his expression became extremely surprised for a moment:
"Mr. Kitchen Gate?!"

But the surprised expression only lasted for a moment.

During this period of time, he has been going out on missions, and he hasn't even returned to the Butterfly House for repairs for a long time.

but…

Goto still looked at Tanjuro in surprise.

Mr. Zaomen, who was still very weak before, has been...

His eyes shifted slightly, observing the plain expressions of Yu Sui and Tomioka.

—Is it the column level?

Goto recalled the soft pink light he had seen before, and he later checked it carefully with Mitsuichi and found that it was not an illusion.

Looking at Tanjuro's healthy appearance, Goto felt happy for him from the bottom of his heart.

After a slight fluctuation in his inner emotions, he nodded towards Tanjuro:
"Everyone, Yin's troops and swordsmen have arrived, everyone can leave for rest."

"No." Yu Sui Tianyuan put the scimitar on his shoulder casually, his voice was relatively high, and his eyes looked around:

"The three of us will stay here until dawn, there may still be windings lingering nearby."

As he spoke, he frowned tightly.

What did that guy mean by [You are also a ninja] just now.

"There is still winding..." Hearing this, Goto raised his head, his pupils shrank slightly, and then nodded: "...I understand."

Just when he was about to turn around and leave to continue to help other players.

pat.

"Goto."

Tanjuro stretched out a hand, and lightly patted Goto's turned shoulder.

Goto turned around suspiciously, 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 it was not clear at the time, in the conversation with Tanjiro later, he also understood Goto and Mitsuichi's efforts and self-blame when they tried to save themselves.

The names of the two were also learned from Tanjirou—they went to Rinaki's house with Tanjirou on their backs.

Hearing Tanjuro's words, Goto froze for a moment.

——Friend... charge one?
Tanjuro's smile was reflected in Goto's eyes, the face hidden under the black cloth couldn't see any expression, he just nodded vigorously again:
"Ok!"

"I will."

……

soon.

A ray of light appeared at the end of the sky, the clouds were penetrated by the slowly rising light, and the golden morning sun was inlaid on the edge of the clouds.

Its daybreak.

From last night to now, the traces of Tong Mo appeared that time.

After waiting for the sky to fully dawn, Tanjuro and the three parted ways in place.

Tomioka Yoshiyuki and Usui Tengen are going back to the area they were originally in charge of.

——Since the last transparent training, these two have not managed their tasks for a long time.

And Tanjuro.

He wants 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 blouse, his scuffed hand was tightly gripping the handle of the knife.

And with a little force, he waved it in the courtyard.

Swish!
Swish!
There was determination in his dark red eyes, he clenched his teeth, white steam leaked slightly from the corners of his mouth.

——Muichiro and Ichiro have already gone to perform the mission.

——I have been practicing with them, but I am still stagnant here and have stopped moving forward.

Swish!
The wooden knife cut through the air, leaving a faint trace in midair.

Tanjiro opened his mouth, exhaled a puff of white steam, and under his raised brow was an extremely determined gaze.

——This is impossible!
Thinking back to how his father had been going out recently, Tanjiro felt faintly worried.

"Mmm!"

Suddenly, an extremely loud sound came from the nearby eaves.

Purgatory Kyojuro is sitting in the corridor with his arms folded, his waist straight, looking at Tanjirou who is practicing swordsmanship with piercing eyes:
"Stove door boy! Raise your arms a little higher!"

"Yes!!" Hearing this, Tanjiro closed his eyes forcefully, and shouted loudly, "I will work hard!"

Swish!
He tensed his arms tightly, and then the blade swung in a perfect semicircle in midair.

"That's it!"

Xing Shoulang's voice resounded in Butterfly House.

aside.

"...that big owl..."

"It's so loud!" My wife Shanyi was sweating coldly. He hid in the corner behind Purgatory Kyojuro, and looked at Takeo and Shigeru in blank dismay.

With a very keen sense of hearing, he felt as if his head was about to explode when he stayed next to Purgatory Xingshourou.

The reason why he is still here-

Zenitsu looked at Tanjirou in the garden.

——Kamado Tanjiro, with a voice so gentle that it makes people want to die.

Miss Shinobi left the Butterfly House with Aoi Kanzaki, who had just joined the Butterfly House, and several Yins, and went to a nearby town to purchase medicine.

She chose the purgatory house nearby, and asked Xing Shoulang to come to the butterfly house to temporarily guarantee the safety of the butterfly house.

"Very exquisite swordsmanship!"

Purgatory Kyojuro put his hands on his knees, stood up, and walked into the courtyard wearing only a black uniform, staring at Tanjiro with big eyes:
"Did Tanjuro-san teach you that?"

"No... That's right..." Tanjiro stopped waving the wooden knife, panting heavily, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and was about to answer Kyojuro's question.

From the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of Tanjuro approaching from the door.

"...Father!" He turned his head in surprise.

Hearing this, Anjurou subconsciously followed Tanjirou's line of sight.

After looking at Tanjuro who was running all the way back, he nodded his head:
"Mr. Zaomen! Did the mission succeed!"

tread.

"Well, it went well." Tanjuro approached slowly, and he smiled back, his eyes resting on the panting eldest son.

He bent down, reached out and touched Tanjiro's head, wiped the sweat that flowed down his cheeks, and told him:

"Don't force yourself, haste makes waste."

"I see!" Tanjiro echoed back.

Tanjuro straightened up, glanced around casually, and observed Rokuta and Hanako who were playing on the second floor with a clear vision.

After making sure that the children and Kui Zhi were still there, his heart calmed down.

But looking around, he didn't find any trace of Brother Shitou and Weiweilang.

subconsciously asked:

"What about Ichiro and the others?"

"Ah." Tanjiro raised his head, smiled, stretched out his hand and explained:
"Wuichiro and the others went on a mission. Uncle Shitou seemed a little worried, so he went with him."

……

……

Somewhere on a hill.

"Karma! Ichiro! No Ichiro!"

The crow flapped its wings and hovered in the sky, urging the tired and sweaty brothers below:
"hurry up!"

"Rush to the mission location before sunset!"

"Cross this mountain again! We're there! Karma!"

below.

Forest.

The golden sun shines through the gaps in the lush forest.

Muichiro leaned weakly under the tree, sweating profusely, panting heavily, looking up at the sky in disbelief:

"There is another mountain?!"

He pulled the collar of his black uniform to dissipate heat, and shouted in frustration:
"Why--!!"

Ichiro was walking in front, he slammed his mouth, he was annoyed by the heat, he turned his head and yelled at his younger brother:

"Noisy!"

"Hurry up!"

"If you are tired, you can rest for a while." The father walked behind the two brothers, and he observed the surroundings to avoid being attacked by wild boars and other animals.

Hearing this, the crow hovering in the air suddenly became unhappy, and it quacked loudly:
"Karma! Unique Lang! No way!"

The yelling of the crow was not over yet, suddenly!

On the other side of the woods.

"...It's so noisy!"

A muscular arm grasped the stones on the ground, and with his upper body bare, he slightly aimed at the crow in the sky.

then.

The arm flicked violently!
Whoosh-!
The stone turned into a straight line and quickly flew towards the crow!

then!

boom!
"Puff!"

Hit the bullseye!

The crow's wings were hit by a stone, and it choked suddenly, two of its black feathers flew away immediately, its eyes widened, and it fell weightlessly towards the ground!

Seeing this, Wuichiro on the ground quickly raised his head and stretched out his hands trying to catch the falling crow.

"Crow!"

Pounce forward!
flutter!
The crow landed in Muichiro's arms, foaming at the mouth, struggling to raise its wings, and staring straight 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 crow lying in his arms and felt sad.

"Who!" Ichiro stood in front of his younger brother, he stretched out his hand to protect Muichiro behind him, and shouted towards a boulder in front of them:

"Why did you sneak attack us!"

pat.

"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 streams of white steam blow out from the wild boar's nostrils.

After seeing the appearance of the person coming, Ichiro frowned tightly.

It was a wild boar-like head, naked upper body, but a human body—a monster!

Is it a ghost? !

Ichiro stared at him, thinking quickly.

——No, there is sunshine on him, not a ghost.

that--

Subconsciously clenched 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?!"

When the wild boar heard words like sneak attack, he seemed quite angry. He stood on the boulder and looked down at the three of them:
"Break into my mountain! How dare you say that the guy who attacked me was me?"

"Do not make jokes!"

As he spoke, two long streams of white steam overflowed.

creak...

The muscles on his body slowly tightened, he squatted down slowly, and his leg muscles accumulated strength.

His eyes stopped on the knives at the waists of the two Shitou brothers, and the faces hidden under the hood showed excited expressions:
"Remember, intruder."

"My name is Inosuke Zuhira."

Inosuke raised his head, two huge blue boar eyes looked in Ichiro's direction, loudly shouted:

"——is the king of this mountain!!"

next moment!
Swish!
His feet slammed on the ground!
The forceful dive from top to bottom made him approach Ichiro who was holding the knife handle tightly almost instantly!
"The pig advances by leaps and bounds—!!" The mouth kept shouting!

laugh--!
"Come and compare with me whose strength is stronger!!"

Inosuke sprinted with the shovel, and the dust kicked up. He tightened his abdomen and squeezed his core, and slammed his leg from one side, pulling towards Ichiro!
Ichiro's eyes widened, he looked at Inosuke who was approaching to his side, and was at a loss for a while.

Behind.

"Hey!!" Muichiro hugged the crow, his face turned blue, his eyes were fixed on Inosuke, feeling a little nauseous.

--what happens? !
He yelled inwardly.

Pong!
Watching my brother pull out the Sun Wheel Knife, he slashed the wild boar monster's foot with the back of the knife.

——Why did they start fighting!
"Hey hey ha ha ha ha!!" Inosuke's rough laughter resounded non-stop 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.

Looking through the window with some worry, he looked into the distance.

——I always feel that Brother Shi Tou will not go well this time.

He sighed.

I hope I think about it too much.

No one was around.

Slowly immersed in the mind, consciousness gradually darkened.

……

for a long time.

Tanjuro slowly opened his eyes.

The purpose of entering is a courtyard that is both familiar and unfamiliar.

——That's the yard behind his house.

(End of this chapter)