Demon Slayer: The Forest Pillar

Nara Prefecture, Kawanishi Town.

In the dim room, seven ready-to-go Demon Slayers waited quietly.

Everyone held the Sunwheel Blade tightly, with a calm expression, and adjusted their state steadily, because a fierce battle was waiting for them.

For more than twenty days, the demons did not know why they gathered together. You know, demons are creatures with a strong sense of territory, and under normal circumstances, they are unlikely to gather together.

Now that this special situation has occurred, the Demon Slayers who are performing tasks in Nara Prefecture did not dare to act on their own, and decisively applied for support from the headquarters, and the headquarters quickly responded that the Mori Pillar was on its way.

In the extremely quiet environment, a swordsman finally couldn't help but ask his own questions, "I say, is the newly promoted Mori Pillar reliable? I heard that Mori Pillar has only joined the Demon Slayer Corps for more than a year, and he seems to be older than Nakai."

Nakai is the youngest of the several swordsmen present, only sixteen years old, and the one who spoke is an experienced B-class swordsman who has joined the Demon Slayer Corps for more than six years.

"Senior Yongtai, please don't say that. Shinichi, no, Mori-sama is definitely a pillar that is strong enough to be trusted. I guarantee it with my reputation!" A swordsman who had performed missions with Shinichi patted his chest and said.

In fact, any swordsman who has fought side by side with Shinichi will be full of confidence in Shinichi's strength and character.

But the second-class swordsman Yongtai doesn't think so. Although the recent promotion of Mori-sama Shinichi is very famous, Shinichi's too young age still makes Yongtai suspicious.

Not only Mori-sama, Yongtai even thinks that Rock-sama and Sound-sama are too young. They are all young people in their teens and early twenties. Are they really capable of being pillars?

Although he doesn't want to question the lord, Yongtai still believes from the bottom of his heart that experienced and powerful swordsmen like Flame-Rengoku Makijuro and former Wind-sama Yoshishin Ryusuke are the most suitable for being pillars.

However, after all, it is an order from the headquarters, and Yongtai will not openly disobey orders. He just hopes that this overly young "Mori-sama" can be more reliable.

Without waiting too long, the sound of a crow was heard outside the room.

"Mori-sama orders all swordsmen to gather at the Tosha Tavern! Please act immediately!" The crow loudly conveyed Shinichi's order.

However, the swordsmen who heard the order showed some hesitation on their faces. Tosha Tavern? The abandoned tavern?

It is less than one kilometer away from the dilapidated shrine where the evil spirits gather. Should we go there directly? Aren't we afraid of being discovered and surrounded by the evil spirits?

But Shinichi is not in front of them now, and he can't explain the reason to them. The crow is just conveying the order.

"Senior Yongtai, what should we do? Should we go there directly to meet with Lord Mori-sama?" Subconsciously, several swordsmen looked at Yongtai, the oldest in the team, at the same time. Yongtai held the Sun Wheel Sword tightly and frowned.

If the Wind Pillar had not retired, he would not have been so reckless. At least he should have investigated how many evil spirits gathered in the shrine and figured out all the entrances and exits of the shrine. But this newly promoted Mori Pillar...

After hesitating for a moment, the swordsman Yongtai sighed and said, "Everyone, get ready. Let's go to the Tosha Tavern immediately!"

Although I don't know what this young Mori Pillar thinks, he is a pillar after all. For the sake of the Demon Slayer Corps, it is necessary to execute the orders of the pillar!

So, under the leadership of Yongtai, the seven swordsmen quickly rushed to the Tosha Tavern.

At the same time.

In the abandoned tavern, Shinichi blew the dust on the table and fanned it with his nose covered. This tavern has indeed been abandoned for many years.

After it was almost clean, Shinichi sat down on the table and raised his head. Through the leaking roof, Shinichi clearly saw the crescent moon in the sky. It was almost midnight.

"Time waits for no one, I hope you can come quickly." Shinichi said with some emotion, then lowered his head, and a green light suddenly lit up in his left eye.

"Forest Breathing·Eighth Type·Xiaoxiao Forest Eyes!"

In Xiaoxiao Forest Eyes, the situation in the dilapidated shrine one kilometer away was clearly displayed in front of Shinichi.

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Under the clear moonlight, in the dilapidated shrine, behind the brick and stone ruins, on the broken torii gate, in the dark grass...

One pair of brutal and bloodthirsty eyes hid in the shrine, and the low roar and creepy roar kept ringing. For humans, this dilapidated shrine is like hell at this time.

Because more than 20 man-eating evil spirits gathered in this small shrine.

But the evil spirits are not harmonious,In fact, these evil ghosts were extremely wary of their kind around them. The low roars and hisses were not greetings, but threats to each other.

If it were normal times, these evil ghosts with strong territorial awareness would have fought each other for territory. However, although each evil ghost had a strong killing intent in his eyes, no one really took action. They seemed to be afraid of something.

Among this group of evil ghosts, a ghost with four arms and an evil ghost with a tail seemed to know each other. The relationship between them was not as tense as that of other evil ghosts, so the two evil ghosts could actually chat together.

"Why are you here?" asked the four-handed ghost.

The tailed ghost asked back: "Then why are you here too?"

The four-handed ghost bared his fangs, and then whispered: "Did you also meet that guy? That, powerful and terrifying...ghost?"

Swish! When the tail ghost heard the description of the four-handed ghost, the hair on his body stood up, and his eyes revealed a deep fear, "You too?"

The four-handed ghost nodded. That guy was simply indescribable. With such a powerful strength, even the upper moon ghost under the command of that adult might not be as good as him, right?

"It seems that we and the other ghosts are the same. We were all beaten... uh, attracted by that guy, but the thing in that guy's hand may really give us unexpected powerful power!" The four-handed ghost's eyes revealed a trace of greed, and his sticky tongue couldn't help but stick out and lick his lips.

The tail ghost was equally unbearable, with fear and greed in his eyes, but he still asked: "Isn't the agreed time for that guy midnight? Why hasn't he shown up yet? I'm starving. In order to get here, I haven't eaten anyone for more than ten days!"

"This, I don't know..."

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"What!? Forced attack?! Lord Morihashira, are you kidding me?" The Demon Slayers who rushed to the Tosha Tavern heard the order that stunned them before they had time to catch their breath.

Shinichi, who was sitting at the table, looked calm and nodded, "Yes, forced attack, just go in through the main gate."