Demon Slayer: Tanjuro Kamado returns from Sekiro

Chapter 120 - Is this what you expected, Yuan Yi
wow——

In the forest, the treetops swayed, reflecting phantoms under the bright moon climbing to the sky.

Gululu...

"Cough... ho!"

Tired and staring, his head rolled to the ground, and he looked at the few people in front of him in a daze.

For a moment, I couldn't react.

The head has been chopped off!

Why does one of the front winders get mixed up with humans...? !

——Don't Master Wu Mi know about this! ?
He opened his mouth wide, trembling and trying to say something, but choked, and could only utter hoarse syllables with unknown meaning.

Hitomi slowly looked at Tanjuro.

——Who is this guy...? !

Being able to cut off the head of oneself as a winding... extremely dangerous!
Perhaps because of the special experience, when I was tired, I had already seen all the appearances of winding.

This is without mercy.

At this time.

"Muichiro!" Ichiro glanced at the tired head on the ground that was beginning to turn into ashes, and he reacted suddenly:

"Stand still!"

Turning his head quickly, he ran to the side of his younger brother, groped Muichiro up and down with worried eyes, and shouted:

"It wasn't cut into pieces!"

Snapped!
There was fear in his eyes, trembling hands covered Muichiro's ears from both sides, and the tone of his voice was unnatural:

"The head is still there!"

As he spoke, he rubbed Muichiro's head vigorously.

"It hurts so much, brother, what happened to you all of a sudden?"

Wuichiro looked at his brother who had suddenly lost his mind in confusion, and casually slapped off the other's hands on both sides of his head:
"Of course I'm fine...no, wait."

"...something is wrong." He frowned slightly, feeling a little strange, and even took a step back in fright.

In my memory, that stinky face would scold her brother why he disappeared from time to time!
Muichiro's expression became vigilant, and he even looked up and down at his abnormal brother:
"Could it be that he was hit by a psychedelic vampire technique!"

The two brothers who have been staying in the Butterfly House naturally learned a lot about ghosts with Butterfly Ninja.

"No!" Ichiro noticed his younger brother's half-step back, and choked on his worried thoughts.

He looked at the suspicion in Wuichiro's eyes, and felt that his brother's words were like sharp swords piercing deeply into his chest.

"Because just now..." He immediately kept leaning forward and froze in place.

He opened his mouth and choked.

This may be the first time that, as an older brother, Ichiro felt a feeling of failure in front of his younger brother.

tread.

Wiping the sweat off his face, Wei Weilang walked over, looked at the two brothers who were noisy, and then looked up at the two who were rushing in front of them.

Whoa!
"...haha." Wei Weilang smiled and stretched out his arms, hugging the two brothers one by one, with tears streaming from the corners of his eyes:
"It's fine!"

on the ground.

Perhaps because of the imminent death, tired thoughts gradually gathered.

"...Family." Tired eyes passed through the legs of Tanjuro and Ji Guoyankatsu, staring straight at the two brothers who were talking.

In a trance, he found that the front of him was white.

Slowly falling snowflakes landed in his silver pupils without melting.

Snow?
Tired for a moment.

When does it... snow?

The clothes of the two people standing in front of them seemed to have changed into something they had never seen before.

At this time.

rustle…

"I couldn't let you be born with a sound body, I'm sorry..."

In the gradually whitening field of vision, the "mother" in memory, tears mixed with blood, fell in a pool of blood, her voice hoarse.

"It's okay, I'm tired."

The father with tears in his eyes is holding up the blade, aiming at himself who has become a demon:
"I will die with you."

His pupils shrank.

That's it,
He remembered.

I want a family just because I love my parents...

——The guilt in my heart.

The dim moon was reflected in the silver-white eyes, and two figures, a man and a woman, seemed to appear in it.

"…sorry."

A hoarse voice came from his throat.

A breeze blows.

completely turned to ashes.

……

……

After watching Rei completely reduced to ashes, Tanjuro turned sideways and inserted Muichiro's sword into his scabbard.

"Eh?" Muichiro looked at his scabbard in surprise, he hadn't even noticed when he lost the Japanese sword.

Tanjuro turned his head, his chest rising and falling slightly.

He stuffed his crow into his arms to lead the way, and ran almost at full speed all the way.

And, at the foot of the mountain, he met——

He looked beside him.

A tall swordsman dressed in serpentine feathers.

In the six golden eyes, the words [Shangxian] in the past have disappeared.

——Black Death Mou.

"Has the Winding House weakened to such an extent..."

He stood upright, and slowly sheathed the no longer ferocious blade, his tone full of sighs:
"The concentration of blood on his body is so thick, but his strength doesn't match it."

After all, as a ghost, Hei Si Mou doesn't have to worry about whether his body will be injured, and his way of traveling is naturally different from that of a human being.

The high-speed sprint that almost plowed the ground left a deep impression on Tanjuro.

Looking at the flute that was broken in two on the ground, Ji Guoyansheng bent down and carefully put the flute away.

Although it wasn't the one he kept on his chest, it was carved by him himself.

Sensing Tanjuro's gaze, he glanced slightly sideways.

After observing Tanjuro closely, he was stunned.

always feel...

Ji Guoyansheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

—more similar than before.

The two looked at each other, neither of them spoke first.

for a long time.

Until he came back to his senses, Ichiro looked at the two with strange eyes.

"meet again."

Ji Guoyansheng closed his upper and lower eyes, and his voice was low:

"—Ganghachiro."

The last time we met face to face like this, the two sides were still enemies.

Of course, it is not considered a friendly army now, but his own position has changed slightly.

As if to show that he didn't have any malice, he put his arms around his chest - this is an action that cannot be drawn quickly.

Although for ghosts, this can only be a hint.

At this time.

"Ka!"

Crow got his head out of Tanjuro's arms, he turned his head and looked around curiously: "Who is calling my name..."

In the middle of what he said, he was pushed back by the expressionless Tanjuro.

"Hmm." Tanjuro glanced at Heishimou, who had a very serious expression and emotion, and couldn't explain it for a while.

He looked away slightly.

——I will explain it later when I have a chance.

Looking at Ichiro behind Heishimou, he nodded slightly.

It seems that the current Hei Si Mou is very concerned about Shi Tou's family.

Seeing Tanjuro's taciturn appearance, Ji Kuniwakatsu did not show any surprise.

Since it is the future that Yuan Yi expected, it must be similar to Yuan Yi's temperament.

——Yi Yi.

After leaving Wu Mi, Ji Guoyan Sheng has not been able to find someone to confide in his inner thoughts for a long time.

Although I didn't have any ideas to talk about before.

Everything changed after Gang Hachiro appeared.

"Since last time, I've been thinking about it."

Seemingly thinking about others, Ji Guoyansheng walked through the woods with deep eyes, and began to talk to himself:

"Why was I born in this world?"

"—What am I going to do, what I have done so far, and what is the significance of it?"

He lowered his head, looked at his palm, and clenched his fist slightly.

"While thinking, while walking aimlessly."

As he said that, his eyes stayed on his side, and when he was a little dazed, he looked at the three of them:
"After one question is solved, the next question follows one after another."

"Maybe, the path I'm walking on still doesn't belong to me, or maybe..."

After speaking, he turned his head, looked directly at Tanjuro, and told him the question in his heart:

"Gohachiro, you—"

"Do you know the meaning of your existence in this world?"

Tanjuro's image was reflected in the golden eyes.

He was looking forward to and curious about the other party's answer.

During this period, he has contacted a large number of human beings, but unfortunately—most human beings are ignorant and unable to communicate at all.

and.

He was even more curious about this person who was burdened with Yuan's vision of the future.

Tanjuro felt a strange feeling in his heart when he heard what Heisei Mou said.

He couldn't help but glanced at the other party suspiciously.

Before, he was still wondering why Hei Si Mou would rebel without misfortune, but——

——Is it because you doubt life?

Tanjuro once thought it would have something to do with himself or Tsuiguni Enichi, but it never occurred to him.

"I'm just an ordinary and small human being." He shook his head and decided to answer as a woodcutter:

"It's so small that it can only protect the loved ones around it."

Tanjuro opened his eyes, his tone was straightforward, and he gave Heishimu a negative answer:

"So—I haven't thought about it."

heard.

Ji Guoyansheng stared at Tanjuro and didn't speak for a while.

aside,
Ichiro frowned tightly, his eyes moving back and forth between the two.

——What are these two uncles talking about?
He frowned.

At this time.

"I see."

Ji Guoyansheng blinked his eyes slowly, nodded his head, and frowned.

family...

Tanjuro maintained his expression and did not speak.

"Let's go." Ji Guoyansheng turned his head and said to Shi Tou's family in front of him:

"Come with me."

He was specifically referring to the Shitou family.

"Eh—where are you going?" Hearing this, Muichiro's mood of reminiscing and chatting with the six-eyed uncle disappeared.

Muichiro, who has been exhausted all day, just wants to take a good rest at this moment.

Ichiro stretched out his hand and patted the back of his head, habitually:

"Don't talk too much, just leave if you tell me."

Feeling the familiar touch, Muichiro was both happy and aggrieved. He pursed his lips, raised his head, and looked at his brother:
"Why are you so fierce!"

"I can already use Kagura, the god of fire! Don't you praise me?"

heard.

tread.

Ji Guoyansheng, who was walking ahead quickly, stopped, and he turned his head slowly.

Opening six eyes, it was the first time to look at Muichiro like this.

Ji Guoyansheng's solemn tone carried some doubts:
"Muichiro...you learned...what?"

He who had been teaching Muichiro Tsuki's breath to no avail before, now heard this news.

— was quite surprised.

Startled by the sudden opening of the six eyes, Muichiro shrank his head subconsciously, and carefully looked at Ji Guoyansheng:

"Fire...fire...zhi..." The voice also became unnatural.

At this time.

"It's called the breath of the sun, and Kagura, the god of fire, is just the name of the dance."

Ichiro clutched his forehead helplessly, he was completely relieved after making sure that his brother was fine:
"Really, people who practice this kind of breathing and sword skills every day don't know what Uncle Stove Gate said during training?"

"I know everything..." He spread his hands.

He looked secretly smug, as if he wanted to get back the position he had just had with his younger brother.

"Brother!" Wuichiro raised his head unwillingly, but didn't say anything. Under Ji Guoyansheng's gaze, he finally lowered his head and scratched his head in embarrassment.

heard.

Ji Guoyan Katsumoto just stared in surprise and froze for a moment.

It became even more surprising, and even faintly horrified.

"The breath of the sun...?" He repeated in his mouth, his voice trembling, even unbelievable:
"Muichiro learned?"

"That's right." Ichiro nodded, and pointed to Tanjuro who was standing aside and hadn't gone far:

"Uncle Zaomen taught it."

After Ichiro finished speaking.

He didn't get an answer from Ji Guoyansheng for a long time, and he didn't see the slightest movement of the opponent's body.

The body stiffened slightly for a while.

He looked at the six-eyed uncle in front of him.

I saw each other.

"I see…"

"...Is this what you expected too?"

Ji Guoyansheng looked straight ahead, in the dark depths of the forest, with six eyes open.

Mouth subconsciously:

"Yuanyi..."

Seeing Ji Guoyankatsu's dazed look on the spot, Ichiro suddenly looked at Muichiro and his father beside him in a state of bewilderment.

——Uncle Six Eyes is broken!

Muichiro and Ichiro looked at each other.

Wei Weilang smiled, watching Ji Guoyansheng's trembling back with rather complicated eyes.

At this time.

Swish!
Ji Guoyansheng, who was standing in front of the three of them, suddenly turned into an afterimage and disappeared.

The gust passed by the three of them and rushed towards the side.

When Wuichiro reacted.

Ji Guoyansheng has returned to Tanjuro.

Tanjuro stood there without moving, he sensed a subtle breath.

half an hour.

"Jiguoyan wins."

Ji Kuniwakatsu stared at Tanjuro, his tone changed slightly from before:

"this is my name."

Tanjuro was a little puzzled, but he suddenly realized.

——Now seems to be a better opportunity.

"...Kamado Tanjuro," he said.

Hearing this, Ji Guoyansheng's expression didn't change, he just nodded slowly.

Then turn around and leave.

Taking Shi Tou's family with him, he slowly left towards the foot of the mountain.

……

Tanjuro stood there, turned his head, his eyes flicked across the depths of the forest.

The [family members] who were exhausted from the contract seemed to be fleeing in all directions because of exhaustion.

click.

He gripped the handle of the wedge knife tightly.

……

this night.

There were extraordinarily many thunders struck over the Spider Mountain in that field.

……

soon.

In front of Zhu Shi's mansion.

open space.

A person-high box is placed here.

"…this is not…"

Ichiro frowned, pointed at the somewhat familiar box in front of him, and exchanged glances with his father beside him.

——The doll from the swordsmith's house!

After confirming their thoughts, the father and son nodded.

"Take this...back to your residence."

Ji Guoyansheng folded his arms, and said this to Shi Tou, father and son, whose expressions were gradually astonished.

(End of this chapter)